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Hairy leg anti-pervert stockings go viral in China
Source: Shina Weibo It goes against what most women opt to do with their legs in the summer, but some in China are hoping it will fend off oglers. This photograph of a girl wearing stockings designed to look like a hairy man's legs has gone viral across the Asian superpower. It seems the concept is to stop unwanted male attention when wearing short skirts in the summer. The image was ...
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10 Chinese dream jobs
Research firm Universum surveys university students in China each year to see where they most want to work. These are the top 10 dream employers for humanities, liberal arts and education ...
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N. Korea Beijings problem child
Pyongyang reacted angrily to tougher sanctions after its third nuclear test Chinese trade with North Korea has been a lifeline for the isolated regime But Beijing has struggled to control the angry rhetoric from its neighbor Expert: China fears a North Korean collapse would spark a refugee ...
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North Korea China look to resolve crisis
North Korea swings between provocation and negotiation Analysts say North Korean diplomacy follows a familiar pattern The U.S. insists de-nuclearization is a pre-condition of talks Analysts say North Korea's behavior is now an embarrassment to ...
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Hang Seng Shanghai end lower
(1 hr 3 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks finished 1.13 percent lower on Wednesday, hit by reports that property tax trials will be launched in China this year in a bid to cap soaring prices. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended down 238.99 points at 20,986.89 on turnover of HK$61.88 billion, AFP reports. Chinese stocks closed down 0.73 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 15.84 ...
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Activists target China dog meat festival
A FESTIVAL dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won a minor concession from local officials, an activist ...
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AUDUSD Trading the Chinese Flash Manufacturing PMI
Chinese Flash Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) is based on a survey of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector. Respondents are surveyed for their view of the economy and business conditions in China. A reading which is higher than the market forecast is bullish for the Australian ...
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China firm forays into British yacht hotel markets
A sunset over Tower bridge in London on June 19, 2012. Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group will invest nearly $1.6 billion to acquire a British yacht maker and build London's tallest residential towers, state media reported ...
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China executes official for child rapes after online uproar
BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in central China executed a former Communist Party official for raping 11 underage girls, state media said on Wednesday, following an online uproar about the latest case of abuse of ...
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Philippines sends fresh troops to disputed shoal guarded by Chinese ships in new standoff
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines has deployed a fresh batch of marines and supplies to a shoal in the disputed South China Sea, where a Chinese warship and surveillance vessels appeared last month and triggered a new standoff in the strategic waters, the Philippine defence secretary said Wednesday. The new contingent of Filipino marines replaced troops at the Second Thomas Shoal, where the ...
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Shanghai shares hit 6-mth low as easing hopes dashed Hong Kong suffers too
Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:53am EDT * Indexes: HSI -1.1 pct, H-shares -1.5 pct, CSI300 -0.7 pct * Reported IPO resumption, property tax expansion hit A-shares * Defensives slide in HK as investors await Fed outcome * Mengniu spikes after $1.6 bln Yashili takeover offer By Clement Tan HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) - Shanghai shares closed at their lowest since mid-December, exerting pressure on Hong Kong ...
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UPDATE 2-GM revs up plans for Cadillac in China luxury market
Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:49am EDT * GM plans to beef up retail network for Cadillac cars * Cadillac stores to total 200 by end of 2013 * GM breaks ground for a Cadillac plant in Shanghai SHANGHAI, June 19 (Reuters) - General Motors Co's strategy to make its 110-year-old Cadillac brand one of China's top-selling luxury rides went up a gear on Wednesday as the U.S. automaker unveiled plans to ...
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US auto giant GM plans to invest $11 bn in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) - General Motors will invest $11 billion in China through 2016, executives said Wednesday, as the US car giant broke ground on a plant to produce luxury Cadillacs for the world's biggest auto market.The figure includes four new plants, including the $1.3 billion Cadillac factory in Shanghai, GM officials told a media briefing."China is a critical market for General ...
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Super heat wave hits many parts of China
A sanitationman drinks water in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, June 18, 2013. The highest temperature in many parts of China reached 37 degrees centigrade Wednesday. Photo: ...
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Frances Societe Generale opens NE China branch
The Societe Generale (SG), a French multinational banking and financial services company, opened its seventh branch on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday in the city of Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province."The operation of the Harbin branch is another milestone in SG's 32-year-presence in China," said Jackson Cheung, CEO of SG China Ltd.The expansion of SG ...
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Infectious diseases kill 17315 in China in 2012
A total of 17,315 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland throughout 2012, with AIDS killing the most, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a Wednesday statement.A total of 6.95 million infectious disease cases were reported on the Chinese mainland in 2012, the statement said.Among the cases, 3.21 million cases were categorized as Class A or Class B ...
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Tourist abuse leads to dolphins death in S China
Tourists abused an injured dolphin that was beached in south China on Sunday, resulting in the animal's death as well as a wave of public outrage. The dolphin, which had sustained an injury to its tail fin, was found stranded on the beach of the Dadonghai resort complex in Sanya, Hainan Province, on Sunday evening, and tourists lifted it out of the water so they could take pictures with ...
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Vietnamese President arrives in Beijing for visit
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, kicking off his three-day state visit to China.Sang, as a guest of Chinese President Xi Jinping, will hold talks with Xi and other Chinese leaders on bilateral ties, regional affairs and international issues of common concern, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry.Besides Beijing, Sang will also visit Guangdong ...
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Chinas renewed effort to restart Mideast peace talks
China hosted an international conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace this week in a fresh attempt to relaunch the long-stalled talks between the two sides.Although it is widely recognized that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the core issue in the Middle East, the strenuous and painful steps toward peace have stoked deep skepticism. In the last three years, when most of the world's ...
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Chinese Billionaire Wang Jianlins Wanda Group To Invest $1 Bln In UK
Dalian Wanda Group, led by China's second richest man Wang Jianlin, today announced plans to invest 1 billion pounds, or $1.6 billion, in the United Kingdom, the latest in a series of big overseas investment by businesses from the country. Wanda said in a statement it will invest 320 million pounds to acquire 92% of Sunseeker International, a UK luxury yacht maker. It also announced an ...
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5.5 million more males than females in Guangdong
/enpproperty--> There are 5.56 million more males than females in Guangdong province, official statistics revealed. According to the Analysis on the Population Development in Guangdong Province, the province's population was 105.94 million at the end of 2012, including 55.75 million men and 50.19 million women. The gender gap is 100 women to 111.06 men and the population density is ...
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Buses ignite spontaneously in C China
A bus on line 585 ignited spontaneously in Wuhan city, Hubei province on Tuesday afternoon. A dozen passengers escaped successfully and no casualties were reported. On the same day in the morning, a bus on line 808 also self ignited in the city and the driver managed to control the fire with a fire extinguisher in time. Wuhan witnessed the highest temperatures of the year on Tuesday, with the ...
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Female bets Gabuco Petecio carry PH in China boxing tilt opener
FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Female boxers Josie Gabuco and Nesthy Petecio triumphed over separate foes while Philippines’ two male bets faltered in the first day of the China Open in Guiyang, China. Reigning world champion Josie Gabuco kicked off the competition with a unanimous victory over Russian Zoia Isaeva in the flyweight division. Davao-native Nesthy Petecio also got ...
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Cambodia unveils strategy to attract Chinese tourists - Xinhua
PHNOM PENH, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday finalized its 5-year strategic plan to attract at least 1.3 million Chinese visitors by 2018. Speaking at a seminar on Cambodia tourism marketing strategy targeting China, So Visothy, director of the Tourism Ministry's Marketing and Promotion Department, said that currently China is the third largest tourist ...
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Australias ASX 200 0.98 and Chinas Shanghai -0.73
Good Morning, - Euro in demand with all eyes in Fed's statement, Bernanke conference. - Asian shares: Japan's Nikkei 1.83%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng -0.58% (07:00 GMT), Korea's Kospi -0.65%, Australia's ASX 200 0.98% and China's Shanghai -0.73% - All the major currencies marked time on Wednesday as investors waited anxiously to see if the Federal Reserve could clarify ...
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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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