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Chinese climber dies while ascending Lhotse in Nepal
A Chinese climber, Xiaoshi Li, 58, died in wee hours of Monday while attempting to climb Lhotse mountain in Sagarmatha region, expedition organizer said."Li died due to sickness on his way to Lhotse peak," Nivesh Karki, manager of Seven Summit Treks Pvt. Ltd., the expedition organizer said. Li had fallen sick two days ago."Mr. Xiaoshi Li, citizen of Republic of China got altitude ...
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Chinese insurers improve services amid difficult year
/enpproperty--> Chinese insurers are striving to improve their services to meet "perhaps the most difficult year" for the country's insurance business. PICC Group, one of the country's largest insurance groups, and its subsidiaries launched a number of innovative measures at the weekend to improve customer service, with the focus on providing more convenient claims for ...
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China wins first title under Lang Pings rein
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 ...
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Project Management of Hotel Opening Processes in Greater China.
: The Chinese hotel industry has started the steepest new hotel development curve the world has ever experienced. By 2039 China is expected to reach 9.1 million hotel rooms, four times its current number. Development on this scale generates specific dynamics and challenges. It will require proven project management approaches that are widely used in other industries to meet these challenges head ...
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China Indias smoldering problem
Jonathan Levine is a freelance journalist and contributing analyst at the geostrategic consulting firm Wikistrat. He is a frequent China commentator for leading international news sites and also works as a lecturer of American Studies at Tsinghua University in ...
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Fitch Rates State Grid Corporation of Chinas USD bonds Final A+
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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AFC Champions League Preview Guangzhou eye last eight
Guangzhou Evergrande are in prime position to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Bunyodkor could exit.Chinese Super League leaders Evergrande will take a 2-1 aggregate lead into their second leg against A-League champions the Central Coast Mariners.The big-spending outfit are favourites to progress with Brazilian Muriqui and Paraguayan Lucas Barrios in good ...
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CORRECTED-China shares stretch winning streak into 4th day
Mon May 20, 2013 3:20am EDT (Corrects percentage rise for CSI300 in paragraph 2) HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - China shares posted their fourth-straight gain on Monday, helped by financials and consumer discretionary counters after data showed new home prices rose in April at their fastest year-on-year pace in two years. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings rose 0.7 ...
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Girl witnesses fathers suicide after he kills his girlfriend in Shanghai
A 5-year-old girl witnessed her father commit suicide Monday after he killed his girlfriend in their high-rise apartment in Putuo district, a neighborhood committee staff member said Tuesday. "The daughter returned home and opened the door to find her father's girlfriend lying in a pool of blood. She then saw her father jump off the high-rise right in front of her eyes," the ...
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Chinese premier Peace requires India-China trust
Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang, right, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wave during Li's ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign three-day trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old ...
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2 killed in Central China factory accident
At least two workers were killed in an accident that occurred at a factory in Central China's Hubei Province, the local fire department said Monday. The accident happened at 11 am at a factory owned by Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. in the city of Yichang. Mechanical equipment weighing 200 tonnes fell to the ground after a cable suspending the equipment in the air snapped, ...
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Blast rips through E China explosive plant casualties unknown
A blast ripped through an explosive manufacturing plant in East China's Shandong Province Monday morning, sources with local fire department said. The explosion occurred at around 11 am at the plant in Caofan Township in the city of Zhangqiu, the sources said, adding that some buildings at the site collapsed. The casualties are still unknown. Rescue work is ...
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China housing stays hot
Property prices continued to rise last month in China, defying policymakers who have sought to cool the housing market while preserving robust economic ...
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Chinese premier Li Keqiangs visit Protests in Delhi security tightened
New Delhi : Tibetan organisations are staging protests in different parts of Delhi against the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to the national capital. The Delhi Police has already stepped up security with several routes, including ones near the Chinese embassy, shut.Four metro stations, including the Race Course station near the PM's house, will also be closed for a few hours today. A ...
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Chinas Li Bingbing Boards Transformers 4
Li Bingbing will board the production. She will soon be joined by other well-known actors as well as newcomers recruited from a talent-scouting ...
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Pilots rescued as Taiwan fighter jet crashes 2nd in a week
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwanese Mirage fighter jet has crashed into the sea off the island's northwest coast, the second air force fighter to be lost in less than a week. The air force said both Mirage pilots were rescued at sea Monday, after the plane ditched during a routine training mission. Last Wednesday a Taiwanese F-16 also crashed into the sea during a routine training exercise, with ...
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Jon Stewarts humor a hit with millions of envious Chinese
By Jane Lee SHANGHAI | Mon May 20, 2013 2:39am EDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially when directed at their own leaders. A recent segment on North Korea scored over 4 million views on ...
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Hong Kongs liquefied petroleum gas prices to fall in August
Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ceiling prices at LPG stations will range from 4.44 HK dollars (0.57 U.S. dollars) to 4.86 HK dollars per liter in August, down 25 to 26 cents per liter, the city's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said here on Thursday. It said the adjustment reflects the movement of the international LPG price in ...
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Interview The change of climate in China-EU economic and trade ties
Due to the impact of the global financial crisis, in the first half of 2009, Sino-EU trade dropped by 22.8 percent compared with the previous year. At the China-EU Business Summit held in Nanjing on November 30, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao noted that both sides should promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. On December 1, the EU's Treaty of Lisbon went on effect, giving ...
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Interview China-US economic ties and the SED mechanism
The recently concluded second round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) was widely considered a success. It enhanced strategic mutual trust and smoothed communications between the two countries, providing a basis for talks on more substantial issues. The second round of the S&ED eased previous tensions between the two sides and created a favorable environment for ...
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Chinas economy on track for gradual slowdown in H2 as govt reiterates policy stance
China's economy is expected to head toward a gradual slowdown in the second half of this year, as the central government has stated that it will retain its current mix of tightened economic policies.Top officials from the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee agreed at a Friday meeting that the country will stick to its proactive fiscal policies in the second half of this year, with ...
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China to continue improvement of investment environment official
China will continue to facilitate foreign investment and enhance the protection of intellectual property rights in efforts to improve the investment environment, a senior official said Wednesday. "Improving investment environment and protecting the legal rights of foreign investors are not only the government's promises but also what the government is doing," Yu Jianhua, assistant ...
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China appeals to WTO against U.S. duties on Chinese diamond saw blades
The Ministry of Commerce on Friday announced that the country has made an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to conduct a review of the zeroing measure used by the United States in slapping anti-dumping duties on diamond saw blades from China.According to a statement on the ministry's website, the country has made the request following its previous complaint to the WTO in February ...
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IFC to continue investments in China
International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group which focuses on the development of the private sector in emerging markets, plans to invest more than $500 million in China during its next fiscal year. The funds will be mainly used to support private enterprise in western China in the fields of renewable energy, rural finance and agribusiness, according to Karin Finkelston, the ...
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Chinas investment does not match status as Australias top trade partner
China's investment in Australia does not match her status as the nation's largest trade partner, said Duan Jielong, China's Consul-General in Sydney on Tuesday. In a speech to Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Duan said as more and more Chinese companies come to Australia to invest, there seems to be some concerns about Chinese investment being too much and growing too ...
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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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