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New spark in the South China Sea
if you are interested in contributing. In the latest complication of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Taiwan has imposed diplomatic and economic sanctions on the Philippines. Taipei has rejected Philippine President Benigno Aquino's informal apology after the crew of a Philippine Coast Guard vessel shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9 in the Bashi Channel where the two ...
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UPDATE 1-Chinas Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis
Wed May 22, 2013 4:42am EDT (Adds China comment, security) By Nick Macfie ISLAMABAD May 22 (Reuters) - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill. Li arrived in the Pakistan capital under ...
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Chinas Ai Weiwei releases music video
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has released a foul-mouthed heavy rock song titled Dumbass, with a video parodying his months in police detention. The video accompanying the song, posted online on Wednesday, shows Ai under interrogation, marking a document with a red thumbprint, and wearing a black hood labelled "Criminal", before being scrutinised by guards in a prison shower. ...
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Copper dips on China imports Grasberg limits losses
Prices dipped Tuesday after disappointing import numbers from China, but losses were capped by a protracted production outage at the Grasberg mine in ...
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North Korea sends top aide to China
Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, left Pyongyang Airport for China as a special envoy of Kim Jong-un on ...
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Porn star’s calligraphy sparks art debate in China
SHANGHAI – Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as ';unskilled'; after it was reportedly auctioned for $95,000. Eight Chinese characters the actress wrote with brush and ink at a theme park in the eastern city of Ningbo were sold earlier this month, the Liberation Daily ...
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China to host conference of Asian parties
China will host a special conference of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), according to the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).The conference will run under the theme, "Promote green development and build a beautiful Asia together," and be held in Xi'an, capital city of northwestern China's ...
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China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
The main China-based ARM-architecture IC design houses, including Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics, Allwinner Technology, Nufront and Actions Semiconductor, will showcase IC solutions at 2013 Computex Taipei scheduled for June 4-8, to compete for orders from smartphone and tablet ...
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A-Ma Temple in Chinas Macao
Constructed in the year of 1488 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the A-Ma Temple is the oldest temple in Macao to commemorate Mazu, the sacred sea goddess who blesses the fishermen and seafarers of the ...
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North Koreas top party-military official sent to China as special envoy amid strained tensions
FILE - 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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North Korean Leaders Special Envoy Arrives In Beijing
BEIJING, May 22 (Bernama) -- A special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, a trip that comes at a time of strained ties between North Korea and China, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. Choe Ryong-hae, the vice marshal of the North Korean military and head of the Workers' Party political bureau, touched down at a Beijing airport on an ...
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China halts 180000 online publications for spreading porn
Chinese authorities have halted 180,000 online publications for spreading pornographic content since the country launched an Internet clean-up campaign in March.More than 10,000 websites were punished for law and regulation violations, according to a statement issued by the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications on Wednesday.The campaign uncovered 5.6 million illegal ...
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China Property Digest Home prices keep rising despite new curbs
BEIJING | Wed May 22, 2013 4:19am EDT BEIJING May 22 (Reuters) - China's home prices are still on the rise despite stricter measures by the central government and major cities in the past few weeks to calm frothy real estate market. The rise fuelled expectations that China could adopt further cooling steps, particularly the widening out of property tax on home owners. Property ...
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China nears pointof no return with Kim
By Francesco Sisci BEIJING - Does young North Korean leader Kim Jong-eun want a different future for himself and his country, or does he think he can spend the next half a century (his probable lifespan) imitating the threats, blackmail, and moves of his father, while physically resembling his grandfather? Nobody is sure about the future, especially so far ahead. One can say, as the song ...
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6 kids among 7 injured in south China knife attack
BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities in southern China say a mentally ill man stabbed six primary school students and an adult in the latest of several attacks on Chinese ...
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China mining services firm plans Australia IPO
Wed May 22, 2013 3:34am EDT * Australia courting Chinese firms for listings * Sino Australia planning to raise A$20 mln in July IPO By Maggie Lu Yueyang SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese mining services company Sino Australia Oil and Gas Ltd is planning an initial public offering in Australia in July, tapping international investors while domestic markets remain frozen, and braving an uncertain ...
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China banks curb loans to commodities firms in hot-money battle
Wed May 22, 2013 3:27am EDT * Chinese banks cutting loans to gold, metals firms * Targeting Chinese firms involved in transit trades * Clampdown to have limited impact on gold imports By Fayen Wong and Polly Yam SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese commodities firms importing everything from gold and rubber to base metals are struggling to get trade loans as banks scrutinise their ...
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China-Pakistan relations of equality mutual trust stand weatherproof
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's new head of government.It is worth noting that Li is the first foreign leader to visit Pakistan in the wake of the country's general elections.The two "firsts" testified to the "all-weather strategic partnership" between China and Pakistan, which was ...
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China market Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13 says Analysys
There were 90.54 million handsets sold in the China market during first-quarter 2013, growing 23.5% sequentially and 34.8% on year, and 75.28 million units of them were smartphones, increasing 32.2% sequentially and 141.5% on year, according to Analysys ...
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When Made-in-China.com holds the beauty contest
Yes Made-in-China.com has decided to turn beauty contest into once a year event after successfully holding the contest this year, however it is dedicated to the products from nationwide across the Chinese mainland. The contest had been held as part of business banquet presided by Made-in-China.com every year during Canton fair in Guangzhou. The contest which named "The Beauty of Made in ...
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Taierzhuang Ancient Town in Chinas Shandong
Taierzhuang Ancient Town, located in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, is surrounded by water and has some classical bridges, an old water transport system, wetland parks, temples, museums, and the architecture of a bygone ...
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China charges six in sex video extortion case
BEIJING: A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with extortion on Monday, Xinhua said, citing a statement from judicial authorities in Chongqing, where they are slated to be tried. Investigators said the group ...
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Eastday-13 arrested in Beijing for rumormongering disrupting public disorder
Police in Beijing said Tuesday that 13 people have been arrested for allegedly spreading rumors and disrupting public order by inciting a protest after a young woman's death earlier this ...
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Confronting Big China and Little China
Our Scarborough Shoal conflict with the People’s Republic of China (Big China) – which ignited on April 9, 2012 when Chinese fishing vessels were caught poaching in Philippine waters by the Philippine Navy – has taken a back seat to a potentially graver conflict in the West Philippine Sea, this time with Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China (Little China), a conflict ...
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China shares end mixed power producers sink again
HONG KONG | Wed May 22, 2013 3:09am EDT HONG KONG May 22 (Reuters) - China shares ended mixed on Wednesday, with power producers extending losses on lingering concerns that potential coal import curbs could hurt margins. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings edged up 0.1 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index closed down 0.1 percent at 2,302.4 points, reversing ...
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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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