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Taiwan to be theme country for Spanish film festival this summer
TAIPEI -- Taiwan has been chosen as the theme country of the 10th Asian Summer Film Festival in Spain to be held July 9-14, the Ministry of Culture said ...
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What does a Chinese recession look like
Falling demand for Chinese exports in Europe hurting growth Manufacturing in China contracted this month, according to the HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI), a preliminary reading of manufacturing activity. The figure came in at 49.6. Any number below 50 means activity is shrinking. At about the same time, research firm Markit reported its Flash eurozone PMI composite index was at 47.7 ...
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Portraits of Uighurs Chinas Embattled Muslim Minority
A woman takes a break from her afternoon work in the fields to pray.(Eleanor Mouseman) China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is the country's largest province, a vast land mass bordering seven countries that is almost as large as Mongolia. The region is the traditional home of the Uighur people, one of China's 55 official ethnic minority groups and one, along with the Tibetans ...
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A Look Ahead To The Flash Point In The South China Sea
Beijing continues to pressure its neighbors over strings of disputed areas in the South China Sea that reportedly hold massive deposits of oil and gas. The ongoing disputes raise serious questions about China's goals in the region and how the United States should address escalating ...
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Silvercorp net income drops as mining costs rise in China
Silvercorp Metals reported net income down 34 percent to $6.4 million from the same quarter a year ago citing the effects of higher production costs, lower metal prices, and falling metal ...
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China close to starting freeze of terrorist assets
China on Thursday released a draft regulation to put pressure on terrorist groups by freezing their assets, a significant move in the battle against terrorism at home and around the world.The regulation, drafted by the People's Bank of China (PBC), the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security, was released on Thursday to solicit public opinions. The draft applies to ...
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Taiwan’s Wu joins IOC race vows to fight doping
Wu Ching-kuo Photo: CFP Taiwan boxing chief Wu Ching-kuo vowed Thursday to fight doping and match-fixing as he announced his bid to run for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Wu, head of the International Amateur Boxing Federation since 2006, formally unveiled at a press conference in Taipei his manifesto for one of the world's most prestigious sporting ...
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China survive Indonesia scare in quarters
Li Xuerui of China hits a return against Lindaweni Fanetri of Indonesia during their quarterfinal match at the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Photo: CFP Defending champions China had to dig deep to avoid a surprise defeat to Indonesia, winning 3-2 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Sudirman Cup.Two days after whipping their ...
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Car crash kills 8 in SW China
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Shares fall on weak China factory data
New Zealand shares fell yesterday as the prospect of a winding down of US stimulus and weak Chinese manufacturing weighed on equity markets across Asia. Guinness Peat Group dropped after signalling a delay in its transformation strategy. Westpac Banking led lenders and insurers lower. The NZX 50 fell 21.59 points, or 0.5 per cent, to ...
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Solar subsidies dont merit costly trade war with China
By Kevin Allison and Christopher Swann, Reuters Breakingviews FORTUNE -- A trade war is brewing over solar panels but the casus belli looks shaky. Western manufacturers probably exaggerate the impact of cheap Chinese kit on the industry's health. Panel profits need to rise, but punitive tariffs and possible Chinese retaliation may just make solar energy less competitive. Europe's ...
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U.S. China factories struggle Fed hints at less stimulus
By Andy Bruce and Steven C. Johnson LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, suggesting it may take a while before ...
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Taper Talk BoJ Action and China PMI Vaporizes Risk Appetite
(US) Initial Jobless Claims: 340K v 345Ke; Continuing Claims: 2.912M v 3.000Me (US) May Preliminary Markit US PMI Manufacturing: v 51.4e (MX) Mexico Q1 GDP (Current $) Y/Y: 3.0% v 4.2%e (US) Mar House Price Index M/M: 1.3% v 0.8%e; Q/Q: 2.0% v 1.5% prior (ZA) South Africa Central Bank (SARB) leavse Interest Rate unchanged at 5.00%, as ...
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shifted much of its operations to China
Lithium-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. plans to cut about 30 jobs in the state as it expands in China, where the company is receiving $125 million in private equity and government ...
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Oil falls after China manufacturing contracts in May US pump price at $3.66 as weekend nears
NEW YORK - The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy. Oil's decline was exacerbated by sharp declines in global stock markets amid indications that the U.S. Federal Reserve's may pull back on its economic stimulus program. An earlier loss of $2 a barrel was trimmed by ...
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Oil falls on concerns for China demand Fed policy
NEW YORK -; The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 ...
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Chicken feet on menu at China talks
Chicken feet will be on the business menu at meetings between Northern Ireland and Chinese government ministers next week as Stormont leaders strive to secure an unusual trade link. First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are hoping to deliver a boost for the region's poultry producers on a trip to Beijing by taking advantage of China's taste for the ...
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Chinas space program continues to grow and improve
A Chinese Long March 2F rocket launches on the Shenzhou 9 mission, China's first manned space docking flight and first flight of a female astronaut, on June 16, 2012 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ...
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Chinas GDC Technology plans $75 mln U.S. market debut
By Stephen Aldred HONG KONG | Thu May 23, 2013 12:23pm EDT HONG KONG May 23 (Reuters) - GDC Technology Ltd, a Chinese digital cinema equipment maker backed by private equity firm Carlyle Group, has applied for a listing on U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq of up to $75 million. GDC is the second Chinese company to seek a U.S. initial public offering this year, after online retailer ...
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Chinese solar firms reject EU trade action
Chinese solar panel manufacturers expressed strong opposition Thursday to possible punitive import duties by the EU on Chinese solar panels and urged the EU to drop its trade protectionism to avoid harming the solar industrial chain. In a joint statement released Thursday, major Chinese solar panel makers Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co, Trina Solar Ltd and Canadian Solar Inc said any form of ...
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Great comeback for China
Zeng Chunlei (No.8) of China returns the ball to Puerto Rico at the 2013 China International Women's Volleyball Tournament in Shenzhen on Thursday. China rallied to win the match from two sets down (20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-11). China's final game in the tournament will be against Cuba on Friday night. Photo: ...
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Public hearing confirms Beijing cab fee hike
The first hike in Beijing's taxi fares since 2006 was agreed Thursday in a public hearing with 23 of all 25 participants showing their support, amid public concerns that the hearing process itself is just a formality.Participants included 10 members of the public to represent passengers, three taxi drivers, two staff from taxi companies and officials. The fare for the first three kilometers ...
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Voice on China’s household registration which are required to attend the college entrance examinations locally
"You aren't eligible for the college entrance examination [in Beijing] without a Beijing residence permit, but you are if you become an American. That is an error in China's system."Xue Manzi, a Chinese angel investor, on China's household registration, which are required to attend the college entrance examinations locally, quoted on Sina Weibo on ...
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Intellectual property Fighting China’s hackers
IT SOUNDS like an airport thriller: a near-future in which American firms wage private cyber-combat against Chinese rivals. But precisely that scenario is being considered by former senior American officials, who report that intellectual property (IP) is being stolen on an unprecedented scale, and that passive defences no longer work. Annual losses from the theft of American IP are probably on ...
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India and China Parsnips unbuttered
Reprints Yet the smiles were chiefly for show. Mr Li's trip, after all, comes only weeks after satellites and drones showed a Chinese military force camped 19km inside the Indian side of the line of control, high up in Ladakh, in the Himalayas. Brief incursions by both armies are routine, but this one, exceptionally, lasted for three weeks. Indians say Chinese diplomats appeared to be ...
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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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