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China’s Peng Shuai stuns American Stephens in Brussels
China's eighth seed Peng Shuai upset the rankings to defeat fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Brussels Open quarterfinals.Peng is now through to the seventh Premier-level semifinal of her career, having gone 1-5 in her previous six.However, she did make the final in the Belgian capital Brussels in 2011 where she lost to former World No.1 Caroline ...
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1001 Chinese Tales Birth tourism reveals collective Chinese anxiety
Does the thought of turning a 100,000-yuan ($16,280) investment into a profit of 9.8 million yuan make your heart skip a beat? If your answer is yes, then consider delivering your baby in the US.Of course this kind of "investment" has no guarantee, but the astonishingly high "rate of return" has attracted many pregnant Chinese women to take the risk.While "birth ...
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Chinese TV series find a new voice in Africa
When Mao Doudou and Her Sweet Days, a 36-episode light comedy about a modern Chinese couple and their relationship with each other's families, was dubbed in Swahili and broadcast in East African countries in 2011, Omar Ahmed, like many, became a big ...
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China shuts down 3700 firework plants
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - More than 3,700 firework plants have been shut down since local governments tightened safety regulations, according to China's top safety watchdog. The move means China now has 4,921 firework plants, scattered across 20 provinces and regions, said a State Administration of Work Safety statement. The administration will continue with its targeted crackdown to ...
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IKEA to build new outlet in NW China
/enpproperty--> XI'AN - The world's largest furniture retailer IKEA will open an outlet in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province, according to a Xi'an municipal government statement. The outlet as well as its logistics center will be located in Fengdong new town in Xi'an, the statement said. "We will sign an agreement with IKEA in early ...
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Frances Air liquide wins gas contract in China
/enpproperty--> PARIS - French energy company Air Liquide announced on Friday a long-term deal to supply industrial gas to the private Chinese group Fujian Shenyuan. "Under the terms of the contract, Air Liquide will invest in an industrial gases complex of eight units including an Air Separation Unit of 2,000 tons of oxygen per day, a Gasification unit, a Purification unit of synthesis ...
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China to sign free trade deal with Switzerland
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann smile during their visit to Guldenberg farm in the village of Embrach north of Zurich on May 24, 2013. Their two nations are poised to sign a comprehensive free trade pact. (Arnd Wiegmann ...
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Urbanization Is Making China Wealthy— But Is It Sustainable
China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels and inflate a property bubble. Premier Li Keqiang has rejected an urbanization proposal drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), seeking changes to put more ...
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Sidney Rittenberg on China
mentioned last week that I was going to do a Q-and-A in Seattle with Sidney Rittenberg, whose first-hand exposure to US-Chinese relations probably exceeds that of any other living person. In the 1940s he was a U.S. Army translator in China; then he was an associate of Mao's and Zhou Enlai's; then he spent two different terms, totaling 16 years, in solitary confinement in Chinese ...
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Switzerland sees free-trade pact with China in July
Swiss President and Defence Minister Ueli Maurer (R) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang listen to national anthems during the second day of an official visit to Switzerland at the government's guesthouse Lohn in the village of Kehrsatz, near the Swiss capital of Bern, May 24, ...
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WTO to examine Japan-China steel duties dispute
World Trade Organization said Friday its dispute settlement board had agreed to a request from Japan to create a panel to examine its dispute with China over steel duties. Japan had requested for a panel to evaluate its complaint against China for imposing duties on steel tube imports, which Beijing claims were being sold at prices below market levels. Japan charged that the duties violated ...
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Landmark Swiss-China trade deal on horizon in July
BERNE, Switzerland (AFP) - Switzerland and China could sign a landmark free-trade agreement as early as July, the Alpine country said Friday, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European partners.With China's Premier Li Keqiang in Switzerland for high-level talks, the Swiss news agency ATS quoted Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann as saying he aimed ...
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RPT-Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon to salvage Fisker -sources
Fri May 24, 2013 12:32pm EDT * One of two competing offers in play * Fisker cofounder teams up with investors trying to buy U.S. loan * Group may offer between $25 mln and $30 mln for loan * Sources caution figures are changing, on the rise * DOE considering ramifications of selling Fisker loan -source By Deepa Seetharaman and Norihiko Shirouzu DETROIT/BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - Henrik Fisker ...
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Cabinet Approves Establishment of Two Committees to Strengthen EconomicCooperation with China
Cabinet Approves Establishment of Two Committees to Strengthen Economic Cooperation with China (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting today (Sunday, 19 May 2013), approved the establishment of two committees the goal of which is to formulate an action plan for strengthening economic ties between Israel and China, as well as increase ...
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Suspicions High as US China Summit Nears
BEIJING -- A top White House official is scheduled to arrive in Beijing this Sunday. His visit comes as concerns about cyber attacks, trade frictions and China’s territorial disputes with Japan test relations between the world’s two largest economies. The visit also comes as President Barack Obama and China’s new leader Xi Jinping prepare to hold their first talks next month in ...
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Search for Chinas missing children goes online
BEIJING (AFP) - It took dozens of volunteers half a year searching old Chinese maps and villages, but finally the online-organised group helped Luo Gang find where he was kidnapped 23 years ago -- and his birth family.The search for China's missing children -- mainly boys abducted by traffickers to feed a traditional hunger for sons exacerbated by the one-child policy -- is moving into ...
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Li visit raises landmark Swiss-China trade deal
BERNE, Switzerland (AFP) - China's Premier Li Keqiang was poised on Friday to sign a key accord with Switzerland bringing closer a free-trade deal seen as a touchstone for Beijing's growing global ties.After high-level talks, Li and the Swiss government were scheduled to ink a memorandum of understanding on the free-trade accord, paving the way for the expected official signature in ...
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Luxury brands position for U.S. boom as China flags Europe sags
A Hermes bag is seen in this file photo. Luxury retailers are preparing for a resurgence in the U.S. market as affluent consumers prepare to spend again. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ...
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Chinese theme park at Warnervale
See your ad here ABOUT 65 kilometres from Newcastle, a $500 million Chinese theme park and cultural village is being planned with the largest Buddhist temple in the world outside China.A newspaper headline last year captured the surprise of many at the bold plan: "The wonder of the orient . . . in Wyong".Amazement aside, the developers behind the park and Wyong Shire Council were ...
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After Rescuing Girl From Polluted River Chinese Policeman Gets Sick
Zhang Guangcong, a policeman, grasps his eyes as he pulls a fourteen-year-old girl from the stinking river water. Zhang was hospitalized, vomiting and dizzy, the day after jumping into the severely polluted river. ...
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H7N9 Bird Flu Spreads by Direct Contact in Mammals
A health worker sprays disinfectant near the house of a 4-year-old boy infected with the H7N9 strain in Beijing on April 15, 2013. New research shows that the H7N9 bird flu virus spreads between ferrets in close contact with each other, suggesting human-to-human transmission is possible. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty ...
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Chinese prime minister praises deal with Swiss
On his first visit to Europe, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has praised a free trade deal with Switzerland, saying it would help Beijing open up its ...
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China Incinerates 3 US Shipments of Genetically Modified Corn
destroyed acres upon acres of Monsanto's GMO corn fields. Interestingly enough, my article on that subject became one of the most widely shared articles in recent years across the web thanks to the rising number of individuals who are behind the elimination of GMOs across the globe. And I suspect this move by China will be met with similar applause, as it represents a direct stand against ...
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North Korea conveys to China willingness to take positive actions
International News: Choe Ryong-hae, a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, met Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping, in the highest-ranking visit by an official from Pyongyang in about six ...
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Taiwans Blockbuster Documentary to Screen in Washington DC
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- D.C. Asian Pacific American Film, in collaboration with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative's Office (TECRO), is proud to present Taiwan's highest-grossing documentary, Go Grandriders, at Landmark's E Street Cinema (555 11th St. NW) on Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. This is a FREE screening that you don't want to ...
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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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