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First Chinese assembled A320 with Sharklets goes to China Eastern
features a comfortable two class cabin, seating 158 passengers with eight in business class and 150 in economy . The A320 will make its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Dalian on May ...
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China eyeing global appeal of local music
It was a privilege to work with international music legends such as The Beatles and Michael Jackson, but what kind of privilege will it be being able to continue to "work" with these great names in music history after they die? Guy Henderson is one of a few people who consider themselves honoured to have such a job. As an executive vice-president of the world's largest music ...
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Oil Prices Slip on China Data Fed Concerns
U.S. crude futures dropped to around $94 a barrel on Friday after disappointing China data and on lingering concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve would curb its stimulus program. ...
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China launches major coal price index
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Taiwan consumers reaching point of no returns in buying of gadgets
Amendments proposed to the Consumer Protection Law would eliminate the seven-day grace period that allowed consumers to return electronic products or fresh goods. At its weekly meeting yesterday, the Cabinet proposed a draft amendment to the Consumer Protection Law that would impose stricter restrictions on consumers and consumer protection groups. Wu Cheng-hsueh, a representative for the ...
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Chinese solar firms protest over EU duties
Major Chinese solar panel makers on Thursday protested over punitive tariffs the European Union plans to levy on Chinese-made photovoltaic (PV) ...
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A photo tour of the China Garden Expo
The 9th China International Garden Expo, which opened in Beijing's Fengtai District last Saturday, offers a place where citizens and tourists alike can see miniature replicas of famous buildings from China and around the world on the 500-hectare expo ...
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Surge in Chinese tourists drives new record in visitors to New Zealand
A surge in Chinese tourists drove up the number of overseas visitors to New Zealand last month to a new record for April, the New Zealand government statistics agency announced ...
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China survives Indonesia scare
China's Cai Yun (back) and Fu Haifeng in action against Rian Agung Saputro and Angga Pratama (inset) of Indonesia during their men's doubles tie of their Sudirman Cup quarterfinals ...
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Suns former residence to be tourism center
For decades, Sun's self-designed residence, a two-storey building with arches on the ground and top floors, has attracted countless visitors from around the world as part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial ...
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Russia detains 74 Chinese workers
Russian law enforcement authorities have detained 74 Chinese labor workers who allegedly have no identity documents in the Volgograd region, said the Interior Ministry of Russia ...
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S. China rainstorm leaves 4 dead 500000 affected
A persistent rainstorm that has lashed down on south China's Guangdong Province for days has left four people dead and affected lives of nearly half a million residents, local flood control authorities said ...
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Rainstorm alerts for Chinas west south regions
China's meteorological authority on Thursday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the west and ...
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Confucianism isnt a quick fix for China moral vacuum
Many people may turn to chicken-soup-for-the-soul kind of books for guidance and inspiration when they feel lost. In China, many are now looking to Confucianism -- which the country shunned as toxic and reactionary to its communist cause decades ago -- as the "chicken soup" to remedy their "sick" society. Of course, drawing a parallel between the ancient classics and a ...
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Will China mediate the Mideast peace process
By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese ...
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A new life on the red planet
Chinese people have explored most places on Earth, from the arctic icecaps to Amazonian rainforests and the valleys of the Himalaya. Now, it seems, they want to plant a footprint much further afield - on Mars, to be exact. A private Dutch project called Mars One, endorsed by the 1999 Nobel Prize-winning physicist Gerard't Hooft, aims to take four people on a one-way trip and establish a ...
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RPT-Hong Kong shares to open flat Lenovo jumps after earnings
Thu May 23, 2013 9:28pm EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are set to open flat on Friday, with PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd up 4 percent to be the top percentage gainer among Hang Seng Index components, extending gains after it reported a forecast-beating quarterly profit. The Hang Seng Index was set to open flat at 22,679.36. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings ...
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Press Digest - China - May 24
Thu May 23, 2013 9:26pm EDT May 24 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Friday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL -- Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power Co Ltd will buy 85 percent stake in LongTan Hydropower Development Co Ltd by offering around 15.15 billion yuan ($2.47 ...
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Hong Kong shares may start steady after weak Chinese manufacturing data
HONG KONG | Thu May 23, 2013 9:14pm EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares may start steady on Friday after the release of weak Chinese manufacturing data and signs from the Federal Reserve that it is considering reducing monetary stimulus. On Thursday, the Hang Seng Index closed down 2.5 percent at 22,669.7 points, while the China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese ...
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White tigers How did they become white Chinese scientists ask
Cleo, a female Bengal white tiger, protects two of her four cubs -- born in captivity on January 14, 2013 -- during their presentation at the Buenos Aires zoo on March 21, 2013. Chinese scientists have discovered how the white tiger becomes white. (Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty ...
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China Pakistan vow to deepen cooperation
China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian ...
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Vision Beijing 2013 opens in Fengtai District
The 2013 Vision Beijing international photography event opened at the Garden Expo Park of Fengtai District on May 22. The event was first hosted in 1999 with the aim of recording the beauty and development of the capital through foreign lenses. This year's edition was jointly organized by Beijing This Month Publications and the Beijing Foreign Cultural Exchanges Center and sponsored by the ...
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Beijing holds hearing on taxi fares hike
Twenty-three of the 25 representatives attending the hearing supported proposals to increase cab fares, with 21 of them supporting the two submitted plans to raise the base fare, waiting fee during traffic jams and booking fees of a taxi ...
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Fitch Taiwan Securities Cos Generally Stable Despite Weak Turnover
Thu May 23, 2013 9:00pm EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Taiwanese Securities Sector here TAIPEI/SEOUL/SINGAPORE, May 23 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings says in a new report that credit profiles of Taiwanese securities companies have remained generally stable despite depressed trading volumes. Domestic securities companies are ...
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China doesnt rule out investing in POK
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would not go up merely out of respect for Indian sensibilities. The signal came from the Chinese foreign ministry in midst of premier Li Keqiang's visit to Pakistan after spending three days in India. "It's for India and Pakistan to sort out their differences concerning Kashmir," the foreign ministry spokesman said in reply to specific questions ...
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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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