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North Korea says willing to take Chinas advice to start talks
Choe Ryong-hae (C), director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA) of North Korea, walks with Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai (2nd R) before departing Pyongyang airport for China, in this May 22, 2013 picture released by the North Korea's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang. North Korea sent Choe, one of its top military officials, as a ''special ...
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Top Chinese leader urges North Korea envoy to work toward denuclearization
Choe, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army of North Korea, walks at Pyongyang airport before leaving for ...
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Blind activist who escaped house arrest says China cant be trusted
LONDON: "Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai" may be the flavour in Delhi after the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang. However, a strong word of caution has come from one of China's most wanted men Chen Guangcheng. Chen, a blind activist who became an international hero after he became the first person to escape house arrest in Beijing for exposing forced abortions and sterilizations ...
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US STOCKS-Futures fall on stimulus plan concerns China data
Thu May 23, 2013 7:46am EDT * HP jumps after raising 2013 outlook * China manufacturing data shows contraction * Futures off: Dow 101 pts, S&P 14.2 pts, Nasdaq 25.5 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first daily back-to-back declines in a month, amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may ...
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ICONS Unite Combines Music Film and Rights Awareness
Jennifer Zheng, author and Chinese slave labour camp survivor, speaking at an ICONS Unite human rights music event in Manhattan on May 19. (Mathias ...
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Boeing gets green light from China for 787s
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Boeing Co. has reportedly received approval from China's aviation regulator for the 787 Dreamliner to begin commercial service with the nation's airlines. Chinese airlines have ordered a total of 35 Dreamliners, the Wall Street Journal reports. The regulatory approval will help the airlines replace their older planes at a faster pace and expand their fleets to ...
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Chinas Chery Automobile inks partnership deal with BWF
China's car manufacturer Chery Automobil and the World Badminton Federation (BWF) on Thursday signed a partnership agreement, which the two sides described as a "win-win cooperation."The agreement will see Chery become an "official partner of BWF " for major badminton events, the Thomas and Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup and World Championships in four years."We are aware ...
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Manufacturing contraction dampens hopes for Chinas swift recovery
China's manufacturing activity contracted in May, suggesting that economic growth is likely to keep dipping, as authorities have tightened policies over concerns of growing financial risks.The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6, dropping under the boom-bust line of 50 for the first time since October, according to figures released by HSBC on ...
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China ASEAN jointly recommend brands
The China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) held a press conference in Beijing on Thursday to release a list of recommended brand-name products manufactured by China and the ASEAN bloc.Sixty companies and products from China were listed, as well as 45 companies from ASEAN countries.The recommendation list is intended to enhance understanding between both sides and promote economic cooperation, said ...
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Large tungsten mine discovered in East China
Geologists have discovered a large tungsten mine in east China's Jiangxi Province, officials said Thursday.More than 1 million tonnes of tungsten and associated copper have been found at the mine in the Zhuxi mineral area of Fuliang County in the northeast part of the province, said Peng Zezhou, chief of the provincial geology and mineral resources exploration bureau.The Ministry of Land ...
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China ROK to hold 6th high-level strategic dialogue
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will hold the sixth high-level strategic dialogue between their foreign ministries in Beijing next month, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman announced Thursday.Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and ROK's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun will attend the dialogue scheduled for June 3.They will exchange views on bilateral relations and ...
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China issues rules to prevent judicial order disruptions
Police officers posted at people's procuratorial organs will be responsible for stopping any efforts to disrupt judicial order, according to a renewed set of regulations.Protective restraint will be imposed by police officers on people, including petitioners, who attempt to injure or kill themselves at procurators' offices, according to the regulations.The regulations were recently ...
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President Xi stresses rehabilitation in quake-hit SW China
President Xi Jinping has asked local governments in southwest China's Sichuan Province, which was hit by a strong earthquake last month, to shift their focus to rehabilitation.During a visit to hard-hit Lushan County, Xi urged local governments to carefully evaluate the damage and draft a rehabilitation plan based on local conditions.The rehabilitation program should not only consider local ...
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Chans rags-to-riches comedy tops 200 million yuan
Hong Kong director Peter Chan's "American Dreams in China" has topped 200 million yuan (32.6 million US dollars) at the mainland's box office as of Thursday, the film's distributor We Pictures announced.Against the backdrop of China's social changes in 30 years since the reform and opening-up policy, the film follows three Chinese men from different backgrounds who ...
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China to support Pakistans stability and growth
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem ...
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China warns blind dissident ahead of Taiwan trip
BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng on Thursday to mind his language ahead of his trip next month to political rival Taiwan, on a visit which could infuriate Beijing if, as expected, Chen uses it to criticise Chinese rights abuses. China has been largely silent on the issue of Chen since he fled from house arrest and took refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing ...
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Stocks weighed down by China and Fed fallout
U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after mixed messages from the Federal Reserve about its ongoing bond-buying program. Stocks had rallied earlier as investors welcomed comments from Fed ...
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Taiwan boxing chief enters IOC race
Taiwanese boxing chief Wu Ching-kuo on Thursday vowed to fight doping and match-fixing as he announced his bid to run for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Wu, head of the International Amateur Boxing Federation since 2006, formally unveiled his manifesto for what is one of the world's most prestigious sporting jobs at a press conference in Taipei, AFP reports. ...
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DOT seeks new markets for Boracay after Taiwan tourists cancel bookings
Boracay. Photo by Don Lejano/INQUIRER.net ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) is intensifying efforts to attract tourists from other countries to Boracay amid the cancellation of bookings of Taiwanese tourists. Tourism regional director Helen Catalbas said that while Taiwan was among the top tourist markets, the volume of tourists from Korea and China were also among ...
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Warning signs for China Fed hints at curbing stimulus
LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone's downturn tempered slightly in May, business surveys showed on ...
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Slide Show Most popular American brands in China
By 2030, roughly two-thirds of the world's middle class will be in the Asia Pacific region--largely in China--according to a report by Ernst & Young. Currently at around 150 million people, the Chinese middle classis expected to reach 1 billion. Representing a $250 billion market for American companies today,according to the U.S.-China Business Council estimates,it's worth noting ...
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LONDON MARKETS U.K. Stocks Slide As Miners Drop On China Data
LONDON – U.K.'s benchmark FTSE 100 stock index retreated from a 13-year high on Thursday, with resource firms adding pressure after disappointing Chinese manufacturing data fueled worries about growth recovery in the Asian nation.The FTSE 100 index slumped 1.9%, after climbing to the highest close since December 1999 on Wednesday.Mining firms were among biggest decliners, after ...
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EU ready for talks on China investment accord
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission announced on Thursday it was ready to open negotiations with China, one of the EU's most important trading partners, on an investment protection accord.The announcement comes in the midst of a series of tit-for-tat trade disputes between Brussels and Beijing and as the EU begins talks with Washington on what could be the largest ever Free Trade ...
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Record Attendance at the Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Seminars in Beijing China and Hsinchu andTaiwan
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology has just completed its series of Asian seminars in Beijing, China and Hsinchu, Taiwan, attracting a record total attendance of over 250 ...
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China Agritech directors cannot escape investor lawsuit - judge
By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - China Agritech Inc directors lost a bid to escape a lawsuit by shareholders who contend the company was a fraud, the latest setback delivered by Delaware judges to defendants connected to Chinese reverse merger companies.In a ruling Tuesday, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Chancery Court allowed an investor lawsuit to proceed seeking damages over the ...
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Shanghai looking ahead to future
Shanghai is the commercial capital of China and the most populous city in the People’s Republic, with origins as a small fishing village, the city has grown into a global city with fingers that stretch across the world, exerting global influence over international cultural, commercial and political scenes. With major projects and programs underway, the future looks bright for Shanghai.
It was recently reported by international, Chinese and Shanghai news media that China had eclipsed Japan as the second-largest economy in the world. China’s GDP and economic activity has surpassed that of Japan for many decades, but the announcement was made on the back of a range of factors including imports and exports and the human development index within major cities such as Shanghai. Read more
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