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Taiwans 1st H7N9 bird flu patient recovers
The first Taiwanese person to be infected with the H7N9 bird flu has recovered and left the hospital on Friday after 35 days of treatment, a spokesman for Taiwan University Hospital said on Friday. The 53-year-old Taiwanese man, who had briefly stayed in east China's city of Suzhou, showed bird flu symptoms three days after returning to Taiwan via Shanghai on April 9. The patient's ...
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Chinese premier arrives in Switzerland for first trip to Europe
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L, front) is welcomed by Swiss Vice President and Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, upon his arrival in Zurich, Switzerland, May 23, 2013. Li Keqiang arrived here Thursday evening for an official visit to Switzerland. (Xinhua/Ju ...
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China-Pakistan friendship to grow with fresh vigor premier
Visiting Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday that the commitment shared by China and Pakistan to deepening bilateral cooperation will inject new vigor into their friendship.The two nations boast an evergreen friendship that is always full of vim and vigor, Li said in a meeting with a cross-section of Pakistanis devoted to bilateral friendship.Noting that the participants are all witnesses and ...
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Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Facebook on May 23 established Open Compute Project (OCP) Taiwan in a bid to attract Taiwan-based hardware makers and promote industry standards for cloud computing data center equipment, according to the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). ITRI said it is talking with Facebook about setting up the world's first OCP hardware certification laboratory in ...
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Asia to be largest LTE market says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
Asia is expected to be the largest LTE market among regions around the world in 2015, Greater China president Markus Borchert for Nokia Siemens Networks said at the LTE Marketing Forum in Taipei on May ...
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Beijing Hebei sign economic zone deal
/enpproperty--> Beijing and Hebei province signed a framework agreement for the capital's economic zone covering bordering areas of the two regions from 2013 to 2015. The Capital Area Special Economic Zone, which was first unveiled in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), aimed to ease population pressure, high housing costs and traffic congestion in the capital and help underdeveloped ...
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Munich Salzburg unite to attract Chinese tourists
/enpproperty--> Munich joined hands with Salzburg to launch a road show in Shanghai on Friday as the German and Austrian cities united in their goal to get more people to visit Europe. Munich Airport, Bavaria's international hub, last year witnessed about 160,000 Chinese travelers, 44 percent of whom were business people, according to Corinna Born, the airport's public relations ...
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Strong Chinese-US economic ties benefit both countries Paulson
/enpproperty--> CHICAGO - A former US treasury secretary said Thursday that enhanced Sino-US economic relations would benefit both countries. Henry Paulson, who headed the treasury department from 2006 to 2009, made the remarks while addressing a forum convened to discuss a study entitled "US-China 2022: Economic Relations in the Next 10 Years." Paulson described the ...
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Chinese shares close higher Friday
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Chinese shares closed higher Friday, as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index increased 0.57 percent, or 12.87 points, to end at 2,288.53. The Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.42 percent, or 39.18 points, to ...
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China calls for denuclearization on peninsula
BEIJING - China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. Vice-Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong made the call on Friday during his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic ...
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No guarantee of peace NKorean envoy warns China
BEIJING (AP) -- China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides to find a ...
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Hong Kong shares hit 4-week low as China growth concerns weigh
HONG KONG | Fri May 24, 2013 4:14am EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended losses on Friday to fall to their lowest in almost a month as the property sector sagged over concerns that China's economic recovery may be stalling. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.2 percent to 22,618.7 points, the lowest level since April 29. The China Enterprises Index of the top ...
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Great Wall in NW China needs more protection
According to a Chinese saying, "One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero." If the opposite is true, there's no questioning how Fu Kaishun stacks ...
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China strengthens river banks to preserve Mogao Grottoes
China is investing millions of dollars in a flood control project to prevent Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest China's Gansu Province, from seasonal flooding, the caves' administration said on ...
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Chinese culture to be presented around Africa
Chinese culture will be presented in more than 30 African countries this year as part of the "China Cultural Focus" event, according to a Thursday statement from the Ministry of ...
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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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Premier Li visits four countries
Wen, Merkel visit tunnelling equipment Co in Guangzhou Angela Merkel and Premier Wen Jiabao visit a plant of the Herrenknecht Tunnelling Equipment ...
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Chinese soccer heads for goal of reform
/enpproperty--> Chinese soccer is aiming for a goal of greater reform and organization, according to Chinese website Sina.com. The Chinese Football Association and the General Administration of Sport of China submitted 81 documents, covering information on 32 professional clubs, the regulations of the two professional leagues and youth development programs, to the State Council last week. ...
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Chinese rail industry to see more orders
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Booming demand for urban rail transit from an increasing number of Chinese cities would reignite the railway equipment industry, the China Securities Journal reported Friday. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Thursday revealed an urban transit plan for Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, that features a total investment ...
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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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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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