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Shanghai to offer 24-hour PM2.5 forecast
Shanghai will start issuing PM2.5 forecasts later this year, initially offering 24-hour predictions before going to 48-hour forecasts, Zhang Quan, director of the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, said ...
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55 killed 14 missing in S. China storms
Fifty-five people have died and 14 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain and hailstorms that have swept south China, according to official statistics collected as of 8 p.m. ...
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Officials scramble to lift block on NZ meat in China
China steps up inspection of meat trade after fake lamb scandal Government officials are working "around the clock" to resolve an issue which has seen New Zealand meat products stopped at the border in China. The problem is understood to be around documentation and while the Government will not say how much meat has been prevented from entering China, Labour claims it is ...
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Cannes 2013 A Touch Of Sin the boldest work to emerge from China in years
Disgusted by corrupt local leaders, an angry miner picks up a shotgun. A migrant worker returning home looks to armed robbery to escape a life of relentless bleakness. A pretty receptionist at a sauna is driven to the limit when a gangster tries to rape her. And a young man drifts nightmarishly from job to job to try to make ends meet. These tableaux would not be out of place in a gritty ...
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China April housing inflation quickens
By Xiaoyi Shao and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation quickened in April, marking the fourth consecutive year-on-year rise and challenging policymakers who are trying to cool record home prices while supporting ...
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US issues more visas to lure rich Chinese but birth tourists come instead
Women from China are giving birth in California and getting US citizenship for their newborns, while authorities are cracking down on homes where they stay. Li lives in a boarding house in the affluent California city of Arcadia, about 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. She isn't alone. The other 29 units in her housing complex are either occupied or booked, all by Chinese women ...
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Quake prompts growth in NGOs
A month ago, Li borrowed the car of a fellow volunteer and drove to Shuping to check the walnut trees that well-wishers had donated to the isolated spot. After a 60-minute drive from Mianyang, Li finally arrived at the village, where Fu, 45, was waiting for him. A further hour on the motorbike saw the two men arrive at Fu's house. The distance is only 5 km, but the local geography and the ...
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Stop Persecution Solemn Peaceful Protest in New York
Falun Dafa practitioners protest peacefully in front of the Chinese Consulate General in New York on May 17, calling for an end to the persecution of the practice in China. (Edward Dai/The Epoch ...
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Top Chinese political advisor meets Mozambican President
Top Chinese political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Friday met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza ahead of the second session of the World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China).Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), also met Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda Louise Lake-Tack in a separate meeting.Guebuza and Lake-Tack are ...
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China Greece pledge closer parliamentary exchanges economic cooperation
China and Greece pledged to strengthen parliamentary exchanges and boost economic cooperation during a meeting between top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday.Samaras arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and is paying a five-day official visit to China.Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said during ...
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Home prices rise slower in China
BEIJING -- New home prices rose at a slower pace in Chinese cities in April as the government's recent tightening measures started to take effect, data from ...
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10000 people suffer due to manganese tainted tap water in S China town
At least 10,000 people suffered a shortage of drinking water in a South China town on Wednesday following the detection of excessive manganese in the tap water. "The city government of Lufeng in Guangdong Province said the manganese level in the tap water in Da'an town was 1.2 mg per liter since Monday, 12 times the maximum amount allowed in drinking water," reports Xinhua.he ...
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Red Cross raises $22 m for Lushan quake
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - The headquarters of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has received 135 million yuan (22 million U.S. dollars) in donations for Lushan earthquake victims, according to a statement released Friday. Of the 135 million yuan worth of money and materials, 15 million yuan has been used in quake relief work, according to a statement from the Ministry of Civil Affairs ...
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China April home prices rise 4.9 pct yy-Reuters calculation
BEIJING | Fri May 17, 2013 9:45pm EDT BEIJING May 18 (Reuters) - Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 4.9 percent in April from a year earlier, according to Reuters calculations based on official data published on Saturday, marking the fourth straight month of year-on-year increase. In month-on-month terms, prices rose 1 percent in April, easing from March's ...
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China to invest more in Greece
Containers are backlogged at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. China will expand its investment in the port, considered a vital gateway for shipping heading ...
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Chinese Quit Communist Party Heralding a New China
Baiqiao Tang, chairman of China Peace, and a leading Chinese dissident, speaks at a rally calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China in front of the United Nations building in New York City on May 17, 2013. (Edward Dai/The Epoch ...
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Leaders in luxury travel meet in Shanghai
/enpproperty--> The International Luxury Travel Market Asia 2013 will be held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from June 3 to 6. The event welcomes 490 luxury travel buyers and agents representing high-net-worth individuals from across the Asia-Pacific region, to meet with the nearly 500 contemporary and classic luxury travel suppliers from more than 70 countries. It enables ...
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Exotic ethnic dining in Beijing
Beijing is where the world and her dining companions meet, and good chefs from all over the country congregate. Right now, the flavors are fresh, and the menu is blooming literally. Ye Jun tells us more. Flowers, and the best herbs and vegetables in season: What better way to celebrate summer than to enjoy the freshest harvest? And you really don't have to travel far for it. Rainbow, a ...
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China to invest more in Greece
Containers are backlogged at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. China will expand its investment in the port, considered a vital gateway for shipping heading to Europe. ...
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Filipinos in Taiwan keep low profile
/enpproperty--> The Philippines' special envoy to Taiwan on Friday advised thousands of Filipino workers there to eat at home and avoid the streets while emotions run high over the shooting death of a Taiwan fisherman by the Philippine coast guard. Amadeo Perez, chairman of Taiwan's Manila Economic and Cultural Office, said after returning to Manila from Taipei late on ...
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Central Chinas top investment fair opens
/enpproperty--> Henan hosts companies seeking opportunities The most important investment expo for central China opens today in Zhengzhou, helping businesses from around the world tap into opportunities in the region, especially in the host province and city. The annual Central China Expo is held in turns in the six central Chinese provinces - Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and ...
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Metro station music to Shanghais ears
/enpproperty--> People's Square attracts audiences that are both keen and curious It could be a jazz piano solo, a classical sonata or traditional Chinese bamboo flute music. Whatever your taste, free concerts in the grand hall of People's Square metro station in Shanghai have been offering a diverse range of music since the start of the year. Set against a noisy ...
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Chinese women on track at table tennis worlds
/enpproperty--> PARIS - Top seed and defending champion Ding Ning led five Chinese to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Friday. Ding, also the Olympic silver medalist, eased past 166th-ranked Park Seonghye of South Korea in straight sets 11-8, 11-4, 11-5, 11- 7 for the win. Ding will next take on Ri Myong Sun of the ...
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On India visit Li to discuss Dalai’s ‘anti-China’ acts
Li Keqiang will raise the issue of the Dalai Lama's "anti-China activities" during his tour of India from May 19. Beijing had earlier sought assurances from New Delhi that it would check such activities on Indian soil, and India has blocked anti-China demonstrations. A Chinese scholar confirmed to TOI on condition of anonymity that Li will raise the Dalai Lama issue. ...
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Singapore down Hong Kong markets unchanged
Fed comments spark gloom on US market Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the US stock market down ...
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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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