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Chinese mainland to send 3 red pandas to Taiwan
The Chinese mainland will send three red pandas to Taiwan for the first time. Officials from the coastal province of Fujian made the announcement on Sunday. Red pandas are also known as lesser pandas, and resemble racoons. Three red pandas have been chosen from a research center in the provincial capital Fuzhou. Two are female. Officials hope this move can help the species breed in Taiwan. The ...
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Chinas FDI edges up 0.29 in May
FDI recovery after declining for eight consecutive months since June of 2012. During the first five months, the inbound investment increased 1.03 percent from a year earlier to $47.6 billion, data ...
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This Worries Us Most About China Says World Bank
Financial instability in China, stemming from its vast shadow banking sector, is a lurking threat for the world's second largest economy, according to Hans Timmer, director of the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank."[China has] a shadow banking sector where nobody knows who is on the hook for all kinds of loans; [it] has 160 percent of GDP [gross domestic product] of private ...
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End in Sight for China Equity Downtrend
China remains one of Asia's worst-performing stock markets this year, but there are reasons to believe the prevailing downtrend for the long-time laggard may be coming to an end. In broad terms, the ...
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Beckham back in Beijing
The Chinese soccer team's 5-1 defeat to Thailand on Saturday may have broken fans' hearts but the reappearance of David Beckham in Beijing probably eased some of the pain. Hot on the heels of the drubbing, Beckham, who took the role of Chinese soccer's global ambassador in March, visited the capital again on ...
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Beijing was told bluntly about cyber hacking risks says Obama
(57 mins ago) US President Barack Obama said China has understood his ';very blunt'' message that cyber-hacking against the United States will lead to a deterioration of relations between the two powers. ';We've had very blunt conversations about this. They understand, I think, that this can adversely affect the fundamentals of the US-China relationship,'' ...
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Seeking larger role in region of key importance to economy China hosts Mideast peace forum
BEIJING, China - China is hosting a Mideast peace forum backing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as part of its quest for greater diplomatic influence in a region of growing importance to its economy. Participants in the two-day meeting that began on Tuesday include U.N. officials, diplomats, academics, and present and former members of the Palestinian and Israeli ...
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Chinas May coal imports climb 5.6 pct on yr - industry website
SHANGHAI, June 18 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:56pm EDT SHANGHAI, June 18 (Reuters) - China's total coal imports, including lignite, rose 5.6 percent in May from a year ago to 27.57 million tonnes, industry website China Coal Transport and Distribution Association showed. However, coal arrivals in May were down 3.9 percent from the 26.45 million tonnes imported in April, the data ...
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China May Leading Index Signals Weaker Economic Growth Ahead
A leading indicator of Chinese economic activity rose marginally in May and at a slower pace than a month earlier, suggesting more sluggish growth for the ...
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Mitsubishi Motors to recall 9478 faulty vehicles in China
(MENAFN) China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that Mitsubishi Motors plans on recalling 9,478 vehicles in China due to a potential safety hazard in the sunroof, reported Xinhua News.China's consumer quality watchdog also said that the problem was related to the installing of the sunroofs causing a possibility of the glass panel ...
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Chinese economic and trade fair deals reach USD25b
(MENAFN) The local Chinese commerce department said that the China Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair surpassed expectations by 181 investment and trade deals valued at USD24.8 billion, reported Xinhua News.The commerce department official records show that the exhibition drew 9,335 traders and buyers from all over the world covering various businesses including new materials, biology, ...
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China- Continual rise in home sales
(MENAFN) A gradual rise in home sales in China is anticipated till the end of the year, real estate market experts said.China Times reported that real estate developers increased their sales target by the advent of the current year and that was reflected on the figures shown by Chinese real estate giants. At the top of the list came China Vanke Co whole sales stood at USD11.39 billion over the ...
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Chinas home price rise continues to slow
New home prices continued to see slower rises in Chinese cities last month, signaling that the government's recent tightening measures were showing effects, according to official data released Tuesday.Of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 65 cities saw month-on-month home price rises in May, down from 67 cities in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a ...
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Taiwan market Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will launch VoIP (voice over IP) services at M+ Messenger, its mobile instant message application, in July 2013, according to company marketing co-president Cliff ...
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CVIA China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
China-based TV vendors are looking to procure about 30 million TV panels from Taiwan-based panel makers in 2013, according to the China Video Industry Association ...
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Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
Taiwan-based handset component makers indicated that they have received increasing orders for accessories used in smartphones and/or tablets from overseas designers and/or trading firms, with Bluetooth keyboards, Bluetooth speakers, NFC (near field communication) devices and wireless power charging devices taking the largest ...
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Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
As more NAND flash memory chips are designed into embedded applications, Taiwan-based IC design houses have shifted their attention away from the memory controller IC segment with some already diversifying their offerings to include solutions for non-memory products, and some looking to transform their core businesses, according to industry ...
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China Customs officials confiscate 213 bear paws
A total of 213 smuggled bear paws confiscated by China's Customs officials are shown in Manzhouli of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 17, 2013. The bear paws were smuggled from Russia and discovered in the tires of a Russian passenger van trying to enter China. To date, this is the biggest bear paw smuggling case in China. Two Russian suspects have been detained ...
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Fishing talks between Philippines Taiwan may violate one-China policy
The start of fisheries talks between the Philippines and Taiwan might violate the country's one-China policy and Manila should instead craft any future pact with Taipei as a local government of China, an international law expert said. Harry Roque, chairman of the centre for International Law, however, welcomed the decision of the two sides to avoid the use of force in fishing disputes -- a ...
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Taiwan county opens tourism office in Xiamen
Taiwan 's Penghu county has opened a representative office in China's coastal city of Xiamen. At the office's founding ceremony on Sunday, Wang Chien-fa, head of the county, said, "Xiamen's tourism industry has seen fast development, and we hope more people in the mainland will be attracted to visit Penghu with our promotion." Xiamen is a coastal city in ...
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Memorize the old Beijing with painting brush
Fucha Danqing is a post-80s Man minority young man who grows up in traditional Hutong in Beijing. He has shown keen interest in painting since he studied in middle school. The obsession with art has led him on the way of ...
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Chinas Chongqing hit by summer heat wave
A man walks on a street in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2013. The highest temperature in Chongqing reached 39 degrees centigrade here on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen ...
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Temperatures in Shanghai and Yangzhou reach highest
Tourists take photos at the Bund in east China's Shanghai Municipality, June 17, 2013. The highest temperature in Shanghai reached 36 degrees centigrade on Monday. (Xinhua/Liu ...
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Food-safety offenders to receive harsher penalties in China
Shanghai has stepped up its punishment for those found to be endangering food safety by removing ceilings for fines and allowing the death penalty for severe crimes, a high official from Shanghai's top court said on Monday. "The threshold for sending food-safety lawbreakers to prison has been lowered. Stiff penalties both legally and economically will ensure criminals do not dare to ...
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Passengers aboard flight from Hong Kong to New Jersey bound paranoid mans hands feet after poison claims
A battle is brewing between the federal government and the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association over the issue of making fuel economy labels on new vehicles ...
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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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