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Microraptors had taste for sashimi Study
Liaoning province found fish bones bearing the marks of strong digestive acids near the fossil's ribs -- the world's first evidence suggesting that Microraptors ate fish. The research was jointly carried out by Chinese and Canadian scientists, and the results were published on Tuesday in the International Journal of Evolution. "Microraptors may be the ancestors of birds. They ...
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Pig takes dogs place as family member
/enpproperty--> Mr Min spends four hours and walks twice a day with his 'BAMA miniature pig' Zhu Zhu in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province. Zhu Zhu lives with Mr Min and his wife in a 23-square meter room. It has become a member of the family. The couple always have their breakfast after feeding Zhu Zhu. And their pet pig always gets up along with its masters when they wake ...
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India to issue plans to counter China
Bikram Singh Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh presented to Indian Prime Minister and senior cabinet ministers Thursday tougher options that India has to handle the border stand-off with China. A third flag meeting between the two sides Wednesday failed to break the deadlock, according to an Indian news agency. The agency said General Singh suggested to the Cabinet Committee on Security ...
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UPDATE 2-Brent slips below $102 on gloomy China data stimulus doubts
Thu May 23, 2013 3:19am EDT * Weak PMI casts doubt on China recovery, oil demand * Dollar at 3-yr high, QE3 uncertainties also weigh * Coming up: euro zone PMI at 0758 GMT (Recasts, updates prices) By Ramya Venugopal CHENNAI, India, May 23 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures shed a dollar on Thursday to trade below $102 a barrel in a broad-based commodities sell-off, as data cast doubt on recovery ...
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FTSE sinks on China data U.S. stimulus concern
LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 3:16am EDT LONDON May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares fell sharply on Thursday as weak Chinese economic data and worry the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon taper its stimulus programme led to profit-taking on an index that was trading at 13-year highs. Mining stocks sank after HSBC's preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed factory activity ...
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Australia shares drop to one-month low on weak China flash PMI
Thu May 23, 2013 3:14am EDT (Adds details, comments) SYDNEY May 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 2.0 percent on Thursday, their worst daily loss in more than two months, depressed by a weak preliminary manufacturing activity survey from China. The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6, slipping under the 50-point level demarcating expansion from contraction ...
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Shanghai Peoples Square metro station offers free concerts to passengers
People's Square attracts audiences that are both keen and curious. It could be a jazz piano solo, a classical sonata or traditional Chinese bamboo flute music. Whatever your taste, free concerts in the grand hall of People's Square metro station in Shanghai have been offering a diverse range of music since the start of the year. Set against a noisy backdrop, the concerts have ...
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Guangdong lifts flood warning as dozens killed by heavy rainstorms
Authorities in Guangdong province lifted a flood warning on Friday morning, after dozens of people were killed and wounded due to days of rainstorms across South China. Since Tuesday, rainstorms have triggered flooding and landslides in the area, leaving 53 dead and some reported missing, China News Service reported on Friday. The southern province of Guangdong was the hardest hit by ...
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China offers 500 troops to UN Mali force envoys
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - China has offered to send more than 500 soldiers to the UN force seeking to contain Islamist militants in Mali in what would be its biggest contribution to UN peacekeeping, diplomats said Wednesday.The move could be a bid to overcome tensions with the West over the Syria conflict and to strengthen its relations in Africa, where it is a major buyer of oil and other ...
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Tokyo stock market plummets more than 7 as China worries prompt rout
A woman walks past an electronic board displaying a graph showing the dramatic downturn of Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, May 23, 2013. (Toru ...
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De Lima disputes report NBI team’s Taiwan trip is on hold
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday denied reports that the trip by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to Taiwan has been put on hold. De Lima told reporters that they are coordinating with Taiwanese authorities to facilitate the needs of the investigators for their trip. "As of yesterday ...
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New Zealands meat export to China to be resumed after document failure
New Zealand meat exports that have been held up on Chinese wharves because of a name change on the export documents will be allowed to enter the Chinese market from next week, the New Zealand government announced Thursday.Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy said the Chinese authorities had agreed to begin releasing consignments under the name of the New Zealand Food Safety ...
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China to become major grain importer by 2015
/enpproperty--> China, the world's largest food consumer, is expected to become a major grain importer by 2015, head of a global grain trader said in a recent industry forum. Sunny Verghese, CEO of Olam International Ltd, a Singapore-based grain trader, said because of diminishing resources of land and water, China is on the way to become a major importer of corm, wheat and rice by ...
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Scotiabank admits delays in Bank of Guangzhou deal
CEO Richard Waugh said he was too optimistic about the swift completion of a deal to buy a stake in a Chinese lender. Scotiabank has been awaiting regulatory approval from China on a deal announced in 2011 to buy a 20 percent stake in Bank of Guangzhou Co for C$719 million ($698.9 million). "We were a little too optimistic on that first announcement," Waugh, 65, said on Wednesday at ...
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Chinese insurers look at real estate investment in Australia
/enpproperty--> Chinese insurance companies are seeking real estate investment opportunities in the Australian market, according to research from international real estate service provider Savills. Foreign Investors by the end of March, although only accounting for 19 percent of Australian CBD office transactions, were the greatest net investors in the market, the report showed. "We ...
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Marine experts look to China
/enpproperty--> The Norwegian shipping classification society Det Norsk Veritas announced it has set up a panel of marine engineering experts in China, as a way to tap into the country's boom in marine equipment design and manufacturing. The current leading members on the panel are marine engineering experts from Dubai, Huston and Singapore, DNV said. This move represents the ...
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China growth to increase demand for office space in 2013
/enpproperty--> The Knight Frank Asia-Pacific Prime Office Index rose for the twelfth successive quarter, boosted by the Chinese economy and the knock-on effects from Japan's stimulus measures, the real estate service provider said in a report. The index increased 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013 and 5.6 percent over the last 12 months, as the still robust economy in China is ...
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China Financial Summit 2013 opens in Beijing
China Financial Summit 2013 is one of the main sessions of the 16th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo, and is being held on May 23 and 24. Keynote speeches were delivered at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Cai Guoxiong, of the National Committee of CPPCC and vice-chairman of Beijing Municipal Committee of CPPCC, was at the ...
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Chinese firm is among suitors keen to buy Fisker
A boutique carmaker led by former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier made an offer this month to buy cash-strapped "green" car company Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter have ...
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Ruins of St. Pauls in Chinas Macao
Initially established in 1580, St. Paul's Church was set on fire in 1595 and 1601. The reconstruction of the church started in 1602 and it was rebuilt into the biggest Catholic Church in East Asia at that time when completed in ...
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Amazing Wuling Mountain in Beijing
Located in Miyun County some 150 kilometers east of Beijing, Wuling Mountain is a national-level forest reserve. What distinguishes the reserve from other similar mountain resorts in suburban Beijing is its many creeks, waterfalls and moisture-rich air. ...
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NZ shares fall as US China in focus
Source: Photos.com New Zealand shares fell as the prospect of a winding down of US stimulus and weak Chinese manufacturing weighed on equity markets across Asia. Guinness Peat Group dropped after signalling a delay in its transformation strategy. Westpac Banking Corp led lenders and insurers lower. The NZX 50 Index fell 21.122 points, or 0.5%, to 4589.059. Within the index, 37 stocks fell, ...
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Chinese infrastructure projects in India stalled by red tape
New Delhi : Along with talks on resolving border disputes, India and China, the two most populous and fastest growing Asian economies, are talking business and laying a roadmap to reach a 'dynamic balance' in bilateral trade.Bilateral trade between the two nations reached $66 billion last year. Currently, the balance tilts on the Chinese side with India running a $29 billion deficit. ...
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Stock futures drop on Japan volatility China data
surge in bond yields in that country, mirroring action seen in the U.S. a day prior on worries the Federal Reserve could begin tapering its bond buys in the coming months. The Bank of Japan announced a fund-supplying operated in reaction to recent turbulence in the bond market. European stock markets were also setting up for heavy losses after U.S. stocks slid on reaction to testimony by Federal ...
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China HSBC PMI suggests continued near-term softness
The HSBC manufacturing PMI in May dropped below 50 and the details suggest continued weakness in the short run. The weakness in May appears to have been increasingly driven by domestic demand. On a positive note, export orders appear to be ...
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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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