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The five war toys India and China have in common
India's annual rate of inflation continued its upward climb and stood at its steepest level since August 2004 at 8.24 per cent for the week ended May 24, against 8.1 per cent for the previous week.Since the data on wholesale price index released on Friday pertained to the week ended May 24, the inflation rate does not reflect the steep hike in prices of transport and cooking fuel announced ...
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to address Indian industry and students
Business India News: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to address Indian industry, students. In his first ever visit to India after becoming the Chinese Premier, is expected to address Indian industry and sign a series of agreements on business cooperation in ...
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No alternative for Filipino workers in Taiwan says recruitment expert
MANILA, Philippines - The alternative labor markets being eyed by the Philippine government for Filipino who may be affected by the brewing tension between Taiwan and the Philippines are not feasible, a recruitment industry expert said Saturday. According to Emmanuel Geslani, there are no alternative markets for OFWs in Taiwan in case the Philippines eventually loses this labor market, which, ...
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New Report on Chinese Markets for High-Density Polyethylene
China's demand for high-density polyethylene (HDPE) has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow. This new study examines China's economic trends, investment environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. ...
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China police arrest man after plane bomb threats
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese police have arrested a man who allegedly made bomb threats which caused delays or diversions to Shanghai, news reports said Saturday.Eleven flights were affected in total, though the suspect is not alleged to be behind all the threats. The planes were travelling from Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the Beijing News reported.One flight from Guangzhou on Friday ...
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Environmentalists fear dams on Nu could befoul one of China’s great waterways
Thousands of households have been relocated, and China's weary band of environmental activists, who have fought for years to slow the process of damming on the Yangtze and China's other great rivers, ask: why China can't have just one single river that is not ...
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International Garden Expo opens in Beijing
BEIJING - The ninth China (Beijing) International Garden Expo, which will run for six months, kicked off alongside the Yongding river in Beijing on Saturday. The expo will showcase garden styles from 69 Chinese cities and 37 cities of 29 countries from around the world, the expo's organizers said. The expo site, which covers an area of 513 hectares, consists of 128 exhibition parks. The ...
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9 most popular USA brands sold in China
By 2030, roughly two-thirds of the world's middle class will be in the Asia Pacific region, largely in China, according to a report by Ernst & Young. Currently at around 150 million people, the Chinese ...
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36 killed in floods in southern China
At least 36 people have died and ten others have been reported missing in downpours that have swept south China's Guangdong Province since Wednesday. Rainstorms battered five cities, including the provincial capital Guangzhou, on Wednesday and Thursday, triggering heavy flooding in some areas. The flood water levels of some rivers in Guangdong have surpassed warning lines and the Beijiang ...
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Chengdu key for China on economic integration says Spanish
Pankaj Ghemawat, a professor of global strategy at the IESE Business School, believes that the Chinese southwestern city of Chengdu will play a very important role in China's integration in the global economy.Chengdu, the capital city of China's Sichuan Province, "will carry out a very important role in not only assuring that China is increasingly integrated in the global economy, ...
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9th China Intl Garden Expo opens
Singer Liu Yuanyuan performs during the opening ceremony of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2013. The expo opened in southwestern Fengtai district in Beijing on Saturday and will last till Nov. 18, 2013. Garden designs from 69 Chinese cities and 29 countries will be presented. (Xinhua/Li ...
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Airline bomb hoax suspect caught in Jiangsu
A man who allegedly made false bomb threats that affected flights in five Chinese cities was caught on Friday afternoon in Yancheng City of east China's Jiangsu ...
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4 arrested in Russia for killing Chinese women
Police in Russia's southern Siberian republic of Khakassia have arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of three Chinese women, a Chinese diplomat said ...
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Pakistan adopts Chinese rival GPS satellite system
Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system, launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, a report said ...
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China April housing inflation quickens to two year high
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economic ...
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Chinese incursion Ignorant media doesnt know about Colombo proposals
As someone who served in Ladakh from 1964-66, and given the background of the recent Chinese incursion, I want to highlight the role of some of the people who served Indian security - silently. The incident also reflects ignorance on part of Army staff and media about Indo-China ...
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Three new suicides at Foxconn China
Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, state media and a labour rights group say.All three jumped to their deaths at a plant in the central city of Zhengzhou run by the Taiwanese electronics giant.A 30-year-old married man killed himself on Tuesday following the similar deaths of a 23-year-old woman on April 27 and a 24-year-old man three days ...
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Anti-Manila rage puts Taiwan on high alert
(MENAFN - Arab News) Taiwan's leader yesterday called for calm and promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger at the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after a 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead last week by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters.Taiwanese media have reported an ...
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Central China Expo opens in Henan
The eighth Central China Expo, an important platform for contract-signing and investment in China's central regions, kicked off on Saturday in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province.Some 36,014 businessmen, including senior executives of Nestle, Carrefour and other big names among the world's top 500 companies, are attending the three-day event.Vice Premier Wang Yang and Minister of ...
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China to issue 20 billion in 50-year T-bonds
Finance (MOF) announced Friday that it will issue 20 billion yuan ($3.23 billion) in 50-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance marks the ministry's tenth issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website. The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 4.24 percent. Interest will be paid every half year on May 20 and November 20 ...
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Chinas food sector to boom
food industry will continue to experience steady and healthy growth in the coming years against the backdrop of a sluggish economy, according to an industry analyst. Xiong Bilin, vice president of the China National Food Industry Association, made the remarks Thursday at a food expo held in central ...
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US neutrality urged on China-Japan dispute
/enpproperty--> WASHINGTON - China's Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai on Friday urged Washington to remain "truly neutral" on the Sino-Japanese territorial dispute in East China Sea by honoring its promise to "take no side". In an interview published by the US magazine Foreign Affairs on its website, Cui blamed Japan for creating the dispute and tensions ...
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Douglas Todd Many Hong Kong immigrants return home from Vancouver
‘Higher-paying jobs, greater job security, job promotion opportunities and family reunification’ are the main reasons for thousands of immigrants from Hong Kong to leave Canada, says SFU researcher Nuowen ...
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Ladakh leaders in Delhi to highlight Chinese threats on the border
Last month's furore over Chinese intrusion hasn't shocked the Ladakhis, for whom it's a routine experience. From destroying army tents to demolishing images of Bharat Mata and even brainwashing youngsters with prejudiced TV programmes, locals are forced to confront the spectre of India's northern neighbour with scant help from their own government. "In December 2011, the ...
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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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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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