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China – People's Daily Online » Chinese enterprise may develop two islands in DPRK
Chinese enterprise may invest 800 million U.S. dollars to develop two islands in North Korea. National Business Daily reporter understands that a Chinese enterprise may be granted a 50 year lease, and may help North Korea establish special economic zone in the two largest islands on the Yalu River that borders the two countries. Yonhap News Agency reported on February … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Sino-US military exchanges delayed
&$&$Experts say Beijing is taking long-term view to US relations&$&$ Beijing has delayed some high-level military visits to the US in retaliation for Washington's proposed arms deal with Taiwan, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday. The officials, whose names were not cited, told Reuters that China has postponed planned visits to the US by its chief of the General Staff of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 5 detained for spreading quake rumors in N China
Authorities in north China's Shanxi Province confirmed Thursday that five people had been detained in spreading earthquake rumors in the province. The suspects were identified as Fu Wenhui, 20, Li Jinrong, 35, Han Yueyue, 20, Zhang Xin, 20, and Zhu Hongguo, 24. They were given punitive detainment ranging from five to ten days, but both Zhang and Zhu were also … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China bank official appointed as special advisor to IMF chief
International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn named the deputy Chinese central bank governor, Zhu Min as special advisor to the IMF chief on February 24, 2010. &$&$ "Zhu Min brings a wealth of experience in government and the financial sector, and I look forward to his counsel," Mr. Strauss-Kahn said. "As special advisor, he will play an important … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Central banker named special advisor to IMF chief
The deputy Chinese central bank governor, Zhu Min, was named special advisor to the International Monetary Fund chief, in a move signaling China's increasing role in global finance, AFP reported. IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn notified the fund's executive board of his intention to appoint Zhu Min, currently deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, as his special advisor, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 1,800 people fighting forest fires in southwest China
More than 1,800 people were fighting two forest fires in southwest China's Yunnan Province Wednesday, local authorities said. A fire started at about 3 a.m. in a pine forest in the Dianyuan Township of Panlong District, in the provincial capital of Kunming, and more than 1,500 fire-fighters, soldiers, government officials and villagers were dispatched to fight the blaze, a spokesman … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Court: foreigner's death more valuable
Is a life worth more if a person holds a foreign passport? That is what some people are asking after a court in Central China's Hunan Province ruled that the family of a Singaporean citizen, who was killed in a car accident, should be compensated more than a typical Chinese victim's family, the China Youth Daily reported Wednesday. The accident … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior leader urges prosecutors to better serve people, safeguard social justice
Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang on Wednesday urged the country's prosecutors to learn from role models so to better serve the people and safeguard social justice. &$ &$Zhou Yongkang (2nd R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with respected role models from procuratorates at all levels around … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Half a billion farmers seen going urban
The nation's rural population will shrink by about half a billion people in the next 30 years, a Chinese official in charge of rural economic research said Tuesday. Currently at around 900 million, the population that comprises mostly farmers will be cut by more than half, to around 400 million, giving way to rapid urbanization. That's according to Han Jun, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hummer faces closedown after Chinese deal collapses
Hummer, the American oil-guzzling vehicle, faces a shutdown after its sale to a Chinese heavy equipment maker collapsed. Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co. said on Wednesday it pulled out of the deal to buy the company from General Motors Co. Tengzhong failed to get clearance from the country's regulators within the proposed timeframe for the sale, the Chinese manufacturer … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 'No intention' of capping emissions
&$&$But country 'still committed' to reducing carbon intensity &$&$ China has no intention of capping its greenhouse gas emissions even as authorities are committed to realizing the nation's target to reduce carbon intensity through new policies and measures, the country's top climate change negotiators said yesterday. The negotiators also warned that rich and developing countries have little hope of overcoming … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese Vice President meets Samsung Electronics' senior executives
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with senior executives of Republic of Korea's technology powerhouse Samsung Electronics in Beijing. &$ &$Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd R) meets with senior executives of Republic of Korea's technology powerhouse Samsung Electronics in Beijing, China, Feb. 24, 2010. The executives included Samsung Electronics' Permanent Consultant Yun Jong Yong and Chief Executiv … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » East-west gap widening
China will kick off a new western development strategy for the next decade, following an average annual growth rate of 11.6 percent in the past 10 years in the region's 12 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. Analysts, however, note that an economy mainly driven by central government investment has led to an expanding gap between the western and eastern regions … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to further adjust and reinvigorate key industries: State Council
China should further step up efforts to implement the plan to adjust and reinvigorate some of the country's key industries, according to an executive meeting of the State Council held on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao. Progress has been made in 2009 for adjusting and promoting key industries, however the situation remained grave as weak global … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese city becomes WIPO's pilot city for copyright protection
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is expected to publish a copyright protection report on home textile by east China's Nantong City before the end of March, said a senior intellectual property official here on Wednesday. Xu Yiying, director of the Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Bureau, said this would be the first time that WIPO published an industry report to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese lawmakers call for enhancing supervision of food safety
Chinese lawmakers Wednesday called for improving the country's food safety supervision network after a nationwide law enforcement inspection tour. National lawmakers started the inspection tour last September after the Food Safety Law took effect last June. Lu Yongxiang, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, told lawmakers that many regions had not completed reform of the food … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's legislature deliberates draft amendment to law on guarding state secrets
The Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) on Wednesday deliberated a draft amendment to the state secrets law. The draft was submitted for its second reading during the NPC Standing Committee's bimonthly session that started Wednesday. The first reading was done last June. The draft specifies a definition for state secrets: information that concerns state security and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China arrests over 900 for online gambling crimes
Chinese police had cracked 210 online gambling crimes and arrested 918 suspects in the 13 days ending Feb. 20, an official with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Wednesday. Gu Jian, vice director of the bureau of cyber security under the ministry, said the ministry also cracked another 122 less severe cases and punished 351 people in the same … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Expert warns Pentagon report a front for further arms sales to Taiwan
Chinese military and international relations experts on Wednesday said that a recent Pentagon report playing down Taiwan's aerial combat capability was a front for more advanced arms sales to the island, which would seriously violate a Sino-U.S. agreement that Washington endorsed 28 years ago. "Any further arms sales, especially if the U.S. sells F-16 fighters to Taiwan, would increase already … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Migrant workers stay home
&$ &$A recruiter from a clothing factory in Ruibao town, Guangzhou, holds up a poster with a list of job vacancies yesterday. Zhang Youqiong&$&$ &$&$Guangdong manufacturing clusters face big labor shortage&$&$ Companies in the Pearl River Delta, the country's manufacturing heartland, are facing major labor shortages after workers are failing to return after the Spring Festival holiday. Nearly one in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » First volume of Jiang Zemin's selected works published in 5 foreign languages
The first volume of the selected works by former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has recently been published in five foreign languages by China's Foreign Languages Press. Versions in English, French, Russian, Spanish and Japanese are available, translated by the Compilation and Translation Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. The work should help foreign readers better understand the progress of China's … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Sessions to address economic issues
While they are busy tackling post-economic crisis challenges, such as rising inflation and asset bubbles, policymakers and their advisors are also expected to focus on the country's longer-term economic restructuring and sustainable growth, analysts said. The upcoming National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) sessions in early March will materialize further the country's platforms on such … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior Chinese leader urges prosecutors to better serve people, safeguard social justice
&$ &$Zhou Yongkang&$&$ (2nd R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ Central Committee, meets with respected role models from procuratorates at all levels arou … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » GM to close down Hummer as its sale to Chinese firm fails
Washington, Feb 25 (DPA) US carmaker General Motors Corp announced Wednesday that it would start winding down its loss-making Hummer brand of sports-utility vehicles after the collapse of a deal to sell the subsidiary to a Chinese company. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan shares close lower
Taipei, Feb. 24 (CNA) Shares prices on the Taiwan Stock Exchange dropped by 67.77 points Wednesday, with the benchmark weighed index finishing at 7,529.67 on a slim turnover of NT$83.885 billion (US$2… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google’s "revenge": no Beijing stop for the new phone
(AsiaNews / Agencies) – The ongoing war between the Chinese government and Google shows no sign of stopping. The computer giant has decided to remove Beijing from list of cities on the presentation … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Funtalk China Holdings Limited Announces Earnings Date for Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
/PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Funtalk China Holdings Limited (the "Company") (Nasdaq: FTLK) today announced that the Company will report its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 b… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Lee's protege Tang Wei to return to her native Chinese movie screens in 'Crossing Hennessey'
Chinese actress Tang Wei is set to return to movie screens in her native country after a reported ban prompted by her politically sensitive role in Ang Lee's spy thriller "Lust, Caution" three years a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google cancels Android developer event in China
IDG News Service – Google's row with the Chinese government has led it to cancel an event for Android developers in China next week, according to a person familiar with the situation, in the latest sh… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Israel to push China to support Iran sanctions
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer flew to China on Wednesday to urge Beijing to back tough sanctions against Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons project. Fischer, known… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to Nix Deal for GM's Hummer
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Co. failed to win approval from Chinese regulators to sell its Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., said two people briefed on the de… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Another Setback for GM's Hummer Sale to China
Posted by: Bruce Einhorn on February 24, 2010 Seems GM will need to find somebody else to take Hummer off its hands. The Chinese government isn’t going to approve a proposed sale to Sichuan Tengzho… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Another Setback for GM's Hummer Sale to China
Posted by: Bruce Einhorn on February 24, 2010 Seems GM will need to find somebody else to take Hummer off its hands. The Chinese government isn’t going to approve a proposed sale to Sichuan Tengzho… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google China is Hiring as Exit Concerns Ease
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc.’s China business is hiring and advertisers are returning, as concerns ease that the government will shut the company’s operations after it threatened to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China imposes new rules for personal websites
Reporting from Beijing – In a move that will give the government new powers to police the Internet, China will require individuals seeking to establish personal websites to verify their identities wi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » "Hugely corrupt" official gets death with reprieve
/enpproperty–> CHONGQING – A former senior official found to have taken the largest amount of bribes in terms of value in Chongqing's history, was sentenced to death Wednesday with a two-year repriev… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 3RD LD: U.S., China approve attempts to resume 6-party talks soon+
soon+ (AP) – BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Kyodo)(EDS: FIXING TYPO IN HEADLINE, UPDATING WITH MORE INFO, INCORPORATING STORY HEADLINED, 'U.S. ENVOY FOR N. KOREA IN BEIJING TO REVIVE NUKE TALKS') The United … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S., China approve atempts to resume 6-party talks soon+
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (AP) – (Kyodo)(EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO, INCORPORATING STORY HEADLINED, 'U.S. ENVOY FOR N. KOREA IN BEIJING TO REVIVE NUKE TALKS') The United States and China agreed Wednesd… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese football club disqualified for shooting "own goal" to help boss win bet
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese police said Wednesday the boss of a football club in Qingdao of eastern Shandong Province was found to have asked players to manipulate the result of a match last … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Turkish official meets Chinese envoy over trade ties
Turkey and China will cooperate to further develop the commercial relations. Husnu Ozyegin, chairman of Turkey-China Business Council under Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK), met with … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Taiwan debt evader, aged 90, sets himself on fire in Beijing
A 90-year-old man from Taiwan set himself on fire in downtown Beijing Wednesday after a dispute over money with his clansmen, police said. The old man ignited his clothes with a burning newspaper at around 12:30 p.m. near the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council in Xuanwu District. The fire was quickly extinguished by policemen on patrol nearby. Police … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » County official suspended in east China
A county housing official has been suspended from his post after his ex-wife and son reported him for corruption in east China's Anhui Province, said local authorities Wednesday. Liu Jianghui, head of Dangshan County House Property Administration, was under investigation for taking bribes by the county procuratorate, said Jia Ailing, head of the publicity department of the county committee of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Bus crash kills 6, injures 21 in east China province
Six people died and another 21 were injured after a bus ran into a minivan in eastern China's Anhui province Wednesday morning, police said. At around 6:10 a.m. Wednesday, a bus with 45 aboard collided into the rear of a minivan on the Lu'an-Yeji expressway in Lu'an city, killing six people, including the bus driver, and injuring another 21 on … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's rural population to halve in 30 years: economist
China's rural population will shrink from the current 900 million to 400 million in 30 years, a top Chinese rural economist estimated. Han Jun, director of the Research Department of Rural Economy with the State Council's Development Research Center, a top think tank, said Wednesday farmers will increasingly move to cities. "This figure is drawn from our recent studies, based … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Elephant Talk Announces Agreement With 88 Telecom in the Netherlands to Serve the Chinese Market
ETAK ), an international telecom and multimedia content distributor specializing in carrier grade mobile enabling platforms, today announced that it has signed a heads of term agreement with 88 Teleco… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China amends law to strengthen supervision on civil servants
China's top legislature Wednesday began to deliberate the amendment to the Administrative Supervision Law, aiming to enhance supervision of the country's civil servants. The draft was submitted by the State Council to the three-day bimonthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which started Wednesday, for its first reading. Supervision Minister Ma Wen said when briefing lawmakers about … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong Growth Quickens Amid Property Bubble Risk
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s economic growth beat estimates in the fourth quarter and Financial Secretary John Tsang forecast an expansion of as much as 5 percent this year as he moved to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. Private Equity Firm to Work With Chinese Conglomerate
SHANGHAI — Carlyle Group, one of the world’s biggest private equity firms, said Wednesday that it had formed a partnership with one of the largest nonstate-owned Chinese conglomerates to i… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Elephant Talk Announces Agreement With 88 Telecom in the Netherlands to Serve the Chinese Market
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS — 02/24/10 — Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: ETAK), an international telecom and multimedia content distributor specializing in carrier grade mobile enabling pl… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » No formal role with China in near future
/enpproperty–> WASHINGTON: Ivo Daalder,Permanent Representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said Tuesday that NATO has recognized China as an important global actor but it would not… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Air China to inaugurate daily flight linking Nagoya and Chengdu+
TOKYO, Feb. 24 (AP) – (Kyodo)Air China Ltd. said Wednesday it will inaugurate a daily round-trip flight linking Nagoya and Chengdu in the Chinese province of Sichuan on March 28, a day after dis… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan debt evader, aged 90, sets himself on fire in Beijing
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — A 90-year-old man from Taiwan set himself on fire in downtown Beijing Wednesday after a dispute over money with his clansmen, police said. The old man ignited his clothes… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China amends law to strengthen supervision on civil servants
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — China's top legislature Wednesday began to deliberate the amendment to the Administrative Supervision Law, aiming to enhance supervision of the country's civil servants. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan debt evader, aged 90, sets himself on fire in Beijing
A 90-year-old man from Taiwan set himself on fire in downtown Beijing Wednesday after a dispute over money with his clansmen, police said.The old man ignited his clothes with a burning newspaper at ar… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » County official suspended in east China
A county housing official has been suspended from his post after his ex-wife and son reported him for corruption in east China's Anhui Province, said local authorities Wednesday.Liu Jianghui, head of … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bus crash kills 6, injures 21 in east China province
Six people died and another 21 were injured after a bus ran into a minivan in eastern China's Anhui province Wednesday morning, police said.At around 6:10 a.m. Wednesday, a bus with 45 aboard collided… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Responding to Pentagon report, China stresses cross-Strait peaceful development
A Chinese mainland spokesperson Wednesday stressed the peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait while commenting on a U.S. report on the weakness of Taiwan's air force."Compatriots across th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Act now, or you'll have e-waste mountain, UN tells India
Bali, Feb 24 (IANS) India, China and other developing countries face 'the spectre of hazardous e-waste mountains' unless they step up action to collect and recycle e-waste, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Nokia workers suffer poisoning
Dozens of workers at a plant in eastern China that supplies parts for Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, are being treated for chemical poisoning, authorities say.Liu Jie, a spokesman … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » MOEA to hold investment briefing sessions in China
Taipei, Feb. 24 (CNA) Taking advantage of a labor shortage in China, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is planning to hold up to eight briefing sessions in China this year to try to persuade Tai… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » CPC official leaves for Asian party conference
A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) left here Wednesday for an Asian party conference in Nepal, said the International Department under the CPC Central Committee. Liu Jieyi, vice head of the department, will attend the 12th meeting of the standing committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Nepal, and visit Bangladesh and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Responding to Pentagon report, China stresses cross-Strait peaceful development
A Chinese mainland spokesperson Wednesday stressed the peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait while commenting on a U.S. report on the weakness of Taiwan's air force. "Compatriots across the Strait are of the same family and blood bond. We believe only the harmony among family members will benefit everyone," Fan Liqing, spokeswoman of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China defense product developers, manufacturers should be subsidized: defense law draft
Chinese enterprises and public entities that develop and manufacture products for national defense should receive subsidies and preferential treatment, a draft law on national defense mobilization says. The draft was tabled for its third reading at the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee's bimonthly session that started Wednesday. The NPC Law Committee says the draft is ready to put to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong economy rebounds in Q4
(MENAFN) Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang said that the city's gross domestic product (GDP) rose a seasonally adjusted 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous three months, compa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China- Jinan to acquire Laiwu for $1.7b
(MENAFN) Jinan Iron and Steel Co., part of China's sixth-biggest producer, said that it has agreed to buy a sister company for $1.7 billion to consolidate the listed units of Shandong Iron & Steel Gro… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Steel cuts debt, maintains full production
(MENAFN – ProactiveInvestors – Australia) Australian-listed stainless steel producer China Steel Australia (ASX:CNH) announced yesterday that its shareholders had approved the transaction for its lend… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong grew more than forecasts in the fourth quarter of 2009
Hong Kong economy grew more than forecasts in the fourth quarter of 2009 backed by improving exports and retail sales, besides the accelerating growth in China. Hong Kong revived through the global re… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Carlyle Bets On China Again
SHANGHAI–Carlyle Group, looking to add to the $2.5 billion it has already invested in China, said Wednesday it would team up with one of the country's largest non-government-controlled businesses to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Carlyle Bets On China Again
SHANGHAI–Carlyle Group, looking to add to the $2.5 billion it has already invested in China, said Wednesday it would team up with one of the country's largest non-government-controlled businesses to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Lawmaker expresses worries about leaking Taiwan Beer formula
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp. (TTL) executive has dismissed concerns of an opposition Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker that TTL's plan to produce Taiwan Beer in China could hu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S., South Korea envoys visit China amid North Korea hopes
BEIJING — Diplomatic efforts to resume stalled talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program ramped up Wednesday, with the American envoy to the negotiations set to join his South Korean cou… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S., South Korea envoys visit China amid North Korea hopes
BEIJING — Diplomatic efforts to resume stalled talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program ramped up Wednesday, with the American envoy to the negotiations set to join his South Korean cou… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Death after hitman hired online
A 21-year-old man has been detained for the killing of a woman in Southeast China's Fujian Province after he was promised money for the act via online chat, the Xi'an Evening News reported Wednesday. Xia Guandong, taken under arrest late Sunday, was offered 60,000 yuan (about 8800 USD) for the death of the Zhangzhou woman. A native of central China's … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » All Shanghai migrant workers' children to get free education this year
Shanghai will this year become the first Chinese city to provide free education to all school-age children of migrant workers, through more government investment in facilities and teachers. At present, 97.3 percent of the 400,000 children of migrant workers have enrolled in elementary and middle schools in Shanghai, national newspaper People's Daily reported Wednesday. These schools are either public schools … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » HK financial chief announces 6 one-off relief measures
Hong Kong's financial chief John Tsang announced six one-off measures on Wednesday to alleviate people's burdens. Some people have yet to enjoy a salary rise in line with the economic recovery, Tsang said in his 2010-11 Budget, and they still faced inflationary pressure, particularly rises in food prices. After taking into account Hong Kong's financial position, he proposed six measures … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » HK to set up 300 mln HKD Pilot Green Transport Fund: financial chief
Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang Wednesday proposed to set up a 300 million HK dollars Pilot Green Transport Fund for application by the industry, initially by the public transport operators. Delivering the budget proposals for the fiscal year 2010-11 at a Legislative Council meeting, Tsang said the move was aimed to encourage the transport sector to test out green … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Four die, 29 injured after bus overturns in northwest China's Xinjiang
Four people were killed and 29 injured after a bus overturned Tuesday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Wednesday. The accident happened at around 4 p.m. in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County. Three died at the scene while one died at 10:30 p.m. en route to Karamay Workers Hospital, said the general office of the county's Communist … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Liquid detergent explosion injures seven in south China
Authorities in south China's Shenzhen City confirmed Wednesday that seven workers were injured in a liquid detergent explosion at a local electronic plant. Two of the injured were said to be in critical conditions. A dozen workers were using a kind of cleansing liquid, consisting primarily sulfuric acid, to clean an ultrasonic machine Tuesday morning at Xianda electronics factory based … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Police launch manhunt after two escape from prison in NE China
Police in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have launched a manhunt for two convicts who escaped from a prison in provincial capital Harbin, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The convicts escaped from Liming Prison, in the outer Dongli District Tuesday morning, officials with the city's public security bureau said. The news had caused fear among the public, they added. According to an … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » HK unveils relief measures worth 2.5 bln USD
The HKSAR government on Wednesday unveils a new relief package which will cost 19.07 billion HK dollars (about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars). The city's top financial official John Tsang said the relief measures are aimed at alleviating the burdens for Hong Kong residents and consolidating the economic recovery which has not yet gained a firm ground. The measures include paying … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » HK top official proposes billion-dollar aid combating drug abuse
Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang proposed on Wednesday to inject 3 billion HK dollars into an anti-drug fund campaigning against drug abuse. An additional fund of 52 million HK dollars was allocated in 2010-11 in response to the government's anti-drug policy, said Tsang in his annual budget speech. To encourage the community to join hands in combating drug abuse, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China melamine-tainted milk health threats assessed
Tens of thousands of Chinese children sickened by melamine-tainted milk showed signs of kidney damage months afterwards – with the potential for long-term harm a serious concern, said new research. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Snow storm to hit NW China, with highway traffic snarled by accidents
An overnight snow is getting heavier in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, as the local meteorological station issued a snow storm alert Wednesday morning. The provincial communication department warned that all highways in the province have been affected. Four traffic accidents happened on highways in the province Wednesday morning, with no casualties reported. Traffic police have been sent to smooth out … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China police gear up security for upcoming NPC,CPPCC annual sessions
The Ministry of Public Security urged police nationwide to ensure security for the upcoming annual sessions of China's top legislature and top political advisory body. Police should safeguard people's livelihood, strengthen the safety supervision of hazardous materials and large-scale events, and tighten security checks on traffic going into Beijing, vice minister Huang Ming said at a security meeting in Beijing … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google scraps China leg of Nexus One event – source
BEIJING (Reuters) – Google Inc has scrapped the China leg of a regional event to show software developers its first smartphone, the Nexus One, in Beijing, its second such move following its threatened… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese mainland plans to send more provincial heavyweights to visit Taiwan
The Chinese mainland plans to send more senior provincial officials to visit Taiwan this year after sending three in 2009, a spokesperson said here Wednesday. Fan Liqing, spokeswoman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, told a regular press conference visits by provincial heavyweights last year have deepened economic cooperation, boosted cultural exchanges across the Strait and benefited local people. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China supports one-year extension of UN mission in Timor-Leste
China supports the 12-month extension recommended by the UN chief of the UN mission in Timor-Leste, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday. The UN currently has a multidimensional and integrated peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste known as UNMIT; its mandate ends later this month. Liu Zhenmin, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, told a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Responding to Pentagon report, China stresses cross-Strait peaceful development
A Chinese mainland spokesperson Wednesday stressed the peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait while commenting on a U.S. report on the weakness of Taiwan's air force. "Compatriots across the Strait are of the same family and blood bond. We believe only the harmony among family members will benefit everyone," Fan Liqing, spokeswoman of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Symposium for 1780th anniversary of Wei Wen's visit to Taiwan held in Beijing
Symposium for 1780th anniversary of Wei Wen voyage from Taizhou to Taiwan held in Peking University on February 24, 2010 in Beijing and the First Day Cover issuing ceremony was also held simultaneously. 120 officials and scholars from Party School of the CPC Central Committee, Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee, the Party History Research Center of the CPC … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Carlyle Sets Up Yuan Fund With Shanghai’s Fosun Group
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Carlyle Group will set up a yuan- denominated fund with Fosun Group, a Chinese privately owned company whose businesses span steel, mining and property. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Oxfam suspends programme in China
Oxfam Hong Kong has suspended a programme training young graduates in mainland China.The move comes after notices attributed to China's education ministry appeared at several universities saying the a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Carlyle and Fosun to Launch Private Equity Fund in China
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. buyout giant Carlyle Group [CYL.UL] will partner with Fosun International Ltd (OOTC:FOSUF) <0656.HK>, China's largest non-state-owned conglomerate, to… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Largest state-owned steel maker cooperates with No.1 private mill
Baosteel, China's largest state-owned steelmaker, and Jiangsu Shagang Group, China's largest private steel company, yesterday reached an agreement on strategic cooperation intent between the two compa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Senior provincial legislator expelled from Party, office for corruption
Song Yong, former vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee in northeast China, has been dismissed from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and his post for "se… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Experts warn of GM foods
Campaign groups and agriculture experts issued fresh warnings Tuesday about genetically modified (GM) foods.The statements follow a recent announcement of the government's plan to commercialize such d… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Wage growth 10% faster than CPI growth is not normal
In recent years, the situation of wage growth being 10 percent faster than CPI growth in China is rather special, and can not go on forever, Feng Nai-Lin, an official at National Bureau of Statistics … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Railway Tender to Chinese Firm Heading to Court
THE Namibian Government has "effectively ceded its sovereignty to the Chinese government", a company which tendered for the northern railway extension project said in a strongly worded affidavit filed… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Price for World Expo tickets doubles
&$ &$Tickets for Shanghai World Expo.&$&$ With the coming of Shanghai World Expo, tickets for the event have been doubled to 500 yuan for one ticket by some sellers, while the official price for an Expo ticket is 190 and 200 yuan. According to one seller, he sold out two high price tickets a couple of days ago at more … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hotel bookings rocket as Expo nears
/enpproperty–> Hotel bookings in Shanghai have increased dramatically as the 2010 World Expo comes nearer, Shanghai Business Daily reported Wednesday. Room reservations have soared 3.5 times since … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China eyes on developing sports industry
/enpproperty–> China's State Council has passed its first sports industry policy to urge the development of the sports industry and activities, the Shanghai Securities News reported today. China's a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China police gear up security for upcoming NPC,CPPCC annual sessions
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Public Security urged police nationwide to ensure security for the upcoming annual sessions of China's top legislature and top political advisory body. Po… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese mainland plans to send more provincial heavyweights to visit Taiwan
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The Chinese mainland plans to send more senior provincial officials to visit Taiwan this year after sending three in 2009, a spokesperson said here Wednesday. Fan Liqing,… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Lingering drought leaves 7.5 mln people with water shortage in southwest China
People of Dawen Village of Donglan Township load barrels of water by horses in Donglan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 23, 2010. A severe drought since August in 2009 … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Responding to Pentagon report, China stresses cross-Strait peaceful development
A Chinese mainland spokesperson Wednesday stressed the peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait while commenting on a U.S. report on the weakness of Taiwan's air force."Compatriots across th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » All Shanghai migrant workers' children to get free education this year
Shanghai will this year become the first Chinese city to provide free education to all school-age children of migrant workers, through more government investment in facilities and teachers.At present,… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Police launch manhunt after two escape from prison in NE China
Police in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have launched a manhunt for two convicts who escaped from a prison in provincial capital Harbin, officials confirmed on Wednesday.The convicts escaped… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Liquid detergent explosion injures seven in south China
Authorities in south China's Shenzhen City confirmed Wednesday that seven workers were injured in a liquid detergent explosion at a local electronic plant.Two of the injured were said to be in critica… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Snow storm to hit NW China, with highway traffic snarled by accidents
An overnight snow is getting heavier in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, as the local meteorological station issued a snow storm alert Wednesday morning.The provincial communication department… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China supports one-year extension of UN mission in Timor-Leste
China supports the 12-month extension recommended by the UN chief of the UN mission in Timor-Leste, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday.The UN currently has a multidimensional and integrated pea… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Symposium for 1780th anniversary of Wei Wen's visit to Taiwan held in Beijing
Symposium for 1780th anniversary of Wei Wen voyage from Taizhou to Taiwan held in Peking University on February 24, 2010 in Beijing and the First Day Cover issuing ceremony was also held simultaneousl… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese mainland consumers bring revenue boom to Taiwan during Spring Festival
On the Year of the Tiger Chinese mainland consumers' showed amazing consumption power. During the 7 day Spring Festival holiday, retail sales worth 340 billion yuan brought good luck to Taiwanese businessmen investing in the mainland. Statistics show that Les Enphants, Ruentex, and Far Eastern Department Stores Co. Ltd. all experienced 10 percent -20 percent revenue growth. Take well-known manufacturer … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rule of Law on Trial in China
Defense lawyer Li Zhuang, on trial himself in Chongqing, China for allegedly obstructing justice after taking on a political case. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison but is appealing. (Dajiyuan ) [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Prospects Forum, March 4, 2010, New York City; Analysts' Roundtable
Following a banner year for China stocks listed on the U.S. capital markets, leading research analysts covering the sector will discuss what investors should look for when investing in China-based com… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China denies links to Google cyber attacks
Beijing has denied claims that a cyber attack on Google had links to Chinese colleges or the government as "groundless", fighting back against reports that investigators are drawing closer to hackers … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan science parks see 2009 total revenues down almost 14% on year
Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), the three science parks developed and operated by the government in Taiwan, generated total reve… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 3G handset sales to top 40 million units in 2010, says paper
Total sales of 3G handsets in the China market are expected to top 40 million units in 2010, pushing the total number of 3G service users to 71 million at the year end, the Chinese-language [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers to see revenues grow in 1Q10
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Orise Technology, Sitronix Technology and ILI Technology are all expected to see sequential revenue growth in the fir… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » AUO may gain upper hand over Samsung in setting up 7.5G panel plant in China, say sources
The government in China may take a total-control policy to allow establishment of only four to five next-generation TFT-LCD panel factories in China, and the policy may give Taiwan-based AU Optronics … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Top China-based telecom executives to visit Taiwan in March, says paper
A group of high-profile executives from three China-based telecom companies, China Mobile, ZTE and Datang Telecom Technology, will visit Taiwan at the end of March 2010 with plans to purchase 3G and 4… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Android phone prices dropping faster than expected, Taiwan makers say
Prices for Android-powered smartphones are declining at a pace faster than expected due to competition for orders from handset makers in Taiwan and China, according to industry sources. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Australia, China launch new round free-trade talks
Australia and China, which may trade goods worth A$100 billion (US$89 billion) in 2010, will open new free trade negotiations in Canberra this week, the Bloomberg reported. More than 30 officials from China are attending the talks, which will continue until February 26, according to a spokesman for Trade Minister Simon Crean. A free trade agreement between the two countries … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Stocks Rise for First Time in Three Days; Utilities Gain
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — China’s stocks rose for the first time in three days, led by power producers and health-care companies, as investors sought industries that would be most shielded against … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China shares gain 1.3pc at close
(1 hr 53 mins ago) The mainland's key stock index closed 1.33 percent higher as speculation in small-cap shares offset negative factors including a huge fund-raising plan by Bank of Communications an… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Trade deal with China 'back on track'
China is Australia's largest trading partner and a free trade agreement (FTA) could mean sweeping changes for sectors like manufacturing and agriculture, as well as for foreign investment.Trade Minist… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Trade deal with China 'back on track'
China is Australia's largest trading partner and a free trade agreement (FTA) could mean sweeping changes for sectors like manufacturing and agriculture, as well as for foreign investment.Trade Minist… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Trade deal with China 'back on track'
China is Australia's largest trading partner and a free trade agreement (FTA) could mean sweeping changes for sectors like manufacturing and agriculture, as well as for foreign investment.Trade Minist… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Trade deal with China 'back on track'
THE federal government says a free trade deal with China is "back on track" as negotiations resume after a hiatus. China is Australia's largest trading partner and a free trade agreement (FTA) could … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Prospects Forum, March 4, 2010, New York City; Analysts' Roundtable
Following a banner year for China stocks listed on the U.S. capital markets, leading research analysts covering the sector will discuss what investors should look for when investing in China-based com… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japanese gov't officials urge Toyota to regain U.S. consumer confidence
Japanese government officials on Wednesday urged Toyota Motor Corp. to regain the U.S. consumers' confidence, ahead of a key U.S. congressional hearing to be attended by the company's president Akio T… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » * Health insurers scrutinize Chinese medical massages
STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010, Page 2 Medical massages administered by assistants for doctors of Chinese medicine will not be covered by National Health Insurance, the Bureau of National He… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » * Aussies put faith in teen for Taiwan Davis Cup clash
AFP AND REUTERS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010, Page 19 Australia named Bernard Tomic, 17, as their youngest ever Davis Cup player yesterday for their upcoming tie agains… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bargain-hunting pushes Chinese shares above 3,000-point
BEIJING: A bargain-hunting urge put a brake on Chinese shares' weak run in the previous two trading days and pushed the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index above the psychologically-important 3,000-poi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Draft amendment on state secrets deliberated
BEIJING: The Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) on Wednesday deliberated a draft amendment to the law on guarding state secrets. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing cancels favorable policies on home purchases
/enpproperty–> Beijing Tuesday cancelled all favorable policies for buying housing in the Chinese capital, including those for foreigners, in a bid to strengthen control over its real estate market, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Cross-Strait tour offices to be established
/enpproperty–> The Taiwan tour office to Beijing and a respective office in Taipei could be established at the end of March, according to the Taiwan tourism authority, chinanews.cn reported today. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Mobile to cut staff salaries by 10%
China's largest mobile operator China Mobile is to cut staff payments for five consecutive years starting from 2010, the National Business Daily reported today citing company insiders. The report say… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese skater dances waltz on ice at Vancouver Games
China's Liu Yan performs in the women's short program of figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 23, 2010. Liu Yan scored 51.74 points. (Xinhua photo) [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'India Bounces Pakistan's Blank Check To China'
(RTTNews) – New Delhi has categorically rejected any third-party mediation in issues related with Islamabad after Pakistan Foreign Minister offered a "blank check" to China to mediate in helping redu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Output value of Shanghai's new high-tech industries to increase by 100 bln yuan in 2010
Promoting the adjustment of industrial structure especially the industrialization of new and high technologies has become the new "engine" driving Shanghai's economic development. Reporters … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » GDP of Tibet's Bainang County tops 410 mln yuan
Bainang County, Xigaze Prefecture, southeastern Tibet, topped 410 million yuan (60 million U.S. dollars) in terms of the gross domestic product(GDP) in 2009, up 15.17 percent year on year, according t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to open up more credit lines for small businesses
A Chinese official has said China's banking regulator would open up more credit lines for small enterprises this year despite the recent government clamp-down on excessive lending.The remark was made … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Tiremakers face tougher competition in China
After the tire special safeguard case, the prosperous domestic market helped domestic tire producers overcome difficulties in 2009. Currently, China's domestic market is facing competition from global… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese mainland consumers bring revenue boom to Taiwan during Spring Festival
On the Year of the Tiger Chinese mainland consumers' showed amazing consumption power. During the 7 day Spring Festival holiday, retail sales worth 340 billion yuan brought good luck to Taiwanese busi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » WuXi PharmaTech Passes EMEA Inspection of Its GMP Manufacturing and Analytical Testing Facilities in Shanghai
/PRNewswire-Asia/ — WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » USD, Yen, Yuan up; Pound, Euro down
(Figures in Rupees) ——————— Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 43.60 48.70 Sterling Pound 67.70 75.00 Euro 58.90 65.65 Australian Dollar 39.40 43.45 Bahrain Dinar 114.65 130.60 Canadian Dolla… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Indo-US ties a model for Bangladesh and China'
Dhaka, Feb 24 : Bangladesh wants to engage in 'a pro-active and balanced diplomacy' with China, akin to the relationship between India and the US, a senior ruling Awami League leader said as Prime Min… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. Needs Cap-and-Trade Because China Is Not Bound by ‘Democratic Processes’ Like U.S.
Washington (CNSNews.com) – Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) urged fellow lawmakers to push ahead with “cap-and-trade” energy legislation and pushed for the creation of “green jobs,&rdqu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » The Canadian coach of the Chinese curling team is fed up
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Dan Rafael, the Canadian coach of the Chinese women's curling team, hollers last-minute instructions before a match. Yan Zhou grins and rubs Rafael's chin while he talks. Rafa… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Google China resumes recruitment
According to a Bloomberg report, with worries about Google's possible withdraw from the Chinese market dissipating, Google's business in China is now beginning to pick up, and its recruitment and advertising have seen a significant rebound. Marketing agency EmporioAsia Leo Burnett General Manager Vincent Kobler said, "The situation has stabilized." As agent, Kobler's company is responsible for buying advertising space … [Link]
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