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China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Catholic monk arrested on murder charges in China
Police have arrested a Catholic monk in connection with the murders of a priest and a nun in a church in north China. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Martial arts school starts soccer team
&$ &$Kungfu soccer Students from Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School practice soccer in Dengfeng, Henan province, July 7, 2010. They set up the team to explore a new way to integrate Chinese kungfu with soccer skills. Photo by Yang Donghua / for China Daily&$&$ A player stepped on the back of his teammate, who was seated on the field, to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese air force commander leaves for Germany, Britain
Xu Qiliang, commander of the Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and member of China's Central Military Commission, left Friday for official goodwill visits to Germany and Britain. Xu is visiting at the invitation of Inspector General of the Air Force of Germany Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik and British Chief of the Air Staff Stephen Dalton, according to a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits off Taiwan
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richer scale hit off Taiwan at 0041 GMT, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday. The epicenter is 24.774 degrees north latitude and 122.637 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 129.6 km, the U.S. agency said. The agency also detected a magnitude-5. 2 quake striking off the east coast of Taiwan earlier on Friday. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Colliery bosses asked to work in pits
Premier Wen Jiabao has asked the country's mining bosses to work below ground beside miners in pits while they direct excavations in the latest effort to raise safety standards. At a State Council meeting on Wednesday, Wen lamented the nation's "serious" work safety situation and the frequent occurrence of large-scale industrial accidents, according to a press release posted on the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Expo Court: Swift and effective
A special Expo Court has settled 14 cases since Expo 2010 Shanghai opened on May 1. The court is a tribunal set up by the city's high court to smooth the settlement of civil and commercial disputes that take place in the Expo Garden. The average processing time of the 14 cases – 13 of which were settled through mediation … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Melamine tainted milk re-emerges in northwest China plant
Food safety authorities have seized 64 tonnes of raw dairy materials contaminated with the toxic chemical, melamine, in a dairy plant in northwest China'a Qinghai Province, the provincial quality watchdog said. Tests of samples of the milk powder showed up to 500 times the maximum allowed level of the chemical, said the quality watchdog in Gansu Province, where the contaminated … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's Qinghai-Tibet Railway achieves zero garbage emission
The world's longest plateau railroad,China's Qinghai-Tibet Railway, has achieved zero garbage emissions since its start of operation on July 1, 2006. "More than 180,000 tonnes of garbage was generated by its passengers in four years but all of it was classified and treated properly," said Li Li, a senior official with the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation. "Three garbage disposal stations are … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Melamine-Tainted Milk Powder Re-appears
Milk powder produced by a dairy factory in China's Qinghai Province has been found to contain the industrial chemical melamine over 500 times higher than the amount allowed, The Beijing News reported. The Qinghai factory bought most of its problematic supply from Hebei Province, where the melamine contaminated milk products scandal broke in 2008 involving the now defunct Sanlu Group. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese farmers battling to preserve land
&$ &$A housing complex goes up near a farm in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 2008. Photo: CFP and Xue Zijin&$&$ Wang Yongchao, 40, felt he was duped into leasing his farm to the local government four years ago, which in turn handed it over to a private company that built chemical factories where rice, wheat and corn used to grow. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New storms expected to pound ravaged southwest China province
A new round of storms is expected to pound China's southwest province of Guizhou, where a rain-triggered landslide more than one week ago left 99 villagers dead or missing, local weather forecast authorities announced Thursday. For six days beginning late Thursday, most parts of Guizhou will experience heavy rainfalls, including sporadic storms or thunder storms, said the provincial meteorological bureau. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Algae outbreak in major China lake threatens drinking water for 300,000
A green algae outbreak has been reported in China's fifth-largest freshwater lake, threatening the drinking water source for 300,000 residents in an eastern city. Three to four square km of green algae were found on the east part of Chaohu Lake, the water source for Chaohu city, Su Huimin, chief of Chaohu municipal environment protection bureau, said Thursday. "Hot weather … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Eight killed, 36 injured in central China colliery blast
An explosion at a recently closed central China coal mine has left eight people dead and 36 injured as of midnight Thursday. Rescuers pulled out from the rubble bodies of the last two victims before wrapping up the rescue efforts. All the injured had been hospitalized. The blast was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday at Fenghuangling Coal Mine of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese judges told to better handle social disputes
China's Chief Justice has asked judges nationwide to strengthen and innovate efforts to solve social disputes. Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), made the remark during his four-day inspection tour into the justice system in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, which ended Thursday. Wang told the judges to become more skilled in solving disputes through mediation. "Mediation must … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » West China provinces launche joint inspection to protect Yellow River fishery resources
West China's Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces Thursday launched their first-ever joint inspection on the fishery resources in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, China's second longest waterway. The inspection, organized by the Yellow River Fishery Resources Management Committee under the Ministry of Agriculture, aims to better preserve the fishery resources, especially the species that were unique to the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Rain-triggered mudslide derails train in central China, no casualties reported
Mudslide triggered by torrential rains derailed a train in south China's Hunan Province early Friday morning with no casualties reported. A baggage car of train K507, which was en route from Beijing to Zunyi in southwest China's Guizhou Province, derailed in a tunnel in Hunan's Cili County at 0:40 a.m. when the mudslide flew into the tunnel and buried the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Floods kill 25 in western China province in July
Floods have killed 25 people and left another three missing in northwest China's Qinghai Province in the first week of July, local authorities said Thursday. About 41,000 people in 22 counties in seven prefectures had been affected by the floods as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, the provincial civil affairs bureau said in a statement. The floods, caused by torrential rains … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior Chinese official calls for higher-caliber anti-graft officials
A senior Chinese leader in charge of disciplinary and supervision work Thursday stressed the need for higher-caliber anti-graft officials in the country's fight against corruption. He Guoqiang, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remark at a forum with representatives of municipal-district level anti-corruption officials. He, also head … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to see power supply and demand in tight balance this summer
China's power supply and demand will be in a tight balancing act this summer as the hot weather pushes up electricity demands, Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration, said Thursday. Zhang, who is also the vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planning body, said at a conference that the country's power … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » TV journalists beaten probing illegal buildings
Several journalists with China Central Television (CCTV) were beaten by unidentified men as they were preparing stories on illegal structures built on a flood-control reservoir, the Beijing-based China Economic Times reported on Thursday. "The journalists did have some conflicts with locals during the coverage of the illegal structures on Monday, but nobody was injured," said Zhang Minqing, deputy director of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Wen Qiang spent last days watching World Cup matches
Wen Qiang, the former judicial chief of Chongqing municipality who was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for corruption, spent his last few days in jail watching the World Cup and reading a kungfu novel. Wen's convictions included accepting bribes, shielding criminal gangs, rape and failing to account for his cash and assets. On the morning of July 4, the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Development in the west crucial to nation: Govt
A decade after China started its Western Development Program, the gap between its target regions and the eastern areas remains vast, a senior official said. Du Ying, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), likened the regions' development to "the shortest board" of the barrel at a news conference on Thursday. The comparison referred to a well-known saying … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Educating migrant children
"Riding the wind, I set my sail; Ploughing the waves, I cross my sea." The verse still hangs on the wall of a classroom at the Dandelion Junior High School in Beijing's southern suburb. But its transcriber has left to start a new future. Quite similarly, 137 students of the school also drifted away "like dandelion seeds" after they sang … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Online forum joins forces with officials to fight corruption
When it was launched in 2003, online forum 703804.com was intended as a tool to expose corrupt officials and injustice. And it worked. Today, the mission has not changed – and while they have discovered some ugly truths, it is the government that is hoping they continue to bring them to light. The website, which is based in Wenzhou, an … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Disclosure of personal data a trend getting out of control
The Chinese identity card looks just like any other: It is the right size, has the right symbols and carries the person's image and personal details. The only thing unusual about it is the fact that the card has Barack Obama on it. Images of the United States president's faked Chinese ID card, which was produced by journalists using software … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Global firms may list in China next year: official
China may allow overseas companies to sell stock in Shanghai next year, opening the world's largest market for first-time share sales and advancing the city's bid to become an international financial center. "The preparation work is proceeding quite nicely," said Fang Xinghai, director general of Shanghai's financial services office. Asked when overseas companies will be allowed to list on the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Poll: Corruption, public discontent most worrisome
A majority of Chinese polled in a recent survey believe widespread corruption and public discontent are to blame for social uncertainties in the country. Even though China's economy has maintained a steady growth, people are worried the country would fall into a "middle-income trap" and suffer from economic stagnation and various social problems, according to a poll launched by a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Authorities crack 600 online soccer betting groups
Police have broken up 600 online soccer gambling groups and arrested more than 810 gamblers since the World Cup began on June 11, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday. Among those arrested, 65 were from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as from countries like the Philippines and Malaysia, the ministry said in a briefing. Authorities seized … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Collective contracts sought for workers' rights
Collective contracts as part of an effective negotiation mechanism between workers and employers will help mitigate labor unrests that have hit parts of the country recently, the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) said on Thursday. "The signing of collective contracts is key to protecting workers' rights as it … provides a legal framework for them to negotiate with … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » US Treasury: China not manipulating yuan
The Obama administration said that China was not "manipulating" it currency in a delayed report to Congress Thursday, a rule that would be well received by Beijing authorities and help the relations between the two giant economies. However, the U.S. Treasury's semiannual report, originally due on April 15, said the yuan remains somewhat "undervalued", but noted Beijing had made a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China not currency manipulator: US Treasury
The Obama administration announced that it has decided not to label China a currency manipulator in a semi-annual currency report released Thursday. "Treasury has concluded that no major trading partner of the United States met the standards identified in Section 3004 of the Act," the Treasury Department said in its semi-annual report sent to Congress on international economic and exchange … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Scottish official vows closer cooperation with China on finance, new energy
Scotland will strengthen cooperation with north China's industrial city Tianjin in trade, finance, education and new energy, according to a joint statement signed by officials from the two sides Thursday. "The joint statement highlights Scotland's interest in developing long-term ties with Tianjin in areas such as financial services and renewable energy," said First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, who signed … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to battle storms following heat wave
Local authorities in central and southwest China were put on alert Thursday to fight heavy storms and floods — termed to be the worst in a decade in some regions — just as days-long heat wave that had scorched large areas across the country ended. The National Meteorological Center Thursday evening raised the storm alert to "orange", one step below … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's western region development plan a dual strategy
Ten years after it unveiled a strategy to promote growth in its western area, China announced a plan to continue the initiative, even as the world's third largest economy strives to shift to a more domestic-driven growth. "The plan will not only benefit the western region, but is also crucial to the sound and fast development of the whole nation," … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, France launch regular parliamentary exchange mechanism
&$ &$Wu Bangguo (L), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), meets with Bernard Accoyer, speaker of French National Assembly, in Paris, capital of France, July 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)&$&$ Legislative bodies of China and France launched their regular parliamentary exchange mechanism on Thursday, vowing to further push forward the Sino-French comprehensive strategic partner … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Flights diverted, delayed as UFO detected hovering
&$ &$A photo taken by a resident in Hangzhou shows an unidentified flying object hovering over Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, late Wednesday, July 7, 2010. [Photo/Metro Express]&$&$ An unidentified flying object (UFO) disrupted air traffic over Zhejiang's provincial capital Hangzhou late on Wednesday, the municipal government said on Thursday. Xiaoshan Airport was closed after the UFO was … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Eight killed in China mine blast
An explosion at a recently closed coal mine in China left at least eight people dead and 36 injured Thursday, officials said. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Electronics fair opens in China with focus on integrating phone, Internet, TV services
The China International Consumer Electronics Show (SinoCES), the country's largest electronics fair, opened in Qingdao City, eastern Shandong Province Thursday, drawing 503 participating consumer electronics companies and about 900 retail giants. Covering an area of 40,000 square meters with 1,550 exhibition booths, the four-day electronics event highlights a pilot program of the Chinese government to integrate the country's cable television, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 3,514 Chinese killed in natural disasters in 2010
Natural disasters in 2010 have left 3,514 people dead and 486 missing in China, and caused economic losses worth 211.39 billion yuan ($31.19 billion), the ministry of civil affairs said Thursday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Natural disasters kill 3,514 in China in first half year
Natural disasters in China in the first half of this year have left 3,514 people dead and 486 missing, and caused about 211.39 billion yuan (31.19 billion U.S. dollars) in direct economic losses, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday. Disasters, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, freezing temperatures, snowstorms, strong winds, hail, and landslides, caused the evacuation of 6.44 million people … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Entrepreneur under fire in false diploma scandal, sparks discussion on integrity
A renowned entrepreneur came under fire after questions were raised about his doctorate diploma, sparking a heated discussion on integrity among business people in China. Jun Tang, former CEO of Microsoft Greater China Region, allegedly falsified in his autobiography, My Success Can Be Copied, that he had received a doctorate diploma from the computer science department of California Institute of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Shanghai World Expo organizer cracking down on fake licensed products
The organizer of the Shanghai World Expo will strengthen its crackdown on the sale of fake licensed products to protect the Expo's intellectual property rights. Lin Shengyong, director of Commercial Administration and Service Department of the Expo site, told a press conference on Thursday that only a small number of fake licensed products had been found at the Expo site. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rat menace may affect tourism in Hong Kong
Rat attacks are becoming worse and worse in Hong Kong, which officials say might have an impact on the territory's image as a tourist haven. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China emerges as the top foreign investor in Uganda
China has emerged as the leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Uganda for the just concluded 2009/2010 financial year despite the global economic downturn, said a report released on Thursday. According to the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) report ranking the country's sources of investment for the 2009/2010 financial year, China established 31 projects in the East African country … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese vice premier urges int'l coordination on macro-economic policy
Chinese Vice Premier &$&$Li Keqiang&$&$ has asked the international community to continue its efforts in enhancing coordination of macro-economic policy as the world economy recovers. Li made the remarks during a Wednesday meeting with his Croatian counterpart Ivan Suker in Beijing. He urged the international community to seek common development, act in cooperative w … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Pakistan agree to cement strategic cooperative partnership
&$ &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing July 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)&$&$ Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and top political advisor Jia Qinglin met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari respectively here on Thursday, and both sides agreed to further step up the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership. With re … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to strengthen poverty alleviation work
The General Office of China's State Council, the Cabinet, and the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee issued a circular recently, calling for more progress in the nation's poverty alleviation work. Poverty alleviation work that targets old revolutionary base areas, ethnic regions, border areas and poverty-stricken areas has made great progresses since it was started 24 … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Tourism to Japan on the Rise
IMF Raises Forecast for Global Economic Growth but Warns of Risks Tourism is getting a lift in Japan, thanks to Chinese visitors. The Japan Tourism Agency says the number of Chinese tourists have jump… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan MPs brawl over China trade deal
Taiwan legislators threw objects, splashed water and kicked one another on Thursday, sending two to the hospital in a brawl over how fast to ratify a trade pact with China that is shaping up as a pivo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan promotes fruit sales in Singapore
Singapore, July 8 (CNA) A Taiwan food fair opened Thursday in a Singapore supermarket chain, with fruit stealing much of the limelight. Fourteen varieties of Taiwanese fruit, including guavas, mangoes… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan shares close down 0.18 percent
Taiwan's share prices closed down marginally Wednesday on profit taking as the market moved closer to the nearest resistance level of around 7,600 points after recent significant gains, dealers said. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China seeks to spend its way to stability in its far west
BEIJING — A year after ethnic protests in western China left at least 200 people dead, China's central government has announced a plan to spend more than $100 billion in the region to "promote t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China opposes foreign warships, planes entering Yellow Sea, adjacent waters
China on Thursday said it was firmly opposed to any foreign warships or planes entering the Yellow Sea and adjacent waters, as such activities would impact on its security and interests. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China reaffirms stance on sinking of S.Korean ship 'Cheonan'
China on Thursday said that it will keep communicating with the parties involved in the sinking of the Republic of Korea's frigate "Cheonan". [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China restricts foreign adoptions as demand grows at home
SHANGHAI — During the past decade, China has been the top foreign destination for Americans seeking to adopt children. As China has prospered and government restrictions have increased, however, the… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China ACM to Present at Global Hunter Securities 2010 China Conference July 13
CADC ) ("China ACM"), a leading provider of ready-mix concrete and related technical services in China, today announced that Jeremy Goodwin, President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to pres… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China arrests 800 online football gamblers
Over 800 online gamblers were arrested across China while they were betting on the World Cup, the ministry of public security said Thursday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Top Chinese legislator meets French prime minister
&$ &$Wu Bangguo&$&$ (L), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, meets with French Prime Minister Francois … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Explosion kills six in central China coal mine – Summary
Beijing – An explosion killed at least six people, buried three in rubble and injured 34 Thursday at the pithead of a coal mine in central China's Henan province, state media said.Rescue workers confi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Yuan to be kept 'basically stable,' pressure for rise easing due to Europe debt woes
BEIJING, China – China will keep its currency at a "basically stable and reasonable" level and financial pressure for the yuan to rise is easing due to Europe's debt woes, the country's foreign exchan… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Yuan to be kept 'basically stable'
China will keep its currency at a "basically stable and reasonable" level and financial pressure for the yuan to rise is easing due to Europe's debt woes, the country's foreign exchange regulator said… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Elle Macpherson regrets rhino remedy remarks
Supermodel Elle Macpherson regrets her comments over the use of a Chinese medicine made from rhinoceros horn. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » ASEAN to deepen relations with China: Vietnamese Assistant FM
Vietnamese Assistant Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh said here on Thursday that ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is committed to promoting and deepening relations with China in the coming time. Vinh made the remarks at a press briefing here Thursday on the upcoming 43rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting and other related meetings to be held … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China buys $7.9 billion of Japanese bonds in May
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — China purchased a net 694.8 billion yen ($7.9 billion yen) of Japanese bonds in May, more than doubling its purchases for the first four months of the year, preliminary data… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 4 dead, 1 injured in China police car accident
Three policemen and an assistant policeman were killed after their car crashed into a roadside building in northeast China Thursday. The accident occurred at about 10:20 a.m. on a road through Gangyao Township in Jilin City of Jilin Province, local police said. Three died at the scene and one died later at hospital. Another seriously injured policeman was still under … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China launches emergency response amid floods in Qinghai
China's flood control authority, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, on Thursday launched a level IV emergency response, as floods hit parts of northwest China's Qinghai Province. A serious flood hit the Golmud River basin in Qinghai, due to recent rainstorms and melting snow, said a statement on the office's website. Wenquan Reservoir, a large reservoir … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » McDonald's under pressure in China over chemical ingredients
An online survey in China showed Thursday that three out of four people would no longer buy a McDonald's product as it reportedly contains two chemical additives that, if taken in excess, may cause nausea and vomiting. The survey, run by a leading Chinese portal website www.sina.com.cn, showed at 2 p.m. Thursday that 75.4 percent of 30,151 respondents "would definitely … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China opposes foreign warships, planes entering Yellow Sea and adjacent waters
China on Thursday said it firmly opposed any foreign warships or planes entering the Yellow Sea as well as adjacent waters that were engaged in activities that would impact on its security and interests. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks in response to a question on a scheduled joint naval drill between the United States and the Republic … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Emirates launches dedicated lounge at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
today celebrated the opening of its dedicated lounge for its First and Business Class passengers as well as Gold members of Skywards, the airline’s frequent flyer programme, at Shanghai Pudong Inter… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China says no change in stance on ROK ship sinking
China Thursday reaffirmed its stance on the sinking of the Republic of Korea's frigate "Cheonan," saying it will keep communicating with the parties concerned. "We have clearly declared our stance on the ship sinking many times. We hope relevant parties deal with the incident appropriately, in consideration of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Ukrainian foreign minister to visit China
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostyantyn Gryshchenko will pay an official visit to China from July 13 to 15. The announcement was made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang at a regular press conference held in Beijing Thursday. Qin said the Ukrainian foreign minister would come at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.&$ &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shenzhen stock indices mixed
The Shenzhen Component Index on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 9,465.08 points Thursday, down 19.63 points, or 0.21 percent, from the previous close.A Share Index: 10,223.67 points, down 21.2 p… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » IMF revises growth prospects for world economies
The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) published on Thursday an update of its World Economic Outlook report, revising GDP growth prospects for 2010 and 2011 in both advanced and emerging economies. In… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japan's central bank raises assessments on majority of regional economies
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its assessments for the majority of the nation's regional economies in its July quarterly regional economic report released on Thursday.According to the central bank's S… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Pesticide control boosted to curb suicides
Healthcare professionals and analysts are pushing for a centralized management of the sale and use of pesticides in the country, as part of efforts to reduce suicides in rural areas caused by consumin… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Japan's corporate bankruptcies drop for 11th straight month on year in June
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell in June from a year earlier, marking the eleventh straight month of decline, data from Tokyo Shoko Research showed Thursday.According to the research… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Malaysia hopes to sign CECA with India in Nov.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that the Malaysian government hopes to sign the Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with India this November in conjunction wit… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Gov't releases 2010 salary increase guidelines
The 2010 wage guideline in Beijing was released on Wednesday, stating an average salary jump of 11 percent.The wage guideline, which includes an average, upper and lower level, is an annual requiremen… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » IMF expects Australia's economy to grow solidly in next two years
The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) on Thursday expected the Australian economy to grow at a solid clip this year and the coming year.It predicted growth of 3.0 percent in 2010, accelerating to 3.5… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Soaring wheat prices in China make farmers reluctant to sell
The competition in the wheat purchasing market is very fierce, as grain and food companies thought this year's wheat output would be affected by the cold weather since last winter. Therefore, they rus… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing overtakes Heathrow as second busiest airport in world
Beijing has pushed London Heathrow out as the sceond busiest airport in the world. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's First Large Offshore Wind Project Officially Comes Online
The project, has an installed annual generating capacity of 102 megawatts from 34 wind turbines with 3 MW of capacity each, and will be further expanded by another 100 MW during a second phase, the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's First Large Offshore Wind Project Officially Comes Online
The project, has an installed annual generating capacity of 102 megawatts from 34 wind turbines with 3 MW of capacity each, and will be further expanded by another 100 MW during a second phase, the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Yuan to be kept 'basically stable'
BEIJING (AP) — China will keep its currency at a "basically stable and reasonable" level and financial pressure for the yuan to rise is easing due to Europe's debt woes, the country's foreign exchang… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 6 killed, 34 injured in C China colliery blast
Medical workers wait at the site of a coal mine blast in Fenghuangling Coal Mine of Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province, July 8, 2010. An explosion at a central China coal mine left at least … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 4 dead, 1 injured in China police car accident
Three policemen and an assistant policeman were killed after their car crashed into a roadside building in northeast China Thursday. The accident occurred at about 10:20 a.m. on a road through Gangyao… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China launches emergency response amid floods in Qinghai
China's flood control authority, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, on Thursday launched a level IV emergency response, as floods hit parts of northwest China's Qinghai… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says no change in stance on ROK ship sinking
China Thursday reaffirmed its stance on the sinking of the Republic of Korea's frigate "Cheonan," saying it will keep communicating with the parties concerned. "We have clearly declared… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » World Bank offers more loans to China for floods control, environment
The World Bank has approved loans totaling 260 million U.S. dollars to China for flood control and environmental improvement projects, the bank's China office said Thursday. The new loans came just on… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing focuses on 'far sea defense'
changes in the composition of the armed forces may be in the offing. In April, the Chinese Defense Ministry's spokesperson Senior Colonel Huang Xueping stated during an interview, "It's quite na… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Macau resort gambles on heritage
By Muhammad Cohen MACAU – As a tourism destination, Macau has two powerful selling points. It's truly a place where East meets West, a Chinese city under Portuguese rule for 450 years where cul… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to start Yushu quake reconstruction
China will start the reconstruction of a quake-devastated Tibetan region Saturday, post-quake reconstruction headquarters said Thursday. Yushu located in northwest China's Qinghai Province, was devastated by a 7.1-magnitude quake struck on April 14, killing more than 2,200 people and flattening thousands of homes. The first batch of more than 200 projects worth 16 billion yuan (2.36 billion U.S.dollars) will mainly … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Control Yuan censures MOF, citing lax supervision of assets firm
The Control Yuan, the government's top watchdog body, said Thursday it has passed a motion for the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to improve its handling of an assets management company, after reports of m… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Foxconn to shift some plants in China
Beijing, July 8 : Electronic giant Foxconn Technology Group has plans to shift some of its production units from southern Shenzhen to other parts of the country to save costs, a report said Thursday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » British foreign secretary to visit China
British First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague will visit China on July 14, at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the announcement at a regular press briefing Thursday afternoon. During the visit, Hague will co-chair the Sino-British strategic dialogue with Chinese State Councilor … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Beijing gov't releases salary increase guidelines
The 2010 wage guideline in Beijing was released on Wednesday, stating an average salary jump of 11 percent. The wage guideline, which includes an average, upper and lower level, is an annual requirement from the government to enterprises to raise employee salaries. It stated that all enterprises in Beijing in 2010 must raise wages by between the lower and upper … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Pesticide control boosted to curb suicides
Healthcare professionals and analysts are pushing for a centralized management of the sale and use of pesticides in the country, as part of efforts to reduce suicides in rural areas caused by consuming the easily accessible chemicals. A pilot program is currently under way in a number of areas in Hunan and Zhejiang provinces to address pesticide abuse, Sun Shubao, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China arrests hundreds of online football gamblers
Chinese police have arrested more than 810 online football gamblers during the World Cup period as the Ministry of Public Security cracks down on domestic and foreign online gambling organizations. Among the arrested, 65 were from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, as well as from other countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, according to a briefing released Thursday by the ministry. "After … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Yuan to be kept 'basically stable'
BEIJING — China will keep its currency at a "basically stable and reasonable" level and financial pressure for the yuan to rise is easing due to Europe's debt woes, the country's foreign exchange re… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » German Chancellor to visit China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay an official visit to China from July 15 to 18 as guest of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here Thursday.&$ &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to invest $8 billion in Nigerian oil
China will spend $8 billion, and Nigeria $2 billion, in developing an oil refinery in Lagos. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » World Bank offers more loans to China for floods control, environment
The World Bank has approved loans totaling 260 million U.S. dollars to China for flood control and environmental improvement projects, the bank's China office said Thursday. The new loans came just one day after the World Bank lent five Chinese provinces 100 million U.S. dollars to increase diversified forest cover and improve the management of forest resources. Among the 260 … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan networking IC vendors look to strong sales in 3Q-4Q10
Taiwan-based networking IC vendors are looking to strong sales in the third and fourth quarters due to increasing demand for Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and WLAN chips from China, according to industry… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan exports rise 34.1 per cent in June
exports and imports showed year-on-year growth for the eighth straight month in June, boosted by strong demand worldwide and especially from Asia, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.In June, exports t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan passive component makers reach 2Q10 sales target despite revenue declines in June
Passive component makers Yageo and Holy Stone posted declines in June revenues but both companies still reached their second-quarter sales targets. With orders still in excess of capacity, the compone… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Priest, nun in underground Chinese church killed
A priest and nun who belonged to an unauthorized congregation in northern China were found slain in the hospice where they worked, a local priest said Thursday. Police have made no arrests. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China magazine praises ousted Zhao in test of taboo
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese magazine has published a memoir praising purged Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang, making a rare break with the official taboo about the leader ousted in the bloody and … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shanghai residents say forced out for Disneyland
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hiding in the back of a taxi, Wang Yuchen is too scared to be seen near the sea of mud and rubble that until weeks ago was his home village and is now set to be a building site fo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to Extend Resources Tax to Cover Entire Nation
July 8 (Bloomberg) — China plans to extend a tax on oil, gas and coal output to the entire nation, stepping up efforts to raise funds for development of poorer inland provinces in a move that will re… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Apple to open second flagship store in China
Apple will open its second flagship store in China, in the heart of Shanghai's financial district on Saturday, the company said on Thursday. The retail outlet, featuring a 40-foot glass cylind… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dr. Kotnis saved lives of Chinese soldiers during WWII, recall his sisters
Two Indian women have claimed that their brother, Dwarkanath Kotnis, a doctor, saved the lives of many Chinese fighters during the second Sino-Japanese war (1937-45). [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Foxconn to shift some plants in China
Electronic giant Foxconn Technology Group has plans to shift some of its production units from southern Shenzhen to other parts of the country to save costs, a report said Thursday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Geely's Li: What does Geely gain from the Volvo deal?
&$&$By Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Holding Group&$&$ If Chinese automobile enterprises do not "go abroad" to purchase established enterprises and brands, they will unlikely be able to address the issue of branding over the next 20 years. The transformation of a country's economic development mode should start with the transformation of the country's national economic development strategy. To enterprises, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » I am happy to live with Beijingers, says an Iranian student
"I have found Beijing urbanites very humorous and interesting after four years' living and studying in the city," said Sali, an Iranian student at Beijing Language and Culture University. Many local residents do not have breakfast at home and they like to buy their breakfast from the roadside vendors near underground stations, bus stops and around schools. Students, workers, and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Authentic Chinese culture fascinates foreign students
&$ &$On July 7, students from the Oxford University in the United Kingdom learn Chinese fitness Kung fu "Mulan Boxing."(&$&$Author:Ch~ Fei, Source:Xin hua,People’s Daily, July 8,2010. Editor: Li Mu)&$&$ On July 7, students from the Oxford University in the United Kingdom learn Chinese fitness Kung fu "Mulan Boxing." Those students who took part in the Shanghai Music Festival came to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Float ripples to have little impact on A-share market
Agricultural Bank of China's (ABC) mega float is unlikely to cause big waves on the domestic A-share market despite the sluggish and uncertain trend, analysts said. Shares of the last major State-owne… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Philosophical revelations of the Chinese path
During the course of China's contemporary social development, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the Chinese people across the country to pioneer a path with special Chinese characteristics and accomplish great development achievements through long-term and difficult explorations, particularly through persistent efforts in 30 years of market-oriented reforms and opening to the outside world. Reviewing and summarizing China's … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Overseas companies may list in Shanghai in '11
/enpproperty–> China may allow foreign companies to sell stock in Shanghai next year, opening the world's largest market for first-time share sales and advancing the city's bid to become an internati… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stock index futures mixed– July 2
China stock index futures up — June 24 The August contract lost 0.03 percent to end at 2,562 points. The September contract was up 0.09 percent to 2,581.6 and the December contract ended 0.29… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » New CAAC regional head named after ex-chief's suicide
Jiang Huaiyu, head of the flight standard division of China's civil aviation authority, has been appointed to take the place of a former regional chief who committed suicide late last month, caijing.c… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sino-Ocean seeks controlling stake in Kee Shing
/enpproperty–> Sino-Ocean Land Holdings announced Wednesday night that it intends take a controlling stake in Kee Shing (Holdings) for HK$474 million ($61 million). [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China 'firmly opposes' U.S.-S. Korea joint naval drills+
BEIJING, July 8 (AP) – (Kyodo)China said Thursday it firmly opposes a scheduled joint naval drill by the United States and South Korea in the Yellow Sea, saying the exercise would undermine th… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Foreign firms still gung ho on China
Foreign companies operating in China and experts on Wednesday reiterated that the nation is still an attractive destination for investors. The government has been actively trying to remove restrictions and improve the rules and regulations facilitating foreign direct investment, they said. Concerns that the investment climate in the nation is deteriorating surfaced earlier on Wednesday after the World Bank Group … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China launches global search for panda keepers
, after the eight pandas he cares for with 14 other keepers have retired to their indoor air-conditioned pens. "When it sees you, the panda runs over. When you run, it follows and runs too. It… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China End-June Fuel Stocks Fall On Month On Robust Sales -Source
Fuel stocks fell substantially last month, by around 6%-7%, driven by strong diesel demand in part from summer crop harvesting, the person told Dow Jones Newswires. But domestic oil product demand, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan stocks close 0.99% higher
Taiwan's share prices went up 74.39 points, or 0.99 percent, to close at 7,608.85, according to news reaching here from Taipei on Thursday.The benchmark weighted index fluctuated between 7,583.36 and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » At least six killed, 34 injured in central China colliery blast
An explosion at a central China coal mine left at least six people dead and 34 injured Thursday. The blast was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday at Fenghuangling Coal Mine of Zhanhe District in the resource-rich city of Pingdingshan, Henan Province, a city government official said. Half of a two-storey building on the surface collapsed. Another 34 injured people, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Human Rights Lawyers Association for Petitioners Established
Facing a corrupt legal system, petitioners and vulnerable people in China find it hard to receive fair treatment. On July 1, 2010, a group of human rights lawyers founded the “China Human Rights… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Deputy Directors' of Hospitals in Northeast China
The need for increased security in hospitals bears a direct corollary, in part, to the increase in deaths and injuries through suspected medical negligence: a growing concern in China. Recently, 27 h… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China gold demand surges in first half 2010
Since December 2002 Chen Lin has turned slightly more than $5,000 into nearly $1M through value investing and exceptional market timing. Now he believes gold producer shares are poised for a breakout…. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Giant burgers cause jaw injuries in Taiwan
Taiwanese dentists have urged fast food chains to drop over-sized hamburgers from their menus following a growing number of jaw injury cases, a report said on Thursday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Five-Time NBA Champion Derek Fisher Experiences Smart+Connected Communities in the Cisco Pavilion at World Expo in Shanghai
Fisher, who was in Shanghai on an NBA promotional tour that included celebrations for Independence Day at the U.S.A. Pavilion, also conducted a Q&A session with press across Asia Pacific, Greater … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Giant Seeks to Play Superman
LONDON, Jul 8, 2010 (IPS) – As China's aggressive acquisitions in Europe and beyond create ripples of unease in a global economy gripped by fear of another recession, many commentators are discernin… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China frees Catholic bishop after 15 months
Catholic bishop from detention after 15 months despite his refusal to accept Beijing's supervision of his religious practice, a US-based Catholic group said Thursday.Police, religious affairs and loca… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US banking on India, China for faster recovery
The US has expressed confidence that it will continue to make fast recovery from the global economic crisis thanks to its ability to make goods that emerging markets like India and China need. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China bans vulgar ads
Chinese authorities have issued new guidelines to curb the use of sex and vulgarity in advertisements of online video games. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Priest, nun in underground Chinese church killed
BEIJING (AP) — A priest and nun who belonged to an unauthorized congregation in northern China were found slain in the hospice where they worked, a local priest said Thursday. Police have made no arr… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Giant burgers cause jaw injuries in Taiwan
TAIWANESE dentists have urged fast food chains to drop over-sized hamburgers from their menus following a growing number of jaw injury cases, a report said. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Giant burgers cause jaw injuries in Taiwan
TAIWANESE dentists have urged fast food chains to drop over-sized hamburgers from their menus following a growing number of jaw injury cases, a report said. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Giant burgers cause jaw injuries in Taiwan
TAIWANESE dentists have urged fast food chains to drop over-sized hamburgers from their menus following a growing number of jaw injury cases, a report said. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » GM sells steering unit to China firm
DETROIT: General Motors Co said on Wednesday it will sell its Nexteer Automotive unit to a China government-backed group, as GM focuses on its core car business while the Chinese look to bolster th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Zoomlion eyes HK offering
Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co, the nation's third-largest machinery maker by market capitalization, said on Wednesday it plans to list shares in Hong Kong. In … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » The maternal love that reaches out beyond national borders
There were tears in the eyes of 81-year-old Li Shulan after she watched the anti-war movie "Department of Dance." She said the movie reminded her of her Japanese daughter.Based on the true s… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 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) [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Media expansion draws pros, cons
The pioneers According to Chen Weixing, a professor at the Communication University of China, metro newspapers, founded by official papers in different localities, were pioneers of the commercializati… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China won't dump US Treasuries or pile into gold
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) in China has ruled out the option of dumping its US Treasury securities holdings, worth 2.45 trillion dollars, and called on Washington to be a responsible guardian of the dollar. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Millions in illegal W.Cup bets seized in Hong Kong
File photo shows a man sitting next to a poster for the football World Cup Finals in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police have seized 35 million US dollars worth of illegal betting slips during the World Cup, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's 2010 military spending 1.5 times larger than defense budget
BEIJING — China’s military spending will total 788.0 billion yuan, or 10.2 trillion yen, in 2010, about 1.5 times higher than the country’s 2010 defense budget unveiled in March, Ch… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dislocated cabin blamed for park tragedy
/enpproperty–> SHENZHEN – A dislocated cabin on an amusement park "rocket ship" ride caused an accident that left six people dead and 10 injured in south China last week, investigators said Thursday… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Social networking boom triggers privacy worry
Social networking sites (SNS) are fast becoming the number one method for many Chinese people to communicate with others, while concerns over individual privacy mounts, according to a report on the de… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » At least 4 killed, 34 injured in C China colliery blast
/enpproperty–> ZHENGZHOU – An explosion at a central China coal mine has left at least four people dead, four buried under debris and 34 injured. Rescuers are still trying to ascertain whether any w… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China buys a net $8.4b of Japan bonds in May
/enpproperty–> China bought a net $8.4 billion of Japanese bonds, mostly short-term notes, in May, when the euro slid on heightened concerns over the euro zone's debt crisis, Japanese Finance Ministr… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Priest, nun in underground Chinese church killed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — A priest and nun who belonged to an unauthorized congregation in northern China were found slain in the hospice where they worked, a local priest said Thursday. Poli… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to launch global search for panda keepers
, after the eight pandas he cares for with 14 other keepers have retired to their indoor air-conditioned pens. "When it sees you, the panda runs over. When you run, it follows and runs too. It… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Priest, nun in underground Chinese church killed
BEIJING (AP) – A priest and nun who belonged to an unauthorized congregation in northern China were found slain in the hospice where they worked, a local priest said Thursday. Police have made no arre… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Following McDull, China's youth chase dreams without help
McDull, a famous cartoon figure in a Hong Kong cartoon series, is quite familiar with Chinese audiences. In the cartoons, he lives a simple yet happy life through his own efforts without help from a r… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Man "sells" his son for 1 yuan in Nanjing
A man sat on the ground of a square in Nanjing sadly and marked his son only 1 yuan for "selling" on July 6.His behavior made the father and son the focus of attention. However, lots of citi… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Following McDull, China's youth chase dreams without help
&$&$ McDull, a famous cartoon figure in a Hong Kong cartoon series, is quite familiar with Chinese audiences. In the cartoons, he lives a simple yet happy life through his own efforts without help from a rich family background and outstanding talents. McDull is just representative of doing things through sheer determination. McDull is not only a cartoon, but also … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Man "sells" his son for 1 yuan in Nanjing
&$ &$A man sat on the ground of a square in Nanjing sadly and marked his son only 1 yuan for "selling" on July 6. (Photo by Yangtze Evening)&$&$ A man sat on the ground of a square in Nanjing sadly and marked his son only 1 yuan for "selling" on July 6. His behavior made the father and son … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » India ban on Chinese telecom manufacturers exposed
Although India has been insisting it has never issued an import ban on telecommunications equipment from particular countries, the local media recently released a "blacklist" has long existed within the Indian government, much to India's embarrassment. India's Economic Times reported on July 2 that the Indian government made a list of banned telecommunications equipment providers, citing the impending release of … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dolphins to treat autistic children in China
A marine amusement park in China has purchased four dolphins, but they are not intended for amusement. The mammals will be use for treating children suffering from autism. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Pesticide control boosted to curb suicides
Healthcare professionals and analysts are pushing for a centralized management of the sale and use of pesticides in the country, as part of efforts to reduce suicides in rural areas caused by consuming the easily accessible chemicals. A pilot program is currently under way in a number of areas in Hunan and Zhejiang provinces to address pesticide abuse, Sun Shubao, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Taiwan historian: Dalai Lama's 'Greater Tibet' groundless
The "Greater Tibet" concept advocated by the Dalai Lama is historically groundless, said Kuan-Chun Lin, a professor at the Department of History under the Taiwan-based Chinese Culture University on July 6. Lin made the remarks during the Second Cross-Straits Seminar on Tibetology held in Beijing. According to Lin, Tibet during the reign of the Republic of China covered an area … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Unauthorized births run counter to aims of World Population Day
The world's population reached 5 billion on July 11, 1987, and the United Nations set that date as World Population Day. The theme of this year's 21st World Population Day is "Everyone counts", and the activities in China will focus on the 2010 population census and emphasize the right to life. It also aims to stress the importance of efficient … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dalai Clique puts on new show to mislead public
On July 1, the Dalai Clique's Norway-based "Voice of Tibet," which supports Tibetan independence, publicly mixed the matter of "Provisions on learning, using and promoting the Tibetan language in Tibet Autonomous Region," which was approved by the Tibet Autonomous People's Congress in 2002, with the second members’ meeting for the Protection and Development Association of Tibetan Culture in China, to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Alien object disrupts air traffic in China
An unidentified flying object (UFO) disrupted air traffic over Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang province, authorities said Thursday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » McNuggets ruffle feathers
&$ &$McDonald's iconic chicken snack is under fire after claims about the use of chemicals. (Source: China Daily/Wang Jing)&$&$ McDonald's Chicken McNuggets are under fire in Beijing after an investigation allegedly found its American counterpart contains chemical ingredients that are also used in cosmetics and Silly Putty. The State Food and Drug Administration called for a national investigation targeting fo … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Not loving it: McDonald's under scrutiny
&$ &$McNuggets sold at a McDonald's outlet in Yichang, Hubei Province, Wednesday. (Photo: CFP)&$&$ Chinese consumers' concern over the safety of fast food is growing as watchdogs began to inspect McDonald's chicken nuggets, which are reported to contain "two harmful chemical ingredients," with the official conclusion yet to be drawn. The State Food and Drug Administration is working with relevant … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dislocated cabin blamed for fatal amusement park accident in south China
A dislocated cabin on an amusement park "rocket ship" ride caused an accident that left six people dead and 10 injured in south China last week, investigators said Thursday. The No. 5 cabin of the 12-cabin "Space Journey" ride became unstable, dislocated and fell to the ground while being elevated and spinning at high speed on June 29, said a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Electricity usage hit record high in parts of China
China's electricity generation in five regional grids including Central China Grid、East China Grid and Southern Grid hit a record high and witnessed more rapid growth since the entry of July because of the wide range of high temperatures. According to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the national daily electricity generation has seen a rapid hike since the late … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Crackdown launched on vulgarity in game promotions
Web celebrities who shot to fame thanks to the widespread distribution of their private "inelegant" photos online may now face the extinction of any hopes of becoming image spokespersons for online games, as culture authorities have launched a campaign to crack down on vulgarity in game promotions. The Ministry of Culture issued a notice on Tuesday, requiring that cultural administrative … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Gov't releases 2010 salary increase guidelines
The 2010 wage guideline in Beijing was released on Wednesday, stating an average salary jump of 11 percent. The wage guideline, which includes an average, upper and lower level, is an annual requirement from the government to enterprises to raise employee salaries. It stated that all enterprises in Beijing in 2010 must raise wages by between the lower and upper … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » "Stinking" kitchen-waste disposal plant shut down in S. China city
Villagers' opposition has led to the closing of a pilot kitchen-waste disposal plant in Panyu district of Guangdong's provincial capital, Thursday's China Daily reported. Since opening as the city's first kitchen-waste plant in mid-May, World EPRD collected the waste from 240 volunteer households in Zhong'er village until about a week ago, after residents complained about the stench. "(Panyu) district leaders … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Rain set to break heatwave in China: NMC
&$ &$Visitors from Hebei Province walk at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, July 5, 2010. Chinese meteorological authority said Monday hot weather continues to scorch many parts of the country. The highest temperature of Beijing reached 40.3 degrees Celsius on Monday. (Xinhua/Gao Xueyu)&$&$ Heavy rains are set to break the heatwave lingering across much of China Thursday, according … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Shanghai may wait longer for Disney magic
The planned Disneyland Park in Shanghai will break ground as early as November, one year after the project was approved by the central government in 2009, sources close to the project said on Wednesday. "The chosen area to build the future Disney World Resort, formerly an area scattered with homes and farms, has been cleared for construction," said a villager … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » UFO disrupts air traffic in east China
An unidentified flying object disrupted air traffic over Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, late Wednesday, the municipal government said Thursday. Xiaoshan Airport was closed after the UFO was detected at around 9 p.m. and some flights were rerouted to airports in Ningbo and Wuxi cities, said an airport spokesman. The airport had resumed operations and more details would … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » At least four killed, 35 injured in central China colliery blast
An explosion at a central China coal mine has left at least four people dead, three buried under debris and 35 injured. Rescuers are still trying to ascertain whether any workers have been trapped below ground by the explosion. The blast was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday at Fenghuangling Coal Mine of Zhanhe District in the resource-rich city of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Sudan underscore agricultural cooperation
Senior Chinese official Zhou Yongkang met Wednesday with a delegation from Sudan's ruling National Congress party and called for more cooperation in agriculture between the two countries. Zhou, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, congratulated Deputy President of the National Congress Nafi'a Ali Nafi'a on his party's … [Link]
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