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China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ancient Chinese Drain System Saves City From Flooding

Saturday 17 July 23:44:15 MDT 2010

A 900 year-old drainage system has saved a city in south China from severe floods that left more than 100 people dead and a million homeless across the region. This summer’s torrential rain and… [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Trapped people in SW China floods evacuated

Saturday 17 July 23:21:15 MDT 2010

&$&$ Rescuers use a rubber boat and ropes to save trapped persons in Tongnan County of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 18, 2010. Several towns and villages were hit by floods and more than 600 residents were trapped in Tongnan County Sunday. Some 12,300 residents were evacuated and no casualties was reported by far. (Xinhua) &$ [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China registers another coal mine accident

Saturday 17 July 22:06:41 MDT 2010

Rescuers retrieved five bodies on Sunday morning after another coal mine accident in China. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese president calls for joint efforts in Asia to alleviate poverty

Saturday 17 July 22:05:55 MDT 2010

Participants attend the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) on Poverty Alleviation in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2010. The conference with … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Magnitude 5.4 quake jolts Hualien, Taiwan

Saturday 17 July 22:05:51 MDT 2010

Taiwan's seismological agency said a moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 degrees on the Richter scale hit Hualien, Taiwan, at 5:04 pm Saturday.The epicenter was initially determined to be at 23.45 degre… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ethiopian diplomats complete Chinese language training

Saturday 17 July 22:05:47 MDT 2010

About 23 Ethiopian diplomats on Saturday completed Chinese language training successfully from the Addis Ababa Confucius Institute in Ethiopia.The institute presented certificates to the graduates and… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » New Zealand's Otago University signs MOU with China's Fudan University

Saturday 17 July 22:05:45 MDT 2010

The University of Otago signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Student Exchange Agreement on Friday with one of China's most prestigious universities, Fudan University.The move followed a similar si… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China orders nationwide efforts to avoid geological disasters

Saturday 17 July 22:05:43 MDT 2010

China's State Council issued a notice Saturday ordering governments at all levels, along with relevant ministries, to upgrade prevention against geological disasters to safeguard the safety of the pub… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Floods leave 13 dead, 23 missing in SW China

Saturday 17 July 22:05:41 MDT 2010

At least 13 people were killed and 23 others remained missing after the worst rainstorm of this year lashed Sichuan Province Thursday night, the provincial flood control authorities said Saturday.The … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Agricultural Bank of China's micro-credit loan program in rural areas expands rapidly

Saturday 17 July 22:05:39 MDT 2010

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) loaned 82.9 billion yuan (12.2 billion U.S. dollars) in micro-credit to Chinese farmers in the first three months of the year, compared with 67.3 billion yuan in the w… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese patients being denied surgeries due to lack of transplant organs

Saturday 17 July 22:05:39 MDT 2010

Only one percent of Chinese patients in need of certain transplant surgeries receive donated organs, according to a statement issued at a press conference on Saturday in Tianjin.The press conference w… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's bamboo industry booms for greener economy

Saturday 17 July 22:05:37 MDT 2010

China's flourishing bamboo industry is becoming one of the pillar sectors in the country's forestry industry and also a key in the country's efforts to establish a low-carbon economy, an industry lead… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China copper factory caps new waste leak after river pollution scandal

Saturday 17 July 22:05:36 MDT 2010

A Chinese copper plant at the center of a river pollution scandal reported a new leak Friday, but it capped the leak quickly and avoided exacerbating damage already done to a river, company sources sa… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Fewer buyers cause fall in car plate price in Shanghai

Saturday 17 July 22:05:35 MDT 2010

Car plate prices in Shanghai dropped for a second consecutive month as the number of bidders fell sharply.The average price for a private car license was down 1,018 yuan (US$150) to 39,362 yuan for Ju… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Coal mine blaze kills eight in central China

Saturday 17 July 22:05:34 MDT 2010

Eight workers were killed after a fire engulfed a coal mine in Henan Province Saturday.The blaze broke out at about 7:50 a.m. in Xinling Colliery of Mangchuan Township, Ruzhou City.Rescuers found the … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » E-commerce boom continues in China as one in ten Chinese shops online

Saturday 17 July 22:05:33 MDT 2010

"The Internet in China is moving from a platform for information and opinion to being a network with diverse applications and mass participation," said Hu Yanping, general manager at Data Ce… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China still on flood alert even after typhoon Conson weakens

Saturday 17 July 22:05:32 MDT 2010

Several Chinese provinces and regions are on flood alert Saturday. But Typhoon Conson has weakened after sweeping the tropical island of Hainan Friday.Hainan Province was recovering from the typhoon a… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's tourism regulatory department issues travel service advisory on trip to Hong Kong

Saturday 17 July 22:05:30 MDT 2010

A tourism regulatory department under China's National Tourism Administration (NTA) issued an advisory on Saturday regarding traveling to Hong Kong after a group of tourists from the Chinese mainland … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Five dead, one missing after explosion at shipyard in East China

Saturday 17 July 22:05:30 MDT 2010

An explosion at a shipyard in east China's Jiangxi Province early Saturday has left five workers dead and one missing.The accident happened at 2:10 a.m. at the Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding Co. shipy… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Senior Chinese political advisor meets European guest

Saturday 17 July 22:05:24 MDT 2010

Wang Gang (R), president of the China Economic and Social Council and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with European Economic an… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Premier Wen refutes allegation Chinese investment environment worsening

Saturday 17 July 22:05:23 MDT 2010

It is untrue to say that the investment environment in China is worsening, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday as he invited more foreign companies to invest in the country.China sticks to its op… [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Ethiopian diplomats complete Chinese language training

Saturday 17 July 21:53:26 MDT 2010

About 23 Ethiopian diplomats on Saturday completed Chinese language training successfully from the Addis Ababa Confucius Institute in Ethiopia. The institute presented certificates to the graduates and special awards to those top students for their outstanding achievements in the training. Presenting certificates and awards to the trainees, Gu Xiaojie, Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, said the relation between China and Ethiopia … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » New Zealand's Otago University signs MOU with China's Fudan University

Saturday 17 July 21:51:09 MDT 2010

The University of Otago signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Student Exchange Agreement on Friday with one of China's most prestigious universities, Fudan University. The move followed a similar signing of agreements with another of China's leading universities, Tsinghua University, last week. Both result from a University of Otago delegation, led by Vice- Chancellor David Skegg, which visited the universities … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Coalmine accident kills 28 miners in northwest China

Saturday 17 July 21:48:24 MDT 2010

Twenty-eight miners were killed in a coal mine accident Saturday in Hancheng City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, said the provincial government Sunday. All of the 28 miners who were working in the shaft were killed when an underground cable caught fire at about 8:10 p.m. at Xiaonangou coal mine at Sangshuping Township of Hancheng City, said the provincial government in … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese grenade, cache recovered in Jammu region

Saturday 17 July 21:45:31 MDT 2010

Jammu, Jul 17 : Security forces today busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of firearms, including a Chinese grenade, in twin districts of Jammu region, official sources here said. [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » China orders nationwide efforts to avoid geological disasters

Saturday 17 July 21:42:07 MDT 2010

China's State Council issued a notice Saturday ordering governments at all levels, along with relevant ministries, to upgrade prevention against geological disasters to safeguard the safety of the public. The notice reads, in this period with frequent flooding and geo-disasters, governments and relevant ministries should give priority to disaster prevention, strengthen disaster-prone sites and facilities, and set up close surveillance … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Floods leave 13 dead, 23 missing in SW China

Saturday 17 July 21:40:48 MDT 2010

At least 13 people were killed and 23 others remained missing after the worst rainstorm of this year lashed Sichuan Province Thursday night, the provincial flood control authorities said Saturday. The victims were killed by mountain torrents, landslides, house collapses or other rain-triggered disasters, according to Sichuan's flood control and drought relief headquarters. The rain forced the Shuangliu International Airport … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Chinese patients being denied surgeries due to lack of transplant organs

Saturday 17 July 21:39:21 MDT 2010

Only one percent of Chinese patients in need of certain transplant surgeries receive donated organs, according to a statement issued at a press conference on Saturday in Tianjin. The press conference was hosted as part of the fourth athletic games for people having gone through transplant surgeries, which runs from Friday to Sunday in Tianjin. The Games, sponsored by the … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » China port city cleans up pollution belt after fire

Saturday 17 July 21:38:27 MDT 2010

&$&$ A dark brown belt of crude oil and other pollution is seen in seawaters off Dalian's Xingang Harbor, July 17, 2010. (Xinhua/Ren Yong) Maritime workers in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, are still cleaning up a pollution belt at sea after fire was put out at an oil pipeline. A dark brown belt of crude … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » China copper factory caps new waste leak after river pollution scandal

Saturday 17 July 21:35:39 MDT 2010

A Chinese copper plant at the center of a river pollution scandal reported a new leak Friday, but it capped the leak quickly and avoided exacerbating damage already done to a river, company sources said Saturday. "Staff on duty at Zijinshan Copper Mine found a new leak at No. 3 waste tank at around 10:30 p.m. Friday. They took immediate … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Coal mine blaze kills eight in central China

Saturday 17 July 21:34:43 MDT 2010

Eight workers were killed after a fire engulfed a coal mine in Henan Province Saturday. The blaze broke out at about 7:50 a.m. in Xinling Colliery of Mangchuan Township, Ruzhou City. Rescuers found the bodies of eight miners in the shaft of the coal mine, run by Zhengzhou Coal Industry Group. The rescue operation has completed and local authorities are … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Magnitude 5.4 quake jolts Hualien, Taiwan

Saturday 17 July 21:34:11 MDT 2010

Taiwan's seismological agency said a moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 degrees on the Richter scale hit Hualien, Taiwan, at 5:04 pm Saturday. The epicenter was initially determined to be at 23.45 degrees north latitude and 121.76 degrees east longitude, with depth of 42 kilometers. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » China still on flood alert even after typhoon Conson weakens

Saturday 17 July 21:33:06 MDT 2010

Several Chinese provinces and regions are on flood alert Saturday. But Typhoon Conson has weakened after sweeping the tropical island of Hainan Friday. Hainan Province was recovering from the typhoon attack Saturday. Workers were fixing damaged facilities and draining streets of flood waters as airports in Sanya and Haikou reopened. Ferry services in the provincial capital Haikou, however, are yet … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Rainstorm closes airport in Sichuan, strands 10,000

Saturday 17 July 21:32:04 MDT 2010

&$&$ Photo taken on July 17 shows the trail of damage in Dazhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday, which is hit by rainstorm. (Xinhua Photo) At least 10,000 passengers were stranded at an airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday after the worst rainstorm of the year hit the area, airport authorities said Saturday. The thunderstorm hit Chengdu at 3 … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Five dead, one missing after explosion at shipyard in East China

Saturday 17 July 21:28:58 MDT 2010

An explosion at a shipyard in east China's Jiangxi Province early Saturday has left five workers dead and one missing. The accident happened at 2:10 a.m. at the Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding Co. shipyard in Hukou County, local safety authorities said. The cause of the accident is not yet known. The accident's victims were workers from Jingcheng Industrial Co., a subcontractor … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » China's tourism regulatory department issues travel service advisory on trip to Hong Kong

Saturday 17 July 21:23:03 MDT 2010

A tourism regulatory department under China's National Tourism Administration (NTA) issued an advisory on Saturday regarding traveling to Hong Kong after a group of tourists from the Chinese mainland were reportedly insulted in the special administration region (SAR). An NTA spokesman said the administration had contacted tourism authorities in Hong Kong for further information, while ordering a probe into the … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Parliamentary leaders pledge to promote Sino-Swiss ties

Saturday 17 July 21:20:12 MDT 2010

&$ &$Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, meets with Pascale Bruderer (R), president of the National Council of the Swiss Federal Assembly, and Erika Forster-Vannini (L), president of the Council of States of the Swiss Federal Assembly, in Bern on July 17, 2010. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)&$&$ Parliamentary leaders of China … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » German Chancellor visits northwest Xi'an

Saturday 17 July 21:18:21 MDT 2010

German Chancellor Angela Merkel continued Saturday her visit in Xi'an, capital of China' s northwestern Shaanxi Province. During the visit, Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with heads of prestigious German and Chinese firms, and visited China-German joint venture Siemens Signaling Company Ltd. Merkel also held a meeting with the acting Governor of the Shaanxi Province Zhao Zhengyong. … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Senior Chinese political advisor meets European guest

Saturday 17 July 21:17:42 MDT 2010

&$ &$Wang Gang (R), president of the China Economic and Social Council and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with European Economic and Social Committee Mario Sepi in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2010. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)&$&$ Senior Chinese political advisor Wang Gang met here Saturday with Mario Sepi, president of the … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Chinese president calls for joint efforts in Asia to alleviate poverty

Saturday 17 July 21:14:00 MDT 2010

&$&$ Participants attend the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) on Poverty Alleviation in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2010. The conference with more than 120 representatives of 57 political parties from 30 countries kicked off on Saturday. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang) Chinese President Hu Jintao said Saturday the Communist Party … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Premier Wen refutes allegation Chinese investment environment worsening

Saturday 17 July 21:08:36 MDT 2010

It is untrue to say that the investment environment in China is worsening, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday as he invited more foreign companies to invest in the country. China sticks to its opening-up policy, Wen added. In talks with heads of prestigious German and Chinese firms in northwest China's Xi'an city, Wen and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel … [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Senior PLA officer leaves for visits to Hungary, Belorussia

Saturday 17 July 21:06:56 MDT 2010

Jing Zhiyuan, commander of the Second Artillery Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), left Beijing Saturday for official visits to Hungary and Belorussia at the invitations of the two countries' armed forces. Jing is also a member of the Central Military Commission. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » - Taiwan still needs weapons from US, GIO minister says

Saturday 17 July 20:47:00 MDT 2010

STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP AND CNA Sunday, Jul 18, 2010, Page 3 Taiwan still wants the US to approve further weapons sales despite a marked thaw in tensions between Taipei and Beijing, Government Info… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'China's investment climate is stable'

Saturday 17 July 20:43:39 MDT 2010

BEIJING: China's premier tried to reassure executives of leading international companies Saturday that his country's investment climate was stable, and said Beijing would not block exports of rare … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong passed a minimum wage law yesterday, a rare departure from the wealthy Chinese financial hub's free-market…

Saturday 17 July 20:30:54 MDT 2010

Published Date: July 18, 2010 HONG KONG: Hong Kong passed a minimum wage law yesterday, a rare departure from the wealthy Chinese financial hub's free-market philosophy that union leaders hailed as a… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon leaves dozens dead in Philippines, 2 in China

Saturday 17 July 19:42:02 MDT 2010

BEIJING — A typhoon that left dozens dead in the Philippines and killed two in southern China wrecked several Vietnamese ships Saturday while churning toward northern Vietnam as a strong tropical… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » failed safety device on Deepwater Horizon rig was modified in China

Saturday 17 July 17:49:13 MDT 2010

BP ordered the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig, whose explosion led to the worst environmental disaster in US history, to overhaul a crucial piece of the rig's safety equipment in China, the [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China may bid for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Saturday 17 July 15:30:02 MDT 2010

China may bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with officials saying that 'now is the best time'. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Argentina welcomes results of China trade talks

Saturday 17 July 15:01:37 MDT 2010

soybean oil imported from Argentina, the world's top exporter of the product.The trip "was very positive," said Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, adding that Argentina hopes to &qu… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 2 Hong Kong suspects of Ginza jewelry heist to avoid trial

Saturday 17 July 14:52:26 MDT 2010

HONG KONG — The defense lawyer for two suspects allegedly involved in the $3.2 million jewelry heist in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district during the year-end, New Year holidays of 2009-2010… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China UFO spotted again. Why skepticism is warranted.

Saturday 17 July 14:44:22 MDT 2010

(AXcess News) Boston – Yet another China UFO was spotted and it has lit up imaginations across the Internet. Thursday's sighting did not shut down an airport as last week's unidentified flying object … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Agricultural Bank of China shares up 2.2 percent in Hong Kong debut

Saturday 17 July 12:08:30 MDT 2010

HONG KONG — Agricultural Bank of China's shares rose 2.2 percent in their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Friday, improving on their performance in Shanghai a day earlier, as the rural lender r… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China oil pipeline fire put out

Saturday 17 July 8:30:01 MDT 2010

A massive fire that engulfed a port in northeast China has been put out Saturday, 15 hours after some 2,000 firefighters were pressed into service to contain the inferno, a media report said Saturday. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China executes gun trader

Saturday 17 July 7:50:03 MDT 2010

A man convicted of illegally making and selling firearms has been executed in eastern China, a media report said Saturday. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Moderate quake strikes off Taiwan

Saturday 17 July 7:00:59 MDT 2010

TAIPEI (AFP) – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit off Taiwan's east coast on Saturday, the central weather bureau said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.No tsunami warning w… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Grooming the heirs of rich Chinese

Saturday 17 July 6:57:09 MDT 2010

BEIJING — The Chinese who have become rich under the economic reform movement in China are worried their spoiled kids won't know how to hang on to the loot. Now, several companies are offering train… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bangladesh, with low pay, moves in on China

Saturday 17 July 6:50:51 MDT 2010

Gazipur, Bangladesh: The eight-lane highway leading from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, narrows repeatedly as it approaches this town about 30 miles north, eventually depositing cars onto a muddy, po… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » North Korea demands own probe into 'Cheonan' sinking

Saturday 17 July 6:30:09 MDT 2010

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) military has demanded that it be allowed to conduct its own investigation into the March sinking of a South Korean warship 'Cheonan', during rare talks with the US-led UN Command for the first time after the deadly incident occurred. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Octopus Paul stamp becomes centre of attraction at Shanghai Expo 2010

Saturday 17 July 6:30:04 MDT 2010

German octopus Paul, who gained global popularity for making accurate predictions in eight World Cup matches, has emerged as a symbol of luck and generated an "octopus fever" in the ongoing Shanghai Expo 2010. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » At least 55 dead as Typhoon Conson calms in China

Saturday 17 July 6:17:52 MDT 2010

Beijing, July 17, 2010 (AFP) – Typhoon Conson weakened to a tropical storm and headed for Vietnam Saturday after brushing the southeastern Chinese island of Hainan and pounding the Philippines, leavin… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Strikers at Honda China supplier demand apology

Saturday 17 July 5:59:05 MDT 2010

By Alison Leung Strikers at a plant supplying parts to Honda China's auto operations have issued a long list of demands for returning to work to win better conditions commensurate with China's rising … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China sticks to opening-up policy

Saturday 17 July 5:30:47 MDT 2010

/enpproperty–> XI'AN: It is untrue to say that the investment environment in China is worsening, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday as he invited more foreign companies to invest in the country… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rainstorm closes airport, strands 10,000

Saturday 17 July 5:30:46 MDT 2010

/enpproperty–> CHENGDU: At least 10,000 passengers were stranded at an airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday after the worst rainstorm of the year hit the area, airport authorities sai… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » At least 67 dead as Typhoon Conson calms in China

Saturday 17 July 5:23:22 MDT 2010

BEIJING (AFP) – Typhoon Conson weakened to a tropical storm and headed for Vietnam Saturday after brushing the southeastern Chinese island of Hainan and pounding the Philippines, leaving at leas… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon leaves dozens dead in Philippines, 2 in China

Saturday 17 July 4:46:24 MDT 2010

BEIJING — A typhoon that left dozens dead in the Philippines and killed two in southern China wrecked several Vietnamese ships Saturday while churning toward northern Vietnam as a strong tropical… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Kiwi striker Smeltz reportedly quits China

Saturday 17 July 4:44:14 MDT 2010

New Zealand striker Shane Smeltz has walked out on Chinese club Shandong Luneng after only one week and is on his way back to the A-League, an Australian newspaper reported today. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China hopes to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Saturday 17 July 4:40:07 MDT 2010

China is willing to fight for the right to host the football World Cup in 2026. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Firefighters tackle huge blaze at Chinese port

Saturday 17 July 4:33:19 MDT 2010

BEIJING: More than 2,000 firefighters were mobilised on Saturday to tackle a spectacular blaze which broke out at a Chinese port after explosions hit two oil pipelines, state media reported. Cre… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon Slams Into China After Deadly Floods

Saturday 17 July 4:17:49 MDT 2010

Packing winds of up to 78mph, Conson made landfall at Yalong Bay, a tourist haven on the island province of Hainan, late on Friday. The typhoon is expected to add to weeks of devastating floods and l… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chrysler reintroduces products in Indonesia

Saturday 17 July 3:54:53 MDT 2010

The U.S. car company Chrysler Group LLC re-introduced its premium products, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge, in Indonesia, a senior executive said on Friday.PT Garansindo Inter Global was officially appointe… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Daimler in truck deal with Foton

Saturday 17 July 3:54:51 MDT 2010

German commercial vehicle maker Daimler AG on Friday said it will make heavy trucks in China through a joint venture with Beiqi Foton Motor to further expand its presence in Asia and the mainland.The … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China fixed-asset investment up 25% in first half year

Saturday 17 July 3:54:45 MDT 2010

China's fixed-asset investment in the first six months rose 25.0 percent year on year to 11.4187 trillion yuan (1.67 trillion U.S. dollars), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Thursday…. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Dim chances for survival for missing villagers after landslides in SW China

Saturday 17 July 3:54:44 MDT 2010

Rescuers were working all-out Wednesday to rescue dozens of missing villagers following rain-triggered landslides in southwest China's Yunnan Province, even as authorities hold little hope of finding … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Pre-Buddhist Tibetan religious scriptures found

Saturday 17 July 3:37:21 MDT 2010

/enpproperty–> LANZHOU: Chinese specialists of Tibetan studies have discovered some well-preserved pre-Buddhist Tibetan religious scriptures in northwestern China's Gansu Province. [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Water levels on Yangtze River, Taihu Lake rise to alarming levels

Saturday 17 July 3:27:33 MDT 2010

&$ &$People harvest vegetables at the bank of the Yangtze River in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, July 11, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Heavy rains have caused water levels on the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake to rise, prompting local governments to step up disaster prevention work. The water level in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River had risen to … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » E-commerce boom continues in China as one in ten Chinese shops online

Saturday 17 July 3:26:49 MDT 2010

For Wen Zhenhua, the biggest success of her career was the bulk sale of condoms on www.meituan.com, a newly-opened and flourishing group-buying website.Some 50,000 international brand condoms sold out… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Conson weakens into severe tropical storm; continues to bring rains to China

Saturday 17 July 3:26:48 MDT 2010

Broken trunk and branches blown down by strong wind crush down a car as Typhoon Conson landed onto Yalong Bay and ravaged across the coastal areas, left once blackout and water cut-off, as well as pub… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's tropical island province Hainan recovers after Typhoon Conson strike

Saturday 17 July 3:26:44 MDT 2010

Broken trunk and branches blown down by strong wind crush down a car as Typhoon Conson landed onto Yalong Bay and ravaged across the coastal areas, left once blackout and water cut-off, as well as pub… [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » Conson weakens into severe tropical storm; continues to bring rains to China

Saturday 17 July 3:05:01 MDT 2010

&$ &$Broken trunk and branches blown down by strong wind crush down a car as Typhoon Conson landed onto Yalong Bay and ravaged across the coastal areas, left once blackout and water cut-off, as well as public furnitures in ruins, in Sanya City, south China's island province of Hainan, July 16, 2010. (Xinhua/Xu Qintao)&$&$ Typhoon Conson, the second typhoon of … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Choir set for final pre-China concerts

Saturday 17 July 2:53:29 MDT 2010

The Voices of Unity Youth Choir practiced Friday afternoon. Then it practiced again.Demanding and repetitive rehearsals are part of the deal for choir members, who will perform twice today at Parkview… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Business execs air grievances during Merkel's China visit – Summary

Saturday 17 July 2:44:57 MDT 2010

Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Saturday, openly criticized the market conditions of the respective other country.In the meeting in Xi'an, the capital of the western province of Shaanxi, t… [Link]

China – People's Daily Online » China's tropical island province Hainan recovers after Typhoon Conson strike

Saturday 17 July 2:41:35 MDT 2010

&$ &$Broken trunk and branches blown down by strong wind crush down a car as Typhoon Conson landed onto Yalong Bay and ravaged across the coastal areas, left once blackout and water cut-off, as well as public furnitures in ruins, in Sanya City, south China's island province of Hainan, July 16, 2010. (Xinhua/Xu Qintao)&$&$ China's southernmost province of Hainan is … [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Oil pipeline in China explodes

Saturday 17 July 2:30:57 MDT 2010

BEIJING — An oil pipeline at a busy Chinese port exploded, causing a massive fire that burned for 15 hours before being put out Saturday. State-run media said the pipeline blew up Friday even… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon Conson Weakens in China, Heads to Vietnam

Saturday 17 July 2:20:57 MDT 2010

July 17 (Bloomberg) — Typhoon Conson weakened to a tropical storm as it passed over Hainan Island and is forecast to make landfall in northern Vietnam later today, China’s National Meteorologic… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » At least 146 killed in China floods

Saturday 17 July 2:09:19 MDT 2010

TORRENTIAL rain and severe flooding have left at least 146 people dead and 40 missing in 10 Chinese provinces, mostly along the Yangtze River, following recent storms, state media says. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China pries troops from computer screens

Saturday 17 July 2:07:22 MDT 2010

Rigid restrictions on Internet use are sure to cramp troops' already lackluster social lives. Online dating is given the boot, along with blogs, personal websites and visits to Internet cafes. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China pries troops from computer screens

Saturday 17 July 2:07:21 MDT 2010

Rigid restrictions on Internet use are sure to cramp troops' already lackluster social lives. Online dating is given the boot, along with blogs, personal websites and visits to Internet cafes. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China pries troops from computer screens

Saturday 17 July 2:07:16 MDT 2010

Rigid restrictions on Internet use are sure to cramp troops' already lackluster social lives. Online dating is given the boot, along with blogs, personal websites and visits to Internet cafes. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China pries troops from computer screens

Saturday 17 July 2:07:07 MDT 2010

Rigid restrictions on Internet use are sure to cramp troops' already lackluster social lives. Online dating is given the boot, along with blogs, personal websites and visits to Internet cafes. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Government's regulation boosts SOEs transparency

Saturday 17 July 1:55:43 MDT 2010

The government's new requirement of collective decision-making in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will play a significant role in preventing corruption, experts said on Thursday.In the long run, it may… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Interest rate hike may be necessary, says WB

Saturday 17 July 1:55:37 MDT 2010

World Bank economists have highlighted the need for China to raise its interest rates despite concerns over a continual economic slowdown indicated by the second-quarter growth rate released on Thursd… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Journalists lost in China desert, saved by locals

Saturday 17 July 1:36:50 MDT 2010

LANZHOU – A group of 14 journalists, including four foreigners, got lost in a Northwest China desert Friday but were soon found by local rescuers, authorities in Gansu province said Saturday. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China COSCO says it may swing back to profit in 1H on rebound in shipping business

Saturday 17 July 1:26:33 MDT 2010

China COSCO Holdings Co., China's largest shipping line, said Saturday it may swing back to profit in the first half as its shipping business recovered.The company's shipping business rebounded strong… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, the big draw for IMAX

Saturday 17 July 1:26:32 MDT 2010

IMAX Corp, the Canadian motion-picture film format company, is gearing up to expand in China with more giant-screen theaters and a greater variety of movies, including Aftershock, the first non-Englis… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's SOEs report 57.1 pct profit growth in H1

Saturday 17 July 1:26:26 MDT 2010

Profits at China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) surged 57.1 percent from a year earlier in the first half of the year, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.Combined profits at China's SOEs totalled 9… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan agents held for spying for China

Saturday 17 July 1:10:57 MDT 2010

Two former law enforcement agents from Taiwan have been sentenced to prison terms for selling secrets to China, a report said on Saturday.Chen Chih-kao, who quit Taiwan's Investigation Bureau 13 y… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese school celebrates 2nd anniversary

Saturday 17 July 0:58:59 MDT 2010

Kolkata, July 17 : The School of Chinese Language here celebrated their second anniversary on Friday with a promise to providing authentic Chinese education to the people of Kolkata along with their c… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon Conson leaves two dead, calms

Saturday 17 July 0:58:14 MDT 2010

Beijing: Typhoon Conson pummelled the south eastern Chinese island of Hainan, killing at least two people, uprooting trees and knocking down electricity pylons, local officials said on Saturday. The a… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong lawmakers approve minimum wage law

Saturday 17 July 0:42:24 MDT 2010

Hong Kong are to receive a guaranteed basic wage after lawmakers approved a government proposal to introduce a minimum wage law early Saturday after 41 hours of debate.But workers have to wait a few m… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon Conson downgraded as it heads for Vietnam

Saturday 17 July 0:15:35 MDT 2010

Conson has been downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm and is heading for Vietnam after causing chaos and death in the Philippines and China. [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Burberry’s deal with China

Saturday 17 July 0:09:46 MDT 2010

Jul 17 2010 by Graham Henry, Western Mail BURBERRY increased its focus on the Chinese market yesterday after agreeing a £70m deal to buy out its franchise partner in the country. The move wi… [Link]

China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » With Lower Garment-Industry Wages, Bangladesh Moves In on China

Saturday 17 July 0:06:06 MDT 2010

GAZIPUR, Bangladesh — The eight-lane highway leading from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, narrows repeatedly as it approaches this town about 30 miles north, eventually depositing cars onto a mu… [Link]

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