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Blasts rip through restaurant in North China
A fire fighter searches for survivors at the blast accident scene at a restaurant in Shuozhou City, north China's Shanxi Province, June 19, 2013. Blasts ripped through a restaurant in Shuozhou Wednesday night, killing two people and injuring over 150 others. The explosion of natural gas pipes was suspected to be the cause of the accident after an initial investigation. Photo: ...
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Taiwan negotiators head to mainland for cross-Straits talks
A Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) delegation headed by chairman Lin Join-sane left Taipei for east China's Shanghai Municipality on Thursday to attend the ninth round of cross-Strait talks.On Friday, Lin will hold talks with Chen Deming, president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).During the talks, the two sides will review the ...
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Chinas manufacturing activity at 9-month low HSBC
China's manufacturing activities fell to a nine-month low this month, according to a preliminary survey from HSBC.The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June fell to 48.3, the lowest level since October and down from 49.2 in May, according to figures released by HSBC on Thursday.An index reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 means ...
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Chinese astronauts talk water use space junk protection
In the interactive exchanges with students back on the Earth, Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-1 orbiter also answered questions related to water use in spacecraft, space debris protection measures, ways to deal with gravity-free environment as well as space ...
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Chinese astronauts send regards to students
China's three astronauts sent best regards to students back on the Earth at the end of the country's first "space class.""I wish all you students will study hard and gain knowledge and add luster to the Chinese dream," says Nie Haisheng."The outer space is deep and has numerous mysteries. The exploration is limitless and let us make joint efforts in this ...
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Chinas first space class ends
China's first "space class" ended at about 10:51 am Thursday. The astronauts will continue to stay in the Tiangong-1 orbiter to conduct space science and technology ...
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China Lending Crisis Not For New Industries Says Premier
Suntech power was the first Chinese corporation to ever default on its debt; this one a $531 million loan. China's solar power industry is running on overcapacity...and running on empty. Industries like this will struggle to get capital and will either merge with others or go out of business. China's Premier Li Keqiang said the government has to be mindful of lending, and where it ...
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Chinese vendor makes no easy money in NYC
A woman has denied that her husband Xie Yunfeng earns hundreds of dollars a day by selling snacks in front of Columbia University in New York City. Xie's story became popular after his story was posted to Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like micro-blog, by local Chinese blogger Paichangweihua. The Chinese vendor traveled to New York City from Luo Yuang city, Henan province, and speaks very little ...
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Make-up of Chinese President Xis inner circle emerges
He came into power with few men he could call his own, but now the make-up of Chinese President Xi Jinping's inner circle is getting clearer - and bigger. Since he became China's most powerful man last November, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chief has been quietly inducting loyalists into his rarefied circle to advise him on policy issues, among other tasks. Mostly Xi's ...
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A glimpse into old Beijing
Recently, the "Beijing 100 Years Ago" Sidney Gamble Photography Exhibition was launched at the Beijing Capital Library of China. Over 100 pictures taken by Sidney of life, culture, and architecture in Beijing from 100 years ago will be displayed. The exhibition is a joint project between Duke University and the Capital Library of China. It is being held as part of several activities ...
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The China Dream a far cry from the American Dream - its Meng
The difference between what Western media thinks China dreams and what China actually says is of great significance for the future global language. China should compete for her names as she competes for everything ...
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Oil slips more than $1 on weak China data Fed policy plan
Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:34am EDT * China June flash HSBC PMI hits 9-month low on weak demand * Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year * Dollar firm after posting best one-day gain in over a month * Coming Up: U.S. existing home sales May; 1400 GMT By Manash Goswami SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) - Oil slipped more than $1 on Thursday, its biggest daily slide in nearly three weeks, as ...
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Homesick causes Ramirez to quit Taiwan team
Taiwanese baseball club The Rhinos say former major league slugger Manny Ramirez is leaving the club after only 49 games because he misses his family in New York. The Rhinos said it unsuccessfully tried to keep Ramirez in Taiwan, including raising his monthly pay to almost US$60,000 from US$25,000, AP reports. Ramirez signed up to play the March to November season with the Rhinos in Kaohsiung, ...
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Asia Markets Asia stocks take double hit from Fed China data
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks fell Thursday as data showed Chinese manufacturing activity deteriorating further in June, adding to the selling pressure after the Federal Reserve signaled it may wind down its bond purchases if the U.S. economy continued to ...
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Lawmaker university spar over control of Chinese dissident in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one ...
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China jails 11 for inciting extremism related crimes in Muslim region before riot anniversary
BEIJING, China - Chinese courts have sentenced 11 people for inciting religious extremism and related crimes in the northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang, just weeks ahead of the anniversary of bloody ethnic rioting that spread through the region four years ago. The Justice Ministry's official newspaper Legal Daily said Thursday that Aihetaimu Heli was given the harshest sentence of six ...
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Chinas money rates hit record PBOC squares off with market players
* PBOC refuses to use reverse repos to inject money * No easing despite signs of economic slowdown * C.bank aims to force institutions to de-leverage - traders * Panic prevails among some small institutions - traders * But conditions expected to improve from mid-July By Lu Jianxin and Gabriel Wildau SHANGHAI, June 20 (Reuters) - China's interbank funding costs surged again on Thursday, with ...
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Hong Kong shares sink to 9-month low as Fed weak China flash PMI weigh
HONG KONG, June 20 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:35pm EDT HONG KONG, June 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended losses to a nine-month low on Thursday, with defensive counters sliding after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled a tapering of stimulus and cyclicals hurt by a weak China factory activity. At 0330 GMT, the Hang Seng Index was down 2.5 percent at 20,443.8 points, breaking below ...
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Putin to meet with Dutch premier deputy Chinese premier on sidelines of Petersburg economic forum
MOSCOW, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the Petersburg International Economic Forum. On Thursday afternoon, he will hold talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte who will stay as an honorary guest of the forum, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said. The president then plans a brief meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli. Putin will attend the ...
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Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong on June 19
The gold price in Hong Kong moved down 100 HK dollars to close at 12,750 HK dollars per tael on Wednesday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.The price is equivalent to 1,379.20 US dollars a troy ounce, down 10.82 US dollars at the latest exchange rate of 1 US dollar against 7.76 HK ...
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China Russia face sanctions in wake of US world human trafficking report
US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an event releasing the Annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Report at the State Department in Washington, DC, June 19, 2013. The United States on Wednesday downgraded China, Russia and Uzbekistan to the bottom of a US table for failing to make greater efforts to combat human trafficking, a move that may spark sanctions. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ...
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Hong Kong warns of vitamin C knock-off
Hong Kong health authorities have issued a warning that a popular medicine on the mainland may contain ingredients that do not match what is listed on the bottle. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Hong Kong Department of Health said it suspects the product may have caused a woman to suffer a breakdown of muscle fibers. According to the department, the suspicious product's label shows ...
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Chinese woman killed in robbery in S Africa
/enpproperty--> Two suspects were arrested on Tuesdayfor allegedly killing and robbing a Chinese female national in Kokstad, South Africa, according to Xinhua. The 24-year-old Chinese shopkeeper was robbed and stabbed bythree men while she was at work in Ibisi, Kokstad on June 17. The men fled with a computer monitor, cigarettes and airplane vouchers. After a two-day manhunt by police, ...
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Daimler creates China sales unit at Stuttgart HQ
German automobile giant Daimler AG, which owns the Mercedes-Benz car brand, has established a special sales unit in its Stuttgart headquarters dedicated to growing vehicle sales in China, amid a slowdown in China's luxury car ...
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Shanghai GM to build Cadillac plant in China
Shanghai General Motors Co. will build a Cadillac plant and a pan-Asia technical automotive center in Shanghai, sources with the company said at a groundbreaking ceremony held for the plant on ...
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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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