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China – People's Daily Online » Three dead, dozens missing in SW China landslides
Landslides triggered by torrential rains left three people dead and at least 50 others missing in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Tuesday. As of 9:40 a.m., 11 people were injured in the disaster, including two serious cases, the provincial government said in a press release. It said heavy rain battered Xiaohe Township of Qiaojia County in the city … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Sewage leakage kills slew of fish
&$ &$Dead fish lie on the bank of the Tingjiang River in Shanghang county, Fujian province, the result of sewage leaking into the river since July 3 from the local Zijinshan Copper Mine. (Source: China Daily/Jiang Kehong)&$&$ At least 1,890 tons of fish were poisoned in a recent sewage leakage from a copper mine in East China's Fujian province. On … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » World’s first minimally invasive spine surgery robot put into trial in China
&$ &$On July 11, the world’s first specialized robot system capable of being used in minimally invasive spine surgery was put into clinical trials in Xinqiao hospital in Chongqing. The robot system with complete independent intellectual property rights was jointly researched and developed by the Third Military Medical University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which indicated a new era … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » About 18.3 million along Yangzi River suffer from torrential rain
Rising water levels in the Yangzi River have caused about 18.3 million people to suffer flooding in China's Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Chongqing regions since July 8, according to a CRI broadcast. State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters informed Monday that the water level of the main stream of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake has … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Nearly 70% of Taiwan residents applaud cross-Strait policies
A recent poll shows 69 percent of Taiwan residents believe the Taiwanese government's policies on cross-Strait relationships help improve ties between the island and mainland China, according to Xinhua.net on July 12. About 55 percent of those surveyed show their support for Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou and around 47 percent of respondents are satisfied with Ma's performance since he took … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese, Icelandic FMs hold talks on bilateral ties
&$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hands with Icelandic Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)&$&$ Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held official talks with his Icelandic counterpart Ossur Skarphedinsson here on Monday, vowing to further expand mutual understanding and push forward bilateral ties up to a new stage. Calling … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New posts for fired officials questioned
Two sacked local officials have been appointed to new posts by local authorities less than one year after their removal, a chief judge from Central China's Hubei province said, questioning the effectiveness of the system of accountability. Zhong Ming, former Party committee secretary of Hubei's Shishou city, and Tang Dunwu, former director of Shishou public security bureau, have been appointed … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Road accidents down in China in 1st half
The number of road accidents dropped around 10 percent in China during the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Public Security. About 99,000 road accidents took place in China in the first six months of this year, killing 27,000 and injuring 117,000, down by 9.3 percent, 12 percent and 10.6 percent respectively year on year. A … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 10 trapped workers alive in collapsed tunnel
Ten workers who had been trapped for about 30 hours in a collapsed railway tunnel remained alive, rescuers said Monday. Rescuers drilled through a tunnel at 8:25 p.m. Monday, finding all the ten trapped workers were still alive and in sound condition. Rescuers kept sending food and water through ventilation shafts to the trapped and were busy preparing for small-scale … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to drain reservoir that threatens city as torrential rains wreck havoc
Hundreds of soldiers and armed police are rushing to complete a drainage channel to prevent a dangerously overfilled reservoir from bursting and flooding a city of 205,700 people in northwest China. Authorities said they expect to drain the Wenquan Reservoir, 130 km from Golmud City, Qinghai Province, by early Tuesday. Golmud, which is Mongolian for "place with many rivers," is … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tightening measures on housing market will continue in China
The State Council's policies to rein in rapidly soaring housing prices in cities will continue and local governments should implement them "unswervingly", according to a statement released Monday from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, while also denying some media reports on a possible policy withdrawal. "We will urge local governments to make sure that they strictly implement the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Personal protection decrees introduced in more courts
Personal protection decrees are now available for victims of domestic violence in 20 local courts in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality and 21 courts in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, local high courts said. Courts in Chongqing and Shaanxi are the latest to provide such protection to plaintiffs before and throughout the trial process. Jiangsu and Hunan provinces adopted such measures in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Official questions possibility of food safety in China
A senior health official said on Monday that more breaches in food safety, such as the latest melamine-tainted milk scandal in Northwest China, are likely given China's size and unbalanced development. Su Zhi, director of the health supervision bureau under the Ministry of Health, made the remarks at an international food safety forum, held by the ministry and an EU … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Netizens wag tails over pet pooch tax
The majority of participants in a recent online poll agreed with the collection of a pet dog tax, though experts warned it was not a final solution to the problems involved in keeping pets in cities. A Nanjing netizen recently proposed levying a 500 to 5,000 yuan ($75-750) "dog tax" fee on owners to keep the canine community from swelling … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Trade pact helps boost cross-Straits ties
&$ &$Hu Jintao(R), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Kuomintang (KMT) Party honorary chairman Wu Poh-hsiung in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Top Chinese mainland and Taiwan leaders have expressed their latest confidence in the peaceful development of cross-Straits ties, following the signing of a historic trade pact. Hu … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dozens dead in devastating flooding
The National Meteorological Center expanded the orange alert for rainstorms on Monday morning to predict that Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Zhejiang will experience torrential rains on Tuesday. The flood-battered areas have been battling almost continuous rainstorms since June. Flooding and landslides triggered by the heavy rains have burst river banks, cut roads and rail links and caused … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Salary increase guidelines seek to narrow income gap
Eight provinces and municipalities have released their annual enterprise salary increase guidelines, which signal the country has been making unambiguous and unwavering efforts to narrow disparities in income, experts said. According to a notice posted by the Beijing municipal bureau of human resources and social security last Wednesday, enterprises in the capital that enjoy a sound development and achieve an … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dogs fitted with chips in run-up to Asian Games
&$ &$Three children caress a pet dog in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. (China Daily)&$&$ More than 40,000 pet dogs in Guangdong's provincial capital will have a special microchip inserted beneath the skin before the 16th Asian Games open in November, police have said. In addition to the dog's data, such as the date of birth, health condition and vaccine … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Population set to hit 100 million in Henan
China's most populous province, Henan, will become the first province with more than 100 million permanent residents later this month, giving it a population triple the size of Canada's – in 1/60 the area. A largely rural and less developed province in Central China, Henan is the source of many of the country's migrant workers who have helped transform the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese Vice Premier calls for improved environmental protection in western regions
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu Monday urged concrete measures be taken to protect the ecological environment while building to improve living conditions as part of the country's campaign to develop its vast western regions. Hui made his remarks at the opening ceremony of the achievements exhibition displaying the western regions' environmental protection and construction accomplishments during the "West Development" campaign. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Brzezinski "retraces" the Long March, stressing U.S.-China strategic dialogues
The Long March and its legacy had contributed to shaping an extraordinary China, said former U.S. national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, when he called upon the headquarter of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) in Beijing on Monday. His meeting with senior Chinese military leader Xu Caihou started with the memory of the Long March which set Brzezinski in mind of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior Chinese leader stresses economic restructuring when visiting China's trailblazing Guangdong province
&$ &$Jia Qinglin (C, front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits the Manufacturing Engineering Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in south China's Guangdong Province, July 9, 2010. Jia Qinglin paid an inspection to Guangdong from July 8 to July 12. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng)&$&$ Senior Chinese leader Jia Qinglin has encouraged sout … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New government transparency rules strike chord with public
Thousands of Chinese have joined a heated discussion about new rules that are designed to curb corruption and increase transparency about the assets of government officials. A regulation that took effect Sunday extends the list declarable assets for officials and introduces dismissal as the maximum penalty for failing to report assets honestly and promptly. The regulation adds six more items … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Toxic copper waste contaminates Chinese river
Toxic waste from a copper mine in China has contaminated a river, causing the death of millions of fish, authorities said Monday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Martial arts display marks Sino-India diplomatic ties
A group of Indian martial arts experts visited the Shaolin Temple in China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » World stocks lifted by strong Chinese trade data
LONDON World stock markets mostly rose Monday after robust Chinese trade figures eased worries about the global recovery and investors looked ahead to the upcoming corporate earnings season. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan university student owns up to poo eating video clip prank
A university student in Taiwan, who was filmed apparently eating his own faeces after Germany lost its World Cup semi-final match to Spain, has owned up that the video clip is a prank. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Latvia business people seek ways to expand trade
Officials and business people from China and Latvia exchanged views at an economic forum for entrepreneurs here Monday, looking for new ways to boost Sino-Latvia trade and widen bilateral economic cooperation. The forum, jointly sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Latvia Ministry of Economics, attracted more than 80 elite entrepreneurs from some 50 major companies in the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Magazine digest — The rebirth of the Agricultural Bank of Taiwan
The Agricultural Bank of Taiwan is expecting to make a profit of NT$1 billion (US$31.25 million) this year, a successful turnaround for a bank hit by a loss exceeding NT$10 billion in 2008 due to impa… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » PLA senior official meets Zbigniew Brzezinski
Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Xu Caihou met with former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski in Beijing Monday. The two sides discussed China-U.S. relations and international and regional issues of common concern. "More than 30 years of China-U.S. relations have proved the two countries can co-exist peacefully and enjoy common development. The two sides should properly handle … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Wu's Serbia trip of vital importance: Chinese ambassador
The upcoming visit of Wu Bangguo, China's top legislator, to Serbia is of vital and far-reaching historical significance, Chinese ambassador to Serbia Wei Jinghua says. Since the establishment of the China-Serbia strategic partnership in August 2009, the political, economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries has been fully developed, Wei told Xinhua during a recent interview. Wei added that … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » French minister continues pension reform after being cleared in Bettencourt tax affair
Labor Minister Eric Woerth said Monday he would continue on with pension reforms after being cleared of allegations of involvement in the Bettencourt tax evasion affair. A report from the tax inspector of the Finance Ministry on Sunday said that Woerth did not use his power as budget minister to help Liliane Bettencourt evade taxes. Bettencourt, the L'Oreal heiress, was … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hu Jintao meets with KMT honorary chairman (4)
&$ &$Hu Jintao(R back center), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Kuomintang (KMT) Party honorary chairman Wu Poh-hsiung(L back center) in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)&$&$ &$ 【1】 [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hu Jintao meets with KMT honorary chairman (2)
&$ &$Hu Jintao(R), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Kuomintang (KMT) Party honorary chairman Wu Poh-hsiung(L) in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)&$&$He expressed his hope that the agreement could take effect as soon as possible, so that it could bring substantial benefits to people on both sides. The … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hu Jintao meets with KMT honorary chairman
&$ &$Hu Jintao(R), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Kuomintang (KMT) Party honorary chairman Wu Poh-hsiung in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)&$&$The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee General Secretary Hu Jintao met with Wu Poh-hsiung, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) Party, in Be … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Confirms Google’s License Renewal
Posted on: Monday, 12 July 2010, 06:35 CDT China confirmed on Sunday that it had renewed Google's license to operate after a month long standoff over Internet censorship. Google said Friday that it… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Unilava Provides Update on Acquisition of China Dragon Telecom
UNLA ), a provider of diverse communication products and services across multiple devices and software platforms, provides an update on its recent announcement regarding the execution of a Memorandum … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » MagneGas Receives First $1.0 MM Investment Installment From China Partner
the first $1.0 MM investment installment from Beijing-based DDI Industry International ("DDI"). DDI also reaffirmed its pledge to complete its investment by September 30 [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » SRFF Sponsors 2010 Global Hunter Securities China Conference
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – July 12, 2010) – Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP (SRFF), a leading law firm headquartered in New York that specializes in alternative securities transactions, announced… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » LeBron James Gets China
Jack Perkowski is the founder and Managing Director of JFP Holdings, a Merchant Bank for China, and the author of "Managing the Dragon: How I’m Building a Billion Dollar Business In China." Jack reg… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China evacuates 755,000 amid new flood misery
China has evacuated 755,000 people in the past five days as torrential rain brought new flooding to many regions, leaving more than 60 people dead or missing in the south, the government said on Monda… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong bars count windfall earnings as World Cup ends
business in the district, which attracts tourists and locals alike, was up 22 per cent this year compared with the last World Cup in 2006."I wish we could have a World Cup every month," he said.Zeman … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ex-Calgary woman wants husband freed from Chinese jail
Google Inc said on Friday that the Chinese authorities had renewed its licence to operate a website, averting a potential shutdown of its flagship search page in the world’s biggest Internet market [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Heavy rains affect 18.3 mln, kill 43 along Yangtze River
Heavy rain since July 8 has affected 18.3 million people in regions along the Yangtze River, leaving 43 dead and 18 missing, China's flood control authorities said Monday. The death toll released by the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (SFDH) excluded deaths caused by lighting strikes. A total of 39,000 homes had collapsed, 755,000 people had been evacuated … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese top legislator promises to support further cooperation between Chinese cities, Bordeaux (2)
Juppe said the history of bilateral ties proves that promotion of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries conforms to the fundamental interests of both sides and will contribute to their joint response to economic, social and environmental problems of global dimensions. France pays tribute to China's achievements and China's rapid growth has brought new opportunities for deepening bilateral … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese top legislator promises to support further cooperation between Chinese cities, Bordeaux
&$ &$Wu Bangguo (R Front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, meets with Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe in Bordeaux, France, on July 11, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)&$&$China's top legislator Wu Bangguo has promised that China will continue to support further cooperation between Chinese provinces and cities, and French city … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China rejects U.S. finger pointing on human rights, democracy
China has achieved obvious results in protecting citizens' rights and freedoms, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday, rejecting a U.S. report that criticized China. Spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks when asked to comment on a U.S. State Department report that criticized China's democracy- and human rights-status. The Chinese government protects its citizens' basic rights and freedoms in accordance … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. Revises Its 2010 Net Income Guidance
FUJIAN, China – (Business Wire) China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: CCME) (“CME” or “Company”), China’s largest [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Mobil awards contract worth more than 1.8 bln USD to Nigerian firms in 2009
Mobil Producing Nigerian Unlimited said it had awarded contracts worth more than 1.8 billion U.S. dollars to Nigerian companies last year.Yinka Bashorun, the company's General Manager of Nigerian Cont… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » CNPC, BP start operating largest Iraqi oilfield Rumaila in 20-year agreement
China National Petroleum Corp.(CNPC), China's largest oil company, and British oil company BP PLC (BP) have taken over operation and management of Iraq's largest oilfield, Rumaila, in a 20-year agreem… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Nikkei closes down 0.39 pct, political uncertainty weighs
Tokyo stocks inched down Monday as exporters relinquished gains made on a weak yen in early trade as uncertainty about the future of Japan's fiscal health unnerved investors following the ruling coali… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Singapore shares end 0.28 pct higher
The shares prices in Singapore rose 8.15 points or 0.28 percent on Monday with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closing at 2,925.32 points.The overall volume stood at 1.02 billion shares worth … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong stocks close 0.44 pct higher
Hong Kong stocks advanced for a third day to close up 0.44 percent at 20,467.43 points on Monday.Led by developers, the benchmark Hang Seng Index opened 0.48 percent higher and soon peaked at 20,539 p… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » British economy up 0.3% in first quarter
The British economy increased 0.3 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the last period last year, the same pace as previously estimated, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) rep… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » India industrial output growth slows to 11.5 pct in May
Indian index of industrial production (IIP) recorded 11.5 percent year-on-year increase in May, lower than previous expectations, said a release by Indian Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shanghai stock indices up
China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 2,490.72 points Monday, up 19.8 points, or 0.8 percent, from the previous close.A Share Index: 2,610.49 points, up 2… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Shenzhen stock indices up
The Shenzhen Component Index on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 9,959.22 points Monday, up 142.36 points, or 1.45 percent, from the previous close.A Share Index: 10,756.59 points, up 153.76 poin… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's stocks end higer at midday Monday
Chinese stock markets rose in the morning session Monday led by gains of property developers on speculation that slower growth in home prices in June would help ease government's grips on the property… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stock index futures open higher Monday
China's stock index futures opened higher Monday, with the contract for settlement in July, the most actively traded, opened unchanged from the previous trading at 2,652 points.The contract expiring i… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Audi sets half-year sales record
Volkswagen's luxury arm Audi broke through the 100,000-unit sales mark in China in the six months that ended on June 30, not only maintaining segment leadership by volume, but also better balancing sa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sales drop a reality check for car market
Auto sales growth has slowed by nearly 40 percentage points in the first half compared with that in the first two months, but fear not, the market is regaining sanity after bloated growth in 2009, acc… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Learning the lessons of market history
By Daryl GuppyHistory repeats itself, although the detail is always different. Its study shows patterns of broad behavior and the outcomes. Financial markets are a creation of human behavior and they … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hu meets Wu on cross-Straits trade pact
/enpproperty–> Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said on Monday he hopes that the newly signed cross-Straits trade pact will take effect as soon as… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » New China Life premium income up 68% in H1
/enpproperty–> New China Life Insurance Co (NCL), the country's fourth-largest life insurer, reported a 68 percent year-on-year increase of premium income in the first six months of this year, driven… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's credit agency gives Japan AA-minus rating in 1st report+
BEIJING, July 12 (AP) – (Kyodo)A Chinese credit rating agency has assigned sovereign credit ratings for 50 countries for the first time, giving Japan an AA-minus rating. Japan's rating — t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Usher makes Beijing audience go "OMG"
The U.S. R&B sensation Usher has brought down the house in Beijing's Wukesong Arena. In his first ever China concert, Usher entertained fans with some of his biggest hits over the years, including "Y… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 33 injured in fatal tourist bus accident in N China in stable condition
Thirty three people injured when a tourist bus veered off a mountain road and crashed in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Sunday are in a stable condition, a hospital spokesperson said M… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese vice premier meets president of French insurance group
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan Monday met with the president of France's AXA Group, Henri de Castries, to discuss China-France trade ties, financial cooperation and other issues of common interest.A… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Top Chinese legislator in France to promote inter-regional ties
Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, meets with Jean-Jack Queyranne, president of the Rhone-Alpes Regional Council, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Macau shoppingfor retail sell
By Muhammad Cohen MACAU – In the home of the world's highest casino revenue, non-gaming spending remains a chancy proposition. With convention business slow to develop and more than half of Mac… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Asian stocks lifted by China trade, Wall Street
BANGKOK Most Asian stock markets rose Monday, lifted by robust Chinese trade figures that eased worries the global recovery is losing momentum. In Japan, a weaker yen wasn't able to compl… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China entering into strategic tie-ups with Australian iron ore miners.
For the third year running, China's appetite for foreign iron ore appears to have cooled off in June. Though the trend is expected to affect the half year earnings of majors BHP Billion and Rio Tinto,… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 33 injured in fatal tourist bus accident in N China in stable condition
Thirty three people injured when a tourist bus veered off a mountain road and crashed in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Sunday are in a stable condition, a hospital spokesperson said Monday. Thirty five casualties had been transported to Linxi County Hospital but two died on the way to the hospital, the spokesperson said. The tourist bus with 43 … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Time Opinion Piece Examines Consequences Of China's One-Child Policy
opinion piece. "Given China's extraordinary economic emergence" in the years since, "it's easy to assume a neat link between the single-child policy and double-digit growth rates," Beech continues. H… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » AppTek Announces Enhanced PlainSpeech Automated Speech Recognition Broadcast Engine for Chinese
AppTek, a leader in human language technology (HLT), announced the availability of its enhanced Chinese automated speech recognition (ASR) engine. The enhanced PlainSpeech™ ASR platform also pro… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, Argentina leaders to set aside trade spats
Beijing – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Chinese leaders were expected to set aside recent trade disputes and promote a "strategic partnership" on Monday, as Kirchner made the … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's Sinopec reports Addax unit strikes oil in Nigeria a year after acquisition
BEIJING, China – State-owned Chinese oil producer Sinopec said Monday its Addax subsidiary has struck oil offshore Nigeria after the unit was acquired last year to expand the company's African presenc… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Honda says June sales in China down 2.7 per cent following strikes
SHANGHAI – Honda Motor Co. says its sales in China fell 2.7 per cent in June from a year earlier, the second straight month of declines amid labour strife and a slowing in overall demand. Honda sold … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » HK government proposes to establish independent insurance authority
Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury KC Chan said Monday the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) proposes to establish an independent insurance authority, which is both financially and operationally independent of the government. Chan released a consultation paper Monday on the proposed establishment of an independent insurance authority. The insurance sector and the public … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Copyright protection forums to be held in HK in August
Two forums on strengthening copyright protection in the digital environment will be held in August, Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said Monday. Stakeholders including copyright owners, online service providers and academia will attend the forums, according to a bulletin released by the Information Service Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's government. The first forum will be held … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Apple iPhones in China to get WiFi capability
Apple appears to have moved a step closer to delivering an iPhone with Wi-Fi capabilities to the Chinese market. This week, Chinese regulators issued a network access licence for an Apple iPhone that… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google China search returns, but site is limited in features
Google's recent restoration of Google.cn may have helped the company secure a renewal of its Internet Content Provider (ICP) licence in China, but the search site provides precious few search services… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese vice premier meets president of French insurance group
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan Monday met with the president of France's AXA Group, Henri de Castries, to discuss China-France trade ties, financial cooperation and other issues of common interest. AXA is a global insurance group headquartered in Paris, which set up a representative office in Beijing in 1994. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's property market falters
In April, the Chinese government introduced a series of new regulatory restrictions on the housing market that sought to restrict speculative buying. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Conference on dialogue of civilizations, harmonious world opens in Beijing
The World Public Forum (WPF) "Dialogue of Civilizations," an international organization dedicated to promoting global peace and security, opened its two-day annual session in Beijing Monday. The "Dialogue of Civilizations and a Harmonious World", the first WPF annual session in China, is supported by the Chinese Foundation of International Research Center (CFIRC). The conference has drawn about 40 experts from … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's property market falters
In April, the Chinese government introduced a series of new regulatory restrictions on the housing market that sought to restrict speculative buying. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Top Chinese legislator in France to promote inter-regional ties
&$ &$Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, meets with Jean-Jack Queyranne, president of the Rhone-Alpes Regional Council, in Lyon, France, July 11, 2010. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)&$&$Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo is visiting the French cities of Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseilles to promote cooperation and exchanges … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New government transparency rules strike chord with public
Thousands of Chinese have joined a heated discussion about new rules that are designed to curb corruption and increase transparency about the assets of government officials. A regulation that took effect Sunday extends the list declarable assets for officials and introduces dismissal as the maximum penalty for failing to report assets honestly and promptly. The regulation adds six more items … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hu Jintao meets with KMT honorary chairman
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee General Secretary Hu Jintao met with Wu Poh-Hsiung, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) Party here on Monday. Wu is in Beijing after attending the sixth Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum which closed Sunday afternoon in the southern city of Guangzhou. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » World stocks up on China, Wall St
BANGKOK: World stock markets mostly rose on Monday, lifted by robust Chinese trade figures that eased worries the global recovery is losing momentum. Gains last week on Wall Street added to th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Credibility crisis' forces elite to update CVs
Dozens of Chinese high-level professionals are reportedly scrambling to revise their online resumes following a recent row over the diploma authenticity of a renowned Chinese entrepreneur, creating a … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China tycoon bids to be Prada's biggest shareholder
Submit your comment A Chinese tycoon has been quietly buying up shares in Italian fashion house Prada SpA in a bid to become its largest shareholder, his company confirmed Monday. However, Lu Qiang… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hainan encourages tourism firms to go public
/enpproperty–> South China's Hainan province plans to invest 3.5 trillion yuan ($516.85 billion) in the next 11 years to build the southern tropical island into an international tourism island, sourc… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Funds outstanding for FX grow at a slower pace
/enpproperty–> The growth in the funds outstanding for foreign exchange continued to slow down in June following a sharp fall in May, indicating that international speculative money is withdrawing fr… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan official says mainland sites too expensive
/enpproperty–> Vice chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) John Hsiao-yen Chiang said mainland tourist attractions charged too much money. He was speaking at the Cross-Straits Trade and Culture… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Government Should Give Timetable For Property Tax
should give a timetable for the launch of a residential property tax as soon as possible to avoid volatility in the real- estate market, a researcher at the country's housing ministry said Monday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Volkswagen's China, Hong Kong 1st-Half Sales Up 45.7% At 950,278 Units
The statement didn't give sales figures for the month of June or a breakdown for the two markets. The figures for the January-June period included sales from the automaker's two Chinese joint ventur… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Development Bank's Bonds To Keep Sovereign Rating Until End-2011
-(Dow Jones)- China's banking regulator will allow China Development Bank Corp.'s yuan-denominated bonds to retain their sovereign rating for a further year, until the end of 2011, likely to support… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Top Chinese legislator in France to promote inter-regional ties
Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, meets with Jean-Jack Queyranne, president of the Rhone-Alpes Regional Council, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese equities edge higher Monday on slower housing price rise
BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese stock markets rose Monday, led by gains of property developers after the release of slower home price rise for June which helped ease concerns over more government… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Seychelles' tourism lecturers to undergo training in China
Three lecturers at the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) left the country over the weekend to undertake a five-week training course in tourism development at the Habin Commerce University in China.Acco… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hoping to find boyfriend, Beijing's fattest girl to lose weight
Ma Yujie, who is called the fattest girl in Beijing, is just 160 centimeters, but she weighed 178 kilograms when she was at her fattest. Although the girl is optimistic, the obesity has brought her lo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China able to launch manned lunar landing around 2025
From a technical level, it is entirely possible for China to launch a manned lunar landing around 2025, said Long Lehao from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.Long is an expert on strategic missile a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Thousands evacuated after levees break in China
The evacuations occurred in Anhui province Sunday after rising floodwaters breached levees along the Bainian River, which flows across the cities of Anqing and Tongcheng, the state-run Xinhua news age… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says it got pledge from Google, OKd license
BEIJING — China confirmed Sunday that it renewed Google's license to operate after a monthslong standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company has pledged not to provide "lawbreaking content."… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's Largest Private Healthcare Group Introduces Traditional Chinese Medicine for Medical Tourism
Boai Medical Group, China's largest private medical organisation, has commenced international operations that will provide a unique medical tourism services for international patients. The move allows… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » LCD TVs account for 80% of TV market in January-May, says report
LCD TV sales in China in January-May accounted for 80.3% of total TV shipments during the period to 13.78 million units with total sales of 58.93 billion yuan (US$8.7 billion) in revenues, increasing … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Large-size panel makers, handset vendors to benefit from Taiwan victory against EU at WTO
Taiwan-based large-size TFT-LCD panel makers and handset vendors are likely to benefit from Taiwan's victory in the dispute against the European Union (EU) at the World Trade Organization (WTO), accor… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Bristles at Prospect of U.S. Aircraft Carrier in the Yellow Sea
U.S. sailors stand in formation on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as the ship arrives in Yokosuka, Japan on July 3, 2010. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » World stock markets mostly rise on China trade, South Korea growth
BANGKOK – World stock markets mostly rose Monday, lifted by robust Chinese trade figures that eased worries the global recovery is losing momentum. Gains last week on Wall Street added to the momentu… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » World cruise giants eyeing China
Some world-class cruise giants are showing more and more their interests in China's markets. Recently, Carnival Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Mediterranean Cruise have set up branches in Shanghai and opened or plan to open regional cruise routes with Shanghai as the home port. China has huge tourism resources. The President of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Bureau Dao Shuming said that … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to get first 100 million-population province
BEIJING – Poor and populous Henan will become China's first province with more than 100 million people later this month, state media said on Monday, giving it a population size similar to the Philippi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Currency Reserves Increase Least in 11 Years
July 12 (Bloomberg) — China’s foreign-exchange reserves, the world’s largest, rose by 0.29 percent in the second quarter, the least in 11 years, as expectations for yuan gains diminished … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » National union chairman stresses protection of employee rights
Trade unions across China have been urged by China's national union chairman to protect employee rights. Wang Zhaoguo, chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), made the remarks during a five-day inspection tour to northeast China's Liaoning Province which ended on Sunday. Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's summer grain output down 0.3% year on year
China's summer grain output stood at 123.1 million tonnes this year, down 0.3 percent from last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. &$&$Source:Xinhua&$&~ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Seychelles' tourism lecturers to undergo training in China
Three lecturers at the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) left the country over the weekend to undertake a five-week training course in tourism development at the Habin Commerce University in China. According to the three trainee teachers, this module will involve learning how tourism can be used to bring about development in the country. The training was sponsored by the Chinese … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Wuhan bicyclers ride thousands of meters for Expo
&$ &$With a shot from the starting gun, a group of bicyclers started their riding journey to Shanghai for Expo on the morning of July 10. &$&$ With a shot from the starting gun, a group of bicyclers started their journey to Shanghai for the Expo on the morning of July 10. The 21 of them, whose ages are between … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hoping to find boyfriend, Beijing's fattest girl to lose weight
&$ &$Ma Yujie is taking a test on her body fat. (Photo by Beijing Times)&$&$ Ma Yujie, who is called the fattest girl in Beijing, is just 160 centimeters, but she weighed 178 kilograms when she was at her fattest. Although the girl is optimistic, the obesity has brought her lots of troubles. She recently made a decision to go … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » S. Korean central bank revises up 2010 growth outlook to 5.9%
South Korea's central bank Monday raised its forecast for the country's economic growth this year to 5.9 percent, up 0.7 percent from the previous outlook, painting a brighter picture of its domestic … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Glance-Europe Factors-Shares seen up on Chinese trade data
PARIS, July 12 (Reuters) – European stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday, as stocks were poised to extend last week's rally following strong trade figures from China that helped lift… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan leader seeks closer ties with mainland China
Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou has called for closer ties with mainland China following the signing of a historic trade pact by the two sides last month. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China able to launch manned lunar landing around 2025
From a technical level, it is entirely possible for China to launch a manned lunar landing around 2025, said Long Lehao from the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Long is an expert on strategic missile and rocket technology, the chief designer of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology carrier rocket series, and vice chief designer of the national lunar probe … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » New anti-corruption regulation enforced on Chinese officials
China has issued a new anti-corruption regulation, which would require the 'officials' to report changes in their marital status, the whereabouts of their spouses and children if they have moved abroad, personal incomes, housing as well as their family's investments. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Staggering 26 pct of Chinese men suffer from erectile dysfunction
A study has found that more than 26 percent of Chinese men suffer from erectile dysfunction. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Democracy no cure for corruption, China paper says
Submit your comment Multi-party democracy is no panacea for overcoming graft, which is instead best tackled by getting ordinary people to report corrupt officials, the mouthpiece of China's ruling Com… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 100m China-made condoms exported to S Africa
/enpproperty–> More than 100 million China-made condoms were exported to South Africa before the World Cup kickoff, Beijing-based Legal Evening News reported. Although the Chinese national soccer te… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Banks' bad loans may surge in 2012, survey says
/enpproperty–> Non-performing loans from infrastructure construction may surge around 2012 after a lending binge that started in 2009 and continued into the first half of this year, reported Beijing-… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Upgrading of broadcasting networks to speed up
/enpproperty–> China's radio, film and television authority has said it will speed up building the high-speed Next-Generation of Broadcasting (NGB) networks, to ensure an equal footing for competitio… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Quake-hit town to go French
/enpproperty–> A town badly hit by the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake two years ago will spend one billion yuan ($148 million) to build a French-style romantic town this year, newssc.org reported on Mon… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Baosteel to be evaluated for Nissan supply
/enpproperty–> China's second-largest steelmaker Baosteel Group said it will be evaluated by Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co as a global autosheet supplier. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Police chief urges more security efforts
/enpproperty–> China's State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu called on the security personnel to make further efforts in safeguarding the security during the remaining days of … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Kiwis celebrate Pavilion Day at Expo Park
New Zealand celebrates National Pavilion Day on July 9 with performances by some of the country's most exciting young artists at the Expo Center at 5pm and 8pm at Shanghai Expo Park. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China tycoon bids to be Prada's biggest shareholder
Observer newspaper on Monday. "We had not planned to make the bid public. But somehow one media got the news and had a report on this. The price then became very high and therefore we are cons… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, EU strengthen space technology co-op to monitor climate change
by Xinhua writers: Yu Fei, Zhu Xiaolong, Ai Fumei and Wu Yu SHANGHAI, July 12 (Xinhua) — China and the European Union have strengthened their cooperation in space technology to better monitor climat… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Forex Reserves Growth Eases In Q2
(RTTNews) – China's foreign exchange reserves hit a record $2.454 trillion in the second quarter by increasing $7.19 billion from the first quarter, figures from the People's Bank of China showed Mon… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, EU strengthen space technology co-op to monitor climate change
China and the European Union have strengthened their cooperation in space technology to better monitor climate change and improve the ability to prevent and control natural disasters.At a conference e… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, EU strengthen space technology co-op to monitor climate change
China and the European Union have strengthened their cooperation in space technology to better monitor climate change and improve the ability to prevent and control natural disasters. At a conference entitled "Let's Embrace Space" , held by the EU pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, Reinhard Schulte Braucks, head of Unit Space Research and Development, European Commission, said air pollution … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Triads, drugs take toll on Hong Kong students, teachers
school students and teachers, a media report said Monday.A survey of 317 teachers and social workers from 87 schools found that 52 per cent had pupils involved with triad gangs while 28 per cent were … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Yuan Forwards Strengthen as Record June Exports Signal Recovery
July 12 (Bloomberg) — Yuan forwards climbed for a third day after the government reported record exports for June and the largest trade surplus in eight months. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Stinking ditch becomes river of flowers
&$ &$Visitors on a boat roamed the artificial wetlands covered with flower beds in the Baihe River.&$&$ The Shuangliu county government recently conducted a comprehensive sewage treatment to improve the water quality of the Baihe River, the only main drainage channel in Shuangliu county of Chengdu, Sichuan province. It was a sewage ditch because of severe pollution and blocked drains. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Publicis Groupe Acquires G4 Advertising Co. Ltd. in China
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Publicis Groupe announces today that it has acquired G4, a Bejing-based full-service advertising agency. Effective immediately, the agency will rebrand as Publicis G4, and … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Paper plant project sparks protests
A villager from Guochengsi village in Xianning shows what he calls huang shan, or waste mountain, after it was burned to make way for pulpwood plantations as part of a paper mill project. Photos by Fe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Elites' accused of fabricating college degrees
The resumes of about 100 Chinese "elites" have been revised on Hudong Wiki, a pilot Chinese-language encyclopedia website, after the former president of Microsoft China, Tang Jun, was accuse… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Workers Repair Reservoir Amid Flooding in China
Digg (BEIJING) Hundreds of workers and soldiers scrambled Monday to drain a reservoir threatening to burst in far western China after torrential rains since June have caused more than 400 death… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Official: 40% of mobile population from post-80s generation
Around 39 percent of China's mobile population above the working age in 2009 was born after the 1980s, said Zhang Chunsheng, an official from the National Population and Family Planning Commission Sunday in Shanghai. At the Forum "Everyone Counts" held in the Shanghai World Expo U.N. pavilion, Zhang said that members of the mobile population born after the 1980s were … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Panting and perils of summer heat
&$ &$Visitors try to cool themselves down in the water fountain at the Denmark Pavilion at the World Expo site. (Photo Source: Shanghai Daily)&$&$ Heat stroke is dangerous. Stay out of the scorching sun, cover up, drink lots of water and eat foods that dispel "pathogenic heat" – that's the advice of health professionals and TCM doctors. Zhang Qian reports. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Int'l conference "Dialogue of Civilizations and Harmonious World" to be held in Beijing
The Chinese Foundation of International Research, together with the World Pubic Forum "Dialogue of Civilization," will hold an international conference on the "Dialogue of Civilizations and a Harmonious World" in Beijing on July 12. The conference is aimed to enhance the mutual understanding between China and Russia, and peoples in the world, and discuss important issues in political, economic and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Family planning policy to remain in Guangdong
Authorities in Guangdong, one of China's most populous provinces, will stick to the family planning policy and promote free premarital and pregnancy checkups to curb high birth defect rates, a senior official said. Zhang Feng, director of the provincial population and family planning commission, made the remarks over the weekend at a seminar marking World Population Day, which fell on … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » South China braces for more floods
More downpour and floods in South China are expected by Wednesday after regional flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains killed at least 50 people since the start of July. Heavy downpours in the past few days have destroyed roads and bridges and halted at least 16 provincial highways in Chongqing, Fujian, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan and Qinghai provinces. All trains … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Roof comes off real estate scams in China
With housing prices soaring annually in recent years, more would-be buyers are becoming the victims of crimes connected to cheating in the real estate sector, according to an investigation by the People's Procuratorate of Beijing released on July 10. The report says the average cost of housing in the capital rose from 11,000 yuan ($1,623.54) per sq m to 23,000 … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to drain overfilled reservoir that threatens city, Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Hundreds of soldiers and armed police on Monday are building an emergency channel to an overfilled reservoir that threatens to flood a northwest Chinese city with a population of 205,700. Authorities said they expected to drain the Wenquan Reservoir near Golmud City, Qinghai Province as soon as early Tuesday. More than 9,000 residents in the city had been evacuated by … [Link]
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