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Wont accept EU measures on emissions China
BEIJING: China said it will not accept any "unilateral and compulsory market measures" announced by the European Union threatening Chinese carriers with fines for non-compliance with its Emissions Trading System (ETS). Speaking at the 2013 China Civil Aviation Development Forum in Beijing, Yan Mingchi, deputy director-general of the policy, law and regulation department under the CAAC ...
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The five war toys India and China have in common
India's annual rate of inflation continued its upward climb and stood at its steepest level since August 2004 at 8.24 per cent for the week ended May 24, against 8.1 per cent for the previous week.Since the data on wholesale price index released on Friday pertained to the week ended May 24, the inflation rate does not reflect the steep hike in prices of transport and cooking fuel announced ...
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China police arrest man after plane bomb threats
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese police have arrested a man who allegedly made bomb threats which caused delays or diversions to Shanghai, news reports said Saturday.Eleven flights were affected in total, though the suspect is not alleged to be behind all the threats. The planes were travelling from Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the Beijing News reported.One flight from Guangzhou on Friday ...
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Environmentalists fear dams on Nu could befoul one of China’s great waterways
Thousands of households have been relocated, and China's weary band of environmental activists, who have fought for years to slow the process of damming on the Yangtze and China's other great rivers, ask: why China can't have just one single river that is not ...
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International Garden Expo opens in Beijing
BEIJING - The ninth China (Beijing) International Garden Expo, which will run for six months, kicked off alongside the Yongding river in Beijing on Saturday. The expo will showcase garden styles from 69 Chinese cities and 37 cities of 29 countries from around the world, the expo's organizers said. The expo site, which covers an area of 513 hectares, consists of 128 exhibition parks. The ...
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9 most popular USA brands sold 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 ...
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36 killed in floods in southern China
At least 36 people have died and ten others have been reported missing in downpours that have swept south China's Guangdong Province since Wednesday. Rainstorms battered five cities, including the provincial capital Guangzhou, on Wednesday and Thursday, triggering heavy flooding in some areas. The flood water levels of some rivers in Guangdong have surpassed warning lines and the Beijiang ...
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Chengdu key for China on economic integration says Spanish
Pankaj Ghemawat, a professor of global strategy at the IESE Business School, believes that the Chinese southwestern city of Chengdu will play a very important role in China's integration in the global economy.Chengdu, the capital city of China's Sichuan Province, "will carry out a very important role in not only assuring that China is increasingly integrated in the global economy, ...
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9th China Intl Garden Expo opens
Singer Liu Yuanyuan performs during the opening ceremony of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2013. The expo opened in southwestern Fengtai district in Beijing on Saturday and will last till Nov. 18, 2013. Garden designs from 69 Chinese cities and 29 countries will be presented. (Xinhua/Li ...
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China April housing inflation quickens to two year high
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economic ...
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Airline bomb hoax suspect caught in E China
A man who allegedly made false bomb threats that affected flights in five Chinese cities was caught on Friday afternoon in Yancheng City of east China's Jiangsu Province, the municipal police said on Saturday.From 5:22 pm to 5:25 pm on Friday, police in the cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Guangzhou received phone calls claiming there were bombs on airplanes bound for ...
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Central China Expo opens in Henan
The eighth Central China Expo, an important platform for contract-signing and investment in China's central regions, kicked off on Saturday in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province.Some 36,014 businessmen, including senior executives of Nestle, Carrefour and other big names among the world's top 500 companies, are attending the three-day event.Vice Premier Wang Yang and Minister of ...
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China to issue 20 billion in 50-year T-bonds
Finance (MOF) announced Friday that it will issue 20 billion yuan ($3.23 billion) in 50-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance marks the ministry's tenth issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website. The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 4.24 percent. Interest will be paid every half year on May 20 and November 20 ...
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Chinas food sector to boom
food industry will continue to experience steady and healthy growth in the coming years against the backdrop of a sluggish economy, according to an industry analyst. Xiong Bilin, vice president of the China National Food Industry Association, made the remarks Thursday at a food expo held in central ...
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US neutrality urged on China-Japan dispute
/enpproperty--> WASHINGTON - China's Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai on Friday urged Washington to remain "truly neutral" on the Sino-Japanese territorial dispute in East China Sea by honoring its promise to "take no side". In an interview published by the US magazine Foreign Affairs on its website, Cui blamed Japan for creating the dispute and tensions ...
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Over 100 cockroaches 500 spiders from Germany seized by Beijing customs
Beijing intercepted more than 100 cockroaches and 500 spiders hidden in parcels mailed from Germany, local authorities said on Friday. The five parcels intercepted by the Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau were a record high for insect interceptions in the Beijing region. "According to the criminal law, the maximum sentence would see whoever sent this being put in ...
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China-India coercion easily trumps diffidence
India cannot match China miltarily – now and very likely in future. China has vast reserves ($3 trillion) that can easily be used to procure sophisticated armaments. The question arises – why did US, that has been trying to woo India into a partnership did not speak out in defence of India. The only statement that came out from US was to settle the differences amicably. India alone ...
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China will not accept carbon tax on EU flights report
BEIJING (AFP) - China will not pay for CO2 emissions by its airlines on flights within Europe, a top civil aviation official reportedly said after the European Commission warned eight Chinese firms face fines for nonpayment.The world's second largest economy "will not accept any unilateral and compulsory market measures", Yan Mingchi, deputy director-general of the legal and ...
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China challenges Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa
published an article on May 8 implicitly asserting Chinese claims over Okinawa, a Pacific island long held by Japan that houses key US military bases. China is already involved in a tense dispute over Japan's moves to nationalise the nearby Senkaku/Diaoyu islets, which sit astride key shipping lanes and undersea energy resources. ...
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Canada’s NDP denounces China signals support for Obama’s “Asia Pivot”
Canada's Official Opposition, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP), brought forward a motion last month to scuttle the recently negotiated Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA).Though their motion was doomed to be overwhelmingly defeated and quickly forgotten, the social democrats used the occasion to repeatedly denounce the ...
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Chinese premiers India trip to evince Beijings unwavering pursuit of better ties
The choice of India as the first leg of Li Keqiang's maiden overseas trip as Chinese premier sent out a clear signal that Beijing's new leadership prioritizes enhancing ties with New Delhi despite border spats and other disputes.The rationale is simple: With China and India being the world's two largest developing countries and most populous nations -- accounting for about 40 ...
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Speeding Up Again China House Prices
China's housing inflation quickened in April, marking the fourth consecutive year-on-year rise and challenging policymakers who are trying to cool record home prices while supporting economic expansion. Average new home prices rose 4.9 percent last month from a year ago, after a year-on-year increase of 3.6 percent in March, according to Reuters calculations from data released by the ...
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Death toll rises in China storms
The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs website says at least nine provinces have had storms and some flooding and landslides since Tuesday.It says Guangdong province has been hit the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more missing.Guangdong's weather service forecasts more heavy rain along with thunder, ...
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Kerry confront China on human rights
"No nation has more opportunity to advance the cause of democracy, " said then-Sen. John Kerry at his recent confirmation hearing to become U.S. secretary of state. "And no nation is as committed to the cause of human rights as we are." This weekend, ...
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Mexican Foreign Minister to Pay Official Visit to China
Beijing, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Jose Antonio Meade, will start Sunday a two-day official visit to China, said the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. Meade meets an invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Those nations last year celebrated four decades of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which rose to strategic partnership in 2003. ...
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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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