Sunday 5th February, 2012
More money for Tibet health care
China will considerably increase spending on health services in the Tibet region, an official said Sunday. The expenditure will go up by about 30 percent to 1.4 billion yuan ($225 million) in 2012, ...
Killer nabbed in China
A man who shot dead three people in eastern China Sunday has been arrested, police said. The man, in his 30s, used a handgun to shoot three people dead around 10 a.m. in Dangxian village of Huining ...
China mulls next generation rockets
China will launch its next generation Long March carrier rockets in the next five years, an expert said. Yu Menglun, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said China has sought to ...
Police hunt for Chinese teens who killed cats
China News.NetPolice in China's Shanghai city is on the lookout for three notorious teenagers suspected of having brutally killed 10 stray cats during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday. Cleaners and residents ...
Concerned India backs democracy transition in Syria
China News.NetIndia has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria and calling for a democratic transition, but Russia and China vetoed it, saying it amounted to ...
Chinese love Swiss watches
China News.NetPeople in China appear to have developed a special craving for Swiss watches, to go by their record sales. Hong Kong, the No. 1 market for Swiss watches, contributed 410 million Swiss francs (about ...
Chinese minister says rise of Asia signals 'greater balance in international power structure'
China News.NetChina's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun has said that the rise of Asia represents greater balance in the international power structure. Zhijun, during his speech at the Munich Security ...
Cold wave to hit China
China News.NetA cold wave will sweep China nationwide from Sunday evening to Tuesday, bringing gale winds and plunging temperatures in most parts of the country, the meteorological authorities warned Sunday. The ...
India backs move against Assad, rights body pats Delhi
China News.NetIndia has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria, but Russia and China vetoed it saying it amounted to advocating a regime change. India and 12 ...
China plans to carry out safety overhaul of high-speed trains
China News.NetChina is planning to carry out a special campaign to check safety issues of high-speed trains this year. China's work safety supervision authority, the State Administration of Work Safety, said in ...
Chinese to be taught in Pakistani schools
China News.NetChinese will soon be taught in schools across Pakistan, said a minister. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said arrangements were being made for introducing ...
Russia, China veto UN resolution demanding Syrian President Assad to step down
China News.NetRussia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in the wake of his government's deadly crackdown on protestors. Thirteen of ...
Russia, China kill India-backed resolution on Syria
China News.NetAs a UN Security Council draft resolution to pressure Syria failed after China and Russia voted against it, India said it backed the motion as it favoured resolving the crisis through a Syrian-led ...
China regrets UNSC ignoring Russia's proposal on Syria draft
China News.NetChina Saturday voiced its regret that Russia's proposal on a Syria draft resolution was not taken into account by the other members of the UN Security Council. Li Baodong, China's permanent ...
China, Russia vetoes blasted
WHP CBS 21MUNICH (AP) — Arab and Turkish officials heaped criticism on Russia and China today for their veto of a U.N. resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed.An official from Qatar says the ...
China has stake in helping Europe says Wen
Trade ArabiaChina has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and ...
Guangdong’s industrial output swells
Global TimesThe industrial output of Guangdong Province exceeded 10 trillion yuan ($1.59 trillion) in 2011, while the average daily throughput was near 28 billion yuan, according to the Statistics Bureau of ...
GDP growth surges in western China
Global TimesThe economic growth of central and western China is apparently faster than that of eastern China, according to the annual reports for 2011 issued by most provinces recently. Hubei Province and ...
UAE second only to China for 2011 skyscrapers
Arabian BusinessIts annual report showed China topping the global list with 23 skyscrapers above 200 metres tall, followed by the UAE (16), South Korea (11), Panama (10) and Qatar ...
Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria
The StarUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his ...
Anger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria
C NewsU.S. Ambassador Susan Rice speaks during the U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to ...
Anger after Russia-China veto
IOLResidents of Homs's battered Baba Amro district, speaking by telephone, denounced the Russian-Chinese veto, some chanting, ';Death, rather than ...
Canada 'disappointed' in Russian, Chinese UN veto, says Baird
Windsor StarMinister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, seen in the House of Commonson November 16, on Tuesday announced a reduction in Canada's embassy staff in Damascus, ...
U.S. job growth ripples to Chinese copper and ore
NasdaqNothing is so salutary for the Chinese economy as growth in the United States, and nothing is so good for copper and iron ore prices as a strong Chinese economy. The recent drop in the U.S. ...
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