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Chinas Lunar Exploration Program
China had collected all the data needed to draw its first full map of the moon surface and was almost done with the mapping work, Sun Jiadong, the chief designer of the country's Chang'e -1 lunar probe has ...
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U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official
CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...
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Chinas Communist Party requires officials to be loyal clean
The Communist Party of China (CPC) needs "loyal" and "clean" Party officials to serve at leading posts in prefecture-level cities in order to ensure good governance through the training of high-calibre leaders, according to a CPC order.Loyalty to the Party, capability to promote social harmony and abundant working experience at grass-roots communities should be the qualities ...
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Heavy rainfalls to persist in south China
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The National Meteorological Center said Sunday that heavy rainfalls will hammer south China over the next three days.Regions south of the Yangtze River and south China will experience heavy rains from Sunday to Tuesday, with some areas seeing rainstorms, the center said in a statement on its website.Meanwhile, a cold front will hit Inner Mongolia autonomous region ...
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Surging China demand buoys US pork
US pork exports will jump 23 percent or more this year because of surging demand and prices in China, the world's top consumer, according to Brett Stuart, the co-founder of farm-industry researcher Global AgriTrends. "The tinder is set," Stuart said during a conference call organized by AgStar Financial Services Inc, an industry lender in Mankato, Minnesota. "All we need is a ...
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Chinas CPI growth may fall to 4 pct by year end bank report
China's consumer prices will likely fall in the second half of the year, trimming growth of the consumer price index (CPI) to 4 percent by the year's end, the Bank of Communications said in a report Thursday. The bank forecast the rise of CPI, the main gauge of inflation, would be controlled at around 5.2 percent from a year earlier this year. The report attributed the weakening ...
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China seeks win-win development with Asia
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Residents in Hekou in southwest China can still recall its former days as a quiet, anonymous town that attracted few visitors from neighboring Vietnam for business or sightseeing.But major changes have hit the town in Yunnan province. With two roads and one rail line linking it with Vietnam, Hekou has become a bustling hub for Vietnamese visitors buying bargain ...
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China bullish about Canton Fair
China is "prudently optimistic" about the result of this week's 111th Session of the China Import and Export Fair, or the Canton Fair, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday, a forecast that augers well for increased foreign trade."We have a prudently optimistic expectation about the export deals during this Canton Fair. We estimate that the value of orders placed by ...
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Six remain trapped in colliery flooding in central China
Rescuers prepare to conduct rescue mission after a coal mine was flooded in Shilong district of Pingdingshan city, central China's Henan province, April 15, 2012. At least five people were killed in the colliery flooding accident which occurred Saturday afternoon, local authorities said. The total number of workers underground is unknown.(Xinhua/Zhu ...
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China to work with U.S. other parties on Syria foreign minister
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday that China is willing to cooperate closely with the relevant parties including the United States for an early political solution to the crisis in Syria.In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Yang said China is willing to work with the international community and will continue to ...
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China allocates 27 bln yuan from land sales for water conservation
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China used 27 billion yuan (4.29 billion U.S. dollars) from land sales to build farmland water conservation projects in 2011, the Ministry of Water Resources said Saturday.Local authorities must set aside 10 percent of their revenues accrued from land sales for farmland water conservation projects, according to the central government's No. 1 document issued at ...
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China targets irregular staff recruitment arbitrary charges
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed greater efforts to redress malpractice in staff recruitment by government entities and arbitrary charges imposed upon the supply chain by retail giants.Ma Wen, supervision minister and head of the Office of Redressing Malpractices under the State Council, or the cabinet, made the remarks while announcing major tasks for rectifying irregularities ...
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UN Chief Praises Chinas Constructive Role in Reducing Korea Tension
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised China's "constructive" role in reducing tensions between North and South ...
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Activists targeting China dog meat festival
BEIJING (AFP) - A festival dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won a minor concession from local officials, an activist said on Wednesday.The annual festival, scheduled to take place on Friday in Guangxi province, sees dogs packed into cages before being killed, skinned and cooked -- but has met with increasing opposition from ...
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China DPRK discuss situation on Korean Peninsula bilateral relations
BEIJING, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Chinese and North Korean deputies foreign minister, Zhang Yesui and Kim Gye Gwan, have discussed the development of bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula within the inter-ministerial strategic dialogue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Wednesday. She said the parties "exchanged views on a wide range of ...
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China welcomes developments in Afghan reconciliation FM spokeswoman
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday that China welcomes the positive development of the ongoing reconciliation process in Afghanistan.Hua's comment came after the Afghan Taliban on Tuesday set up a liaison office in the Qatari capital of Doha in order to initiate talks with international organizations.The Taliban will use the Doha office to maintain contact with the ...
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Profits for Chinas SOEs up 6.5 pct in first 5 months
China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) reported 884.1 billion yuan ($143.34 billion) in profits in the first five months of 2013, up 6.5 percent year on year, government data showed Wednesday.The growth rate marked a jump from the 5.3-percent profit gain in the first four months.Of the total profits, SOEs administered by central government departments or those in which the central ...
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China to maintain prudent monetary policy
China will continue a prudent monetary policy while ensuring credit growth for the real economy, agricultural sector and small enterprises, according to a statement issued after a State Council meeting Wednesday.Participants at the meeting, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, planned a set of measures designed to increase the financial sector's support to the country's economic ...
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New plant doubles Fords engine capacity in China
Global car manufacturing giant Ford Motor Company has more than doubled its engine production capacity in China with a new plant in the southwestern Chongqing Municipality that went into operation on Wednesday.The new engine plant run by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. (CFMA), Ford's China joint venture, has an annual production capacity of 400,000 units, said Alan Mulally, Ford ...
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HSBC cuts China growth view for 2013 2014
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- HSBC on Wednesday cut its growth forecasts for China, citing faster reform moves that could hurt growth, along with weaker-than-expected data flows. Qu Hongbin, chief economist for China at HSBC, said their 2013 and 2014 gross domestic product views now stand at 7.4%, versus prior forecasts of 8.2% and 8.4%, respectively. Consensus is calling for China growth of 7.8% in ...
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India China to Explore Film TV Co-Production Pact
China will be the guest country at next year's International Film Festival of India in Goa as the Asian giants look to increase interaction in the entertainment ...
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Petrobras Chinas Sinopec in talks to develop refinery project
SAO PAULO, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:18am EDT SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - Petrleo Brasileiro SA , Brazil's state-run oil company, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp are in talks to build a refinery compound in the South American country, according to a securities filing on Wednesday. Petrobras, as the Brazilian company is known, said in the filing that the non-binding ...
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China looks to Iceland for oil opportunity
China and Iceland could become natural partners in the energy sector though it is too early to make any predictions about the benefits, an analyst said. A source at China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., known also as Sinopec, told China Daily on condition of anonymity talks were under way with the Icelandic government over oil exploration off the country's northeast coast. China Daily ...
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Interview The change of climate in China-EU economic and trade ties
Due to the impact of the global financial crisis, in the first half of 2009, Sino-EU trade dropped by 22.8 percent compared with the previous year. At the China-EU Business Summit held in Nanjing on November 30, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao noted that both sides should promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. On December 1, the EU's Treaty of Lisbon went on effect, giving ...
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Interview China-US economic ties and the SED mechanism
The recently concluded second round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) was widely considered a success. It enhanced strategic mutual trust and smoothed communications between the two countries, providing a basis for talks on more substantial issues. The second round of the S&ED eased previous tensions between the two sides and created a favorable environment for ...
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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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