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Sports Kenyan athletes rule Beijing track
Hillary Kipsang , who trains under Golazo Sports management, was too strong for his opponents as he led unprecedented top-four spots for Kenya. Kipsang, who boasts an impressive 8:07.71 personal best and the sixth world junior all-time, showed little respect for a classy line up that had world 3,000m steeplechase silver ...
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New Hong Kong Billionaire Horst Pudwill Emerges As U.S. Housing Recovery Boosts Power Equipment Exports
Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Techtronic Industries, is a new Forbes billionaire with a networth of $1 billion. (Image credit: Techtronic Industries)) Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries, has emerged as a new billionaire as shares of the power equipment supplier surged by more than 100% in the past year. With the bulk of its manufacturing facilities in ...
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As China Prepares to Lead on Climate Crisis Will US Follow
"Such an important move should encourage all countries, and particularly the other large emitters such as the United States, to take stronger action on climate change" - Lord Stern, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, LSE ...
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China Pakistan to bolster ties
/enpproperty--> China and Pakistan said on Wednesday they will set up an economic corridor to further connect their two economies. The announcement came as ...
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Bombshell China May Be Close To Implementing A Cap On Carbon Pollution
seven cities and provinces , including Beijing, which will take part in the pilot program, set to be completely implemented by 2014. And according to one local news source, China could implement an absolute, nation-wide cap on its carbon emissions by 2016. China’s 21st Century Business Herald reported this week that the country’s State ...
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Philippines weighs move on China incursion
AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--The Philippines is weighing what course of action to take in the wake of the latest Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) even as the country asserted its capability to defend its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday that it was already coordinating with the Philippine Coast Guard ...
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Bob Lutz Chinese parts maker offer $20 million for Fisker sources
Wanxiang and VL Automotive are looking to buy Fisker, which has not built a car since July, through a prepackaged bankruptcy deal. A separate team of investors is looking to buy out the U.S. Department of Energy's position in ...
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Pope Francis has called on Chinese Catholics to affirm their loyalty to him and spread the word of God and prayed that they be allowed to live in accordance with their faith.
Pope Francis has called on Chinese Catholics to affirm their loyalty to him and spread the word of God, and prayed that they be allowed to live in accordance with their faith."I invite the Catholics of the world to come together in prayer with their brothers and sisters in China for the grace to humbly and joyfully announce Christ and be faithful to his church and to Peter's ...
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Visit shows unique ties envoy
Li Keqiang 's visit to Pakistan will give a major boost to economic links between the two countries, said Masood Khalid, Pakistan's ambassador to China. Li's decision to visit Pakistan during his first foreign trip soon after taking office bears testimony to the unique ties between Pakistan and China, Khalid told China Daily. "What many people do not know is that this is, ...
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Boosted trade would deepen friendship
/enpproperty--> Economic and trade cooperation between China and Pakistan should be boosted in the coming years thanks to their strong political and military ties, experts say. "Compared with political ties, bilateral trade cooperation between China and Pakistan is still weak and the two countries should further encourage their economic and trade cooperation and communication, based on ...
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North Korea frees Chinese fishing boa...
North Korea has freed Chinese fishing boat and its crew, the ship owner Yu Xuejun confirmed on May 21. 16 Chinese fishermen were missing after apparently been kidnapped by armed men from the North Korea two weeks ago. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is demanding that Pyongyang secure the release of the men. "China calls on the DPRK to deal with this in a proper manner, and to ...
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Hotel collapses in SE Chinas Fuzhou
An annex to a hotel building, which was under construction, collapsed in Fuzhou, Fujian Province Monday afternoon, burying dozens of cars parked ...
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China India in pledge to resolve bor...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves during their meeting in New Delhi, India, May 20, 2013. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng) The Chinese and Indian premiers yesterday pledged to resolve a border dispute that has soured ties for decades, saying good relations between the two Asian giants were key to world peace. China and India will study new ways to ease tensions ...
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Could N. Korean envoy to China be turning point for foreign policy
Could N. Korean envoy to China be turning point for foreign policy? . MAY 23, 2013 04:21. . Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean ...
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Goldman Sachs edges out HSBC in the China bank race
A Goldman Sachs sign is seen over the company's trading stall on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, in this March 21, 2013, file photo. (Brendan ...
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Pricing talks fail in China-EU solar trade spat
Europe an Union (EU) by agreeing on the export price of the products have failed, Chinese trade body sources involved in the talks said on Wednesday. China and the EU had agreed that talks on such "price undertaking" would be held between representatives of the Chinese solar ...
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Chinas nature reserves exceed global average
/enpproperty--> The size of nature reserves in China reached almost 15 percent of the country's total land area by the end of 2012, exceeding the global average of 12 percent. Li Ganjie, vice-minister of environmental protection, announced the figure at a celebration of the 2013 International Day for Biological Diversity on ...
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Special envoy from DPRK arrives
DPRK 's Vice-Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, a senior Workers' Party official and the military's top political officer, in Beijing on Wednesday. Ding Lin / ...
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Li China Pakistan to be good brothers forever
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - China and Pakistan will always be good partners and brothers that are reliable and sincere to each other, visiting ...
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Swiss leader looks to Beijing
/enpproperty--> A prosperous, stable and peaceful China is important to Switzerland and the world, according to President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer. His comments come ahead of official visits by ...
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2nd WPT National China to kick off in Sanya this November
The 2013 China Poker Tournament (CPT), the 2nd WPT (World Poker Tour) National China is to kick off in Sanya in November. The 1st WPT National China, which was held at the MGM Grand Sanya at Yalong Bay last December, attracted many of the world’s best professional poker players, such as David Chiu and Johnny Chan as well as the famous American poker player Phil Hellmuth who has won a ...
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Pope Urges Catholics in China to Stay Loyal to Vatican
During his weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, the pope called for prayers so Chinese Catholics can live their lives "in the service of their country and fellow citizens," in a way that is consistent with their faith. China's government does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. The two sides have regularly clashed over China's ...
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Chinese vice premier calls for stability in Zimbabwe
HARARE (AFP) - Chinese vice premier Wang Yang on Wednesday urged Zimbabwe to ensure peace and political stability ahead of elections this year, to safeguard economic growth."A peaceful and stable political environment is the prerequisite for economic development," Wang told journalists after meeting Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare during a business visit to ...
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Guangzhou sink Mariners to reach Asias last eight
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals and underlined their strong title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on Wednesday.Goals from Muriqui, Dario Conca and Gao Lin took Marcello Lippi's team through with room to spare, as Japan's Kashiwa Reysol also swept into the last eight with a 5-2 ...
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Top North Korean Envoy Holds Talks in China
An envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Chinese officials on Wednesday in the first such talks since Kim succeeded his late father, Kim Jong Il, Chinese state media said. Choe Ryong Hae, a military leader with close ties to the Kim family, met Wang Jiarui, head of the Chinese Communist Party's international department. Diplomatic meetings between China and North Korea are ...
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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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