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Chinese premier criticises EU move on trade measures
SHANGHAI, May 25 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang criticised the European Union over its plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China, state media reported. The official Xinhua news agency reported late on Friday that Li had told business leaders in Switzerland such ...
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Experts caution over cinnabar use
/enpproperty--> Experts in traditional Chinese medicine are calling for caution over the use of some products that contain cinnabar, or mercury sulfide. A Sina Weibo user verified as a doctor at Beijing's Jishuitan Hospital wrote that 86 prescriptions of medicine developed by Tongrentang, a leading TCM maker, contain cinnabar. The mercury content in the chemical can build up in the ...
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Micro blogs help fight graft
More people are using social media to tackle corrupt officials, as Cui Jia and Cao Yin report. As one of the first people in China to attempt to expose corrupt officials via micro blogs, Zhou Wenbin considers himself the teacher of Luo Changping, a reporter who recently used his micro blog to accuse a ministry-level official of abuse of power. Zhou, who works at Lixin county's land and ...
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North Korea sends China a letter
A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae's three-day visit was seen as a fence-mending mission after Pyongyang ...
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Reports on Chinas rejection of urbanization plan untrue senior official
Media reports claiming that China's State Council has rejected a 40-trillion yuan (about $6.5 trillion) urbanization plan are untrue, the chief of China's top planning agency said Friday.Xu Shaoshi, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), told reporters here that his agency has been finalizing the drafting work of the urbanization plan with other relevant ...
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China shuts down over 3700 firework plants
More than 3,700 firework plants have been shut down since local governments tightened safety regulations, according to China's top safety watchdog.The move means China now has 4,921 firework plants, scattered across 20 provinces and regions, said a State Administration of Work Safety statement.The administration will continue with its targeted crackdown to consolidate the industry, the ...
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Amateur Shi Thai duo crowd Beijing Golf Challenge leaderboard
Shi Yuting continued her impressive form at the Beijing Challenge Friday as the Chinese amateur registered a hole-in-one en route to a second round 70 for a share of the 36-hole lead with Thais Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (69) and Walailak Satarak (69) in the fourth leg of the China LPGA Tour season.Playing under overcast skies and windy conditions at the Orient (Beijing) Pearl Golf Country Club, the ...
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China vows to further liberalize interest rates
China will steadily push forward market-oriented reform in its interest rates and exchange rates mechanisms this year, a central bank report said on Friday.The central bank, or the People's Bank of China, has pledged to further optimize the credit structure to allow the financial sector to better serve the real economy, according to the report on China's financial stability.It calls ...
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Full text of Chinese premiers signed article on German newspaper
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday published a signed article on German weekly newspaper Die Zeit titled "Open Up New Horizon for China-Germany Relations."The following is the full text of the English translation of the article:I will soon be visiting Germany again to boost China's cooperation with Germany on all fronts. People may want to learn more about the visit, and I ...
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China Switzerland to announce conclusion of FTA talks Chinese premier
China and Switzerland will announce the conclusion of talks over a free trade agreement (FTA), visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Friday.In a speech delivered at a luncheon with business and financial leaders, Li said he will jointly make the announcement with Swiss President Ueli Maurer.The China-Switzerland FTA would have special significance, as it will be the first one to be ...
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Belgian illustrators to present books of Chinese version in
Belgian children's book illustrators Ingrid Godon, Kaatje Vermeire and Pieter Gaudesaboos will present Chinese translations of their books at the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) at the end of August.Els Aerts, Grants Manager of Children's and youth literature, graphic novels of the Flemish Literary Fund (VFL) has said, adding that Gaudesaboos will present his Mannetje Koek ...
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China plans urbanization steps
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China to issue $4.2b 2-yr T-bonds
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Its a TD for AFL in China
/enpproperty--> The Arena Football League is set arrive in China when the first American arena football coach/referee training camp is held from May 27-31 at the Beijing Sports University. The camp marks the first time the AFL will come to China to hold a professional camp. "This means that AFL is now officially in China," said Gary Morris, CEO of Ganlan Media International ...
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UN Chief lauds Chinas efforts on Korean denuclearization
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday voiced his appreciation of China's efforts to promote the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, saying that Chinese ...
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China Switzerland sign off on preliminary free trade deal
China China has signed the framework for a free trade deal with Switzerland - a deal which could become Beijing's first with a major Western economy.China's Premier Li Keqiang said the landmark agreement underscored Beijing's growing openness to the world."This free trade deal is the first between China and a continental European economy, and the first with one of the 20 ...
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China woos Lanka with $580m loan
BEIJING: China stepped up its efforts to win over another South Asian country, Sri Lanka, with its state-owned bank extending $580 million in loans days ahead of president Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to Beijing on May 27-30. ...
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North Korean letter to China signals rapprochement
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for ...
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Hungry investors on the hunt for their pot of gold
The 30-year-old Beijing-based newspaper editor also invested in a number of funds and bought paper gold - certificates that equate to the physical metal - and paper silver. She sold the paper silver in early April but is holding on to the paper gold, which is worth about 30,000 yuan. The price of physical gold slid from $1,561 to $1,482 an ounce on April 12 and $1,348 on April 15, and whether it ...
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New horizon for China-Germany ties
Editor's note: Premier Li Keqiang wrote a signed article, titled "Open Up New Horizon for China-Germany Relations", in German-language newspaper Zeit on Thursday. Following is the full text of its English translation. I will soon be visiting Germany again to boost China's cooperation with Germany on all fronts. People may want to learn more about the visit, and I believe ...
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China Airlines adding nonstop flights between Taiwan and Hawaii
China Airlines said it will begin flying two weekly nonstop flights between Taipei and Honolulu, using Airbus A330 aircraft. Seen here is a China Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft. China Airlines will launch regular nonstop flights between Taiwan and Hawaii on June 2, the airline said Friday. The airline will fly nonstop between Taipei and Honolulu International Airport using Airbus A330 aircraft ...
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Q A bet. China Daily and Hainan reform development institutes president
China Daily interviewed Chi Fulin, president of the China Institute for Reform and Development in Hainan province, on the challenges facing the country's ...
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NBA Nation to tour 12 Chinese cities
/enpproperty--> NBA Nation, the NBA's largest mobile basketball playground, will return to China for the second consecutive year and visit 12 cities from May 31 to Aug 18, giving fans the chance to enjoy basketball contests, interact with NBA players and pose with the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy. O.J. Mayo, of the Dallas Mavericks, will launch the festivities in ...
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Shanghai looks for next sports icons
/enpproperty--> Yao Ming has retired. Liu Xiang has an injured Achilles tendon and his future is up in the air, so who will be the next sporting superstar from Shanghai? According to the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau, he or she may be among 3,000 talented youngsters the city has chosen to develop their skills. The birthplace of former NBA center Yao and star hurdler Liu is ...
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China taking great strides forward
/enpproperty--> Crop of promising young athletes following in the wake of star hurdler Liu Xiang's absence from the international arena has not slowed China's progress in track and field. Boasting robust results and character, a crop of young Chinese athletes has emerged from the star hurdler's shadow and is set to lead the country's charge against 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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