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China – People's Daily Online » Beijing court upholds sentence for Liu Xiaobo
The Higher People's Court of Beijing Municipality on Thursday rejected Liu Xiaobo's appeal and upheld the first-instance trial verdict on his convicted crime of agitation aimed at subversion of the government. He was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment on Dec. 25, 2009 by the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality. A statement from the higher court said the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Stocks, Commodities Climb on Jobs, Greece, China Inflation
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks advanced for a third day, while commodities and higher-yielding currencies rallied, as Australian unemployment fell, European leaders meet on an aid package for Gre… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Stocks, Commodities Climb on Jobs, Greece, China Inflation
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks advanced for a third day, while commodities and higher-yielding currencies rallied, as Australian unemployment fell, European leaders meet on an aid package for Gre… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Indictment Could Be Good News for Rio Tinto 4
Posted by: Bruce Einhorn on February 11, 2010 The Australian government has confirmed that four employees of Melbourne-based resources giant Rio Tinto have been [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Asian Stocks Climb on Strong Data From China and Australia
SINGAPORE — Asian stocks rose for the third day in a row on Thursday, powered by strong economic data from Australia and China, while the euro steadied before a key summit that could lay out a r… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Australia Urges Chinese Transparency In Rio Case
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia urged China to deal quickly and transparently with the trials of four Rio Tinto mining staff accused of bribery and stealing commercial secrets, amid growing investor conc… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Producer Prices Jumped Sharply in January
HONG KONG — The rate of inflation at factories and other producers more than doubled last month in China, government data showed on Thursday, with producer prices climbing at their fastest pace … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » The Challenge of China
Relations between the United States and China have turned chilly in recent months as the two countries wrangle over Taiwan, Tibet, Iran and China’s continued manipulation of its currency. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Metes Out Punishment for Deadly Fire
a deadly fire last year that was caused by an illegal fireworks display at the new headquarters of China’s powerful state broadcaster, state media reported Wednesday. Forty-four people will face… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese bank lending, inflation grow in January
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Chinese data released Thursday showed rapid lending and accelerating inflation, particularly in the property sector, though many of results were largely expected. Chine… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Air China to buy 20 Airbus 320-series aircraft
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Air China Ltd. said Thursday it will purchase 20 Airbus 320-series aircraft to strengthen its fleet and operations amid improving air traffic in the country. The airline, ma… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » * PLA officers urge Beijing to punish US
Two PLA major generals have urged Beijing to retaliate against the US weapons package for Taiwan through politics, military affairs, diplomacy and economics [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » No room for error
By Xu DonghuanTwenty-one-year-old Nie Shubin was not known as a troublemaker.He was a shy, medium-built welder who worked at a small hydraulic machinery plant at the foot of Taihang Mountain, less tha… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dairy consolidation moves gather pace
New Hope Dairy, a wholly owned subsidiary of New Hope Group, said it had acquired full ownership of Anhui Purity Dairy Co Ltd yesterday after buying the remaining 41 percent stake in the company. Sich… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » N-tipped Agni-V can hit China, Pak
NEW DELHI: Brimming with confidence after last week’s successful Agni-III test, India now hopes to test its first-ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) within a year. This nuclear-capabl… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Renewed focus on China position on Iran sanctions
(AP) BEIJING – Tougher statements from Russia are putting renewed focus on China's reluctance to agree to new a new set of international sanctions against Iran. China-which relies on Iran fo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's Jan CPI up 1.5%, PPI up 4.3%
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased by 1.5 percent in January from the previous year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced today. The increase was 0…. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese to pitch $30M shopping spree in NYC
/enpproperty–> More than 1,000 Chinese tourists will descend on New York City on a shopping spree expected to hit US$30 million around the Spring Festival, the Global Tines citing an American newspa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Brazil Deputy FM kicks off China trip for BRIC summit
/enpproperty–> Brazilian Deputy Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota will kick off his first official trip to China today, making the last preparations for President Hu Jintao's attendance to the upcomi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Growing inflation a boon for insurers
/enpproperty–> China's insurers will benefit more than banks as "accelerating" inflation pushes bond yields higher and lending growth slows, according to Morgan Stanley. "We don't think there's a m… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Doubts over Google spur interest in Baidu
/enpproperty–> Baidu Inc, owner of China's most popular Internet search engine, said its clients became more confident about the company after biggest rival Google Inc indicated it may end its opera… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China upholds jail term for leading dissident
A Beijing court on Thursday upheld on appeal an 11-year prison term against leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo on subversion charges, triggering swift US and EU condemnation. Washington and Brussels… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan Eases Rules On Chip, LCD Investments In China
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. offered it. The mistake also appeared in "=2nd UPDATE: Taiwan Eases Rules On Chip, LCD Investments In China," published Wednesday at [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rio Tinto Very Concerned At Charges Against Employees In China
-(Dow Jones)- Rio Tinto Ltd. (RTP) said Thursday it is very concerned about the nature of the charges that have been laid against four of its employees by Chinese authorities. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Inflation Slows To 1.5% In January
(RTTNews) – China's consumer price inflation unexpectedly eased in January, reducing the pressure on its central bank to raise interest rates amid fears the economy may be overheating.Consumer prices… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China downs South Korea 3-0 in East Asian Men's Football Championship
China's Rong Hao(R) vies with a player of South Korea during their Men's East Asian Championship soccer match in Tokyo February 10, 2010. China defeated South Korea 3-0. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng) [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Canadian designer Lam produces green costume for Olympics ceremony
VANCOUVER, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese Canadian college student Shu Stanley Lam designed fashionable but practical costume for the Vancouver Olympics celebrating activities, hoping his design could br… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China reports 1.39 trillion yuan of new loans in January
China's new yuan-denominated lending in January stood at 1.39 trillion yuan (203.5 billion U.S. dollars), down 14.2 percent from a year earlier, the People's Bank of China (PBOC, the central bank) sai… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Trading suspended on Taiwan stock market ahead of Chinese New Year
Trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange was suspended Thursday ahead of the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 14, according to news reaching here from Taipei.The next trading day will be on Feb. 22, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Embassy in New Zealand hosts Chinese New Year reception
The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand hosted a reception on Wednesday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of Tiger.Addressing the reception, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Limin said the year 2009 witn… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Major milestone achieved by our joint venture in China
) is pleased to announce that its Chinese Joint Venture has achieved a major milestone and received the production certification to produce Med-Jet products in [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China 88 Capital Corp. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Feb. 10, 2010) – (NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) China 88 Capital Corp. ("China 88" or the "Corporation") (TSX Venture: ZRG) announces it has … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Macao spends nearly $3 mln on new traffic monitor system
The Government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has spent around 2.3 million patacas (2.91 million U.S. dollars) on the installation of a new traffic monitoring system, enabling residents to check real-time traffic situation online, the local Macao Post Daily reported on Thursday. The newspaper quoted Jonithan Lai Kin Hou, head of the Traffic Equipment Division of the Traffic Affairs … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese Embassy in New Zealand hosts Chinese New Year reception
The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand hosted a reception on Wednesday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of Tiger. Addressing the reception, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Limin said the year 2009 witnessed smooth development of China-New Zealand relations with Prime Minister John Key's successful visit to China and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's visit to New Zealand. The exchange … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Macao to start "spokesperson system" this month
A new spokesperson system proposed by Chief Executive (CE) of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) was expected to be implemented within this month, the local Macao Post Daily reported on Thursday. The newspaper quoted the CE's chief-of-cabinet Alexis Tam Chon Weng as saying the Executive Council, which advises and assists CE, has completed discussing the regulatory framework for the spokesperson … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chunghwa Telecom sees profit of over NT$4 billion in January
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported unaudited net profit of NT$4.434 billion (US$139 million) for January 2010, with a net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.46. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan government allows wafer foundries to take shares of rival companies in China
The Taiwan government has further eased its rules governing cross-strait investments by allowing Taiwan-based wafer foundries to acquire or make equity investment in China-based foundries. The easing … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Oil falls towards US$73 on China, U.S. demand worry
LONDON — Oil fell towards US$73 a barrel on Wednesday, dented by worries about weak demand in the world's top two consumers after figures showed a large build in U.S. crude inventories and a fall in … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to curb maverick steelmaking as costs rise
SHANGHAI — China, the world's biggest steel producer, says it will crack down on unauthorized steel mills as it maneuvers to wield more control over prices during crucial iron ore talks. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Yuan change is well off radar of China's smaller exporters
BEIJING — The United States is once more ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to let its currency appreciate, but for many of China's small exporters the issue is not even on their radar. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Jan. iron-ore imports fall to 2nd lowest in a year
BEIJING — China, the world's biggest buyer of iron ore, said imports fell 25 percent in January to the second- lowest in a year as prices surged to a record. Imports reached 46.62 million metric tons… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Resourcehouse insists that bumper China coal deal is on
PERTH — Australian billionaire Clive Palmer on Wednesday insisted a major coal deal would go ahead despite denials from the Chinese buyer that it had signed a binding agreement. Palmer, one of Austra… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China may choose wages over yuan gains to cut surplus
BEIJING — China, under international pressure to reduce its trade surplus, may choose to shrink it through raising workers' wages rather than letting the yuan appreciate, Credit Suisse Group AG said…. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan to end ban on LCD, chip investment
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will soon end a ban on its liquid crystal display and semiconductor companies investing in China, an official said yesterday, amid steadily improving ties between the island a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan dollar gains on exporter demand; bonds little changed
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's dollar advanced for a second day on speculation exporters bought the currency before the weeklong Lunar New Year holidays. Bonds were little changed. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » UPS adds field stocking locations in China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — UPS recently announced plans to significantly increase its service parts logistics network in China by establishing 101 new field stocking locations (FSLs). [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Honda to recall 1,361 Accords across Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Honda Taiwan announced yesterday that it will recall a total of 1,361 Accord sedans produced between 2001 and 2002 from owners here for faulty air bags in the latest quality problem. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Press Conference of the PRC State Council Information Office for Contacts Between Central Government and Dalai Lama
At 10:00 am February 2, 2010 (Tuesday), the State Council Information Office （SCIO） held a press conference, in which Mr. Zhu Weiqun, Executive Vice-Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and some other officials were invited to introduce the latest talks between the Central Government officials and the private representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China’s January Loans Surge as Property Prices Climb
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — China’s lending surged to 1.39 trillion yuan ($203 billion) in January and property prices climbed the most in 21 months as banks extended more credit in anticipation of t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China finds that energy security's a breeze
TOKYO (MarketWatch) — As China's need for energy security grows, so does its interest in wind — an environmentally friendly, cheap, abundant and powerful energy source — and that's likely to benefi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China consumer inflation rises less than expected
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — China's consumer price index was 1.5% higher in January than a year earlier, while the producer price index was 4.3% higher than the year-ago period, according to reports … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Lawyer jailed for falsification
Convict shouts in court claiming 'plea bargain' was not carried out CHONGQING: The lawyer for an alleged gang boss in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality received a reduced one-and-a-half-year pr… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dollar rebounds after Bernanke explains exit strategy
The dollar rose slightly against most major currencies on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke explained the central bank's economic stimulus exit strategy.In response to the eco… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Airlines slash prices as high-speed trains prove popular
China Southern Airlines Co, the nation's largest carrier, and Air China Ltd are slashing prices to compete with the country's new high-speed trains in a battle that Europe's airlines have largely alre… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Govt 'not involved in cyber attacks'
The Chinese government neither gets involved in nor supports cyber attacks, said Peng Bo, an official with the State Council Information Office, to refute recent Western accusations of government and … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » BHP cautions on recovery
Top global miner BHP Billiton signaled caution over a sustained global recovery and held off from a share buyback after reporting its weakest first-half profit in four years. BHP's July-December profi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » No sweet solution to sugar shortage
China may sell its sugar reserves to cool the market and avert a sugar shortage after poor weather damaged sugarcane fields and jacked prices up to a three-year high. A Customs report released yesterd… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Return to Six-Party Talks on table
Latest signals from the Democratic People' Republic of Korea (DPRK) and diplomatic efforts are pointing to a reopening of stalled Six-Party Talks over the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, analys… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Big Prius fix kicks off
Prius owners in Japan rushed to dealers yesterday, a day after Toyota's president announced a global recall. Instead of screwdrivers and wrenches, what the mechanic is using to tackle the fix is a sma… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese shoemaker coalition supports nation's WTO action against EU shoe levy
A business coalition made up of more than 100 Chinese shoemakers, material and machinery providers, issued a statement here Wednesday voicing support for China's decision to launch action in the WTO a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Van Rompuy's first summit to draw economic blueprint for 2020
The European Union (EU)'s first full-time President Herman Van Rompuy will chair an informal summit on Thursday to draw an economic blueprint for the bloc for 2020.The meeting is also devoted to addre… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. trade deficit rises to 40.2 billion dollars in December
The U.S. trade deficit jumped 10.4 percent to 40.2 billion dollars in December, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.The December imbalance was bigger than the 36 billion dollars deficit that ec… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 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 f… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Zhu Weiqun: New contact shows Central Government’s sincerity and consistent attitude
On Feb 2, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, in which Mr. Zhu Weiqun, Executive Vice-Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and some other officials were invited to introduce the latest talks between the Central Government officials and the private representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama. Zhu Weiqun said in our … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Zhu Weiqun: Improving relations with Dalai Lama China's internal affairs
&$ &$Zhu Weiqun at the press conference, photo by CTIC.&$&$ On Feb 2, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, in which Mr. Zhu Weiqun, Executive Vice-Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and some other officials were invited to introduce the latest talks between the Central Government officials and the private representatives … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Zhu Weiqun: Dalai clique, a political clique violating PRC's Constitution
On Feb 2, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, in which Mr. Zhu Weiqun, Executive Vice-Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and some other officials were invited to introduce the latest talks between the Central Government officials and the private representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama. Zhu Weiqun said, in the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Zhu Weiqun: Central Government and Tibet regional government only representatives of Tibetans
On Feb 2, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, in which Mr. Zhu Weiqun, Executive Vice-Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and some other officials were invited to introduce the latest talks between the Central Government officials and the private representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama. Zhu Weiqun said :"we solemnly … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Press conference on central govt's contacts with Dalai Lama
/enpproperty–> At 10:00 am February 2, 2010, Tuesday, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, in which Mr. Zhu Weiqun, Executive Vice-Minister of the United Front Work Departme… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's housing prices up 9.5% in Jan
Housing prices in China's 70 large and medium-sized cities rose 9.5 percent in January 2010 from a year earlier, up 1.3 percent compared to the previous month, said the National Bureau of Statistics o… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Costa Rica, China draw up free trade pact
/enpproperty–> SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Costa Rican and Chinese negotiators reached a free trade agreement on Wednesday, a key part of the Central American nation's drive to extend its web of trade pact… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's PPI up 4.3 pct in Jan
/enpproperty–> BEIJING: The producer price index (PPI), a major measure of inflation at the wholesale level, rose 4.3 percent in January from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rare earth reserve approved
/enpproperty–> SHANGHAI: Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth (Group) Hi-tech Co, the rare earth listed unit of Baotou Iron & Steel Group, said its international trading unit received a nod fr… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dairy consolidation moves gather pace
A worker milks a cow at a dairy farm in Huai'an city, Jiangsu province. New Hope Dairy has acquired a total of 12 small- and medium-sized dairies across the country in recent years. [China Daily] [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China-Ukraine ties to improve under Yanukovich administration: Ukrainian experts
Ukrainian experts have said the relationship between Ukraine and China will improve after Viktor Yanukovich, the winner of Ukraine's presidential election, takes office. "The foreign policy of Ukraine led by Yanukovich will move from his predecessor's unilateralism to a policy of maximum cooperation and good relations with the leading countries in the world, including China," Vladimir Seminozhenko, the head of … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Ministry To Sell Part Of Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Stake
-(Dow Jones)- China's Ministry of Railways' investment arm plans to sell a 4.537% stake in Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Corp. on the China Beijing Equity Exchange for [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Provide talents to support the western development plan
To enhance the quality of cadres in the west, for the ten-plus years since the start of western development plan, over 500 cadres from central state authorities, central enterprises and institutions of higher learning went to the west for field practice; over 4,000 cadres from the west went to central committees, state organs and economically-developed areas for field practice. In … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Blizzards, accidents dampen Chinese New Year spirits
It's supposed to be a time of family reunions, new year greetings and fireworks, but blizzards and accidents on Wednesday put a damper on the Chinese New Year. The country is experiencing the peak travel period with millions of people are eager to get away from tough jobs to go home for the most important Chinese holiday, which falls on … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Nine killed in traffic accident in east China
Nine people were killed in a traffic accident in east China's Anhui Province Wednesday, police said. A five-seat minibus, carrying nine people, made a head-on collision with a passenger bus with seven people onboard at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mengcheng County of Bozhou City. The minibus was running on the wrong lane when the accident took place, police said. Seven … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 200 evacuated after chemical spill in central China
More than 200 villagers in central China's Hubei Province were evacuated after a truck spilled some 37 tonnes of hydrochloric acid Wednesday, rescuers said. A truck loaded with the highly corrosive chemical veered off a section of a highway in Songzi County of Jingzhou City, at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, splashing all the 37 tonnes of hydrochloric acid onto the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China sentences 34 in Chongqing mob trial; two get death
A Chinese court Wednesday sentenced 34 gang members for violent crime, including murder, amid a large-scale crackdown on organized crime in the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing. The Chongqing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced two to death. Six others received death with a two-year reprieve. Some 26 others received jail terms ranging from 10 months to life imprisonment. Gang … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New limits on death penalty use won't undermine public safety, say judges, experts
A Chinese court official said the country's new guidelines to limit use of the death penalty will not undermine public safety, reassuring citizens concerned about public safety and social stability. "The limited use of the death penalty won't result in a less vigorous crackdowns on crimes or negatively affect social stability. It's reasonable to administer justice tempered with mercy when … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 'Unsafe' pork in market
The State Administration of Industry and Commerce on Tuesday night issued an urgent notice to inform consumers and local law enforcement officers that "diseased pork" is being sold in some regions of the country. "Some of the sick pigs were slaughtered earlier than scheduled," the notice said. "The pork has entered the market and poses a danger to consumers' health." … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Official bids New Year greetings to overseas Chinese
The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday extended Chinese Lunar New Year greetings to all overseas Chinese, returned overseas Chinese and their relatives. Li Haifeng, director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, said in a New Year speech that 2009 was a special year, in which China withstood the impact of international financial crisis and cross-Strait … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Macao SAR signs air services agreement with Japan
The governments of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Japan Wednesday signed in Macao the Air Services Agreement, which was aimed at strengthening the air link between the two sides. The signing ceremony was held at the SAR's Government Headquarters, and it was the first air pact officially signed after the formation of the new SAR government in December 2009. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Brunei Airlines to resume direct flight to Shanghai, China
The Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) will resume direct flights to Shanghai, China, beginning on March 28 this year, after almost two years of suspension of this service. RBA will resume four flights each week between here and Shanghai, similar to the frequency before, the airlines said in a statement released on Wednesday. "The travel market into and out from China … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Russia told to report on fate of Chinese merchants' seized goods
A Chinese trade official asked Russia to provide more information as soon as possible about handling of Chinese merchants' goods confiscated by the Russian customs officers more than one year ago. In an interview with Xinhua Wednesday, Sun Yongfu, chief of European Affairs Department of the Ministry of Commerce, also urged Russia to avoid unilateral action in this regard. Sun's … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Cambodia welcomes Chinese investments, Deputy PM
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on Wednesday encouraged more Chinese investment and tourists to Cambodia. Speaking at a farewell meeting with Chinese ambassador Zhang Jinfeng, Sok An said that investment from China has greatly contributed to the Cambodian economic growth. "The more investments and tourists from China, the greater contributions will be for Cambodian economic growth," Sok An, who … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese officials' overseas trips down 45 percent in 2009
China's drive to curb overseas trips by officials using public money has significantly cut the number of such trips in 2009, the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention (NBCP) said in a report on its website. In 2009, government and Communist Party of China (CPC) officials went on 123,553 overseas trips in 33,507 groups on public funds, down 45.5 percent and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » The death penalty: No room for error
&$&$ &$&$By Xu Donghuan&$&$ Twenty-one-year-old Nie Shubin was not known as a troublemaker. He was a shy, medium-built welder who worked at a small hydraulic machinery plant at the foot of Taihang Mountain, less than 300 kilometers southwest of Beijing. Farm fields surround his hometown of the city of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province. In August 1994, a female worker at … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior Chinese leader visits noted cultural figures ahead of festival
Senior Chinese leader Li Changchun on Wednesday paid visits to some famous cultural personages ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year, urging them to work hard for the country's cultural prosperity. &$ &$Li Changchun (R2), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), visits calligrapher Zhang Hai (L2) … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Haitians give thanks to Chinese team
Exchanging medical aid for the friendship of local people, China's medical team returned to Beijing yesterday after completing a 15-day mission of rescue work that saw them treat nearly 4,000 people in earthquake devastated Haiti. "Although the Chinese medical team has left, they will be always remembered," Haitians told the Chinese team, which set up two temporary hospitals and left … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Japan, China discuss food safety
China and Japan are busy negotiating a new draft food safety agreement, which may allow Japanese officials to enter Chinese factories for safety inspections. In cases where problems with China's exported food to Japan occur, the agreement would allow Japanese government officials to go to the scene to investigate, according to reports from the Japanese media, Sankei Shimbun. China's top … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's top legislature to convene new meeting, preparing for plenum
China's top legislature will convene its bimonthly session from Feb. 24 to 26, making a final preparation for an annual full session next month. According to a statement of a meeting, presided over by top legislator Wu Bangguo Wednesday, an important task at the three-day session late this month is to prepare for the upcoming Third Plenum of the 11th … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to draft new poverty reduction guidelines for next decade
China has decided to draft new guidelines for poverty reduction through development for the next ten years, according to a statement of an executive meeting of the State Council held Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao. Participants of the meeting heard a report on the implementation of China's Rural Poverty Alleviation and Development Program (2001-2010). The statement … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese president calls for non-communist parties' role in achieving 2010 development goals
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday urged the role of non-communist parties and personages in helping achieve the national goal for social and economic development in the new year. &$ &$Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd R), who is also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), speaks during … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » India is ahead of Chinese missile programme, says DRDO chief
New Delhi, Feb 10 : Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Director V.K. Saraswat on Wednesday said that India's anti-ballistic missile defence programme is ahead of China's programme. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » First direct flight from N China's Taiyuan to Taiwan starts
&$ &$Members of the crew of the flight from Taiyuan to Taiwan pose for a group photo before leaving for Taiwan at Taiyuan Wusu Airport in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, on Feb. 10, 2010. The first direct flight from Taiyuan to Taiwan, carrying 130 tourists, took off in Taiyuan on Wednesday morning. Taiyuan, Changchun, Nanning and Yantai have been … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Forest fire put out in southwest China after almost three days
A fire that had been raging in a mountain forest for almost three days in southwest China's Yunnan Province was put out Wednesday, local authorities said. More than 4,900 fire fighters, soldiers, government officials and villagers were mobilized against the fire that started at about 2:09 p.m. Sunday in the forest on the Mt. Yangmei in the Yi Autonomous County … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » More drug traffickers using international mail: Chinese customs
More crimes involving drug trafficking into China using international mail parcels were uncovered in 2009 compared to the previous year, said the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) Wednesday. The number of such crimes uncovered increased by 210 percent year-on-year, and customs around the country had arrested 80 suspects, GACC said in a statement on its website. GACC attributed … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hefty investment plan to restore ancient city sparks controversy in China
A local Chinese government's plan to restore a 2,000-year-old city on the Silk Road with 10 times its annual fiscal revenue has sparked controversy in the underdeveloped northwestern province. Dunhuang, a wealthy oasis town situated along the ancient Silk Road in today's Gansu Province, is planning to spend about 3 billion yuan (439 million U.S. dollars) on a project to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Mainland spokeswoman greets Taiwan compatriots in local dialect
A mainland spokeswoman Wednesday wished Taiwan compatriots a lucky and happy new year using the Southern Fujian dialect spoken by three out of four people on the Taiwan Island. "In the lunar year of the tiger, I wish Taiwan compatriots good fortune, good health, longevity and happiness," Fan Liqing, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Employment still main concern for migrant workers in post-financial crisis era
With the Spring Festival approaching, Beijing West Railway Station is crammed with migrant workers eager to get home for their annual family reunion. In the 10th Waiting Hall, 41-year-old He Benchang, a worker in an insulation cable factory in northeastern China's Yingkou city, in Liaoning Province, sat silently waiting for his train to the far-flung southwestern province of Guizhou. He … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Heavyweight commission highlights China's determination to ensure food safety
China's State Council has set up a food safety commission consisting of three vice premiers and a dozen minister-level officials, following a string of nationwide crackdowns and arrests in the wake of new melamine-tainted milk products being discovered. The lineup of the commission's members, which was announced Wednesday, includes Vice Premiers Li Keqiang, Hui Liangyu and Wang Qishan, as well … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China blizzard disrupts pre-holiday rush for home
A blizzard hitting at least six provinces and regions in northern China Tuesday and Wednesday has disrupted tens of thousands of homecoming trips ahead of the most important Chinese holiday. Ministry of Transport said at least 24 expressways had been closed nationwide amid heavy snow by Wednesday morning. Heavy snow starting Tuesday night has closed down six expressways in the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese police vigilant on fire risk ahead of Spring Festival
China's Ministry of Public Security has ordered local fire-fighting departments to intensify checks to ensure safety, days ahead of the Spring Festival. In a circular carried by the ministry's website Wednesday, the ministry's fire control bureau asked local police to inspect key government buildings, including power, water, petroleum and gas supply facilities; broadcasting and TV stations; shopping malls; hotels; hospitals; … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 71 responsible for CCTV building fire punished
Seventy one people had been held responsible for the CCTV building fire last February , which caused a direct economic loss of 163.83 million yuan (23.99 million U.S. dollars) and the death of a firefighter, a statement from the State Council said here Wednesday. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Three get death penalty for trafficking of women in east China
Three men who led two underworld gangs have been sentenced to death for trafficking of women, rape and robbery in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said Wednesday. Four members of the two gangs in Wenzhou City received death sentences with a two-year reprieve. Nine others received jail terms ranging from 10 years to life, according to the Wenzhou Municipal … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Myanmar-Chinese paying respect to elderly people before new year of Tiger
Paying respect to the elderly people has been highlighting the activities of Chinese community in Myanmar's Yangon in anticipation of the upcoming lunar new year, the year of Tiger. Myanmar-Chinese residents have been busy spending the spring festival even before its fall with the aged people having been invited to some social associations to receive new year gifts and Hongbao … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese president appoints new ambassadors
Chinese President Hu Jintao has appointed five new ambassadors in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. Li Changhua was appointed ambassador to Costa Rica, replacing Wang Xiaoyuan. Lv Fan was named ambassador to Chile, replacing Liu Yuqin, female, who was reappointed ambassador to Cuba, replacing Zhao Rongxian. Zhao Rongxian was … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » "Tiger" a rare but strong family name in China
As China's Year of the Tiger approaches, the nation has already started heated discussions about anything related to tigers. In east China's Nanjing city, about 40 of the more than 6.23 million people have the family name "Hu", which literally means tiger, statistics from the city's population and family planning commission showed. So far, no national statistics are available. Many … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Rio Tinto employees charged with bribery, infringing business secrets
A court in Shanghai has accepted the case in which four employees of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto were charged with bribery and infringing trade secrets. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 7 killed in east China road accident
Seven people were killed and another 14 injured in a collision involving a car and two buses in east China's Fujian Province Wednesday morning. The accident occurred at about 2 a.m.in Zhao'an County on the Shenhai highway when a car hit the rear end of a bus and caught on fire. The bus was then hit by a second bus, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China appoints special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs
The Chinese government has appointed former Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei as special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said in a press release that Wu would be in charge of the six-party talks and related issues. Also on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry confirmed that Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Gye-gwan of the Democratic People's … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese doctors dismiss HIV-like mystery disease as prostitute guilt
Beijing, Feb. 10 : A mystery illness with HIV-like symptoms has been reported by hundreds of Chinese, but doctors believe it is just "HIV phobia" caused by guilt from having sex with prostitutes. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google's Chinese knockoff Goojje "will not change logo" despite legal threat
New Delhi, Feb 10 : Goojje, the Chinese search engine with a Google like logo "will not change" its design even as the American Internet giant threatens to sue it over copyright infringement. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » S Korean diplomat mentions inter-Korean summit, resumption of six-party talks
A possible summit between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will not be a mere political show, and the recent exchanges of high-level visits between China and the DPRK are a positive sign of efforts to resume the suspended nuclear talks, Seoul's top diplomat to China said Wednesday, local media reported. "If an inter-Korean summit is … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese New Year reception held at French National Assembly
&$ &$Chinese ambassador to France Kong Quan (L) shakes hands with French National Assembly Speaker Bernard Accoyer during a New Year reception held by Chinese Embassy in France and France-China Friendship Group of the National Assembly of France at French National Assembly in Paris, France, Feb. 9, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)&$&$&$ 【1】 < ...> [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China may face peaked pollution levels earlier than expected
Beijing, Feb. 10 : China may face peaked pollution levels at an earlier stage of economic development than expected, the country's Environment Ministry has warned. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chongqing promoted to national central city
Chongqing has been promoted to become one of China's 5 major national central cities for the first time in the "national urban system plan" recently formulated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD). Chongqing has become a national central city joining the likes of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou. A great development opportunity for Chongqing The term "national … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Strong Response from grassroots cadres after studying Shen Hao's good deeds
Learning from Shen Hao's application of doing practical things for the masses The good deeds of Shen Hao, director of Xiaogang village committee and secretary of Xiaogang village party committee in Fengyang county, Anhui province, have moved people in the area between the Long River and the Huai River and motivated grass-roots cadres in Anhui to take root in rural … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China emerges as world's top exporter
New Delhi, Feb 10 : China has emerged as world's top exporter after new figures showed that German exports slid by nearly a fifth in 2009, the biggest decline in 60 years. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese banking regulators win top risk management award
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) and its chairman Liu Mingkang were jointly named the Risk Manager of the year 2009 by a leading risk management association here. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Calendar factor in China trade jump
China has said its exports surged in January for the second straight month, solidifying the country's new position as the world's leading exporting nation. Shipments grew at an annual rate of 21% las… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese banking regulators win top risk management award
New York, Feb 10 : The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) and its chairman Liu Mingkang were jointly named the Risk Manager of the year 2009 by a leading risk management association here. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese iron ore imports, steel exports slow
- China's iron ore imports fell 25 percent in January from the previous month, while a slowdown in exports of steel products put an end to a seven-month trend of rising net exports from China, the to… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China exports show trade recovery on track
FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2009 file photo, a worker walks across a container terminal in the port of Dalian, China. China's exports and imports grew in January, indicating a recovery in both global dem… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China exports show trade recovery on track
FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2009 file photo, a worker walks across a container terminal in the port of Dalian, China. China's exports and imports grew in January, indicating a recovery in both global dem… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China becomes world's 4th biggest oil producer
(MENAFN) Beijing's state-run People's Daily said that China has overtaken Iran to become the world's-fourth largest crude oil producer, although its domestic production is still insufficient.Last year… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says ties with India friendly cooperative despite AGNI 3 testing
Amidst reports that a successful test of AGNI-3 by India poses threat to China, Beijing has said that ties with New Delhi are friendly and cooperative. India successfully test-fired the nuclear-cap… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese factory worker jailed for joining political party
China was sentenced to jail for 18 months yesterday, his mother said.A court in southern China's boomtown city of Shenzhen found Xue Mingkai guilty of subversion of state power because he joined the U… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China exports show trade recovery on track
(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2009 file photo, a worker walks across a container terminal in the port of Dalian, China. China's exports and imports grew in January, indica… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan prosecutor indicts 24 people for baseball match-fixing
Taipei – Taiwan prosecutors on Wednesday indicted 24 people for fixing baseball games. The 24 men, including players, gangsters and a local councilor, were indicted on charges of gambling and fraud, C… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Eight killed in bus accident in NW China
Eight people died on Wednesday morning after a bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine near Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, local police said. The driver of the 33-seat bus with 33 passengers, Luo Yongshan, was among those killed. Injured passengers have been rushed to two hospitals in Longnan, traffic police unit under the Gansu Provincial … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Supreme Court urges China to use death penalty sparingly
China’s highest court again stressed the limited use of the death penalty, telling lower courts to use “justice tempered with mercy”.China executes more people than any other country, but the Su… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China urges judges to limit death penalty – Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Supreme Court has urged China's judges to limit the use of death penalty to those convicted of the most serious crimes, under a policy of "justice tempered with mercy", the off… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Experience the Soul of Shaolin in Shanghai – AsiaRooms.com
SHANGHAI, CHINA, February 10, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — Excitement is growing among theatre-goers in Shanghai over the return of Soul of Shaolin. Fresh from a highly-acclaimed spell on Broadway, t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong Flower Show Brings Splash of Colour to the City – AsiaRooms.com
HONG KONG, February 10, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — The annual Hong Kong Flower Show will take place next month, with thousands of people heading to Victoria Park to enjoy the elaborate floral displays… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 700 km long ancient Great Wall found in northwestern China
New Delhi, Feb 10 : Reports indicate that the third national survey on cultural relics in China has revealed more than 700 km of ancient Great Wall in the northwestern part of the country. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » ‘Invincible’ China Trains Steal Airlines’ Customers
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) — China Southern Airlines Co., the nation’s largest carrier, and Air China Ltd. are slashing prices to compete with the country’s new high-speed trains in a battle tha… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Policy on Chinese investment 'not balanced'
Mr Palmer said that he was concerned about the nation's reputation and that its foreign investment policy should be more balanced.Levelling criticism at opposition finance spokesman Barnaby Joyce over… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China bank lending data likely to show rapid rise
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Chinese banks likely extended loans in January equivalent to about one-fifth of the entire year's lending target, following a frenzy of issuance in the first few weeks of Ja… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China bank lending data likely to show rapid rise
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Chinese banks likely extended loans in January equivalent to about one-fifth of the entire year's lending target, following a frenzy of issuance in the first few weeks of Ja… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China blasts accusation of govt involvement in cyber attacks
The Chinese government neither gets involved in nor supports any cyber attack, a high-ranking official with the State Council Information Office said Tuesday, refuting recent western accusations of th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Goojje 'will not change'
Goojje, the Chinese knockoff of Google Inc, "will not change" its design despite a threat from the US Internet company to sue it over copyright infringement, Huang Jiongxuan, the website's f… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Gas deal still under discussion
Price negotiation and pipe construction for Russian natural gas supplies to China need more time before mega projects can be started, Russia's trade representative in China Sergey Tsyplakov said yeste… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japan's machinery orders rise 20.1% in December
Private sector machinery orders increased a seasonally adjusted 20.1 percent in December from a month earlier to 751.2 billion yen (8.3 billion U.S. dollars) according to a report released by the Cabi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Obama calls for U.S. bipartisan agreement on jobs, deficit
U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday urged both Democratic and Republican lawmakers to approve a jobs bill and take actions to reduce the deficit."As I said in my State of the Union, part of what … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will it learn from the Big Crisis
In one example, Toyota representatives told dealers on the morning of Wednesday January 27 that the company would be expanding its floormat recall by 1.1 million vehicles. Toyota had determined that f… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will it learn from the Big Crisis
PAYING FOR A SCREW-UP Toyota knew how to run a textbook recall. When Toyota launched its Lexus brand in 1989, the long-awaited LS400 was hit by a series of glitches, including a tail lamp prone to ove… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will it learn from the Big Crisis
CRACKS IN THE ARMOR In October 2007, Dave Champion, director of auto testing for Consumer Reports in Connecticut, was confronted by a shocking result from the magazine's influential survey of subscrib… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will it learn from the Big Crisis
Toyota officials in the room with Medford suggested that perhaps the placement of floormats was responsible for the unintended acceleration cases that had drawn tougher scrutiny from the U.S. side. NH… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will it learn from the Big Crisis
Medford's warnings went unheeded. By late January, Toyota's safety problems would explode into a crisis that has battered its finances and shaken consumer confidence in one of the world's best-known b… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will it learn from the Big Crisis
Others say a hint of complacency crept into dealings with outsiders as Toyota moved toward taking over the industry's top spot by sales in 2008 from General Motors. The protracted back-and-forth with … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will it learn from the Big Crisis
Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car in… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Greece rescue hope sends Dow back above 10,000
Dow returned back to above 10,000 points level while U.S. stocks pared February's losses on Tuesday as market sentiment turned around on the hope that the European Union would reach out to debt-troubl… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Gold gains as dollar declines on improved Greece's debt crisis
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange closed higher on Tuesday as dollar softened because investors' risk appetite increased amid expectations of resolving Greece's de… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Construction of China's first municipal "Internet of Things" to start
The Longyan municipal government of Fujian province and Tsinghua Tongfang Company recently signed a framework cooperation agreement to construct the "Internet of Things." The construction of… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing and HNA Group to establish Capital Airlines
According to the strategic cooperation framework agreement signed by Beijing municipal government and Hainan Airlines Group (HNA Group), Beijing and HNA Group will jointly establish an airline company… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » NetEase calls halt to new WoW account registration
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 yesterday.NetEase call… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Record ad income for Spring Festival show
The CCTV Spring Festival Evening Show is expected to see a record of 650 million yuan ($95.21 million) in advertisement income this year, indicating a boost in the Spring Festival economy.The starting… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ecologist warns on foreign genetically-modified seeds
China may lose control of its food supply if it relies on foreign genetically modified (GM) crops, a think-tank and ecologist warned.Through monopoly status, foreign suppliers can raise seed prices an… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » EU approves Swedish State guarantee for automaker Saab to loan
The European Commission said on Monday it had approved plans by Sweden to provide a guarantee that would enable automaker Saab to access a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).The European Uni… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Boeing 747-8 freighter takes first flight
Boeing Co.'s 747-8 freighter makes its first flight on Monday, according to reports reaching here.The plane, the biggest Boeing has ever built, took off at 12:39 p.m. local time from Paine Field Airpo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Oil rebounds on weakening dollar
Oil prices recovered from last week's loss and settled higher on Monday as the dollar fell against euro.The dollar weakened against major currencies on Monday, offering support for commodities like oi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dongfeng offering own-brand sedans
Dongfeng had no self-developed cars until last year, when it launched the Dongfeng Fengshen S30, a mid-class model that sold a total of 22,000 units from July to December. [China Daily] [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » More tainted milk found in latest crackdown
More than 170 tons of milk powder have been recalled amid a 10-day nationwide crackdown on melamine-tainted dairy products, authorities have said.The recall is the latest of dairy products to resurfac… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » CIC reveals US equity holdings
Lou Jiwei, chairman of China Investment Corp, attending the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong last month. The sovereign wealth fund, based in Beijing, has reportedly begun stockpiling cash in US mone… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japan's current account surplus widens for 5th month in Dec.
Japan's current account surplus widened for a fifth month in December as exports advanced for the first time in more than a year, the Ministry of Finance said in a preliminary report on Monday.Japan's… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Subordinated bond issuance rose sharply last year
According to a report on China's financial market operation in 2009 released by the People's Bank of China, 2009 subordinated bond issuance by 23 Chinese banks reached 266.9 billion yuan, an increase … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Jan CPI growth predicted close to December's
China's National Bureau of Statistics is expected to release January economic data Thursday. Most financial institutions predicted that the year-on-year CPI growth might stand at around 1.8 percent, c… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Nikkei falls below 10,000 at outset of trading
Japan's key Nikkei index opened lower Monday, dropping below the 10,000 line for the first time in nearly two months, as the uncertainty about global economy clouded investors' sentiment.In the first … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japan's money stock rises 2.9% in January
A key measure of the amount of money available in Japan rose by 2.9 percent in January compared with the same month a year earlier, statistics released by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) showed on Monday.Mone… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Baidu tops forecasts, sees gains from Google-China spat
SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI: China's top search engine Baidu Inc provided more ammunition to bulls with a strong outlook and said it would gain from Google's high profile threat to exit the country. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's foreign trade up 44.4% in Jan
/enpproperty–> China's foreign trade posted a 44.4 percent growth in January year-on-year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced Wednesday. Exports in January stood at $109.47 billio… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ex-CPPCC deputy gets death with reprieve
/enpproperty–> Sun Shanwu, former deputy chief of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve at the Inte… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to set up national cablevision network
/enpproperty–> China will strive to integrate its regional cable TV operators and work out a draft plan of its national cablevision network firm which is considered an uphill task due to regulatory o… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 88 Chinese brands edge into global top 500
/enpproperty–> 88 Chinese brands have edged into the "2009 Global Top 500 Brands" of World Famous Brand Assembly 2009, the organization announced Tuesday in Tokyo, CNR.cn reported. Among them are 7… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China finalizes high thresholds for index futures
/enpproperty–> Chinese regulators have finalized high thresholds for potential investors trading the country's first stock index futures, effectively confining them to institutions and wealthy indivi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Resourcehouse insists bumper China coal deal is on
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, chairman of the reources giant Resourcehouse, on Wednesday insisted a major coal deal would go ahead despite denials from the Chinese buyer that it had signed a bi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese rent dates to appease parents
Single people in China have come up with an innovative way of pleasing their pushy parents during the annual Lunar New Year holiday — they are renting fake dates. Advertisements posted by people seek… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese rent dates to appease parents
baidu.com , under the heading "Looking to rent a girlfriend". A lot of 20-something Chinese have no siblings due to the nation's [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese stocks gain for second day
Chinese equities rose for a second day, led by commodity producers and automakers, after commodity prices rallied and car sales more than doubled last month. China Shenhua Energy Co., the nation’s … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'India, China Do Not Pose A Threat To Each Other'
(RTTNews) – China has dismissed media reports that India's long-range nuclear-capable Agni-III missile, test-fired last Sunday, poses a threat to it, and asserts that both countries do not pose any t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Eight killed in bus accident in NW China
Eight people died on Wednesday morning after a bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine near Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, local police said.The driver of the 33-seat bus with … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » South Korea to promote technology, culture at Shanghai Expo
South Korea will promote its high- end technology and popular culture at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the government said Wednesday.With the world exposition only 80 days away, the Ministry of Kno… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Goojje not to change logo despite Google objection
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) Chinese web portal Goojje has said it 'will not change' its logo despite US search giant Google's threat to sue it over copyright infringement, according to a media report Wednesday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibet launches special project to help residents seek jobs
&$ &$File photos show college graduates at a job market held in Lhasa. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ Tenzin Chilai，who graduated from a college last year, has just found a job as a secretary in a job market in Lhasa. He was too excited to talk. Previously, he had not found a good job since graduation. "I can go to work tomorrow. Thanks … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Catapult International Receives Endorsement From China Logistics Club
HONG KONG–(Marketwire – February 10, 2010) – Catapult International, Inc., a leading edge software provider of international freight rating systems, has been endorsed by the China Logistics Club, a w… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese exports continued to advance, while the trade balance surplus narrowed
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) The media in the UAE and across all Arab countries is expected to grow over the next five years, but there is a need to better balance international and local content… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says ties with India friendly, cooperative despite AGNI-3 testing
New Delhi, Feb 10 : Amidst reports that a successful test of AGNI-3 by India poses threat to China, Beijing has said that ties with New Delhi are friendly and cooperative. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » No need to hail Losar, the New Year, says Tibetan Youth Congress
Dharamsala, Feb 10 : The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), a global forum of the Tibetan community has urged upon fellow Tibetans around the world not to celebrate Losar, their New Year as a mark of solidarity against Chinese atrocities in their homeland. [Link]
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