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Jeff Reevess Strength in Numbers China’s troubles will hit these stocks hardest
If that's not enough for you, feel free to surf around for more troubling macro data. But rather than just spit out data,I'll focus on specific stocks and sectors that are at risk to help you protect your ...
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China Factory Explosion Blast Kills 5 At Plant 20 Missing
BEIJING -- A massive blast ripped through an explosives factory Monday in eastern China, killing at least 12 people and leaving others buried in the debris, state media reported. Rescuers were take care to avoid setting off additional explosions as they went through the site of the mid-morning explosion in Shandong province's Caofan township, the China News Service said. The company ...
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China offers India a handshake across the Himalayas
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday in his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just weeks after a military stand-off between the Asian giants in the ...
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China urges North Korea to release Chinese fishing boat 16 crew owner says ransom demanded
BEIJING, China - China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighbouring allies. Boat owner Yu Xuejun, who wasn't aboard, first publicized the seizure on his microblog late Saturday, and on Monday posted that his terrified ...
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Police in central China detain 18-year-old gay pride march organizer
BEIJING, China - Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society and demands for stronger individual rights. Police and newspaper reports Monday said the man had been detained following the Friday event and ordered to serve 12 days in a detention centre for organizing an illegal ...
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Danone strikes deals to meet Chinas taste for yogurt
PARIS (AFP) - French food industry group Danone is ramping up its presence in the growing Chinese market for dairy products with two deals on Monday to tap sales of yogurt and health foods, the firm said on Monday.Danone said it was investing about 325 million euros ($418 million) to strengthen its place in the potentially vast Chinese market, via two joint ventures in distribution and ...
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Ghaddafi thanks Germany Russia and China
Colonel Ghaddafi today in an interview thanked the governments of Germany, Russia and China for opposing a no-fly zone over Libya, promising new oil ...
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Avian influenza kills one more person in China
Another fatal case caused by avian influenza H7N9 has been reported in China, the Committee on Health of Hunan Province said Wednesday. A 64-year-old woman died in the hospital of the city of Shaoyang in Central China. Thus, the number of deaths from the disease has reached people, whereas the number of people infected is left unchanged - 130. Reportedly, the deceased was the first patient in ...
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China orders transparent handling of major accidents
China's central government has ordered increased transparency in the handling of major accidents and other items of public concern following a fatal high-speed train crash last month. The general offices of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, and the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said in a circular issued on Tuesday that information on major emergencies and items ...
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Last-four berths fixed China finish 15th
The men's water polo last-four berths were produced while hosts China finished 15th here on Tuesday evening at FINA World Championships. Hungary, Serbia, Croatia and Italy will vie for the final tickets on Wednesday. Hosts China greeted their first win at FINA worlds by beating South Africa 9-4 to take the 15th place among all the 16 participants. Tying on 7-7 after three periods, Beijing ...
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Support Grows for NTD Television to Keep Broadcasting Into China
A screenshot of NTD Television Asia Pacific's website. The broadcaster hopes to negotiate a new satellite contract with Chunghwa Telecom, but the latter has remained silent; many suspect the Chinese regime's influence. (Screenshot via The Epoch ...
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UPDATE 1-Goldman exits Chinas ICBC seven years and billions later
Mon May 20, 2013 6:43am EDT By Fiona Lau and Elzio Barreto HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs launched on Monday the sale of about $1.1 billion worth of Hong Kong-traded shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , offering to sell its entire remaining stake in the world's biggest bank by market value. The sale by Goldman would be the final chapter in the Wall Street ...
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Badminton becomes a victim of Chinas bird flu outbreak
Beijing, May 20 : Badminton has become an indirect victim of bird flu that has been affecting the country, given that the extensive slaughtering of infected ducks has created a shortage of feathers, an essential raw material for the birdies used in the sport, media reports ...
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Uruguayan president to visit China
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica will visit China from May 25 to 28 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced at a regular news briefing on ...
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China presses North Korea over detained sailors ministry
China has called on Pyongyang to intervene over North Koreans detaining a Chinese fishing boat, it said Monday, after the vessel's owner said armed hijackers had demanded a ransom for 16 ...
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China Floods Storms Leave Hundreds Trapped
At least 55 people have been killed and 1.5 million affected after major flooding in southern China. State broadcaster CCTV said storms and torrential downpours hit Wuping County, in the province of Fujian, on Sunday, leaving 500 people trapped. One resident told CCTV that houses began flooding as water levels rose to nearly two metres (3.28ft). "The houses started flooding at ...
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Beijing working with Google to resolve dispute
BEIJING, CHINA: China is in consultations with technology giant Google to resolve its dispute with the company, which has threatened to abandon the Chinese market over hacking and censorship concerns, said a Chinese official on ...
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India-China border issues PM Manmohan Singh premier Li Keqiang talk settlement
New Delhi : India is an "important neighbour", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday while stressing that the main aim of his visit was to increase areas of mutual interest and intensify cooperation.At the end of formal talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mr Li, India and China signed eight bilateral agreements including key pacts in trans-border river management and ...
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Death sentence for China bank fraud woman
A woman running a private banking operation in China has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of defrauding investors.Lin Haiyan was convicted of "illegal fundraising" for collecting 640 million yuan from investors by promising high returns and low risk, according to the Intermediate People's Court in Wenzhou, a centre for private sector business. It said the scheme ...
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India China to work on measures for peace along border
India will mandate that all firms offering internet telephony, including popular online phone service provider Skype owned by software giant Microsoft, must set up a server in the country if they want to continue offering this facility ...
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China seeks friendly talks with Pak to free its national
Chinese Premier will echo that theme. But New Delhi needs to look beyond the rhetoric and make hardheaded assessments about its relations with ...
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Shanghai China To Extend Visa-Free Stays To 72 Hours
From January 1, 2013, Shanghai extends visa-free stays to 72 hours for passengers from 45 countries. The 45 countries covered by the 72-hour visa-free policy are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, ...
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Italy edges China 10-9 to get quarterfinal berth at FINA worlds
A slim lead over host China 10-9 ensured Italy a quarterfinal berth at Swimming Worlds women's water polo here on Thursday. China trailed 7-3 after first half and almost completed a fully comeback, which being held off by Italy at the crunch time in the final period. In Group B, Canada trounced New Zealand 11-4 to claim first after taking all three matches. Australia was second with 4 ...
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China snatches 18 swimming golds to spearhead Military World Games
Chinese swimmers maintained their momentum in swimming at the Military World Games on Wednesday, grabbing four more gold medals and obtaining 18 in total out of 36 available in the pool. After four days' competition at the Military World Games, which is set to close on July 24, Chinese military athletes altogether collected 18 golds from swimming and piled up 22 gold, leading the medals ...
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British Embassy in China establishes countdown clock for London Olympics
British Embassy in China established a countdown clock at the ambassador's residence here on Wednesday to mark the one-year countdown to the 2012 London Olympic Games. "The final countdown will begin. An exciting year of outstanding sporting and cultural events in Britain will set the stage for the greatest (sport) show on earth next summer," said ambassador Sebastian Wood. Zuo ...
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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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