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China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » There's only love at new Beijing supermarket
/enpproperty–> BEIJING, China: For Chinese singles in the market for love this Valentine's day, a Beijing supermarket may offer just what they're looking for. The "I'm Looking For You" market opened… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese earthquake activist imprisoned for Tiananmen articles+
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (AP) – (Kyodo)Tan Zuoren, an activist who called for an independent investigation of shoddily constructed buildings after the May 2008 earthquake in southwestern China's Sichuan … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Disney, Google to invest in China's largest bus digital media
A consortium from the United States led by Disney is planning to invest in Bus-Online Co., Ltd., hoping to build a new platform for Disney's publicity in China. In addition to Disney, Google is also an investor in the consortium, Oriental Morning Post reported February 9, 2010. It is understood that the consortium plans to pay more than 100 million … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Australian firm admits China name bungle in mega-deal
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian miner Resourcehouse Tuesday admitted giving the wrong name for a Chinese company involved in a 60 billion US dollar coal deal, but insisted the agreement was legitimat… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China CISA Defends Role In Tough Iron Ore Price Talks
-(Dow Jones)- China's steel industry officials Tuesday mounted a defense of their role in conducting tough negotiations with global miners over iron ore term prices, attacking "the monopolistic natu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » HNA Group, Beijing Government Sign Deal For New Airline -Source
government have signed a framework agreement to establish a new airline, an official from the Hainan- based tourism and airlines company familiar with the matter said Tuesday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese investors turn to Dubai
Property speculators from Wenzhou who contributed to the sky-high real estate prices in the country's largest city are moving their cash into debt-laden Dubai. A group of 12 Wenzhou entrepreneurs jus… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Vigorous youth dancers promote Chinese culture in Britain
Dancers from the Art Troupe of the High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ) of China perform dance "Flying Phoenix" in Wellington College, Crowthorne of Berkshire, Britain, Feb. 8, 2010. The… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » National forest park on fire in SW China province
More than 2,000 fire fighters and local villagers were still trying to contain a forest fire in the Yushe National Forest Park in southwest China's Guizhou Province Tuesday morning, almost one day aft… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » USD, Euro, Yuan costlier; Yen cheaper
(Figures in Rupees) ——————— Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 44.05 49.25 Sterling Pound 68.95 76.50 Euro 60.05 67.00 Australian Dollar 38.55 42.50 Bahrain Dinar 115.85 132.00 Canadian Dolla… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong dieters warned against craze for swallowing live worms
Hong Kong – Dieters in Hong Kong were Tuesday warned by government doctors against a craze for swallowing parasite worms as a means of losing weight. The city's Department of Health has been alarmed t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » New political party calls for referendum in St Lucia on Taiwan vs China
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM), in its inaugural editorial on its website has called for a referendum on the Taiwan-China issue come the next general election constitutionally… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Becomes Oil ETF’s No. 4 Holder, Buys SPDR Gold Trust
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — China Investment Corp., the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, joined Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley & Co. in investing in the U.S. Oil Fund, an exchange- traded c… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google May Invest In Chinese Media/Ad Firm
A little less than a month ago, Google announced that it might shut down Google.cn and its offices in China. The search giant may not be giving up on the country entirely, however, as a new report has… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Solves Wi-Fi Issues by Switching to an 802.11n Solution from Aruba Networks
SHANGHAI – (Business Wire) Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), a global leader in 802.11n wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that the Shanghai University of Finance and Econo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China discloses buying spree in U.S. companies
BEIJING — China’s giant sovereign wealth fund revealed it has accumulated stakes totaling $9.6 billion in major U.S. companies including Coca-Cola, Apple and Goodyear following a buying s… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » N. Korea's top nuclear negotiators in Beijing+
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (AP) – (Kyodo)North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan and deputy negotiator Ri Gun were seen arriving in Beijing from Pyongyang on Tuesday. Both shared a flight with … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, Costa Rica hold 6th round of FTA talks
China and Costa Rica held their sixth round of talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) here on Monday.During the three-day meeting, the two sides will mainly discuss issues such as market access, the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China shares open lower on Tuesday lower
Chinese shares opened lower on Tuesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.11 percent to 2,932.09 points.The Shenzhen Component Index dipped 0.1 percent to 11,935.8 points.China Eastern… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Power denies $69b deal with Resourcehouse
China Power International has denied it has signed a $US60 billion ($A69.38 billion) deal to buy coal from Australian miner Resourcehouse.The company said its deal with the Clive Palmer-controlled com… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China builds lighthouse to back East China Sea claim
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has finished building a series of lighthouses and stone tablets on islands and reefs off its coast to delineate its territorial waters in the disputed East China Sea, Xinhua … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Like a candle in the wind
Europe's sovereign debt crisis has shattered the optimism and hope that recently pervaded financial markets amid an economic recovery. The world suddenly panicked over the possible resurgence of the g… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » "New China Eastern Airlines" changes China's civil aviation pattern
The first merger involving 2 listed companies in the history of China's civil aviation industry has finally been completed. The "New China Eastern Airlines," established through the merger of China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, debuted February 8, marking the formation of a competitive situation in China's domestic civil aviation market with 3 major competitors. With the merger of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 20% of workers not to return to S China's Dongguan
More than 20 percent of migrant workers in Dongguan, a major manufacturing hub in Guangdong province, will not return to work after the upcoming Spring Festival, according to a new survey. "Unsound employment conditions, including a common practice of delayed payments" are some of the major reasons while 21 percent of the migrant workers polled don't want to return to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan export, import values hit 16-month high in January
Taiwan's export and import values in January both hit the highest levels in 16 months, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on February 8. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » North Korea committed to denuclearization, Kim Jong Il tells China
Beijing – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told Chinese officials that his country remains committed to denuclearization through six-nation talks, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. "The sinceri… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Top-5 Taiwan LCD panel makers combine to lose NT$113.3 billion in 2009
The five largest Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers suffered an aggregate net loss of NT$113.3 billion (US$3.45 billion) in 2009, with Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) recording the highest net loss of NT$… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Korea should be nuclear-free, Kim tells China envoy
BEIJING- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il restated Pyongyang's goal of ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons when he met a visiting senior Chinese envoy, Chinese state media reported Tuesday…. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's oil production ranks 4th in world, only meets half domestic demand
Although China has already overtaken Iran to become the world's fourth largest crude oil producer, China also has the world's second largest crude oil demand, and domestic production is still insufficient. Ministry of Land and Resources said in 2009 China became the world's fourth largest crude oil producer after Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, accounting for 5.4 percent … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Disney, Google eye stake in China bus media firm
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S. entert… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says it shut down online academy for hackers
Black Hawk Safety Net was shut down in November and its founders later arrested, state media report. The school took tuition from tens of thousands who wanted to learn 'successful attack tools.' [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Plan Your Trip Now to FASTENER TAIWAN 2010!
TAIPEI, Taiwan – (Business Wire) If you are into fasteners, then this is your show. Fastener Taiwan (The 2010 Taiwan International Fastener Show) at the Kaohsiung Arena Oct. 19-20, 2010 showcases the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Taiwan court extends ex-leader Chen's detention by two months
Taiwan's high court ordered Monday that former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian be held in custody for a further two months from Feb. 24, rejecting his appeal to unite with his wife and mother. Chen's detention was extended because his corruption case had just entered a substantive hearing process and because a series of complicated details needed "sorting out," according to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Foggy weather to continue in east, central China
China's National Meteorological Center (NMC)extended its fog alert Monday afternoon, warning that heavy fog would settle for a period of time in some east and central China regions. From Monday night to Tuesday morning, fog and haze were expected to cover central and western regions of Liaoning Province, the central and southern regions of Shaanxi Province, most of the areas … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Ancient knitting handicraft promoted in Tibet
&$ &$File photo shows "Zetie," a kind of woolen farbic produced in Tibet's Zetang County only. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ The traditional art of making "Zetie," a kind of woolen fabric, which is also Tibet's intangible cultural heritage, has been inherited and promoted by a professional hand-knitting cooperative in Nedong County, Shannan Prefecture, southeastern Tibet. "Ze" is the short … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Small-amount loans benefit 90 percent of rural Tibetans
To date, small-amount loans have been offered to 90 percent of Tibet's farmers and herders, according to the Agricultural Bank of China Tibet Branch. Meanwhile, the branch has introduced loans for the comfortable housing projects for rural Tibetans, enabling 50,000 herders to end their nomadic life. Moreover, it has extended 3.83 billion yuan RMB in poverty-reduction loans, benefiting 200,000 households … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibetans doing great shopping for upcoming New Year holiday
&$ &$Lhasa residents shop for the upcoming traditional Tibetan New Year. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ As the Tibetan New Year is just a few days away, Phurbu Tsering, a farmer from Damxung Nyemo County, Lhasa, was selecting a computer as a gift for his son at the Sabo Digital Plaza in Lhasa. He and his son decided to buy a brand-name computer … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 12 feared dead in Yangtze River shipwreck
Twelve people were feared dead after their ship sank in the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, Monday evening, local maritime authorities in the eastern Jiangsu Province said. "Pengxiang 9" registered in the northern port city of Tianjin, sank in the Zhangjiagang section of the Yangtze River at 7:25 p.m., after a collision with motor vessel "Jintai 618", a spokesman with … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China sees 609 mln journeys by bus, railway in first 10 days of spring festival travel season
The Ministry of Communications said Monday that 609 million journeys had been made by bus or railway since Jan. 30 when the annual Spring Festival travel season began, up 8.5 percent from the same period last year. A total of 63.3 million journeys were made by bus or railway on Monday in spite of weather disruptions in some regions, said … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China mounts fight on fake invoice fraud
China's police departments will launch a 30-day campaign starting Wednesday to hunt down fugitives who are suspected of having committed a crime known as fake invoice fraud. The campaign will have a code name known as "spring thunder", said Liu Jinguo, Vice Minister of Public Security. While addressing a teleconference Monday, the vice minister said: "As the Spring Festival is … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to crack down on "thriving" online gambling industry
China will conduct a nationwide crackdown on online gambling from February to August, an industry the country's security ministry has described as "thriving." According to a statement from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) released Monday, the campaign will target "major and severe cases, arrest domestic and foreign groups that organize online gambling and severely punish criminals." The campaign will … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese police seize nearly 5,000 train ticket scalpers as Spring Festival approaches
Chinese police have arrested 4,669 people for scalping train tickets ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 14, the Ministry of Public Security said Monday. Since Jan. 21 when the crackdown was launched, police have confiscated more than 20,000 tickets, the ministry said. In Guangdong, a pilot province for the real-name train ticket … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's stressed-out 1980s generation "slaves" to their own happiness
The generation of Chinese born in the 1980s, when China reformed and opened itself up, are coming of age and starting to make their mark on Chinese society. As China's economy rapidly developed over the last three decades, so have the expectations of 1980s generation, the first generation of country's single-child families to enter the workforce. They grew up with … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese medical team leaves Haiti after successful mission
A Chinese medical team Monday left the Haitian capital for home after winding up a two-week emergency aid and epidemic control mission in the quake-stricken Caribbean country. The team, consisting of 40 military medical professionals, participated in the relief efforts soon after its arrival here on Jan. 25 and delivered medicine and medical equipment to local people. During its stay, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China delivers 25 tons of medical aid to Haiti
The government of the People 's Republic of China on Monday delivered 25 tons of medical aid to quake-stricken Haiti, which included multiple types of epidemic prevention medicine. Wang Shuping, head of the China Trade Development Office in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, formally delivered the aid to Haitian authorities, which thanked China for showing solidarity with the 1.1 million Haitian people … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese medical team leaves Haiti for home
A Chinese medical team Monday left the Haitian capital for home after winding up a two-week emergency aid and epidemic control mission in the quake-stricken Caribbean country. The team, consisting of 40 medical professionals, participated in the relief efforts soon after its arrival here on Jan. 25 and provided medicine supplies and medical equipment for local people. During its stay, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese culture group celebrates Shanghai Expo in Vancouver
Shanghai's upcoming hosting of the World Expo is getting some enthusiastic exposure in the Vancouver market by courtesy of a locally-based group that promotes Chinese culture. With the Canadian city set to host the Winter Olympic Games starting on Friday and the Paralympics next month, the Association of the Chinese Cultural Promotion Canada is taking advantage of the opportunity to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Danish PM extends greetings for Chinese New Year
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has extended his "warmest" greetings for the Chinese lunar New Year, which falls on Sunday. "According to the Chinese lunar calendar, we ar entering the Year of the Tiger, which symbolizes courage," said Rasmussen in his message. "Courage is exactly what we need in tackling challenges such as climate change, the economic crisis and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Analysts say China should not yield to Obama's hardline on yuan
As the U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to get "much tougher" with China on exchange rates and trade, economists from Beijing said China should not give in to increased U.S. pressure that stems from its domestic problems. Obama's talk of putting "constant pressure" on China to strengthen the yuan so to ensure the price of U.S. goods was not artificially … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Visit China 2010 officially launched to enhance exchanges, co-op with S Korea
Visit China Year 2010, a year-long event to enhance various exchanges and cooperation between China and South Korea, was officially inaugurated in Seoul, South Korea' s capital city, on Monday. The year of 2010, during which China will host World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, and the year of 2012, in which a similar event will be hosted in South Korea's … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Official: Sino-US trade friction will not lead to trade war
Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said that the trade frictions or trade disputes between China and the United States will not lead to a Sino-U.S. trade war while attending the 2010 European Showcase for Brands of China exhibition February 8, 2010. Zhong Shan said that since last year, China has been under great pressure in foreign trade. In … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » My chilling countryside experience
Growing up in the north of England, I know all about freezing winds, driving rain and snowstorms. But then again, I was usually watching them all through the double-glazed windows of my warm, cozy home. OK, I admit it; I lived a pretty charmed existence back then compared to the many millions of people who endure hard winters in South … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Building Sino-European ties to a much higher tier
&$&$By Yang Jiechi&$&$ In the eyes of the Chinese, France is a country with a rich intellectual and cultural heritage, advanced economy and state-of-the-art science and technology. It is a country that carries considerable weight in Europe and the world. French scholars of international studies are full of new ideas and inspirational thoughts. Last year, at a forum on China-EU … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » A humanitarian mission to spread love: Chinese medical team in Haiti
"We are here to bring love and hope to the Haitian people from the Chinese people," said Su Yi, member of the Chinese medical team upon their arrival in the quake-torn Haitian capital late December. True to their words, the Chinese medical personnel have managed to offer medical treatment to over 4,000 local people, and quarantined an area of 53,000 … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese premier urges greater Sino-Japanese cooperation to boost mutual understanding, trust
&$ &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Taizo Nishimuro, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) president, during his meeting with members attending the first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)&$&$ Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged China and Japan to strengthen exchange and cooperation Monday to boost … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » CPC calls on members to strengthen learning
The &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$&$) Central Committee Monday called on it members to strengthen learning Marxist theories and various fields of knowledge as required by the country's modernization drive. A circular issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee said, "Be it a country, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Domestic output meets half of oil demand
/enpproperty–> Although China replaced Iran to rank as the No 4 biggest oil producer in 2009, domestic output can only meet half of the country's demand, reported the China Business News, citing offi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Star fees sparkle for office parties
Most entertainment stars will raise their appearance fees by as much as 50 percent for private parties during the Spring Festival holiday, insiders revealed. On a 12-page "celebrity appearance fee li… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Foreign top shops flock to Beijing
Another wave of high-end international stores will set up shop in Beijing this year as the capital continues its campaign to become one of the world's top cities. Beijing aimed to introduce six more … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese dissident in China imprisoned for Tiananmen articles+
HONG KONG, Feb. 9 (AP) – (Kyodo)Tan Zuoren, an activist who urged the public to investigate shoddily constructed buildings after the May 2008 earthquake in central China's Sichuan Province, was … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China completes lighthouse construction to demark territorial waters in East China Sea
China has completed construction of 13 permanent facilities – stone tablets and lighthouses – on islands and reefs in the East China Sea, in an effort to clarify its territorial waters' baseline in the oil-rich area. A naval survey team and civilian engineers have finished building a lighthouse at Waikejiao, 33 00.9' N and 121 38.4' E, the last of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior Chinese leader urges firm efforts to maintain capital's stability
&$ &$Zhou Yongkang&$&$ (2nd L), a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » More than one third urban Chinese willing to travel during Spring Festival
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — More than one third of Chinese urban residents are willing to travel during the upcoming Spring Festival vacations, according to a sampling survey. The survey, released on… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China vows tighter oversight, illegal land use crack down
The Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) vowed Monday to crack down on illegal land use including idling land hoarding and land speculation over property development in a bid to strengthen arable land… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Fewer than 50 wild tigers' left in China
Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said Monday, voicing hope that the Year of the Tiger would not be the last for the endangered cats. Xie Yan, director of the China prog… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China sees 609 mln journeys by bus, railway in first 10 days of spring festival travel season
The Ministry of Communications said Monday that 609 million journeys had been made by bus or railway since Jan. 30 when the annual Spring Festival travel season began, up 8.5 percent from the same per… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China mounts fight on fake invoice fraud
China's police departments will launch a 30-day campaign starting Wednesday to hunt down fugitives who are suspected of having committed a crime known as fake invoice fraud.The campaign will have a co… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to crack down on "thriving" online gambling industry
China will conduct a nationwide crackdown on online gambling from February to August, an industry the country's security ministry has described as "thriving."According to a statement from th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese police seize nearly 5,000 train ticket scalpers as Spring Festival approaches
Chinese police have arrested 4,669 people for scalping train tickets ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 14, the Ministry of Public Security said Monday.Since Ja… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Foggy weather to continue in east, central China
China's National Meteorological Center (NMC)extended its fog alert Monday afternoon, warning that heavy fog would settle for a period of time in some east and central China regions.From Monday night t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese medical team leaves Haiti after successful mission
A Chinese medical team Monday left the Haitian capital for home after winding up a two-week emergency aid and epidemic control mission in the quake-stricken Caribbean country.The team, consisting of 4… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China delivers 25 tons of medical aid to Haiti
The government of the People 's Republic of China on Monday delivered 25 tons of medical aid to quake-stricken Haiti, which included multiple types of epidemic prevention medicine.Wang Shuping, head o… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » "New China Eastern Airlines" changes China's civil aviation pattern
The first merger involving 2 listed companies in the history of China's civil aviation industry has finally been completed. The "New China Eastern Airlines," established through the merger o… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese culture group celebrates Shanghai Expo in Vancouver
Shanghai's upcoming hosting of the World Expo is getting some enthusiastic exposure in the Vancouver market by courtesy of a locally-based group that promotes Chinese culture.With the Canadian city se… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Analysts say China should not yield to Obama's hardline on yuan
As the U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to get "much tougher" with China on exchange rates and trade, economists from Beijing said China should not give in to increased U.S. pressure that s… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Visit China 2010 officially launched to enhance exchanges, co-op with S Korea
Visit China Year 2010, a year-long event to enhance various exchanges and cooperation between China and South Korea, was officially inaugurated in Seoul, South Korea' s capital city, on Monday.The yea… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Greeting spring on Tibetan Plateau
&$ &$Photo shows a Tibetan boy walking with his family on the square of downtown Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Warmer weather in this city indicates that spring is drawing near on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 40,000 yuan subsidies released to needy students
&$ &$Photo shows the needy students are receiving the subsidies. (CNR Photo)&$&$ With the traditional festivals approaching, the Tibet Youth Development Foundation began to grant 40,000 yuan subsidies to 223 needy college students still staying in school during holidays. Tsewang Phuntsok, deputy secretary of TAR Communist Youth League said:" Besides 200 yuan subsides for each student, various activities inclu … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibetan fashion show
&$ &$Twenty models from Beijing perform fashion show titled "Image of Tibet" in rehearsal of the Tibetan New Year Gala, which will be held on Feb. 14, 2010. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Birds' paradise in Lhasa
&$ &$Two black-necked cranes are playing in Lhasa river valley on Feb 6th. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Entering winter, thousands of birds migrate over the Lhasa River valley to spend winter. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$
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China – People's Daily Online » Experts forum on Tibetan medicine held in Lhasa
&$ &$The opening ceremony of "Experts forum on Tibetan medicine". (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ The "Experts forum on Tibetan medicine" was held on Feb 8th in Lhasa with Xile, deputy director of TAR Health Department and related officials in attendance. During the two days meeting, experts discussed how to develop the Tibetan medicine industry and how to let the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying
Convicted spy Dongfan "Greg" Chung is shown in this undated evidence photo released by the United States Department of Justice February 8, 2010. Chung, a former Boeing Co. engineer who was convicted l… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibetan medicine: popularity asks for promotion
&$ &$A worker is pakaging Tibetan medicines in a workshop of the Jinke Tibetan Medicine Company, the biggest of its kind in Qinghai Province. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Known as the "miracle of Tibet," the Tibetan medicine has begun to move out of the snowy plateau and enjoy popularity abroad. But how are the prospects of its domestic and foreign promotion? According … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China January Loan Growth, Consumer Prices Probably Accelerated
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — China’s banks probably made more new loans in January than the previous three months combined as lenders sought to head off a credit clampdown by policy makers seeking to s… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Death sentence for 'White House boss'
&$ &$Relatives of Li Guofu, a former official in Fuyang, Anhui province, who was persecuted to death by a local district Party secretary, hold Li's portrait to protest the sentence outside the Wuhu Intermediate People's Court yesterday. Inset: Zhang Zhi'an, former Party secretary of Yingquan district of Fuyang, who was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve yesterday. Lao Chun/China … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Baby's parents must agree to treatment
A Beijing hospital that is offering medical treatment to a baby girl abandoned by her parents because she suffered life-threatening birth defects said yesterday that her parents' agreement is crucial for surgery. &$&$ The girl, who suffers from a congenital defect that blocks the anus, along with other illnesses, has been taken to Beijing United Family Hospital for medical treatment. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Now You See It – TV Program Sponsorship & Product Placement in China
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/r~ ) has announced the addition of the "Now You See It – TV Program Sponsorship & Product Placement in China" report to their offeri… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » NetEase calls halt to new WoW account registration
/enpproperty–> The nation's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com suspended new user registrations for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China, the company said in a statement on its website yeste… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 12 feared dead in Yangtze River shipwreck
/enpproperty–> SUZHOU: Twelve people were feared dead after their ship sank in the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, Monday evening, local maritime authorities in the eastern Jiangsu Province … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Eastern Airlines in search for new investors
SHANGHAI: China Eastern Airlines, the nation's second largest carrier by fleet size, said it has rolled out the red carpet for potential strategic investors after completing a merger with former local… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shipping boosted by spike in exports
A street food vendor pushes his cart past containers at a port in Shanghai. The shipping price for cargo containers, on average, has risen three times a week since January. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Lender awaits decision on Thai bank offer
/enpproperty–> Thailand is still assessing an offer by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to buy the government's stake in ACL Bank Pcl, the country's Finance Minister Korn Chatikavani… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » First inland nuclear power study completed
/enpproperty–> State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC), which is responsible for the development of third-generation nuclear power technology in China, said yesterday it had completed the initia… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese vice president urges further study of scientific development theory
Chinese Vice President &$&$Xi Jinping&$&$ on Monday stressed knowledge of the Scientific Outlook on Development through study of senior leaders' insights into the transformation of the economic growth mode. &$ &$Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Burea … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Drought inflicts a heavy toll
&$&$$57 million earmarked for relief efforts in Yunnan&$&$ The worst drought in 60 years that has left millions of people in Yunnan province lacking drinking water has also fueled forest fires and threatened local energy supplies. A local official said late Sunday the drought has inflicted a direct agricultural economic loss of 6.5 billion yuan ($952 million) in Yunnan. The … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 91% think new rich use govt connections
More than 90 percent of people think the neo-rich in China have benefited from networking with government officials and 42 percent have a "bad impression" of the group, a recent survey has found. In the poll, conducted by the People's Daily, "newly rich families" mainly refer to private entrepreneurs, especially owners of newly emerging family firms on the rich list … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior leader urges artists, writers to work for cultural prosperity
Senior leader &$&$Li Changchun&$&$ has called on Chinese artists and writers to help promote the prosperity of socialist culture and contribute to the Chinese nation's rejuvenation. "The promotion of prosperity of a socialist culture is facing a very good opportunity," … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Crackdown on kidnap scams nets 17 suspects
&$&$Latest arrests made in Shenzhen amid national drive to fight crime &$&$ Police have arrested 17 suspects in Shenzhen as part of a major dragnet aimed at child kidnapping, amid a nationwide crackdown on the crime. The latest arrests involved 51 cases that targeted parents of students in the city in Guangdong province with kidnapping scams, local police said yesterday. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Fewer tigers to welcome their year
China has been observing a sharp dwindling in its wild tiger population, with fewer than 50 now believed to remain in the country, conservationists said Monday, days before the Chinese lunar new year of the Tiger, which starts Sunday. About 15 Bengal tigers live in Tibet, 10 Indochinese tigers are in southwestern Yunnan Province, and around 20 Siberian tigers are … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » SW China's Chongqing court upholds convictions of 54 gang members
The Chongqing Higher People's court on Monday upheld the convictions of 54 members of two mafia-like gangs, amid a massive crackdown on organized crime in the southwestern Chinese city. In the second trial at the court, Wang Tianlun, leader of a 23-member gang, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for organizing and instigating gang-related crimes, forcing others to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior leader urges religious believers to help promote development, stability
China's top political advisor &$&$Jia Qinglin&$&$ on Monday called for religious believers' role in promoting the country's economic development and social stability. Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPP … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » A feast fit for Spring Festival
&$ &$Residents sit around a table where nearly 10,000 dishes are displayed at a party in Baibuting community in Wuhan, Hubei province February 7, 2010. The community held its 10th annual feast where all families brought their own cuisines to celebrate the Spring Festival. [Photo/CFP]&$&$ &$ 【1】