Provides the latest RSS feeds for China News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page China News.net http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/cat/9366300fc9319e9b/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 22:41:29 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:41:29 -0400 30 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614904/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614904/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613802/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613802/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613612/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 07:40:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613612/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613475/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613475/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 routes, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613298/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613298/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613292/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613292/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613142/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613142/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ignored ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613141/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613141/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 No.3 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613135/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613135/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613134/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613134/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612970/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612970/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611548/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611548/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611546/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611546/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 come ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621815/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:53:22 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621815/scat/9366300fc9319e9b John Lehmann photographs the Great Wall, an enduring symbol of the Old World, with a decidedly modern, Chinese invention - the plastic Holga ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621906/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:53:21 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621906/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621838/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:51:49 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621838/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621839/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621839/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621907/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621907/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621806/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:27 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621806/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621908/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:26 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621908/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621733/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:25 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621733/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621841/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:25 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621841/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621840/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:24 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621840/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621845/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:42:35 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621845/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 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 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621846/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:58 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621846/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon on his first overseas visit since taking office, accompanied by a large business delegation. The visit will help link the two huge emerging markets, which together can become an engine of the world economy if they can take advantage of each other's development, analysts have said. Calling India "an important partner ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621847/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:47 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621847/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Philippine officials have advised thousands of Filipino workers to "limit their movement" in Taiwan, fearing a potentially violent backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Antonio Basilio, resident representative of Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taiwan, issued the advisory following a reported upsurge of attacks on some of ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621848/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:44 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621848/scat/9366300fc9319e9b (26 mins ago) China has halted imports of New Zealand meat due to a certification dispute. Hundreds of tons of frozen beef and sheep meat worth tens of millions of dollars are stuck in refrigeration units on China's docks. China is New Zealand's largest export market and its largest consumer of lamb and mutton, AP reports. Meat Industry Association Trade and Economic Manager Dan Coup ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621751/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:34:29 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621751/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The 30-year-old Beijing-based newspaper editor also invested in a number of funds and bought paper gold - certificates that equate to the physical metal - and paper silver. She sold the paper silver in early April but is holding on to the paper gold, which is worth about 30,000 yuan. The price of physical gold slid from $1,561 to $1,482 an ounce on April 12 and $1,348 on April 15, and whether it ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621911/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:21:20 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621911/scat/9366300fc9319e9b HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 9:11pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home prices rose 4.9 percent in April from a year earlier - the sharpest since April 2011 - after a 3.6 ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621773/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 21:11:04 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621773/scat/9366300fc9319e9b (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said here Saturday Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding companies. The orders, which were signed in April, accounted for more than 60 percent of the recent global orders of Greek shipowners, the Greek official was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. The shipping ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621326/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:57:03 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621326/scat/9366300fc9319e9b (MENAFN) China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated that last month, average new home prices grew 4.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with an increase of 3.6 percent in March, reported Reuters.The agency said that on a monthly basis, new home prices gained 1 percent down from a rise of 1.2 percent in March.The NBS said that the annual increase, the highest since April 2011, was ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621257/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:57:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621257/scat/9366300fc9319e9b A run-up in the stock price of Apple supplier Suzhou Anjie Technology lifted the company's controlling shareholders into to the world's billionaire ranks last week. Shares in Anjie, an insulation supplier, rose from 72.1 yuan, or $11.8, on May 10 at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to 89.1 yuan on Thursday. They ended the week at 87.88 yuan on Friday. Chairman Wang Chunsheng and his wife, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621165/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:54:16 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621165/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The demonstration was launched by an environmental protection organization to protest the construction of a new nuclear power plant, which will be the fourth plant on the ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621219/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:52:16 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621219/scat/9366300fc9319e9b HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 8:24pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd said on Monday substantial shareholder Farwill Ltd would transfer an 8.3 percent stake in the company to a joint venture involving Danone Group, in a deal worth HK$3.6 billion ($463.74 million). In a filing to the Hong Kong bourse, the Chinese dairy products maker said Farwill, a unit of ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621852/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:24:10 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214621852/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Some companies in China are starting to worry about a stronger yuan. For China's currency, the yuan, there is no turning back. This currency is gaining on the dollar each year. The government wants to make it a fully convertible, tradable currency. It's on its way. And along those travels, exporters are getting a taste of their own Chinese medicine: they're getting out-priced by ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620573/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:35 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620573/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> CEO's ambition to sell home-grown Kanghui equipment on world stage Yang Libo worked in a medical device unit of Johnson & Johnson for four years before becoming chief executive officer in 2005 of privately owned China Kanghui Holdings, a leading Chinese orthopedics implants company. Now his title is chief executive officer of Medtronic Kanghui Co, an independent ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620626/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:01:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620626/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> People are more willing to spend on small indulgences such as cosmetics Fang Jinqi, 32, said the most urgent thing for her at the moment is to develop a more thrifty lifestyle because her job as a property agent business is stagnating. The big fan of Hermes bags who used to buy a new one almost every two months said she has not done so for at least six months. To make up ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620547/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:01:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620547/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Many seek partnerships, mergers and acquisitions to build brands Several Chinese pharmaceutical companies have been recognized by the overseas medical industry largely because of their partnerships with multinational giants. Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co set up a joint venture with US-based Pfizer Inc in September 2012. Simcere Pharmaceutical Group has established a partnership with MSD - ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620548/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:54 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620548/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> The Chinese embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is looking into the detention by the DPRK of Chinese fishermen, asking Pyongyang to ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests of the fishermen, a counsellor from the embassy said on Sunday. Counsellor Jiang Yaxian said that a private fishing boat from Dalian city in northeast China's ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620653/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:53 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620653/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> Asurvey conducted by HSBC Bank (China) Co in March showed that Chinese consumers have a strong desire to embrace a global vision. Among the more than 1,000 people surveyed in eight cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, 80 percent anticipated that their lifestyles will become more internationalized and their connections with the outside world will be strengthened through ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620717/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:44 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620717/scat/9366300fc9319e9b India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Chinese President Li Keqiang on Sunday a recent military standoff in the Himalayas could affect relations between the two countries as they looked to boost bilateral trade. At a meeting shortly after Li arrived in India on his first foreign trip, Singh said relations were affected when "peace and tranquility" on the border was ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620560/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:40 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620560/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> The authorities in Guangdong's provincial capital promised to expand inspections of rice and related products after detecting eight batches of tainted rice and rice noodles. The move aims to ensure only quality rice, rice noodles and related products are sold in the southern metropolis where the grain is a staple food, according to a statement on the Guangzhou Food ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620718/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:38 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620718/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China's central region is still the ideal destination for industrial transfers due to the raft of advantages it offers companies, officials and business leaders have said at an expo in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620654/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:26 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620654/scat/9366300fc9319e9b satellite town of Tung Chung near the airport. "Typically, mainland consumers look for cheap goods." Foreign retailers treat Hong Kong as a gateway to China, which is poised to become the world's biggest consumer market in three years, and how mainland tourists shop is big business. Sluggish sales growth in Europe and the United States also makes China, with its rapidly expanding ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620656/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 19:45:28 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620656/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Chen Wen-chi (left), from Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice of the Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs, listens as Chen Ming-tang, deputy minister of Taiwan’s Justice Ministry, speaks while holding a picture showing a bullet found in the fishing vessel after it was attacked by Philippine coastguards, killing a Taiwanese fisherman, during a press conference in Taipei ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620143/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:13 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620143/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Thursday advocated polite tourist behavior and stressed that a good image of Chinese tourists should be projected.Wang made the remarks during a teleconference held by the State Council, China's cabinet, on implementing the new Tourism Law.Wang also urged relevant authorities to develop the tourist industry into a strategic pillar industry of the national ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620060/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 19:09:17 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620060/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China Sea. Ten days ago, a Philippine coast guard ship went too far in chasing off a Taiwanese fishing vessel in disputed waters. Such actions involve water cannons and the damage is nothing worse than a few broken portholes. This time the coast guard ship loosed off 54 rounds into the side of the Taiwanese boat and killed a fisherman. ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620138/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 18:58:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214620138/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China Daily interviewed Chi Fulin, president of the China Institute for Reform and Development in Hainan province, on the challenges facing the country's ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619579/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 18:33:53 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619579/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart Sunday discussed efforts to resolve a decades-old border dispute between the world's two most populous ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619092/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:29 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619092/scat/9366300fc9319e9b NEW DELHI (AFP) - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with a string of Indian leaders on Monday as the two sides look to rebuild trust after a recent flare-up in a border dispute as well as boost trade.Li, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, has said that his decision to choose India for his first foreign visit since taking office "indicates the great importance ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619098/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:42 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619098/scat/9366300fc9319e9b ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619386/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 17:23:26 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619386/scat/9366300fc9319e9b SHANGHAI, China - It has taken almost no time, but it was anticipated by many - China has become the number one source market for many Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. In my capacity as a former hotelier, a new travel agent, a journalist, and National President of SKAL International-Thailand, I had the opportunity to visit Shanghai and Nanjing, to experience first-hand China's ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619101/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 17:20:11 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619101/scat/9366300fc9319e9b A US consulate in the mainland has suspended some of its operations after receiving an envelope that contained an "unidentified substance," reportedly white powder.The consulate in Guangzhou "received an envelope that contained an unidentified substance" on Monday, deputy US embassy spokesman Justin Higgins said, adding that no one had been injured."We have not yet ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619154/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 17:16:28 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619154/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Taipei has stepped up pressure on Manila, saying it will conduct a naval drill near the Philippines if the country does not officially apologize for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.This comes as Japan seized a Taiwanese fishing boat inside its exclusive economic zone, the first incident since Tokyo and Taipei signed a fishing rights accord for disputed waters, the Japanese Fisheries Agency ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619155/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 17:16:26 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619155/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun May 19, 2013 4:53pm EDT (Repeats story first published on Sunday. No changes to text) By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China May 19 (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619069/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:53:35 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214619069/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Letters , 3 May) is untrue and unacceptable. The constitution of the People's Republic of China explicitly enshrines Chinese citizens' right to freedom of expression and press in its article 35. The Chinese government attaches great importance to and protects such rights in accordance with law. China now publishes 1,937 newspapers, 9,851 journals, 302,000 kinds of books, and owns over ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618590/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:59 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618590/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon on his first overseas visit since taking office, accompanied by a large business delegation. The visit will help link the two huge emerging markets, which together can become an engine of the world economy if they can take advantage of each other's development, analysts have said. Calling India "an important partner and ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618645/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:21:58 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618645/scat/9366300fc9319e9b More than 40 percent of Chinese employees do not get paid leave, according to a national survey of people's leisure time and vacations released on Sunday, the third China Tourism Day. The study conducted by the National Tourism Administration collected data from 6,055 questionnaires filled out in seven regions and 14 cities. According to a 2009 benefit and employment guideline released by ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618646/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:21:57 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618646/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> Guizhou, a mountainous province that was once one of China's poorest places, is pressing ahead to improve people's well-being, helping enterprises progress and emphasizing environmental protection. In 2012, the province ranked second in the nation in per capita GDP ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618648/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:21:56 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618648/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> The government's nationwide clampdown on graft and wasteful spending has left many high-end catering companies with a simple choice: Adapt or die. On Dec 4, China's new leadership issued eight rules to improve officials' working style, which included scrapping extravagant banquets. The effect on exclusive restaurants was felt quickly. A Ministry of Commerce ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618647/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:21:55 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618647/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> Handicraft masters sought apprentices who can carry forward their skills and cultural legacy in a job fair dedicated to people with disabilities in Beijing on Sunday, the annual National Day for Helping the Disabled. Organizers from the Disabled Persons' Federation from Beijing's Xicheng district said the activities were aimed at providing more job opportunities for ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618649/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:21:55 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618649/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> With the quake's epicenter just a stone's throw away from her village in the mountains, He Xiaoyan is arguably one of the most visually descriptive tour guides in the world. Every day, dressed in traditional Yi ethnic clothing, the 31-year-old takes visitors to the symbolic school in Yingxiu that was reduced to rubble by the temblor and is now a commemorative ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618650/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 16:21:54 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618650/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> GUIYANG - Three people were confirmed dead after a truck carrying ammonium nitrate burst into flames after colliding with two sedan cars in Guizhou province on Sunday, rescuers said. The accident happened around 6 pm near Guiyang city, capital of Guizhou. Rescuers said the casualties may rise as they were still searching the charred vehicle frames for victims trapped within. ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618175/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 15:53:59 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618175/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Mainland authorities are investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapped 16 sailors and are demanding a ransom. The armed mob hijacked the boat on May 6 and escorted it toward their country while the vessel was sailing in waters around 70 kilometers from the North's western coast, according to mainland media reports and the boat's owner, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618223/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 15:35:21 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214618223/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> Tajik President Emomali Rahmon seems to have enough reasons to be confident that his first visit to China under Beijing's new leadership will maintain close bilateral ties and give them "a new and fresh ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617641/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 15:01:05 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617641/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Interview of former editor at Chinese state newspaper . MAY 20, 2013 02:06. . Deng Yuwen, the former deputy editor of the Central Party School`s Study Times journal, explains ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617690/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:44 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617690/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday began talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on all crucial bilateral issues within hours of his arrival when he affirmed that his visit will "inject new vigour" into bilateral ties and strengthen mutual trust.57-year-old Li, accompanied by a senior-level delegation comprising government officials and businessmen, arrived around 3 pm on a ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617055/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:27 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617055/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China has broken the record for the longest viaduct demolition in the world. The 3.5km long concrete bridge which served as a part of a main highway will be replaced by a six-lane 5 km viaduct. Demolition workers careful wrapped the structure in protective material to prevent flying ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617138/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:09 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214617138/scat/9366300fc9319e9b oil companies are increasingly visible in the Middle East. Here's why: China is the world's most populous country and largest energy consumer. It is the second largest economy in the world. From 2001 to 2011, it experienced annual GDP growth of about 10 per cent. The recent slowdown in the Chinese economy is planned and calculated, as indicated in the government's 12th Five Year ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616596/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 13:27:55 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616596/scat/9366300fc9319e9b "Although China has a certain influence upon North Korea, this impact is not as strong as is reported by the media."Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the US,on China's influence over North Korea in light of its recent short-range missile launches, quoted by Chinanews.com on ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616599/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:12 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616599/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang (L) is welcomed by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahmed on his arrival at Palam Airport in New Delhi on May 19, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday afternoon on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip, for talks on issues ranging from an unresolved border dispute to a festering trade-imbalance. (Raveendran /AFP/Getty ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616600/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:49 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616600/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Profits of Alibaba Group, the world's biggest online retailer, more than doubled in the three months ended in December, jumping to $642.2 million from $236.9 million a year ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616491/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:39 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616491/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Beijing (EFE).- A 28-year-old Chinese man who was kidnapped 23 years ago and sold to a family 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) from his home, has met up with his biological parents again thanks ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616650/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 13:09:18 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616650/scat/9366300fc9319e9b In China the labyrinthine streets known as Hutongs re-define your typical "old" part of town - some date back centuries, to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. But many such ancient passages have been bulldozed into history. Seth Doane explores the oldest surviving commercial street in ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616572/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:11 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616572/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Authorities said they suspect a firecracker-workshop explosion that killed three people in China Sunday morning was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The blast in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province killed the workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbor, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The owner and two others have been hospitalized, Xinhua ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616604/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:58:34 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616604/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras invited Chinese enterprises over the weekend at a business forum attracting them to invest in Greece and join the country's long-delayed privatization program, amid cautious optimism about Greek economic prospects.Antonis Samaras noted that 28 projects of his country's privatization program, which cover key areas like airport and port construction, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616120/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:51 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616120/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Reigning champion Zhang Jike remained on course to defend his title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Sunday after shrugging off Germany's Patrick Baum to reach the semifinals.Fourth seed Zhang recovered from a sluggish start to down Baum 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-2, 11-3 and ensure, just like in the women's draw, a Chinese sweep of all four singles medals.Top-ranked Xu ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616119/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:49 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616119/scat/9366300fc9319e9b David Beckham has always prompted overreactions.At the 1998 World Cup, an overreaction from Argentina's Diego Simeone to a tap on the leg saw Beckham sent off; England lost the game and Beckham was subsequently hated by the majority of English soccer fans for at least a year.Just last week, Beckham's announcement that he is retiring saw the news widely described as "stunning" ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616049/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:48 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616049/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The food and drug authority in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Saturday night named rice producers whose products were found to be tainted with excessive amounts of cadmium, according to its website.The move by the Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration came after public demand for the information. Of 18 batches of rice tested during random quarterly checks, eight were found to contain excessive ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616121/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:45 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616121/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The peaceful resolution of the "tent confrontation" points to the maturing of India-China relations, and that both sides have the will and confidence to dissolve the crisis bilaterally and prevent it from acquiring dangerous proportions. But it also shows that India-China relations remains "fragile" and the hyper sensitive nature of the border issue remains at the core of ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616053/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:40 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616053/scat/9366300fc9319e9b In January, the Philippines instituted arbitration proceedings against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea. China has chosen not to take part in these proceedings, claiming that the compulsory dispute settlement procedures under UNCLOS do not apply. Does China's rejection of the ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616052/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:39 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214616052/scat/9366300fc9319e9b It's true that we cannot predict the future. Yet when we know how much snow has fallen on the Himalaya Mountains, we can predict flood levels six months later as the snow creates the floods. Similarly, a lot of snow has fallen on the global order, and we can see some of the flood of challenges to come.One prediction in my new book, The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615931/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:39 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615931/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Military Attack and Zac Purton are led in after the Singapore Airlines International Cup by George Moore, son of trainer John Moore. Photograph: Neville ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615373/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:38:29 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615373/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Two things can be said about the wealthy Chinese these days. It seems they no longer know what to do with their money. If they're not buying up empty apartment buildings, they're buying Ferrettis and dining with the Prince of Monaco. Another thing...they are in love with U.S. brands and Made for TV U.S. lifestyles. If they're not buying up LA and Orange County Barbie Dream Houses, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615376/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:37:57 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615376/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> PYONGYANG - The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is working on the detention by the DPRK of Chinese fishermen with a vessel, asking Pyongyang to ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests of the fishermen, a Chinese counsellor to the DPRK told Xinhua here on Sunday. Counsellor Jiang Yaxian told Xinhua that a private fishing ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615538/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:18 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615538/scat/9366300fc9319e9b A journalist (R) records a video on a raft as a man paddles along flooded street after heavy downpours hit Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan province May 16, 2013. One person died and 270,000 others were affected by a new round of rain in central China's Hunan Province, authorities said. China rains have killed 55 people this week, as devastating storms hit the southern regions of the ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615479/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:16 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615479/scat/9366300fc9319e9b New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will strongly convey India's concerns on the border dispute to the visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at their meeting today, sources have told NDTV. The PM, sources add, will convey New Delhi's displeasure on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh on April 15.Dr Singh will also hold a dinner today for the Chinese Premier, who is on a three-day trip ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615539/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:27:40 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615539/scat/9366300fc9319e9b NEW DELHI - India says all issues will be ';on the table,'; including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the South Asian giant, which started Sunday. At the same time, New Delhi thinks ';very highly'; of Li’s decision to make India his first overseas stop since taking charge as premier, Indian Foreign ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615483/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:36 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615483/scat/9366300fc9319e9b THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development says it is in a dilemma over how to deal with some Chinese nationals who are carrying out mining activities without licences and destroying the environment. Deputy mines minister, Gift Chimanikire said some Chinese nationals were illegally carrying out mining activities. He said the Chinese claimed they had been given the green light to do so by the ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615371/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:12 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615371/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang is expected in the country this week for an official visit, it has emerged. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday the vice-premier will make the visit at the invitation of Vice-President Joice Mujuru. Minister in VP Mujuru's office, Sylvester Nguni yesterday confirmed to The Standard Yang's visit, but could not give details as he was in ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615467/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:12 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615467/scat/9366300fc9319e9b In an effort to expand economic cooperation and resolve a border dispute, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday, his first trip abroad since taking office in ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615541/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:47 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615541/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> BEIJING - Maximin Gaillard, a French student obsessed with traditional Chinese medicine, used to feel completely lost in class. But improvements in teaching methods by professors of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) aiming to make concrete abstract theories and empirical practices have helped Galliard understand things better. "Without concrete and solid standards, it is ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615542/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:28 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615542/scat/9366300fc9319e9b BRUSSELS (AFP) - The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic growth they seek, analysts said.In May alone, the two have locked horns over solar panels, steel tubes and telecoms equipment, sparking fears of a trade war between two of the world's biggest trading ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615026/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:55 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615026/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Resource security has long been creating a bottleneck restricting the development of China's aluminum industry. According to figures from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, China's bauxite ore imports were on the rise during the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-10). Imports reached 30.36 million tons in 2010, up 53.3 percent year-on-year, indicating a 45.18 percent ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615028/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 10:48:40 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214615028/scat/9366300fc9319e9b FYI Guy Recent big buzz in Seattle foodie circles: renowned restaurant Din Tai Fung will open a new location at University Village later this year, according to The Seattle Times. The Taiwanese chain, famous for its Shanghai-style soup dumplings, already has a branch in Bellevue that is always packed. The new location will probably have long waits, too, but at least Seattleites won’t have ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614938/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42:51 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614938/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> PARIS - Second seed Ma Long of China fought off fierce challenge from fifth seed Timo Boll to enter the semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday. Ma, the World Cup winner and a member of China's winning team at the London Olympics, beat the German star 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9 before a boisterous crowd at the Bercy Arena. He will next ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614631/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 09:56:16 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614631/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Arlington family is safe at home after going through quite an ordeal during an overseas adoption. Tracy Antonelli, her husband Patrick and their two girls were among the 60 families that were stuck in China. They were trying to get a visa for their newly adopted daughter, but the office at the U.S. Consulate was shut down because of a security threat. The office reopened Thursday afternoon, and ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614632/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 09:54:00 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614632/scat/9366300fc9319e9b MANILA -- Advocates for Philippine migrant workers say they are concerned about the effects of a hiring freeze Taiwan's government has put in place against the Philippines. The move came less than a week after a Philippine Coast Guard crew admitted shooting at a Taiwanese vessel, killing a fisherman. Statistics from ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614248/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:35 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614248/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Reuters © Germany's Vice Chancellor and Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman Philipp Roesler attends the second day of an extraordinary FDP Party meeting in Nuremberg May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Kai ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614252/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 09:15:20 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614252/scat/9366300fc9319e9b reported on Wednesday that China’s environmental ministry has okayed the construction of a new hydroelectric dam on the Dadu River in the Sichuan province, which when completed will be the country’s largest. China’s energy mix was 9.4 percent renewable as of 2011, and the Sichuan project is part of the country’s effort to boost itself to 15 percent by 2020. Hydroelectric ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614176/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 09:02:10 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614176/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered "an act of aggression" that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei. "The 87,000 overseas ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614254/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:04 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614254/scat/9366300fc9319e9b PHOTOS: Star-Studded Jury Lands in Cannes EuropaCorp and Fundamental will co-finance, produce and distribute the next three installments in the Transporter franchise (parts 4, 5 and 6). The projects will be budgeted from $30 million to $40 million; at least one of the films will likely shoot in China. No word yet on whether Jason Statham is staying on as the franchise's star. The ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614194/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 08:52:22 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214614194/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China started their defending journey by sweeping India 5-0 at the 13th Sudirman Cup world team badminton championships on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur.Looking forward to winning a historical five-in-a-row Sudirman Cup, China opened with Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei's victory over Tarun Kona/Ashwini Ponnappa in mixed doubles event at 21-10, 21-13. The Chinese pair ranked third in the world while their ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613915/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 08:17:07 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613915/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> BEIJING - The recent snooping scandal involving global financial information and news provider Bloomberg LP has sounded an alarm for the Chinese financial industry and its heavy reliance on foreign data services. Bloomberg LP announced on Friday the appointment of former IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Samuel J. Palmisano as an independent adviser regarding privacy ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613916/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 08:14:26 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613916/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China Australia's Mitchell Watt will be putting the Shanghai Diamond League meet behind him as quickly as possible, after finishing a disappointing 12th in the long jump on Saturday.Watt, the Olympic silver medallist, could only manage a leap of 7.58 metres, as China's Jinzhe Li thrilled his home crowd with an upset win.Li jumped 8.34m to beat Russian Aleksandr Menkov (8.31m) and ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613940/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 08:12:34 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613940/scat/9366300fc9319e9b BEIJING -; Unidentified North Koreans have seized a Chinese fishing boat and its 16 crew members and have demanded a ransom, Chinese state media and the boat owner ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613608/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 07:31:45 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613608/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Boracay Photo by Don Lejano/INQUIRER.net ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- Hotels and resorts on Boracay Island have been reeling from the cancellation of bookings of Taiwanese tourists amid the diplomatic row following the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards, according to travel operators. Henry Chusuey, chair of the Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI), said several resorts catering ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613580/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 07:26:58 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613580/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon arrived in Beijing on Sunday afternoon, kicking off his China visit.During his stay in China, Rakhmon is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and meet with top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang and Vice Premier Zhang ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613583/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 07:26:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613583/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Guangzhou Evergrande and Shandong Luneng remain clear atop the Chinese Super League table after contrasting victories on Saturday.Guangzhou powered to a 4-1 victory at home to Liaoning Whowin, fired ahead by golden boot leader Elkeson's 14th goal of the season before three second-half strikes sealed the points.Lucas Barrios scored the third and fourth goals for the league leaders, before Edu ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613620/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 07:06:51 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613620/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China says placing India first on the itinerary of new Premiere Li Keqiang demonstrates the importance Beijing places on the relationship between the two countries. The Chinese premier and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, are expected to address how to smooth over a lingering border dispute - a root cause of their trust deficit. The Chinese leader's visit comes ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613255/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:49 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613255/scat/9366300fc9319e9b NEW DELHI - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi Sunday afternoon, kicking off an official visit to India, the first leg of his maiden foreign trip after he became China's premier in March. During the visit, Li will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, meet President Pranab Mukherjee and other leaders, and deliver a speech on China-India ties. In addition to New ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613287/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:33:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613287/scat/9366300fc9319e9b New Delhi : As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is set to arrive in Delhi on Sunday late afternoon, Delhi Police have deployed more personnel and shut down certain routes, including near the Chinese embassy.The Race Course station of Delhi Metro, which is close to the prime minister's official residence and the diplomatic area, will be closed from 7 pm to 9 pm. Police officials said Sardar Patel ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613288/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:24:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613288/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun Jiazheng, president of the China NGO Network for International Exchanges, delivers a speech at the China-Myanmar Roundtable Conference on People Exchanges ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613290/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:09:23 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214613290/scat/9366300fc9319e9b A new scheme rolling out in Chinese villages enlists 'young elderly' people to care for the very elderly left behind as young workers rush to the big cities. Max Duncan ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612846/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 05:51:36 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612846/scat/9366300fc9319e9b CANNES, France – Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers has signed a strategic co-production and distribution agreement with QED International. The new partners will first work together on the release ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612839/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:49 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612839/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> NANNING - Continuous rainfall has claimed a life while affecting about 200,000 people in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, local authorities said on Sunday. As of Saturday, the heavy rain, which started on Thursday, has battered 14 counties in Guangxi, said a statement from the regional department of civil affairs. The weather has left 199,700 people ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612909/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 05:18:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612909/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Beijing-based economist Michael Pettis has carved out through his "China Financial Markets" blog a distinct position with his commentaries on the Chinese economy, notably with his consideration of the difficulties it faces with its necessary rebalancing towards a more consumption-based model. Asia Times Online here draws the attention of Pettis' latest insightful analysis to a ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612910/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 05:14:55 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612910/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Floods triggered by torrential rains have left at least 34 people dead and 11 others missing in southern China's Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Daily ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612609/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:49:59 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612609/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Belgian authorities have launched an investigation after the seizure of tons of fake euro coins which came from China. Customs at Brussels airport have been confiscating the counterfeit coins over the past few months. Germany’s Bundesbank mistakenly accepted fake money from China worth six million euros in ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612561/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:21 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612561/scat/9366300fc9319e9b CHINESE authorities are investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official says. Armed North Koreans on May 6 hijacked the boat and escorted it towards North Korea while it was sailing in waters around 70 kilometres from North Korea's western coast, reports and the boat's owner Yu ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612580/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:34:19 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612580/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Dancers perform for the opening of the China Tourism Day and the 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo, in Chongqing, Southwest China, May 19, 2013. Chongqing is the main venue for the 2013 China Tourism Day. (Xinhua/Li ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612056/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:02:06 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612056/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is waiting for tempers in Taiwan to cool before settling the dispute over a shot Taiwanese fisherman, the head of an office in charge of relations said Sunday. Issues like Manila’s ';one-China'; policy and comments by Taiwanese investigators ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612136/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 03:51:37 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612136/scat/9366300fc9319e9b View Photo Two Chinese paramilitary police test a telescopic sight fitted on a gun model at the China International Exhibition and Symposium on Police Equipment and Anti-Terrorism Technology and Equipment in Beijing on May 15, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612076/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 03:43:11 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612076/scat/9366300fc9319e9b FIJI'S military ruler says he will meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Frank Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612137/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 03:17:19 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214612137/scat/9366300fc9319e9b A visitor takes photo of azalea in a national forest park in Huinan County, Northeast China's Jilin Province, May 18, 2013. The blooming azalea in the park attracted many visitors and photographers. (Xinhua/Zhang ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611680/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:45 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611680/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Photo taken on May 18, 2013 shows a renovated sunken courtyard in Qucun Village of Zhangbian Township in Shaanxian County, Central China's Henan Province. The sunken courtyard, a kind of traditional residential construction in west Henan, has a high value in the study of local histroy, architecture, geology and sociology. The Qucun Village has 115 sunken courtyards, most of which are under ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611679/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:36 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611679/scat/9366300fc9319e9b SUVA (AFP) - Fiji's military ruler said on Sunday he would meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Mr Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611719/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 03:02:15 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611719/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Asmara - President Isaias Afwerki and the Chinese leader, Mr. Xi Jinping, exchanged solidarity messages in connection with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and the People's Republic of China (PRC). In their respective messages, the two leaders said that the similarity of both countries in terms of societal values and historical background was ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611713/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:49 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611713/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Wen, Merkel visit tunnelling equipment Co in Guangzhou Angela Merkel and Premier Wen Jiabao visit a plant of the Herrenknecht Tunnelling Equipment ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611714/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 02:46:32 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214611714/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Angry fishermen burn Filipino flags outside the Philippine representative office in Taipei in a protest at the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard. Hundreds of fishermen wearing yellow headbands and chanting "Justice must be done!" and "Killer must be punished!" hurled eggs at the office and demanded Manila apologize for the incident last Thursday ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610761/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 01:40:07 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610761/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The opening ceremony of Shimei Bay Yacht Club invested by China Resources group was held on May 11 marking China’s largest yacht marina settling down at Shimei Bay, Hainan. According to the President of China Resources Group Wang Yin, the international yacht marina of the Shimei Bay Yacht Club is 3,528 meters in length, and boasts 213 berths and can accommodate the world’s largest ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610715/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 01:40:01 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610715/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The investigative team that the government dispatched to Manila, in order to investigate the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards, returned yesterday after the Southeast Asian country's officials refused to cooperate. According to local media, a new investigative delegation may head out to the Philippines as early as Monday once the Philippine government issues ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610763/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 01:27:24 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610763/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China's Li Keqiang flies to India on Sunday for the first leg of his maiden foreign visit as premier, and the itinerary evinces the importance of bilateral ties.During his stay, Li will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, meet with President Pranab Mukherjee and other leaders, and deliver a speech on China-India ties. Also, the two sides will sign a series of cooperation ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610300/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:39:42 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610300/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Art lovers, collectors and gallerists will gather on Thursday for Hong Kong's inaugural edition of Art Basel, sealing the city's status as an international art hub and Asia's leading art destination. The four-day annual show is the world's premier art fair and has until now only been held in Switzerland and the United States each year. More than 2,000 international artists ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610309/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:31:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610309/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Muzaffarabad (Pakistan): A Chinese man working on an energy project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) was being held today after hundreds of protesters attacked his company offices over the alleged desecration of a Quran, officials said.Lee Ping, administration manager of a Chinese consortium building the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project, was accused by co-Pakistani workers of throwing the Quran ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610279/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:28:42 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610279/scat/9366300fc9319e9b A red light and crowd of pedestrians rushing across the street: It's a common sight in Beijing. However, the frequency of jaywalking is expected to decline following a new regulation that allows police to fine those who cross the road recklessly, either on foot or by bike. The new rule, which came into force on Monday, means jaywalking comes at a price - 10 yuan ($1.60) for pedestrians and ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610302/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:14:47 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610302/scat/9366300fc9319e9b NEW DELHI (AP) -- Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier is heading to India on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to expedite efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610250/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:12:04 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214610250/scat/9366300fc9319e9b CHINA Southern Airlines or Hainan Airlines will receive China's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft within weeks, a senior official of Boeing China said ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609648/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:57:21 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609648/scat/9366300fc9319e9b KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - China look set to confirm their dominance of world badminton when the Sudirman Cup gets under way on Sunday as their rivals try to find a way to prevent a ninth Chinese team championship in the event.The 13th edition of the tournament -- held every two years -- is hosted this time by Malaysia, and even without superstar Lin Dan the defending champs may have too much firepower ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609738/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:56:33 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609738/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China’s domestic satellite navigation system, which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, according to a report yesterday.The Beidou, or compass, system started providing services to civilians in the region in December and is expected to provide global coverage by 2020. It also has military ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609785/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:52:18 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609785/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here Sunday for official visits to four nations.Li's visits to India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany are at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Pakistani government, Swiss President Ueli Maurer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609786/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609786/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The Taiwan investigation team, tasked with conducting a probe into the fatal shooting of a Taiwan fisherman, has returned to Taipei from Manila. On arrival, the team held a press conference at Taipei Airport. The team has called on the Philippine government to conduct a joint investigation with Taiwan into the incident. It's accused the Philippine authorities of dishonesty, saying the ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609741/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609741/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The four suspects, who were arrested for the murder of three Chinese women in Russia's southern Siberian Republic of Khakassia, have confessed their crimes. A local investigation committee says a pretrial has been held. According to local police, the suspects confessed they committed crimes of robbery, kidnapping and murder. Police say they're gathering further evidence and will later ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609752/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:30 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609752/scat/9366300fc9319e9b It will cover some 4,500 square meters, second in size only to the 4,900-square-meter Germany Pavilion, said Wang Jinzhen, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609744/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:46:25 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609744/scat/9366300fc9319e9b If diplomatic efforts were indeed responsible for defusing the sudden face-off caused by a Chinese Army incursion in Ladakh, India now has an opportunity to extract even more gains. On Sunday, the capital is set to welcome Chinese ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609787/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:38:28 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609787/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China's meteorological authority on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the south from Sunday to Monday.From Sunday to 8:00 a.m. on Monday, regions in south China's Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan will be swept by heavy rain or rainstorms up to 80 millimeters (mm) within 24 hours, the National ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609309/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:57:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609309/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Top Chinese political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Saturday met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province.The meeting came ahead of the second annual conference of the World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China), which began in Hangzhou on Saturday.Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609342/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:56:57 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609342/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China housing prices continued to rise in April. China's property market cooled a bit in April, but home prices are still on the rise, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday. Of the 70 major Chinese cities tracked by NBS, 67 saw home prices increase in April compared to March, with the highest growth rate at 2.1%, down from the 3.2% in March. All the first-tier cities like ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609256/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:56:43 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609256/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said in Shanghai Saturday Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609343/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:49 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609343/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Greece pledges deepened cooperation with China with agreements in trade, shipping and tourism, said Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Beijing on ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609311/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:37 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609311/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> When the wind blew into his studio in 1963 and flipped one of his sketches over onto the floor, it turned a new page for Liu Kuo-sung's painting career. The Taiwan artist was inspired to break the spell of the traditional black lines that had long shaped Chinese painting. "I'd been experimenting with all different kinds of art materials, even toilet paper. One ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609345/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:31:02 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609345/scat/9366300fc9319e9b In mid-April, the Chinese government said the increased U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region causes a lot of tension, and they plan to send more military forces and strengthen their partnerships with neighboring countries. A recent study found that China increasingly threatens to end the military supremacy of the ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609317/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:27:44 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214609317/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Nine world leading results were set on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meet, which featuring a star-spangled squad including 7 reigning Olympic champions and 9 defending world titlists.London Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outran her archrival Carmelita Jeter again as she won the women's 100m sprint. The 1.52-meter-high Jamaican set a world leading time of ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608715/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:46 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608715/scat/9366300fc9319e9b London Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outran her archrival Carmelita Jeter again as she won the women's 100m sprint at 2013 Diamond League Shanghai leg here on Saturday.The 1.52-meter-high Jamaican set a world leading time of 10.93 to claim the title, 0.15 seconds ahead of London Olympic runner-up Jeter of United States."I feel very relaxed. I came here to win and ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608880/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:37 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608880/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Friday that it will issue 20 billion yuan (3.23 billion US dollars) in 50-year book-entry treasury bonds.The issuance marks the ministry's tenth issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website.The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 4.24 percent.Interest will be paid every half year on May 20 and ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608821/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:37 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608821/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China was denied a chance to cleansweep all five titles for the first time in 10 years at the World Championships as Wang Liqin and Rao Jingwen was beaten in the mixed doubles semifinals here on Saturday.Wang/Rao, the only Chinese pair left in the event, lost to Lee Sangsu /Park Youngsook from South Korea 11-9, 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8.Ten years ago it happened and it has never happened since. ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608820/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:37 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608820/scat/9366300fc9319e9b 2013 European indoor champion Christina Schwanitz of Germany set a new personal best as she claimed women's shot put title in the Diamond League Shanghai leg here on Saturday.The 27-year-old took the leading position from the first hurl in 19,76 meters, bettering her former personal best of 19.31, and went on to reach a mark of 20.20 in her fifth throw to secure the top podium."I ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608835/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:36 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608835/scat/9366300fc9319e9b As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is about to pay his first official visit to India, politicians and observers here are expecting that the visit could boost bilateral ties. "This visit is special because it is the first visit abroad by the Chinese premier since he assumed office in March. The relationship between our two countries are now sound and good," Indian Foreign Minister Salman ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608882/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608882/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Taiwan authorities decided on May 12 to dispatch a fleet to conduct regular patrol in waters to the south of the island to guard fishing boats following the shooting-death of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine side at sea.(Photo Source: huanqiu.com) A Taiwan investigation team sent to Manila to probe a fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard returned to Taipei on ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608824/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:31 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608824/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China will act as a serious player and peaceful power after it has been accepted by the Arctic Council as a formal observer, Chinese Embassador to Finland Huang Xing has said."I am pleased to learn the news that China has been accepted as a formal observer of this organization," he told Xinhua in an interview in Helsinki late Friday.He stressed that China will be a very serious member ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608822/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608822/scat/9366300fc9319e9b The former head of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Timothy Tong has appeared before legislators looking into claims he misused public money during his time in office, but the meeting was cut short after one and a half hours, with members of the Public Accounts Committee complaining they failed to get any useful information out of him.During the session, Tong, who ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608883/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:25 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608883/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Authorities bust terrorist hoax. Chinese authorities caught a 43-year old man who made bomb threats that affected five flights bound for Shanghai on Friday. From 5:22 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. on Friday, police in the cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Guangzhou received phone calls claiming there were bombs on passenger flights. Police started an investigation immediately and caught ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608725/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:08 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608725/scat/9366300fc9319e9b /enpproperty--> China on Saturday called for improving international cooperation to build an ecological civilization and pledged to make its contribution based on the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities". A green and sustainable economy has become an inevitable trend in the world and countries need to join hands to address the same issue of "what kind of ... http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608825/scat/9366300fc9319e9b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:13 -0400 http://www.chinanews.net/index.php/sid/214608825/scat/9366300fc9319e9b