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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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Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
China-based Nanjing Z-Com Wireless has cooperated with IC design houses to begin development of 4G small cell equipment specifically for the China market and expects adoption by mobile telecom carriers to take off in 2014, according to the ...
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Andy Warhol pops up in China
A model, wearing a Campbell's Soup dress in a nod to Andy Warhol's iconic pop art, stands at the "Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal" exhibition currently showing in ...
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The Yuaning Gap Despite recurring border tensions bilateral investments and visits between India and China are breaking new records
In October 2010, industrialist Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Power ordered $10 billion worth of power equipment from Shanghai Electric Group to generate 32,000 mw of power, in the biggest ever business deal between an Indian and Chinese company. The deal, which also meant Shanghai Electric would set up plants in India to make power equipment, was signed on the eve of a meeting between Prime ...
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Caixin Online China Premier’s India trip is about new strategies
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) waves as India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watches after Li's ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi in this May 20, 2013 ...
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Hershey tapping into ‘milk candy’ market in China
The Dauphin County company says it's debuting a line called Lancaster in three cities next month, followed by wider distribution next year. Hershey notes that milk candy accounts for a quarter of the candy market in ...
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Chinas tourist industry urged to promote practices of good faith
BEIJING, China - China's tourist industry has been urged by a senior official to promote practices of good faith. Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the comment during a four-day inspection tour, that ended on Monday, in south China's Guangdong and Hainan provinces. When visiting Hainan, a popular tourist destination, ...
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NKorea Sends Special Envoy to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean army, departed on a chartered Air Koryo flight with a political and military ...
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China arrests 13 over protest rumours
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese authorities have arrested 13 people for Internet posts that sparked a rare protest in Beijing, highlighting tensions between officials and migrant workers, police said.The 13 held include the boyfriend of Yuan Liya, a 22-year-old woman who fell to her death from a shopping mall, igniting the hours-long protest by hundreds of people earlier this month, Beijing police said ...
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PRECIOUS-Gold gains on China demand hopes of U.S. stimulus continuing
* Gold still trading near 2-year lows * China demand remains strong-trader * Coming Up: Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks at 1400 GMT (Adds quotes, updates prices) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Gold edged higher on Wednesday due to strong Chinese demand and after Federal Reserve officials allayed investor concerns that the U.S. central bank will soon exit its ...
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North Korea sends leaders special envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent ...
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China shares headed for 6th straight daily gain rain storm delays HK open
Wed May 22, 2013 12:21am EDT * CSI300 +0.2 pct, Hong Kong to open from 0500 GMT * Rainstorm forces cancellation of morning HK trade * China autos strong, May sales reportedly strong By Clement Tan HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - China shares were headed for a sixth-straight daily gain on Wednesday, with most automakers strong after the official China Securities Journal cited an industrial ...
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Fiji Prime Minister to Strengthen Ties with China during Visit
Suva, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Fiji, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, will make a working visit to China from May 27 to 30 in order to discuss issues of common interest, announced the national radio and television. According to the official note Bainimarama will talk with Prime Minister Li Keqiang, on matters of bilateral commercial benefits. During his visit, specify the text, ...
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Top N. Korea military leader visits China—KCNA
In this July 18, 2012 file photo, North Korea’s Vice-Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People’s Army, speaks during a meeting at the April 25 House of Culture announcing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s new title of marshal, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Choe, a ';special envoy'; for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left ...
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Top 10 relaxing summer destinations in China
Still wondering where to go during this hot summer season? We have selected 10 amazing resorts for your getaway. Afterall, you shouldn't keep yourself trapped in the city all summer long, so pack a bag and ...
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China vows to open domestic markets to Indian businesses
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today said that he would open up domestic markets to Indian businesses and narrow a gaping trade deficit between the two countries. "As for Indian concerns over the trade deficit, the Chinese side is willing to provide facilitation for more Indian products to access the Chinese market," Li said in an address to business leaders in the capital. ...
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Arlington Family Speaks Out About Adoption Ordeal In China
Arlington family stuck in China after a scare at the U.S. Consulate General's Immigrant Visa Unit in Guangzhou. "We heard that it was one of these white powder scares and then they told us that the Consulate was closed," Tracy Antonelli said at her home in Arlington. Antonelli and her husband Patrick Mooty were there adopting their second child, 2 year old Rosalie. "There ...
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Beijing Bandung To Promote Cooperation In Tourism
BEIJING, May 22 (Bernama) -- The city administrations of Bandung and Beijing have agreed to expand cooperation between the two cities in tourism promotion, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported. The agreement was marked with the signing of a memorandum of understanding here on Monday night. Dience Herlina Permana, the secretary of the Bandung city tourism and culture service, said ...
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North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials to Beijing on Wednesday as a "special envoy" of its leader Kim Jong-un, state news agency KCNA ...
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North Koreas Kim Sends Envoy to China
The official Korean Central News Agency said Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the North Korean army, left Pyongyang for China Wednesday. The brief report provided no details about the purpose of the trip. Choe is believed to be the highest-level official Pyongyang has sent to Beijing since Mr. Kim took over leadership of the country following the death of his ...
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China Property Boom Keeps on Chugging
At the end of March, China's newly installed premier Li Keqiang publicly reiterated the government's determination to rein in rising property prices and a resurgent investment binge in the country's real estate market. But by every measure the market continued to boom in April, with prices, sales and investment in new buildings all accelerating from March. New house prices in 70 ...
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Chinas red-hot property market searching for remedy
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - As China's real estate prices continue to rise despite the central government's repeated housing curbs, experts have suggested the cure is to be found in market-oriented measures. China has been fine-tuning its property regulations since 2003, but average housing prices nationwide have more than tripled over the last decade, with some areas seeing prices ...
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China expects co-op with more Indian companies
/enpproperty--> MUMBAI - China welcomes more Indian enterprises to cooperate with their Chinese counterparts to achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Tuesday. Li made the remarks when touring India's industrial giant Tata Group in the financial capital of Mumbai. Li said that the group, which opened an office in China's ...
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Li stresses global strategic significance of China-India ties
/enpproperty--> NEW DELHI - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed the global strategic significance of China-India relations Tuesday during a meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. "China and India are strategic partners and friendly neighbors, " Li told Mukherjee on the third day of his trip to India, the first leg of his first foreign trip since taking office in ...
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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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