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China warns EU against probe into telecom equipment
/enpproperty--> NEW DELHI - The interests of both sides would be hurt if the European Union (EU) goes ahead with an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into mobile telecommunications equipment from China, said a senior Chinese official on Tuesday. Telecom manufacturers of China and the EU have enormous interests in each other's markets and have broad cooperation, Chinese ...
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Mills investigated over tainted rice in C China
/enpproperty--> CHANGSHA - Three rice mills in Central China's Hunan province are being investigated after rice they produced was found to be contaminated with cadmium last week, local authorities said Tuesday. Three mills in Youxian County in the city of Zhuzhou were ordered to recall their products and suspend business operations, according to a statement by the county government. ...
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Beijing holds meeting for solutions to water crisis
/enpproperty--> An international meeting that gathered leading experts, practitioners, policymakers, and investors from China and abroad to promote natural solutions to the water crisis facing an urbanizing world was held in Beijing on May 16. Water resources are increasingly jeopardized by climate change, pollution, watershed degradation, and misuse, with 80 percent of the world now facing ...
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Air China Baggage Through Check-in Available to 14 Cities
Houston will also be on the list of the cities with the baggage through check-in service when the route is inaugurated, bringing the total number of cities with this service to 14. ...
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Burberry earnings tumble China sales boost revenues
(31 mins ago) Luxury label Burberry said annual net profits fell 3.4 percent after it took a large exceptional charge. Earnings after tax slid to £254.3 million in 12 months to the end of March, compared with net earnings of £263.3m in its 2011-12 financial year. Burberry's performance was hit by a one-off charge of £82.9 million linked to the termination of a fragrance ...
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Philippines protests China warships presence
CAVITE, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship and other vessels off a Filipino military-occupied shoal in the disputed Spratly ...
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Chinas growth upsets Australian treasury forecasts
China's surprising growth in recent years has contributed to throwing Australian treasury economic and revenue forecasts out of whack, Secretary to the Treasury Martin Parkinson told economists at a budget briefing in Sydney Tuesday.The briefing was called to explain the context of errors in recent economic and revenue forecasts, which are currently undergoing extensive review.Parkinson ...
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India-China discussions specific without shying away from anything
International News: India and China held very "specific" discussions without "shying away from anything", External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here ...
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4 dead in C China crane collapse
Four people were killed and another seriously injured in a crane collapse on Tuesday morning in Central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said. The accident occurred around 10:30 am at a construction site in the village of Shuangli, Yuanan County, sources with the county government said. The roughly seven-story crane collapsed while being dismantled, killing three people on the ...
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Chinese premier calls for substantial progress in China-India cooperation
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh agreed Monday in New Delhi to further consolidate the Sino-Indian strategic cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity and to push for fresh and substantial progress in bilateral cooperation.In his meeting with Singh, Premier Li said China and India are important neighbors and partners by nature.He noted that ...
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China to Host Seventh Edition of Royal Trophy
(Reuters) - China will host the seventh edition of the Royal Trophy when holders Asia take on Europe in the annual team golf contest in December, organisers said on Tuesday. The continental fight will be held from December 20-22 at the Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, the capital of the Guangdong province. Asia bagged their second title in a sudden-death playoff when the sixth edition ...
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China market Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13 says Analysys
Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY18 billion (US$2.89 billion) during the first quarter of 2013, falling 14.5% on quarter but growing 28.3% on year, according to China-based consulting company Analysys ...
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Indian media highlight China-India economic ties
/enpproperty--> NEW DELHI - India media have highlighted trade and economic relations between India and China during their coverage of Chinese ...
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African youths hone acrobat skills in N China
Students from Nigeria practice acrobatics in Wuqiao county, North China's Hebei province, May 20, 2013. Eight Nigerian students, 14 to 18 years old, began a one-year training course at a local acrobat school, where more than 300 African students have been studying since 2002. Wuqiao county is known as the "home of acrobatics" with more than 1,500 acrobats and 60 troupes. ...
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China may extend giant panda census official
China may extend a nationwide census for wild giant pandas that was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013, as an earthquake disturbed one of the pandas' major habitats last ...
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Hong Kong shares nudged off 3-12-month high China ekes out 5th straight gain
Tue May 21, 2013 5:00am EDT * HSI -0.5 pct, H-shares -0.9 pct, CSI300 +0.2 pct * ICBC down 2.1 pct after Goldman exit, vs 2.5 pct discount * PICC P&C slides after $938.3 million rights issue * China property up, urbanization meeting to be reportedly held by June By Clement Tan HONG KONG, May 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares fell from a 3-1/2-month high on Tuesday, hurt by a series of fund raising ...
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China Galaxy jumps in gray market ahead of Hong Kong debut
HONG KONG | Tue May 21, 2013 4:43am EDT HONG KONG May 21 (Reuters) - China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd soared as much as 8.3 percent in gray market trading on Tuesday, signaling expectations the Chinese state-owned brokerage will climb in its official debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Wednesday. China Galaxy shares changed hands at HK$5.70 in late afternoon and rose as high as ...
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Philippine pivot in the South China Sea
By Richard Javad Heydarian MANILA - After three years of inconclusive bilateral negotiations with China and a year of precarious diplomatic brinkmanship under Cambodia's chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines has sought new ways to resolve its territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Despite earlier hopes that China's leadership ...
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China premiums for refined copper hit 7-month high
Tue May 21, 2013 4:35am EDT * Domestic premiums at around 500 yuan/T over Shanghai front-month contract * One producer takes more than 10,000 T from spot market, adds pressure * Availability of bonded stocks falling By Polly Yam HONG KONG, May 21 (Reuters) - Premiums paid by Chinese buyers of physical refined copper have risen to a 7-month high after domestic producers cut output following a ...
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Chinas Li seeks stronger economic ties with India
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waves at the media in front of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his ceremonial reception at the Indian President's palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Li said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth. He was ...
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China to give harsher penalties for flight bomb hoaxes
Law enforcement authorities vowed on Tuesday to hand down harsher punishments for those found guilty of fabricating threats targeting civilian flights following a series of such hoaxes.The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said in a statement that those who made false bomb threats targeting a number of flights last week have been arrested.The MPS has issued a notice to police in all areas asking ...
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Heavy rain kills 2 in S China
Heavy rain that has fallen since Saturday has killed two people in South China's Guangdong Province, bringing the death toll resulting from rainstorms to 36 so far this year, officials said Tuesday. As of 7 pm Monday, over 16,000 residents had been evacuated in the cities of Meizhou and Chaozhou, according to He Guoqing, executive deputy director of the provincial flood control and drought ...
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China’s first masters of equine studies
/enpproperty--> Three female postgraduate students passed the oral defense of their thesis and became China's first masters of equine studies in Wuhan Business University. The university and Tianjin University of Sport cooperated to set up the degree program in 2011. The students completed the study of theoretical knowledge in Tianjin and came to Wuhan for field studies in September ...
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Yoshikami Low Cost China is Old News
I spent one day in Detroit last week moderating a panel for a large Chinese industrial zone as well as for automakers. In the audience were CEOs and others seeking to understand trends in the automotive industry as they relates to China. It was a fascinating discussion. Interestingly, while many consider China as the home of low-cost production, senior executives from companies and government ...
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Mei Yan Joins Brunswick as China Senior Partner
BEIJING and SINGAPORE, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Brunswick Group, a leading corporate communications partnership, today announced Ms. MEI Yan has joined the firm as Senior Partner for China. The Company also announced the opening of an office in Singapore in August, 2013, which will be Brunswick's fourth office in Asia and its ...
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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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