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China – People's Daily Online » Happiness Project helps 220,000 mothers in poverty
The memorial assembly and theme photo exhibition "Mothers' Smiles" kicked off in Beijing yesterday to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Happiness Project, which aims to help impoverished mothers throughout China. The Happiness Project was initiated in 1995 and is jointly sponsored by the China Population Welfare Foundation and the China Family Planning Association. The Happiness Project raised 660 million … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sinopec has started shale gas exploration in Southwest China
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced Thursday on its website that it will start explorations for shale gas in Southwest China through a newly-launched division. "The new… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US trade panel denies China steel product duties
/enpproperty–> WASHINGTON – The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) decided Thursday to deny a ruling by the Commerce Department on final antidumping duties (AD) and countervailing d… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Security camera blanket covers Urumqi ahead of riot anniversary
Buses, supermarkets, department stores and thousands of other public facilities in Urumqi, northwest China, have been fitted with high-definition surveillance cameras ahead of the anniversary of a riot that left almost 200 people dead in the city last year. A spokesman with the municipal government of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said Thursday that security cameras with special … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Owner of "nail house" pleads for demolition, settlement
&$ &$The "nail house" sticks out in Shuguangxilu Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing. (Photo: Chinanews.com)&$&$ In recent years, the public is perhaps used to hearing stories about Chinese home owners who refuse to allow their property to be demolished, and of violent scuffles due to their futile quest. The term "nail house" normally refers to homes belonging to Chinese residents who … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Expo Grandma's journey of discovery
&$ &$A woman of the Miao nationality puts a traditional headpiece on Tomiyo Yamada at the Expo Park May 1. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Tomiyo Yamada and her family looked surprisingly full of life after a full morning visiting the Shanghai Expo Park. That's not unusual except when one considers that the 62-year-old Japanese woman and her family have been touring the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Urbanization affecting care of aging parents
In an investigation conducted by China Youth Daily last week, 41.8 percent of 12,534 people polled said they do not live in the same city as their parents. Over 60 percent of those polled were born in the 1980s and 23.7 percent in the 1970s. Nearly 63 percent said the main reason for "living apart" was they couldn't afford to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China pledges to support UN's role in gender equality, women's empowerment
China supported the UN in playing its role in advancing gender equality and women's empowerment and will continue to provide political and financial support to relevant UN agencies working in this field, a senior Chinese diplomat said at United Nations Thursday. Li Baodong, the Chinese ambassador to the UN, told the 2010 ministerial review session of UN Economic and Social … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Int'l governing body praises 2010 World Expo in Shanghai
The Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (Bureau of International Exhibitions or BIE) Thursday praised the organizers of the popular 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. BIE President Jean-Pierre Lafon said he was "impressed" after Chinese delegates gave a presentation at the 147th plenary session of the BIE on the developments of the Shanghai Expo over the last two months. The presentation … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Thailand celebrate 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties
A grand reception was held in Beijing Thursday to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Thailand. Addressing the occasion, Shi Guangsheng, head of the Chinese-Thai Friendship Association, hailed the progress of bilateral ties over the years, citing closer high-level exchanges, enhanced political trust, increasing trade cooperation and expanded cultural and non-governmental exchanges. Shi … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » First sex photo case won in court
A Shanghai court has ordered Baidu, China's largest search engine, to publicly apologize to a female university student whose nude photos were published online and compensate her for pain and suffering. Li Hongguang, the court's publicity officer, told the Global Times Thursday that it was the first case in Shanghai of privacy rights infringement over the Internet. He said the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China opposes US-ROK military drill
&$&$Related: US must restrain provocative military actions&$&$ A top Chinese military official on Thursday objected to the proposed joint military exercise between the United States and the Republic of Korea in the Yellow Sea. General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, told reporters that the location of the upcoming drill is very close … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Auto sales decline in June, recovery in question
Auto sales in both the United States and China slipped in June from the previous month and major automakers said there was no sign of the second-half-year recovery. China's auto sales slumped by 17.4 percent in June from May, to less than 10 million vehicles, while production of autos also dipped by about 11 percent. Car sales have been on … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Eight trapped miners saved from flooded north China pit
Eight miners who had been trapped in a flooded colliery of north China's Shanxi Province were saved early Friday after being trapped for 35 hours, rescuers said. The first four survivors were rescued and sent to hospital at around 2:30 a.m., a spokesman with the emergency rescue headquarters said. Rescuers helped the other four miners out of the pit at … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Parents in Beijing demand more transparency in school placements
Elementary schools graduates in Beijing's Dongcheng district got the results of computerized school placements Wednesday, which decide which middle school they will go to. It was the first time students not holding Beijing permanent residency permits (hukou) were included, but parents still doubt the fairness of the practice. "We demand more transparency in the process," Zhang Cuiling, whose 12-year-old nephew … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Shanghai set to get 1st bite of Apple Store
&$ &$Preparations are under way at the first Apple Store in Shanghai yesterday. Apple will open the store in the Lujiazui area in Pudong New Area on July 10.(Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Apple will open its first Apple Store in Shanghai in Pudong New Area on July 10 as the culture-changing company, designer of the iPhone and iPad, bids to penetrate its … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Six children drowned in east China
Six teenagers, two boys and four girls, drowned Wednesday when swimming in a pond in east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said Thursday. At 10:38 a.m. Wednesday, the county's public security bureau received a call saying seven children went missing while swimming in Qingquan Village of Wangjiang County, said a spokesman with the county government. On Wednesday afternoon, rescuers recovered … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Beijing to combine city districts to balance development
The State Council, or China's cabinet, has approved a plan which calls for combining four key administrative districts of Beijing, the national capital, into two larger ones. According to the plan proposed by the Beijing Municipal Government, the former Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen and Xuanwu districts at the core of Beijing will merge to form the new Dongcheng and Xicheng districts. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Flights delayed, some canceled as fog engulfs NE China airport
Over 100 flights were canceled and 100 others delayed Thursday as heavy fog covered an airport in northeast China's Liaoning Province, said airport workers Thursday. Planes could neither land nor take off at Zhoushuizi International Airport at coastal city of Dalian, an airport employee told Xinhua over the phone. Visibility has dropped to less than 200 meters as heavy fog … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's Three Gorges Reservoir reports better water quality
The quality of water in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project, has improved in recent years. The improvement comes after five regions, including Chongqing, Hubei and Sichuan, built more wastewater and garbage treatment plants, Zhang Lijun, deputy minister of environment protection, said here Thursday. The regions had 240 wastewater … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Suspect prosecuted for 2009 killing of two in downtown Beijing
A man who allegedly killed two and injured 14 others in downtown Beijing in 2009 has been referred to prosecutors, a court statement said Thursday. Zhang Jianfei, 47, was charged with endangering public security, said Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court in a written statement. A drunken Zhang is alleged to have stabbed the victims with a knife at 6 p.m. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's new ambassador to Pakistan presents credentials to President Zardari
China's new ambassador to Pakistan, Liu Jian, presented credentials to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad on Thursday afternoon. During the talk following the presentation of the credentials, Ambassador Liu first passed the good-will wishes of Chinese President Hu Jintao to the Pakistani president. He thanked the president for his contributions to the consolidation and development of the Sino-Pak … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Vietnam agree to properly handle sea issues
China and Vietnam agreed Thursday to properly deal with the maritime territorial issues in the South China Sea. This is one of the five consensus decisions made at the fourth meeting of the China-Vietnam steering committee on cooperation, which was co-chaired by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem. China and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's Cabinet seeks more mergers, reorganizations among nation's businesses
China's central government has urged more efforts be made to promote mergers and reorganizations of the country's enterprises, a government statement said Thursday. Being fragmented, some Chinese industries suffered from a relatively weak ability to be innovative and competitive, said the State Council, or the Cabinet, in the statement released after an executive meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao on … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » No 'human flesh' search
Victims of the "human flesh search" whose reputations have been damaged and privacy rights abused by Internet users can demand that websites delete harmful information under the Tort Liability Law, which becomes effective today. "Human flesh search" is a loose term to define thousands of anonymous Internet users who work together as self-styled detectives to track down and harass people … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China No. 1 in high-speed rails
&$ &$The Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed train is seen at the Hongqiao station in Shanghai Thursday. The 300km/h train slashes travel times between the two cities. (CFP Photo)&$&$ A high-speed rail service linking Shanghai and Nanjing – one of China's most developed economic zones – opened to passengers Thursday, making China the world leader in terms of total high-speed rail lines. The … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Playing by the rules in the game of love
&$&$ Fans of the popular dating show If You Are the One (Fei Cheng Wu Rao) will have noticed some big changes in the format when it aired last weekend. Gone were the usual barbs from female contestants aimed at the men attempting to win their affection. There was also far less talk about people's wealth and family background. Instead, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Baidu to recruit engineers from Silicon Valley
Baidu, the largest Chinese Internet search engine, plans to recruit at least 30 engineers from the Silicon Valley at a job fair in the United States on July 10, the first step of their global recruitment plan. All the positions, including R&D engineers, software architects, technical architects, database administration and management engineers, and business analysts, are based in China. Zheng … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Plan to merge Beijing districts approved
The capital's Chongwen and Xuanwu districts will soon become history as the State Council, the country's Cabinet, has approved a plan to merge them with two other districts to improve the city's development and governance. Xuanwu will merge with Xicheng district and Chong-wen will join Dongcheng district, according to a plan by the Beijing municipal government. The four districts form … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Trial launched to converge TV, web and phones
Authorities on Thursday launched a major pilot project in 12 cities nationwide to help converge the telecommunications, Internet and broadcast networks, the State Council said in a statement on the government's website. The project aims to make the three sectors compatible in the country to allow users to make telephone calls, surf the Net and watch television through one cable … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 'Made with China' ad on BBC boosts products' image
China is broadcasting a 30-second-long "Made with China" TV advertisement in Europe and Asia to boost the image of the country's products. The ad, which shows goods labeled with a "Made with China" tag being manufactured with the help of top foreign firms, started showing on BBC World News, Eurosport, and Eurosport 2 on June 28. It will air about … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese VP calls on CPC members to learn from official who died on duty
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged members and officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to emulate the achievements of an official who died on duty after six years of dedicated work as a village Party secretary. Xi made the statement in Beijing while meeting with attendants to a ceremony to mark the release of a movie … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Wire decking from China not injure U.S. industry: trade body
Chinese wire decking product does not hurt U.S. industry, according to a final ruling by the U. S. trade authority on Thursday. The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined Thursday to deny a ruling by the Commerce Department on final antidumping duties (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of some 235.9 million dollar wire decking from China. As … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 13 dead, 86 still buried three days after landslide in SW China
&$ &$Rescuers carry bundles of parcels for local villagers at the landslide ruins, in Dazhai Village, Gangwu Township, of Guanling Bouyei & Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Peng Nian)&$&$ The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in southwest China's Guizhou Province had risen to 13 after rescuers recovered another two bodies Thursday night, rescue headquarte … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Partying with Little Mermaid
Some Denmark Pavilion employees have been spotted swimming in the pond that displays the famous Little Mermaid sculpture. A man surnamed Shi was watching live footage of the sculpture at www.mermaidexchange.com, a site set up for the World Expo to show the Little Mermaid in real-time, when he spotted several people wearing bathing suits splashing about in the pond in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Expo lures 1m foreign visitors, and counting
A Count of tour groups shows that at least 1.07 million foreigners had visited the World Expo since it opened on May 1, the head of the Expo bureau said Wednesday. The actual number of foreigners touring the world's fair in Shanghai would be far bigger if individuals, whose nationalities are not recorded at the gate, were factored in, Hong … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » HK gov't says willing to listen to demands by marchers
The Hong Kong SAR government would respect the rights of the city's residents to take part in the procession and their freedom of expression, and would listen to their views in a humble manner, said a government spokesman in response to the procession in Hong Kong on Thursday. A throng of Hong Kong citizens, setting off from the Victoria park … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Foreign network operators in China should abide by Chinese law:FM
Foreign network operators doing business in China should comply with the Chinese laws and relevant regulations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday at a regular news briefing. Qin made the remarks in response to a question concerning Google's application to renew its internet content provider (ICP) license in China. Qin referred the question to government departments in charge of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Police arrest suspect after forest fire kills 12 in SW China
A man has been arrested for starting a forest fire that killed 12 in southwest China's Yunnan Province, police said Thursday. Yang Yida, 34, is alleged to have started the fire on May 22 in a forest in Cuiyu Township, Lijiang City. Twelve villagers from Kujiao Village were killed while trying to extinguish the fire. The police caught Yang on … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Expo 2010 Shanghai: searching for meaning
Editor's note: The 2010 World Expo has turned Shanghai into an international carnival. Xinhua News Agency is inviting participants and visitors to share their "postcards" from China during the Expo. Contribution can be impressions of the Expo or of Shanghai or other parts of China, as well as stories, written reflections, travelogues, comments or any other observations relating to the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Firefighters launch final assault on NE China mountain fires
China's fire control authorities said Thursday firefighters have launched their final assault on forest fires in mountains in the country's northeast. The fires that started Saturday in the Greater Hinggan Mountains in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions spread to neighboring Heilongjiang Province. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed to fight the fires As of 8 a.m. Thursday, all the fires in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Famous Chinese painter Wu Guanzhong cremated in Beijing
The body of Wu Guanzhong, a famous Chinese painter, was cremated in Beijing Thursday. Wu died last Friday aged 91 in a Beijing hospital. His ashes would be scattered into the sea according to his will, said Lu Xinhua, former deputy chief of the School of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University. Lu knew Wu for more than 20 years. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China scraps tariff on 60 pct of imports from 26 African nations
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Thursday that the country will cease levying tariffs on 60 percent of imports from 26 least developed African nations, including Ethiopia and Liberia. This policy went into effect July 1, an MOC spokesman said Thursday. The spokesman said the move was in line with China's pledge, as part of the China-Africa cooperation forum mechanism, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China "gravely concerned" over EU's trade probe into modems from China
China on Thursday voiced "grave concern" over the trade probe of imported Chinese-made wireless wide-area networking modems launched by the European Union (EU). On Wednesday, the EU began an investigation into safeguard measures concerning the import of Chinese-made modems and an anti-dumping probe into these imports, worth 4.1 billion U.S. dollars. An unnamed official with the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese vice premier meets former Italian premier on food security
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu met with former Italian Premier Romano Prodi on Thursday and discussed food security. "China hopes to work with the international community on the global food security issue," Hui told Prodi during their hour-long meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Prodi served as president of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China verifying information on Italian operations against Chinese gangs: FM
China has taken note of reports saying Italian police targeted Chinese gangs in raids this week, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said here Thursday. When responding to a question raised at a regular news briefing about the reports on the Italian police raids, Qin said China was verifying relevant information. Qin said if the reports were proved accurate, China would … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China believes Sri Lanka capable of handling its own problems
China said Thursday it believes the Sri Lankan government and people are capable of handling their own problems. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks at a regular press conference in response to questions relating to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's recent appointment of members to a panel considering the recent conflict in Sri Lanka. The Secretary-General has appointed … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China urges restraint by parties involved in Nagorno-Karabakh clash
China Thursday urged calmness and restraint after clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where Armenia and Azerbaijan have a territorial dispute. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks while commenting on an exchange of fire in the region on June 18. "China consistently holds a clear stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue," Qin said, adding that China hopes the disputes … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Indian PM envoy to visit China
Shiv Shankar Menon, special envoy of the Indian Prime Minister, will visit China from July 3 to 6, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang here on Thursday. Qin said at a regular press briefing the two sides will exchange views on China-India relations, and international and regional issues of common concern during Menon's visit, without giving more details. Menon … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China welcomes Japan's relaxation of tourist visa rules
China Thursday welcomed the Japanese government's decision to relax tourist visa rules applicable to Chinese nationals. "We hope this decision and other moves by both nations will help promote exchange, understanding and friendly ties between the two peoples," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a regular press conference. The Japanese government Thursday eased conditions for the granting of tourist … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Vietnamese manufacturing companies expects to strengthen co-op with China
President of the Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry Nguyen Van Thu said here on Thursday that machinery and equipment manufacturing has been the focus of Vietnam's industrial development and Vietnamese companies want to strengthen cooperation with Chinese machinery manufacturing companies. Thu made the remarks during a press briefing held on Thursday in preparation for the Eighth China's Machinery and Equipment … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Communist Party of China's gesture of 'openness' to the media
In an attempt to open up to domestic and overseas journalists, the Communist Party of China has taken a move forward by interacting with them for the first time ahead of the 89th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, which has nearly 78 million members. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » British troops will soon be wearing Chinese socks!
British troops will now wear socks made in China after the Ministry of Defence decided to terminate the contract of a firm which supplied them for 80 years. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google pledges to abide by Chinese law
In a letter of application to renew Google's operation license in China, a company running Google's website in the country has pledged to "abide by the Chinese law". [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China opens fourth airport in Tibet
A new airport became operational in Tibet Thursday, with the landing of a passenger plane of Air China, making it the fourth commercial airport in the region. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » CS celebrates HKSAR 13th Anniversary at Shanghai Expo
Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang Thursday officiated at a ceremony celebrating the 13th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) inside the Shanghai Expo Park, according to the local government website. The event was held outside the Hong Kong Pavilion. Tang delivered a speech and took part in a traditional eye-dotting ceremony … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google denied ICP license in China
Google has failed to find a place in the initial list of companies that the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) plans to approve to provide online mapping services in the country. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese state councilor meets president of University of Michigan
Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong Thursday met with President of the University of Michigan (U-M) Mary Sue Coleman and discussed China-U.S. cooperation in education. Hailing the cooperation programs the university has carried out with the Ministry of Education and some Chinese universities, Liu said she hoped the U-M would deepen cooperation with Chinese universities in more areas, and promote understanding … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's top political advisor meets Djibouti party leader
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin met here Thursday with a party leader of the People's Rally for Progress (PRP) of Djibouti, pledging closer ties between the two countries and parties. China appreciated Djibouti's support on issues concerning China's core interests and would like to work with the African country to explore further cooperation on areas like education, agriculture and … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » More Chinese and Tamil language teachers to be recruited from 2011
Eyeing upon putting into operation the Pupils Own Language (POL) policy in around 7,000 primary schools nationwide, more Chinese and Tamil language teachers will be recruited from the next year. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Drunk drivers under scanner in China
China has launched a nationwide campaign against drunk driving, particularly directed at World Cup football fans. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » HK working holiday quotas enlarged
The quota for the Hong Kong- Australia and Hong Kong-Germany Working Holiday Schemes will increase from Thursday, the city's Labor and Welfare Bureau said. The annual quota of 1,000 for Hong Kong youths to travel to Australia under the Hong Kong-Australia Working Holiday Scheme will be lifted. The quota for Australian youths visiting Hong Kong will rise from 1,000 to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibet's fourth civil airport opens
Gunsa Airport in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region started operation Thursday, becoming the fourth civil airport on the "Roof of the World." An Airbus 319 landed at Gunsa Airport, in Ngari Prefecture, at 10:20 a.m., marking the airport's formal opening. The passenger flight from Chengdu, capital of the neighboring Sichuan Province, was operated by Air China's southwestern branch. Air China … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » DPRK's senior offcial meets Chinese delegation of radio, film, television
A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed to enhance cooperation with China in radio, film and television when he met a Chinese delegation here Thursday. Meeting the delegation of China's State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) led by its vice director Tian Jin, Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the DPRK's Presidium of the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China appreciates Nepali PM's contribution to bilateral ties
China said Thursday it appreciates Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's contribution to the development of Sino-Nepali ties. The remarks were made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang at a regular news briefing held in Beijing Thursday. M.K. Nepal announced his resignation Wednesday at a press conference at his official residence in Kathmandu, the Nepali capital. He took office … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Police Deny Activist’s Memorial Service
was surrounded by a large contingent of police on June 27. The owner, Ms. Zhou Xuezhen, who aids appellants from all over China on behalf of the league, has been suffering harassment since Feb. 3. Ms… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Personal online shops must use real-name system in China
New regulations requiring Internet commodity trading and related services to use a real-name system came into effect in China on July 1. The provisional rules are the first administrative regulations on network commodity trading and related services. According to the regulations, all people engaged in Internet commodities trading and related services should provide an application to the Internet trading platform … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Menon to visit China as PM's Spl Envoy
Beijing National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon will visit China from July 3 to 6 as a Special Envoy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss bilateral relations and international and regional … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Trade pact to end Taiwan's economic isolation
economic isolation and bring foreign investment to the island, President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday.Ma tried to allay fears that the pact might hurt Taiwan's sovereignty or worsen unemployment, two da… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China-based Founder VP admits working to gain partnership with Apple over iPad, says report
Fang Zhonghua, vice president of China-based PC brand Founder has recently confirmed that the company is currently in negotiations with Apple for distributing the iPad in China, according to a Chinese… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Beijing has coolest June in recent years
The highest temperature was 30 degrees Celsius in Beijing on the last day of June, which indicates the absence of sweltering 35-degree weather in June for the first time in the last 10 years. This year, though several high-temperature days were forecasted, the real hot weather has not come yet. "Citizens are more likely to perspire in recent days because … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google says China partially blocks search service
BEIJING — A Google search feature was blocked in China on Thursday, the company said as it awaited Beijing's decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China launches global 24-hour English TV news
China's biggest national news agency launched its global, English-language television news network on Thursday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's influence abroad. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China welcomes Gates visit at 'appropriate' time
BEIJING — An official report says the U.S. defense chief would be welcome to visit China at a time "appropriate to both sides." The offer reported Thursday by the official Xinhua News Agency co… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Electronics workers on strike in northern China
Workers at a Japanese-owned electronics factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin were on strike over pay and benefits Thursday, stopping work for the third day, a worker and the company said. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China raises minimum wage as strikes continue
China is raising its minimum wage in major cities while strikes continue to spread throughout regional industrial areas upset over being left out. A Japanese electronics factory in Tianjin is the lat… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese companies renting white foreigners to portray businessmen
Companies in China are said to be hiring white people to portray foreign executives to impress clients and officials, CNN is reporting. The fair-faced and usually out-of-work models or actors or ev… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Two Chinese Uighurs jailed for UAE bomb plot – paper
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Abu Dhabi court has jailed two Chinese Uighurs for 10 years for plotting to bomb a massive shopping centre in Dubai, an Emirati newspaper said on Thursday. The men, arrested last … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Loveless Chinese troops banned from online dating
BEIJING — What will the lonely hearts of the People's Liberation Army do now? Rigid restrictions on Internet usage imposed this month on the 2.3 million-strong Chinese armed services are sure t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China welcomes Gates visit at 'appropriate' time
Xinhua quoted General Ma Xiaotian, the deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, as saying Gates was welcome. Xinhua did not give a reason for the change in policy. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Waiting game in Google-China saga
Beijing, China (CNN) — The saga for Google's operations in China continues as the search giant awaits a decision from Beijing on whether its operating license will be renewed. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Stocks, U.S. Futures Fall on China, Spain; Oil, Nickel Decline
July 1 (Bloomberg) — Stocks dropped, extending a global first-half slump, and U.S. index futures fell as a slowdown in China’s manufacturing and Spain’s deteriorating creditworthiness fan… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Woo receives Hong Kong honour
The Hong Kong government announced its annual honours on Thursday to mark the 13th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's Wealth Sends Obesity Rates Soaring
download Flash from the Adobe download website. According to official statistics, there are now nearly 100 million obese Chinese. As a proportion of China's population that number is still low… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stays silent on Google rerouting move
China's foreign ministry said on Thursday it had no comment on Google's decision to end automatic rerouting of users to its uncensored Hong Kong search portal, but that all Internet operators had to… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Russia-China Friendship Association promotes Sinology classics
A six-volume collection of Sinology classics was promoted in Moscow Wednesday commemorating the ninth anniversary of signing the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. The collection, entitled Chinese Spiritual Culture, was compiled by Russian Sinologists in 15 years comprehensively expounding the profound Chinese culture evolved across thousands of years from philosophy, religion, history, politics, ideology, technology, culture and arts. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » British shares slide as China data rattles markets
LONDON (MarketWatch) — British shares fell on Thursday, with banks and commodity-sector firms losing ground as investors fretted about the prospects for the global economy on the first day of a new q… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China launches global 24-hour English TV news
China's biggest national news agency launched its global, English-language television news network on Thursday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's influence abroad. Experts say … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says has no direct comment on Google
China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it had no comment on Google's decision to end automatic rerouting of Chinese users to its uncensored Hong Kong search portal, in a bid to keep its China … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Pulp & Paper Industry – Executive Summary and Forecast 2009 & 2010
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/r~ ) has announced the addition of the "China Pulp & Paper Industry – Executive Summary and Forecast 2009 & 2010" report to thei… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Seminar calls for greater cooperation on food security
&$ &$Gen. Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the PLA and Chairman of China Institute for International Strategic Studies addresses the symposium. (photo by Liao Huacheng)&$&$ Senior officials and experts have called on the international community to strengthen cooperation in food security at a symposium in Beijing Thursday. Addressing the International Symposium of Food Security, Ma Xiaotian, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's Air Force uses falcons to deter birds at airports
China's first batch of 30 soldiers, who are in charge of driving away birds at airports by directing falcons, have finished training recently. It marks a breakthrough in the technique of using falcons to scare off birds. Stray birds are a serious threat to aircraft. It is estimated that every year over 20,000 accidents are caused by aircraft striking birds. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japan's new car sales rise for 11th straight month in June
Sales of new cars in Japan rose 20.6 percent in June from a year earlier marking the 11th straight month of increase, Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) said in a report Thursday.Passenger ca… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Foxconn to build new plant in Central China, bringing 300,000 jobs
Newly recruited workers are to intern in Foxconn's Shenzhen plants before working in the new plant. The provincial government will subsidize employees of the new Foxconn plant during their training. E… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says has no direct comment on Google
BEIJING: China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it had no comment on Google's decision to end automatic rerouting of Chinese users to its uncensored Hong Kong search portal, in a bid to kee… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China launches global 24-hour English TV news
(AP) BEIJING – China's biggest national news agency launched its global, English-language television news network on Thursday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's influenc… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » John Woo receives hometown honors in Hong Kong
(AP) HONG KONG – John Woo has received one of the top official honors awarded by his hometown Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government announced Thursday the veteran director has been bestowed th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » European stocks knocked by Chinese growth fears
By Blaise Robinson PARIS, July 1 (Reuters) – European shares tumbled early on Thursday, falling below a key support level and retreating for the seventh time in eight sessions, after tepid Chinese eco… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Glance-FTSE drops to near 10-month low, China data hurts
By Simon Falush LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Data pointing to slowing growth in the Chinese economy knocked already fragile risk appetite, denting commodity stocks and banks and pushing Britain's top sh… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Glance-Europe Factors-Shares to drop after Chinese data
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – European shares were set to drop sharply on Thursday, mirroring hefty falls in Asian equities after manufacturing data from China showed recent rapid economic growth was slo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Nikkei hits 7-month low on strong yen, China data
TOKYO — Japan’s key Nikkei stock index hit a fresh seven-month closing low Thursday as the yen’s rise hurt exporter shares and uncertainty about the strength of the global economy g… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China welcomes Gates visit at 'appropriate' time
The offer reported Thursday by the official Xinhua News Agency comes just weeks after China rejected an offer to visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.Xinhua quoted General Ma Xiaotian, the dep… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China welcomes Gates visit at 'appropriate' time
BEIJING—An official report says the U.S. defense chief would be welcome to visit China at a time "appropriate to both sides." The offer reported Thursday by the official Xinhua News Agency comes… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China strike wave persists, hits Japanese firm
Submit your comment A strike at a Japanese-owned electronics factory in north China crippled production on Thursday, extending the industrial unrest that has put manufacturers at odds with increasingl… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google scrambles to save Internet licence in China
Submit your comment China is threatening to revoke Google's business license over the company's decision to redirect Chinese traffic to computers in Hong Kong that are not governed by the communist go… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says has no direct comment on Google
Submit your comment China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it had no comment on Google's decision to end automatic rerouting of Chinese users to its uncensored Hong Kong search portal, in a bi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's stocks drop for seventh day
/enpproperty–> China's benchmark stock index dropped for a seventh day, the longest losing streak in 18 months, as a bigger-than-expected slowdown in the country's manufacturing last month added to e… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Guangxi police destroy online gambling ring
/enpproperty–> An online gambling syndicate was busted in June by police Guangxi autonomous region after a 32-month investigation and search, gxnews.com.cn reported Thursday. More than 100 suspects … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sony recalls 55,362 laptops in mainland
/enpproperty–> Sony started recalling 55,362 Vaio laptops in the Chinese mainland from June 30, China's top quality watchdog said Wednesday. The laptops are at risk of overheating, which may lead to… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Fashion giant sues over store openings
/enpproperty–> Leading domestic fashion producer Shenzhen Copais Industrial has launched a lawsuit against SKN, an arm of South Korea-based SK Group. Copais is suing SKN claiming they failed to fulf… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Toyota says 270,000 cars have faulty engines
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide – including luxury Lexus sedans – have faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive gl… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Tibet's fourth civil airport opens
NGARI/CHENGDU – Gunsa Airport in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region started operation Thursday, becoming the fourth civil airport on the "Roof of the World." [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google examining impact of new China laws on products
Submit your comment Google is examining the impact new Chinese laws could have on its Google Maps service that could see it shut down if the company does not meet government requirements. China's S… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Nikkei hits fresh 7-month low on strong yen, China data+
TOKYO, July 1 (AP) – (Kyodo)(EDS: TO BE LED) Japan's key Nikkei stock index hit a fresh seven-month closing low Thursday as the yen's rise hurt exporter shares and uncertainty about the str… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Says To Take Further Steps To Help SMEs Raise Funds
-(Dow Jones)- China's government agencies said Thursday they will take further steps to help smaller firms raise funds, such as allowing them to use a variety of assets as collateral to get loans. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China welcomes Gates visit at 'appropriate' time
BEIJING (AP) – An official report says the U.S. defense chief would be welcome to visit China at a time "appropriate to both sides." The offer reported Thursday by the official Xinhua News Agency come… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » World stocks down on Europe, China growth doubts
BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets were in retreat Thursday amid new concerns about Europe's economic outlook after a warning Spain's debt rating may be downgraded and evidence that China's manufactu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Top Chinese legislator to visit France, Serbia, Switzerland
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo will pay an official goodwill visit to France, Serbia and Switzerland from July 7 to 20, a National People's Congress (NPC) statement anno… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan prosecutors recover 15 mln dollars from ex-leader's family
TAIPEI, July 1 (Xinhua) — Taiwan prosecutors have recovered from abroad nearly 15 million US dollars (500 million New Taiwan dollars) of illegal earnings from the family of ex-leader Chen Shui-bian, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's central bank sells 22 bln yuan of 3-year bills
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, auctioned 22 billion yuan (3.2 billion U.S. dollars) worth of three-year bills on Thursday at a yield of 2.68 percent. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Cambodia ratifies ASEAN-China economic cooperation framework agreement
The Cambodian National Assembly on Thursday approved the framework agreement on the comprehensive economic cooperation between ASEAN-China, a move aiming to attract more investments from China.The ove… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » World's longest, fastest railway goes online in China
The Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed railway, the longest and fastest inter-city high-speed railway with the highest standards in the world, started operation at 8 a.m. today. China currently has nearly 7,… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's Air Force uses falcons to deter birds at airports
China's first batch of 30 soldiers, who are in charge of driving away birds at airports by directing falcons, have finished training recently. It marks a breakthrough in the technique of using falcons… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China welcomes US defense chief's visit at an "approriate" time
A senior Chinese general said on Thursday that China welcomes U.S. defense chief to visit at a time "appropriate to both sides.""We still welcome him(Robert Gates) to visit China at a t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japan relaxes visa rules to encourage Chinese tourists to visit
The Japanese government on Thursday relaxed visa rules applicable to Chinese nationals to encourage more tourists to visit and help boost the nation's flagging retail sector.In July 2009, Japan began … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Philippine president meets Chinese president's special envoy
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III met with Yan Junqi, special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, at the presidential palace in Manila on Thursday.Yan, who is also vice-chairwoman of the Stand… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Taiwan prosecutors recover 15 mln dollars from ex-leader's family
Taiwan prosecutors have recovered from abroad nearly 15 million US dollars (500 million New Taiwan dollars) of illegal earnings from the family of ex-leader Chen Shui-bian, local media reported Thursday. Of the total 21 million US dollars that had been stashed away by Chen's family in Switzerland and then frozen by Swiss prosecutors, up to 7.25 million US dollars had … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China welcomes US defense chief's visit at an "approriate" time
A senior Chinese general said on Thursday that China welcomes U.S. defense chief to visit at a time "appropriate to both sides." "We still welcome him(Robert Gates) to visit China at a time which is workable for both sides," General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said when asked whether it is possible … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Top Chinese legislator to visit France, Serbia, Switzerland
Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo will pay an official goodwill visit to France, Serbia and Switzerland from July 7 to 20, a National People's Congress (NPC) statement announced Thursday. Wu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, will also attend the third World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva during his stay in Switzerland. Wu is invited by Speaker of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Japan relaxes visa rules to encourage Chinese tourists to visit
The Japanese government on Thursday relaxed visa rules applicable to Chinese nationals to encourage more tourists to visit and help boost the nation's flagging retail sector. In July 2009, Japan began granting individual tourist visas to Chinese nationals who earn 250,000 yuan (36,000 U.S. dollars) a year or more, but the conditions have been eased to encourage more Chinese people … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Amusement Park Accident in Southern China Kills 6
turned deadly for six people, while injuring 10 at a popular amusement theme park in Southern China on June 29. Chinese media reported that the accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Overseas … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Good Samaritan' Netizens Appeal Dismissed
An online video mocks the trial of three netizens who exposed the alleged death of a girl at the hands of local officials and police. (Internet photo) [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China launches global 24-hour English TV news
By CHI-CHI ZHANGASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BEIJING — China's biggest national news agency launched its global, English-language television news network on Thursday as part of efforts to expand the co… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China allows duty-free access to Bangladesh goods
Dhaka, July 1 : Beginning Thursday, China will provide duty-free entry to major Bangladeshi products with an aim to offset the annual trade gap of $2.5 billion. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » USD, Pound, Euro and Yen up; Yuan flat
(Figures in Rupees) ——————— Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 44.05 49.20 Sterling Pound 66.00 73.25 Euro 53.65 59.80 Australian Dollar 37.15 40.95 Bahrain Dinar 115.80 131.95 Canadian Dolla… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to try out program to integrate phone, Internet, TV services
Chinese TV, Internet and mobile phone users will be soon be able to do all three activities through a single device after the government announced Thursday a pilot scheme to integrate the three systems. The cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Harbin, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Qingdao, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Mianyang and regions around central Hunan Province's three boom cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China launches global 24-hour English TV news
BEIJING — China's biggest national news agency launched its global, English-language television news network on Thursday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's influence abroad.Expe… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Philippine president meets Chinese president's special envoy
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III met with Yan Junqi, special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, at the presidential palace in Manila on Thursday. Yan, who is also vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, conveyed President Hu's congratulations and good wishes to Aquino, saying that it is a steadfast policy of the Chinese government to develop … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China allows duty-free access to Bangladesh goods
Beginning Thursday, China will provide duty-free entry to major Bangladeshi products with an aim to offset the annual trade gap of $2.5 billion. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bruce Lee inspired Dev Patel to take up martial arts
'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel, who is an amateur martial artist, has revealed that he drew inspiration for the craft through film stars of his childhood days, most notably Chinese martial arts icon and film actor Bruce Lee. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google fails to make China's mapping list
Google Inc has not found a place on the initial list of companies that China plans to approve to provide online mapping services in the country, a media report said Thursday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Strike Wave Persists, Hits Japanese Firm
A strike at a Japanese-owned electronics factory in north China crippled production on Thursday, widening the industrial unrest that has put manufacturers at odds with increasingly assertive workers. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Stocks, Metals, Oil Fall on China Manufacturing, Spain’s Rating
July 1 (Bloomberg) — Asian and European stocks fell for a third day, extending a first-half slump, as China’s manufacturing growth slowed and Moody’s Investors Service said it may cut Spa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stocks drop 1pc to 15-month low
(29 mins ago) China's key stock index fell 1 percent to its lowest close in 15 months, extending a downtrend in the first half of the year as a stream of share supply, including Agricultural Bank of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China sets up news spokesman system
China has established a news spokesman system in 11 CPC Central Committee departments and units, 31 provinces and half of district cities, the Central Foreign Propaganda Office announced today. "The collective appearance of news spokesmen from central departments demonstrates an attitude of openness, enlightenment and confidence of the Communist Party of China," said Cai Xia, professoer of the Party School … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Experts urge development of Chinese credit rating industry
The construction of a credit rating system with Chinese characteristics will not only help to end the monopoly of global rating agencies but also guarantee China's financial sovereignty and economic s… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's PMI of manufacturing sector falls to 52.1% in June
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 52.1 percent in June, down 1.8 percentage points from last month, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP)… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing sets yuan at 6.7858 to dollar, highest since 2005
China's central bank set its currency exchange rate at the highest level against the US dollar Thursday, a sign of Beijing's determination to bring more flexibility to its regulated floating system. T… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Suzhou aims to be convention hub
Suzhou, just 95km from Shanghai, in Jiangsu province aims to become a meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition (MICE) destination. The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, will have two stops in … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ping An mulls SDB privitization plan
Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB) suspended stock trading Wednesday until a restructuring plan is finalized with Ping An Bank, a subsidiary of China's second largest insurer, Ping An Insurance Group.SDB… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Huadian to plug into Xinjiang
China Huadian Group will invest more than 100 billion yuan ($14.73 billion) in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region over the next decade to set up power plants, a new move to boost the region's economy, the… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Experts see soft landing after hard measures
The impact of China's tightening measures on the property market looms large, with investors and economists increasingly apprehensive about an economic slowdown in the second half of this year. Though… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hangzhou to offer first free funeral services
Starting on Thursday, Zhejiang province's Hangzhou city will stop charging residents for basic funeral services, becoming the country's first city to provide practically free cremations. Free services… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » StanChart set to invest $500m in ABC float
Asia-focused lender Standard Chartered Bank Plc on Wednesday said it will invest $500 million as a cornerstone investor in Agricultural Bank of China's (ABC) initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Eight trapped miners confirmed alive, one still uncontactable
Eight of nine miners trapped underground Wednesday at a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province were confirmed alive, while another remains uncontactable, said local mine safety authorities… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » HK records 9.4 bln HKD deficit
Hong Kong recorded a deficit of 9.4 billion HK dollars in the April-May period, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong announced on Wednesday.According to the Bureau, government e… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Of World Cup players, Messi most popular in China
Though less valued than the Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo or Brazil's top player Kaká, Lionel Andrés Messi, who is a brilliant Argentine footballer, is the most beloved in China out of more than 700 top soccer players from 32 countries participating in the 2010 South Africa World Cup. According to the newly-issued data from Wrating, a Chinese authoritative third-party Internet … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese man in Mars simulation in good condition
Since the Mars-500 mission stimulation, mankind's first ground-based biomedical experiment, was launched on June 3, Chinese volunteer Wang Yue has 27 days aboard the mock spacecraft and has "traveled" a simulated distance of more than 3 million kilometers away from the Earth. Wang Yue told this to reporters via e-mail on June 29. Wang said he gets along well with … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese shares good buy as rally beckons
/enpproperty–> LONDON – The Chinese mainland, which has the worst-performing stock market after Greece, looks like a buy by almost any measure, according to top-ranked analysts of the Asian nation's… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 10 dead, 89 still buried three days after landslide
/enpproperty–> GUANLING, Guizhou — The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to 10 after rescuers recovered another two bodies Thursday morning, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese provinces to raise minimum wages
At least nine Chinese provinces and cities will raise minimum wages from Thursday by as much as a third after Premier Wen Jiabao called on companies to create "harmonious employment relations" by gra… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Accident stops tap water for thousands in NE China
CHANGCHUN – An accident at a construction site in Northeast China's Jilin province has damaged a water pipe and cut off tap water supplies to about 110,000 people since Tuesday, witnesses and the loca… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Building site accident stops tap water for thousands in NE China
An accident at a construction site in northeast China's Jilin Province has damaged a water pipe and cut off tap water supplies to about 110,000 people since Tuesday, witnesses and the local authorities said Thursday. The accident happened after part of a retaining wall around a 15-meter-deep foundation pit in downtown Changchun, the provincial capital, collapsed late Tuesday, the city … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan Legislature To Convene Special Session For China Trade Pact
-(Dow Jones)- Taiwan's legislature, on its summer break now, will convene a special session to debate and ratify the island's wide-ranging trade and services agreement with [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US blocks China fibre optics deal over security
A deal that would have given a Chinese investment company a 60 percent stake in Emcore's fiber optics business has been called off because of regulatory concerns, the companies said Tuesday. A filing… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » India may lift curbs on cotton exports to China
A farmer plows a cotton field in the village of Hasti, Maharastra, India. A bigger cotton crop may help the country lift curbs on overseas sales. [SANTOSH VERMA / BLOOMBERG NEWS] [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to try out program to integrate phone, Internet, TV services
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese TV, Internet and mobile phone users will be soon be able to do all three activities through a single device after the government announced Thursday a pilot scheme t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to try out program of network integration
Chinese TV, Internet and mobile phone users will be soon be able to do all three activities through a single device after the government announced Thursday a pilot scheme to integrate the three system… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Of World Cup players, Messi most popular in China
Though less valued than the Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo or Brazil's top player Kaká, Lionel Andrés Messi, who is a brilliant Argentine footballer, is the most beloved in China out of more… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese man in Mars simulation in good condition
Since the Mars-500 mission stimulation, mankind's first ground-based biomedical experiment, was launched on June 3, Chinese volunteer Wang Yue has 27 days aboard the mock spacecraft and has "trav… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 10 dead, 89 still buried three days after SW China landslide
The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to 10 after rescuers recovered another two bodies Thursday morning, the rescue headquarters said.Some 2,0… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 10 dead, 89 still buried three days after SW China landslide
The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to 10 after rescuers recovered another two bodies Thursday morning, the rescue headquarters said. Some 2,000 people continued the rescue operation, but the chance of survival for the other 89 villagers was slim after being buried under mud for three days. More bodies are expected to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibet's fourth civil airport opens
Gunsa Airport in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region started operation Thursday, becoming the fourth civil airport on the "Roof of the World." An Airbus 319 landed at Gunsa Airport, in Ngari Prefecture, at 10:20 a.m., marking the airport's formal opening. The airport sits more than 4,200 meters above sea level and has a 4,500-meter runway. Its annual throughput capacity is … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese pipes to benefit 3 Colombian towns
At least 15,000 meters of pipes from China will be used to repair the aqueducts in three towns in northern Colombia, an official said on Wednesday. The ductile linear iron pipes, worth approximately 8 billion pesos (about 4.1 million U.S. dollars), will benefit residents of the towns of San Jacinto, Arjona and Turbaco in the Bolivar region, said Jorge Mendoza, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China sees improving security in Afghanistan as primary concern
China said at United Nations Wednesday that improving security in Afghanistan is of prime concern against a backdrop of "a marked increase in security incidents" in the country since the beginning of this year. The statement came as Wang Min, deputy Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, was taking the floor during an open debate on the current situation … [Link]
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