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Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ...
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Security tightened Delhi metro stations to be shut for Chinese premiers visit
New Delhi : As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is set to arrive in Delhi on Sunday late afternoon, Delhi Police have deployed more personnel and shut down certain routes, including near the Chinese embassy.The Race Course station of Delhi Metro, which is close to the prime minister's official residence and the diplomatic area, will be closed from 7 pm to 9 pm. Police officials said Sardar Patel ...
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Chinese premier to hold talks on contentious issues
NEW DELHI: On his first overseas visit after assuming office, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will arrive here today and will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on all contentious issues, including the boundary dispute. Shortly after his arrival, Li will be holding restricted talks with Singh, who will also host a dinner for the visiting dignitary at his official residence which will be ...
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China-Myanmar exchange in SW China
Sun Jiazheng, president of the China NGO Network for International Exchanges, delivers a speech at the China-Myanmar Roundtable Conference on People Exchanges ...
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Video China turns to age-old solution for rural elderly
A new scheme rolling out in Chinese villages enlists 'young elderly' people to care for the very elderly left behind as young workers rush to the big cities. Max Duncan ...
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Google Maps help kidnapped Chinese man to find kins
Google Maps , Hunan TV said. Hazy childhood memories plus the popular search engine Google allowed Luo Gang to find his family in the central province of Sichuan after living most of his life with adoptive parents in the southeastern region of Fujian. Luo, who for years searched for his real family, recalled that his hometown had two bridges, and with that detail and a few others drew a rough ...
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Cannes QED China’s Huayi Brothers Form Co-Production Partnership
CANNES, France – Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers has signed a strategic co-production and distribution agreement with QED International. The new partners will first work together on the release ...
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Deadly torrential rain affects 200000 in Guangxi
/enpproperty--> NANNING - Continuous rainfall has claimed a life while affecting about 200,000 people in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, local authorities said on Sunday. As of Saturday, the heavy rain, which started on Thursday, has battered 14 counties in Guangxi, said a statement from the regional department of civil affairs. The weather has left 199,700 people ...
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China growth to halve
Beijing-based economist Michael Pettis has carved out through his "China Financial Markets" blog a distinct position with his commentaries on the Chinese economy, notably with his consideration of the difficulties it faces with its necessary rebalancing towards a more consumption-based model. Asia Times Online here draws the attention of Pettis' latest insightful analysis to a ...
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Rainstorms kill at least 34 in Guangdong
Floods triggered by torrential rains have left at least 34 people dead and 11 others missing in southern China's Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Daily ...
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Belgium probes into counterfeit euros originating in China
Belgian authorities have launched an investigation after the seizure of tons of fake euro coins which came from China. Customs at Brussels airport have been confiscating the counterfeit coins over the past few months. Germany’s Bundesbank mistakenly accepted fake money from China worth six million euros in ...
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China investigates N Korea boat hijack
CHINESE authorities are investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official says. Armed North Koreans on May 6 hijacked the boat and escorted it towards North Korea while it was sailing in waters around 70 kilometres from North Korea's western coast, reports and the boat's owner Yu ...
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Filipinos in Taiwan told to limit movement
Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – As violence against Filipinos escalated, Philippine officials have advised the thousands of workers to ';limit their movement'' in Taiwan amid the backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard in Philippine waters. Antonio Basilio, resident representative ...
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China Tourism Day and 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo open in Chongqing
Dancers perform for the opening of the China Tourism Day and the 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo, in Chongqing, Southwest China, May 19, 2013. Chongqing is the main venue for the 2013 China Tourism Day. (Xinhua/Li ...
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Philippines waiting for Taiwan anger to cool
Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is waiting for tempers in Taiwan to cool before settling the dispute over a shot Taiwanese fisherman, the head of an office in charge of relations said Sunday. Issues like Manila’s ';one-China'; policy and comments by Taiwanese investigators ...
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China police billions spell profit opportunity
View Photo Two Chinese paramilitary police test a telescopic sight fitted on a gun model at the China International Exhibition and Symposium on Police Equipment and Anti-Terrorism Technology and Equipment in Beijing on May 15, ...
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Fijian leader looks to Russia and China
FIJI'S military ruler says he will meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Frank Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping ...
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Blooming azalea attracts visitors in NE China
A visitor takes photo of azalea in a national forest park in Huinan County, Northeast China's Jilin Province, May 18, 2013. The blooming azalea in the park attracted many visitors and photographers. (Xinhua/Zhang ...
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Courtyards under protective reconstruction in C China
Photo taken on May 18, 2013 shows a renovated sunken courtyard in Qucun Village of Zhangbian Township in Shaanxian County, Central China's Henan Province. The sunken courtyard, a kind of traditional residential construction in west Henan, has a high value in the study of local histroy, architecture, geology and sociology. The Qucun Village has 115 sunken courtyards, most of which are under ...
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Fiji turns to Russia China amid strained regional ties
SUVA (AFP) - Fiji's military ruler said on Sunday he would meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Mr Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li ...
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Eritrea Presidents Isaias and Xi Jinping Exchange Solidarity Messages in Connection With 20th Anniversary of Eritrean-Chinese Diplomatic Ties
Asmara - President Isaias Afwerki and the Chinese leader, Mr. Xi Jinping, exchanged solidarity messages in connection with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and the People's Republic of China (PRC). In their respective messages, the two leaders said that the similarity of both countries in terms of societal values and historical background ...
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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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Taiwan fishermen burn Filipino flags in protest over fatal shooting
Angry fishermen burn Filipino flags outside the Philippine representative office in Taipei in a protest at the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard. Hundreds of fishermen wearing yellow headbands and chanting "Justice must be done!" and "Killer must be punished!" hurled eggs at the office and demanded Manila apologize for the incident last Thursday ...
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Chinas largest yacht marina settles down at Shimei Bay Hainan
The opening ceremony of Shimei Bay Yacht Club invested by China Resources group was held on May 11 marking China’s largest yacht marina settling down at Shimei Bay, Hainan. According to the President of China Resources Group Wang Yin, the international yacht marina of the Shimei Bay Yacht Club is 3,528 meters in length, and boasts 213 berths and can accommodate the world’s largest ...
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Taiwan delegation returns after Manila rejection
The investigative team that the government dispatched to Manila, in order to investigate the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards, returned yesterday after the Southeast Asian country's officials refused to cooperate. According to local media, a new investigative delegation may head out to the Philippines as early as Monday once the Philippine government ...
Beijing Feature
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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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