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Visiting Tajik president seeks to enhance ties
/enpproperty--> Tajik President Emomali Rahmon seems to have enough reasons to be confident that his first visit to China under Beijing's new leadership will maintain close bilateral ties and give them "a new and fresh ...
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Interview of former editor at Chinese state newspaper
Interview of former editor at Chinese state newspaper . MAY 20, 2013 02:06. . Deng Yuwen, the former deputy editor of the Central Party School`s Study Times journal, explains ...
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Chinese premier arrives in India to hold talks with PM on boundary and water issues
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday began talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on all crucial bilateral issues within hours of his arrival when he affirmed that his visit will "inject new vigour" into bilateral ties and strengthen mutual trust.57-year-old Li, accompanied by a senior-level delegation comprising government officials and businessmen, arrived around 3 pm on a ...
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Record breaking China bridge demolition
China has broken the record for the longest viaduct demolition in the world. The 3.5km long concrete bridge which served as a part of a main highway will be replaced by a six-lane 5 km viaduct. Demolition workers careful wrapped the structure in protective material to prevent flying ...
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Filipino workers told to limit their activities in Taiwan
Philippine authorities have told Filipino workers to limit their activities in Taiwan following the Philippine Coast Guard's slaying of a Taiwanese fisherman. Violence against Filipinos in Taiwan has escalated since fisherman Hung Shih-chen was killed May 9 in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Sunday. The violence has prompted ...
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Economic growth feeds Chinas insatiable appetite for foreign oil
oil companies are increasingly visible in the Middle East. Here's why: China is the world's most populous country and largest energy consumer. It is the second largest economy in the world. From 2001 to 2011, it experienced annual GDP growth of about 10 per cent. The recent slowdown in the Chinese economy is planned and calculated, as indicated in the government's 12th Five Year ...
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Voice on China’s influence over North Korea in light of its recent short-range missile launches
"Although China has a certain influence upon North Korea, this impact is not as strong as is reported by the media."Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the US,on China's influence over North Korea in light of its recent short-range missile launches, quoted by Chinanews.com on ...
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Chinas Alibaba Is Soaring But Avoid The IPO
Profits of Alibaba Group, the world's biggest online retailer, more than doubled in the three months ended in December, jumping to $642.2 million from $236.9 million a year ...
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Google Maps helps abducted Chinese man find kin after 23 years
Beijing (EFE).- A 28-year-old Chinese man who was kidnapped 23 years ago and sold to a family 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) from his home, has met up with his biological parents again thanks ...
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Video A tour through the Hutongs of Beijing
In China the labyrinthine streets known as Hutongs re-define your typical "old" part of town - some date back centuries, to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. But many such ancient passages have been bulldozed into history. Seth Doane explores the oldest surviving commercial street in ...
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3 killed 3 hospitalized in fireworks-workshop explosion in China
Authorities said they suspect a firecracker-workshop explosion that killed three people in China Sunday morning was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The blast in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province killed the workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbor, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The owner and two others have been hospitalized, Xinhua ...
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Greek Prime Minister seeks to woo Chinese investors
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras invited Chinese enterprises over the weekend at a business forum attracting them to invest in Greece and join the country's long-delayed privatization program, amid cautious optimism about Greek economic prospects.Antonis Samaras noted that 28 projects of his country's privatization program, which cover key areas like airport and port construction, ...
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All Chinese in quarters
Reigning champion Zhang Jike remained on course to defend his title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Sunday after shrugging off Germany's Patrick Baum to reach the semifinals.Fourth seed Zhang recovered from a sluggish start to down Baum 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-2, 11-3 and ensure, just like in the women's draw, a Chinese sweep of all four singles medals.Top-ranked Xu ...
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Beckham retirement plans may hurt China
David Beckham has always prompted overreactions.At the 1998 World Cup, an overreaction from Argentina's Diego Simeone to a tap on the leg saw Beckham sent off; England lost the game and Beckham was subsequently hated by the majority of English soccer fans for at least a year.Just last week, Beckham's announcement that he is retiring saw the news widely described as "stunning" ...
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Guangzhou finds cadmium-tainted rice
The food and drug authority in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Saturday night named rice producers whose products were found to be tainted with excessive amounts of cadmium, according to its website.The move by the Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration came after public demand for the information. Of 18 batches of rice tested during random quarterly checks, eight were found to contain excessive ...
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China and India downplay problems on borderlands
The peaceful resolution of the "tent confrontation" points to the maturing of India-China relations, and that both sides have the will and confidence to dissolve the crisis bilaterally and prevent it from acquiring dangerous proportions. But it also shows that India-China relations remains "fragile" and the hyper sensitive nature of the border issue remains at the core of ...
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No case to answer for Beijing before arbitral tribunal in South China Sea
In January, the Philippines instituted arbitration proceedings against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea. China has chosen not to take part in these proceedings, claiming that the compulsory dispute settlement procedures under UNCLOS do not apply. Does China's rejection of the ...
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China’s expanding house presses rest of global village
It's true that we cannot predict the future. Yet when we know how much snow has fallen on the Himalaya Mountains, we can predict flood levels six months later as the snow creates the floods. Similarly, a lot of snow has fallen on the global order, and we can see some of the flood of challenges to come.One prediction in my new book, The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One ...
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Military Attack wins Singapore Airlines Cup to make it Hong Kongs night
Military Attack and Zac Purton are led in after the Singapore Airlines International Cup by George Moore, son of trainer John Moore. Photograph: Neville ...
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Chinese Fall For Over-The-Top American Weddings
Two things can be said about the wealthy Chinese these days. It seems they no longer know what to do with their money. If they're not buying up empty apartment buildings, they're buying Ferrettis and dining with the Prince of Monaco. Another thing...they are in love with U.S. brands and Made for TV U.S. lifestyles. If they're not buying up LA and Orange County Barbie Dream ...
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Chinese embassy in DPRK working on detention of fishermen
/enpproperty--> PYONGYANG - The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is working on the detention by the DPRK of Chinese fishermen with a vessel, asking Pyongyang to ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests of the fishermen, a Chinese counsellor to the DPRK told Xinhua here on Sunday. Counsellor Jiang Yaxian told Xinhua that a private fishing ...
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China Rains Kill 55 Alert Issued as Further Storms Predicted
A journalist (R) records a video on a raft as a man paddles along flooded street after heavy downpours hit Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan province May 16, 2013. One person died and 270,000 others were affected by a new round of rain in central China's Hunan Province, authorities said. China rains have killed 55 people this week, as devastating storms hit the southern regions of the ...
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China and India coexist peacefully maintain friendly relations PM Li Keqiang
Arriving in India days after a border stand-off, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday that China regards India as an important partner and friend, and it serves their bilateral interests and the world to coexist peacefully.In a written statement issued on his arrival in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, Li said, "it serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people ...
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PM to convey displeasure on Ladakh incursion to Chinese Premier sources
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will strongly convey India's concerns on the border dispute to the visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at their meeting today, sources have told NDTV. The PM, sources add, will convey New Delhi's displeasure on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh on April 15.Dr Singh will also hold a dinner today for the Chinese Premier, who is on a three-day trip ...
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‘All issues on table’ in China-India talks
NEW DELHI - India says all issues will be ';on the table,'; including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the South Asian giant, which started Sunday. At the same time, New Delhi thinks ';very highly'; of Li’s decision to make India his first overseas stop since taking charge as premier, Indian ...
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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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