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Wu Yu says goodbye to his wife and 3-year-old daughter before hospital ship Peace Ark leaves Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, for an aid tour to some Asian nations and the Gulf of Aden. Zhang Hao / for China ...
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Nordic countries team up in Chinas tech trade
/enpproperty--> Nordic countries have joined an international race to team up with China in exploring science and technology opportunities. "Countries with a tradition of innovation gradually take the lead in social and economic development, which in turn make them internationally competitive," said Huang Xing, China's ambassador to Finland. Information and communication ...
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China Daily Special Beyond Boundaries
Editor's note: China Daily begins a series of human interest stories representing neighboring countries in an effort to shed insight on topics relevant to China. Myanmar, which is in transition, is the first ...
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Cisco denies China monitoring accusations
/enpproperty--> Cisco Systems Inc, the giant network equipment supplier, has denied accusations of conducting illegal monitoring activities in China, as well as participating in the US surveillance program that whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed. In a statement sent to China Daily on Tuesday, Cisco said, "PRISM is not a Cisco program and Cisco networks did not participate ...
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Vietnam China to enhance ties
/enpproperty--> HANOI -- Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday. "Vietnam and China are close ...
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Sanya among Chinas top 5 most popular destinations for the Post-90s
According to a report from Taobao.com, the Post-90s (people born between the years 1990 to 1999 in China) is becoming the main force of the tourism market, and Sanya has been named the fifth most popular tourism destination in China for the Post-90s. Lijiang in Yunnan Province has taken the top spot on the list for the most popular domestic destinations, followed by Chengdu, Hangzhou, Beijing ...
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China’s growing glut of unemployed graduates
My maid and her husband, a driver, have scrimped and saved and crammed themselves into a tiny flat in Shanghai for decades with one goal in mind: to give their only son a crack at the "Chinese dream."Now those decades of deprivation have reached their climax as the cherished child of these hard-working people graduates from university and takes his first job: as a construction worker. ...
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Goldman Bets on Cheapest Asia Market After China
Asia's emerging markets have been among the worst hit amid the recent rout in global stocks, but Goldman Sachs advocates accumulating South Korean equities now, on the basis that the market will fare well in a rising rate environment. "In a rising rate environment...more cyclical markets like Korea may benefit given their higher sensitivity to global growth than rates," ...
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In China Blackmail Is the Name of the Game
How to Succeed Through Blackmail ) The extortion boom comes at a time when many Communist Party members are begrudgingly enduring a government austerity campaign, pushed by President Xi Jinping himself, that has denied them the expensive, taxpayer-financed banquets and chauffeured sedans once considered the birthright of Chinese officialdom. More than 2,000 officials have been investigated and ...
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China to raise Snowden issue with Ban Ki-Moon
Edward Snowden , a contractor for NSA, who is now hiding in Hong Kong. He has been described as a traitor by some senators in the US, who raised questions on whether he escaped to a city within China. Chinese foreign ministry continued to hedge questions on whether it would extradite Snowden if the US government made the request. Beijing does not want to be seen as giving orders to the Hong Kong ...
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Chinas fastest-growing cities for multi-millionaires
The population of multi-millionaires in no-name Chinese cities is growing at a breakneck pace. Case in point: Chongqing's multi-millionaire population grew by nearly 80% between 2007 and ...
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Cyber experts say calling out China may be
After years of quiet and largely unsuccessful diplomacy, the US has brought its persistent computer-hacking problems with China into the open, delivering a steady drumbeat of reports accusing Beijing's government and military of computer-based attacks against America. Officials say the new strategy may be having some impact. In recent private meetings with US officials, Chinese leaders ...
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The Ritz-Carlton Beijing Offers Intrigue You the Ultimate Summer Relaxation Package
View Photo Whether you seek adventure or relaxation, our luxury Beijing hotel is ready to help you craft the ideal getaway. Click here for high-resolution ...
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Russia ramps up oil exports to China in strategic shift
An employee talks on a portable radio set near a complex producing aromatic hydrocarbons at the Bashneft - Ufaneftekhim refinery in the city of Ufa, Russia, on April 11, 2013. Russian oil exports to China will increase this quarter, as Russia shifts its strategy away from Europe. (SERGEI ...
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AAM recognized by Beijing Benz Automotive Company
- A commitment to managing quality and cost through operational excellence has earned AAM a 2012 Supplier Award for Best Powertrain by Beijing Benz Automotive Company (BBAC), a joint venture betweenBeijing Automotive GroupandDaimler AG. "We are honored to be recognized by BBAC for AAM`s performance during 2012," said AAM President & Chief Executive Officer David C. Dauch. "We ...
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5 Signs China Is About to Fall Off of a Debt Cliff
Vincent Yu/AP In a classic case of procrastination, China has been keeping its massive debt crisis at bay by issuing more debt. However, Fitch's Charlene Chu, a leading expert on China's debt, thinks the country's time is ...
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U.S. and China Take a Vital Step Forward
While we were consumed by the crises of the moment--Turkey's riots, NSA snooping and Washington's "scandals"--something happened on June 7 and 8 that is potentially of more lasting importance. The Presidents of the U.S. and China held their most significant and successful meeting in decades. It was a vital step forward in the crucial relationship--between the world's ...
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China’s Huawei mulls Nokia takeover report
Chinese network equipment and cellphone maker Huawei Technologies Co. would consider buying Finland's Nokia to help it expand its smartphone business, according to a story on the Financial Times website.The story quoted the head of Huawei's consumer business, Richard Yu, as saying: "We are considering these sorts of acquisitions; maybe the combination has some synergies but ...
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Illegal mining will not affect Ghana - China relations
Accra, June 18, GNA - Mr Gong Jianzhong, the Chinese Ambassador in Ghana, on Tuesday said that illegal gold mining by some Chinese nationals would not affect the relationship between the two ...
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Wine war fears already slowing French exports to China
Asian buyers discuss with a French wine producer during the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013. Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader EU-China trade dispute, say leading figures in the ...
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China says Ghanas arrest of its miners will not harm relations
ACCRA (Reuters) - China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on ...
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Chinas Xi in thorough clean-up of party media
BEIJING (AFP) - President Xi Jinping is to launch a "thorough clean-up" of the ruling Communist Party, state media reported Tuesday, the latest strongly-worded anti-corruption drive to be enacted by China's new leader.The "upcoming year-long campaign" will target what the Xinhua news agency described as "undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucratism, ...
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China Sea row discussed in US officials’ call on DND
Secretary of the Navy Mabus is honored by Philippine military members after a meeting with the Philippine Defense Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin. Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues during the meeting. US NAVY PHOTO/MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ARIF PATANI MANILA, Philippines--US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues in ...
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China detains Russians suspected of smuggling 213 bear paws
China has detained two Russian men on suspicions of trying to smuggle 213 bear paws into the country. Customs officials made the discovery in the northern Inner Mongolia region in May, but released details about the case Tuesday, The Sun reports. The paws - which are believed to be from brown bears -- were found hidden inside the wheels of the van and spare tires. Sales of bear body parts are ...
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Japan poised to shift huge investment factories from China to India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, transformation of infrastructure and military partnership. "Japan wants to build up India as an alternative, economic and military, to ...
Beijing Feature
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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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