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China sees wider role for private business
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang reacts at the end of a press conference after the signing ceremony of several agreements between Switzerland and China, in Kehrsatz near Bern, Switzerland, Friday, May 24, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to seal a free trade pact with the Alpine nation ? the first comprehensive agreement his country has reached with a major western economy. Li ...
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NKorean envoy delivers letter to China’s president
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for ...
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Chinese premier attends welcome ceremony held by Swiss president
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R center) attends a welcome ceremony held by Swiss President Ueli Maurer (L center) in Bern, Switzerland, May 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Ma ...
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EP vice presidents accusations against Chinas human rights
Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) McMillan-Scott's recent accusations against China's human rights are irresponsible, said the spokesperson of the Chinese mission to the European Union (EU) on Friday."In his recent article released on-line by a British newspaper, Mr. McMillan-Scott, Vice President of the European Parliament made biased and irresponsible accusations ...
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9 dead 1 missing in E China colliery flood
Nine people were killed and one person remain missing after a coal mine was flooded Thursday in Zhangqiu in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities confirmed Saturday. According to reports from locals on Friday, a coal mine flood occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday at a mining site allegedly under illegal operation in the city of Zhangqiu, said the press office with the Jinan ...
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Uruguayan president arrives in China
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica arrived in Beijing Saturday morning, kicking off his visit of China.Mujica is visiting China from May 25 to 28 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi ...
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Completion of Sino-Swiss FTA talks historic event Chinese minister
The completion of free trade talks between China and Switzerland is a historic event in China-Switzerland economic and trade cooperation, Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said here Friday.Gao, who just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on concluding the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, said it marked a significant ...
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Successful FTA negotiations inject vigor into Sino-Swiss cooperation says Chinese premier
The successful negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Switzerland will inject new and strong vigor into the two countries' further cooperation, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Friday.Addressing business and financial leaders at a luncheon, Li said the FTA deal would have wider implications, as Switzerland will be the first continental European country ...
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Chinese premiers visit to enhance partnership German ambassador
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Germany will enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries, German Ambassador to China Michael Schaeffer said.The nature of their strategic partnership extends to all areas, including the economic, political and cultural sectors, Schaeffer said.Political dialogue has been elevated to an unprecedented level through mechanisms like ...
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Chinas satellite data network reaches South China Sea
A satellite data receiving station was launched on Friday enabling China to now obtain observation information about the South China Sea. The station, in Sanya in south China's island province of Hainan, was launched by the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. China will now be able to obtain satellite remote sensing data of the ...
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Chinas bank card transactions exceed 100t yuan
BEIJING - China's bank card transactions in the first quarter totaled 100.27 trillion yuan ($16.21 trillion), up 19.34 percent from the same period last year, the country's central bank said on Friday. A total of 10.63 billion transactions were made during the January-March period and the value for the first time exceeded 100 trillion yuan in one quarter, the ...
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Shared goals Ties with China
Three points -- energy, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism -- stand out among the number of issues on which Pakistan and China reached understanding during Prime Minister Li Keqiang's two-day visit. Quite understandably, the incoming prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, laid stress on seeking Chinese help in resolving Pakistan's serious energy crisis when he met Li on Thursday. With parts of ...
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Chinese premier criticises EU move on trade measures
SHANGHAI, May 25 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang criticised the European Union over its plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China, state media reported. The official Xinhua news agency reported late on Friday that Li had told business leaders in Switzerland such ...
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Experts caution over cinnabar use
/enpproperty--> Experts in traditional Chinese medicine are calling for caution over the use of some products that contain cinnabar, or mercury sulfide. A Sina Weibo user verified as a doctor at Beijing's Jishuitan Hospital wrote that 86 prescriptions of medicine developed by Tongrentang, a leading TCM maker, contain cinnabar. The mercury content in the chemical can build up in the ...
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Micro blogs help fight graft
More people are using social media to tackle corrupt officials, as Cui Jia and Cao Yin report. As one of the first people in China to attempt to expose corrupt officials via micro blogs, Zhou Wenbin considers himself the teacher of Luo Changping, a reporter who recently used his micro blog to accuse a ministry-level official of abuse of power. Zhou, who works at Lixin county's land and ...
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North Korea sends China a letter
A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae's three-day visit was seen as a fence-mending mission after Pyongyang ...
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Reports on Chinas rejection of urbanization plan untrue senior official
Media reports claiming that China's State Council has rejected a 40-trillion yuan (about $6.5 trillion) urbanization plan are untrue, the chief of China's top planning agency said Friday.Xu Shaoshi, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), told reporters here that his agency has been finalizing the drafting work of the urbanization plan with other relevant ...
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China shuts down over 3700 firework plants
More than 3,700 firework plants have been shut down since local governments tightened safety regulations, according to China's top safety watchdog.The move means China now has 4,921 firework plants, scattered across 20 provinces and regions, said a State Administration of Work Safety statement.The administration will continue with its targeted crackdown to consolidate the industry, the ...
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Amateur Shi Thai duo crowd Beijing Golf Challenge leaderboard
Shi Yuting continued her impressive form at the Beijing Challenge Friday as the Chinese amateur registered a hole-in-one en route to a second round 70 for a share of the 36-hole lead with Thais Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (69) and Walailak Satarak (69) in the fourth leg of the China LPGA Tour season.Playing under overcast skies and windy conditions at the Orient (Beijing) Pearl Golf Country Club, the ...
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China vows to further liberalize interest rates
China will steadily push forward market-oriented reform in its interest rates and exchange rates mechanisms this year, a central bank report said on Friday.The central bank, or the People's Bank of China, has pledged to further optimize the credit structure to allow the financial sector to better serve the real economy, according to the report on China's financial stability.It calls ...
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Full text of Chinese premiers signed article on German newspaper
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday published a signed article on German weekly newspaper Die Zeit titled "Open Up New Horizon for China-Germany Relations."The following is the full text of the English translation of the article:I will soon be visiting Germany again to boost China's cooperation with Germany on all fronts. People may want to learn more about the visit, and I ...
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China Switzerland to announce conclusion of FTA talks Chinese premier
China and Switzerland will announce the conclusion of talks over a free trade agreement (FTA), visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Friday.In a speech delivered at a luncheon with business and financial leaders, Li said he will jointly make the announcement with Swiss President Ueli Maurer.The China-Switzerland FTA would have special significance, as it will be the first one to be ...
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Belgian illustrators to present books of Chinese version in
Belgian children's book illustrators Ingrid Godon, Kaatje Vermeire and Pieter Gaudesaboos will present Chinese translations of their books at the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) at the end of August.Els Aerts, Grants Manager of Children's and youth literature, graphic novels of the Flemish Literary Fund (VFL) has said, adding that Gaudesaboos will present his Mannetje Koek ...
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China plans urbanization steps
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China to issue $4.2b 2-yr T-bonds
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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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