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Large tungsten mine discovered in East China
Geologists have discovered a large tungsten mine in east China's Jiangxi Province, officials said Thursday.More than 1 million tonnes of tungsten and associated copper have been found at the mine in the Zhuxi mineral area of Fuliang County in the northeast part of the province, said Peng Zezhou, chief of the provincial geology and mineral resources exploration bureau.The Ministry of Land ...
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China ROK to hold 6th high-level strategic dialogue
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will hold the sixth high-level strategic dialogue between their foreign ministries in Beijing next month, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman announced Thursday.Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and ROK's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun will attend the dialogue scheduled for June 3.They will exchange views on bilateral relations and ...
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China issues rules to prevent judicial order disruptions
Police officers posted at people's procuratorial organs will be responsible for stopping any efforts to disrupt judicial order, according to a renewed set of regulations.Protective restraint will be imposed by police officers on people, including petitioners, who attempt to injure or kill themselves at procurators' offices, according to the regulations.The regulations were recently ...
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President Xi stresses rehabilitation in quake-hit SW China
President Xi Jinping has asked local governments in southwest China's Sichuan Province, which was hit by a strong earthquake last month, to shift their focus to rehabilitation.During a visit to hard-hit Lushan County, Xi urged local governments to carefully evaluate the damage and draft a rehabilitation plan based on local conditions.The rehabilitation program should not only consider local ...
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China to support Pakistans stability and growth
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem ...
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China warns blind dissident ahead of Taiwan trip
BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng on Thursday to mind his language ahead of his trip next month to political rival Taiwan, on a visit which could infuriate Beijing if, as expected, Chen uses it to criticise Chinese rights abuses. China has been largely silent on the issue of Chen since he fled from house arrest and took refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing ...
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Stocks weighed down by China and Fed fallout
U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after mixed messages from the Federal Reserve about its ongoing bond-buying program. Stocks had rallied earlier as investors welcomed comments from Fed ...
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Warning signs for China Fed hints at curbing stimulus
LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone's downturn tempered slightly in May, business surveys showed on ...
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Slide Show Most popular American brands in China
By 2030, roughly two-thirds of the world's middle class will be in the Asia Pacific region--largely in China--according to a report by Ernst & Young. Currently at around 150 million people, the Chinese middle classis expected to reach 1 billion. Representing a $250 billion market for American companies today,according to the U.S.-China Business Council estimates,it's worth noting ...
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LONDON MARKETS U.K. Stocks Slide As Miners Drop On China Data
LONDON – U.K.'s benchmark FTSE 100 stock index retreated from a 13-year high on Thursday, with resource firms adding pressure after disappointing Chinese manufacturing data fueled worries about growth recovery in the Asian nation.The FTSE 100 index slumped 1.9%, after climbing to the highest close since December 1999 on Wednesday.Mining firms were among biggest decliners, after ...
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EU ready for talks on China investment accord
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission announced on Thursday it was ready to open negotiations with China, one of the EU's most important trading partners, on an investment protection accord.The announcement comes in the midst of a series of tit-for-tat trade disputes between Brussels and Beijing and as the EU begins talks with Washington on what could be the largest ever Free Trade ...
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Record Attendance at the Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Seminars in Beijing China and Hsinchu andTaiwan
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology has just completed its series of Asian seminars in Beijing, China and Hsinchu, Taiwan, attracting a record total attendance of over 250 ...
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China Agritech directors cannot escape investor lawsuit - judge
By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - China Agritech Inc directors lost a bid to escape a lawsuit by shareholders who contend the company was a fraud, the latest setback delivered by Delaware judges to defendants connected to Chinese reverse merger companies.In a ruling Tuesday, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Chancery Court allowed an investor lawsuit to proceed seeking damages over the ...
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METALS-Copper hit by China factory datamine closure limits loss
* HSBC China flash PMI falls to seven-month low of 49.6 * Worries of early end to bond buying also hurt sentiment * Coming Up; U.S. jobless claims 1230 GMT By Eric Onstad LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Copper reversed the week's gains, sliding as much as 3 percent on Thursday after a survey showed China's manufacturing sector contracted, but a shutdown at one of the world's biggest mines ...
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Asian Stocks Tumble On Fed Talk China Growth Concerns
Asian stocks tumbled on Thursday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's April 30-May 1 meeting revealed "a number" of members favor tapering the central bank's $85-billion bond-buying program as early as the June meeting if the labor market continues to improve. Fed chief Ben Bernanke also hinted that an exit could be initiated in the "next few meetings" if the ...
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Chinas manufacturing slows HSBC
Beijing, May 23 : China's manufacturing activity fell into contraction for the first time since October, a preliminary survey from the HSBC ...
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New GM at Peninsula Beijing leads with care and efficiency
With a prominent background of working in top luxury hotels spanning across Asia, Joseph Sampermans, general manager of The Peninsula Beijing, has been sparing no efforts in leading his team to admirable achievements.Sampermans, a Dutch national and graduate of the Limburg Zuyd in the Netherlands with a bachelor's degree in finance, comes to the hotel with 20 years of experience in the ...
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NZ farmers thank China for fixing trade blunder
/enpproperty--> WELLINGTON - The head of New Zealand's farming industry body on Thursday thanked Chinese authorities for helping to "untangle a bureaucratic morass" that had resulted in New Zealand meat exports being refused entry into China. Federated Farmers president and trade spokesperson Bruce Wills said the mistakes by New Zealand's export licensing authority, the ...
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Successful dive confirmed in South China Sea
/enpproperty--> The China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association said on Thursday that Qianlong No1 completed a successful dive of 4,159 meters in the South China Sea in May. The dive was a major boost to efforts to explore the ocean floor and carry out research. Qianlong No1 is 4.6 meters long and 1.6 meters wide, weighing about 1,500 kilograms. The submersible is ...
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BAIC shows its designs at Beijing expo
A concept vehicle designed by Beijing Automotive Industry Corp is shown during the 16th Beijing International High-Tech Expo, May 23, 2013. The expo opened on Wednesday and will last until Sunday. ...
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NBA Nation to tour China
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - NBA Nation, the NBA's largest mobile basketball playground, will return to China for the second consecutive year and visit 12 cities from May 31 to Aug 18, giving fans the chance to enjoy basketball contests, interact with NBA players and pose with the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy. O.J. Mayo of the Dallas Mavericks will launch the festivities in ...
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Speculation over N Korea envoys China trip
Speculation mounted over a top NorthKorean military official's visit to China on Thursday, as few details of his meetings were made ...
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SE Asia Stocks-Fall on Fed China data jitters Spore Thailand hit 2-wk low
BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks fell on Thursday, with Singapore marking its worst week since November 2012 and Thai stocks at their lowest close in more than two weeks, as worries over the future of U.S. monetary stimulus and weak Chinese data dented global sentiment. Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia saw weakness in large caps such as Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Siam ...
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China and Fed fallout to weigh on U.S. stocks
U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after mixed messages from the Federal Reserve about its ongoing bond-buying program. Stocks had rallied earlier as investors welcomed comments from Fed ...
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NKorea envoy to meet Chinas leader
(7 mins ago) While a North Korean envoy waits for an expected meeting with China's Communist Party chief, his Chinese hosts are taking him touring in Beijing. North Korea's official Central News Agency reported that the envoy, Choe Ryong Hae, spent part of Thursday touring an industrial park in the southern part of the capital, accompanied by a Communist Party functionary, AP ...
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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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