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Chinese Taipei win mens doubles TT title
Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Hao Shuai and Ma Lin from China to win the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. 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 Sunday by taking the sixth 11-8, reports ...
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India China border experts will meet soon
Special representatives of India and China will meet soon to discuss their disputed border where Chinese incursion sparked tensions recently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. Speaking to the media jointly with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Manmohan Singh said that while India and China have had differences, relations had been built steadily in the more recent times. He said both ...
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Australian construction industry to see slow recovery
The Australian building and construction industry will see a mixed recovery over 2015-16 after a number of challenging years, according to Master Builders Australia (MBA) forecasts released Monday. While the forecasts predict a positive growth for the industry, MBA reports that the current economic climate is creating headwinds that may impede the timing and strength of recovery. There's light ...
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Global prosperity not possible without development of India and China Premier Li Keqiang
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, on Monday said that global prosperity would not be possible without the simultaneous development of China and India. Keqiang, who received a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning, told media that the combined population of China and India is a third of the world's population, and therefore, both ...
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China-Indias large potential makes West anxious Daily
China and India's combined potential are large enough to make the West anxious but there are "many weaknesses in the bilateral relationship", a state-run Chinese daily has said. Said the Global Times in an editorial Monday, the second day of Premier Li Keqiang's India trip: "As China's new premier, his selection of India for his first overseas trip has widely been interpreted as a sign that ...
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Warner facing CA disciplinary hearing over vitriolic Twitter outburst ahead of Ashes
Australian opening batsman David Warner is facing a Cricket Australia (CA) disciplinary hearing for his vitriolic social media outburst at respected News Limited sportswriters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. Warner, whose captaincy aspirations have taken a hit, had been reported for breaching the code of behaviour of the CA, which will be deciding a date for the hearing ahead of this week's ...
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French daredevil climbs 564 ft Bailong Elevator sans safety net
French daredevil Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the 564 feet Bailong Elevator in China with no help from any machinery, safety net or safety equipment. Casanova's green-and-black sticky sneakers were the only help he needed in his dizzying feat. According to officials, Casanova climbed the huge steel tower in 68 minutes and 26 seconds, while spectators looked on in awe, the New York Daily News ...
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Senate Panel Accuses Apple of Using Complex Tax Loopholes
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Canada called ‘a natural fit’ for Pacific Alliance
On the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to Latin America, Mexico - keen on putting some new zip into its relations with Ottawa - sees Canada as an ideal fit for the new Pacific Alliance trading bloc that is rapidly emerging.Mexico's vice-minister of foreign affairs, Sergio Alcocer, says Canada would see benefits in Latin America and Asia - if it's willing to do ...
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Wed-locked Fake marriages in Australia
For many Arab Australians being gay is still taboo, and now some are turning to fake marriages to hide the truth about their sexuality, reports The Feed's Patrick ...
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Over a dozen dead from China explosives factory disaster
The death toll from an explosion at Poly Explosives in Caofan township, in China’s Zhangqiu City, has reached 13. The cause of the blast ...
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Fueling the Nuclear Fire in North Korea
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, 4,200 miles away. The test was originally scheduled for early April, at the height of the current U.S.-North Korea nuclear crisis. At that ...
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China India deepen trust
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Monday hailed his talks with the Indian leaders as having produced a strategic consensus and deepened strategic trust between the two ...
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Australia must help break the resource curse
Developing countries need not fall victim to the 'resource curse', writes Andrew Leigh. Australia has a role to play in ensuring these countries use their natural resources to foster democracy and boost living ...
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China asks for release of 16 fishermen believed held by North Koreans
A North Korean soldier stands guard on the banks of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong. North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday. Photograph: ...
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Australia stocks fall with bank shares in the red
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in Australia fell Tuesday in early trade, as losses in banking issues put the equity benchmark under pressure. The S&P/ASX ...
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Japan stocks pull back exporters Softbank drop
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks retreated early Tuesday as a strengthened yen and caution over U.S. monetary-policy stance led investors to take profits after a sturdy recent rally. The Nikkei Stock ...
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India China discuss border issue
India will mandate that all firms offering internet telephony, including Skype owned by software giant Microsoft, must set up a server in the ...
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23 Hezbollah members killed in SyriaSyrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border battling rebels in fierce street fighting Syrian state-media said on Monday.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that more than 100 Hezbollah members have been wounded in the fighting around the town of ...
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37 dead as massive tornado roars through US suburb death toll expected to rise
Oklahoma City suburbs , killing at least 37, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph (320 kilometers) and landing a direct blow on at least one school. An Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office spokeswoman said the death toll was expected to rise. Officials at two hospitals said they're treating nearly 60 patients, including more than a dozen children. At least 10 people ...
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Barack Obama pledges help after Oklahoma tornado
Mary Fallin to express his concern about a monstrous tornado that killed 37 people and wreaked havoc in the Oklahoma City suburbs. The White House says Obama told the governor that he's directed the government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide any assistance she needs. FEMA has sent a special team to Oklahoma's emergency operations center to help out and dispatch ...
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Chinese stars shine at Cannes film fe...
Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing and Zhang Yuqi walked the red carpet as Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday. The art of the blockbuster took center stage on the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival, with Steven Spielberg presiding over the festival jury and Baz Luhrmann presenting his big-budget "The Great Gatsby." Cloudy skies did little to dim the frenzy of the start ...
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Military Memo Applying Early Lessons to Build Afghan Security
KABUL, Afghanistan ...
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Japan finance minister wants BOJ to have thorough dialogue with government bond market
Reuters © Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso smiles as he adjusts his headphones during a seminar at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 46th annual board meeting in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan ...
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Obama Couples Praise for Burmese Leader With Warning Against Violence
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Chinese shipping industry is not the only one causing environmental incidents
The recent highly publicized grounding of a Chinese bulk carrier on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia attracted the scrutiny of the world on the Chinese shipping industry with some commentators saying that the accident was indicative of a dysfunctional health and safety record throughout the industry in China.
China’s shipping industry is primarily made up of the state-owned and run COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), and it is this company to whom the Shen Neng 1 belongs. The Shen Neng 1 is not the only COSCO ship to be involved in a notable maritime accident. Read more
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