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China – People's Daily Online » Scorching heat hits Beijing, most of China
The bulk of China's mainland is being baked by the scorching sun, as the heat spell is expected to linger for the week, weathermen have warned. Beijing's highs are expected to hit more than 38 degrees Celsius today, while southern Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces will reach more than 40 degrees Celsius, the highest for 2010. Parents in Beijing, Chongqing … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Nine die from gas poisoning in China mine
At least nine miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a colliery in China's Henan province Sunday night, officials said Monday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese foreign minister meets Indian PM envoy on bilateral ties
&$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) meets with visiting Indian prime ministerial special envoy Shiv Shankar Menon, who served as Indian National Security Advisor, in Beijing, capital of China, on July 4, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)&$&$ Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met Sunday with visiting Indian prime ministerial special envoy Shiv Shankar Menon, pledging to give impetus t … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's efforts to boost "leapfrog development" in Xinjiang
Authorities in different fields, as well as local governments around China, have been engaged in implementing the central authorities' strategic plans for the far western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to achieve what authorities have described as leapfrog development and lasting stability. &$ &$A working staff walks at the Xinjiang Islamic Scripture College in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 9 die from gas poisioning in central China coal mine
Nine miners died Sunday night from carbon monoxide poisoning in a colliery in central China's Henan Province, local authorities confirmed Monday. Liu Xianghua, deputy director of the Coal Mining Bureau in Yiyang City, said rescuers had found bodies of three of the mines under the mine shaft, and helped bring out six others to hospital, where they failed emergency treatment. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China keen on Sudan's stability and peace: envoy
Visiting Chinese Special Envoy to Darfur Liu Guijin said Sunday China is keen on Sudan's stability and peace and hopes to see south Sudan referendum conducted in a smooth and credible manner. "We are keen on stability and peace in Sudan. We desire to see south Sudan referendum conducted in a smooth and credible manner because it is in the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese man injured by gunmen near Egypt's Rafah border
A Chinese man was shot and injured by unidentified gunmen in an area near Egypt's Rafah border, local hospital and security sources told Xinhua on Sunday. The 33-year-old Chinese national was found near Sheikh Zoeid hospital, about 10 km from Rafah early Sunday and then was transported to the Al-Arish Central Hospital to receive better medical treatment. He was shot … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Mozambique singles out main areas for co-op with China
The Mozambican government has chosen the areas of energy, natural resources, agriculture and tourism as the priorities for cooperation with China, Finance Minister Manuel Chang has said. Chang told Xinhua on Sunday that his country is seeking to expand its cooperation with China, especially in the these areas. He said at the moment, Mozambique is pleased with the way the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese, Ghanaian leaders exchange congratulatory messages on anniversary of ties
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday exchanged congratulatory messages with Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Hu in his message hailed the profound and traditional friendship between the Chinese and Ghanaian people, saying that on July 5, 1960, Ghana became one of the first African … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Villagers protest landfill site
About 800 people in Lingchuan county of Guilin in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region petitioned on Saturday against a planned residential garbage landfill site that is to be located in a local village over concern for the surrounding environment. The petitioners were primarily inhabitants of Beishan and Shaotian villages in Lingchuan county. About 500 of them were persuaded by … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Huge cache of drugs seized in Kathmandu
A huge consignment of hashish – 105 kg – hidden in sacks of potatoes and meant to be sent to China was seized here in the Nepal capital by the Narcotic Drugs Control Law Enforcement Unit. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Province suffers metal emissions
The environmental protection department of Anhui province announced on Friday that the province is suffering severe problems of heavy metal emissions. Among the 48 enterprises emitting heavy metal pollutants that were inspected in Anhui during the second quarter of this year, 18 of them violate the law of environmental protection and 10 of them illegally process heavy metal emissions, noted … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Police break up invoice forgery ring in Yancheng
A 25-member invoice-counterfeiting ring capable of processing a greater variety of receipts than a county-level tax office has been broken up by police in Yancheng, Jiangsu province. More than 50 fake seals and about 200,000 forged invoices worth a total of 2 billion yuan ($295.4 million) were confiscated in the bust, the Yangtse Evening News reported on Sunday. In recent … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Reincarnation of 5th Living Buddha Dezhub chosen
&$ &$Four-year-old Losang Doje dons ceremonial robes on Sunday following his selection as the 6th Living Buddha Dezhub, when a lot-drawing ceremony in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, singled him out as the reincarnation of the 5th Living Buddha Dezhub. Jue Guo / Xinhua&$&$ The reincarnation of the 5th Living Buddha Dezhub was chosen … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hospitals hire police for security
A total of 27 hospitals in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, have hired 27 police officers as vice-presidents since last Friday to take charge of hospital security work and defuse conflicts. Shenyang health bureau and public security bureau announced at a joint press conference over the weekend that the measure is intended to "increase the sense of security … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Children near battery plant lead poisoned
&$&$ A battery manufacturer is being blamed for the lead poisoning of four children aged one to six in Gao'er village, Jiangsu province. The local government has ordered the Nile Battery Co to suspend operations and has been providing free medical checkups for residents. The plant opened near the village in 2007 with investment from an entrepreneur from Jiangsu's Taicang … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese mainland first sends farmers to Taiwan for training
A group of 19 farmers from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region started training courses on the latest agricultural technologies and management in Taiwan Sunday. During their 10-day stay in Taichung, central Taiwan, they would learn from Taiwan agricultural experts, share experience with local farmers and visit local farms, said Zheng Mingpei, director of Guangxi's agriculture department, which sponsored the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Investigation fails to solve missing art works
Although local authorities declared at a press conference in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, that they have recovered the majority of the missing calligraphy works by late master calligrapher Yu You-jen, the donor of the works has cast doubts on the results of the investigation. Altogether 112 calligraphy works by Yu You-jen were found, local officials declared at a 10-minute press conference … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's population set to reach 1.4 billion by 2015
China's population is projected to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2015, when the urban population will become the majority for the first time, officials said. Li Bin, director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said the population on the mainland will reach 1.39 billion by the end of 2015, among which as many as 700 million … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Climate talks to pave way for Cancun summit
&$&$Tianjin meeting 'positive' gesture as China is set to introduce new ideas &$&$ China will host an additional round of climate talks in October in Tianjin before UN members convene in Mexico's Cancun at the end of this year for a climate change summit, a senior UN official and a Chinese policy insider said on Sunday. China and the UN … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Friendship ties remain strong
As people mark the first anniversary of the July 5 riot on Monday, some people continue to live in fear of future ethnic unrest in the region. Absalam Kadeer, however, is not one of them. The handsome 16-year-old Uygur lives with his family in a neighborhood off Xinhua South Road, in southern Urumqi, which is made up of people from … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » One year on, the pain still hurts
&$ &$People undergo security checks at the entrance of the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, last week. Feng Yongbin / China Daily&$&$ Victims recall the horror of the July 5 riots ahead of first anniversary. Cui Jia reports in Xinjiang. Wang Yang's last memory of his parents is standing over their bloodied bodies … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Joint drill targets terrorists
&$ &$Chinese and Pakistani soldiers take part in exercises on Sunday as part of a joint anti-terrorism drill that started over the weekend in Qingtongxia of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Du Yang / China News Service &$&$ When Pakistani Special Forces member Zafar Niazi took part in an anti-terror drill jointly conducted by China and his country during the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 24 killed, 19 injuried in shuttle bus fire in east China's Jiangsu
Twenty-four people were killed and 19 others injured after fire engulfed a steel company's shuttle bus Sunday night in Wuxi city of east China's Jiangsu Province, local government said Monday.&$ &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Search at southwest China's landslide site wrapped up, 99 buried likely all dead
Rescuers Sunday gave up searching for more survivors, six days after a rain-triggered landslide buried 99 people in a southwest China village, citing mounting concerns to head off the outbreak of disease as well as the slim chance anyone could have survived after nearly one week. Only 42 bodies have been recovered at the landslide-hit Dazhai Village in Guanling County, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China mulls using "green indices" to evaluate officials
China is mulling using environmental indices as a yardstick to evaluate the performances of local governments and officials as the country seeks to convert its development mode to a green one, experts said Sunday. The new assessment criteria has been proposed in a draft of China's 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015), which the government is currently working on. The draft is … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Aid from across China aims for sustainable improvements in Xinjiang
As in many parts of rural China, women in Shule County of remote Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region stay behind as their menfolk migrate to cities for low-paid laboring work. Without proper education or training, ethnic Uygur girls who venture out of rural Xinjiang to larger cities outside the region often find themselves lost with few suitable, decent jobs. But a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese envoy urges Darfur conflicting parties to find peaceful solution
Chinese Special Envoy to Darfur Liu Guijin on Sunday urged the parties of the Darfur conflict to work to find a peaceful solution for the conflict through the Doha negotiating forum. "The only way to resolve the problem in Darfur is through peaceful negotiations, through the political process, any boycotting of the political process, any choice of remaining outside the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's economic policy faces mounting difficulties: Premier Wen
&$ &$ Chinese Premier &$&$Wen Jiabao&$&$ smiles while showing a cartoon presented by a worker in Talkweb Information System Co., Ltd. in Changsha, capital of central China … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Scorching heat to linger in most parts of China
&$ &$ A girl plays at a fountain in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on July 3, 2010. Hot weather swept most regions in northern, central and southern China these days, with temperature of some regions soaring to 39 degrees celsius. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)&$&$ China's weather forecast authorities on Sunday said the heat that had been bearing down on … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Scorching heat to linger in most parts of China
China's weather forecast authorities on Sunday said the heat that had been bearing down on many parts of the country would continue for a few more days. &$ &$A girl plays at a fountain in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on July 3, 2010. Hot weather swept most regions in northern, central and southern China these days, with … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Tibetan environmentalist jailed for five years in China
China has sent a Tibetan environmentalist to jail for five years on a charge of inciting separatism in the country, in the latest sign of what human rights groups called increasing repression of intellectuals. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese mainland first sends farmers to Taiwan for training
A group of 19 farmers from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region started training courses on the latest agricultural technologies and management in Taiwan Sunday. During their 10-day stay in Taichung, central Taiwan, they would learn from Taiwan agricultural experts, share experience with local farmers and visit local farms, said Zheng Mingpei, director of Guangxi's agriculture department, which sponsored the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's population to near 1.4 billion by 2015
BEIJING (AFP) – China's population will near 1.4 billion by 2015, when over half of the nation will be considered urban dwellers, state press said Sunday.China's urban population will rise to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Falling rock kills 4 in northeast China
Four people died when a rock rolled down a mountain and hit their van in northeast China's Jilin Province, police said Sunday. Altogether nine people were in the moving van when the rock, weighing about a tonne and about half a cubic meter in size, hit the vehicle at about 9 a.m. Saturday in Changbai County. Three people died at … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Heavy rains to pelt China's Yangtze River Valley
Heavy rains are expected for some regions along the Yangtze River in the following three days, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) forecast Sunday. Heavy rains or rainstorms would sweep through some parts of provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan, and municipalities of Shanghai and Chongqing, according to a statement posed on the CMA's website. Northern … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Delegation of China's overseas Chinese affairs office visits UAE
A delegation led by a senior official of China's state overseas Chinese affairs office arrived in Abu Dhabi on Friday for a three-day visit to overseas Chinese in the Gulf nation. After his arrival, Ma Rupei, deputy head of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China, visited the Abu Dhabi Branch of the Chinese Union Society, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 42 bodies recovered from landslide in SW China
BEIJING Rescuers pulled 42 bodies from a landslide in southwest China, and 57 people remained missing nearly a week after the disaster with no signs of life detected, the Xinhua News Agency sa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Exhibition in China is all about corruption
Beijing, July 4 : A city in China has come up with a unique exhibition, which it hopes will lead to a decrease in corruption in government offices. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Tibetan boy chosen as 6th 'Living Buddha' by China
BEIJING: After years of search by top monks, a 4-year-old Tibetan boy was today chosen as the sixth 'Living Buddha' in the Tibetan capital Lhasa through a lot-drawing system of two candidates condu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China population set to touch 1.39 bn by '15
BEIJING: China's population which was projected to reach 1.39 billion by 2015 is expected to undergo a major demographic shift with urban population increasing to 700 million, surpassing for the fi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Heatwave to continue for next 3 days
BEIJING – China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) has issued a yellow-coded heat alert for Sunday, warning a heatwave will continue in many parts of China for the next three days. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese mainland, Taiwan open new passenger sea route
The COSCO Star Passenger Ro-Ro Ship is berthed inside the Dabaiyu Port, prior to its maiden voyage to Keelung of Taiwan, at Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Wang Ti… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China revises 2009 growth up to 9.1%
BEIJING – China's economy grew even faster in 2009 than previously reported, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. Revised figures showed that gross domestic product, or GDP, rose 9.1% las… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China hits out at EU modem probe
BEIJING – China denounced an EU investigation into Chinese-made modems in a growing series of trade disputes with the European bloc, as an industry group warned affected firms could face huge losses. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, Pakistan kicks off anti-terror drill
China and Pakistan kicked off a joint anti-terrorism drill in Qingtongxia in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Saturday.The drill, code-named "Friendship-2010," is the third… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China prepared to share high-speed rail expertise
by Xinhua writers Yang Rongrong & Yang JianxiangA 301-km high-speed (HS) railway connecting Shanghai and Nanjing in east central China began its inaugural run on July 1. With a maximum speed of 35… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China keeps promise to curb carbon emission
By Xinhua writers Zhang Zhanpeng, Yu Fei, Cai Yugao and Wang YueAlthough it is not an easy task, China strives to put into practice the promise made last November before the Copenhagen Conference — t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Strike ends at Japanese electronics firm in China
Workers at a Japanese-owned electronics factory in north China returned to work on Saturday after a four-day strike, China's official news agency said. Production at the Tianjin Mitsumi Electric C… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan shares open lower
The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened lower Thursday, moving down 2.48 points at 7,326.89 on a turnover of NT$1.99 billion (US$62.19 million). The weighted price index fell 94.20 points, or 1…. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Pakistan kicks off anti-terror drill
China and Pakistan kicked off a joint anti-terrorism drill in Qingtongxia in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Saturday. The drill, code-named "Friendship-2010," is the third of its kind between the two countries. More than 200 people, including soldier participants and military spectators, attended the opening ceremony of the drill. The joint exercise is of profound and far-reaching importance … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China prepared to share high-speed rail expertise
by Xinhua writers Yang Rongrong & Yang Jianxiang A 301-km high-speed (HS) railway connecting Shanghai and Nanjing in east central China began its inaugural run on July 1. With a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour (km/h), the CRH train shortens the express trip time between the two terminuses from a little more than two hours to 73 minutes. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China keeps promise to curb carbon emission
By Xinhua writers Zhang Zhanpeng, Yu Fei, Cai Yugao and Wang Yue Although it is not an easy task, China strives to put into practice the promise made last November before the Copenhagen Conference — to cut its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 compared with the level from 2005. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » the next emerging market for brands
LONDON, ENGLAND, July 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — MEC, a media agency (www.mecglobal.com) today released new research revealing a new way on how brands can segment women in 'Lower Tier Markets', th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » the Next Emerging Market for Brands
Shanghai, China, July 04, 2010 –(PR.com)– MEC, a media agency (www.mecglobal.com) today released new research revealing a new way on how brands can segment women in ‘Lower Tier Markets’,… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China High-Speed Railway and Subway Industry Report, 2009-2010 Now Available at ReportsandReports
China High-speed Railway and Subway Industry Report, 2009-2010 Market Research Report in its Store. Browse the complete Report on: http://www.reportsandreports.com/ma~ [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US all but gives up on stalling Sino-Pak nuclear agreement
China has reiterated that its nuclear agreement with Pakistan to set up two new reactors in Punjab's Chasma region is in accordance with all international obligations, while on the other hand the United States, which has until now objected to the deal, appears to have kneel down over the issue. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 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 aim… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Minimum wages raised in 10 regions
Starting on July 1, regions including Henan, Shenzhen, Shaanxi, Anhui and Hainan increased their minimum wage standards, and in all regions, with the exception of Shenzhen, wages increased by more tha… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Samsung builds 100th school in China
Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has built its 100th elementary school in China under a project which began in 2005 to help those in underprivileged areas of the country. Last week, the South… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Yuan could move the other way
Now that China is staying true to its word and letting the yuan trade a bit more freely, analysts and investors outside the mainland may not be prepared for one potential outcome: a yuan drop. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China revises 2009 growth up to 9.1%
/enpproperty–> BEIJING – China's economy grew even faster in 2009 than previously reported, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. Revised figures showed that gross domestic product, or GD… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Heavy rains to pelt China's Yangtze River Valley
/enpproperty–> BEIJING — Heavy rains are expected for some regions along the Yangtze River in the following three days, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) forecast Sunday. Heavy rains or… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China keeps promise to curb carbon emission
/enpproperty–> NANJING – Although it is not an easy task, China strives to put into practice the promise made last November before the Copenhagen Conference — to cut its carbon dioxide emissions per… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China loses, Italy continues push to final round at FIVB World League
China lost to Italy 17-25, 25-27, 21-25 at home on Saturday as Italy continued to push to the final round at FIVB World League.Italy controlled the game with four consecutive points as the first set b… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese vice president meets Botswana ruling party chairman
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R Front) meets with Daniel Kwelagobe, chairman of Botswana Democratic Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Huan… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Exhibition in China is all about corruption
A city in China has come up with a unique exhibition, which it hopes will lead to a decrease in corruption in government offices. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » International delegations continue to visit UAE Pavilion in Shanghai Expo exhibition
Shanghai – A number of international delegations continue to visit the UAE pavilion at the 2010 Expo exhibition which is currently held in China. Salem Saeed Al A'meri, Deputy Director General of Nati… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Fear in China's Urumqi city on riot anniversary
URUMQI, China (AFP) – Police told Abdullah not to leave home on Monday's anniversary of deadly ethnic violence in China's Urumqi city, where the bustle belies continued deep racial divisions a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. lawmakers urge probe of Chinese investments
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 50 U.S. lawmakers called on Friday for an investigation into whether a Chinese investment in the U.S. steel sector should be blocked on national security grounds. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bank of China to raise up to US$8.9 billion
BEIJING — Bank of China Ltd. announced Friday it will raise up to 60 billion yuan (US$8.9 billion) in a new effort by a major Chinese state-owned lender to replenish capital following last year's len… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. urges China to show transparency in Xinjiang
WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday urged China to show transparency and respect legal rights of its citizens one year after deadly ethnic violence erupted in the Xinjiang region's capital Urumq… [Link]
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