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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
/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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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 …
