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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president
BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...
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Audit records of Chinese firms to be made accessible to US regulators
BEIJING - Chinese regulators Friday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with their US counterparts giving American authorities increased access to documents from Chinese audit firms. The signing of the MOU between China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a significant ...
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Central bank of China to push forward market oriented reforms
BEIJING - China is planning to steadily push forward market-oriented reform in its interest rates and exchange rates mechanisms this year as part of the financial sector reforms to better serve the real economy, a central bank report said on Friday. The "China Financial Stability Report (2013) released by the People's Bank of China stressed that it would be steadily promoting the interest ...
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Alleged Chinese spy detained by police in Dharamsala
Police in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, have detained a Tibetan after the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) lodged a formal complaint alleging that he was a Chinese spy.he Department of Security of the Central Tibetan Administration said Penpa Tsering, 33, was a former member of the People's Liberation Army of China, and was hatching a terror plot to poison two Tibetan youths aimed at ...
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Nepals Tibetan Refugees Struggle Under Chinas Shadow
KATHMANDU Tibetan refugees in Nepal say they face increasing restrictions from Nepalese authorities due to pressure from China. VOA correspondent Aru Pande talks to Tibetans who, for decades, have made the Himalayan country their home. Dolma Lama learned to weave Tibetan carpets from her mother - who fled Tibet and settled in Kathmandu after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese ...
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Nine dead in China shop fire
As many as nine people, including three children, died in a fire that broke out in China's Guangdong province early Friday, fire authorities said. The flames engulfed an automobile repair shop in Foshan city in the morning, reported Xinhua citing a fire brigade official. It was a single-storey building, existing as shop-cum-residence, the official said, adding that the fire was later ...
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Will a Sandhurst suffice for keeping peace in Afghanistan
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China reaffirms denuclearisation on Korean Peninsula
President Xi Jinping Friday reaffirmed China's stance of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula while stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved irrespective of how the situation evolved. During his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Nork Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Xi stressed that denuclearisation and long-lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula ...
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Sudirman Cup China overcome tough test against Indonesia
Indonesia almost scared China in their second meeting in three days but the defending champions still made the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup here. Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir provided good start for Indonesia as they stunned Olympic runners-up Xu Chen/Ma Jin in mixed doubles 21-18, 14-21 and 21-16 Thursday. But Chen Long quickly levelled the score for China after he thrashed Tommy Sugiarto ...
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India lose to Chinese Taipei AFC Cup dream ends
The Indian women's football team's dream of qualifying for the AFC Cup fell by the wayside as they went down fighting 1-2 to Chinese Taipei, who notched their second consecutive win, in a group D encounter at the Faisal Al Huseni Stadium here. Yu Hsiu Chin and Lai Li Chin scored either side of a fine set-piece equaliser from Sasmita Malik in the 53rd minute to secure the win for Taipei ...
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China clears Boeing 787s for commercial service
Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China. The CAAC presented Boeing with a Validation of Type Certification (VTC), indicating that the design of the 787 Dreamliner is compliant with China's aviation regulations and that China endorses ...
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What China-Switzerland FTA brings about
China and Switzerland on Friday concluded their talks over a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which will be the first between Beijing and continental Europe.The achievement was hailed as a "milestone" by political leaders and business community, while Swiss media described it as one of the most important international deals in 40 years for Switzerland.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, ...
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Air China to buy 100 Airbus planes
Air China, the country's leading carrier, and its subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines have signed deals to buy a total of 100 Airbus 320-series planes for 8.85 billion U.S. dollars, Air China announced ...
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Taiwan slashes 2013 GDP growth forecast
Taiwan on Friday slashed its 2013 GDP growth forecast to 2.4 percent from 3.59 percent as the faltering global economic recovery weighs on the island's ...
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China agrees to give US regulators access to audit records
China has agreed to give US regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on US stock exchanges, a step forward in a long-running dispute.The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a watchdog agency for the accounting industry, announced the agreement with China on Friday.The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused about a dozen Chinese companies of ...
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Chinese TV series become quite popular in African countries
"When we walk on the street and see a poster for the TV series, we can recall the names of the characters, such as Mao Doudou, the daughter-in-law. The series is really popular," the 29-year-old Tanzanian TV presenter said. He never imagined that a year later he would be dubbing for a Chinese TV series, Jin's Happy Life, portraying the father of newly married Xiao Mi. He has to ...
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Mercury Taints Venerable Chinese Pharmacy’s Remedies
Chinese residents walk out of the Tongrentang drugstore, the famous Chinese traditional medicine drugstore, in an alleyway of the Qianmen area on March 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty ...
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Do What is Right Without Hesitation
Looking through a window of a watchtower on the Great Wall of China. As soon as soldiers of great courage receive urgent news of an enemy attack, they immediately rush to defend their country, determined to fulfill their duty without hesitation. (Mirko ...
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EU firms lament job losses from possible punitive duties on Chinese solar products
A coalition of over 580 European solar companies on Friday protested in a dramatic way against looming anti-dumping duties against Chinese-made solar ...
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Report China urges N. Korea to enter nuclear talks
North Korea launched several short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast May 18, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...
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Chinese Premier Li signals new pro-market reforms before European tour
Newly installed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in his foreign visit, signalled that his government will implement a new wave of pro-market restructuring. This is aimed at reducing the still substantial state-owned sector and enforcing productivity increases that will inevitably further impoverish the Chinese working class. In an article published Thursday ...
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2013 China Dragon Boat Tournament to kick off on June 8th in Chengmai
The 2013 China Dragon Boat Tournament is to be held at the Dragon Boat square in Jinjiang Town of Chengmai County from June 8th to 11th. With a total prize pool of RMB460, 000, the tournament in Chengmai includes the 23-person team 200m, 500m, and 5,000m races. According to the introduction, a total of 12 teams from Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Hong Kong, Taiwan and ...
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Beautiful sea of clouds scenery in Chinas Guizhou
Photo taken on May 22, 2013 shows the scenery of the sea of clouds and the terraced fields at the Pingzhai Township of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang ...
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Germany tour to enhance bilateral ties China-EU ties
/enpproperty--> BERLIN -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is slated to start an official visit to Germany late Saturday, the last leg of his first overseas trip since taking office in March. Li will meet with German President Joachim Gauck and hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on further cementing China's relationship with Germany and Europe at large. The premier will also deliver a ...
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Roundup Chinese regulators clear Heinz buyout U.S. durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April more
H.J. Heinz Co. expects to close a $28 billion buyout deal in early- to mid-June, the company said Friday after Chinese regulators cleared it of antitrust concerns. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and a Brazilian investment firm, 3G Capital, will pay Heinz shareholders $72.50 a share to take the Pittsburgh condiment maker private. Heinz officials had said they expected the deal to close ...
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Chinese shipping industry is not the only one causing environmental incidents
The recent highly publicized grounding of a Chinese bulk carrier on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia attracted the scrutiny of the world on the Chinese shipping industry with some commentators saying that the accident was indicative of a dysfunctional health and safety record throughout the industry in China.
China’s shipping industry is primarily made up of the state-owned and run COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), and it is this company to whom the Shen Neng 1 belongs. The Shen Neng 1 is not the only COSCO ship to be involved in a notable maritime accident. Read more
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