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Philex still keen on teaming up with China firm for SC 72
The group of Manuel V. Pangilinan is continuing talks with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Cnooc) for a potential partnership at a massive but disputed oil and gas find in offshore Palawan. Nonetheless, both parties have yet to move forward with their talks, which Pangilinan described as still in the preliminary stage given the geopolitical situation in the area. Pangilinan chairs Philex ...
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Six face extortion charges in China for sex-video scandal
Chinese authorities have charged six people with extortion in connection with a scandal involving secretly recorded sex videos, prosecutors said Wednesday. The six are accused of luring officials in the southwestern city of Chongqing into having sex with women and secretly recording the encounters to blackmail the officials, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The suspects were ...
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Porn stars calligraphy sparks art debate in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95,000.Eight Chinese characters the actress wrote with brush and ink at a theme park in the eastern city of Ningbo were sold earlier this month, the Liberation Daily ...
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Chinas pork price rebounds after government boost
China's price of pigs has bounced back following the government's subsidized initiatives, the country's top economic planning agency said Wednesday.The average hog price reached 12.79 yuan (2.1 US dollars) per kilo by May 15, marking the third week of a rising trend.The hog-to-corn price ratio, a major indicator of the industry's profitability, hit 5.33:1 by May 15, up from ...
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Zimbabwe PM Chinese investment welcomed
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday said Chinese investments are welcomed and he hopes the economic ties can be further strengthened after Zimbabwe's elections.Tsvangirai told visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang that Zimbabwe's new constitution, which was signed into law Wednesday, provides strong protection for foreign investments.Chinese businesses form ...
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Pacific Commander U.S. China Can Build on Common Ground
By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 – The United States and China, by increasing their dialogue and engagement, can build a foundation of trust while fostering regional security and prosperity, the top U.S. commander in the region said yesterday. "While competition between the United States and China is inevitable, conflict is not," Navy Adm. Samuel ...
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Chinese users will be able to preview Windows Azure
/enpproperty--> Chinese users will be able to sign up and preview Microsoft's cloud computing platform Windows Azure starting from June 6, Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp, said in Shanghai on Wednesday. After about 18 months of preparation, Windows Azure has eventually settled down in the Pudong area of Shanghai. At the very beginning, the service will be ...
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Carrefour China opens food-safety lab in Shenyang
/enpproperty--> Carrefour China opened its fourth A-level lab for food safety on May 22. The lab, in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, will release the food testing results to the public regularly to guarantee food safety. The 5-million-yuan ($815,000) lab is capable of detecting 46 different pesticides and additives in more than 65 kinds of food and vegetables, meat and fish. ...
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China mapping organization wins international award
/enpproperty--> The National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation was presented the National Mapping Organization of the Year 2012 Award in the 2013 Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, earlier this month, Song Chaozhi, deputy director of the administration, said on May 22. The biennial Geospatial World Forum is a premier event for the global geospatial ...
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4-D cinema opens at Beijing airport
/enpproperty--> A 4-D cinema opened at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday, making it the first airport in China with such a facility to help passengers pass time while waiting for flights, www.carnoc.com reported. The 4-D cinema combines a 3-D movie with physical effects. The cinema, in the domestic departure area of Terminal 3, shows films of 10 to 15 minutes. The ticket ...
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Man seeks retrial in theft of 175000 yuan from ATM
/enpproperty--> Xu Ting, who served five years in prison for withdrawing 175,000 yuan ($28,536) from a malfunctioning ATM, has filed a lawsuit in the Guangdong High People's Court that seeks a rehearing of his case. "I am innocent as I never intended to withdraw the large sum of money from the ATM at that time," said Xu, 30, a migrant worker from Linfen, Shanxi province, ...
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China Finding Ways to Buy Big Into US
China Construction of America has successfully bid for state-level and municipal projects in the United States, such as the $407 million Alexander Hamilton Bridge rehabilitation, seen ...
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Pope Francis urges Chinas Catholics to stay loyal to Rome
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics in China to remain loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers. China's Catholics number between 8 and 12 million and are divided between the state-sanctioned Catholic Patriotic Association, which has installed bishops without Vatican approval, and an "underground" wing loyal to the ...
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China to Get Gas From Turkmenistan’s Giant Field
ASHGABAT, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Gas from Turkmenistan’s largest gas condensate field will flow to China, national gas company Turkmengaz CEO Kakageldy Abdullayev said on Wednesday. The Galkynysh field, the world’s second largest by gas reserves, will be used to build up Turkmen gas exports to China. The field is expected to produce 25 billion cubic meters of natural gas per ...
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Gold Bars Hit New Record Premium in Hong Kong Ahead of US Fed Speech Europe Urged to Start Aggressive Money Printing
prices rose throughout Asian and early London trade in the wholesale market on Wednesday, touching $1398 per ounce for the third time this week and recovering 4.4% from Monday's one-month low.Silver rose more steadily, and was capped below $22.80 as energy prices slipped and agricultural commodities held flat.Tuesday's retreat in the gold price today ...
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China Knife Attack Mentally Ill Man Stabs 6 Students And Adult Police Say
BEIJING - A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday. All seven victims were in stable condition and a suspect was apprehended, according to a spokeswoman from the Maoming city government in the southern province of Guangdong who, like many Chinese bureaucrats, ...
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Kim sends special envoy to Beijing
PYONGYANG/BEIJING - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday at a time of strained relations and ahead of a China-U.S. summit. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers’ Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean military, departed on a chartered flight with a political and military delegation. Chinese ...
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6 primary school students among 7 injured in attack in southern China suspect detained
BEIJING, China - A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday. All seven victims were in stable condition and a suspect was apprehended, according to a spokeswoman from the Maoming city government in the southern province of Guangdong who, like many Chinese ...
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Death toll rises to 23 with 10 still missing in blast at China explosives plant
BEIJING, China - The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing. The official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday that 19 others were injured by the explosion, which ripped through the plant in Shandong province on Monday. The blast was so strong that 10 of those killed could only be identified by their DNA. Experts from ...
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Chinese premier praises relationship with Pakistan in glowing terms at start of 2-day visit
A man walks next to huge portraits of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, displayed near the presidency in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keqiang will arrive in Islamabad on May 22 on a two day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss international, regional issues and enhance co-operation in bilateral ties. (AP Photo/Anjum ...
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New Report on Global and China Stainless Steel Products Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global and China Stainless Steel & Products Industry Report, ...
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PH thanks Taiwan for call to citizens not to harm Filipino workers
MANILA, Philippines — In a sign of easing tensions, President Benigno Aquino III's expression of gratitude to Taiwan when it urged its citizens not to harm Filipinos was received well by the Taiwanese leaders, Malacaang said on Wednesday. After talking with his counterparts in Taiwan, Amadeo Perez, chair of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco), on Wednesday relayed the ...
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Interview Uruguayan president seeks to boost ties with China
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he will seek to boost political, economic and social ties with Beijing "as much as possible" during his upcoming trip to China.Mujica, who is scheduled to make his first visit China on May 25-28, will meet with President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese officials.Although Uruguay and China are separated by the vast Pacific Ocean, Uruguay has ...
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China repeats call for implementing DOC in the South China Sea
China on Wednesday urged relevant countries to fully and earnestly implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and refrain from actions that could amplify or complicate the issue.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a media request for a comment on the Philippines' recent ...
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Mainland to ensure continuity of Taiwan policy
The Chinese mainland will ensure the continuity of its policies towards Taiwan and work to make new achievements in the development of cross-strait relations, top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said on Wednesday.While meeting a visiting delegation of Taiwan's United Daily News Group(UDN), Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, ...
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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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