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Chinese Premier Lis visit to India opens door for talks on all fronts
If diplomatic efforts were indeed responsible for defusing the sudden face-off caused by a Chinese Army incursion in Ladakh, India now has an opportunity to extract even more gains. On Sunday, the capital is set to welcome Chinese ...
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China issues alert for rainstorms in south
China's meteorological authority on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the south from Sunday to Monday.From Sunday to 8:00 a.m. on Monday, regions in south China's Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan will be swept by heavy rain or rainstorms up to 80 millimeters (mm) within 24 hours, the National ...
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Top Chinese political advisor meets Greek PM
Top Chinese political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Saturday met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province.The meeting came ahead of the second annual conference of the World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China), which began in Hangzhou on Saturday.Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ...
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China Housing Bubble Cools But Prices Still Higher
China housing prices continued to rise in April. China's property market cooled a bit in April, but home prices are still on the rise, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday. Of the 70 major Chinese cities tracked by NBS, 67 saw home prices increase in April compared to March, with the highest growth rate at 2.1%, down from the 3.2% in March. All the first-tier cities like ...
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Greece to buy 142 ships from China
Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said in Shanghai Saturday Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding ...
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Greece eyes closer economic ties with China
Greece pledges deepened cooperation with China with agreements in trade, shipping and tourism, said Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Beijing on ...
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Art legend made white the new black
/enpproperty--> When the wind blew into his studio in 1963 and flipped one of his sketches over onto the floor, it turned a new page for Liu Kuo-sung's painting career. The Taiwan artist was inspired to break the spell of the traditional black lines that had long shaped Chinese painting. "I'd been experimenting with all different kinds of art materials, even toilet paper. ...
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China threatens to end the military rule of the U.S. in Asia
In mid-April, the Chinese government said the increased U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region causes a lot of tension, and they plan to send more military forces and strengthen their partnerships with neighboring countries. A recent study found that China increasingly threatens to end the military supremacy of the ...
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Nine world leading results set at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai
Nine world leading results were set on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meet, which featuring a star-spangled squad including 7 reigning Olympic champions and 9 defending world titlists.London Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outran her archrival Carmelita Jeter again as she won the women's 100m sprint. The 1.52-meter-high Jamaican set a world leading time of ...
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North Korea wins first title in 36 years as China seals womens singles champion
Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed DPR Korea's first title on Saturday at the World Table Tennis Championships from the mixed doubles while China sealed the women's singles champion by booking all four semifinal berths.Tears streamed down the face of Kim Jong; Kim Hyok Bong fought to hold his emotions in check as the national anthem played and the flag of the DPR Korea was raised in ...
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China crushes Thailand at Beilun International Volleyball Tournament
China powered past Thailand in straight sets on Saturday for their second victory at the Beilun International Women's Volleyball Tournament.The Chinese, who lost to Thailand on four occassions in the past four years, gained sweet revenge with the 15-15, 25-13, 25-9 win.However, Chinese head coach Lang Ping played down the significance of the big victory."Thailand didn't play their ...
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Olympic champion Fraser-Pryce excels at Shanghai Diamond League
London Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outran her archrival Carmelita Jeter again as she won the women's 100m sprint at 2013 Diamond League Shanghai leg here on Saturday.The 1.52-meter-high Jamaican set a world leading time of 10.93 to claim the title, 0.15 seconds ahead of London Olympic runner-up Jeter of United States."I feel very relaxed. I came here to win and ...
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China to issue 20 bln yuan in 50-year T-bonds
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Friday that it will issue 20 billion yuan (3.23 billion US dollars) in 50-year book-entry treasury bonds.The issuance marks the ministry's tenth issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website.The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 4.24 percent.Interest will be paid every half year on May 20 and ...
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South Koreas LeePark deny Chinas clean sweep chance
China was denied a chance to cleansweep all five titles for the first time in 10 years at the World Championships as Wang Liqin and Rao Jingwen was beaten in the mixed doubles semifinals here on Saturday.Wang/Rao, the only Chinese pair left in the event, lost to Lee Sangsu /Park Youngsook from South Korea 11-9, 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8.Ten years ago it happened and it has never happened since. ...
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European indoor champion Schwanitz sets new PB in Shanghai
2013 European indoor champion Christina Schwanitz of Germany set a new personal best as she claimed women's shot put title in the Diamond League Shanghai leg here on Saturday.The 27-year-old took the leading position from the first hurl in 19,76 meters, bettering her former personal best of 19.31, and went on to reach a mark of 20.20 in her fifth throw to secure the top podium."I ...
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India anticipates fruitful visit by Chinese premier
As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is about to pay his first official visit to India, politicians and observers here are expecting that the visit could boost bilateral ties. "This visit is special because it is the first visit abroad by the Chinese premier since he assumed office in March. The relationship between our two countries are now sound and good," Indian Foreign Minister Salman ...
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Taiwan probe team returns slamming Philippines capricious treatment
Taiwan authorities decided on May 12 to dispatch a fleet to conduct regular patrol in waters to the south of the island to guard fishing boats following the shooting-death of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine side at sea.(Photo Source: huanqiu.com) A Taiwan investigation team sent to Manila to probe a fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard returned to Taipei on ...
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China vows to play peaceful role in Arctic region
China will act as a serious player and peaceful power after it has been accepted by the Arctic Council as a formal observer, Chinese Embassador to Finland Huang Xing has said."I am pleased to learn the news that China has been accepted as a formal observer of this organization," he told Xinhua in an interview in Helsinki late Friday.He stressed that China will be a very serious member ...
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Hong Kong lawmakers fail to get answers from Tong
The former head of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Timothy Tong has appeared before legislators looking into claims he misused public money during his time in office, but the meeting was cut short after one and a half hours, with members of the Public Accounts Committee complaining they failed to get any useful information out of him.During the session, Tong, ...
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China Police Bust Terrorist Hoax
Authorities bust terrorist hoax. Chinese authorities caught a 43-year old man who made bomb threats that affected five flights bound for Shanghai on Friday. From 5:22 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. on Friday, police in the cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Guangzhou received phone calls claiming there were bombs on passenger flights. Police started an investigation immediately and ...
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China calls for intl green efforts
/enpproperty--> China on Saturday called for improving international cooperation to build an ecological civilization and pledged to make its contribution based on the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities". A green and sustainable economy has become an inevitable trend in the world and countries need to join hands to address the same issue of "what kind of ...
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Subsidy funds provided to support Chinese poultry industry
The Chinese central government announced on Monday to grant subsidies of 600 million yuan (96.77 million U.S. dollars)to support the poultry industry, which has suffered from the H7N9 influenza outbreak. The money will support poultry breeders nationwide. Major poultry-processing companies will receive short-term subsidized loans and local financial institutions are encouraged to offer credit ...
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China’s wealthy paying cash for Eastside luxury homes
Eastside real-estate brokers say they’ve noticed a wave of affluent mainland-Chinese buyers for luxury homes in Medina, Clyde Hill and other millionaire rows in West Bellevue. Data and public records show they’re right. It’s part of a cash-buyer phenomenon sweeping the home ...
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Will China mediate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese ...
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Exposs of Chinas Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong
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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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