The love hunter goes on the prowl in China

China Post Online - Saturday 25th May, 2013

But Gao isn't a street-snap photographer. His job involves searching out potential wives for some of China's richest bachelors. The 25-year-old is one of China's premier "love hunters," a new breed of matchmaker who differentiate themselves from the more conventional end of the trade. "It all matters -- the girl's looks, her figure, temperament, height and ...

Key step cleared to Switzerland-China free trade deal

The China Post - Saturday 25th May, 2013

BERNE, Switzerland -- Switzerland and China cleared the final hurdle Friday towards a landmark free-trade agreement, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European ...

Antony says no miracles to resolve India-China disputes

India Today - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Noting that a spirit of cooperation and competition prevailed between India and China, Defence Minister A K Antony on Saturday said negotiations to resolve the disputes between the two will take their own time and he does not expect any "miracles"."It is cooperation and competitionnaturally. Both are neighbours and we have to work together. There are many areas where our ...

China Switzerland sign free-trade pact

Middle East Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Switzerland and China have signed a free-trade agreement leaders of both nations called a historic achievement. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Switzerland to sign the accord, said the trade pact "has huge meaning for global free-trade." "This free-trade deal is the first between China and a continental European economy, and the first with one of the 20 leading economies of the ...

Bollywood Reflects India-China Love-Hate

IDN - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The film reflects not only prevailing nationalist sentiment, but also communist and revolutionary struggles across the globe. It refers to the 1937 plea by the Chinese Communist Party to Jawaharlal Nehru and the Indian National Congress to assist in its struggle against ...

China pledges to step up partnership with Africa

China Daily - Saturday 25th May, 2013

/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Top legislator Zhang Dejiang said on Saturday that China is willing to work with African countries to advance the China-Africa new-type strategic partnership to a higher level. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), made the remarks at a reception held by the African Diplomatic Corps in China to mark the 50th founding ...

Tanzania says work on China-funded gas pipeline to continue

Reuters - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Sat May 25, 2013 11:51am EDT * Tanzania says disputed gas pipeline to be completed next year * Parliament approves budget with pipeline proposals * Govt says to reform state-run power utility By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DODOMA, May 25 (Reuters) - Tanzania will continue building a China-funded $1.2 billion gas pipeline from the south of the country to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam despite ...

China will build tower taller than Burj Khalifa in 7 months

Dubai Chronicle - Saturday 25th May, 2013

.' Moreover, this may happen as soon as this year. Chinese architects plan to construct a building taller even than Burj Khalifa's 828 meters. The name of this ambitious project is "Sky City." It will be located in China's Changsha and it will be really impressive in size. However, if constructed, the building will break Burj Khalifa's record with only 8 to 10 ...

China S.Korea in Sudirman Cup badminton final

West Australian - Saturday 25th May, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Eight-time champions China reached their 10th consecutive Sudirman Cup badminton final on Saturday, seeing off Denmark in Kuala Lumpur and setting up a clash for the title with South Korea.Three-time champs South Korea reached their seventh Cup final when they defeated a spirited Thailand 3-1 in the other semi-final earlier in the day.Sunday's final will be the fourth ...

China Switzerland sign MOU on concluding FTA talks

Global Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L, back) and Swiss President Ueli Maurer (R, back) attend a signing ceremony after their talks in Bern, Switzerland, May 24, 2013. Photo: Xinhua China and Switzerland here on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on concluding negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).The MOU was signed during a meeting between visiting Chinese Premier Li ...

China-Switzerland FTA to benefit both sides

China Daily - Saturday 25th May, 2013

/enpproperty--> BEIJING - China and Switzerland on Friday announced the completion of talks concerning a new free trade agreement (FTA), the first to be signed between Beijing and continental Europe. A memorandum of understanding was signed during a meeting between visiting Premier Li Keqiang and Swiss President Ueli Maurer. The two sides also announced the establishment of a financial ...

China-Germany ties play leading role in China-EU ties

China Daily - Saturday 25th May, 2013

/enpproperty--> BERLIN - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is scheduled to start a visit to Germany on Saturday, the last stop of his first overseas trip after he took office. The fact that Germany is the the only European Union (EU) member included in Li's ongoing four-nation trip evinces the importance of China-Germany ties in the China-EU relationship, said Shi Mingde, China's ...

Del Rosario urges China to to be ‘a responsible and positive force’

Inquirer Global Nation - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario. AP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines - Warning that escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) "could lead to conflict," Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario urged China at a foreign policy forum in Tokyo to act responsibly instead of resorting to aggression in the wake of its its rapid rise as an economic and military power in ...

Top team to visit China to discuss trade deficit

Times of India - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The government asked the Delhi High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Idea Cellular, the chairman of the telco's parent company Kumar Mangalam Birla and five other top ...

China premier criticises EU for telecom probe

Yahoo!7 News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

View Photo Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a news conference in Islamabad on May 22, 2013. Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country's telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media ...

Climate change art exhibition opens in Beijing | Jennifer Duggan

The Guardian - Saturday 25th May, 2013

China is perhaps the perfect venue for a different way of looking at the issue of climate change - through art. A climate-themed art exhibition is to open in Beijing today and will look at themes and debates provoked by climate science. The ...

Ghaddafi thanks Germany Russia and China

afrol News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Colonel Ghaddafi today in an interview thanked the governments of Germany, Russia and China for opposing a no-fly zone over Libya, promising new oil ...

Avian influenza kills one more person in China

Pravda - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Another fatal case caused by avian influenza H7N9 has been reported in China, the Committee on Health of Hunan Province said Wednesday. A 64-year-old woman died in the hospital of the city of Shaoyang in Central China. Thus, the number of deaths from the disease has reached people, whereas the number of people infected is left unchanged - 130. Reportedly, the deceased was the first patient in ...

China orders transparent handling of major accidents

People's Daily - Saturday 25th May, 2013

China's central government has ordered increased transparency in the handling of major accidents and other items of public concern following a fatal high-speed train crash last month. The general offices of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, and the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said in a circular issued on Tuesday that information on major emergencies and items ...

Last-four berths fixed China finish 15th

People's Daily - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The men's water polo last-four berths were produced while hosts China finished 15th here on Tuesday evening at FINA World Championships. Hungary, Serbia, Croatia and Italy will vie for the final tickets on Wednesday. Hosts China greeted their first win at FINA worlds by beating South Africa 9-4 to take the 15th place among all the 16 participants. Tying on 7-7 after three periods, Beijing ...

English Woman Petitions Against Land Grab in China

The Epoch Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Joanne Xu and Xu Shuai (Xu is the surname) are pictured in the article about their plight first published in Southern Metropolis Daily. The two have been caught in a Chinese land dispute involving corrupt officials, land grabs, and petitioning -- a path for seeking redress for official injustice in China. (Screenshot via The Epoch ...

Chinas pension insurance covers 486 mln people

Global Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

China's urban and rural pension insurance program covered 486 million people as of the end of April, an official with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Saturday.As many as 133 million elderly people are receiving monthly pensions, according to vice director of the ministry's rural pension department Liu Conglong.Over the past few years, the government has taken ...