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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei rages against state abuses in Dumbass song
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has released an expletive-ridden heavy metal music video criticising abuses of state power in China. The track, given the English-language title 'Dumbass', reconstructs his 81-day detention in 2011, including what he says is an exact model of his cell, reports BBC News. The video shows impassive prison guards accompanying Ai as he eats, sleeps, showers ...
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China central bank switches to liquidity injection
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, swung back to liquidity injection this week with 128 billion yuan ($20.9 billion) being pumped into the banking system through its regular open market operations. The PBOC move marked a turn-around in the central bank's open market operations last week when it drained 35 billion yuan from banks in the open market after hedging the ...
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China hasnt used Pakistan against India Daily
China has played a positive role in the continuous easing of the relationship between India and Pakistan, said a state-run daily which added, "China has not played balancing strategy, using one country against the other." An article in the Global Times said that when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his entourage flew from India to Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit, his plane was escorted by ...
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Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney
Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 in the China International men's volleyball tournament here. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7 Wednesday, reports Xinhua. "Our team is so young that they didn't cooperate well and made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of Kazakhstan team. "Our setup was bad today and that is why we lost ...
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Four debutants in Dutch squad for Indonesia China friendlies
Dutch football head coach Louis van Gaal has named four debutants in the squad for the friendlies in Indonesia and China in June. Heracles Almelo midfielder Lerin Duarte, Feyenoord leftback Miquel Nelom, Swansea City defender Dwight Tiendalli and FC Utrecht midfielder Jens Toornstra were included in the squad Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Ajax reserve goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who is yet to ...
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13 people held for protesting mystery death in China
Thirteen people were arrested after taking part in a protest demanding transparency in the investigation of the mysterious death of a 22-year-old woman near a Beijing market, Chinese police said Wednesday. The circumstances surrounding her death, which authorities attribute to suicide but which the deceased's friends and family are calling a rape-murder, had hundreds of people demonstrating in ...
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China to buy gas from Turkmenistan
China will import gas from the world's second largest gas reserve in the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan. Kakageldy Abdullayev, CEO of Turkmenistan's national gas company Turkmengaz, said the Galkynysh field will be used to build up Turkmen gas exports to China. The field is expected to produce 25 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year for China, with Turkmenistan's total gas ...
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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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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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