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
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
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
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
/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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 …
