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CCTV Nanhai Movie and TV Town in Chinas Guangdong
Nanhai Movie and TV Town, which is often referred to as "the Hollywood of China", is one of the four films and television shooting bases operating directly under ...
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A snapshot of the China Garden Expo
The 9th China International Garden Expo, which opened in Beijing's Fengtai District last Saturday, offers a place where citizens and tourists alike can see miniature replicas of famous buildings from China and around the world on the 500-hectare expo ...
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China says hopes visit of North Korean envoy can ease tension
Choe Ryong-hae (C), director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA) of North Korea, walks with Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai (2nd R) before departing Pyongyang airport for China, in this May 22, 2013 picture released by the North Korea's KCNA news agency in ...
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China U.S. reach deal on audit records WSJ
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- In a breakthrough to a long-running dispute, China has agreed to allow its accounting firms to give U.S. regulators access to relevant records, The Wall Street Journal reported early Friday, saying the deal was due to be announced later in the day. The agreement allows the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to see audit records and other documents held by ...
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Major step for gas field in South China Sea
/enpproperty--> A major section of the Liwan 3-1 offshore gas field project in the South China Sea was completed, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday. The topside portion of the central platform, the largest in Asia, was put in place. The connecting pipes, made, designed and installed by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), were also put in place. The Liwan 3-1 ...
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Chinas cement industry to face tougher emission rules
China is mulling a tougher national standard on nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from cement factories amid public calls to clear up both air pollution and the sector's excess production ...
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China shares post 4th weekly gain despite property weakness
HONG KONG | Fri May 24, 2013 3:08am EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - China shares posted their fourth-straight weekly gain on Friday, despite weakness in property developers amid concerns that the Chinese economy may be slowing. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings rose 0.6 percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index also closed up 0.6 percent at 2,288.5 ...
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Lis visit to elevate Chinas ties with Germany Europe
/enpproperty--> BERLIN - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Germany will further cooperation and strategic partnership between the two nations, according to China's ambassador in Berlin. The fact that Germany, the last stop of Li's maiden overseas tour as premier, is the only European Union (EU) member included on the itinerary evinces the great importance that ...
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FM Lis visit highlights China-Pakistan bond
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperation partner, and the bilateral relationship is characterized by the blessing of good-neighborliness, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. Wang made the remarks in comments on Premier Li Keqiang's just-concluded visit to the South Asian country, which he said bore rich fruit, charted a new course for ...
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North Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks under pressure from China
Liu Yunshan (right), a senior Communist party official, poses for the cameras with North Korean envoy Choe Ryong-hae on Thursday. Photograph: China ...
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9 killed in S China auto shop fire
/enpproperty--> GUANGZHOU - Nine people were killed in a fire that broke out in South China's Guangdong province early Friday morning, the local government said. The fire broke out at 5:26 am at an automobile detailing center in the Nanhai district of the city of Foshan, sources with the provincial government's emergency office said. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ...
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China money rates fall on improving market funds
* Key 7-day money rate falls 7 bps to 4.15 pct * Money rate may hover at high level due mth-end factor By Chen Yixin and Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI, May 24 (Reuters) - China's money rates fell slightly on Friday on improving market liquidity, but traders still expect money rates to remain relatively high in the run-up to the month-end reporting period. The weighted average of the benchmark ...
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New concerns for Chinas rising middle class
middle class created by China's decades of rapid economic growth -- and its resulting worries. Li Na, 42, a caterer at the capital's zoo, and her husband Chi Shubo, 48, who works for a state-owned investment company, have seen their fortunes transformed since she arrived in Beijing 20 years ago from Shandong, a coastal province. Then, she cycled for hours from a shared dormitory to ...
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Kenya Dont Buy Kenyas Ivory MPs Tell China
The National Assembly has urged the Chinese government to demonstrate its true friendship by not buying ivory from the country. This came after MPs passed a motion compelling the government to tighten measures to curb wildlife poaching.They include increasing the number of rangers in game parks and introducing more punitive measures to deter the illegal trade. The MPs asked the Chinese and Thai ...
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Chinas Jinchuan shuts 200000 T copper plant on scrap shortage
Fri May 24, 2013 1:06am EDT * Closure to cut at least 100,000 T from 2013 output plan * No timeframe for reopening the shut facility * Startup of new unit in Guangxi to be delayed to 2014 By Polly Yam HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - Jinchuan Group Ltd, China's third-largest copper producer, has shut a 200,000 tonne-a-year facility due to a raw scrap shortage, which could reduce its refined ...
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Oil prices decline slightly on weak China data
Oil prices dropped slightly on Thursday on disappointing manufacturing data from China. China's manufacturing activity in May contracted for the first time since last October, a preliminary survey from the HSBC showed. China is the second largest oil consumption nation in the world. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May slipped to 49.6, under the ...
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“You know a lot of people say that if you dig long enough and hard enough you will get to China and that may be true. But what they don’t tell you is that if you dig long enough and hard enough in a conversation you get to a friend.”
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Winston Peters warns of corruption from China
MP Winston Peters has lashed out against New Zealand's immigration policy, warning Aucklanders against the growing influence of the Chinese. The New Zealand First leader told a North Shore Grey Power meeting the Government was showing China preferential treatment. "The Government is talking about a million more people in Auckland ...
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Fitch Affirms Chinas Franshion at BBB- Outlook Stable
Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ...
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Scenery of sunset after rainfall in NW Chinas Gansu
Photo taken on May 23, 2013 shows the scenery of sunset after rainfall in Yumen city, Northwest China's Gansu Province, May 23, 2013. (Xinhua/Wan ...
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Hosts win China Intl Mens Volleyball Tournament
Henan Tianguan, all by 3-0 on Tuesday and Wednesday, after the domestic club replaced Australia who skipped the tournament due to schedule conflict. Against India, China lost the first set 25-21 but won the next three 26-24, 25-20 and 25-18. "Setters played too slow to organize efficient attacks and I will make some changes," said Xie Guochen, who coached the China national team for ...
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China demand for coal stokes world market
A coal factory in Anhui province. The United States will pursue opportunities to increase coal exports to China, says Platts' Coal Trader International. Provided to China ...
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Pyongyang envoy leans towards nuke talks at Beijings behest
(26 mins ago) A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his visit to China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said. The accounts depicted yesterday's meeting between North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae and Chinese Communist Party leader Liu Yunshan as paying Beijing the deference it sought after months of rising friction ...
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Chinese media North Korea envoy offers talks
BEIJING (AP) -- A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media ...
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China threatens to end the military rule of the U.S. in Asia
In mid-April, the Chinese government said the increased U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region causes a lot of tension, and they plan to send more military forces and strengthen their partnerships with neighboring countries. A recent study found that China increasingly threatens to end the military supremacy of the ...
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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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