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Video A tour through the Hutongs of Beijing
In China the labyrinthine streets known as Hutongs re-define your typical "old" part of town - some date back centuries, to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. But many such ancient passages have been bulldozed into history. Seth Doane explores the oldest surviving commercial street in ...
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3 killed 3 hospitalized in fireworks-workshop explosion in China
Authorities said they suspect a firecracker-workshop explosion that killed three people in China Sunday morning was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The blast in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province killed the workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbor, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The owner and two others have been hospitalized, Xinhua ...
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Greek Prime Minister seeks to woo Chinese investors
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras invited Chinese enterprises over the weekend at a business forum attracting them to invest in Greece and join the country's long-delayed privatization program, amid cautious optimism about Greek economic prospects.Antonis Samaras noted that 28 projects of his country's privatization program, which cover key areas like airport and port construction, ...
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All Chinese in quarters
Reigning champion Zhang Jike remained on course to defend his title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Sunday after shrugging off Germany's Patrick Baum to reach the semifinals.Fourth seed Zhang recovered from a sluggish start to down Baum 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-2, 11-3 and ensure, just like in the women's draw, a Chinese sweep of all four singles medals.Top-ranked Xu ...
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Beckham retirement plans may hurt China
David Beckham has always prompted overreactions.At the 1998 World Cup, an overreaction from Argentina's Diego Simeone to a tap on the leg saw Beckham sent off; England lost the game and Beckham was subsequently hated by the majority of English soccer fans for at least a year.Just last week, Beckham's announcement that he is retiring saw the news widely described as "stunning" ...
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Guangzhou finds cadmium-tainted rice
The food and drug authority in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Saturday night named rice producers whose products were found to be tainted with excessive amounts of cadmium, according to its website.The move by the Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration came after public demand for the information. Of 18 batches of rice tested during random quarterly checks, eight were found to contain excessive ...
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China and India downplay problems on borderlands
The peaceful resolution of the "tent confrontation" points to the maturing of India-China relations, and that both sides have the will and confidence to dissolve the crisis bilaterally and prevent it from acquiring dangerous proportions. But it also shows that India-China relations remains "fragile" and the hyper sensitive nature of the border issue remains at the core of ...
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No case to answer for Beijing before arbitral tribunal in South China Sea
In January, the Philippines instituted arbitration proceedings against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea. China has chosen not to take part in these proceedings, claiming that the compulsory dispute settlement procedures under UNCLOS do not apply. Does China's rejection of the ...
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China’s expanding house presses rest of global village
It's true that we cannot predict the future. Yet when we know how much snow has fallen on the Himalaya Mountains, we can predict flood levels six months later as the snow creates the floods. Similarly, a lot of snow has fallen on the global order, and we can see some of the flood of challenges to come.One prediction in my new book, The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One ...
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China seeks release of fishing boat seized by North Korea
North Korea n forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat, Chinese officials told state-run news agency Xinhua late on Sunday, creating a potential new irritant in ties between the two allies. Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian said North Korea had "grabbed" the private vessel from the northern city of Dalian in waters ...
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Military Attack wins Singapore Airlines Cup to make it Hong Kongs night
Military Attack and Zac Purton are led in after the Singapore Airlines International Cup by George Moore, son of trainer John Moore. Photograph: Neville ...
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Chinese Fall For Over-The-Top American Weddings
Two things can be said about the wealthy Chinese these days. It seems they no longer know what to do with their money. If they're not buying up empty apartment buildings, they're buying Ferrettis and dining with the Prince of Monaco. Another thing...they are in love with U.S. brands and Made for TV U.S. lifestyles. If they're not buying up LA and Orange County Barbie Dream ...
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Chinese embassy in DPRK working on detention of fishermen
/enpproperty--> PYONGYANG - The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is working on the detention by the DPRK of Chinese fishermen with a vessel, asking Pyongyang to ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests of the fishermen, a Chinese counsellor to the DPRK told Xinhua here on Sunday. Counsellor Jiang Yaxian told Xinhua that a private fishing ...
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China Rains Kill 55 Alert Issued as Further Storms Predicted
A journalist (R) records a video on a raft as a man paddles along flooded street after heavy downpours hit Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan province May 16, 2013. One person died and 270,000 others were affected by a new round of rain in central China's Hunan Province, authorities said. China rains have killed 55 people this week, as devastating storms hit the southern regions of the ...
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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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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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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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