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When Made-in-China.com holds the beauty contest
Yes Made-in-China.com has decided to turn beauty contest into once a year event after successfully holding the contest this year, however it is dedicated to the products from nationwide across the Chinese mainland. The contest had been held as part of business banquet presided by Made-in-China.com every year during Canton fair in Guangzhou. The contest which named "The Beauty of Made in ...
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Taierzhuang Ancient Town in Chinas Shandong
Taierzhuang Ancient Town, located in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, is surrounded by water and has some classical bridges, an old water transport system, wetland parks, temples, museums, and the architecture of a bygone ...
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China charges six in sex video extortion case
BEIJING: A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with extortion on Monday, Xinhua said, citing a statement from judicial authorities in Chongqing, where they are slated to be tried. Investigators said the group ...
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Eastday-13 arrested in Beijing for rumormongering disrupting public disorder
Police in Beijing said Tuesday that 13 people have been arrested for allegedly spreading rumors and disrupting public order by inciting a protest after a young woman's death earlier this ...
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Confronting Big China and Little China
Our Scarborough Shoal conflict with the People’s Republic of China (Big China) – which ignited on April 9, 2012 when Chinese fishing vessels were caught poaching in Philippine waters by the Philippine Navy – has taken a back seat to a potentially graver conflict in the West Philippine Sea, this time with Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China (Little China), a conflict ...
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Chinas Li offers to help end Pakistans energy crisis
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waves to the audience during an event organised by Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi May 21, ...
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China shares end mixed power producers sink again
HONG KONG | Wed May 22, 2013 3:09am EDT HONG KONG May 22 (Reuters) - China shares ended mixed on Wednesday, with power producers extending losses on lingering concerns that potential coal import curbs could hurt margins. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings edged up 0.1 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index closed down 0.1 percent at 2,302.4 points, reversing ...
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Update-Moodys assigns B1 rating to Central Chinas proposed USD notes
Wed May 22, 2013 2:58am EDT Central China Real Estate Limited For the full text of this story please click the following ...
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Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
BEIJING -- Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.The video accompanying the visual artist's heavy metal single "Dumbass," released Wednesday, is meant to reconstruct his 81-day detention in 2011, which was part ...
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Falling commodity prices needed for China to continue economic miracle -- Gray
Global prices for commodities, such as iron ore, need to come down a little bit so that China can continue its economic miracle, according to Australian Minister for Resources and Energy Gary Gray.Gray made the remarks on Tuesday at an exclusive interview with Xinhua during the Australia-China Minerals Investment Summit held in Darwin."Global prices (for commodities) will be set by economic ...
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China US to mutually benefit from deeper cooperation in next decade
Chinese president to visit three Latin American nations and US China and the United States can mutually benefit from deeper economic relations in the next decade along with US economic recovery and booming Chinese middle class, said a bilateral study released at a forum here on Tuesday. "This study comes at a critical juncture in the bilateral relationship, a time when the two countries ...
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China gains international recognition for immediate effective responses to H7N9
China has gained international recognition for its immediate and effective responses to the human infections with H7N9 virus, a side event on Influenza A (H7N9) showed Tuesday.The Chinese delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly and World Health Organization (WHO) convened the side event, which gathered officials and experts from international organizations and relevant countries to exchange ...
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Top DPRK leaders envoy visits China
A special envoy of Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), left Pyongyang Wednesday for a visit to China, the official KCNA news agency ...
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Landscape costumes presented at China Intl Garden Expo
A model presents "Wangfujing" landscape costume at the opening ceremony of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo in Fengtai district, Beijing, May 18, ...
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China seeks larger diplomatic footprint
China's bid to facilitate the Israel-Palestine negotiations is being regarded in some quarters as a quixotic quest, as even the United States has found itself exhausted after fruitless mediation over half a century. Contrarians would argue that a fresh superpower with no baggage in Semitic feuds is just the tonic needed to bring about a workable accommodation between two ancient peoples. ...
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Chinas Ai Weiwei launches musical career with heavy metal Dumbass single
BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made his first foray into the musical world on Wednesday with the release of the top single from his debut album, a song called "Dumbass" that takes inspiration from his detention in ...
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N Korea official visits China
North Korea has sent a top military official to China as a special envoy of leader Kim Jong-Un, at a time of strained relations between Pyongyang and its allies in Beijing, state media reported. Choe Ryong-Hae, the director of the Korean People's Army politburo flew to China on Wednesday, the Korean Central News Agency said, without detailing the agenda or length of his visit. Choe is ...
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COLUMN-China India may seek better quality coal Clyde Russell
Wed May 22, 2013 1:57am EDT --Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 22 (Reuters) - Asian giants China and India may be planning to improve the quality of coal they are burning, but it's unlikely any changes will have much effect on the level of imports for the foreseeable future. China's National Energy ...
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China PM looks to boost trade ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party swept to victory in the May 11 general election on a promise to revitalise Pakistan's struggling economy and help from its giant neighbour to the north will be important ...
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Road cave-in kills five people in China
A road in south China's Guangdong province caved in, killing at least five people, authorities said. The incident Tuesday occurred at the Huamao industrial park in Shenzen, a major city in the province in the southern tip of mainland China. Guangdong, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, has been hit by major flooding caused by heavy rainstorms that have claimed at least 33 lives. At the road ...
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China money rates mixed 7-day rate tumbles as liquidity improves
* Key 7-day money rate dives 44 bps to 4.00 pct * Dealers report improving funds in the market * Market remains cautious over tax payment, month-end factor By Chen Yixin and Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI, May 22 (Reuters) - China's money rates mixed on Wednesday, with the key seven-day repo rate plunging over 40 basis points after a spike on Tuesday as money conditions eased, dealers said. The ...
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Retired Military Officers Broke and Desperate Protest in Beijing
Military veterans demonstrated in Beijing on May 20; over 1000 ex-servicemen gathered before the General Political Department Bureau for Letters and Calls. Veterans from Chengdu, Lanzhou, Jinan, Beijing, Guangzhou Military Regions came to petition for their pensions and promised veterans'employment. (Human Rights Campaign in ...
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Chinas President to Visit Mexico
Mexico, May 22 (Prensa Latina) President of the Popular Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will visit Mexico from June 4 to 6, informed the Foreign Affairs Secretary. According to the statement, the Chinese head of state will have a private meeting with Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and another with the official commissions of both countries. The agenda includes his participation in ...
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How should India deal with China
Dr. Singh’s calculation is that in order to continue trade, which is hugely in favor of China, the latter may have to pay a price and that price is agreeing to Indian position of maintaining the status quo along the Indo-Chinese borders. After all, trade deficit is around 29 billion USD in favor of China. But the bigger question is does Chinese as people consider material success in the ...
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China Galaxy soars 11 pct in debut after $1.1 bln Hong Kong IPO
HONG KONG | Wed May 22, 2013 1:12am EDT HONG KONG May 22 (Reuters) - China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd rose as much as 11.3 percent in its trading debut on Wednesday after raising $1.1 billion in a Hong Kong IPO, underscoring a surge in retail investors' demand for new listings in the city. The debut of China's seventh-biggest brokerage, and that of Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co ...
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Massive Beijing Subway expansion plans
The Beijing Subway is one of the biggest, most efficient and most used subways in the world. It is constantly undergoing expansion and upgrades, and yet is unable to keep up with the growth of the capital city. With the recently announced plans for the expansion of the subway by over 60%, the city will certainly be hard-pushed to meet the massive task.
The Beijing Subway is one of the largest in the world. It carries over 5 million people every day, and hundreds of trains run on 228kms of track and service 147 stations. It is a feat of engineering, planning and coordination every single day. It is a network that Beijing commuters should be proud of, it represents the forward-thinking and development of the city. Read more
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