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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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UPDATE 4-Oil falls $2 on China slowdown concern Fed plan
Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:18am EDT * China June flash HSBC PMI hits 9-month low * Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year * Coming Up: U.S. existing home sales May; 1400 GMT (Adds quotes, updates prices) By Alex Lawler LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $2 a barrel on Thursday to a one-week low below $104, pressured by a survey pointing to a slowing Chinese economy and by ...
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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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Chinas sex tape case when a lower-level official gets caught in high-profile graft crackdown
In this June 19, 2013 photo, a woman holds up a sign which reads "Corrupt official falls off the horse, Common People celebrate, Report on corrupt officials who fall through the net" outside the court where the first trial of Lei Zhengfu, former Communist Party chief of a local district, who was involved in sex tape scandal, will be held in southwest China's Chongqing ...
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17th CYLC national congress closed in Beijing
Delegates pose for photos after the closing of the 17th national congress of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2013. Photo: ...
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China stocks tumble as manufacturing activity falls to nine-month low
Chinese shares slumped on Thursday after HSBC data showed that manufacturing activity fell to a nine-month low this month.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.77 percent, or 59.43points, to end at 2,084.02. The Shenzhen Component Index declined 3.25 percent, or 273.76 points, to 8,147.48.The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June fell to 48.3, the lowest ...
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One million buy Chinas first online investment fund
The number of buyers of "Yu'E Bao," regarded as China's first online investment fund aimed at individuals, has exceeded 1 million since its trial launch last Thursday.The fund was introduced by Alipay, China's largest third-party payment platform. It gives Alipay's near-800 million users the option to directly invest with the private TIANHONG Fund using spare cash ...
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Digitimes Research TSMC expanding in China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has significantly expanded its presence in China's IC industry, as the foundry's technology advantages and manufacturing capabilities help it ride the wave of smartphone and tablet growth in the local market, according to Digitimes ...
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HP CEO to visit China and Taiwan
Hewlett-Packard (HP) CEO Meg Whitman is set to visit China and Taiwan in the near future to promote its businesses and meet with upstream suppliers and partners, according to the ...
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Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China says company president
Innolux is likely to see a decrease in TV panel shipments over the next 2-3 months due to an expected decline in TV sales in the China market, but expects shipments to bounce back around the October 1 holiday period, according to company president JC ...
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Obama Suggests Further Cuts to U.S. Russian Nuclear Arsenals As China’s Buildup Continues
PLA soldiers stand on military vehicles during a military parade marking China's 60th anniversary near the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) (CNSNews.com) - President ...
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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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