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Hong Kong Welcomes Edward Snowden to the Neighborhood
Edward Snowden has emerged as a popular figure in Hong Kong, where he has been based since fleeing the U.S. (Kin Cheung/AP) HONG KONG -- It may still be early in Edward Snowden's attempt to find safe haven here, but a new poll and a weekend rally demanding that the local government protect Snowden indicate that the people and government of this semi-autonomous region of China may be taking ...
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China says Ghanas arrest of its miners will not harm relations
ACCRA (Reuters) - China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on ...
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The country yesterday launched its first carbon trading scheme aimed at reducing emissions an official said.
The country yesterday launched its first carbon trading scheme aimed at reducing emissions, an official said.A platform allowing businesses in Shenzhen to trade carbon emission permits held an official launch ceremony and has completed several trades, said a spokeswoman for the city's foreign affairs office.China plans to open similar schemes in seven areas before 2014, in what analysts say ...
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A dolphin has died after tourists in Hainan hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs provoking outrage online.
A dolphin has died after tourists in Hainan hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs, provoking outrage online.Images posted online showed bathers manhandling the gray creature, which washed ashore on a beach on Sunday, Shanghai Daily reported, adding it later died of "excessive bleeding."The dolphin may have collided with a fishing boat before it became stranded, ...
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Chinas Xi in thorough clean-up of party media
BEIJING (AFP) - President Xi Jinping is to launch a "thorough clean-up" of the ruling Communist Party, state media reported Tuesday, the latest strongly-worded anti-corruption drive to be enacted by China's new leader.The "upcoming year-long campaign" will target what the Xinhua news agency described as "undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucratism, ...
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China Sea row discussed in US officials’ call on DND
Secretary of the Navy Mabus is honored by Philippine military members after a meeting with the Philippine Defense Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin. Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues during the meeting. US NAVY PHOTO/MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ARIF PATANI MANILA, Philippines--US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues in ...
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Space lotuses to touch down in Shanghai
The 50 flowers of 13 varieties grown from seeds that traveled into space will be on show at Guyi Gardens on June 28. "The space lotuses will be a highlight, as many people are excited about the recent space mission," said Sun Jia, spokeswoman for the 500-year-old gardens in Jiading district. Sun added the best time to enjoy the show will be the full bloom period, which is expected to ...
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Impact seen from new Chinese tourist program
TAIPEI -- A newly launched "higher-end" touring program tailored for Chinese tourists has begun attracting tourists a month after its launch, the Tourism Bureau said ...
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China detains Russians suspected of smuggling 213 bear paws
China has detained two Russian men on suspicions of trying to smuggle 213 bear paws into the country. Customs officials made the discovery in the northern Inner Mongolia region in May, but released details about the case Tuesday, The Sun reports. The paws - which are believed to be from brown bears -- were found hidden inside the wheels of the van and spare tires. Sales of bear body parts are ...
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Japan poised to shift huge investment factories from China to India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, transformation of infrastructure and military partnership. "Japan wants to build up India as an alternative, economic and military, to ...
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Chinas Huawei launches worlds slimmest smartphone in London
LONDON (AFP) - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market.Bidding to extend its market reach outside China, Huawei chose London to unveil its Ascend P6, which is just 6.18 millimetres thick -- the June 18 launch date reflecting the ...
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Alien Hoax Lands Chinese Man in Jail
For several days last week China’s blog sphere was abuzz with a story and photos of a man claiming to have recovered the body of an alien being. What's so odd about it is that state media also got in on the frenzy until the whole thing was determined to have been a hoax, and the man was arrested by the police. Li Kai, a man from Binzhou City in Shandong Province, posted photos of a ...
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Beijing warns PH on talks with Taipei
MANILA, Philippines--As Manila and Taipei prepared for fishery talks next month in a bid to ease tensions, the Chinese Embassy on Tuesday issued a reminder of Taiwan's political status, saying governments should defer to Beijing's "one-China policy." "The Chinese government has no objection to the nongovernmental economic and cultural contacts between Taiwan and foreign ...
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China ramps up Mideast peace efforts
China's point man on Middle East affairs Tuesday said the country's new administration is adopting an active approach in supporting the Palestine-Israel peace process, but has no desire to compete with the US for influence in the region.Wu Sike, China's special envoy to the Middle East, made the remarks on the sidelines of the UN International Meeting In Support of ...
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Legal weapons against pollution offenses
environment al pollution on Tuesday. Experts said the interpretation will provide "legal weapons" to combat such crimes. "At present, environmental pollution is very serious across the country, which seriously harms the ecological environment, and poses a great threat to people's health and property safety," Hu Yunteng, ...
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China starts carbon trading in Shenzhen
Guangdong province, launched a carbon trading scheme on Tuesday, the country's first market for compulsory carbon trading. The scheme covers 635 industrial companies and some public buildings that account for about 40 percent of the city's carbon emissions, the Shenzhen ...
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China steel price ‘to stay low’
/enpproperty--> China steel prices have dropped in spite of decreasing global output and easing oversupply, according to an article on the website of China Iron & Steel Association on Monday. The prices will fluctuate but largely remain low in the foreseeable future, said the article. Starting from the second quarter, overall demand has been rising while demand from industries with high ...
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Amber Alert issued for nine-month-old Edmonton girl feared heading to China
EDMONTON - Edmonton police issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday for a nine-month-old girl that has been abducted by her mother.The child and her mother were last seen early Monday at a southwest Edmonton home on Mullen Road.The baby girl is Chinese, has dark hair and a round face.The mother is Chinese, 36, five-foot-two, 125 pounds and has straight, black hair with yellow highlights.The mother is ...
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China aims to slash its air pollution by 2017
CHINA may soon breathe a little easier. The nation's State Council has announced strict measures to cut the amount of air pollution chucked out by industry by nearly a third by the end of ...
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Trump and Allen knocked out in China
Judd Trump and Mark Allen were shock first-round casualties at the opening ranking event of the season, China's Wuxi Classic. World number three Trump was beaten 5-2 by home player Li Hang, who earned his return to the professional ranks with a run to the final of last season's third Asian Players Tour Championship event. Li played fluently to take a deserved 3-0 lead with breaks of ...
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Shanghai Film Museum opens to public China Economic Information Service
Shanghai Film Museum opens to public SHANGHAI, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Film Museum, one of the country's largest film museums, opened on Monday in Shanghai, the birthplace of Chinese film. Covering an area of 10,000 square meters, the museum features multiple exhibitions detailing the city's role in the development of China's film industry. "I didn't expect that ...
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Join up to get Beijing hukou military offers college grads
For nonlocal college graduates who desire a much sought-after Beijing hukou, or household registration permit, joining up for a spell in the Chinese military may be a good option. As this year's recruitment campaign in the capital entered its second day on Tuesday, the loosened hukou policy, which is widely seen as an incentive to boost the declining number of new recruits, has attracted ...
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Voice saying demands for transparency are pushing the Red Cross Society of China to build trust
"We are not restoring public trust in the Red Cross Society of China, but establishing new trust for the new age." Zhao Baige, executive vice president of the Red Cross Society of China, saying demands for transparency are pushing the group to build trust, quoted by Xinhuanet.com on ...
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China expected to lift IPO freeze at end of July rush of offerings unlikely
China is likely to resume approving initial public offerings at the end of July, sources quoted a senior regulator as saying on Tuesday, after a freeze since October as part of efforts to crack down on wrongdoing and restore investor confidence.The IPO resumption, which had been expected around midyear, follows the release of draft rules early this month to reform IPO mechanisms, including ...
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Trade dip caused by stronger yuan weak demand ministry
The slowdown in China's foreign trade growth in May was mainly caused by continuous yuan appreciation and sluggish overseas demand, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday. Recent customs data showed that China's exports grew by only 1 percent year-on-year in May, down from the 14.7 percent increase in April, while imports fell by 0.3 percent in May compared with a 16.8 percent rise in ...
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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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