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Beijing was told bluntly about cyber hacking risks says Obama
(57 mins ago) US President Barack Obama said China has understood his ';very blunt'' message that cyber-hacking against the United States will lead to a deterioration of relations between the two powers. ';We've had very blunt conversations about this. They understand, I think, that this can adversely affect the fundamentals of the US-China relationship,'' ...
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Seeking larger role in region of key importance to economy China hosts Mideast peace forum
BEIJING, China - China is hosting a Mideast peace forum backing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as part of its quest for greater diplomatic influence in a region of growing importance to its economy. Participants in the two-day meeting that began on Tuesday include U.N. officials, diplomats, academics, and present and former members of the Palestinian and Israeli ...
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Chinas May coal imports climb 5.6 pct on yr - industry website
SHANGHAI, June 18 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:56pm EDT SHANGHAI, June 18 (Reuters) - China's total coal imports, including lignite, rose 5.6 percent in May from a year ago to 27.57 million tonnes, industry website China Coal Transport and Distribution Association showed. However, coal arrivals in May were down 3.9 percent from the 26.45 million tonnes imported in April, the data ...
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China May Leading Index Signals Weaker Economic Growth Ahead
A leading indicator of Chinese economic activity rose marginally in May and at a slower pace than a month earlier, suggesting more sluggish growth for the ...
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Mitsubishi Motors to recall 9478 faulty vehicles in China
(MENAFN) China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that Mitsubishi Motors plans on recalling 9,478 vehicles in China due to a potential safety hazard in the sunroof, reported Xinhua News.China's consumer quality watchdog also said that the problem was related to the installing of the sunroofs causing a possibility of the glass panel ...
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China- Continual rise in home sales
(MENAFN) A gradual rise in home sales in China is anticipated till the end of the year, real estate market experts said.China Times reported that real estate developers increased their sales target by the advent of the current year and that was reflected on the figures shown by Chinese real estate giants. At the top of the list came China Vanke Co whole sales stood at USD11.39 billion over the ...
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Chinas home price rise continues to slow
New home prices continued to see slower rises in Chinese cities last month, signaling that the government's recent tightening measures were showing effects, according to official data released Tuesday.Of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 65 cities saw month-on-month home price rises in May, down from 67 cities in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a ...
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CVIA China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
China-based TV vendors are looking to procure about 30 million TV panels from Taiwan-based panel makers in 2013, according to the China Video Industry Association ...
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China Customs officials confiscate 213 bear paws
A total of 213 smuggled bear paws confiscated by China's Customs officials are shown in Manzhouli of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 17, 2013. The bear paws were smuggled from Russia and discovered in the tires of a Russian passenger van trying to enter China. To date, this is the biggest bear paw smuggling case in China. Two Russian suspects have been detained ...
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Fishing talks between Philippines Taiwan may violate one-China policy
The start of fisheries talks between the Philippines and Taiwan might violate the country's one-China policy and Manila should instead craft any future pact with Taipei as a local government of China, an international law expert said. Harry Roque, chairman of the centre for International Law, however, welcomed the decision of the two sides to avoid the use of force in fishing disputes -- a ...
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Memorize the old Beijing with painting brush
Fucha Danqing is a post-80s Man minority young man who grows up in traditional Hutong in Beijing. He has shown keen interest in painting since he studied in middle school. The obsession with art has led him on the way of ...
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Chinas Chongqing hit by summer heat wave
A man walks on a street in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2013. The highest temperature in Chongqing reached 39 degrees centigrade here on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen ...
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Food-safety offenders to receive harsher penalties in China
Shanghai has stepped up its punishment for those found to be endangering food safety by removing ceilings for fines and allowing the death penalty for severe crimes, a high official from Shanghai's top court said on Monday. "The threshold for sending food-safety lawbreakers to prison has been lowered. Stiff penalties both legally and economically will ensure criminals do not dare to ...
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China foreign investment inflows rise 0.3 in May
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China received $9.26 billion in foreign direct investment in May, 0.3% higher than in the year-earlier period, according to a Xinhua news report Tuesday citing official data. The inbound investment took the total FDI that China attracted in the first five months of 2013 to $47.6 billion, 1% more than the country received in the same period of 2012. The rise in May FDI ...
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Hong Kong stocks off as China banks property down
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday pulled back after a two-day rally amid uncertainty over the pace of the U.S. Federal Reserve's bond purchases, with Chinese property developers dropping after another strong monthly increase in home prices on the mainland. The Hang Seng ...
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China home prices rise further in May
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Chinese housing prices in the nation's largest cities maintained their upward trend in May, according to data out Tuesday from the National Bureau of Statistics. In its survey covering the 70 large and medium-sized urban centers, 65 showed gains for newly built homes during May, while 3 showed declines and 2 were flat. Compared to May 2012, all but one city ...
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China Railway to launch door-to-door services in Hainan other provinces
Rail freight volume in China dropped 0.7 per cent on year to 3.9 billion tonnes last year. Photo: EPA The central government plans to reform its railway freight industry to boost efficiency and drive down costs in the fragmented logistics sector. The reforms, which took effect on Saturday, are expected to simplify railway freight procedures and provide customers with better service. The ...
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Indonesia Chinas Guangxi to expand cooperation in exclusive economic zone
The governments of Indonesia and China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have planned to widen cooperation in building exclusive economic zones in both countries, an Indonesian minister said here on Monday.The plan was unveiled at a meeting between Peng Qinghua, secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region CPC Committee, and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State of ...
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Eriksson Coaching in China his biggest challenge
It certainly recalled the memory of Sven-Goran Eriksson's memories from the "good old days" in Italy and England, when he was surrounded by journalists and fans."This will be one of the biggest challenges in my coaching career," Eriksson, who took rein of the Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Fuli 12 days ago, made his debut speech to more than 50 journalists here on ...
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Korean Air Increases Frequency to Canada and China
Korean Air, South Korea’s flagship airline, has announced to increase frequency on its routes to Canada and China. From 20 June, the current five flights a week between Seoul/Incheon and Vancouver will be increased to daily flights, with flights to Toronto also increased to daily from 24 June. The flights between Seoul/Incheon and the Chinese destination Jinan will increase from four ...
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Im Not a Spy for China Snowden
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the U.S. government's top-secret surveillance programs, fought back against his critics on Monday and denied allegations that he was a spy for China. Snowden told an online forum run by Britain's Guardian newspaper that he revealed the programs in part out of disappointment with President Barack Obama, who he ...
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Beijing hukou for Chinas migrant soldiers
The Beijing municipal authority issued a new policy for military conscription from universities in the Chinese capital city, the Beijing News ...
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Beijing Steps Up Efforts to Shore Up Stock Market
China's government has stepped up efforts to lift confidence in the country's flagging stock markets by buying more shares in the four biggest commercial banks, stock exchange statements showed on Monday. Central Huijin Investment, which holds Beijing's investments in state-owned financial firms, spent about 363 million yuan ($59.2 million) buying bank shares on June 13, Reuters ...
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China Supercomputer Tianhe-2 Claims Fastest Computer Title
A Chinese supercomputer – the Tianhe-2 – has leapt to the top of the latest Top 500 List, which tracks the fastest supercomputers in the world. The Tianhe-2 (or ';Milky Way-2″), which became fully operational two years ahead of schedule, clocks in at an astounding 33.86 petaflops per second. A petaflop is one trillion calculations. The Tianhe-2 is over 20 billion times as ...
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Hospitals in China Advertise Sale of Unwanted Babies
A nurse massages babies at the Xining Children Hospital in Xining City, Qinghai Province. Hospitals in Henan Province have been advertising the selling of unwanted babies, according to a report by China National Radio. (Getty ...
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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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