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Tibetans protest in Delhi hold Chinese premier responsible for self-immolations
Tibetan organisations are staging protests in different parts of Delhi against the three-day state visit to India of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Shouting slogans against the visiting Chinese dignitary, the Tibetans said they held Keqiang responsible for the spate of self immolations in their homeland. "Li Keqiang is responsible for the killings in Tibet. 117 self immolations have happened and ...
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Have good manners Chinese official to tourists
If you are a tourist in China, you better have "healthy and civilised" manners. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang Sunday stressed that efforts should be made to advocate "healthy and civilized" manners among tourists. Wang made the remarks during an inspection tour to central China's Henan province, just days after he advocated polite tourist behavior and stressed that a good image of Chinese ...
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Global prosperity not possible without development of India and China Premier Li Keqiang
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, on Monday said that global prosperity would not be possible without the simultaneous development of China and India. Keqiang, who received a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning, told media that the combined population of China and India is a third of the world's population, and therefore, both ...
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China-Indias large potential makes West anxious Daily
China and India's combined potential are large enough to make the West anxious but there are "many weaknesses in the bilateral relationship", a state-run Chinese daily has said. Said the Global Times in an editorial Monday, the second day of Premier Li Keqiang's India trip: "As China's new premier, his selection of India for his first overseas trip has widely been interpreted as a sign that ...
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French daredevil climbs 564 ft Bailong Elevator sans safety net
French daredevil Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the 564 feet Bailong Elevator in China with no help from any machinery, safety net or safety equipment. Casanova's green-and-black sticky sneakers were the only help he needed in his dizzying feat. According to officials, Casanova climbed the huge steel tower in 68 minutes and 26 seconds, while spectators looked on in awe, the New York Daily News ...
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Chinese Premier accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, was given a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning. He was received by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. He inspected the guard of honour and also met members of the Indian Cabinet. Talking to reporters here, Keqiang said: "I have had a good beginning to my trip, I am confident that my full trip ...
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Chinese Incinerators Spark Public Protests
Protests against incinerators have taken place in China over the past few years. This 2009 protest was against a planned large garbage incinerator in Guangzhou, ...
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Chinese Premier in India Discusses Borders Trade
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart have agreed to resolve a border dispute and other tensions, as Premier Li Keqiang continues his first trip abroad since taking ...
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Chinese club in talks with Al Nasrs Sven-Goran Eriksson
BEIJING // A Chinese football club is in talks to appoint Sven-Goran Eriksson, Al Nasr's technical director, as their next manager, despite reports linking the former England manager to the Cameroon national side. "Eriksson is one of the candidates," said Chen Jie, a spokeswoman for Guangzhou R&F, based in the capital of the booming southern province of Guangdong. "The ...
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Myanmar to pump oil and gas to energy-hungry China
Workers prepare to launch the China section of the Myanmar-China oil and gas pipeline in Anning in southwest China's Yunnan province. Ren Dong / Color China Photo / AP ...
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Goldman exits China’s ICBC 7 years and billions later
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. launched the sale of about $1.1-billion (U.S.) worth of Hong Kong-traded shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China on Monday, offering its entire remaining stake in the world's biggest bank by market value.The sale would be the final chapter in Goldman's investment alongside clients and employees in China's ICBC. Prior to its 2006 initial public ...
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India and China Stress Peace at Borders and Solid Relations
New Delhi, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Ministers of India and China, Manmohan Singh, and Li Keqiang respectively, agree that a peaceful coexistence and understanding must be established in bilateral relations and that these will guarantee peace and development in Asia. Singh held a meeting with Keqiang after his arrival in New Delhi, in an environment that diplomatic sources described as ...
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Shanghai court takes swipe at POS industry
According to Chinese media reports, last week the Songjiang District People's Court in Shanghai ruled against a local woman surnamed Zhou who sued her bank over 44,000 yuan ($7,163) which she claimed was illegally siphoned out of her account using a cloned card.The court reportedly shot down the case after Zhou could not offer adequate evidence to prove that her bank card had been ...
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Tesco eyes China JV
Tesco, Britain's largest retailer, plans to establish a joint venture in China, a bid to control its capital expenditure in global expansion, the Financial Times reported Monday. The supermarket chain that came here in 2004 is seeking partners in China for the venture, the report said, citing three sources close to the matter. Analysts said China Resources Company is the most suitable ...
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Shanghai deems rice safe
The city's food safety authority assured residents that all of the rice sold in Shanghai has passed spot safety inspections. The authority made the announcement after Guangzhou officials found rice tainted with excessive amounts of cadmium, a powerful carcinogen that can cause serious damage to the ...
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Hong Kong unveils 10-year waste management plan
/enpproperty--> HONG KONG - The Hong Kong city government unveiled a 10-year management plan to tackle its waste crisis on Monday, in which it admitted that Hong Kong needs to make more efforts so as to catch up with the best-in-class places such as Taipei and South Korean cities. The plan -- The Hong Kong: Blueprint for Sustainable Use of Resources 2013-2022 - analyzes the challenges and ...
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Purchase intention expressed at Taiwan trade fair
/enpproperty--> SHIJIAZHUANG - A total of 1,236 buyers have expressed their intention to purchase products worth 103.44 million US dollars after attending the 2013 Taiwan Trade Fair, the event organizer said on Monday. The four-day fair, which ended on Sunday in Shijiazhuang in north China's Hebei province, attracted 125,000 participants, with spot trading exceeding 30 million yuan (4.8 ...
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China calls for implementation of DPRK resolutions
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Monday called for the full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired missiles into the East Sea. The DPRK Monday fired two more short-range missiles into the East Sea, after launching one on Sunday and three on Saturday, according to Yonhap News ...
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Keanu Reeves revolution Matrix star to direct Chinese-backed kung fu film
Keanu Reeves made what many people regard as his most memorable film: the Wachowski brothers' The Matrix. Now, he is making his directorial debut - and his martial arts trainer from the Matrix films is to take the starring role in the trilingual Mandarin-, Cantonese- and English-language kung fu movie, which comes with heavy financial backing from the Chinese state.Speaking at ...
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Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio - Fourteen-year-old golf sensation Guan Tianlang will play in the Memorial Tournament next week.The Chinese amateur has accepted an exemption for the event at Muirfield Village. Memorial founder and host Jack Nicklaus met with Guan's parents at the Masters and has said he hoped the phenom might play at his tournament, which runs from May 30 to June 2.Last month, Guan became the ...
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Chinese army hackers return from vacation renew attacks on US
After being publicly exposed in February as the source of a long list of cyberattacks on US companies and media organizations, the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Unit 61396 largely pulled back from the networks the unit had infiltrated. But now, ...
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India-China ink 3 MoUs including pharmaceuticals
India will mandate that all firms offering internet telephony, including Skype owned by software giant Microsoft, must set up a server in the ...
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Former Bank Executive in China Faces Bribe Accusations
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Experts officials China has resumed hacking U.S. companies agencies
Computer security experts and U.S. officials say Chinese hackers have resumed attacks on companies and agencies they stole data from three months ago. A unit of China's People's Liberation Army had stopped computer intrusions in February after the administration of ...
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Eriksson in talks with China club
A Chinese football club is in talks to appoint Sven-Goran Eriksson as their next manager, a spokesman said Monday, despite reports linking the former England boss to the Cameroon national side."Eriksson is one of the candidates," said Chen Jie, a spokeswoman for Guangzhou R&F, based in the capital of the boom southern province of Guangdong."The club is currently in talks with ...
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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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