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China Finding Ways to Buy Big Into US
China Construction of America has successfully bid for state-level and municipal projects in the United States, such as the $407 million Alexander Hamilton Bridge rehabilitation, seen ...
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Pope Francis urges Chinas Catholics to stay loyal to Rome
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics in China to remain loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers. China's Catholics number between 8 and 12 million and are divided between the state-sanctioned Catholic Patriotic Association, which has installed bishops without Vatican approval, and an "underground" wing loyal to the ...
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China to Get Gas From Turkmenistan’s Giant Field
ASHGABAT, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Gas from Turkmenistan’s largest gas condensate field will flow to China, national gas company Turkmengaz CEO Kakageldy Abdullayev said on Wednesday. The Galkynysh field, the world’s second largest by gas reserves, will be used to build up Turkmen gas exports to China. The field is expected to produce 25 billion cubic meters of natural gas per ...
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Gold Bars Hit New Record Premium in Hong Kong Ahead of US Fed Speech Europe Urged to Start Aggressive Money Printing
prices rose throughout Asian and early London trade in the wholesale market on Wednesday, touching $1398 per ounce for the third time this week and recovering 4.4% from Monday's one-month low.Silver rose more steadily, and was capped below $22.80 as energy prices slipped and agricultural commodities held flat.Tuesday's retreat in the gold price today ...
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China Knife Attack Mentally Ill Man Stabs 6 Students And Adult Police Say
BEIJING - A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday. All seven victims were in stable condition and a suspect was apprehended, according to a spokeswoman from the Maoming city government in the southern province of Guangdong who, like many Chinese bureaucrats, ...
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Kim sends special envoy to Beijing
PYONGYANG/BEIJING - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday at a time of strained relations and ahead of a China-U.S. summit. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers’ Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean military, departed on a chartered flight with a political and military delegation. Chinese ...
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6 primary school students among 7 injured in attack in southern China suspect detained
BEIJING, China - A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday. All seven victims were in stable condition and a suspect was apprehended, according to a spokeswoman from the Maoming city government in the southern province of Guangdong who, like many Chinese ...
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Death toll rises to 23 with 10 still missing in blast at China explosives plant
BEIJING, China - The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing. The official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday that 19 others were injured by the explosion, which ripped through the plant in Shandong province on Monday. The blast was so strong that 10 of those killed could only be identified by their DNA. Experts from ...
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Chinese premier praises relationship with Pakistan in glowing terms at start of 2-day visit
A man walks next to huge portraits of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, displayed near the presidency in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keqiang will arrive in Islamabad on May 22 on a two day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss international, regional issues and enhance co-operation in bilateral ties. (AP Photo/Anjum ...
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New Report on Global and China Stainless Steel Products Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global and China Stainless Steel & Products Industry Report, ...
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RPT-Fitch affirms Taiwans Hua Nan Commercial Bank at BBB+stable
Wed May 22, 2013 8:29am EDT (Repeat for Additional Subscribers) May 22 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Taiwan-based Hua Nan Commercial Bank's (HNB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+' with Stable Outlook. A full rating breakdown is provided at the end of this commentary. The affirmations of HNB's ...
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PH thanks Taiwan for call to citizens not to harm Filipino workers
MANILA, Philippines — In a sign of easing tensions, President Benigno Aquino III's expression of gratitude to Taiwan when it urged its citizens not to harm Filipinos was received well by the Taiwanese leaders, Malacaang said on Wednesday. After talking with his counterparts in Taiwan, Amadeo Perez, chair of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco), on Wednesday relayed the ...
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Interview Uruguayan president seeks to boost ties with China
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he will seek to boost political, economic and social ties with Beijing "as much as possible" during his upcoming trip to China.Mujica, who is scheduled to make his first visit China on May 25-28, will meet with President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese officials.Although Uruguay and China are separated by the vast Pacific Ocean, Uruguay has ...
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China repeats call for implementing DOC in the South China Sea
China on Wednesday urged relevant countries to fully and earnestly implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and refrain from actions that could amplify or complicate the issue.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a media request for a comment on the Philippines' recent ...
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Mainland to ensure continuity of Taiwan policy
The Chinese mainland will ensure the continuity of its policies towards Taiwan and work to make new achievements in the development of cross-strait relations, top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said on Wednesday.While meeting a visiting delegation of Taiwan's United Daily News Group(UDN), Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, ...
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Philippines investigation team on shooting incident to leave for Taiwan
The Philippines will soon send an investigation team to Taiwan to gather evidence on the death of a Taiwanese fisherman killed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Wednesday."The team will be leaving very soon," de Lima told reporters Wednesday, but she would not confirm when the team would exactly leave for Taipei, explaining that is because the ...
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Rural scenery of S Chinas Guzhai Village
Photo taken on May 21, 2013 shows the rural scenery of Guzhai Village of Liucheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Deng ...
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Scenery of Sansha city Chinas Hainan
Photo taken on May 20, 2013 shows the scenery of Coral Island of Yongle Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Zha ...
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Chatter North Korea sends envoy to China
What's Kim Jong Un's boy doing in Beijing? Good question. North Korean state media announced the departure on Wednesday of one Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae for China. Not only is this ...
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Cirrus Aircraft Climbs To Post-Recession Heights With New Jet and Chinese Investment
Cirrus Aircraft CEO, "But as bad as we had it, we probably had it better than a lot of companies in this industry." Recent sales figures stand witness to the company's relative success. Cirrus ...
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Chinese rival bolsters search engine against Baidu with Alibaba partnership
IDG News Service - China's Baidu has long dominated the country's search market. But a local rival to the company is bolstering its own search services with the help of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. On Wednesday, Qihoo 360 appeared to debut ...
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China okays H7N9 test reagents for market entry
Two reagents used to conduct clinical tests for human infections of the H7N9 avian flu have been given approval to enter the Chinese market, according to the country's drug ...
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China Southern Boeing 787 due mid-year Aussie flights by years end
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China Gang Members Charged in Sex Video Blackmail Case
BEIJING, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Six gang members have been charged with blackmailing Chinese officials by recording videos of them having sex, the country’s official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, citing prosecutors. The six were charged with extortion on Monday by a court in the city of Chongqing, southwest China. The group set so-called "honey traps" to lure ...
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Feds 3 scientists took Chinese bribes
The three researchers were working on MRI technology at a U.S. university Their research was partially funded by a multimillion dollar National Institutes of Health grant Federal authorities allege that the three took Chinese money for their research The research went to a Chinese company and a government institution, authorities ...
Shanghai Focus
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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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