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China hosts Middle East peace talks
BEIJING // The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations praised China's growing involvement in the Middle East peace process, saying it enhances the efforts of other nations and should continue to expand. Riyad Mansour made the comments yesterday during a UN conference hosted by China promoting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The two-day forum is part of ...
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SW China province seizes 9.2 tonnes of drugs
Police authorities in Southwest China's Yunnan Province Tuesday said they captured more than 8,000 drug traffickers and seized 9.22 tonnes of drugs in the first five months of the year.The two figures are up 12.7 percent and 23 percent respectively from the same period a year ago, said Yan Shangzhi, deputy director of the Yunnan provincial public security bureau.Yunnan, which borders the ...
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Tourism can solidify China’s claims around beautiful Xisha
An eye-catching tourism cruise to the Xisha Islands, which China disputes with Vietnam, has been running for about two months. After its maiden tour in late April, Coconut Princess, the luxury ship that has carried hundreds of tourists and staff so far, is becoming a symbol of Xisha tourism. With the tour route being normalized on a regular basis, some questions have been raised, especially in ...
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I am not a spy for China says Snowden
A TV screen shows the news of Edward Snowden, former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a restaurant in Hong Kong Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Snowden has declared that the American government will not be able to cover up his revelations about its vast data-collection programme ';by jailing or murdering ...
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HP shifts PC chief to China global focus
Todd Bradley steps down from HP's PC and printer unit to be replaced by Dion Weisler, a former Lenovo and Acer executive. HP is hoping the two can form an executive tag team to tackle China and ...
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On Saving Chinas Dying Languages
Phonemica project, an effort led by two foreign-born linguists to record native speakers in each of China's surviving languages, ensuring that their words will be understood after their passing. In this follow-up, I spoke to Kellen Parker, one of Phonemica's founders, about China's linguistic map -- and why preserving a language means preserving a history that may otherwise be ...
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China tests U.S. academic freedom
>Editor's note: James Millward is professor of intersocietal history at the Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of History, Georgetown University.(CNN) -- The Chinese legal advocate Chen Guangcheng, facing the end of his fellowship at New York University, has claimed that NYU is forcing him out due to Chinese pressure. NYU's participation in a complex deal to allow Chen to leave ...
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Anti-pervert hairy leggings all the rage in China
"Super sexy, summertime anti-pervert full-leg-of-hair stockings, essential for all young girls going out,"@HappyZhangJiang wrote in describing the item onChina's popular microblogging service, Sina ...
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Dolphin dies after China tourist abuse
BEIJING (AFP) - A dolphin has died in China after tourists hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs, state media said Tuesday, provoking outrage online.Images posted online showed a group of tourists manhandling the grey creature, which washed ashore on a beach Sunday in the southern Chinese province of Hainan, the state-run Shanghai Daily reported, adding that it later died ...
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China builds worlds fastest supercomputer Tianhe-2
National University of Defense Technology in central China's Changsha city has designed the world's fastest supercomputer, which will double the speed of the US ...
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China’s trade ties deepen with Africa
Africa has long found itself on the wrong end of unbalanced trade relations with China, the US, the European Union and other major trading partners. And the current Sino-African trade structure is still in the developing stage, driven by resource endowments as well as labor and the technological conditions that underscore the differences between China and Africa. The relationship is thus a ...
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Chinas health care costs increase official data
Health care costs in China increased in 2012 compared to that of the previous year, according to a statistics bulletin released on Tuesday by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC).The bulletin said in 2012 the estimated total cost of health care services in the country reached 2.89 trillion yuan (473.5 billion US dollars), a 18.8 percent rise compared to the previous ...
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China eyes early Geneva meeting on Syria warns against escalation
The priority for resolving the Syrian conflict is to hold the Geneva peace conference and avoid any action that may escalate tensions, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday."It is urgent to hold the second peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible and avoid any action that might escalate the situation," spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a daily press briefing.Hua's ...
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World Record 75-Carat Briolette Diamond Named Star of China
Tiffany Chen poses by a picture of the 75-carat Star of China diamond while wearing the gem after purchasing it for $11.15 million at Christie's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale. The new owner of ...
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Rupert Murdochs Split Divorcing Wendi China Or Both
Murdoch's divorce spotlights News Corp's China reversal It's been relatively quiet in China these last few days due to the Dragon Boat holiday, so I thought I'd start the new week with a look at Rupert Murdoch's ongoing divorce with Wendi Deng and what it might mean for his ...
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Caravans to see rapid growth in China
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - The number of caravans in China is expected to increase by about 50 percent or more annually over the next three to five years, an industry expert said Tuesday. By 2015, the number of caravans in China will surpass 20,000 and may even reach 50,000 if the industry develops well, said Ye Shengji, deputy secretary-general of the China Association of Automobile ...
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Bus on way to tourist spot plunges off road into valley in western China killing 11
A bus carrying 35 people plunged into a valley in western China on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, state media reported. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon when the bus was traveling to a tourist spot near Changji city in the region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. A Changji police official, who only gave his surname, Ma, confirmed that the accident occurred but ...
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Severed bear paws found being smuggled into China
By Le Li and Ian Johnston, NBC News BEIJING -- More than 200 bear paws were discovered being smuggled into China in the tires of a van, Chinese officials told local media.Video footage showed customs officers removing the 213 severed paws, which included large, adult ones and smaller ones from younger bears, from inside the ...
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IHT Rendezvous In China a Controversial Law Is Seen to Excuse Sex With Minors
rape of school students by teachers has drawn attention to a normally hidden issue here. For feminists, a law in force since 1997 is particularly galling: A person who has sex with a minor — the age of consent here is 14 — may not be automatically charged with rape if he can prove the sex was consensual and commercial. Known, literally, as "spending the night in a brothel with ...
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Video Obama on China growth Almost on steroids
President Obama talks to Charlie Rose in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview. The president discussed the rapid rise of China and what he calls a "very blunt conversation about ...
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China gains top spot with fastest super computer
Xi-Jinping said on Tuesday. Congratulating computer engineers for the success of Tianhe-2, the world's fastest supercomputer, Xi encouraged them to make further contributions and achievements in a bid to help build an innovative country, In a statement Xi extended greetings to all the staff who took part in the development of Tianhe-2, which has a peak performance speed of 54.9 quadrillion ...
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Seoul Beijing to assess North Korean issues
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers Tuesday diplomatic outreach with China would focus on North Korean concerns. South Korean President Park Guen-hye is scheduled to meet later this month in Beijing with Chinese ...
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China Introduces Local Program for Reducing Emissions
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US Pressure on China Over Hacking to Remain
Analysts say the recent leaks exposing top-secret U.S. surveillance programs may benefit China temporarily, but will not likely sway Washington from putting more pressure on Beijing to stop alleged Chinese cyber hacking against U.S. targets. The leaks by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden came at an opportune time for China, just before U.S. President Barack Obama planned to ...
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Anthony Bolton’s China fund right place wrong time
A field day for the sceptics. Anthony Bolton, a star U.K. fund manager with a sparkling 28-year track record, moved to Hong Kong in 2010 to launch a China fund, despite not speaking the language and having little experience in the country. On Monday he announced his retirement again. His investment trust (Fidelity China Special Situations) is down 15 per cent since launch, slightly ...
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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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