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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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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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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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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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Beijing to launch crackdown on large dangerous dogs in designated areas
Yuan Zhi worries about her two pets, which is why she decided to stop walking them after hearing that Beijing police launched a citywide crackdown on large and dangerous dogs on Wednesday. A rule published by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau on June 2 said dogs 35 cm in height or taller, or that are one of 41 breeds identified as violent such as bulldogs and collies, will be ...
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Heavy rain in SE China to continue till Friday says National Meteorological Center
Heavy rain is expected to continue in Southeast China from Wednesday till Friday, the National Meteorological Center said Wednesday. The rain will hit parts of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan, with some of these areas expected to experience a precipitation of around 50 to 90 mm, according to an NMC forecast. A strong convective weather with lightening and strong wind is also ...
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Chinas Dalian Wanda to spend $1.6 billion on UK yacht maker hotel
LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said it would spend $1.6 billion (1.0 billion pounds) to buy British yacht maker Sunseeker and develop an upmarket London hotel, the latest example of a trend for Chinese companies to acquire top luxury global brands.The company said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy a 91.8 percent stake in privately-held Sunseeker for 320 million pounds ...
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Iron ore hits 3-week high weak China steel consumption a cap
- Spot iron ore prices jumped for a fourth straight day to a three-week high as traders increased buying to lift the market, while weak restocking by Chinese steelmakers and tepid steel consumption are expected to cap the rally for the raw ...
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Qihoos Stock Rise Lifts CEO Zhou Hongyi Into Ranks Of Chinas Internet Billionaires
A big run-up in the price of U.S.-traded shares in Internet security products provider Qihoo 360 Technology has lifted the company's CEO into the ranks of China's Internet billionaires. Zhou's 17.7% stake in Qihoo was worth just over $1 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday, even though the stock slid 0.8% from Monday, according to company shareholding figures. Zhou's ...
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China smartphone shipments grow 117 on year in 1Q13 says IDC
China's mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while China's smartphone shipments totaled 78 million units in the first quarter, a growth of 117% compared with the same period in 2012, according to ...
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Mori Forest of Diversiform-leaved Poplars in Chinas Xinjiang
A forest of diversiform-leaved poplars, a tenacious ancient species, can be found at the south edge of Junggar Basin, 150 km away from Mori County, covering an area of 35 square ...
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North Korean envoy in Beijing seeking to mend ties experts
North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister and envoy to the six-party talks Kim Kye-gwan (2nd L) enters a hotel after a meeting with U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Glyn Davies in Beijing in this photo taken by Kyodo on February 23, ...
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China North Korea hold strategic talks in Beijing
FILE - In this June 18, 2013 photo, North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, right, waves as he arrives at the Capital airport in Beijing, China. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim was expected to discuss bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, ...
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China committed to boosting Mideast peace process envoy
Beijing is proactive in advancing the Mideast peace process, said Wu Sike, China's special envoy to the region.Wu made the remarks on the sidelines of the UN International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, which is being held here on June 18-19 and brought together officials and experts from more than 50 countries and international organizations.It is the first time for the ...
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US-China relations a must win
American think tanks believe that China and the US will have tremendous opportunities for cooperation in the next 10 years, and the top three items on their work agenda should be energy, tourism, and science and technology. "The stakes are large, for both success and failure," said Stanford economist Michael Boskin, "so the relationship needs to succeed." Making his remarks ...
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China markets slump on liquidity concerns
7-day repo rates rising to 16 month highs and 1-yr swap rates to near 2-year highs above 4% . Markets are also looking ahead to tomorrow's release of HSBC flash manufacturing PMI after a recent spate of slowing ...
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Chinas key money rate surges to multi-year highs no RRR cut seen
* Banks forced to give up non-essential business * Benchmark 7-day repo rate jumps to highest since Oct 2007 * Widespread market talk of banks pressing PBOC to cut RRR * But traders only expected mild PBOC cash injection * Liquidity should improve in medium term By Lu Jianxin and Gabriel Wildau SHANGHAI, June 19 (Reuters) - China's short-term funding costs surged on Wednesday, with the ...
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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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