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China – People's Daily Online » Experts: Optimizing environment for foreign investments not just delegated authority
In April 2010, China's State Council made it clear that "encouraging and permitted projects" involving a total investment of less than 300 million U.S. dollars based on the "Guidance Catalogue of Foreign Investment Industry," except projects that require approval of the State Council, should be approved by the local government authorities. However, experts believe that optimizing the investment environment is … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dalai Lama's 'democracy' hollow (5)
Most people of the Dalai Lama group have no democratic concept at all, which further proves the hypocrisy of their "democracy." For instance, the head of the so-called Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Penpa Tsering said frankly while attending a group discussion jointly held by the Tibetan Women's Association and other organizations on June 21, 2009, only a person who agrees with Dalai … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dalai Lama's 'democracy' hollow (4)
The perverse acts of the Dalai Lama group made young Tibetans in exile see through the hypocrisy of its democratic cloak and hate politics. Thus it led to the low voter turnout of the group in 2006 as I mentioned in my previous story. However, writers of the Dalai Lama group hold a different view. In this regard, I especially … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dalai Lama's 'democracy' hollow (3)
Writers from the Dalai Lama group responded that these were lies I deliberately created, but they could not provide any concrete evidence to refute me. Instead, they used more than 2,000 words to criticize my confusion of the persecution of Tibetan scholar Tsultrim Kalsang Khangkar and another exile Tibetan named A Lequnze due to memory mistake. They introduced the details … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dalai Lama's 'democracy' hollow (2)
As for the authoritarian nature of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Samdhong Rinpoche admitted in a group discussion jointly held by the Tibetan Women's Association and other organizations in Dharamsala on June 21, 2009, that the Chief Minister did not have the freedom to conduct work in accordance with usual practice. Instead, he must work within a structure where the will of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » EU tariff against Chinese bicycles may extend to 2016
The European Union may extend its punitive anti-dumping tariff on bicycles imported from China to 2016, reported Beijing Business Today on July 6. Chinese bicycles and bicycles parts exported to the European Union have been facing a 48.5 percent anti-dumping duty for 17 years. It is reported that an E.U.-based industrial association has urged the European Commission to extend the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Inflation pressure waning fast in China
Despite the expected year-on-year rise in China's consumer prices in June, inflationary pressures will continue to ease as the price index drops month-on-month, analysts said. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main measure of inflation, rose 3.1 percent year-on-year in May from 2.8 percent in April, hitting a 19-month high, but on a month-on-month basis, it has weakened 0.1 percent, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Egypt-China trade seminar held in Cairo
A seminar aimed at improving the levels of trade between Egypt and China was held in Cairo late Monday. The two-hour forum was attended by about 60 officials and representatives from both Egyptian and Chinese companies. Cao Jiachang, commercial counselor at the Chinese embassy to Egypt and Mohamed Shafeek, chairman of Egypt's General Authority for Imports and Exports Control, joined … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chicken nuggets safe, McDonald's assures public
&$ &$A boy eats Chicken McNuggets at a McDonald's restaurant in Beijing on Monday. (China Daily)&$&$ Following a CNN report in late June that claimed US McDonald's chicken nuggets contain traces of two "harmful" chemicals, the fast food giant's China division admitted on Monday that its McNuggets also contained the additives. However, McDonald's (China) Co Ltd assured its use of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Housing prices 'to fall in Q4'
Property prices are likely to start falling in the last quarter of the year as tightening measures for the sector continue, officials and analysts have said. Dropping sales volume and stagnant prices could lead to a deeper price slump in the market, Minister of Land and Resources Xu Shaoshi said on Sunday. "In about three months, the property market will … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » International machine tool fair to open in Shanghai
An international machine tool fair is scheduled to open at the Shanghai New International Expo Center on July 15. The four-day event sponsored by Defense Industry Council Information Center, China Social and Economic Survey Center and the Eastpo International Expo Co. Ltd aims to push forward the country's industries in national defense, aviation and space, rail traffic, and auto manufacturing … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to host world climate talks in October
China will host an extra round of global climate talks in October before a UN summit in Cancun, Mexico, at year's end as nations attempt to devise a post-2012 treaty. United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner said that the world body was working with Beijing to organize the meeting in the northern port city of Tianjin. "China will … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese state councilor meets India PM special envoy in Beijing
&$ &$Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (R) meets with visiting Indian prime ministerial special envoy Shiv Shankar Menon, who serves as Indian National Security Advisor, in Beijing, capital of China, on July 5, 2010. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)&$&$ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 5 pupils attempt group suicide in NW China
Five pupils attempted to commit suicide by drinking herbicide in an old temple of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, hsw.cn reported. Four of them are left-behind children in rural areas, whose fathers or parents have gone to cities for work. The five 6th-grade pupils in Xinglin town, Fufeng county of Shaanxi province, made an appointment to go to the temple for … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Beijing Zoo sees first baby pandas since 2003
The family of animals at Beijing Zoo grew on Friday with the arrival of a pair of panda babies at about 10 am. They were the first pandas to be born at the zoo since 2003, according to Beijing Times. One of the twins is still at the zoo, being cared for by its parents, while the other was sent … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Pollution hinders South-to North water diversion
&$ &$The Dapu sewage treatment plant in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, begins operations on May 17. The plant is located on the South-to-North Water Diversion project's eastern route and can process 100,000 tons of sewage every day. [China Daily] &$&$ Authorities are still struggling with concerns about the poor water quality of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Security scratches wounds of riot in Xinjiang
&$ &$A woman surnamed Wang places flowers on her brother Wang Lei's tomb in a graveyard in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Monday, July 5, 2010.(China Daily)&$&$ Wang Lei's 67-year-old father visited his son's grave on Monday, the first anniversary of the July 5 riot, which left 197 dead and some 1,700 injured. Wang Lei, who was … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Breaking the barrier of language in Xinjiang
Gazing at her teacher's lips, 36-year-old An Ping thinks for a moment and bursts out with a string of unfamiliar words: "Eyuinez dikilar opdan turuwatamdu." "It is a greeting for Uygur people meeting on the street. It means 'How is your family?' " said An, a community official of the Han ethnic group in Tianshan district in Urumqi, capital of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China endures soaring temperatures
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China – People's Daily Online » Emergency response ends after rainstorms killed hundreds in S. China
China's flood control authority, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, on Monday said the level-four emergency response was over, as rainstorms that swept through southern China provinces had finally come to an end. As of 4 p.m. July 1, persistent rainstorms in the southern provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Scorching summer heat continues in China, strains power supply
A searing heat wave continued to scorch many parts of China Monday with Beijing recording the highest temperature in the first 10 days of July in 50 years. With temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, at least 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities are sweltering in summer heat, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said when issuing a level yellow heat alert. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Security scratches wounds of riot in Xinjiang
&$ &$A woman surnamed Wang places flowers on her brother Wang Lei's tomb in a graveyard in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Monday, July 5, 2010. [China Daily]&$&$ Wang Lei's 67-year-old father visited his son's grave on Monday, the first anniversary of the July 5 riot, which left 197 dead and some 1,700 injured. Wang Lei, who … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » More express trains to Shanghai in service
&$ &$Passengers board on a high-speed train traveling between Shanghai and Nanjing at Nanjing Railway Station of east China's Jiangsu Province, July 1, 2010. The service, with trains running at up to 350 km an hour, will cover the 301-km route in just 73 minutes, carving 80 minutes of the previous time. (Xinhua/Sun Can)&$&$ Twenty-six express trains will be added … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Mainland delegation departs Taiwan after reaching deals worth $2.2 bln
A delegation from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ended a five-day visit to Taiwan Monday after reaching investment and trade contracts worth 2.23 billion U.S. dollars. The two sides signed 70 investment contracts in agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and logistics worth about 2 billion dollars, as well as 56 trade contracts worth 227 million dollars, said a statement from the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Donations for Yushu quake relief top 8.7 bln yuan
Donations to the Yushu quake zone in northwest China's Qinghai Province have exceeded 8.7 billion yuan (about 1.28 billion U.S. dollars) as of Monday noon, with about 7.9 billion yuan in cash and the remaining in relief materials, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In a statement, the ministry said it had received 2.417 billion yuan and the Qinghai … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Canada agree to further boost strategic partnership
&$ &$Chinese President &$&$Hu Jintao&$&$ (R) meets with Canadian Governor-General Michaelle Jean in Beijing, capital of China, on July 5, 2010. (Xinhua/Fan Rujun)&$&$ Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Canadian Governor-General Michaelle Jean here on Monday, and both agreed … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China regards India as important partner, says premier
&$ &$ Chinese Premier &$&$Wen Jiabao&$&$ (1st R) meets with visiting Indian prime ministerial special envoy Shiv Shankar Menon (1st L), who served as Indian National Secur … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Beijing to limit migrants with enclosed management
Closed-off management, which has been implemented in some Beijing villages where migrant residents outnumber permanent residents, will be further promoted across the capital after the move received approval from both the country's top police official and the city's Party chief. Under such an enclosed management system, residents have to present their ID cards or temporary residence permits to get in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Helping parents help their kids
&$ &$Feng Xin (left), secretary-general of the Yang Ai Special Children's Parents' Club in Guangzhou, gives lessons to special children. Zou Zhongpin / China Daily&$&$ Twelve years since she joined an organization dedicated to helping parents of mentally challenged children, Feng Xin knows it like no one else the work that goes into running a quality non-governmental organization (NGO) … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Landslides wreak havoc in mountainous regions
&$ &$Residents of Fendang village in Nanping, Fujian province, clear debris on June 26 after a landslide destroyed their homes. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily&$&$ Villagers struggle to recover after losing loved ones and homes. Wei Tian and Zhu Xingxin report from Fujian. Zou Guofu and his family had been sifting through the wreckage of their home for more than … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Ten nuclear reactors to use top technology
China, which is currently building the largest number of nuclear power stations worldwide, is expected to use one of the most advanced technologies for constructing 10 of its nuclear reactors, an energy official said on Monday. The technology, called AP1000 from US-based nuclear power company Westinghouse, is a third-generation nuclear system. Compared with other reactors already in use in China, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Britain pledge to enhance military ties
China and Britain on Monday pledged to enhance military ties. The pledge came out of the meeting between Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong and visiting British Chief of Defense Staff Jock Stirrup. The military relationship is an important component of China-Britain relations, and the two sides have witnessed frequent exchange of high-level visits and fruitful cooperation … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » First minister of Scotland to visit Shanghai Expo
First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, is currently leading Scotland's tourism and trade mission to China from 5 July, including a planned visit to Shanghai Expo 2010. During the five-day trip, the delegation will visit Shanghai, along with a planned visit to Shanghai Expo 2010, before traveling to Beijing. The group will combine trade workshops, sales calls, media meetings and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Mongolia says to boost cooperation with China in fighting corruption
Mongolian anti-corruption authorities on Monday said they are ready to expand cooperation with Chinese counterparts to fight corruption. The Mongolian Anti-Corruption Agency said in a statement that the two sides will broaden cooperation on corruption prevention measures, including exchanging information and providing technical assistance under the framework of the UN Convention Against Corruption. The joint efforts will be underlined in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior Chinese, Myanmar officials vow to bolster ties
Senior Chinese and Myanmar officials Monday agreed to further substantial cooperation as the two states celebrate their 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Li Changchun, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Tin Aung Myint Oo, first secretary of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council, reached the consensus during their … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Four kids killed after houses collapse in southwest China
Three houses collapsed in southwest China's Yunnan Province Monday, killing four children from two families, said government authorities. Five other family members were injured after their makeshift lodging houses were crushed by the collapse of an empty house which had been in disrepair in Qilin District of Yunnan's Qujing City, according to a written statement from the publicity department of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Water quality improves in eastern route of China's huge water diversion project
The quality of the water in the eastern route of China's massive south-to-north water diversion project has improved in recent years. The quality of water from 23 out of 36 test places was of grade I, II and III quality according to the latest tests in the first quarter of this year, said Zhang Jiyao, director of the Office of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China regards India as important partner, says premier
Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing Monday that China regards India as an important strategic partner of cooperation. &$ &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (1st R) meets with visiting Indian prime ministerial special envoy Shiv Shankar Menon (1st L), who served as Indian National Security Advisor, in Beijing, capital of China, on July 5, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)&$&$ "We will work with … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Britain pledge to enhance military ties
China and Britain on Monday pledged to enhance military ties. The pledge came out of the meeting between Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong and visiting British Chief of Defense Staff Jock Stirrup. The military relationship is an important component of China-Britain relations, and the two sides have witnessed frequent exchange of high-level visits and fruitful cooperation … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences U.S. geologist to eight years
(Getty Images) BEIJING (AP) — An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database has been sentenced to eight years in jail.The case of Xue F… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan June consumer prices up 1.18 percent
Taipei, July 5 (CNA) Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) in June rose 1.18 percent from a year earlier largely due to higher fuel and food prices, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Sta… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Jilin delegation to promote economic links with Taiwan
Taipei, July 5 (CNA) Chen Weigen, deputy governor of China's Jilin Province, said Monday in Taipei that his province is eager to expand bilateral trade and economic links with Taiwan. At the head of a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan foreign exchange reserves hit new high in June
Taipei, July 5 (CNA) Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves in June hit a new record high at US$362.38 billion, the central bank said Monday. The June figure was US$2.26 billion higher than a month earlie… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan's largest consumer electronics show to see booth rise
Taipei, July 5 (CNA) Taiwan's biggest annual business-to-consumer electronics show catering to the domestic market will see a big increase in the number of booths this year thanks to the recovering ec… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bus fire in central China kills 24
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a policeman checks on the wreckage of a shuttle bus in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu province, on Monday July 5, 2010. Twenty-four people wer… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Panchen Lama tonsures reincarnation of 5th Living Buddha Dezhub
The 11th Panchen Lama tonsured the reincarnation of the fifth Living Buddha Dezhub in Lhasa Sunday in observance of Tibetan Buddhist rituals, officials in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region said Monday. The tonsure ceremony began at 7 a.m. Sunday at the Jokhang Temple, following a lot-drawing ceremony that selected a boy with the secular name Losang Doje as the sixth … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Mainland delegation departs Taiwan after reaching deals worth $2.2 bln
A delegation from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ended a five-day visit to Taiwan Monday after reaching investment and trade contracts worth 2.23 billion U.S. dollars. The two sides signed 70 investment contracts in agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and logistics worth about 2 billion dollars, as well as 56 trade contracts worth 227 million dollars, said a statement from the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences US geologist
BEIJING (AP) – An American geologist held and tortured by China's state security agents was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on the Chinese oil industry in a case that high… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Police patrol China region on riot anniversary
BEIJING Teams of police patrolled streets in the western region of Xinjiang on Monday as stringent security was imposed for the one-year anniversary of China's worst ethnic violence in decades…. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bus fire in central China kills 24
BEIJING A fire on a shuttle bus carrying steel factory workers in central China killed 24 people and injured 19, state media reported Monday. The official Xinhua News Agency said the fire happ… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences U.S. geologist to eight years
(Getty Images) BEIJING (AP) — An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database has been sentenced to eight years in jail.The case of Xue F… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » How To Use America's Public Schools To Sell Your Business To A Chinese Company.
I once gave a talk on what Chinese companies look at in determining whether to expand their business to the United States. This talk was to mostly American businesspeople seeking Chinese investment. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Exits In China And U.S. Validate Sequoia Strategy
It's been a big week for Sequoia Capital. First there was the $700 million sale of the Cambridge, Mass. flight information software company ITA Software to Google, a direct hit for investor Michael M… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Brussels proposes lifting short-stay visa rule for Taiwan
South Korea already enjoy visa-free short-stay access to the Schengen area, which covers 25 countries inside and outside the EU.After assessing Taiwan's security record and procedures, the European Co… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese police keep riot city quiet on anniversary – Feature
security on Monday's first anniversary of ethnic violence that left at least 197 people dead, local residents and state media said."It's very safe, though many tourists are worried," a receptionist at… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to host climate talks before Mexico meeting – report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will host an extra round of international negotiations in October aimed at fostering agreement over a new climate treaty, the United Nations' top environment official said in… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Apple missing out on China opportunity
Lenovo is "lucky" that Apple CEO Steve Jobs isn't focused on the Chinese market, according to reported comments by Lenovo's chairman. "We are lucky that Steve Jobs has such a bad temper and doesn't c… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Far west China tense, but quiet year after riots
URUMQI – Chinese security forces kept a wary watch on Monday on a far-western city that erupted in deadly ethnic violence a year ago, flooding the streets with paramilitary police, some armed and othe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Far west China tense, but quiet year after riots
URUMQI – Chinese security forces kept a wary watch on Monday on a far-western city that erupted in deadly ethnic violence a year ago, flooding the streets with paramilitary police, some armed and othe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China upwardly revises first-quarter surplus
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — China upwardly revised its current account surplus for the first quarter to $53.6 billion, an increase of 31% from its earlier estimate of $40.9 billion, the State Administr… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's housing prices to fall, official says
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — China's property market will see a downward price correction in the next few months as the effects of tightening measures weigh, reports quoted a senior Chinese minister as … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong journalists accuse Chinese authorities of press freedom violations
A Hong Kong journalists' group has demanded that its semi-autonomous government should lobby Beijing for better protection for local reporters and cameramen.They have allegedly faced rough treatment, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sino-Forest Signs Co-operative Framework Agreement with China Development Bank Corporation
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Sino-Forest Corporation ("Sino-Forest") (TSX: TRE), a leading commercial forest plantation operator in China, is pleased to announce that its indirect wholly-owned s… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Court Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years
In this file photo, Xue Feng poses for photos in Yuexi, Anhui province. American geologist Xue Feng detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 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, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Developers to lower prices
One of China's most controversial property tycoons, Ren Zhiqiang, said developers could reduce home prices on their own to bolster the government's policies. This comes as a change of pace for Ren, wh… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Urumqi peaceful on riot anniversary
Urumqi bathed in golden sunshine Monday, the first anniversary of a deadly riot, as lives and businesses in this thriving capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region began the working week. In the morning, traffic was busy on the city's main roads as people commuted to their workplace. Groups of senior citizens visited parks for morning exercises – but they had … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Scorching heat ravages China, prompts algae blooms in rivers, lakes
Chinese meteorological authorities said Monday hot weather continues to scorch many parts of the country. &$ &$Visitors shield themselves from the sun with paper sheets in the Beijing Olympic Park on July 4, 2010.(Source: China Daily/Asianewsphoto)&$&$ With temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, at least 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities are sweltering in summer heat, the National Meteorologica … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years
An American geologist held and tortured by China's state security agents was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on the Chinese oil industry in a case that highlights the gove… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stock index futures down — June 28
/enpproperty–> BEIJING – China's stock index futures closed down Monday with the contract for July, the most actively traded, down 0.38 percent from the previous trading day to end at 2,741.6 points… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » State Grid inks deal with China Telecom
/enpproperty–> State Grid Corp of China signed an agreement with China Telecom over the weekend to cooperate in power grid and telecommunication areas, a move enabling China’s largest grid operato… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Pakistan needs more economic co-op with China
/enpproperty–> Beijing – The full potential for economic cooperation between China and Pakistan has not yet been realized, said Pakistan’s ambassador to China Masood Khan on Monday. The ambassador… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » CPI growth expected to slow down in June
/enpproperty–> China's CPI growth in June, which is estimated by analysts as 3.2 to 3.3 percent over last year, may slow on a month-on-month basis due to the eased pressure of inflation. And a long-a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » No nuke deals on Pakistani president China visit
/enpproperty–> Beijing – No further deal between Beijing and Islamabad will be signed on nuclear reactors during the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to China, said a Pakistani official… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Report on Pulp and Paper Market in China
"); } China Pulp & Paper Executive Summary & Forecast (2009-2010) helps you to explore more deeply into the China pulp & paper market. China economy was stricken by the financia… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong's June Property Transactions 11,128; Down 29.3% On Year
-(Dow Jones)- Hong Kong's property transactions in June totaled 11, 128, down 29.3% from 15,747 a year earlier and down 16.5% from 13,325 in May, Land Registry figures showed Monday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Toyota To Recall 5,791 Imported Lexus Vehicles
The recall is part of the Japanese auto maker's global recall of 270,000 luxury vehicles to repair engine problems that could cause engines to stall. The vehicles involved in the [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years
BEIJING (AP) — An American geologist held and tortured by China's state security agents was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on the Chinese oil industry in a case that hig… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Scorching heat ravages China, prompts algae blooms in rivers, lakes
With temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, at least 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities are sweltering in summer heat, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said when issuing a leve… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong donates 15 million HKD for mainland flood relief
The Hong Kong SAR Government has donated 15.2 million Hong Kong dollars (about 1.95 million USD) recently to three charities for the people suffering from floods in China’s Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangx… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » European Commission to invest 10 million euros in China's energy efficiency-focused fund
The European Commission announced Monday that it will invest 10 million euros in Greenstar Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Private Equity Fund, the first energy efficiency-focused private e… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's 1H auto sales slow as inventory rises
China's automobile sales surged 30.45 percent year on year to 7.18 million units in the first half of the year, keeping the country the world's largest auto market, a Chinese research organization sai… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China jails American geologist for eight years for stealing state secrets
A Chinese-born American geologist has been sentenced to eight years in jail in China for collecting intelligence and illegally providing state secrets to his company in the US. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan asked to open further to Chinese investors
China has asked Taiwan to open its $390 billion economy wider to investment from the global economic powerhouse after signature of a landmark trade pact and a warming of political relations, the islan… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan shares close up 1.49 percent
Taiwan share prices closed up 1.49 percent Monday as follow-through buying lifted most large cap stocks after investors left the latest Wall Street's weakness behind, dealers said. The weighted index … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Tofu Waste' Constructions Reappear in Earthquake Zone
The building was being rebuilt after the earthquake, and the workers have just finished putting up the reinforced concrete frame, when it suddenly collapsed. The building is one of the new dwellings i… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Muslims Protest Selling of Fake Goat Meat in Northwest China
It was discovered recently in Zhangye City in China’s northwest province of Gansu that pork, labeled as Qingzhen (kosher) goat meat was being sold and distributed throughout Gansu, Xinjiang, Qin… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Urumqi Under Surveillance by 40,000 Security Cameras
In anticipation of the one-year anniversary of the July 5 protests in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi, the city is heavily guarded against all possible eventualities. Chinese security authorities have… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » American Geologist Sentenced to 8 Years in China
BEIJING — Rebuffing the American government’s appeals for leniency, a Beijing court on Monday sentenced a naturalized American citizen to eight years in prison on charges that his purchase… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » State Council strives to make foreign investment smoother
The State Council recently published a document called the "20 Views of the State Council," which laid out guidelines for streamlining the approval process for foreign investment projects. The "20 Views of the State Council" states that promising projects involving a total investment of less than 300 million U.S. dollars based that meet government guidelines, with the exception of projects … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ping-Pong Diplomacy For China, Soccer For North Korea
a mythical winged horse). With a handful of players with international league experience (Cha Jong-Hyok plays for Swiss FC Wil in Europe, and three others are on Japanese J-League and Russian teams),… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rural subsidy program sales up almost 7% in June, says report
Sales revenues through the China government's rural subsidy program increased 6.83% sequentially to 13.46 billion yuan (US$1.99 billion) in June 2010, while shipments increased 3.13% sequentially to 5… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hong Kong donates 15 million HKD for mainland flood relief
The Hong Kong SAR Government has donated 15.2 million Hong Kong dollars (about 1.95 million USD) recently to three charities for the people suffering from floods in China’s Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. The spokesman of the Hong Kong SAR Government said that 5.2 million HKD (665,000 U.S. dollars) of the fund was donated to the Amity Foundation, 7 … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Sentences Geologist to 8 Years
BEIJING – An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for eight years Monday in a troubling example of China's rough justice s… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Sentences U.S. Citizen to 8 Years on State Secrets Charge
July 5 (Bloomberg) — A U.S. geologist, convicted in China of illegally providing state secrets by selling a database on the country’s oil industry, was sentenced to eight years in jail. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years
An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for eight years on Monday in a troubling example of China's rough justice system a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's urban dwellers to exceed rural population
China's urban population is expected to surpass 700 million in the next five years, exceeding the number of rural dwellers for the first time, the country's top population policy official was cited as… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China jails US geologist over database
AN AMERICAN geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database has been jailed for eight years, in a troubling example of China's rough justice sy… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China jails US geologist over database
AN AMERICAN geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database has been jailed for eight years, in a troubling example of China's rough justice sy… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shanghai Composite ends at 15-month low
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Shanghai's Composite Index fell 0.8% on Monday to end at a fresh 15-month low, as investors scrutinized the fund raising activities of Chinese banks. Shanghai-listed shares … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Court Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years
In this file photo, Xue Feng poses for photos in Yuexi, Anhui province. American geologist Xue Feng detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'China IPOs seen at record high in '10'
SHANGHAI: Chinese companies may raise a record 500 bn yuan ($73.86 bn) via IPOs this year after a record first half as companies race to tap the stock market for funds, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Climate talks to pave way for Cancun summit
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 … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 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… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Underwater robot joins North Pole expedition
A robot recently joined China's fourth North Pole expedition on the "Xue Long" arctic expedition ship. This signifies that China's independently-developed underwater robot has entered the practical application stage. The underwater robot, also known as the autonomous and remote underwater ocean environment monitoring vehicle, was developed by the Shenyang Institute of Automation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This underwater … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 4 Japanese held for alleged drug trafficking
Four Japanese men suspected of drug trafficking in China were arrested by Chinese police on June 19, 2010, Beijing-based Global Times reported on Monday, citing an unnamed Japanese diplomat. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Blood donation –Tickets to Expo
The Beijing Red Cross Blood Center will offer blood donators chances to gain tickets to the Expo, National Theater, the Water Cube and free cinema during this July through September, according to the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Scorching heat ravages China, prompts algae blooms
/enpproperty–> BEIJING – Chinese meteorological authorities said Monday hot weather continues to scorch many parts of the country. With temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, at least 16 provinces, a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » BP oil spill costs rise above $3b
/enpproperty–> LONDON: BP says that it has now spent more than $3 billion in attempts to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and to settle damage claims. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US geologist sentenced in China over state secrets
A US oil geologist has been sentenced to eight years jail in China. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rescue workers stop work at Chinese landslide site
Rescue workers have stopped digging for bodies under a landslide in south-western China, which was caused by heavy rain. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years
BEIJING (AP) — An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for eight years Monday in a troubling example of China's rough jus… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Four die after blast at backyard explosives factory in N China
SHIJIAZHUANG, July 5 (Xinhua) — Four people were killed by a blast at a farmer's house in north China's Hebei Province Sunday, local authorities said Monday. Likely caused by the illegal production … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Scorching heat ravages China, prompts algae blooms in rivers, lakes
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese meteorological authorities said Monday hot weather continues to scorch many parts of the country. With temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, at least 16 provinces,… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China forex regulator revises up current, capital account 1Q surpluses
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — China posted bigger surpluses in its current, capital and financial accounts in the first quarter of this year than it previously estimated, the State Administration of For… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese tourists flock to Japan, boost economy
A group of Japanese companies promoting Chinese travel here estimates spending by Chinese tourists will jump nearly fourfold to 430 billion yen by 2012 from 120 billion yen in 2008. Eyeing soaring gro… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Environmental livability index of Chinese cites on the rise
The overall environmental livability index of Chinese cities has been rising in recent years, according to the latest evaluation of Chinese cities conducted by the Asian Development Bank.Fuzhou, Ningb… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chang'an Avenue to extend 6.4 kilometers westward
Beijing plans to extend Chang'an Avenue, its main east-west artery, 6.4 kilometers westward so as to join Sanshi Street in the suburban Mentougou District, according to information from the official Web site of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning. The extension project, which has been approved by the commission, will start at Gucheng South Road, pass through the east … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Fallbrook Moves Ahead With Chinese Bus Deal
foreshadowed last month in its amended IPO filing , San Diego’s Fallbrook Technologies says today it has inked a deal with China’s Chengdu Bus Co. to put its accessory drive technology into buses … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years
Xue Min, left, wipes away tears while talking about her brother Xue Feng near her daughter Guo Jie outside the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court where sentencing for Xue Feng was to take p… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US geologist jailed for eight years in China
BEIJING (AFP) – A US geologist was sentenced to eight years in jail in China on Monday on state secrets charges related to a database about China's oil industry, a US official and a rights group s… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Netizens vote against publishing entrance exam scores
The educational department of Shanxi province announced this year again that it will not publicize top scorers of the college entrance exam, which has provoked much discussion. Peopledaily.com.cn conducted an online survey "Do you prefer to publicize top scorers?" on July 4. There were 1126 votes as of midnight on July 5, and of those, 761 people prefer not to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. Bankcards Services, Inc. Prepares U.S. Merchants for Chinese Tourist Boom with Partnership with China UnionPay
U.S. Bankcard Services, Inc.(USBIS) is formally cooperating with China UnionPay (CUP) in the U.S. Founded in March 2002, China UnionPay is the sole domestic bankcard organization in China, operating u… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to build new-energy demonstration city in Xinjiang
China's central government has approved proposals to establish a national-level new-energy demonstration city in Turpan in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, and the first low-carbon demonstration township in the Jujiapu Financial District of Tianjin, according to Zhang Baoguo, head of the National Energy Administration (NEA). Zhang said that the central government has approved the national-level new-energy demonstration city project, which will … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Environmental livability index of Chinese cites on the rise
The overall environmental livability index of Chinese cities has been rising in recent years, according to the latest evaluation of Chinese cities conducted by the Asian Development Bank. Fuzhou, Ningbo, Nanjing took the top-three spots among the 31 provincial capital cities and 36 cities evaluated, which included cities such as Dalian, Qingdao, Ningbo, Xiamen and Shenzhen. The environmental livable index … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » PM to seek help for ill NZer in China jail
Prime Minister John Key will raise concerns over the treatment of New Zealand businessman Danny Cancian who suffers from asthma but has to share a Chinese prison cell with over a dozen other men, most… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Best shooting in the world claim during Sino-Pak joint anti-terror drill
Pakistani and Chinese troops taking part in the ongoing anti-terror drill being held at a training base of the Lanzhou Military Command, which guards the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, have been hitting the target with never seen before perfection. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's new migrant workers pushing the line
"There are 54 workers online now, and most still support the strike," he said, pointing to a stream of cascading messages posted on a popular Chinese social networking website by employees of Honda Lo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 24 killed, 19 injured in a bus fire in eastern China
Twenty-four people were killed and 19 others injured after fire engulfed a Chinese steel company's shuttle bus last night in Wuxi city of East China's Jiangsu province. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's new migrant workers pushing the line
Pankaj Chaturvedi, chief executive officer of Baskin Robbins India, said: "We plan to open such stores in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh and Goa. We also plan to… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Court Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years
In this file photo, Xue Feng poses for photos in Yuexi, Anhui province. American geologist Xue Feng detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China jails US geologist on 'state secret' charges
A Chinese court sentenced a Chinese-born US geologist to eight years in prison Monday after convicting him of illegally obtaining an oil database that was deemed a state secret. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 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 / Chi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shanghai stocks fall on issuances, liquidity; HK lower
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: Shanghai shares extended losses, dragging the Hong Kong market lower. Bank shares are under pressure with a glut of new share issues this week, including Agricultural Bank of Ch… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » EC approves huge investment in China’s first energy efficiency-focused private equity fund
The European Commission announced today that Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Efficiency Fund (GEEREF) received approval in principle to invest 10 million euro in Greenstar Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Private Equity Fund (Greenstar). The European Union (EU) is the main investor of GEEREF. The other two investors are Germany and Norway. GEEREF is a fund of funds managed … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong reduces plastic bags by 90 percent
Use of plastic bags in Hong Kong has come down drastically – by nearly 90 percent – in the past 12 months thanks to a 'plastic-bags-fine' scheme launched by the government. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » $8 billion oil refinery will be build in Nigeria by China
China and Nigeria are to begin building an $8 billion 300,000 barrels per day oil refinery in Nigeria, Greenfield Refineries General Manager Adebayo Ibirogba said, according to the Nigerian Tribune. &… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years
An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents over an oil industry database was jailed for eight years Monday in a troubling example of China's rough justice system and … [Link]
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