Wednesday 10th March, 2010
North Korea leases Sea of Japan port to China
China News.NetChina has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North Korea.
Tibetans stage march on 51st anniversary of Tibetan uprising
China News.NetHundreds of Tibetans-in-exile along with foreign tourists marched in Dharamshala to mark the 51st anniversary of the uprising against the Chinese rule on Wednesday (March 10).
Dalai Lama offers prayers to mark 51st anniversary of Tibetans' uprising
China News.NetTibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama offered prayers in Dharamsala on Wednesday to mark the 51st anniversary of Tibetans' aborted uprising against the Chinese rulers.
Tibetans hold anti-China protests in Nepal despite crackdown
China News.NetHundreds of Tibetans, including Buddhist monks and nuns, Wednesday remembered their forefathers' uprising against the Chinese annexation of their land in 1959 and chanted slogans for a free Tibet in Kathmandu despite a massive police crackdown and arrests.
Archaeologists identify oldest part of China's Great Wall
China News.NetChinese archaeologists have identified the route of a 137-km stretch of China's oldest Great Wall in central Henan Province, on which the remnants of 30 km of wall is still standing.
Bollywood music, Indian classical dance liven up wintry Beijing
China News.NetBeijing came alive this weekend with blazing Bollywood music; film and classical Indian dances mostly by Chinese artists at an Indian consumer show here.
Metals X penalises Chinese partners over delays
West AustralianMetals X has forced its Chinese partners to pay unspecified penalties for delaying settlement on the $50 million purchase of half the Perth miner's Tasmanian tin operation.Admitting to the latest dela...
Google chief sees outcome 'soon' in China row
MSNBCABU DHABI/WASHINGTON - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
Dollar mixed on economic reports, Chinese exports
Miami HeraldNEW YORK -- The dollar was mixed Wednesday on disappointing U.S. economic reports and a big jump in Chinese exports.The euro got a boost as Portugal's successful bond sale helped calm some worries ov...
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Google China talks conclusion seen soon
Business JournalGoogle Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly said Wednesday that a conclusion is likely soon in negotiations with the Chinese government regarding the search company's future in that country. "We...
Dalai Lama: China wants to annihilate Buddhism
USA TodayPresident Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House in February and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people. But the get-together was kept low-key, the AP's Mark Smith says, t...
Total Sees Chinese Gas Demand Surging
Business WeekMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- Total SA, Europe’s third-largest oil company, said Chinese natural-gas demand will grow much faster than currently projected when more supplies of the heating and power-p...
Google's Schmidt: China Negotiations Should End 'Soon'
Wired NewsGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that the search and advertising giant was actively negotiating with China over censorship that would end soon. His remarks came two months after the company reve...
* China, India agree to Copenhagen pact
Taipei TimesChinese rush to collect some of the 220,000 plants being handed out for free by the Wuhan municipal government yesterday as part of a city beautification project. China told the UN on Tuesday it would...
Schmidt On China: "Something Will Happen Soon"
Web Pro NewsBuzz This Two Google executives have again assured onlookers that the company is dealing with the situation in China. While in Abu Dhabi, Eric Schmidt indicated today that something will happen sooner...
US Expert: Chinese Gov't Likely Behind Massive Cyberattacks
CIOThe Chinese government is likely behind recent cyberattacks on U.S. government Web sites and on U.S. companies in an apparent effort to quash criticism of the government there, an expert on U.S. and C...
Google China talks conclusion seen soon
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business JournalGoogle Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly said Wednesday that a conclusion is likely soon in negotiations with the Chinese government regarding the search company's future in that country. "We are...
LanzaTech receives interest from China
Yahoo!7 NewsChinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dr Zhibin Zhang signing a letter of intent with LanzaTech cofounder Dr Sean Simpson."LanzaTech has some good news about China," the company said."It&#...
Google stands behind plan to stop China censorship
World BulletinGoogle has not changed its decision to stop censoring its Chinese search site even if it means leaving that market, a senior executive told a U.S. Congressional panel.
Web giants must take blame for failure in China says ex-Google chief
The NationalInternet companies in the US have themselves to blame for failing to succeed in the Chinese market, says the former chief of Google in China.Lee Kai-fu was poached by Google from Microsoft in 2005 to ...
China Rebukes Dalai Lama’s New Plan for a Successor
The Epoch TimesThe Chinese regime’s newly appointed governor of the Tibet Autonomous Region gave a severe and harsh response to the Dalai Lama’s recent claim of possibly changing the manner of choosing h...
Chinese medicine 'no help to get pregnant'
Leader-PostAdam Balen said: "There is currently no evidence that acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine, when used in conjunction with assisted fertility treatment, have any beneficial effect on live birth rate,...
China Mobile to buy into bank
Gulf NewsHong Kong: China Mobile agreed to buy 20 per cent of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. for 39.8 billion yuan (Dh21 billion) to expand its electronic-payment business. The carrier's Guangdong Mobil...
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