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China and India coexist peacefully maintain friendly relations PM Li Keqiang
Arriving in India days after a border stand-off, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday that China regards India as an important partner and friend, and it serves their bilateral interests and the world to coexist peacefully.In a written statement issued on his arrival in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, Li said, "it serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people ...
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PM to convey displeasure on Ladakh incursion to Chinese Premier sources
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will strongly convey India's concerns on the border dispute to the visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at their meeting today, sources have told NDTV. The PM, sources add, will convey New Delhi's displeasure on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh on April 15.Dr Singh will also hold a dinner today for the Chinese Premier, who is on a three-day trip ...
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‘All issues on table’ in China-India talks
NEW DELHI - India says all issues will be ';on the table,'; including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the South Asian giant, which started Sunday. At the same time, New Delhi thinks ';very highly'; of Li’s decision to make India his first overseas stop since taking charge as premier, Indian ...
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Zimbabwe Govt in Dilemma Over Illegal Chinese Mining Activities
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development says it is in a dilemma over how to deal with some Chinese nationals who are carrying out mining activities without licences and destroying the environment. Deputy mines minister, Gift Chimanikire said some Chinese nationals were illegally carrying out mining activities. He said the Chinese claimed they had been given the green light to do so by the ...
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Zimbabwe Chinas Vice-Premier to Visit Zimbabwe
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang is expected in the country this week for an official visit, it has emerged. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday the vice-premier will make the visit at the invitation of Vice-President Joice Mujuru. Minister in VP Mujuru's office, Sylvester Nguni yesterday confirmed to The Standard Yang's visit, but could not give details as he was ...
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In first trip abroad Chinese premier visits India
In an effort to expand economic cooperation and resolve a border dispute, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday, his first trip abroad since taking office in ...
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Improved teaching aids TCM understanding
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Maximin Gaillard, a French student obsessed with traditional Chinese medicine, used to feel completely lost in class. But improvements in teaching methods by professors of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) aiming to make concrete abstract theories and empirical practices have helped Galliard understand things better. "Without concrete and solid standards, it ...
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EU China have much to lose in case of trade war
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic growth they seek, analysts said.In May alone, the two have locked horns over solar panels, steel tubes and telecoms equipment, sparking fears of a trade war between two of the world's biggest trading ...
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Thousands in Taiwan rally against nuclear power
TAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei on Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.The demonstrators chanted slogans like "No Nuke for Our Children" during the march which extended for miles as they evoked memories of the March 2011 Fukushima crisis sparked by an ...
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Economic growth feeds Chinas insatiable thirst for foreign oil
oil companies are increasingly visible in the Middle East. Here's why: China is the world's most populous country and largest energy consumer. It is the second largest economy in the world. From 2001 to 2011, it experienced an annual GDP growth of about 10 per cent. The recent slowdown in the Chinese economy is planned and calculated, as indicated in the government's 12th Five ...
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China boxed in with foreign bauxite
Resource security has long been creating a bottleneck restricting the development of China's aluminum industry. According to figures from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, China's bauxite ore imports were on the rise during the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-10). Imports reached 30.36 million tons in 2010, up 53.3 percent year-on-year, indicating a 45.18 percent ...
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Seattle diners show little love for Chinese restaurants
FYI Guy Recent big buzz in Seattle foodie circles: renowned restaurant Din Tai Fung will open a new location at University Village later this year, according to The Seattle Times. The Taiwanese chain, famous for its Shanghai-style soup dumplings, already has a branch in Bellevue that is always packed. The new location will probably have long waits, too, but at least Seattleites won’t have ...
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Chinas Ma beats Timo to enter semifinals at worlds
/enpproperty--> PARIS - Second seed Ma Long of China fought off fierce challenge from fifth seed Timo Boll to enter the semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday. Ma, the World Cup winner and a member of China's winning team at the London Olympics, beat the German star 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9 before a boisterous crowd at the Bercy Arena. He will next ...
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Arlington Family Back Home After Being Stuck In China
Arlington family is safe at home after going through quite an ordeal during an overseas adoption. Tracy Antonelli, her husband Patrick and their two girls were among the 60 families that were stuck in China. They were trying to get a visa for their newly adopted daughter, but the office at the U.S. Consulate was shut down because of a security threat. The office reopened Thursday afternoon, ...
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Philippine Workers in Taiwan Feel Backlash
MANILA -- Advocates for Philippine migrant workers say they are concerned about the effects of a hiring freeze Taiwan's government has put in place against the Philippines. The move came less than a week after a Philippine Coast Guard crew admitted shooting at a Taiwanese vessel, killing a fisherman. Statistics from ...
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German minister calls EU move on China solar grave mistake
Reuters © Germany's Vice Chancellor and Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman Philipp Roesler attends the second day of an extraordinary FDP Party meeting in Nuremberg May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Kai ...
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China Just Endorsed Construction Of Its Biggest Hydropower Dam Yet
reported on Wednesday that China’s environmental ministry has okayed the construction of a new hydroelectric dam on the Dadu River in the Sichuan province, which when completed will be the country’s largest. China’s energy mix was 9.4 percent renewable as of 2011, and the Sichuan project is part of the country’s effort to boost itself to 15 percent by 2020. Hydroelectric ...
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Santiago Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered "an act of aggression" that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei. "The 87,000 overseas ...
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Luc Bessons EuropaCorp Chinas Fundamental to Co-Produce Transporter Films
PHOTOS: Star-Studded Jury Lands in Cannes EuropaCorp and Fundamental will co-finance, produce and distribute the next three installments in the Transporter franchise (parts 4, 5 and 6). The projects will be budgeted from $30 million to $40 million; at least one of the films will likely shoot in China. No word yet on whether Jason Statham is staying on as the franchise's star. The ...
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Defending champion China on winning start at Sudirman Cup
China started their defending journey by sweeping India 5-0 at the 13th Sudirman Cup world team badminton championships on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur.Looking forward to winning a historical five-in-a-row Sudirman Cup, China opened with Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei's victory over Tarun Kona/Ashwini Ponnappa in mixed doubles event at 21-10, 21-13. The Chinese pair ranked third in the world while their ...
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Bloomberg snooping scandal alerts China on data security
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - The recent snooping scandal involving global financial information and news provider Bloomberg LP has sounded an alarm for the Chinese financial industry and its heavy reliance on foreign data services. Bloomberg LP announced on Friday the appointment of former IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Samuel J. Palmisano as an independent adviser regarding privacy ...
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Watt struggles in Shanghai
China Australia's Mitchell Watt will be putting the Shanghai Diamond League meet behind him as quickly as possible, after finishing a disappointing 12th in the long jump on Saturday.Watt, the Olympic silver medallist, could only manage a leap of 7.58 metres, as China's Jinzhe Li thrilled his home crowd with an upset win.Li jumped 8.34m to beat Russian Aleksandr Menkov (8.31m) and ...
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Chinese fishing boat owner says unidentified North Koreans detaining boat crew want ransom
BEIJING, China - A Chinese state media report and a boat owner say unidentified North Koreans have taken one of his fishing boats and its crew and are demanding a ransom. Yu Xuejun said on a verified microblog that his boat was in Chinese waters on May 5 when it was boarded and detained by gun-wielding North Koreans. He wrote on Tencent Weibo late Saturday that the "North Korean side" ...
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Chinese premier arrives in India for talks
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday afternoon on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip, for talks on issues ranging from an unresolved border dispute to a festering trade-imbalance.Li, who brought with him a large Chinese delegation, will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday and meet other Indian leaders including from the main opposition BJP ...
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Boracay hotels resorts hit by Taiwan tourist cancellations
Boracay Photo by Don Lejano/INQUIRER.net ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- Hotels and resorts on Boracay Island have been reeling from the cancellation of bookings of Taiwanese tourists amid the diplomatic row following the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards, according to travel operators. Henry Chusuey, chair of the Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI), said several resorts catering ...
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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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