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China euro zone threaten U.S.-led economic recovery
LONDON (Reuters) - Factory output in China, the world's second largest economy, weakened to a nine-month low in June, combining with a continued recession in the euro zone to threaten a global recovery led by the United ...
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Beijings Pollution Alarms Neighbors
Severe air pollution on Jan. 12 in Beijing, China. Air quality index levels were classed as "Beyond Index." (Photo: Hung Chung Chih, ...
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China considers pipeline for shale gas
A pipeline slated to carry natural gas reserves from Chinese shale deposits would be the first project of its kind in the country, a Chinese company said. China National Petroleum Corp. announced plans to construct a 57-mile pipeline that would tie shale natural gas deposits in Sichuan province to an existing pipeline in neighboring Yunnan province. It would be the first such pipeline of its ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-End to Fed stimulus China slowdown spark world sell-off
Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:54am EDT * Clear signal of Fed tapering sparks global asset selloff * MSCI World drops 1.9 pct in biggest 1-day fall for 12 months * Weak China data added to global growth concerns * Oil, gold, copper slump as dollar gains By Richard Hubbard LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - The clear signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it will soon stop pumping money into the global economy ...
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RPT-WRAPUP 2-Asian markets hammered on China fears Fed exit plan
Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:33am EDT (Repeats to more subscribers) * Fed stimulus end, China weakness fuel broad-based selling * MSCI Asia ex-Japan slides 3.9 pct in biggest drop since 2011 * HSBC China "flash" PMI surprisingly weak, PBOC still tight * Asian currencies take a bath, Indian rupee at record low * U.S. Treasury yields hit 15-mth high, underpin US dollar (Updates with latest prices, ...
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COMMODITIES-Bruised by bleak China data Fed policy plan
Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:32am EDT * Gold plunges to lowest in 33 months * Oil slips more than $2, biggest daily drop in more than a month * China June flash HSBC PMI hits 9-month low * Coming up: U.S. existing home sales May; 1400 GMT By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) - Commodities fell sharply on Thursday as further evidence of slowing growth in economic powerhouse China added to a ...
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U.S. says Russia China among worst in human trafficking
An annual U.S. State Department report on Wednesday cited Russia and China among the world’s worst offenders in fighting forced labor and sex trafficking, which could lead to U.S. sanctions, prompting angry rebuttals from Moscow and Beijing. The report said Russia had failed to provide systematic safeguards for victims of trafficking. China, it said, had done too little to outlaw all ...
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Seven hurt in China stampede at Beckham event
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Seven people were hurt in a stampede Thursday as hundreds of fans rushed to see football superstar David Beckham at an event in China's commercial hub Shanghai, police and local media said.Beckham, who was visiting Shanghai in his role as ambassador to the troubled Chinese Super League (CSL), expressed hope that the injured would recover quickly after the event had to be ...
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China used military in Xinjiang exiled Uighur leader
TOKYO (AFP) - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer claimed Thursday the Chinese government used military force in the latest episode of what she calls "ethnic cleansing" in the troubled province of Xinjiang.Twenty-one people, including police officers and officials, were killed in violent clashes in the ethnically divided region on April 23, officials have said.Chinese state media has ...
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Five injured in China stampede to see David Beckham
BEIJING // At least five people have been injured in a stampede after fans stormed a stadium gate upon the arrival of David Beckham at a Chinese university today. Shanghai-based Tongji University said on its official microblog that four university employees and one foreign student have been sent to hospital with injuries. The state-run news site Xinmin Net said nearly 1,000 fans had gathered ...
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World China jails 19 Uighurs for religious extremism
Uighurs , ?a Turkic-speaking Muslim people who call energy-rich Xinjiang home, chafe at Chinese government restrictions on their culture, language and ...
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Asian Stocks Tumble On Bernanke Comments China Worries
Asian stocks tumbled on Thursday, with investor sentiment hurt by Fed Chairman Bernanke's comments signaling the end of bond buying by the middle of next year and concerns over slowing growth in China. Speaking at a news conference after a two-day Fed policy meeting, Bernanke yesterday indicated that the Fed is moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program later this year as long as ...
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Government in wide-ranging negotiations with China - Muscat
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Flood traps 100 in NW China school
Over 100 middle school students and teachers are trapped in their school following a flash flood that occurred Wednesday in the city of Tianshui in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Thursday. The Maiji Junior Middle School became isolated after a rainstorm washed away the only bridge linking the school, which is located in a mountainous area, to the outside, the ...
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China Vietnam should seek South China Sea solution Chinese President
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang wave during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, June 19, 2013. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China and Vietnam should push forward with seeking a political solution to the South China Sea issue.Xi and visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang held three-hour-long talks ...
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Is China buying Egypt from the US
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2012. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images) CAIRO, Egypt -- ...
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Chinas domestic film industry booms
film s to China jumped from 20 to 34. The figures show that Chinese films struggled to compete with their imported counterparts. However, so far this year things have been different. The domestic film market here is positively booming. China's domestic film industry has seen an extraordinary success in ...
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UNs Ban visits China to observe Low Carbon Day
General Secretary of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon signs his name in Chinese and English during a visit to the Beijing Capital Museum for a low carbon and climate change themed exhibition on June 20, 2013. China observed the country's first Low Carbon Day on Monday. [Photo by Xu ...
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Stampede over David Beckham injures 5 in China
David Beckham, center, and Tang Wensheng, left, chairperson of China’s Soong Ching Ling Foundation, walk with Chinese officials upon arrival for a charity event in Beijing Monday, June 17, 2013. Retired Beckham donated his teams’ jerseys he worn during his career and a Jaguar F-Type Sport car to the foundation to sell them for a charity in China. Beckham will be joined by his wife ...
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PH boxers Gabuco Petecio make the China Open finals
MANILA, Philippines-- Reigning world champion Josie Gabuco stunned hometown bet Ren Cancan as Filipino’s female boxers stayed undefeatedThursdayin the China Open in Guiyang, China. The reigning 48 kilogram world champion Gabuco defeated Cancan, a London Olympics silver medalist and tree-time world flyweight (51 kg.) champion via unanimous decision. Nesthy Petecio likewise brought down a ...
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New concerns about China growth
HSBC said Thursday that its "flash" index of manufacturing purchasing managers' sentiment fell to a nine-month low of 48.3 in June, as new export orders dropped sharply and production contracted for the first time in eight ...
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Bernanke and China send world stocks lower
world stock markets were deeply in the red as investors took fright at plans by the Federal Reserve to begin reducing the pace of stimulus toward the end of this year. A weak reading ...
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Quake jolts NE China
(13 mins ago) A 5.0-magnitude quake jolted the junctional zone between Hulunbuir city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Nenjiang county of Heilongjiang Province at 5:05 p.m. Thursday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 6 km, was monitored at 49.8 degrees north latitude and 125.2 degrees east longitude, the center said, Xinhua ...
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Becks puts his spin on China football says league in good position
(31 mins ago) Footballer David Beckham, 38, said in Shanghai he sees a ';bright'' future for the Chinese game despite past corruption scandals and the dismal performance of the national team. Visiting the city as ambassador to the Chinese Super League, the recently-retired, aging, former England captain defended his decision to take up the role, which has been viewed as an ...
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London Markets Miners hurt in London after weak China data
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. stocks were hit hard on Thursday, as mining firms dropped after weak factory data from China and banks declined on a report the sector needs to plug a multibillion-pound capital ...
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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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