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  • Four killed in China school building collapse

    China News.Net – Friday 20th June, 2014

    Four members of a family were killed Friday when a primary school building was flattened by a landslide in China’s Jiangxi province, authorities said. The family had taken shelter in the school …

  • Saina goes down to Xerui in Indonesian Open

    China News.Net – Friday 20th June, 2014

    India’s top ranked shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Indonesian Open badminton tournament after she lost her women’s single quarter-finals tie to top seeded Li Xuerui of China at the Gelora …

  • China committed to settling maritime disputes via dialogue

    China News.Net – Saturday 21st June, 2014

    China is committed to settling maritime disputes through dialogues and negotiations, on the basis of respecting historical facts and international law, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here …

  • Hong Kongers queue at polling booths to defy Beijing over reform

    West Australian – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kong citizens cast their ballots in an unofficial referendum on democratic reform Sunday, with booths opening across the territory after an online poll that enraged Beijing …

  • Cuffed Xinjiang axe-man apologises on China television

    West Australian – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    Beijing (AFP) – A man who carried out an axe attack on mahjong players in China’s volatile Xinjiang region apologised on television Sunday, saying he was persuaded to go through with it in the …

  • China rights lawyer arrested for state subversion Wife

    The Statesman – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    Agence France-Presse Beijing, 21 June: A Chinese rights lawyer has been arrested on charges of state subversion, his wife said on social media today, furthering a crackdown on activists since last …

  • Vendors activists face off at China dog meat festival

    MENAFN – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    (MENAFN – AFP) Animal lovers provoked an angry backlash from residents of a Chinese city after protesting a controversial festival Saturday in which locals celebrate the summer solstice by eating …

  • DBS given green light to extend RMB loans in Chinas SIP

    The China Post – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) has become one of the banks allowed to extend cross-border renminbi (RMB) loans for companies in China’s Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), …

  • Relationship between China and Japan is not irreparable

    China Daily – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama told China Daily on Saturday that the tensions between China and Japan “should not spiral into military conflict” and Tokyo should not let …

  • Taiwan takes part in BIO Intl Convention in US

    The China Post – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    TAIPEI–A Taiwanese delegation will participate in the 2014 BIO International Convention scheduled to open June 22 in San Diego, California, a government official said …

  • Filippino lawyer says China’s refusal to join arbitration a serious violation of Unclos

    Asia News Network – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    China’s snub of the Philippine arbitral claim on the West Philippine Sea and the slew of building projects initiated by Beijing on disputed reefs in the area are “a serious and belligerent …

  • Chinas wealth management products total US$2.1 tln

    China.org.cn – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    Wealth management products (WMPs) have been booming in China in the past few years, totalling 12.8 trillion yuan (about 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of May, a senior official of …

  • Heavy rains persist in south China

    China.org.cn – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    The National Meteorological Center on Sunday issued a blue alert on rainstorms, forecasting heavy rains will continue in parts of southern and southeast …

  • Axeman apologises for attack on Chinese television

    ABC Australia – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    China A man who carried out an axe attack on mahjong players in China’s volatile Xinjiang region has apologised on television, saying he was persuaded to go through with the attack in the …

  • Chinese Americans honored at annual business gala

    China Daily – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    /enpproperty–> Asian-American entrepreneurs and business executives were honored at the 13th annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Gala in New York, with half the honorees being of …

  • Cuffed knifeman apologises for holy war assault in Chinas Xinjiang

    The Star – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    BEIJING (Reuters) – One of the assailants who carried out an attack in western China that injured four people has apologised and said other members of his group had convinced him to participate in a …

  • First ever Hainan Airlines Boston to Beijing flight launched

    eTN – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    China’s Hainan Airlines yesterday, June 20, launched nonstop service between Boston’s Logan Airport and Beijing, representing the first scheduled nonstop flight between New England and …

  • Chinese state TV shows confession and apology of suspect in Xinjiang mahjong room attack

    Canada.com – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    BEIJING, China – State television on Sunday showed a suspect in an attack on a mahjong games room in China’s western region of Xinjiang confessing and apologizing, and saying he had been …

  • Chinese police uncover illegal World Cup betting

    Daily Star – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    Record-equalling Klose salvages the Germans Germany striker Miroslav Klose came off the bench to score a record-equalling 15th World Cup goal and salvage a 2-2 draw against Ghana in a pulsating …

  • Ghaddafi thanks Germany Russia and China

    afrol News – Sunday 22nd June, 2014

    Colonel Ghaddafi today in an interview thanked the governments of Germany, Russia and China for opposing a no-fly zone over Libya, promising new oil …

    • Chinese soldiers menace Tibetan monks

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  • China News.Net – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    China is in talks with Uganda to help the East African country develop its sports sector, China’s envoy said here. Zhao Yali, China’s ambassador to Uganda, told Xinhua Saturday that China is ready to have more partnerships with the Ugandan government in the area of sports. “We are ready to help Uganda, especially in the field of coaching exchange. We shall do what we can to promote cooperation …

  • US icebreaker Polar Star to help vessels trapped in Antarctica

    China News.Net – Saturday 4th January, 2014

    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has requested the US Coast Guard’s icebreaker Polar Star to assist the Russian vessel MV Akademik Shokalskiy and the Chinese vessel Xue Long (Snow Dragon) which are stuck by ice in Antarctica, Xinhua reported. AMSA has identified the Polar Star as a vessel capable of assisting the trapped vessels. The US Coast Guard accepted this request Saturday …

  • Skilled laborers go overseas

    China Daily – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    Before he emigrated to Australia in 2005, Yin Fagang was a migrant worker in Shenzhen, a coastal city in the south of China. The quality of his work was so high that some foreign colleagues urged him to emigrate to Australia, where there were opportunities aplenty. As a result of their prompting, Yin, who now lives in Perth in Western Australia, was one of the first of many hundreds from …

  • Box office totals 21.8b yuan in 2013

    Global Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    The total film box-office revenue in China for 2013 reached 21.77 billion yuan ($3.60 billion), up 27.51 percent from the previous year, Zhang Hongsen, head of the film bureau under the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, said on Friday. According to Zhang, domestically produced films accounted for 58.65 percent of the market with an income of 12.77 billion …

  • China Railway Group chairman dies

    Global Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    The chairman of China Railway Group Ltd Bai Zhongren died at his home Saturday, Securities Times reported Sunday. The company’s spokesperson has confirmed the information, but said the company’s operations were normal, the report said. The report also said that Bai had been suffering depression for years, without disclosing the reason why he died. Bai served as the chairman of the …

  • Africa will remain important pillar of Chinas diplomacy

    China Daily – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    /enpproperty–> China’s top diplomat has chosen four African countries to visit on his first trip abroad in the new year, a move that highlights the continent’s importance in Beijing’s diplomatic blueprint. Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins his six-day tour of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Ghana and Senegal on Monday. Wang will arrive in Ethiopia at a time when bilateral trade between …

  • Legalizing Marijuana Does Not Mean the U.S. Would Lose Ground to China

    The Atlantic – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    The legalization of marijuana, effective New Year’s Day in Colorado and Washington, has divided American journalists, who seemed to spend much of the last three days re-litigating the subject. On …

  • Zhejiang Shanghai report two human avian flu cases

    Global Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    A human case of H7N9 was reported in East China’s Zhejiang Province on Sunday and Shanghai reported a human case of H7N9 on Saturday.The patient is a 34-year-old woman surnamed Cai, who is from the city of Zhuji, the provincial health and family planning commission said. She was confirmed to be infected with the bird flu virus on Saturday. By 1 pm on Sunday, she was still in critical …

  • Scientific researches undisturbed on stranded Chinese icebreaker in Antarctic

    Global Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    Scientists aboard Chinese icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, continued their researches in Antarctic on Sunday with even greater passion after the vessel was trapped by heavy floes a day earlier.The icebreaker found it unable to move in an area of thick ice on Saturday, some 21 km away from the nearest ice-free waters, two days after ferrying all passengers aboard a stranded Russian ship to an …

  • 3 killed 24 injured in China bus blast

    Times of India – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    Shaanxi Province on Sunday, officials said. The blast hit the bus occurred on a street near the bus station in Pucheng County in Weinan city. The bus was bound from the provincial capital of Xi’an to the county, according to the local fire department. According to latest reports, three people have been confirmed dead. The injured are being treated in a local hospital, the state-run Xinhua …

  • Deadly bus blast in SW China

    China Daily – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    A bus exploded Sunday in Pucheng county in Weinan city in Southwest China’s Shaanxi province, leaving three people dead and seven injured, according to the news website hsw.cn . The blast took place at 6pm local time, and police took control of the situation after arriving on the scene. More details about the accident are under police …

  • 4 killed in SW China coal mine explosion

    China Daily – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    /enpproperty–> CHENGDU – Four people have been confirmed dead and four others were injured after a coal-mine gas burning in Southwest China’s Sichuan province on Sunday. The accident happened around 11 am at a coal mine in Xiaohe Township of Weiyuan County, when eight miners were carrying out a routine safety check, according to the county’s information office. Five miners were …

  • ‘Mr. Selden’s Map of China’ charts a fascinating course circa 1600

    The Seattle Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    In “Mr. Selden’s Map of China,” Timothy Brook uses a recently discovered artifact, a Chinese map created in the 1600s, to tell the stories of the people whose lives intersected with …

  • China to build new icebreaker

    WAM – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    WAM SHANGHAI, 5th Jan. 2014 (WAM) — China plans to build a new icebreaker for polar expeditions as its veteran Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, remains stuck in Antarctica after rescuing passengers from a Russian vessel. Qu Tanzhou, director of the State Oceanic Administration’s Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, told Xinhua on Sunday that designs for the vessel were in the process …

  • Case for Guangdong FTZ hangs in the balance

    Global Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    Illustration: Lu Ting/GTA proposal to build a free trade zone (FTZ) incorporating Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao was reportedly submitted to the State Council for approval in mid-December. If approved, the zone would become the second project of its kind after the pilot FTZ that was established in Shanghai in September.The tentative Guangdong FTZ will include Nansha in Guangzhou, …

  • Hong Kongs best prepaid SIM cards for your smartphone or tablet

    ABT – Sunday 5th January, 2014

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  • 50-bln-yuan in lock-up shares eligible for trade

    Global Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    Lock-up shares worth 50 billion yuan ($8.2 billion ) will become eligible for trade this week on the Chinese mainland.The volume is slightly less than the 50.8 billion yuan seen from December 30, 2013 to January 3, 2014, according to information from the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.Altogether, 24 listed companies on the two stock exchanges will see their lock-up shares released to …

  • China reports new human H7N9 case

    China Daily – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    /enpproperty–> HANGZHOU – A human case of H7N9 was reported in East China’s Zhejiang province on Sunday, the provincial health and family planning commission said in a statement. The patient is a 34-year-old woman surnamed Cai, who is from the city of Zhuji. She was confirmed to be infected with the bird flu virus on Saturday. By 1 pm on Sunday, she was still in critical condition at …

  • Chinas GDP growth in 2013 to be weakest since 1999

    Times of India – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    BEIJING: China’s economy, the world’s second largest, may have grown around 7.6 per cent in 2013, its weakest growth since 1999, with latest economic figures indicating sluggish economic activities in the last quarter. China’s latest economic figures, especially the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) in both factory activity and the services sector, indicated sagging momentum …

  • China reports fewer traffic accidents in 2013

    China Daily – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    /enpproperty–> BEIJING – Fewer traffic accidents were reported in China in 2013 compared with the previous year, with no reports of extremely fatal traffic accidents, vice minister of public security Huang Ming said on Sunday. The number of fatal traffic accidents dropped to 16 last year from 25 in 2012, representing the fewest since 1990, Huang said. Accidents that resulted in five or …

  • How Three Chinese Communist Party Leaders Rejected the Party

    The Epoch Times – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    A mourner stands before a large portrait of former Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Jan. 19, 2005. After the Tiananmen Square massacre, Zhao twice asked to withdraw from the CCP, but was refused. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty …

  • 5.3m cars recalled in China in 2013

    MENAFN – Sunday 5th January, 2014

    (MENAFN) China’s quality inspection authority said that a record number of cars were recalled last year, Xinhua reported.The authority said that 5.3 million defected vehicles were recalled in 2013, a figure that represents one third of the total recalled vehicles in ten years.The most recalled brands were Mitsubishi, BMW, Hyundai, Jeep and Shaolin, and the most recalled brands by numbers …

    • Chinese smugglers dig ‘professional’ tunnel to Hong Kong

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  • China News.Net – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    Chinese smugglers have allegedly dug a concrete tunnel into Hong Kong equipped with concrete walls and interior lighting to import mobile phones and other electrical goods. The authorities believe that the smugglers could make huge profits by avoiding border fees and taxes as the semi-autonomous zone has different tariffs to the mainland, the BBC reports. The tunnel was discovered last week in …

  • Chinas rural poverty on the decline report

    China News.Net – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    The number of rural poor in China has dropped by nearly 67 million from 2010 to 2012, according to an official report. By the end of 2012, there were nearly 100 million rural residents still living in poverty, Xinhua cited from the State Council’s report Wednesday. Liu Yongfu, director of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, delivered the report to …

  • China sets five-year plan to check corruption

    China News.Net – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    The Communist Party of China (CPC) has vowed to fight corruption and maintain its “high-handed posture” in the next five years. The CPC Central Committee Wednesday issued a five-year (2013-2017) plan on building a system to punish and prevent corruption, Xinhua reported. It stated: “If the problems of work styles and corruption are not handled properly, they will critically harm the party, …

  • China aims for judicial transparency

    China News.Net – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has issued a judicial interpretation which clarifies procedures of cross-examining cases of state compensation. The move aims to boost the country’s judicial transparency and ensure that the compensation claimants and those liable for compensation have equal rights of information, participation and expression, reported Xinhua. Cross-examination should be …

  • Standings of CBA league

    China News.Net – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    Following are the standings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league after Wednesday’s games (tabulated under games won, lost, winning percentage and points), according to Xinhua. 1. Guangdong Hongyuan 15 2 88.2% 32 2. Xinjiang Guanghui 14 3 82.4% 31 3. Beijing Ducks 13 4 76.5% 30 4. Dongguan Marco Polo 11 6 …

  • Apple fined for breaching fair trade law over iPhone pricing in Taiwan

    China News.Net – Wednesday 25th December, 2013

    Apple has been reportedly fined Tw 20 million dollars for breaching a fair trade law over iPhone pricing in Taiwan. The Fair Trade Commission said that an Apple unit in charge of Taiwan sales had interfered in the pricing and mobile phone payment rates of three local telecom service providers, despite selling them the distribution rights to the phones. According to News24, the commission said …

  • Taiwan fines Apple for unfair practices

    China News.Net – Wednesday 25th December, 2013

    Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Wednesday slapped Apple Inc’s Asia subsidiary with a fine of 20 million new Taiwan dollars ($666,800) for pricing irregularities in iPhone 5S and 5C, Xinhua reported. The FTC said in a statement that Apple Asia violated the island’s free trade regulation by restricting local telecom operators’ iPhone service contract prices for years, sparking public …

  • China exposes corrupt disciplinary officials

    China News.Net – Wednesday 25th December, 2013

    The top disciplinary arm of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Wednesday detailed four corruption cases involving disciplinary officials as part of an anti-graft effort, Xinhua reported. The officials received punishments ranging from sentences to sacking after they were found to have been involved in bribery, according to the website of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection …

  • China Reaches 7.6 Percent in GDP in 2013

    Prensa Latina – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    Beijing, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) China is expected to reach a 7.6 Gross Domestic Product growth this year, a 0.1 percent more than the goal planned for this period, which according to experts will contribute to maintain that pattern in 2014. Experts expressed satisfaction with this annual GDP growth, despite it is lower than the 7 percent reported in 2012, and the 9.3 percent in 2011. Addressing …

  • China to escort weapons

    Global Times – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    China will provide an escort for maritime transportation of Syria’s chemical weapons, Chinese defense ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said on Thursday.Geng said at a monthly press briefing that the action responds to the call of both the UN Security Council and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).According to the OPCW, the most dangerous chemical substances will …

  • Court orders perv-bashing prof not to leave China

    Global Times – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    A controversial professor who claims Peking University has “too many perverts” was banned from leaving China by a Beijing court on Wednesday.Haidian district court rebuffed former Peking University Professor Zou Hengfu’s appeal against a ruling confining him to the country while in the middle of a defamation lawsuit involving the university and a nearby restaurant.Zou posted the …

  • China Opens Mobile Telecoms Market To Private Capital Alibaba Unit And Rivals To Compete With China Mobile China Unicom and China Telecom

    IBTimes – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    In a bid to break the monopoly of major operators and stimulate innovations in business patterns of the world’s largest wireless market, China announced Thursday that it is set to hand out the first batch of virtual telecom operator licenses before the end of this …

  • Chinese company acquires Scientific Protein Laboratories

    Journal Sentinel – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. said the acquisition of the Waunakee company will expand its presence as one of the leading suppliers of heparin …

  • Bank not found liable for missing 100k yuan

    Global Times – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    Jing’an District People’s Court has dismissed a man’s lawsuit against a bank that he accused of failing to protect his bank account after 100,000 yuan ($16,470) disappeared from his savings, the court said Thursday.The plaintiff, whom the court called Min Zhou, filed a lawsuit against the bank on March 15, demanding 100,000 yuan, plus 4,033 yuan in interest, according to a court …

  • Taiwan fines Apple for price restrictions on iPhone contracts

    Global Times – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    Customers fill up an Apple flagship store in Shanghai Wednesday. Caption: ICTaiwan’s fair trade regulator fined Apple Inc $666,700 for restricting the prices charged by local telecom carriers for their iPhone contracts, the first time Apple has been fined for such practices.The regulator said that Apple Asia, a unit of the Cupertino-based company, required carriers to obtain its permission …

  • China’s coal tax reform on track

    Global Times – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    China’s resource tax reform plan for the coal industry has already been submitted to the State Council and might possibly be carried out as early as January 1, 2014, a source was quoted by a financial information portal as saying Thursday.The source was quoted by financial portal aastocks.com as saying that the preparation work for coal resource tax collection, which will be calculated …

  • Clarity needed for China’s economic policy

    Global Times – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    China has hardly been lacking in policy pronouncements in the final months of 2013. From the 60-point reform program of the early November Third Plenum to the six core tasks endorsed by the Central Economic Work Conference of early December, the Chinese leadership has put forth a multitude of new options to address the daunting challenges China faces in the years ahead. When seen in its …

  • Chinese US militaries have multiple communication channels DM

    Global Times – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    The Chinese and US militaries have multiple communication channels and have maintained necessary communication on the action level, said a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Thursday about a recent encounter between warships of the two countries in the South China Sea.”The captain of the Chinese aircraft carrier had direct phone talks with the captain of the US warship after the encounter, …

  • Chinas growth may hit 7.6

    Times of India – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    If PLA went to war tomorrow, it would field an arsenal bristling with hardware from Germany, France and Britain. Most of China’s warships have German engines. Click …

  • Taiwan CB Keeps Rates Steady On Moderate Growth Muted Price Pressures

    RTT News – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    Taiwan’s central bank on Thursday left its key interest rates unchanged for the tenth quarter in a row, citing moderate growth and muted inflationary pressures. The Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) decided to maintain the benchmark – the discount rate – at 1.875 percent. The decision was broadly in line with economists’ expectations. The central bank expects …

  • Chinas president Xi Jinping notes Maos mistakes on 120th anniversary

    ABC Australia – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    China marked the 120th birthday of its Communist founder Mao Zedong with free noodles in his home town of Shaoshan, in the central province of …

  • Chinese Military Uncovers Secret Tunnel

    NPR – Thursday 26th December, 2013

    The underground passageway goes from the city of Shenzhen to Hong Kong. It’s outfitted with concrete walls, interior lighting and rail tracks, presumably intended to transport goods. Chinese authorities believe a gang intended to use the tunnel to smuggle cell phones and other electronics to Hong Kong — which has lower tariffs than the …

    • Mid sized Saab 9-3 sedan to go back into production

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  • China News.Net – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of being selective about human rights principles after he refused to raise Tibet issue during his visit to China next week. 10 Downing Street said that Cameron PM will not mention the Chinese repression of Tibetans during his visit to Beijing amid fears of damaging Britain’s business interests, the Mirror reports. The decision has drawn sharp …

  • Exotic minerals behind Chinas obsession with Moon mission

    China News.Net – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    China’s obsession with the Moon is apparently attributed to it being a ‘beautiful’ source of minerals and energy, a top Chinese scientist has revealed. Prof Ouyang Ziyuan from the department of lunar and deep space exploration said that exotic materials including helium-3 and the potential for solar power could prove invaluable for humankind. According to the BBC, Ouyang’s comments come ahead …

  • China to launch lunar probe on Monday

    China News.Net – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    China is reportedly set to launch a lunar probe on Monday, which will be a debut for the country’s spacecraft to soft land on the surface of an extraterrestrial body and conduct surveys on the moon. Chang’e-3 launching headquarters, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center said that facilities at the launching site were in good conditions and preparations for the launch were going well. According …

  • Biden goes to Asia to reconnect amid China rumblings and recent Middle East focus

    Fox News – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    The Obama administration turns its attention next week to Asia with Vice President Biden taking a week-long trip to the region amid China’s renewed claim to a disputed territory and warnings to encroaching …

  • How China took control of OPEC nation Ecuadors oil

    Times of India – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    Prasad Dahapute and his team of five IIM grads took on the onerous challenge of raising India’s first venture capital fund dedicated to Dalit bizs, all of Rs 500 …

  • WRAPUP 2-U.S. airlines give China flight plans for new defence zone

    Reuters – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Nov 30 (Reuters) – Two of the biggest U.S. airlines, American and Delta, have notified Chinese authorities of flight plans when travelling through an air defence zone Beijing has declared over the East China Sea, in line with U.S. government advice. The United States said on Friday it expected U.S. carriers to operate in line with so-called notices to airmen issued by foreign …

  • China claims victory over negative energy on the Internet

    Christian Science Monitor – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    A man use his iPad inside a local coffee shop in downtown Shanghai November 28. China’s campaign against online rumors, which critics say is crushing free speech, has been highly successful in ‘cleaning’ the Internet, a top official of the country’s internet regulator said on …

  • China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date 2482011 Time 2334

    Arabic News – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China’s full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the …

  • The UK appears to give in to China on issue of Dalai Lama visit

    Global Post – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    David Cameron was expected to travel to China last autumn, but didn’t go after a visit from the Dalai Lama, with Beijing saying the UK must ‘correct the …

  • Bizarre Things With Chinese Characteristics Of The Week

    Forbes – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    Disposable scalpel blade, size 20 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Heard of bring your own device? That applies to medical operations too in a hospital in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province. Last week a patient was asked to purchase her own scalpel for a wrist surgery. The doctor “kindly” introduced a medical device supplier, who sold the scalpel, supposedly imported from Germany, for RMB 1,000 to …

  • Chilling effect China declares victory in war to control online speech

    Daily Dot – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    Earlier this year, the Chinese government launched its biggest-ever clampdown against online speech, arresting dozens of people for spreading “rumours” and holding closed-door meetings with some of the country’s most influential bloggers. Now Beijing …

  • Nigerians art explores Africa in China

    China Post Online – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    BEIJING — Ajike “Saint Jerry” Njoku says he wants to reveal the largely untold journey that African immigrants have undertaken in China over the past …

  • Twenty million dollar China Trip

    Radio Jamaica – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    Just under J$20 million was spent on Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller’s official trip to China in August. The figure of $19.68 million was disclosed in the Senate on Friday by A.J Nicholson, Leader of Government Business in the Senate. Senator Nicholson was responding to questions from Senator Robert Montague on the Prime Minister’s trip. He revealed that the money covered the …

  • More provocation Chinese state media reiterates claim on Arunachal Pradesh

    India Today – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    China on Saturday urged India not to aggravate problems on the border shared by the two nations, a day after the Indian president toured a disputed region and called it an integral part of the country.The two countries, which fought a brief border war in 1962, only last month signed a pact to ensure that differences on the border do not spark a confrontation.But Indian President Pranab …

  • HIV infections among Chinese youths rise

    China Daily – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    /enpproperty–> BEIJING – The share of young people around the age of twenty in all HIV infections in China almost doubled from 2008 to 2012, with male-to-male sex as the prominent contributing factor, a senior health official has said. “Among all HIV cases reported across the country last year, 1.7 percent were Chinese youths aged between 15 and 24, up from the 0.9 percent in 2008, and …

  • India China spar over Arunachal Pradesh

    NDTV – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    New Delhi/Shanghai: China on Saturday urged India not to aggravate problems on the border shared by the two nations, a day after President Pranab Mukherjee toured Arunachal Pradesh and called it an integral part of the country.The two countries, which fought a brief border war in 1962, only last month signed a pact to ensure that differences on the border do not spark a confrontation.But Mr …

  • In Honor of the Chinese ADIZ Todays Novelty Aviation Footage

    The Atlantic – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    The planning behind, and consequences of, China’s expansion of its Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, in the East China Sea remain obscure. Of the various attempts to explain it, for now I like Robert Kelly’s …

  • China To Launch Change-3 Lunar Lander With Yutu Moon Rover Monday

    IBTimes – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    A China-made lunar rover makes its debut during an exchange on space technology between China and the United Kingdom in Shanghai on March 31, …

  • Washington Asks US Carriers To Comply With China’s Air Defense Zone Rules

    IBTimes – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    A helicopter of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force lifts off from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during Annual Exercise 2013, at sea in this November 27, 2013 handout provided by the U.S. Navy. While the U.S. Navy would not confirm the exact coordinates, they were able to say the event took place, at one point at least, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) south east of Japan’s …

  • South Korea studies ways to expand its air defense zoneSouth Korean officials said they are studying expanding the countrys air defense zone after China refused to modify its wider air zone in the East China Sea.

    Middle East Times – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    South Korean officials said they are studying expanding the country’s air defense zone after China refused to modify its wider air zone in the East China Sea.Discussions have progressed to a point where officials are considering the extent of South Korea’s adjusted defendable air zone, and how to notify neighboring countries once a decision is made, an unidentified government official …

  • China’s online markets give economic refuge to the poor and nonconformists

    Globe and Mail – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    Chen Honglei, a 26-year-old courier with Jingdong, also known as JD.com, China’s second largest e-commerce company rings the bell of an apartment where he is making a delivery, in Beijing, November 20, 2013. The rise of e-commerce is giving economic refuge to the poor and nonconformists in China. …

  • F-Secure Snowden Files Prove America China Surveillance Equals

    Forbes – Saturday 30th November, 2013

    The NSA spy scandal, revealed by Edward Snowden, threatens to draw divisions between Europe and the United States. Finnish security company F-Secure’s CTO of cloud content, Santeri Kangas, has said there needs to be …

    • US bombers in China’s claimed air zone irks Beijing

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    China News.Net Wednesday 27th November, 2013

    Japan joined the foray Wednesday and flew their planes through a new Chinese airspace defense zone.

    The defiant moves by Japan and its ally the US raised ante over a territorial dispute involving Beijing and Tokyo and challenged China demarcating new air defense zone over a large part of the East China Sea.

    The US has said that the bombers were on a training-mission and were not flown in defiance of China’s new defense manoeuvre. But it was still a clear indication that the US has refused to recognise China’s new territorial claims made over the weekend.

    According to media reports, the two unarmed bombers took off from their home base in Guam and returned after flying through the skies claimed by China as its new air defense zone.

    The bombers were in the zone for less than an hour, thundering across the Pacific skies during midday there, US officials said.

    They added that the aircraft encountered no problems and were not monitored by Chinese officials.

    China’s defence ministry in a statement said its “air force monitored the entire course of the US bombers, identified them in a timely way, and ascertained the type of US aircraft”.

    “China will identify all aircraft activity in East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone”, it added.

    “China has the ability to effectively manage and control the relevant air zone.”

    State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said China’s move to demarcate new air zone appeared to be an attempt to change the status quo in the East China Sea.

    “This will raise regional tensions and increase the risk of miscalculation, confrontation and accidents,” Psaki told reporters.

    At a regular briefing Wednesday, a journalist asked a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman if Beijing is concerned it will now be seen as a “paper tiger”, according to the BBC.

    “I want to emphasize that the Chinese government has enough resolution and capability to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and security,” the spokesman, Qin Gang replied.

    Record 80 pc Japanese do not feel friendly towards China

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  • KRQE – Monday 25th November, 2013

    BEIJING (AP) — A roof collapse probably caused by a blizzard has killed nine people at a food processing factory in northeast China, state media and an official said Tuesday.The nine people were killed during the lunchtime collapse at the plant in Mudanjiang city in Heilongjiang province on Monday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Citing emergency officials, Xinhua said the collapse …

  • Chinese navys Rear Admiral attends Galle Dialogue Maritime Conference in Sri Lanka

    Global Times – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Chinese navy’s Rear Admiral Guan Jianguo (R) attends the Galle Dialogue Maritime Conference in Sri Lanka’s southern port city of Galle, on Nov. 25, 2013. (Xinhua/Gayan …

  • Chinese vice FM attends UN conference on corruption in Panama

    Global Times – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin delivers a speech during the 5th Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, in Panama City, capital of Panama, on Nov. 25, 2013. The 5th Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) opened Monday in Panama’s capital, with a call to develop a coalition to promote a …

  • Arrests over China oil explosion

    The Guardian – Monday 25th November, 2013

    oil refiner, Sinopec, following an oil pipeline blast that ripped through residential and commercial roads in an eastern port city, killing at least 55 people.A statement late on Monday from the local authority that overseas Qingdao city’s economic and technological development zone said two of its employees were also in police custody.Three more bodies were found on the scene Monday, …

  • Two dead 24 missing after ships sink off east China

    Global Times – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Two sailors were confirmed dead and 24 are missing after two ships sank in separate accidents off the coast of east China’s Shandong Province, local authorities said Monday. A cargo ship “XINGLONGZHOU65,” registered in east China’s Zhejiang Province, sank off Yantai City around 9 p.m. Sunday, leaving 12 sailors missing, the Shandong Maritime Safety Administration said. To …

  • Chinas Change-2 lunar probe travels 60 mln km

    Global Times – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Lunar probe Chang’e-2 is more than 60 million kilometers away from Earth and has become China’s first man-made asteroid, a spokesperson said Tuesday.Still in good condition, Chang’e-2 is heading for deep space and is expected to travel as far as 300 million km from Earth, the longest voyage of any Chinese spacecraft, Wu Zhijian of the State Administration for Science, Technology …

  • Taiwan market CHT to include small cells RRHs in 4G infrastructure says paper

    Digitimes – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will adopt small cells and RRHs (remote radio heads) for its 4G mobile communication infrastructure in addition to base station equipment, the Chinese-language …

  • Not necessary for LG to shrink smartphone operations say Taiwan makers

    Digitimes – Monday 25th November, 2013

    LG Electronics will reportedly adjust its overall business operations through a shift in operational resources from smartphones to LCD TVs. Taiwan-based players in the smartphone supply chain hold the opinion that LG does not need to downsize its smartphone business but instead needs to strike a balance between shipments and gross margins and integrate its marketing for smartphones, tablets and …

  • 2 dead 13 injured after E China scaffold collapse

    China Daily – Monday 25th November, 2013

    /enpproperty–> NANJING – Two workers were killed and 13 others injured when a scaffold collapsed at a construction site in East China’s Jiangsu province on Monday, said local authorities on Tuesday. The accident happened around 4 pm Monday in Peixian county of Xuzhou city, said the report by the county government. An investigation is …

  • Shanghai launches carbon trading scheme

    CNBC – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Charles Yonts ,Head of Sustainable Research at CLSA says the carbon scheme is a way for Beijing to consolidate industrial firms and close down inefficient steel …

  • Losing ties with The Gambia may be a blessing in disguise for Taiwan

    Asia News Network – Monday 25th November, 2013

    The Gambia broke diplomatic relations with Taiwan on November 15, when President Yahya Jammeh announced the termination of ties between Banjul and Taipei for “reasons of national strategic interest”. Well, that national strategic interest was none other than more money from Taiwan, which it can’t afford. So, Taipei had to declare the end of its official relationship with Banjul …

  • Cold front to chill central E China

    China.org.cn – Monday 25th November, 2013

    A strong cold front sweeping central and eastern China will bring temperatures down by up to 10 degrees Celsius over the coming three days, the country’s national observatory forecast on …

  • Golden Horse Awards have grown bigger than Taiwan

    Asia News Network – Monday 25th November, 2013

    The Golden Horse Awards last Saturday celebrated its 50th birthday at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei. Over a hundred internationally renowned directors, actors, actresses, and filmmakers from Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other countries walked down the red carpet and together marked a historic moment. Audiences, perhaps, are still caught up in reminiscing about the …

  • China Japan summons envoys over air ID zone dispute

    Asia News Network – Monday 25th November, 2013

    China and Japan summoned each other’s ambassadors for a verbal dressing down as the war of words over Beijing’s new air defence zone grew more heated, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe weighed in for the first time. The Chinese ambassador to Tokyo got an earful from Japanese officials over China’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) covering the East China Sea, which includes a …

  • Nine arrested over China oil pipeline blast

    TVNZ – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Oil pipeline blasts in China kill 44 Police have detained seven employees of China’s largest oil refiner, Sinopec, following last week’s oil pipeline blast that killed at least 55 people when it ripped through residential and commercial roads in an eastern port city. Two Qingdao city employees also were in police custody, according to a statement from local authorities. Three more …

  • Factory roof collapses in China killing nine

    Times of India – Monday 25th November, 2013

    food processing factory in northeast China , state media and an official said on Tuesday. The nine people were killed during the lunchtime collapse at the plant in Mudanjiang city in Heilongjiang province on Monday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Citing emergency officials, Xinhua said the collapse probably was caused by blizzards. A man from the local emergency response office …

  • Hong Kong stocks open flat

    Sky News – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Hong Kong shares have opened flat in quiet regional trade following a soft lead from Wall Street.The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Tuesday dipped 9.08 points to 23,675.37.Chinese shares were up slightly in morning trade on selective buying but liquidity concerns might cap gains, dealers said.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.15 per cent, or 3.24 points, to …

  • 9 detained after oil pipeline blasts in China killed at least 55

    Vancouver Sun – Monday 25th November, 2013

    In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, soldiers clear debris after a leaking pipeline caught fire and exploded in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China’s Shandong Province, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Police have detained seven employees of China’s largest oil refiner, Sinopec, following Friday’s blast that ripped through residential and commercial roads in the …

  • China prepares to roll out �Jade Rabbit’ on moon surface

    The Standard – Monday 25th November, 2013

    (1 hr 9 mins ago) China will launch its maiden probe to land on the moon early next month, state media said. The lunar rover will be named ‘;Jade Rabbit” reflecting Chinese folklore. The name derives from an ancient Chinese myth about a white rabbit on the moon as the pet of Chang’e, the lunar goddess who swallowed a pill of immortality. Ouyang Ziyuan, head of the lunar …

  • India to strengthen Andaman and Nicobar Command to take on China

    NDTV – Monday 25th November, 2013

    New Delhi : As the race for the Indian Ocean region heats up with India, China and the United States trying to dominate the region, South Block is all set to hand over the controls of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) – India’s strategic outpost in the Bay of Bengal – to the Indian Navy.The ANC was set up 13 years ago following the Kargil Committee report, partly to buy peace among the …

  • Qualcomm is focus of antitrust investigation in China

    Associated Press – Monday 25th November, 2013

    China’s National Development and Reform Commission has advised that specific details of the investigation are confidential, chip maker Qualcomm …

  • China to launch Change-3 lunar probe in December

    Times of India – Monday 25th November, 2013

    Chang’e-3, encompassing a lander and a moon rover, will mark the first time for a Chinese spacecraft to soft-land on the surface of an extraterrestrial …

    • Fossil find reveals big cats may have evolved in Asia not Africa

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  • China News.Net – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Chinese leaders have promised that markets would play a leading decisive role in allocating resources, and added that state ownership would remain a pillar of the economy, following the closed-door “Third Plenum” meeting. The Communist Party leaders unveiled a series of key economic reforms aimed at overhauling its economy over the next decade, the BBC reports. According to the report, a new …

  • Fossil find reveals big cats may have evolved in Asia not Africa

    China News.Net – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    US and Chinese palaeontologists have claimed that big cats evolved in central Asia and not Africa, and spread throughout the world, following the discovery of the oldest big cat fossil in Tibet. Dated between 4.1 and 5.95 million years old, the skull fragments of the newly-dubbed Panthera blytheae have been unearthed in the Himalayas, the BBC reported. Lead author Dr. Jack Tseng from the …

  • Chinese President holds welcoming ceremony for visiting Yemeni President in Beijing

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Xi Jinping (front, L) holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 13, 2013. Xi held talks with Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) Xi Jinping (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 13, 2013. Xi …

  • Green group reports on Chinas biodiversity

    China Daily – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    /enpproperty–> People know climate change has been unsettling our planet’s geological, biological and ecological systems, but how does it affect the living animals and plants on our planet, especially those rare species that live in protected areas? Recently, the Nature Conservancy, an international green group, released a report in Beijing to address the question. The organization …

  • Chinas changing fashion since 1978

    China Daily – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Since 1978, when the reform and opening-up policy was put forward at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chinese people’s concept of fashion has been changing day by day, as new messages and ways of life update their thinking. …

  • Delegating powers needed for Chinas reforms

    China Daily – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    /enpproperty–> The core principal of China’s “comprehensively deepening reforms” is the government should delegate powers to lower levels to unleash all the social vitality and give full play to all sources of social wealth for the benefit of the people, said an economist. The government is not only expected to delegate powers in the economic field, but also in social issues, …

  • Chinese police are on UN mission

    China Daily – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Expedition members salute as they say farewell to the public at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Nov 12, 2013. Fifteen policemen and policewomen from Southwest China’s Sichuan province kicked off a one-year peacekeeping mission for the United Nations in South Sudan in a departure ceremony held in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan. The mission team consists of police officers with various …

  • China may change rules on animal tests for cosmetics

    China.org.cn – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    China is considering changing the rules to allow the sale of some cosmetics without requiring them to be tested on animals, opening up the mainland market to international firms opposed to the …

  • Copper chlorophylin found in 12 more oils in Taiwan

    Asia News Network – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced that copper chlorophyllin complex, a prohibited additive, was discovered in 12 cooking oils manufactured by major local oil companies, including Fwusow Industry Co and Taisun Enterprise Co. The FDA said that in addition to Fwusow and Taisun, Ting Hsin International Group, Changchi Foodstuff Factory Co, and Formosa Oilseed Processing Co …

  • Hong Kong stocks kick off 0.73 higher

    Sky News – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Hong Kong stocks have risen 0.73 per cent in early trade after the Dow and SP 500 on Wall Street ended at new record highs.The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 163.26 points to 22,627.09 on Thursday.Chinese shares were up slightly in morning trade, rebounding after plunging nearly two per cent the previous day on disappointment over a key policy meeting, dealers said.The benchmark Shanghai …

  • H6N1 Bird flu strain infects young Taiwan girl for first time

    The Standard – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    (1 hr 9 mins ago) A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a nasty surprise that shows scientists must do more to spot worrisome flu strains before they ignite a global outbreak, doctors say. On a more hopeful front, a company reported encouraging results from its first human tests of a possible vaccine against a different type of …

  • China money markets tense again after c.bank drains more funds

    Reuters – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    * Regulators move to reduce cost pressure without crimping growth * Benchmark rate leaps after c.bank sits out open mkt operations * 3-month deposit auction yields 6 pct, highest in 2 years * Agricultural Dev Bank of China auction fails to sell out * Jitters about c.bank strategy, but actual cash supply adequate By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) – China’s money markets showed signs …

  • China’s 1st flight experience store to open in Sanya in April 2014

    whatsonsanya – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Pacific Simulators says it has completed deals that will lead to its Flight Experience stores opening soon in the large consumer markets of the United States and China. Flight Experience is the retail division of Christchurch-based flight simulator manufacturer, Pacific Simulators 2010 Ltd. In 2009 one of the company’s founders bought it back off receivers, after it was placed into …

  • Chinese army told to study requirements of key CPC meeting

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and armed police on Wednesday were told to study the requirements of the just concluded key meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC).The 18th CPC Central Committee on Tuesday approved a decision on “major issues concerning comprehensively deepening reforms” at the close of its four-day Third Plenary Session.The General Political Department …

  • Chinas reforms influence world experts

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    The 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) unveiled here Tuesday an outline for comprehensively deepening reform, which foreign media and experts believe will have far-reaching influence on the world.”China must build on the reality that it remains in the primary stage of socialism and will long remain so while pursuing comprehensive, deeper reform,” according to …

  • Chinese Yemeni foreign ministers hold meeting

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday met with his Yemeni counterpart Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, who is with Yemeni President Abdorabuh Mansour Hadi in China.Wang said China attaches importance to its traditional friendship with Yemen, respects the country’s sovereign independence and territorial integrity and supports its political transition process, according to a Chinese Foreign …

  • Local Chinese govts urged to fulfill pre-set reform tasks

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Local Chinese governments were ordered on Wednesday to speed up reforms and fulfill related tasks that were already set by the central government earlier this year.Reform plans should be in accordance with the guidelines of the just …

  • Chinas Huawei wins business award for services in UAE

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    China’s biggest provider of information and communication technology (ICT) Huawei said in Dubai on Wednesday it has been awarded the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award 2013 in the service category.The award was given to Huawei at the seventh annual Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Awards 2013 held at the holiday and conference resort Madinat Jumeirah on November 13.In an …

  • Hosszu continues to shine in FINA World Cup in Beijing

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Though no world record or World Cup record is broken on the first day of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013, world champion Katinka Hosszu of Hungary still took the limelight by wining 2 gold and 1 bronze medals from her five individual events while Cate Campbell of Australia slammed down 3 titles at the FINA World Cup here at the China National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) on Wednesday.As the …

  • Beijing ends road losses to Shanxi

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    Randolph Morris had 32 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Beijing Ducks to a 104-94 road victory over Shanxi Fenjiu on Wednesday, in the second round of the CBA League.With the victory, the Ducks ended their four consecutive road losses to Shanxi.Sun Yue contributed nine points, seven rebounds, six steals, two assists and two blocks, while Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhu Yanxi scored 17 and 18 points …

  • US air force chief touts importance of communications with Chinese military

    Global Times – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    US Air Force Chief of Staff Mark Welsh said Wednesday that opening up lines of communication with China is good for the United States, the region and the world.Welsh was briefing reporters of the Defense Writers Group on his week-long visit to China in later September, during which he held discussions with Chinese counterparts, toured air bases and saw demonstration flights by Chinese pilots.His …

  • Chinese yo-yo combines art culture and exercise

    China Daily – Wednesday 13th November, 2013

    /enpproperty–> Kongzhu, also known as the Chinese yo-yo, works as a diabolo spinning and buzzing like an acrobat on a string. It’s an art that dates back more than 1,000 years. It has passed down from the hands of lords and dignitaries to become a household pastime. It was the “clap-less bells” during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and “vibrating bells” in southern …

    • Nadal tips del Potro to win more Grand Slam titles

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  • SBS – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Spain’s Benat Intxausti has grabbed the overall lead at the Tour of Beijing with victory in the 151.5km fourth stage northwest of the Chinese …

  • China targets $1.31 trillion for health services

    New Kerala – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Beijing, Oct 14 : China has set a target of increasing the gross value of its health service sector to over $1.31 trillion by 2020, according to a circular released …

  • Upset over U.S. fiscal crisis China urges a de-Americanized world

    McClatchy – Monday 14th October, 2013

    WASHINGTON – Upset that the fiscal stalemate in Washington is threatening the global economy, China called for the U.S. dollar to be replaced as the international reserve currency as well as for broader steps to create a “de-Americanized world.” China also called for an end to the “pernicious impasse” in the U.S. over the raising the debt limit and ending the partial …

  • China responds to Indian athletes travel being blocked

    Global Times – Monday 14th October, 2013

    China said on Monday it regretted that two Indian athletes were prevented from attending a competition in China but said it has been flexible in handling the issue.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular press briefing, “We regret that the two young Indian athletes could not come to participate in the relevant competition.”Hua was responding to a question concerning a …

  • Chinas Export Momentum Fades Out

    Forbes – Monday 14th October, 2013

    International Monetary Fund expects euro zone GDP to end the year down 0.43% and the European Union, which includes countries that are not in the euro — like the U.K. — showing growth of only 0.02%. Export growth to the European Union slipped into modest contraction territory (-1% year over year), after two months of growth (+2.5% y-o-y). Nonetheless, September exports to the advanced …

  • China plan to ban HIV patients from public baths comes under attack

    The Independent – Monday 14th October, 2013

    A proposal by the Chinese government to prevent HIV patients from making use of public bathhouses has been attacked by campaigners, the UN and members of the public as …

  • “Come to England and date Harry Potter” Boris Johnson pitches London to Chinese students

    The Independent – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Boris Johnson wants Chinese students to study in London – and he’s hoping to lure them here on the possibility of romantic liaisons with a fictional – not to mention married – boy …

  • Boris Johnson on business drive in Beijing – video

    The Guardian – Monday 14th October, 2013

    The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, visits Beijing during a five-day trip to China to encourage Chinese investment in Britain. Johnson says Chinese business interest in London is already ‘very great’ and he is keen to encourage it. The mayor is leading a trade delegation to China at the same time as the chancellor, George …

  • London Mayor Cites Harry Potter in Talking Up China-U.K. Relationship

    Hollywood Reporter – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Boris Johnson, currently on a trade mission to Beijing, said Harry Potter’s romantic interest in Asian character Cho Chang is indicative of the bright future the two countries …

  • US Default 2013 China Calls For De-Americanized World Worried For Its Treasury Bonds

    IBTimes – Monday 14th October, 2013

    China is done appealing to the U.S. to end its shutdown, and is now calling for a de-Americanized world. Leaders of the world’s second-largest economy is expressing its displeasure at a time when the United States cannot seem to get past the shutdown and China’s considerable dollar assets seem in …

  • Chinas inflation rate reaches record high

    Euro News – Monday 14th October, 2013

    18/10/2012 14:47 CET China’s inflation rate has risen to a seven-month high of 3.1 percent. Driven by poor weather, food prices have gone up, limiting the central bank’s scope to weigh in to support the economy, even though exports have shown a surprise decline. But with Beijing trying to ease credit-fuelled investments, few analysts expect a further sharp rise in inflation or …

  • Peugeot-Citroen consider selling stake to China

    Euro News – Monday 14th October, 2013

    PSA Peugeot Citroen is reportedly weighing up whether to sell a stake to Chinese firm, Dongfeng Motor Corp. The French car maker is trying to raise some three billion euros in fresh capital as vehicle sales in Europe have dropped to a 20-year low. The injection would provide Peugeot with much needed cash to push expansion plans beyond Europe after it recently announced it was axing 11,200 jobs …

  • Inflation picks up the pace in China

    Middle East Times – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Consumer prices in China rose at a faster pace in September compared to August, partly the result of a typhoon that ripped through an agricultural region.The annual inflation rate of 3.1 percent for September is one tick above the central bank’s guideline rate for bank deposits, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Consumer inflation is significantly higher than the 2.6 percent rate in …

  • CIC RRJ invest in China-focused water treatment firm SIIC Environment

    Reuters – Monday 14th October, 2013

    HONG KONG | Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:19am EDT HONG KONG Oct 14 (Reuters) – China-focused water treatment company SIIC Environment Holdings Ltd is raising S$260.2 million ($208.7 million) by selling new shares to investors including Chinese sovereign wealth fund CIC and private equity firm RRJ Capital. Singapore-listed water companies have been attracting big-name investors as they profit …

  • BRIEF-China GF Securities 9-mth profit up as income from brokerage business increases

    Reuters – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:14am EDT Oct 14 (Reuters) – China GF Securities Co Ltd : * Jan-Sept net profit 2.3 billion yuan, up 27.3 percent y/y * GF Securities says profit up as income from brokerage, asset mgm and financing business increases Source text in Chinese: here Further company coverage: (Reporting by Hong Kong and Singapore …

  • Ping Ans securities unit fined by China regulators

    Reuters – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:05am EDT Oct 14 (Reuters) – China’s regulators have fined Ping An Insurance’s securities unit for helping a fraudulent Chinese company to list its shares on the stock market, a move underlining Beijing’s determination to clean up the market. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) slapped a 51.10 million yuan ($8.4 million) fine on Ping An Securities for …

  • 1st LD-Writethru China targets 8-trln-yuan health service sector

    Global Times – Monday 14th October, 2013

    China has set the target of increasing the gross value of its health service sector to over 8 trillion yuan ($ 1.31 trillion) by 2020, according to a guideline issued by the State Council on Monday.More measures will be taken to boost this sector, which will serve to improve people’s wellbeing as well as shoring up growth, said the guideline.The health service industry covers medical …

  • Top Chinese legislature to continue deliberating consumer rights law

    Global Times – Monday 14th October, 2013

    The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, will continue deliberating a draft amendment to the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests in an upcoming bimonthly session.The session, which will be held from Oct. 21 to 25, also includes reviewing a draft amendment to the environmental protection law, according to a statement …

  • Foreign media highlight Chinese premiers visit to SE Asia

    Global Times – Monday 14th October, 2013

    Li Keqiang ‘s ongoing Southeast Asian tour, saying it boosted trade and promoted the economic prosperity in the region.China has agreed to increase its purchase of rice and rubber from Thailand, a major growth from the nation’s previous deal, the Bangkok Post reported in its story titled “Li agrees to boost rice, rubber imports.””Good ties between Thailand and China were …

  • New bridge to boost China-DPRK trade

    Global Times – Monday 14th October, 2013

    A new bridge will link China and the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) by 2014 and greatly boost exchange and trade between the two countries, officials said Monday.A new border trade complex, complete with customs services, border control and quarantine services, as well as office buildings, hotels and markets will also be operational by 2014, according to Shi Guang, mayor of Dandong city, …

  • China issues yellow alert for waves

    China Daily – Monday 14th October, 2013

    /enpproperty–> BEIJING– A yellow warning for waves brought by a blast of strong cold air was issued on Monday, according to the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center. The cold air, compounded by Typhoon Wipha, will hit the East China Sea, the Taiwan Straits and nearby waters in the early hours of Tuesday. Huge waves measuring three to five meters are expected in the northern …

  • Climate change communication experts meet in Beijing

    China Daily – Monday 14th October, 2013

    /enpproperty–> Climate change experts met in Beijing over the weekend to discuss trends and problems in communicating issues around global warming, with particular attention to raising public awareness of the issues. Delegates to the 2013 International Conference on Climate Change Communication, which ran from Friday to Sunday, focused on the use of new media and social media in …

    • Toluidine latest to face China anti dumping duty in trade war with EU

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  • China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    Chinese authorities have shut down 31 news websites for operating without permits, conducting interviews in the name of news organisations and editing false information for blackmail and extortion, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the state internet information office, these websites include Ren Min Nei Can Wang, an unlicensed website that specialised in publishing false information …

  • Chinese courts to have 200000 jurors in two years

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    Chinese courts will have about 200,000 people’s jurors at all levels in next two years, the country’s Supreme People’s Court said Thursday. In China, the local courts currently employ 85,000 people’s jurors, which is a 52 per cent rise from that of 2008, reported Xinhua citing the statistics of Supreme People’s Court, the highest court in the mainland China. The supreme court has directed …

  • China to send peacekeeping troops to Mali

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    In a first, Chinese armed forces will be sent on a peacekeeping mission in the west African country of Mali, the government has said. According to defence ministry, it is the first time that Chinese armed forces will dispatch its security forces for peacekeeping mission. At the request of the UN, the Chinese government will dispatch nearly 400 servicemen to join the UN Multidimensional …

  • Top US Officer Rejects Comparison of US Chinese Cyber Snooping

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    WASHINGTON The top U.S. military officer on Thursday dismissed comparisons of Chinese and American snooping in cyber space, saying all countries gathered intelligence on their potential adversaries but Beijing’s problematic “nicherdquo; was intellectual property theft. Army General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also said the U.S. government was close to …

  • China Lifts 17-year Ban on Dalai Lama Photos at Tibet Monastery

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    BEIJING Chinese officials have lifted a ban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, a rights group said on Thursday, an unexpected policy shift which could ease tensions in the restive region. The decision concerning the Gaden monastery in the Tibetan capital Lhasa – one of the most historically important religious establishments in Tibet – …

  • Myanmar paddlers to train in China

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    The Myanmar table tennis team will undergo training in China next month as they prepare for the 27th Southeast Asian Games in December. The five-member team including a coach will receive joint-training with Chinese athletes, Xinhua reports. Currently, the team is being trained by a Chinese coach and three locals in Nay Pyi Taw for the South East Asian Games. In August, Myanmar is planning to …

  • Li Na enters third round at Wimbledon

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    Sixth seed Li Na of China overcame a blip in the second set to beat Simona Halep 6-2, 1-6, 6-0 and enter the women’s singles third round at Wimbledon here on Thursday. The world number 32 of Romania, who asked to receive a lengthy treatment after the opening set, found her pace in the next set to regain the momentum, causing the Chinese player to suffer most of her 14 unforced errors in the …

  • Chinese FM urges early resumption of nuke talks on Korean Peninsula

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    Beijing, June 27 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged all parties relevant to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula to resume talks as soon as possible. “Now, it’s time (for the parties concerned) to consider how to work together to resume the six-party talks,” Wang said on the sidelines of the World Peace Forum in Beijing. “We hope that all parties, instead of …

  • China should end involuntary rehousing relocation of Tibetans HRW

    China News.Net – Thursday 27th June, 2013

    The Chinese government is subjecting millions of Tibetans to a policy of mass rehousing and relocation that radically changes their way of life, and about which they have no say, Human Rights Watch said in a new report published today. Since 2006, under plans to “Build a New Socialist Countryside” in Tibetan areas, over two million Tibetans have been “rehoused” – through government-ordered …

  • China Sex Scandal Official Gets Prison for Bribery

    VOA – Friday 28th June, 2013

    The official Xinhua news agency says the court in the municipality of Chongqing handed down the sentence Friday to Lei Zhenfu, the former top official of one of the city's districts. His punishment also includes the confiscation of personal assets and a fine of $48,000. Lei became notorious after a video of him having sex with a mistress was released on the Internet late last year. …

  • Central China hit by flood over 5000 evacuated

    Itar Tass – Friday 28th June, 2013

    BEIJING, June 28. /ITAR-TASS reporter Andrey Kirillov /. More than 5,000 people have been evacuated in Hunan province, Central China, due to a flood caused by heavy rains not stopping since …

  • Sex tape official jailed in China—Xinhua

    Inquirer – Friday 28th June, 2013

    In this June 19, 2013 photo, a woman holds up a sign which reads ‘;Corrupt official falls off the horse, Common People celebrate, Report on corrupt officials who fall through the net’; outside the court where the first trial of Lei Zhengfu, former Communist Party chief of a local district, who was involved in sex tape scandal, will be held in southwest China’s Chongqing …

  • Chinas software sector growth rate slows

    Global Times – Friday 28th June, 2013

    Software business revenue in China went up 24.2 percent in the first five months of the year from the same period in 2012, but the growth rate was 3 percentage points lower year on year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said.The growth rate was 1 percentage point lower than that in the first four months, according to the ministry.Revenue topped 1.1 trillion yuan (178.54 …

  • Central China downpour forces 5000 to evacuate

    Global Times – Friday 28th June, 2013

    Heavy rain since Monday has caused flooding in central China’s Hunan Province, forcing the evacuation of about 5,000 people. The downpour has affected 309,600 people in 173 towns and wreaked havoc to many water conservation, transportation and power facilities, according to provincial headquarters of flood control and drought relief on Friday. Huaihua City, located in the western part of …

  • Chinas 2012 cultural product exports exceed $20b

    China Daily – Friday 28th June, 2013

    /enpproperty–> BEIJING — The export volume of China’s cultural products totaled $21.73 billion in 2012, an increase of 16.3 percent year on year, Minister of Culture Cai Wu said Thursday. Cai said the cultural industry’s output last year exceeded 4 trillion yuan ($650 billion), calling for further efforts to promote the sector’s development. He said the government will …

  • 8 missing after fishing boat capsizes in E China

    China Daily – Friday 28th June, 2013

    /enpproperty–> JINAN – Ships and helicopters are searching for eight people who went missing after their fishing boat capsized off the coast of East China’s Shandong province, local authorities said on Friday. A fishing boat from North China’s Hebei province capsized early Friday morning in waters near the Dongying sea area, the provincial maritime bureau said. Three of the …

  • Remains of slain Chinese mountaineer return home

    China Daily – Friday 28th June, 2013

    The remains of Yang Chunfeng, a Chinese mountaineer who died in a Pakistani attack, arrive at the airport in Urumqi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, June 27, 2013. Two Chinese nationals, Yang Chunfeng and Rao Jianfeng, were among 11 people killed in a pre-dawn terrorist attack in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday. Yang, 45, was from Xinjiang, and Rao, 49, was a …

  • Sharp to manufacture cutting-edge LCD televisions in China from 2015

    The China Post – Friday 28th June, 2013

    TOKYO — Struggling Japanese electronics giant Sharp on Thursday announced it would produce cutting-edge liquid crystal display panels for tablet computers, smartphones and other products in a Chinese joint venture from …

  • Mubadala Taiwans Farglory start $1bn UAE project

    Arabian Business – Friday 28th June, 2013

    The four-tower complex Maryah Plaza will be built in phases on Al Maryah island, Abu Dhabi’s new financial free zone, with completion set for 2020, Mubadala said in a …

  • Chinas Yichun grows a model green city

    China Daily – Friday 28th June, 2013

    Beijing on Wednesday. Since 1948, Yichun has provided a total of 270 million cubic meters of timber to the country, resulting in soil erosion, mudslides, frequent droughts, floods, disastrous winds and dust storms. This has had a disastrous effect on …

  • Bosch confident of its development in China

    China Daily – Friday 28th June, 2013

    /enpproperty–> German industrial equipment maker Bosch said on Thursday that it plans to continue its expansion in China in coming years, as China is a stabilizing factor in the world economy, and its huge demand helps produce many job opportunities. Uwe Raschke, who is in charge of Bosch’s Asia Pacific business, said the company’s business in China achieved a double-digit growth …

  • Orchestra celebrates 40-year relationship with China

    China Daily – Friday 28th June, 2013

    The Philadelphia Orchestra’s series of pop-up performances in Tianjin included an interactive percussion performance. Timpani players Angela Zator Nelson (left), Don Liuzzi (center) and Chris Deviney enjoy a jam session with fans in the city. Provided to China …

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  • Global Times – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    An Indonesian non-seeded player, Tommy Sugiarto, surprisingly trashed on Wednesday China’s seeded player Chen Long in straight games in the second round of Indonesian Open super series badminton championship.Tommy, who had never won in his previous matches against Chen Long, secured a berth the following round after ended the 40-minute match with a score of 21-11, 21-18.Tommy, the son of …

  • Chinese artist stresses cultural creativity in sustainable development

    Global Times – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    A Chinese artist on Wednesday highlighted the role of culture in economic growth and sustainable development of human society, calling for coordination in promoting innovation in cultures.”Culture is part and parcel of human development. It is the wellspring of individual and social creativity. It is also an important factor that helps people overcome poverty,” said Professor Wang …

  • NSA leaker Edward Snowden claims US is hacking China

    Global Post – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked top secret documents revealing a vast surveillance program by the US government to the Guardian newspaper. The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald interviewed Snowden in a hotel room in Hong Kong and released the video on Sunday June 10, 2013. …

  • Drinking just 1 beer may now put Taiwan drivers over new DUI limits

    Asia News Network – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    Starting from Thursday, it will be illegal to operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol level at or above 0.03 per cent or 0.15 ml ethanol per litre of breath, the National Police Agency (NPA) announced yesterday, in a move that further lowers the legal alcohol blood content for drivers. The NPA said that Taiwan has followed Japan to officially adopt a zero tolerance for drunk driving, noting that …

  • China vies to hold intl horticultural expo in 2019

    China Daily – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    /enpproperty–> PARIS — The Chinese delegation submitted on Wednesday the official application letter to the International Exhibitions Bureau to hold an international horticultural exhibition …

  • Hong Kong stocks fall 2.05 at open

    News.com.au – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    HONG Kong stocks have dived more than two per cent in early trade, following a large Wall Street sell-off owing to fears the US Federal Reserve will start cutting back on its stimulus drive …

  • Snowden revelations a threat to US-China relations says Beijing

    The Guardian – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    A news bulletin on a Hong Kong train shows Edward Snowden, the US intelligence analyst who revealed the NSA’s massive surveillance dragnet. Photograph: Bobby …

  • AH Beard to open Chinese factory next month

    Manufacturers Monthly – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    reports that the company, established in 1899 as Australian Bedding Mills, will expand into China with the factory opening by former Prime Minister John Howard, to be held on July 6. The company …

  • Snooker Queen beaten in 1st round yet hailed by Chinese audience

    Global Times – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    Snooker Queen Reanne Evans couldn’ t find her winning form in her first trip to China, yet she receoved ovation from the Chinese audience in Yixing, southeastern China on Wednesday.Evans lost her first round battle against Michael Wasley at 1-4 in her first Asian Tour Event One (APTC1) event World Snooker Tour Yixing Open. However, Evans’ debut in China still received warm welcome from …

  • China shuttlers qualify from second round of Indonesia Open

    Global Times – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    China’s seeded women doubles and men’s single players were qualified to vie in further matches in Indonesia Open super series badminton championship after thrashing their opponents in the second qualification round held in the capital city’s landmark badminton stadium Istora Senayan on Wednesday.Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) number one players Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang from …

  • Chinese dream can help realize New Nepal experts

    Global Times – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    Chinese dream can assist Nepal to realize the dream of “New Nepal”, experts on China affairs said in Kathmandu on Wednesday.Former Nepali Ambassador to China Rajeshwore Acharya said that Chinese dream is the initiative by Chinese leadership to build China into a powerful, independent, prosperous and awakened nation by means of national rejuvenation.”The new leadership of China is …

  • KMT chair arrives for Beijing talks

    Global Times – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    Wu Po-hsiung, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), arrived in Beijing Wednesday as head of a delegation for a meeting with Communist Party of China (CPC) General Secretary Xi Jinping.The visit, which is the first official meeting between the two parties since Xi took over as head of the CPC in November, comes as Taiwan and the mainland are working to exchange liaison offices, seen as a …

  • Value Retail sets sights on Chinese shoppers

    China Daily – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    Retail , one of the continent’s largest discount outlet chains, is coming to its valued customers with the opening its first complex outside Europe in …

  • 6 Chinese diagnosed with cancer every minute

    China.org.cn – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    Six people are diagnosed with cancer every minute in China and young people and the elderly are most at risk, according to medical experts cited in a report in the bi-monthly China Comment …

  • Drug gangs busted in SW China

    China.org.cn – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    The gangs purchased drugs from neighboring Yunnan Province, processed them in Guizhou and then sold them in east China’s Zhejiang Province and Shanghai Municipality, said the police chief of the city of Bijie, the gangs’ home …

  • Chinas space dream on course after launch

    Asia News Network – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    China is pursuing its space dream unswervingly, President Xi Jinping said following the successful launch of the Shenzhou X spacecraft on Tuesday. The Long March 2F carrier rocket with three astronauts — commander Nie Haisheng, astronaut Zhang Xiaoguang and the second Chinese woman in space Wang Yaping — blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch centre in Gansu province at 5:38pm on …

  • China shares extend losses hit 6-mth low on return from 3-day holiday

    Reuters – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    HONG KONG, June 13 | Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:09pm EDT HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) – China shares tumbled to their lowest in six months on Thursday as mainland markets reopened after a three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, hurt by soft China data released over the weekend and an ongoing selloff in global equities. At 0153 GMT, the CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share …

  • Hong Kong Shanghai stocks slump in early trade

    Market Watch – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong stocks skidded lower early Thursday as global equity markets extended their sell-off and as Chinese markets opened to sharp losses as investors returned after a string of holidays. The Hang Seng …

  • NSA leaker Snowden U.S. hacks Chinese targets

    Denver Post – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden on Sunday, June 9, in Hong Kong (The Guardian/AP) HONG KONG – Edward Snowden, the self-confessed leaker of secret surveillance documents, claimed Wednesday that the United States has mounted massive hacking operations against hundreds of Chinese targets since 2009. The former contractor, whose work at the National …

  • Hong Kong shares to open down 1.3 pct property weak

    Reuters – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    HONG KONG, June 13 | Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:30pm EDT HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares were set to start lower on Thursday, dragged down by Hong Kong property developers, with New World Development sliding 3.8 percent to be the top percentage loser among Hang Seng benchmark components. The Hang Seng Index was set to open down 1.3 percent at 21,069.26. The China Enterprises …

  • Yanoda Tourism Zone listed among 2012 Chinas top 100 scenic zones

    whatsonsanya – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    The first top 100 list is based on last year’s tourist arrivals. Scenic zones that received more than 1.4 million tourist arrivals were automatically …

  • Road ahead for Chinas food safety

    China Daily – Wednesday 12th June, 2013

    China has been rocked by a number of food safety scandals and agriculture product-related health hazards in recent years – from contaminated milk powder to the selling of rat meat as lamb. But the most recent food safety scandal hits at the core of China’s food system: rice. Reports that some of China’s rice is tainted with cadmium – a carcinogenic heavy metal that could induce …