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Blast at firecracker workshop kills three Chinese
An explosion at an unlicensed firecracker workshop in central China killed three people and left three others injured Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred around 9.50 a.m. in Yangzhai village in Henan province, Xinhua reported. Police suspect it was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbour were killed. The three injured include the ...
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A group of protesters demonstrate against Chinese premiers visit
A group of protesters, including Tibetans in exile, demonstrated against the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang's visit to india amid border tensions between both the countries. "India needs to toughen its stand on intrusion by China. They should demand China to demarcate the international boundary first and only then proceed with further dialogue and let their leaders visit India," said Kansal, a ...
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Delhi
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here today on a three-day state visit. He was received by Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahmed and senior ministry officials including Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai. Li is accompanied by a high level delegation. The Chinese premier will have a restricted meeting with his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh this evening. External Affairs ...
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Kirani James outpaces rivals to win in Shanghai
World and Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his main rivals from London 2012 Olympics in the 400 metres at Shanghai's Diamond League meet. The Grenadian quarter miler raced ahead on the final bend to edge 2008 Olympic champion, the USA's Lashawn Merritt, into second place Saturday, reports Xinhua. Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic, the silver medallist from last ...
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4G to debut in Shanghai next month
4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will be launched in Shanghai next month when the China Mobile company begins large-scale trials. The fourth generation of mobile phone mobile communication technology standards orm 4G provides users with high-speed internet access on devices such as phones, data cards and MiFi ...
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Isinbayeva wins comeback meet in Shanghai
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva won her first competition of the season by jumping 4.70 metres at the Diamond League meeting here. The 30-year-old skipped the winter season after a tough Olympic year in which she won bronze, and is using the event in China to prepare for the Moscow World Athletics Championships in August. The Russian posted the winning height - well below her world ...
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Closer ties between China India to strengthen BRICS
Only weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping had a much-publicized meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Durban on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reached New Delhi Sunday on the first leg of his maiden tour abroad. Such a short time interval in top-level contacts between the two Asian giants gives the impression the Chinese dragon and the Indian ...
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Chinese man jailed for raping killing woman
A Chinese man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and killing a woman 15 years ago. The now 44-year-old convict, Liu Jiasuo, raped the woman in a forest near a railway station in Anhui province, the Shanghai Daily reported. He was found guilty based on DNA evidence. The convict followed the woman on the midnight of July 13, 1998. He tried to strike up a conversation but was ...
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China thrash India 5-0 in Sudirman Cup
Indian shuttlers were thrashed 0-5 by their Chinese counterparts on the first day of the Sudirman Cup here at the Putra Stadium Sunday. India lost their Group A matches in all the five categories of the biennial world mixed team badminton championships, winning only one game out of 11. In the first match, Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa expectedly lost their mixed doubles tie against World ...
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Chinese premier in India border row on agenda
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday on a three-day state visit, his first overseas trip after assuming office in March, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a string of issues including the recent border row. Li, who touched down late Sunday afternoon, was received by Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed at Palam airport's Air Force ...
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China ready to act as arbiter in Kashmir dispute
The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has said that China is ready to act as an arbiter in Kashmir dispute but any such arrangement is subject to India's consent. Envoy Liu Jian affirmed that the India and Pakistan could see rapprochement over Kashmir issue through China, reports The Nation. Jian, at a farewell reception, said that Pakistan and China would sign a wide range of trade and economy ...
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Deadly rains affect 200000 in China
Continuous rainfall has claimed one life and affecting some 200,000 people in southwest China, authorities said Sunday. The rains started Thursday and had battered 14 counties in Guangxi region, Xinhua reported. The downpour damaged or destroyed 561 houses and ruined 12,120 hectares of crops, resulting in direct economic losses of about $24 ...
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Chinese premier departs for India
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here Sunday for official visits to four nations, with India being the first stop. From India, Li will go to Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany, reports Xinhua. Li is visiting these countries at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Pakistan government, Swiss President Ueli Maurer and German Chancellor Angela ...
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Capturing the contrast between the old and the new in China
From enduring to disposable: China is known both for its rich history and culture and its economic rising, fuelled partly by producing consumer products known for being cheap and throwaway.I spent five weeks in China this spring on a project to retrace parts of Mao Zedong's Long March. During my trip, I was often struck by the strong contrast between Old World and New World. I wanted to ...
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In pictures Photographing the old with the new in China
John Lehmann photographs the Great Wall, an enduring symbol of the Old World, with a decidedly modern, Chinese invention - the plastic Holga ...
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China asks NKorea to release fishing boat crew
BEIJING -; The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media ...
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China sweeps Cuba in basketball series
The Chinese women's basketball team recorded their third straight victory over Cuba after holding off the visitors 75-67 to conclude three-game China-Cuba International Challenge here on Sunday.Chen Nan finished with a team-high 21 points as Lu Wen helped with 14. Shen Yi and Wei Wei added 11 points apiece."I never thought that I would be on the court for so much time. Maybe the coach ...
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Defending champion Zhang to face Wang in all-Chinese final at tabletennis worlds
Defending champion Zhang Jike will fight for the men's singles title against Wang Hao in a rematch of the last year's Olympic final at the World Table Tennis Championships to be held here on Monday.Zhang, the fourth seed, crushed top seed and teammate Xu Xin 11-8, 11-2, 11-9, 12-10 while Wang beat second seed Ma Long in the other all-Chinese semifinal 11-9, 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 12-14, ...
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China wins Beilun International Volleyball Tournament
China beat Cuba in four sets Sunday night at the Beilun International Volleyball Tournament to win their first title under coach Lang Ping's charge.The Chinese team, which was regrouped only a week ago, remained unbeaten at the four-team competition after downing Cuba 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 25-18. They notched straight-set victories over Puerto Rico and Thailand earlier this week.China's ...
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Chinese Taipeis ChuangChen win mens doubles title
Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An/Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Hao Shuai/Ma Lin from China to win the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday.Chen and Chuang fought back from one game down to win three in a row, but Ma, former Olympic Champion, and Hao Shuai, took the fifth before the Chinese Taipei tandem sealed the victory by taking the sixth 11-8.This was ...
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China India to make new engine of world economy Chinese premier
China and India are both willing and able to foster new highlights in cooperation among Asian countries and make new engine of the world economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday."The two countries have the will, wisdom and capability to jointly nurture new bright spots in cooperation among Asian countries, create new engine of the world economy, provide huge growth potential and ...
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Chinas paddler Li Xiaoxia triumphs in her third attempt
She was beaten twice in the final in 2007 and 2001, but finally got to the top of the podium at the World Table Tennis Championships at the third attempt here on Sunday.Li Xiaoxia, 25, beat fellow Chinese Liu Shiwen 4-1 to take the women's singles title, to complete a grand slam of World Cup, World Championships and Olympic Games.The third seed fought off hard challenge from second-seeded ...
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China seals mens singles champion at table tennis worlds
China has sucured the men's single champion at the World Table Tennis Championships after booking all four semifinal berths here on Sunday.Defending champion and Olympic gold winner Zhang Jike the last to qualify, fighting back from one set down to beat Germany's Partick Baum, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-2, 11-3.Top seed Xu Xin and second seed Ma Long both were forced to the seventh game but ...
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China seeks release of fishermen seized by DPRK
The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) asked the DPRK side to release the detained Chinese fishermen as soon as possible, a Chinese counselor to the DPRK said on ...
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Taiwans justice ministry in talks with Philippines over joint probe
Taiwan's Ministry of Justice yesterday provided evidence suggesting that the Philippine coastal guard intentionally targeted sailors aboard a fishing boat during a shooting incident that left one Taiwanese fisherman dead, while noting that it is currently negotiating with its Philippine counterparts regarding a possible joint investigation. The Ministry of Justice held an international ...
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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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