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China eyeing global appeal of local music
It was a privilege to work with international music legends such as The Beatles and Michael Jackson, but what kind of privilege will it be being able to continue to "work" with these great names in music history after they die? Guy Henderson is one of a few people who consider themselves honoured to have such a job. As an executive vice-president of the world's largest music ...
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Oil Prices Slip on China Data Fed Concerns
U.S. crude futures dropped to around $94 a barrel on Friday after disappointing China data and on lingering concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve would curb its stimulus program. ...
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China launches major coal price index
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A photo tour 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 survives Indonesia scare
China's Cai Yun (back) and Fu Haifeng in action against Rian Agung Saputro and Angga Pratama (inset) of Indonesia during their men's doubles tie of their Sudirman Cup quarterfinals ...
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S. China rainstorm leaves 4 dead 500000 affected
A persistent rainstorm that has lashed down on south China's Guangdong Province for days has left four people dead and affected lives of nearly half a million residents, local flood control authorities said ...
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Rainstorm alerts for Chinas west south regions
China's meteorological authority on Thursday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the west and ...
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Confucianism isnt a quick fix for China moral vacuum
Many people may turn to chicken-soup-for-the-soul kind of books for guidance and inspiration when they feel lost. In China, many are now looking to Confucianism -- which the country shunned as toxic and reactionary to its communist cause decades ago -- as the "chicken soup" to remedy their "sick" society. Of course, drawing a parallel between the ancient classics and a ...
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Will China mediate the Mideast peace process
By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese ...
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Press Digest - China - May 24
Thu May 23, 2013 9:26pm EDT May 24 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Friday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL -- Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power Co Ltd will buy 85 percent stake in LongTan Hydropower Development Co Ltd by offering around 15.15 billion yuan ($2.47 ...
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China Pakistan vow to deepen cooperation
China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian ...
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Vision Beijing 2013 opens in Fengtai District
The 2013 Vision Beijing international photography event opened at the Garden Expo Park of Fengtai District on May 22. The event was first hosted in 1999 with the aim of recording the beauty and development of the capital through foreign lenses. This year's edition was jointly organized by Beijing This Month Publications and the Beijing Foreign Cultural Exchanges Center and sponsored by the ...
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Beijing holds hearing on taxi fares hike
Twenty-three of the 25 representatives attending the hearing supported proposals to increase cab fares, with 21 of them supporting the two submitted plans to raise the base fare, waiting fee during traffic jams and booking fees of a taxi ...
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China doesnt rule out investing in POK
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would not go up merely out of respect for Indian sensibilities. The signal came from the Chinese foreign ministry in midst of premier Li Keqiang's visit to Pakistan after spending three days in India. "It's for India and Pakistan to sort out their differences concerning Kashmir," the foreign ministry spokesman said in reply to specific questions ...
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Eclectic Beijing brightens Chinese food scene
Recent rants from a well-known restaurant critic could have one easily believing that San Francisco's Chinese food scene is nearly dead, confined to costly dim sum and lettuce-cup chicken served only in downtown office buildings or on tony shopping streets. Not true, say I. Exhibit A: Beijing restaurant. Wedged into a horseshoe-shaped plot of concrete across from a Midas and a 76 gas ...
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China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date 2482011 Time 2334
China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China's full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the ...
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ABB aims to maintain $120m annual investment in China
/enpproperty--> Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB will maintain its annual investment scale of $120 million in China as it sees huge potential from the nation's strong demand for industry upgrades. "As a global leader in automation and power, ABB has a strong commitment to China. Our innovative technologies can help industrial customers improve productivity and reduce costs, ...
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French film fest offers gateway to China market
/enpproperty--> The ongoing Cannes Film Festival is not just about filmmakers promoting their new works and the flash of paparazzi chasing after movie stars. Film France, the French national film commission that promotes film co-production with foreign countries, is using the event as a platform to attract international producers and filmmakers, especially those from China, to shoot ...
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China supports Pakistans growth
/enpproperty--> The Chinese government will stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chief of Army Staff General ...
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Seoul shares seen lower amid worries over China U.S.
Thu May 23, 2013 7:46pm EDT SEOUL, May 24 - Seoul shares may open lower on Friday as investors digest weak Chinese manufacturing data and the possibility of less monetary stimulus in the United States, analysts said. "The prospects of an exit strategy by the U.S. Fed and weakness in Chinese PMI will continue to drag the market today," said Lee Kyoung-soo, a market analyst at Shinyoung ...
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China clears Boeing 787s for take-off
CHINESE regulators have approved the Boeing 787 to fly in the country, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace giant. "I can confirm that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has granted type certification for the 787 Dreamliner," a Boeing spokesman said on Thursday. Chinese airlines have yet to take delivery of the high-tech 787, which last month was ...
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European Shares Fall Amid Worries About U.S. China
European shares fell sharply Thursday amid renewed concerns about the world's two biggest economies - the United States and China. The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 slumped 2.22 per cent to 303.69 points in morning trading after signs that the US Federal Reserve might wind back its stimulus programme and the release of weak manufacturing data for China. The drop in the Stoxx 600 ...
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NZ meat hold-up in China continues
New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get the ball rolling only arrived in China today. On Monday last week MPI were told to stop issuing export certifications for meat going to China. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy was alerted by text message the next day, but not told about the scale of the problem. ...
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China its time to get some perspective
For all its vision and clarity, Australia's defence white paper belies a harsh truth: our relationship with China is beset with misperceptions, write Kerry Brown and Bates ...
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UN official says China has offered troops to the new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
A U.N. official says China has offered to contribute troops to a new U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, where Islamist jihadists controlled the country's north until French-led troops launched an offensive in January to oust them. Andre-Michel Essoungou, a spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping department, told The Associated Press on Thursday that it "has received pledges and offers of ...
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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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