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China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese "steal SABC's Africa signal
Independent Newspapers South Africa, has gone digital in a new and exciting way. Imagine the convenience of having the Sunday Independent delivered directly to your computer every day. As an IOL onli… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Russia-China oil pipeline to be ready by yearend – minister
The construction of the Russia-China oil pipeline will be finished by the end of this year, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday. The project is part of the East Siberia – Pacific oil … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China has positive attitude toward resolving gas field row+
BEIJING, March 7 (AP) – (Kyodo)(EDS: ADDING INFO) China has a positive attitude toward addressing a dispute with Japan over gas field development in the East China Sea, Foreign Minister Yan… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shanghai Party Secretary: More Measures Coming To Curb House Prices
"We will increase the housing supply and will take more measures to adjust the structure of housing demand, such as introducing public leasing apartments," Yu said at a news conference at the Nation… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » No signs of life from 31 trapped in Chinese mine
BEIJING (AP) – No signs of life have been detected from 31 coal miners trapped underground for a week by a flood in northern China, state media reported Sunday. The Mt. Camel Coal Mine in Wuhai city i… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China firmly opposed to U.S. moves that undermine ties
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday China is firmly opposed to the recent moves of the United States that undermined China's core interests and the overall interests … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China urges U.S. to make joint efforts to promote sound relationship
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday urged the United States to make joint efforts with China to promote a sound bilateral relationship. "A sound China-U.S. relationshi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Ding back in the fame frame
Ding Junhui picked up a snooker cue when he was a young boy and was relentlessly breaking records until two years ago when he hit a slump. But last year he scooped up the UK championship title and is … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Ding back in the fame frame
Ding Junhui in action during the Wembly Masters Snooker Championships in January this year in which he failed to sustain his success. (Photo: Shanghai Daily) [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shanghai set up CVA men's league final with Bayi
Champions Shanghai set up a Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA) men's league final with Bayi after Saturday's 3-1 home win gave them home-and-away victories over Jiangsu.Shanghai had won a tough semi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US should act to mend ties
China has said that it is up to the US to mend diplomatic ties strained over Washington's sale of arms to Taiwan and a recent meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. Yang Jiechi, C… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China "resolute" to wipe out football match fixing: official
China would put in place a series of regulations beginning in April to prevent fixing football games, a senior disciplinary official has said. The measures include urging management bodies to step up "internal regulation" and, in the long term, tighten supervision over football clubs, said Wu Qi, discipline inspection chief of the General Administration of Sports (GAS). In November, China … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » By 2-to-1 Margin, Americans Say U.S. Debt Owed to China Now Greater Threat than Terrorism
(CNSNews.com) – By a two-to-one margin, American adults believe the amount of money the U.S. owes China to cover the U.S. national debt is now a greater threat than radical Islam. According t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signalled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did not shut the door completel… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signaled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did not shut the door completely… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Death toll rises to 23 in south China fireworks blast
The death toll in a fireworks explosion on Feb. 26 in south China's Guangdong Province rose to 23 after police discovered two bodies hidden by villagers, the provincial government said Saturday.The po… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Continuing flood complicates rescue efforts in north China mine
Continuing flood has complicated rescue efforts in a coal mine in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where 31 miners were trapped, a rescue official said Saturday.Underground water floode… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Six missing as Chinese boat sinks in international waters off S. Korea
Six people are missing after a Chinese fishing boat sank in international waters off South Korea' s southern island of Jeju earlier Saturday, Seoul's Yonhap News Agency quoted the coast guard as sayin… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Naked Pig Skiing Carnival launched in NE China
A Naked Pig Skiing Carnival was held at the Lotus Mountains ski resort of northeast Chinese Changchun City, capital of Jilin Province Saturday.More than 1,000 skiers joined the party, wearing underpan… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Tiger kills careless keeper at Shanghai zoo
A Bengal tiger killed a keeper, who probably forgot to lock the cage door on Saturday morning at the Shanghai Zoo, said local forestry authorities.Li Zhonglin, 53, was attacked by the tiger when he wa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, Pakistan to hold anti-terrorism military training in summer
Chinese and Pakistani armies will hold a joint anti-terrorism military training in China this summer, the Information Office of the Ministry of National Defense said Saturday.The training, code-named … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese artists' performances praised in Chicago
A dazzling three-hour performance staged by a Chinese troupe attracted more than 4,000 people and won raving applause Friday night.The troupe was on a tour of North America to celebrate the Spring Fes… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Foreign media focus on China's social initiatives
Coverage on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report by overseas media on Saturday focused on China's policies on reforming the income distribution system, promoting social equity and enhan… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China gov't work report draws global attention
Foreign scholars and journalists were generally positive in reviewing the government's strategies and outlined the challenges ahead as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report delivered Fri… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China FM calls for abandonment of "colored spectacles" about China
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday called on some foreign countries to stop looking at China through "colored spectacles", expressing the hope that the world would have objective views of China. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China says enhanced BRIC cooperation beneficial to world
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday that enhanced cooperation among Brazil, Russia, India and China, or the BRIC countries, is beneficial to the world. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says it's up to the US to improve relations
China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signaled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did not shut the door completely… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China hopes for major progress at Mexico climate conference: FM
China hopes the climate change conference to be held at Mexico can produce major and positive progress, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese FM says "gratifying" to see six-party talks may continue
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday it is "gratifying" to see the six-party talks may continue as relevant sides still stick to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hebei Iron Chairman: China, Ore Miners Set Jan 1 Term Start Date
," Wang said on the sidelines of the National People's Congress. Wang also said the group is considering buying Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel Co. and it is holding ongoing talks with a Brazilian iro… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Gets OK For Foreign Coal Bed Methane Partners
-(Dow Jones)- China National Petroleum Corp. has been authorized to jointly develop coal bed methane projects with foreign partners, a senior CNPC official said Sunday, ending a monopoly previously … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Wuhan Iron Chairman: No Good News On Iron-Ore Price Talks
-(Dow Jones)- The Chinese steel industry has so far heard "no good news" on the 2010 iron-ore price talks with global miners, Wuhan Iron & Steel Group Corp. Chief Executive Deng Qilin said Sunda… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says it's up to the US to improve relations
BEIJING (AP) – China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. Bei… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China FM calls for abandonment of "colored spectacles" about China
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday called on some foreign countries to stop looking at China through "colored spectacles", expressing the hope that the world would have objective views o… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese FM says "gratifying" to see six-party talks may continue
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday it is "gratifying" to see the six-party talks may continue as relevant sides still stick to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean P… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China-Africa relations at stage of "sound development": FM
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday the relations between China and African countries have entered a stage of "sound development" and will be more "fruitful" in the future. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China FM says "good prospects" for cooperation with Latin America
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday the prospects for China's cooperation with Latin American countries are "good." &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, 2010. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuang)&$&$ "The Latin … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says it's up to the US to improve relations
BEIJING — China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama.Beijing… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says it's up to the US to improve relations
China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says all sides should push for N. Korea talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday that all sides should keep up efforts to restart talks with North Korea, as regional powers seek to coax Pyongyang back to nucle… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China supports Afghanistan government efforts in promoting peace: FM
China supports the efforts of the Afghanistan government in promoting peace, safety and stability, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Beijing Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China-Arab cooperation conference to be held in north China's Tianjin: FM
The Fourth Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum would be held in China's northern municipality of Tianjin, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Beijing Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » FM: China firmly opposed to U.S. moves that undermine ties
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday China is firmly opposed to the recent moves of the United States that undermined China's core interests and the overall interests of bilateral ties. Yang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China highly values relationship with EU: FM
China has highly valued the relationship with the European Union (EU), Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, 2010. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)&$&$ The EU … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China calls for more diplomatic efforts to solve Iranian nuclear issue
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday called for more diplomatic efforts to solve the Iranian nuclear issue. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, 2010. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)&$&$ Yang … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Resumption of six-party talks hopeful, Chinese FM
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday there is a great hope for restoring the stalled six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula issue as long as all parties involved keep in contact and maintain patience. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Top legislator urges getting edge in new int'l competition
Top legislator Wu Bangguo on Saturday called for efforts to gain China the edge in the latest round of international competition by developing emerging industries.Wu, chairman of the Standing Committe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Top political advisor calls for proposals on economic transformation
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Saturday called on two non-Communist parties to make proposals on the transformation of economic growth pattern.Jia, chairman of the Chinese People's Polit… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ministry vows to curb speculation in the land market
Xu Shaoshi, Miniter of Land and Resources, Wednesday urged relevant authorities to released policies to further regulator residential land supply and development, indicating that the inspection into l… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese FM expects G20 to play "practical role" in world economic governance
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday that China will work with other parities to enable G20 summit to play an "even bigger and more practical role" in promoting world economic governance. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Death toll from China snow storms rises to 30
(AP) BEIJING – A state news agency says the death toll from freezing weather and snowstorms in China's far western Xinjiang region since December has climbed to 30. The official Xinhua News … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » FM refutes accusations of China's "tough stance"
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Beijing on Sunday that China was misunderstood by some people who said the country was becoming "tough." &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Sino-Japan relations face great development potential, opportunity: Chinese FM
The China-Japan relationship faces great development potential and opportunity, and the two sides should take concerted efforts to push forward the Sino-Japanese mutually beneficial strategic ties, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to send thousands of headmasters abroad for training
/enpproperty–> China will send thousands of headmasters of primary and middle schools to the United States for further training, said a senior Chinese education minister, the Beijing Times reported t… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China urges U.S. to make joint efforts to promote sound relationship
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday urged the United States to make joint efforts with China to promote a sound bilateral relationship. "A sound China-U.S. relationship is not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples of the two countries, it is also conducive to the peace, stability and development in the region and the world at … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Plans May Maintenance
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. (SHI) is sharply increasing crude runs in the first quarter of 2010 from year-earlier levels, in advance of planned maintenance in May, Rong Guangdao, president of… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says it's up to the US to improve relations
BEIJING (AP) – China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. Bei… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese vice president calls for greater efforts to improve people's livelihood
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged greater efforts to improve people's livelihood while the country seeks the transformation of its economic growth pattern.Xi made the remarks while j… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese President calls for balanced, coordinated, sustainable development
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday called for efforts toward balanced, coordinated and sustainable development in the transformation of its economic growth pattern.Hu made the remarks when joining … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China calls for more diplomatic efforts to solve Iranian nuclear issue
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Be… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to see "more trade disputes" this year
China will face rising trade protectionism this year as a result of an increase in its exports as well as high unemployment rates in the United States and the European Union, the Chinese ambassador to… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Air China Cargo launches flight to Paris
Air China Cargo (ACC), China's largest cargo airline, launched its service to Paris on Saturday as the company saw a pickup in air cargo market following global recovery from the economic downturns.It… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese FM expects G20 to play "practical role" in world economic governance
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday that China will work with other parities to enable G20 summit to play an "even bigger and more practical role" in promoting world economic go… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China voices cautious optimism on exports recovery, urges U.S.to loosen hi-tech ban
Zhang Ping, Chairman of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Xie Xuren, the Minister of Finance, Chen Deming, the Minister of Commerce, and Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. posts 72.2 pct profit losses in 2009
China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., a major Chinese international oil tanker operator, said Saturday its annual net profit in 2009 slumped 72.2 percent from a year earlier.The shipping operator raked… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Responsibility for difficulty in Sino-U.S. relations does not lie with China
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Be… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, Russia leaders to hold series of summit meetings this year
Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders including top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao will separately hold summit meetings with their Russian counterparts this year, Foreign Ministe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese built large civil copter to make first flight in March
The AC313, China's first independently developed civilian helicopter, has its maiden flight scheduled for mid-March in the eastern province of Jiangxi, a company official said on Saturday.Sun Cong, de… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Blizzards in NW China leave 30 dead, 3 missing since December
Freezing weather and heavy snowstorms in China's far western Xinjiang since December have left 30 people dead and three missing, a local official said Saturday.The snowstorms, the worst in six decades… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Cold War mentality, zero-sum thought behind the times: Chinese
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday more and more countries have realized the Cold War mentality and zero-sum thought are behind the times. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » FM urges U.S. to respect China's core interests with credible steps
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday urged the United States to take seriously China's position and respect China's core interests and major concerns with credible steps. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China takes active attitude to address East China Sea issue with Japan: FM
China has always taken an active attitude to address the East China Sea issue with Japan, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Beijing Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Global challenges acute: Chinese FM
Global challenges such as climate change, energy and resources security and public health security have become increasingly acute, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Responsibility for difficulty in Sino-U.S. relations does not lie with China
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday that the responsibility for the current difficulty in Sino-U.S. relations does not lie with China. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Russia leaders to hold series of summit meetings this year
Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders including top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao will separately hold summit meetings with their Russian counterparts this year, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual parliament session in Beijing Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese built large civil copter to make first flight in March
The AC313, China's first independently developed civilian helicopter, has its maiden flight scheduled for mid-March in the eastern province of Jiangxi, a company official said on Saturday. Sun Cong, deputy chief engineer of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), told Xinhua on the sideline of the national advisory body's annual session in Beijing, that the new aircraft is the country's … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China-Russia relationship model of int'l relations: foreign minister
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday that the Sino-Russia strategic partnership of coordination is a model of international relations, especially of relations between big powers. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Alliance forged to boost China's CDMA cell phone industry
China Telecom, a major telecom service provider, announced it has co-launched a CDMA industrial alliance Friday with more than 100 other companies from cell phone design and making to software and content providers. Most of the member companies engaged in the non-profit alliance, initiated by China Telecom, were cell phone-related heavyweights such as Microsoft, Huawei and Samsung, said Yang Xiaowei, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's 26th Antarctic expedition team departs for home
China's 26th Antarctic expedition team embarked its home journey on Friday after completing all scientific research and logistic tasks. Leaving China's Antarctic Zhongshan station at 20 p.m. local time on Friday, the 100 plus-crew team started their voyage back on the Xuelong (snow dragon) icebreaker. During their stay at Zhongshan station, the team has conducted 12 scientific research projects concerning … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » FM says 2010 "a very important year" of China's diplomacy
The year 2010 is a very important year for China in continuing to tackle the international financial crisis and promoting the recovery of world economy, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's health safety net working, yet to be safer
For an average family in China's countryside, diagnosis of Leukemia means nothing but despair. Even if modern Medicine could work miracle, the miracle is nonetheless unaffordable. Yu Xiulian is a farmer of Molou village, the city of Zhongwei in the northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Her daughter was diagnosed of Leukemia in June, 2009. Yu's family poured 60,000 yuan (8,780 … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Blizzards in NW China leave 30 dead, 3 missing since December
Freezing weather and heavy snowstorms in China's far western Xinjiang since December have left 30 people dead and three missing, a local official said Saturday. The snowstorms, the worst in six decades, also seriously affected 1.88 million people after houses collapsed and livestock were killed, Qian Zhi, deputy chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said at a conference on disaster … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 26 dead, 9 injured in road accident in Tibet
Twenty-six people were killed and nine were injured after a truck crashed at a roadside hill in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Saturday, local police said. Police investigation showed that the accident, which occurred at about 11:50 a.m. in Sangri County in south Tibet's Shannan Prefecture, was caused by brake failure. The truck with 35 people aboard was heading … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Death toll rises to 23 in south China fireworks blast
The death toll in a fireworks explosion on Feb. 26 in south China's Guangdong Province rose to 23 after police discovered two bodies hidden by villagers, the provincial government said Saturday. The police previously found 13 bodies at the site of the accident in Shiqiaotou Village of Puning City. Eight injured people died later at hospital. During the investigation, the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Continuing flood complicates rescue efforts in north China mine
Continuing flood has complicated rescue efforts in a coal mine in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where 31 miners were trapped, a rescue official said Saturday. Underground water flooded a pit of Luotuoshan Coal Mine in Wuhai City, at least 600 kilometers from the regional capital Hohhot on Monday when 77 miners were working. One miner was dead, 45 … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China-Russia oil pipeline to be completed this year: FM
The China-Russia oil pipeline is likely to be completed by the end of this year and the project will enter into operation next year, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Beijing on Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Six missing as Chinese boat sinks in international waters off S. Korea
Six people are missing after a Chinese fishing boat sank in international waters off South Korea' s southern island of Jeju earlier Saturday, Seoul's Yonhap News Agency quoted the coast guard as saying. Fifteen crew members were on the 280-ton fishing boat, which sank at around 5:00 a.m. local time in international waters about 150 kilometers off Jeju. Nine of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chongqing gang crackdown to continue: official
The gang crackdown in Chongqing would continue for a long time with hundreds of murder cases being unsolved, said Bo Xilai, Party chief of the southwestern Chinese municipality on Saturday. Police in Chongqing had to crack another existing 500-600 murder cases although they have solved more than 500 such cases last year, said Bo, secretary of the Chongqing municipal committee … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Naked Pig Skiing Carnival launched in NE China
A Naked Pig Skiing Carnival was held at the Lotus Mountains ski resort of northeast Chinese Changchun City, capital of Jilin Province Saturday. More than 1,000 skiers joined the party, wearing underpants and bikinis or costuming as Avatar, Kungfu Panda to ski. The skiers also performed single-line skiing and snowboarding on a frozen pool. "It is my first time to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tiger kills careless keeper at Shanghai zoo
A Bengal tiger killed a keeper, who probably forgot to lock the cage door on Saturday morning at the Shanghai Zoo, said local forestry authorities. Li Zhonglin, 53, was attacked by the tiger when he was cleaning outside the cage with its door unlocked, officials with the Shanghai Municipal Management Bureau of Greening and City Appearance were quoted as saying … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Racing against time to rescue lives
&$ &$A drilling machine drill through to the flooded coal mine where miners have been trapped since Monday in Wuhai, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 6, 2010. The first drilling target had been finished by getting into 202 meters underground at about 8:40 a.m. Saturday. The drilled hole will provide air, food and a means of communication for … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » International relations move toward multilateralism, greater democracy: Chinese FM
The international relations have undertaken great changes in the first decade of the 21st century, with the world changing toward multipolarity, multilateralism and greater democracy,said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing Sunday. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Pakistan to hold anti-terrorism military training in summer
Chinese and Pakistani armies will hold a joint anti-terrorism military training in China this summer, the Information Office of the Ministry of National Defense said Saturday. The training, code-named "Friendship-2010," will be the third one of this kind between the two countries, the office said, giving no details about the training. The office said the two armies' expert teams held … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese official says no request from Google for negotiations
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has not received Google's request for negotiations yet, said Vice Minister Miao Wei on Saturday. Google's had never filed reports over alleged Internet regulation and cyber attacks to the ministry or requests for negotiations, said Miao, on the sidelines of China's annual session of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese artists' performances praised in Chicago
A dazzling three-hour performance staged by a Chinese troupe attracted more than 4,000 people and won raving applause Friday night. The troupe was on a tour of North America to celebrate the Spring Festival and show Americans the appealing power of Chinese culture. The annual global event was held in about 10 major countries with Chinese emigrants during the traditional … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China goads Japan for quick action on sex slaves
China said on Friday that Japan should offer an appropriate resolution to the plight of eight Chinese victims forced into serving as "comfort women" for Japanese soldiers during World War II. Forcing women to be sex slaves or "comfort women" was a crime Japanese committed against several countries they invaded during the war – including China. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Foreign media focus on China's social initiatives
Coverage on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report by overseas media on Saturday focused on China's policies on reforming the income distribution system, promoting social equity and enhancing social security that were laid out in the report. Agence France-Presse reported China on Friday predicted another year of rapid expansion in 2010 but pledged to ensure the benefits of economic … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China gov't work report draws global attention
Foreign scholars and journalists were generally positive in reviewing the government's strategies and outlined the challenges ahead as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report delivered Friday caught wide attention across the world. Hong Pingfan, chief of the global economic monitoring center of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said the year 2009 saw the world mired in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Religious leader warns against secessionist activities in China's Xinjiang
A Chinese religious leader warned here Saturday against penetration and secessionist activities by hostile forces both in and outside China in the name of religion in Xinjiang that was rocked by a deadly riot eight months ago. Jume Tahir, vice president of the Xinjiang Islamic Association and also a deputy to the National People's Congress, made the remarks while attending … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese leaders on transformation of economic growth pattern
"Transformation of the economic growth pattern" has become a key word on the agenda of the annual sessions of China's parliament and top advisory body as the country aims at complete recovery from the global financial crisis and seeks sustained growth. Following are quotes from some Chinese leaders that underscore the transformation. The leaders joined deputies to the National People's … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese President stresses "leapfrog development, lasting stability" in Tibet
&$ &$Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front) receives Hada from a Tibetan deputy when joining a panel discussion with deputies to the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from west China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)&$&$ Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday urged to fast track Tibet's development and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese premier stresses environment, education in developing NW province
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday stressed that ecological environment must be protected and education improved while developing the poverty-stricken northwestern province of Gansu. Wen made the remarks while joining a panel discussion on his government work report with Gansu deputies to the National People's Congress, the top legislature. He also said that agriculture should not be ignored, and conventional … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese vice president calls for greater efforts to improve people's livelihood
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged greater efforts to improve people's livelihood while the country seeks the transformation of its economic growth pattern. Xi made the remarks while joining a panel discussion on Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report with deputies to the National People's Congress, the top legislature, from the eastern province of Zhejiang. "It is the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Top legislator urges getting edge in new int'l competition
Top legislator Wu Bangguo on Saturday called for efforts to gain China the edge in the latest round of international competition by developing emerging industries. Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), made the remarks when deliberating the government work report with NPC deputies from Hubei Province. To achieve that, Wu said China must develop … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to move ahead on clean energy "combustible ice"
China's western Qinghai Province, containing major deposits of the country's "combustible ice," will see increased explorations for this emerging clean energy, Provincial Governor Luo Huining said on Saturday. The plateau province plans to allow large energy companies along with researchers to tap this new source of energy while minimizing environmental threats, Luo said on the sidelines of the annual session … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Xinjiang situation moves for the better: senior officer
The general situation in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is stable and developing on the right track, the political commissar of Xinjiang's armed police has said. Hou Xiaoqin, who is attending the annual parliamentary session in Beijing, told Xinhua that Xinjiang's security situation is moving for the better and that he is confident of maintaining stability there. "We are … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Top political advisor calls for proposals on economic transformation
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Saturday called on two non-Communist parties to make proposals on the transformation of economic growth pattern. Jia, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, the top political advisory body, made the call in a panel discussion with advisors from the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party and the Jiu … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese FM to meet journalists
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will meet domestic and overseas journalists Sunday morning on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. The press conference is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese firm to drill oil fields in Persian Gulf
Tehran, March 7 (IANS) Iran and China have signed a $143 million-deal which will allow a Chinese firm to drill oil and natural gas fields in the Persian Gulf. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Killer smelter re-starts in China
Following protests, a lead smelter has gone back into production in Shaanxi, China. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US, China want North Korea to restart nuclear talks
Seoul, March 6 (DPA) The US government has joined China in calling on North Korea to restart the stalled six-nation denuclearisation talks, media reports said. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » President Hu joins panel discussion with Tibetan deputies to NPC
&$ &$Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front) receives Hada from a Tibetan deputy when joining a panel discussion with deputies to the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from west China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)&$&$ &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China becomes world's second-largest producer of manufacturing output
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) report has put China ahead of Japan as the world's second-largest producer of manufacturing output, trailing behind only the United States. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China asks Japan to urgently resolve World War II sex slaves impasse
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): China has asked Japan to offer an appropriate resolution to the plight of eight Chinese victims forced into serving as "comfort women" for Japanese soldiers during World War II. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese teacher on trial for pricking 63 students aged 3-6 years
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): A 22-year-old kindergarten teacher in China has reportedly confessed to pricking 63 students, aged between 3 and 6 years with a syringe as a method to discipline them. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan Quake Caught on Camera
A 6.4 magnitude quake struck Taiwan Thursday morning, stopping transportation, damaging buildings, and cutting off electricity. The initial tremor was followed by at least 20 more aftershocks througho… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Internet Cafe Ban Proposal Draws Cyber Attacks in China
With 384 million Internet users, China is home to the world’s largest online population. At the same time, the country’s netizens also face one of the toughest cyber censorship environment… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Land Confiscation Victim Denounces Chinese Regime in Graffiti
Recently, graffiti calling the communist authorities gangsters and animals has turned up in Shanghai. The slogans are the work of Zhang Junwei, who has been a petitioner for the past five years witho… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » USD,Euro, and Yen cheaper; Pound costlier; Yuan flat
(Figures in Rupees) ——————— Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 43.05 48.00 Sterling Pound 65.25 72.40 Euro 58.35 65.10 Australian Dollar 39.45 43.50 Bahrain Dinar 113.00 128.70 Canadian Dolla… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » American-born panda to meet public in SW China
&$ &$American-born panda Tai Shan eats bamboo in Wolong Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 23, 2010. Tai Shan is adapting well to life in his new home in southwest China's Sichuan Province after returning to China. He will begin to receive visitors on March 5 after one-month quarantine. (Xinhua/Chen Xie)&$&$ Tai Shan, a giant panda born in … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Tibetans exiles take out candlelight march in Dharamsala against China
Dharamsala, Mar 6 (ANI): Scores of Tibetan exiles and monks took out candlelight vigil here to condemn the sentences given to Tibetans in Lhasa by China. [Link]
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