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Capturing the contrast between the old and the new in China
From enduring to disposable: China is known both for its rich history and culture and its economic rising, fuelled partly by producing consumer products known for being cheap and throwaway.I spent five weeks in China this spring on a project to retrace parts of Mao Zedong's Long March. During my trip, I was often struck by the strong contrast between Old World and New World. I wanted to ...
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In pictures Photographing the old with the new in China
John Lehmann photographs the Great Wall, an enduring symbol of the Old World, with a decidedly modern, Chinese invention - the plastic Holga ...
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China asks NKorea to release fishing boat crew
BEIJING -; The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media ...
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China Mengniu surges to 17-mths high after Danones investment
HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 9:47pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Shares of China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd surged 8.6 percent to a 17-month high on Monday after the Chinese dairy products maker said Danone Group would invest in the company and team up in developing yoghurt products in China. Its shares rose to HK$26.60, their highest since December 2011, outperforming a 1.4 percent gain ...
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China sweeps Cuba in basketball series
The Chinese women's basketball team recorded their third straight victory over Cuba after holding off the visitors 75-67 to conclude three-game China-Cuba International Challenge here on Sunday.Chen Nan finished with a team-high 21 points as Lu Wen helped with 14. Shen Yi and Wei Wei added 11 points apiece."I never thought that I would be on the court for so much time. Maybe the coach ...
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China wins Beilun International Volleyball Tournament
China beat Cuba in four sets Sunday night at the Beilun International Volleyball Tournament to win their first title under coach Lang Ping's charge.The Chinese team, which was regrouped only a week ago, remained unbeaten at the four-team competition after downing Cuba 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 25-18. They notched straight-set victories over Puerto Rico and Thailand earlier this week.China's ...
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China India to make new engine of world economy Chinese premier
China and India are both willing and able to foster new highlights in cooperation among Asian countries and make new engine of the world economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday."The two countries have the will, wisdom and capability to jointly nurture new bright spots in cooperation among Asian countries, create new engine of the world economy, provide huge growth potential and ...
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Chinas paddler Li Xiaoxia triumphs in her third attempt
She was beaten twice in the final in 2007 and 2001, but finally got to the top of the podium at the World Table Tennis Championships at the third attempt here on Sunday.Li Xiaoxia, 25, beat fellow Chinese Liu Shiwen 4-1 to take the women's singles title, to complete a grand slam of World Cup, World Championships and Olympic Games.The third seed fought off hard challenge from second-seeded ...
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China seals mens singles champion at table tennis worlds
China has sucured the men's single champion at the World Table Tennis Championships after booking all four semifinal berths here on Sunday.Defending champion and Olympic gold winner Zhang Jike the last to qualify, fighting back from one set down to beat Germany's Partick Baum, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-2, 11-3.Top seed Xu Xin and second seed Ma Long both were forced to the seventh game but ...
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China seeks release of fishermen seized by DPRK
The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) asked the DPRK side to release the detained Chinese fishermen as soon as possible, a Chinese counselor to the DPRK said on ...
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China India to boost economic cooperation
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon on his first overseas visit since taking office, accompanied by a large business delegation. The visit will help link the two huge emerging markets, which together can become an engine of the world economy if they can take advantage of each other's development, analysts have said. Calling India "an important partner ...
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Greece to Buy 142 Ships from China
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said here Saturday Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding companies. The orders, which were signed in April, accounted for more than 60 percent of the recent global orders of Greek shipowners, the Greek official was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. The shipping ...
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Chinas average new home prices up 4.9 in April
(MENAFN) China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated that last month, average new home prices grew 4.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with an increase of 3.6 percent in March, reported Reuters.The agency said that on a monthly basis, new home prices gained 1 percent down from a rise of 1.2 percent in March.The NBS said that the annual increase, the highest since April 2011, ...
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Lipstick effect hits China as economy slows
/enpproperty--> People are more willing to spend on small indulgences such as cosmetics Fang Jinqi, 32, said the most urgent thing for her at the moment is to develop a more thrifty lifestyle because her job as a property agent business is stagnating. The big fan of Hermes bags who used to buy a new one almost every two months said she has not done so for at least six months. To make up ...
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China urges early release of fishermen
/enpproperty--> The Chinese embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is looking into the detention by the DPRK of Chinese fishermen, asking Pyongyang to ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests of the fishermen, a counsellor from the embassy said on Sunday. Counsellor Jiang Yaxian said that a private fishing boat from Dalian city in northeast China's ...
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China President Makes First Foreign Trip to India
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Chinese President Li Keqiang on Sunday a recent military standoff in the Himalayas could affect relations between the two countries as they looked to boost bilateral trade. At a meeting shortly after Li arrived in India on his first foreign trip, Singh said relations were affected when "peace and tranquility" on the border was ...
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Central China ideal for industrial transfers experts
China's central region is still the ideal destination for industrial transfers due to the raft of advantages it offers companies, officials and business leaders have said at an expo in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan ...
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On fleeting HK trips China makes frugal fashionable
satellite town of Tung Chung near the airport. "Typically, mainland consumers look for cheap goods." Foreign retailers treat Hong Kong as a gateway to China, which is poised to become the world's biggest consumer market in three years, and how mainland tourists shop is big business. Sluggish sales growth in Europe and the United States also makes China, with its rapidly expanding ...
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China develops new tourism law and advocates behavior.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Thursday advocated polite tourist behavior and stressed that a good image of Chinese tourists should be projected.Wang made the remarks during a teleconference held by the State Council, China's cabinet, on implementing the new Tourism Law.Wang also urged relevant authorities to develop the tourist industry into a strategic pillar industry of the national ...
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South China Sea dispute Taiwan flexes its muscles | Editorial
China Sea. Ten days ago, a Philippine coast guard ship went too far in chasing off a Taiwanese fishing vessel in disputed waters. Such actions involve water cannons and the damage is nothing worse than a few broken portholes. This time the coast guard ship loosed off 54 rounds into the side of the Taiwanese boat and killed a fisherman. ...
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Q A bet. China Daily and Hainan reform development institutes president
China Daily interviewed Chi Fulin, president of the China Institute for Reform and Development in Hainan province, on the challenges facing the country's ...
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China India PMs to discuss border dispute trade
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with a string of Indian leaders on Monday as the two sides look to rebuild trust after a recent flare-up in a border dispute as well as boost trade.Li, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, has said that his decision to choose India for his first foreign visit since taking office "indicates the great importance ...
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INSIGHT-Despite curbs Chinas vast hot money triangle flourishes
ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ...
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China in Thailand Skal President researches the phenomenal growth first hand
SHANGHAI, China - It has taken almost no time, but it was anticipated by many - China has become the number one source market for many Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. In my capacity as a former hotelier, a new travel agent, a journalist, and National President of SKAL International-Thailand, I had the opportunity to visit Shanghai and Nanjing, to experience first-hand China's ...
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RPT-Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
Sun May 19, 2013 4:53pm EDT (Repeats story first published on Sunday. No changes to text) By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China May 19 (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is ...
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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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