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China – People's Daily Online » One dies, five missing in central China flood
One person died, five other were missing and 1,200 evacuated after rain-triggered flood hit a town in central China's Hubei Province Friday, said local authorities Saturday. Continuous heavy rains caused flooding at Taipingxi Town, Yiling District of Yichang City at 11:30 p.m. Friday. said the township government in a statement. Fifty-eight houses have collapsed and hundreds more damaged. Rescue is … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » CPC delegation leaves for three-nation visit
A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) left Beijing on Saturday for a visit to Croatia, Estonia and Latvia. The delegation, led by Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, is making the visit at the invitation of the Croatian parliament, the Estonian government and the Latvian government. They will pass through Bosnia … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Zhang Yi becomes new Party chief of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Zhang Yi has been appointed as the Party chief of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, according to the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Saturday. Chen Jianguo, who served as the Party chief before Zhang, will no longer be the secretary of the CPC Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee, a statement of the CPC Central Committee said. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Greek finance minister expresses confidence in banking sector
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou expressed confidence in the Greek banking sector Friday after the announcement of the results of stress tests on Greek banks.Six Greek banks took part in… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China floods put pressure on Three Gorges Dam
Record-high water levels at China's massive Three Gorges Dam have called into question Beijing's claims that the world's largest hydroelectric project could withstand a 10,000-year flood. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 6 firms punished for violating emission reduction rules
/enpproperty–> BEIJING – China's Ministry of Environmental Protection said Friday it would impose "economic punishment" on six companies for violation of emission reduction regulations. The six comp… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Quake lake coming up roses
The people living around Tangjiashan Lake, in Beichuan county, Sichuan province, which was formed by landslides triggered by the devastating May 12 earthquake two years ago, are hoping the lake will c… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Real Estate Development Wipes Out Homes and Heritage
“Whooosh!” Hao Qingguang flung a self-made firebomb from the roof with all his strength at a mob of 50 or 60 thugs, knowing it couldn’t hold them for long. Under his feet was what wa… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan to be exempt from European panel tariff
A World Trade Organization ruling against the European Union imposing high tariffs on Taiwan-made flat-screen panels could significantly boost the Taiwanese industry, an official said Saturday.The Dis… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China and Singapore central banks sign bilateral currency swap deal
SINGAPORE — The central banks of Singapore and China have signed a bilateral currency swap agreement likely to boost the internationalisation of the yuan, a press statement said Friday. “The People… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China leadership to meet in October to come up with next five-year plan
BEIJING — The central committee of China's ruling Communist Party will meet in October to draw up the country's next “five-year plan” covering the “key period” of 2011-2015, state news agency… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » South Korea and China both expect slow global economic recovery
SEOUL — South Korean and Chinese financial chiefs agreed the global economy needs a “considerable” amount of time before making a full-fledged recovery, a government report said Friday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Citi launches mobile phone banking service in Taiwan
Citibank Taiwan Ltd. has recently launched the island's first comprehensive banking service — Citi Mobile, which integrates a wide array of services into the mobile phone platform. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan pavilion wins top award at Malaysian fair
KUALA LUMPUR — Taiwan has defeated nine other participating countries to win the top award in an international food and beverages trade fair in Malaysia, with a creative pavilion design. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan shares close up 1.23% on Wall St. rally
TAIPEI — Taiwan share prices closed up 1.23 percent yesterday in line with other regional markets after an upbeat mood about corporate earnings sparked a rally on Wall Street overnight, dealers said. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China shares advance for the fifth day running
SHANGHAI — Chinese shares rose for a fifth day Friday, ending the week up 6.1 percent after a government pledge of stable policies eased fears of possible credit tightening. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Argentina slaps more import duties on Chinese goods over trade dispute
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina imposed fresh anti-dumping levies on Chinese textiles on Thursday, threatening to escalate a trade dispute with China which has banned Argentine soy oil imports. The new Arge… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Property tax rollout on the cards in China
BEIJING — China plans to start implementing a property tax in two or three years on a trial basis, a source from the Ministry of Finance told China Daily. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Possible rise in currency lures foreigners to China's realty market
BEIJING — China's property market has seen soaring investment from foreign institutional investors, driven by strong expectations of renminbi appreciation this year. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chemical error caused port pipeline blast, finds probe
Chinese authorities on Friday blamed a chemical used to remove sulphur from crude oil for a blast at a storage facility that caused a spill on the country's northeast coast. An investigation has found that a desulphurising chemical was mistakenly pumped into pipelines after a tanker had stopped unloading crude at the port city of Dalian last Friday, triggering the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese Vice Premier stresses energy conservation, efficiency
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, on Friday, called for greater efforts to develop and put into use advanced energy technologies as a means of boosting energy conservation and efficiency, and to fuel the country' s sustainable social and economic growth. &$ &$Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang meets with prize winners awarded for their contributions to China's energy science and technology … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Planning mistake blamed for city's flood woes
/enpproperty–> GUANG'AN, Sichuan – The worst flood to hit eastern Sichuan province in more than 160 years was exacerbated by the narrowing of Qujiang River to allow for new construction, city officia… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Students go under knife for better prospects
/enpproperty–> Guangzhou – Double eyelids, nose jobs, breast enlargements; that is what a growing number of Chinese college and high school students are looking for during the summer vacation after p… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Fake credentials' haunt employers
SHANGHAI – Employers in the country have adopted stricter background checks on potential employees following accusations of academic fraud against former Microsoft China chief Tang Jun. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Former political adviser gets death verdict
/enpproperty–> GUANGZHOU – Chen Shaoji, a former top political adviser in South China's Guangdong province, was on Friday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Xinjiang dumps asset-revealing rule after discipline chief's death
/enpproperty–> URUMQI – A landmark trial program in Xinjiang aimed at unveiling government officials' family assets has been stalled for a year since its main advocate died. According to experts, it… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chemical error caused port pipeline blast, finds probe
A worker cleans up at the oil spill site near Dalian port in Liaoning province on Friday. The Xingang oil port has resumed some refined fuel loading for the domestic market but fuel exports remain tem… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Huawei unfazed by Motorola charges, eyes US expansion
/enpproperty–> SHENZHEN – Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies will continue to pursue expansion opportunities in the US market despite a recent lawsuit filed by mobile phone maker Mo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Huawei rejects Motorola's espionage claims
/enpproperty–> CHICAGO – US mobile phone maker Motorola is suing its Chinese rival Huawei Technologies for allegedly stealing trade secrets, an allegation Huawei rejected as "groundless and utterly w… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Govt gets strict on high-risk workplaces
/enpproperty–> Beijing – Strict measures to guarantee safety in high-risk industries were unveiled on Friday following a recent spate of severe accidents. The State Council, the country's Cabinet, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's Chongqing cracks down on local mafia, arrests 46 people
Police in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality arrested 46 people involved in a mafia-style gang, including a major shareholder of the local Hilton Hotel that was recently targeted by police becau… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 8 UFO sightings occur in China with a month
Aviation experts cool on private plane theory in east China UFO probe According to reports in the Legal Evening Newspaper, citizens in Xinjiang, Hunan, Hangzhou and Chongqing saw UFOs one after anothe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Authorities in central China issue warning as Yangtze River branch river swells
Authorities in two Chinese provinces traversed by the Hanjiang River, the largest branch of the swollen Yangtze River, issued fresh flood warnings Friday.The Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquart… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese FM makes five proposals to strengthen regional security
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made five proposals to the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Hanoi Friday to enhance regional security.Firstly, Yang said countries should bear in mind the overal… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » New Japanese ambassador to China calls for deepening of ties
New Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa on Friday called for deepening of Sino-Japanese mutually beneficial strategic relations."In recent years the leaders of the two countries have create… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Vice Premier stresses energy conservation, efficiency
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, on Friday, called for greater efforts to develop and put into use advanced energy technologies as a means of boosting energy conservation and efficiency, and to fuel t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Senior official stresses China's determination to clear Internet of porn
A senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday reaffirmed the Party's and government's unalterable will to clear pornography from the Internet.Liu Yunshan, head of the Publicity D… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese police beat official's wife by mistake
BEIJING : Plainclothes police severely beat the wife of a provincial official, mistaking her for one of many Chinese who petition government offices in the hope of redressing wrongs, the China Daily r… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's Chongqing cracks down on local mafia, arrests 46 people
Police in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality arrested 46 people involved in a mafia-style gang, including a major shareholder of the local Hilton Hotel that was recently targeted by police because of its involvement in prostitution. Two government officials were also arrested. Peng Zhimin, 47, owner of Qinglong Property Development Co., was arrested on multiple charges including allegedly managing a mafia-style … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Central and southwest China to embrace heavy rains
China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued Saturday morning an alert, warning torrential rains will hit the nation's central and southwest regions from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. Heavy rains are forecasted to pound some regions in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Shananxi, Hubei, Henan, Shanxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan, with rainstorms in some areas in the Sichuan Basin. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China’s top philanthropist gives it all away
Yu Pengnian’s journey from poor street hawker to Hong Kong real-estate magnate was already a remarkable one. Then the 88-year-old did something even rarer that shocked many in increasingly mater… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » A Chinese Official Praises a Taboo: Democracy
11-year sentence after he wrote a manifesto calling for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s hold on power. Then there is Yu Keping, a mild-mannered policy wonk who has been singing the prai… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 50 percent Chinese buy luxury items online
Half of China's urban residents say they prefer buying luxury items online and the major factor for drawing people to internet retailing is favourable prices over franchised stores. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Authorities in central China issue warning as Yangtze River branch river swells
Authorities in two Chinese provinces traversed by the Hanjiang River, the largest branch of the swollen Yangtze River, issued fresh flood warnings Friday. The Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters in central Hubei Province said areas along the Hanjiang River will face severe floods. Pressure is building at the Danjiangkou reservoir, which is already dealing with the worst flooding of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese FM makes five proposals to strengthen regional security
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made five proposals to the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Hanoi Friday to enhance regional security. Firstly, Yang said countries should bear in mind the overall situation and interests when dealing with sensitive regional issues, and always safeguard the regional peace and stability. Secondly, Yang said countries should adopt a new security concept by … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New Japanese ambassador to China calls for deepening of ties
New Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa on Friday called for deepening of Sino-Japanese mutually beneficial strategic relations. "In recent years the leaders of the two countries have created a conducive environment for the development of bilateral ties. I am very glad to see that," Niwa told Chinese press in Tokyo. Upon his assignment to China, the Japanese ambassador said … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior official stresses China's determination to clear Internet of porn
A senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday reaffirmed the Party's and government's unalterable will to clear pornography from the Internet. Liu Yunshan, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, said at a meeting held in Beijing that the government should continue its efforts to crack down on Internet websites that provide pornographic … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » A Chinese Official Praises a Taboo: Democracy
11-year sentence after he wrote a manifesto calling for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s hold on power. Then there is Yu Keping, a mild-mannered policy wonk who has been singing the prai… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China’s top philanthropist gives it all away
Yu Pengnian’s journey from poor street hawker to Hong Kong real-estate magnate was already a remarkable one. Then the 88-year-old did something even rarer that shocked many in increasingly mater… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Espionage Hits GM: Duo Charged With Selling Hybrid Secrets to China
In the latest in a flurry of industrial espionage cases, a Michigan couple has been accused of stealing $40 million worth of trade secrets from General Motors and selling them to a Chinese car maker. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 2 Koreas, US, China Spar Over Cheonan Sinking
The two Koreas, the U.S. and China sparred Friday over the sinking of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam. South Korean… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's star blogger says women is his biggest problem
China's most famous blogger Han Han, praised for his searing critiques of corrupt officialdom and social issues, conceded Thursday that his biggest problems may be in the romance department. "I mysel… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Getting Your Arms Around China And Japan
here is a link to the PDF ). I spoke about China, Japan, and our favorite stock idea, eBay. I spent a few days at the seminar discussing and debating China with some very smart folks, who stirred … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Two years after Beijing, Sacramone competing again
Olympic silver medal in hand, Alicia Sacramone left the gym after Beijing with no intention of coming back. Her body was beat up and, at 20, she was ready for a life that wasn't dictated by a training… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Two years after Beijing, Sacramone competing again
Gymnast Alicia Sacramone talks during an interview after podium training at the 2010 CoverGirl Classic gymnastics meet at the UIC Pavilion Friday, July 23, 2010 in Chicago. With her body beat up and p… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China fights to contain an oil disaster of its own
Black beaches, black water, an army of clean-up workers struggling to cope, recriminations – this is not the Gulf of Mexico but China, which has just experienced what is believed to be its worst… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China fights to contain an oil disaster of its own
Black beaches, black water, an army of clean-up workers struggling to cope, recriminations – this is not the Gulf of Mexico but China, which has just experienced what is believed to be its worst… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » With the Rise of Comedians, China Embraces Raunch
China , and one of its unlikeliest stars is a cross-dressing performer known as Xiao Shenyang, or “Little Shenyang.” Born in hardscrabble northeast China, the 29-year-old comedian has a reputation… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China’s sale of reactors to Pakistan fuels US concern
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to vote against the sale of Chinese atomic reactor to Pakistan in the international export control group that monitors nuclear commerce, a senior State Department o… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong Scientists Find New Way to Fight Flu Viruses
Dr. Richard Kao is part of the team that discovered a chemical compound called nucleozin thatt clumps together nucleoproteins from the flu virus, so they cannot get into a healthy cell's nucleus [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Details on China oil spill's cause emerge
By Cara Anna Beijing – The first details emerged on Friday on the cause of China's largest reported oil spill, while environmentalists urged the government to do more to warn local residents of pot… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » HK monetary authority still investigates 169 Lehman-related cases
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Friday investigation of over 99 percent of 21,674 Lehman- Brothers-related complaint cases has been completed while the remaining 169 cases were still under inves… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Videoconferencing can help cut costs
The global economic crisis has pushed companies to think of different ways to cut costs and improve efficiency. Among them, videoconferencing is becoming an option for many companies.Videoconferencing… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Public security official sentenced to 12 years in jail on bribery charges
Xiang Huaizhu, former deputy director of the economic crimes investigation bureau under China's Ministry of Public Security, was sentenced Friday to 12 years' imprisonment for accepting bribes.The Bei… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Qinghai to up lithium output
Qinghai province in Northwest China plans to increase lithium output by nearly five times as demand for electric vehicles powered by lithium cells surges, a top local official said on Thursday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Fishermen and volunteers clear up oil at polluted beach in Dalian
Fishing boats return to port after the oil spill cleanup operation off the coast of Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 22, 2010. Over 1,000 fishing boats were mobilized recently to… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Xinjiang flight routes for 19 provinces launched
China Southern Airlines has recently opened a Harbin-Jinan-Urumqi flight route, marking the launch of all of the flight routes by China's civil aviation industry for the "pairing" assistance… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bad loan ratio of lenders declines
The non-performing loan ratio of Chinese commercial banks stood at 1.3 percent by the end of June, down 0.28 percentage points, or 42.5 billion yuan ($6.3 billion) from the beginning of 2010, the Chin… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » CRMC buys AgBank H-shares
Capital Research and Management Co (CRMC) has bought up 12.79 percent Agricultural Bank of China's H-shares for H$12.66 billion ($1.63 billion), making it the second-largest holder of the Hong Kong-li… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Lamy laments slow pace of Doha talks
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy on Wednesday said that if major countries fail to achieve a trade deal at the ongoing Doha Round of negotiations, it would seriously tarnish… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Baidu emerges top gainer on global scale
HELSINKI: Google's dominant position on the global online search market slipped slightly in the second quarter, as it retreated from the Chinese market, research firm Strategy Analytics (SA) said on… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Work begins on China's ambitious rail link
Work has started on a new high-speed rail link that could change the face of travel between China's two major cities. The Jinghu High Speed Railway will link Chinese capital Beijing with Shanghai, th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 39 children in China found to have lead poisoning
Thirty-nine children were hospitalised in China after they were found to have excessive lead levels in their blood, authorities said Friday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Over 33,800 Chinese died in workplace accidents in six months
Workplace accidents have left 33,876 people dead in China in the first half of this year, Xinhua reported Friday quoting the country's work safety watchdog. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US urges a code of conduct in the South China Sea
The US government Friday called on the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to reach agreement on a full code of conduct in the South China Sea to prevent conflicts. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Former police chief gets death for corruption
A court in southern China Friday sentenced a former provincial police chief to death for taking bribes, a media report said. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China jails Uighur journalist for speaking July protests
A Chinese court in Muslim region has given a Uighur journalist and website manager 15 years in jail by speaking to foreign journalists about July protests. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Mobile Charges Into Broadband
It appears that China Mobile is moving more aggressively into the field of fiber optic broadband after Alcatel-Lucent revealed that it won a contract to provide optical networking solutions for deploy… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Panda dies suddenly in east China zoo
A giant panda died suddenly Thursday night at Jinan Zoo in east China's Shandong Province, zoo officials said Friday. The death occurred at 10 p.m. Thursday inside a former air-raid shelter where zoo keepers had brought the panda, named Quan Quan, to escape the summer heat, said Liu Jungang, the spokesman for Jinan Zoo. Experts and zoo staff are currently … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Acts to Reduce Oil Spill Threat
China . The spill was the largest in this country in recent memory, and crews were still struggling on Friday to clean it up. China Daily, an official English-language newspaper, [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Public security official sentenced to 12 years in jail on bribery charges
Xiang Huaizhu, former deputy director of the economic crimes investigation bureau under China's Ministry of Public Security, was sentenced Friday to 12 years' imprisonment for accepting bribes. The Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court also ruled Xiang's 1 million yuan in personal assets be confiscated. Prosecutors accused Xiang of accepting money and gifts worth more than 2 million yuan, including more … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to impose economic punishment on six companies for violation of emission reduction regulations
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection said Friday it would impose "economic punishment" on six companies for violation of emission reduction regulations. The six companies – five power enterprises and one chemical enterprise – were accused of abnormal operation of desulfurization facilities or of cheating in emission reports, ministry spokesman Tao Detian said. Three of the six companies are from Guangxi … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Singapore seek to expand bilateral cooperation
Senior officials of China and Singapore Friday pledged to expand two nations' cooperation, particularly in high technology, urban planning, environmental protection and public service management. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng co-chaired a spate of high-level meetings in Beijing Friday. The meetings included the 7th Meeting of China-Singapore Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese FM meets with Hillary Clinton on bilateral ties
&$&$ Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, July 23, 2010. (Xinhua/Chen Duo) Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Hanoi on Friday to discuss bilateral exchanges and cooperation. During the meeting, Yang said China-U.S. relations have ma … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Details emerge on China's oil spill
In this photo taken on Thursday, July 22, 2010, workers clean the beach near a tourism resort after an oil spill at Xingang Port in Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province. China National Petrol… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to deepen cooperation with Singapore: Chinese vice president
&$&$ Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (1st R) meets with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng (1st L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Tao) China is ready to work with Singapore to strengthen communication and bilateral cooperation so as to push forward the strategic partnership between China and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's Three Gorges reservoir faces test as water level breaks records
&$&$ Flood waters are sluiced with the water outflux monitored at 40,000 cubic meters per second at Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, July 20, 2010. China's Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangtze River stood its biggest flood-control test at 8 a.m. Tuesday since completion, as the flow on the river's upper reaches topped 70,000 cubic … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » First details on China oil spill's cause emerge
BEIJING The first details emerged Friday on the cause of China's largest reported oil spill, while environmentalists urged the government to do more to warn local residents of potential danger,… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Some internet porn sites in China now accessible
Word leaked out slowly, spread by Web-savvy folks on Twitter: Internet porn that once was blocked by Chinese government censors was now openly available. "Are they no longer cracking down… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Volkswagen H1 sales up 16%, helped by China
Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, said its sales rose 16 per cent in the first half of the year, driven by strong demand in China. The company sold 3.58 million cars in the first six months of t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » UBS nominates HK's former monetary chief for election to Board of Directors
Swiss bank UBS said Friday it had nominated Joseph Yam, founder and former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, for election to the Board of Directors at the bank's Annual General Meet… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Will U.S. financial overhaul prevent another Great Recession
But experts disagree over whether the overhaul will hit its goal of preventing another deep economic downturn like the current one, which has pushed U.S. unemployment rates into double digits and cont… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Brazil's consumer confidence hits highest level in 5 years
The Brazilian Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) reached 120 points in July, the highest registered since September 2005, the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) said on Thursday.The ICC is formed by the Pre… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Indonesia's economy forecast to grow at 7.7% in 2014
The Indonesian government forecast that the economy will growth at 7.7 percent in 2014, supported by strong consumption, export and investment, local media reported here Friday.Coordinating Minister f… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's stocks post 5th consecutive gain on policy stability
Chinese shares advanced for the fifth day in a row Friday, driving up the benchmark index to end the week with a 6.1 percent growth, after the government pledged policy stability in the second half of… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China and Singapore Sign Film Co-production Agreement
Hong Kong, July 23, 2010 – (ACN Newswire) – China and Singapore today signed a Film Coproduction Agreement on the sidelines of the 7th China-Singapore Joint Council for Bilateral Co-operation (CSJCBC)… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China floods put pressure on Three Gorges Dam
BEIJING — Record-high water levels at China's massive Three Gorges Dam have called into question Beijing's claims that the world's largest hydroelectric project could withstand a 10,000-year flo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Audi striving to meet Chinese demand
Submit your comment High-end German automaker Audi is going all out to keep up with demand in China, which could become its main market this year ahead of Germany, chairman Rupert Stadler said on Frid… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Forecast Report on Coal Tar Industry in China
"); } The coal tar market research report provides industry professionals and strategists, China's macro-economic environment, the guidelines of the Coal tar industry, imports and exports data… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Does China Allow Its Oil Spill Victims To Sue for Damages
Hundreds of Americans affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are suing BP for damages. Can Chinese locals do the same against the China National Petroleum Corp.?Yes. China had a barely functioning l… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » New China floods feared as Yangtze swells
CHONGQING, China (AFP) – China, already reeling from deadly floods, braced Friday for a potential new deluge on the Yangtze downstream from the huge Three Gorges Dam as its reservoir's level… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Labor Ministry Says Hon Hai Labor Issues 'Well Handled'
(2317.TW) have been "well handled" by the company and the government, a spokesman for China's labor ministry said Friday, adding wage rises need to be kept within appropriate levels amid a series of… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Workplace accidents kill 33,876 people in China in first half
Workplace accidents have left 33,876 people dead in China during the first half of this year, the country's work safety watchdog announced here Friday.The deaths caused by those accidents were 4,174 l… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China, Senegal to promote media cooperation to boost bilateral ties
Li Changchun (R, front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, meets with Moustapha Guirassy, minister of communication a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese president stresses deepening of reform of cultural system
Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday urged greater efforts to reform the nation's cultural system to boost China's "soft power."Hu, also General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Commu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Death toll from floods in NW China's Shaanxi rises to 73; 121 missing
Rain-triggered floods and landslides in southern parts of northwest China's Shaanxi Province had left at least 73 people dead and 121 missing as of Friday noon, the provincial government said.About 21… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Workplace accidents kill 33,876 people in China in first half
Workplace accidents have left 33,876 people dead in China during the first half of this year, the country's work safety watchdog announced here Friday. The deaths caused by those accidents were 4,174 less than that of last year, the State Administration of Work Safety said. The State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a circular on Friday, urging local governments and companies … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Senegal to promote media cooperation to boost bilateral ties
&$&$ Li Changchun (R, front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, meets with Moustapha Guirassy, minister of communication and government spokesman of Senegal, in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2010. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng) China and Senegal on Friday agreed to increase media cooperation to pro … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese president stresses deepening of reform of cultural system
Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday urged greater efforts to reform the nation's cultural system to boost China's "soft power." Hu, also General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the remarks at a meeting of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau. Hu listed the key tasks to reform China's cultural system now and in … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » With China on mind, India to host Myanmar ruler
New Delhi, July 23 : In the backdrop of China's growing clout in the neighbourhood, India will Sunday roll out the red carpet for Myanmar's General Than Shwe, the ruler of the energy-rich country who … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon Chanthu downgraded to tropical storm in China
BEIJING Typhoon Chanthu killed three people before weakening into a tropical storm Friday after making landfall in southern China's Guangdong province. Winds of up to 126 kilometres per hour k… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan, Japan to develop broadband technologies
Three big Japanese corporations may join Taiwan in developing cutting-edge broadband technologies that will allow them to jointly tap China's vast telecommunications market, an official said Friday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Volkswagen sales up 5.7 per cent in June, 16 per cent in 1st half as China, US sales improve
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China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Rutgers’ Chinese Solar Panels Show Clean-Energy Shift
July 23 (Bloomberg) — At Rutgers University in New Jersey, 7,600 panels convert sunlight into electricity, saving some $200,000 in energy costs this year in the biggest solar-power experiment at a U…. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Fishermen and volunteers clear up oil at polluted beach in Dalian
&$&$ Fishing boats return to port after the oil spill cleanup operation off the coast of Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 22, 2010. Over 1,000 fishing boats were mobilized recently to join the oil spill cleanup operation after the oil pipe explosion at Dalian Xingang Harbor. Meanwhile a lot of fishermen and volunteers also came to the shore … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. Signals to China It Won’t Keep Out of South Sea
Ending disagreements in the South China Sea “is pivotal to regional stability” and ensuring “unimpeded commerce,” Clinton told the 27-member Asean Regional Forum in Hanoi today… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. Signals to China It Won’t Keep Out of South Sea
Ending disagreements in the South China Sea “is pivotal to regional stability” and ensuring “unimpeded commerce,” Clinton told the 27-member Asean Regional Forum in Hanoi today… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Meet the Chinese man who has eaten over 1000 light bulbs in 40yrs!
A Chinese, man who is addicted to eating light bulbs, has eaten more than 1000 light bulbs since he first ate it as a dare.ang, 52, has even made a career out of eating the bulbs. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Death toll from floods in NW China's Shaanxi rises to 73; 121 missing
Rain-triggered floods and landslides in southern parts of northwest China's Shaanxi Province had left at least 73 people dead and 121 missing as of Friday noon, the provincial government said. About 213,000 residents from 24 counties and districts in the cities of Hanzhong, Ankang and Shangluo have been evacuated because of the rains since July 14, according to a provincial … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China’s Cultural Revolution museum a well-kept secret
A mural in Shantou, China, at the country's only Cultural Revolution museum lists the names of 4,000 people from the villages surrounding the city who died during that era. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Nissan recalls 421 imported buses in China
Japanese carmaker Nissan has recalled 421 imported Civilian passenger buses in China due to design problems, the country's quality watchdog said today. The imported Civilian buses sold on the Chinese… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Monster Partners with Chinese National Hero Yao Ming to Launch Unique “Yao Monster” Electronics and Lifestyle Products in China
BRISBANE, Calif. – (Business Wire) Monster, leader in the manufacture and design of high-performance headphones and A/V accessories, today announced that it is partnering with Houston Rockets star cen… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China may not be top FDI destination
BEIJING: Chances of China overtaking the United States as top foreign direct investment (FDI) destination are slim in short-term even as it remains the second most attractive country for investors,… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. existing home sales down 5.1 percent in June
U.S. existing home sales fell 5.1 percent in June, suggesting the housing sector may still be a drag on the economic recovery, an industry group reported Thursday.Existing home sales fell to a seasona… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » ECFA to have positive impacts on regional economic integration
The newly signed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, or the ECFA, fitting the current trend of regional economic integration, would have positive impacts on the future economic integration among… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 19 provinces open airline routes to Xinjiang
The China Southern Airlines opened the Harbin-Jinan-Urumqi flight recently, marking the completion of the coordinated airline routes from Xinjiang to 19 provinces. To facilitate the development of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China’s major airline companies, including the Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines have successively opened five non-stop routes: the Harbin-Jinan-Urumqi route, the Guangzhou-Urumqi- … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » US expert challenges myths about China in Africa
After 27 years of research and field work, U.S. Africa expert Professor Deborah Brautigam is in a position to challenge prevailing Western orthodoxies about China's role in Africa. Speaking in Beijing on Thursday, Professor Brautigam attacked lurid accusations commonly seen in the press that "the Chinese are the new colonialists, their aid is toxic; they are making poverty worse, and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Improper desulfurizer injection causes Dalian oil pipeline explosion: investigation
Improper desulfurizer injections into the oil pipeline that exploded in the northeast China port city of Dalian on July 16 caused its explosion, results of a State Administration of Work Safety and Ministry of Public Security investigation showed Friday. The 0.9-meter-diameter oil pipeline exploded at 6 p.m., triggering a smaller adjacent pipeline to also explode. The explosion happened as workers … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Floods leave 742 dead, 367 missing in China in 2010
Floods in China this year have left 742 people dead and 367 missing as of 9:00 a.m. Friday, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said. Floods have hit 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, affecting 120 million people and 7.60 million hectares of crops, a statement on the headquarter's website said. The floods have caused the collapse of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » DPRK-adapted "A Dream of Red Masions" confirms DPRK-China links: report
The DPRK adaptation of the Chinese opera masterpiece "A Dream of Red Masions", which was staged across China, was the common fortune of the two countries, a DPRK newspaper reported Friday. The traditional friendship between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would be consolidated and developed constantly, an article in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper said. More than … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Mergers in rare earth industry to be promoted
Rare earth will be included as one of the industries promoting mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the second half of this year, said Li Yizhong, head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Te… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 5 things Chinese companies need to know about global expansion
/enpproperty–> China is becoming a key player in a game that it's just beginning to learn how to play. The country's explosive economic growth has spurred a corresponding boom in mainland companies … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Phoenix TV arm sees surge in online ad revenue
The increase in online advertisement on www.ifeng.com, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Phoenix Television, was eight times the average level of the industry and generated a three-digit percentage inc… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China solves nearly 40,000 drug crime cases in H1
/enpproperty–> KUNMING – China solved 39,000 drug crime cases in the first six months this year, a public security official told a national police work conference here Friday. Police arrested 45,000… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China signs currency swap pact with Singapore
&$&$ Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (5th R, 2nd row) and Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng (6th L, 2nd row) attend the signing ceremony of documents between the two countries in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Tao) The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said Friday that it has signed a 150-billion-yuan (22.12 … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong Government To Auction Site In Kowloon Aug. 31
, the Lands Department said in a statement. The government said the 2,399 square meter site is designated for private residential use and has a minimum gross floor area of 4,319 square meters. -By [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Typhoon lashes southern China, killing 3
BEIJING (AP) – Typhoon Chanthu killed three people before weakening into a tropical storm Friday after making landfall in southern China's Guangdong province. Winds of up to 78 miles per hour (126 kil… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China faces increasing employment pressure despite stable jobless rate
Although China's employment figures in the first half were "ideal", the country still faces great pressure to create jobs, a senior official said Friday. The registered urban unemployment rate stood … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says Kosovo issue should be resolved through dialogue
China said Friday all involved parties should find a solution to Kosovo issue through dialogue. China had taken note of the United Nations court ruling, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Ga… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's stocks post 5th consecutive gain on policy stability
Chinese shares advanced for the fifth day in a row Friday, driving up the benchmark index to end the week with a 6.1 percent growth, after the government pledged policy stability in the second half of… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US To Vote Against China-Pakistan N-Deal At NSG
(RTTNews) – In the first clear statement on the proposed China-Pakistan nuclear deal, the Obama administration said it would vote against an exemption for China to sell two civil nuclear reactors to … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China To Review Death Penalty Policy
(RTTNews) – Chinese authorities are in the process of reviewing the country's policies on death penalty, with the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress expected to debate next month a … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » UN report shows Hong Kong ranks 4th globally by foreign direct investment
Hong Kong, the Asian financial hub, attracted 48.4 billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2009, down 19 percent from a year earlier, according to a UN report on global FDI released… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China signs currency swap pact with Singapore
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said Friday that it has signed a 150-billion-yuan (22.12 billion U.S. dollars) currency swap agreement with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.The… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US expert challenges myths about China in Africa
By John Sexton After 27 years of research and field work, U.S. Africa expert Professor Deborah Brautigam is in a position to challenge prevailing Western orthodoxies about China's role in Africa.Speak… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » First APEC Travel Card Association was established in China
The First Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card Association was recently established in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. According to reports, holders of the Business Travel Cooperat… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese state councilor in Equatorial Guinea on friendship trip
Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo is in Equatorial Guinea on a day-long visit to boost ties between China and the West African country.Dai arrived on Thursday night in Malabo, the capital Equatorial… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China orders ports to enhance safety after Dalian pipeline accident
Chinese ports must strengthen safety measures, the Ministry of Transport said Friday, one week after two oil pipelines in northeast China's Dalian Xingang Port exploded and spewed oil into the Yellow … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Direct tourist charter flights from Shanghai to Pyongyang to launched
Direct tourist charter flights from Shanghai to Pyongyang will be officially launched on August 6 and the first batch of tourists will fly to Pyongyang on Korean Air, China News Services reported on F… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese floods flatten thousands of homes
Government officials say the flood reinforcements of thousands of aging reservoirs in the country are strained to their limit, China Daily said. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Death toll rises to six from chemical plant blast in southwest China
The death toll from a chemical plant blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to six after a worker died of severe burns in hospital, local authorities said Friday.The explosion ripped th… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » US expert challenges myths about China in Africa
&$&$By John Sexton &$&$ After 27 years of research and field work, U.S. Africa expert Professor Deborah Brautigam is in a position to challenge prevailing Western orthodoxies about China's role in Africa. Speaking in Beijing on Thursday, Professor Brautigam attacked lurid accusations commonly seen in the press that "the Chinese are the new colonialists, their aid is toxic; they are … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » internet user base grows to 420 million
The number of internet users in China increased to an estimated 420 million at the end of June 2010, according to industry association China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). The number of … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Mobile and China Telecom select Alca-Lu’s fiber-based PON solutions
Alcatel-Lucent (Alca-Lu) has announced that it has been selected by both China Mobile and China Telecom to deploy its Passive Optical Networks (PON)-based solutions to deliver a wide range of next-gen… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beatings of Chinese political dissidents continue
Wu Xuewei, husband of Shanghai petitioner Mao Hengfeng, told Human Rights in China (HRIC) that Mao has been suffering serious physical abuse in the Anhui Provincial Women’s Reeducation-Through-L… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » GHM Sponsors Tuition-Free RN Scholarships To Study in China
Hammond, LA (PRWEB) July 23, 2010 Starting in the fall of 2010, US students will have the opportunity to pursue their RN degree at the Shanghai Institute of Health Sciences International Exchange Coll… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » First APEC Travel Card Association was established in China
The First Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card Association was recently established in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Xinjiang flight routes for 19 provinces launched
China Southern Airlines has recently opened a Harbin-Jinan-Urumqi flight route, marking the launch of all of the flight routes by China's civil aviation industry for the "pairing" assistance from 19 provinces and municipalities to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to a press conference by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on the Chinese aviation industry's assistance to Xinjiang. To … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Toshiba introduces R700 and W100 notebooks
Toshiba, on July 22, introduced two of its 25-year-anniversary notebooks in Taiwan, of which the high-end 13-inch Portege R700 will cost NT$46,000-58,000 (US$1431.5-1804.9) depending on the CPU grade. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan-based Newmax begins shipping camera lenses for Kinect
Newmax Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses, recently started shipments of camera lenses used in Microsoft Kinect sensors, with monthly shipments to increase over the next several months… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sony Ericsson launches Zylo phone
Sony Ericsson has launched its latest feature phone, the Zylo, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), which will promote the handset in a preferential package t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Smartphones account for over 50% of handset sales, says Motorola executive
Smartphones currently account for a 50% share of Hong Kong's mobile phone market, up from 25% in 2009, according to Ritchie Ma, general manager of mobile device business for Motorola Hong Kong. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan-based makers see 2Q10 ODD shipments down 8.3% on quarter, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan-based makers shipped an estimated 18.43 million PC-use optical disc drives (ODDs) in the second quarter of 2010, decreasing by 8.3% from the preceding quarter but increasing by 8.5% on year, ac… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China talks of bid for World Cup in 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The four Asian countries bidding to host the 2022 World Cup already have enough to be concerned about with demands for stadiums, hotels and transport networks and strong… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » President expresses hope for enhanced Taiwan-Japan relations
can enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the wake of the cross-Taiwan Strait economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) signed June 29. During a meeting with a Japanese House of Re… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Foxconn to hike prices to cover China pay increase
Foxconn Technology Group, which makes iPhones and other gadgets for global technology companies, plans to charge them more to partly cover wage increases at its mammoth manufacturing compound in south… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China talks of bid for World Cup in 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The four Asian countries bidding to host the 2022 World Cup already have enough to be concerned about with demands for stadiums, hotels and transport networks and st… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Lenders Will Need More Capital, S&P Says
July 23 (Bloomberg) — Chinese banks will need to raise more funds to cope with tighter capital requirements and loan growth in the world’s third-largest economy, a Standard & Poor’s a… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing fund warns on Kyoto CO2 offset rule changes
LONDON (Reuters) – A Chinese government fund has told a U.N. panel it supports project developers which earn carbon offsets under a lucrative Kyoto Protocol scheme, and which rejects the idea that the… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Over 700 dead in China floods
Floods in China this year have left 742 people dead and 367 missing, an official statement said Friday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's search for greener values
China for several years. His new book, When a Billion Chinese Jump, is a travelogue that tells the story of China's breakneck development and its consequences, from melting glaciers in Xinjiang and ca… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Web Porn Seeps Through China's Great Firewall
(AP) Word leaked out slowly, spread by Web-savvy folks on Twitter: Internet porn that once was blocked by Chinese government censors was now openly available. "Are they no longer cracking down on p… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Former top provincial political advisor given suspended death sentence for corruption
Chen Shaoji, former top political advisor of south China's Guangdong Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes, a court in southwestern Chongqing Municipality said… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Photo exhibition shows Silk Road through European lens
The E.U. Pavilion and the Consulate General of Greece in Shanghai are co-organizing a photography exhibition named "Silk Road, a European Perspective" by Simoni Zafeiropoulou from July 19 to… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ping Pong champ：Volunteers more than cheap labor
Former Olympic table tennis champion and Deputy Secretary of China Communist Youth League Beijing Committee Deng Yaping advocated China’s volunteer culture on July 22 while attending the Internation… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Govt seen moving to close yawning wage gap
Authorities appear determined to launch a milestone reform to improve income distribution later this year, amid recent intensive coverage of the theme by State media following a series of labor disput… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Potential jumper talked down off Expo theater
Negotiators try to talk down a man walking along the outer ledge of a high balcony of the Shanghai World Expo Performing Arts Center Thursday. The man had written something in red on a white cloth, bu… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Express passenger claims off the rails
While the low occupancy of express trains from Shanghai to Nanjing has attracted widespread attention online, rail authorities rebutted criticism that high ticket prices had driven passengers away. As… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » London's Harrods plans Shanghai store
HONG KONG: London-based luxury department store Harrods is in talks with Shanghai's municipal government on opening its first store outside the United Kingdom, China Daily reported. Harrods is… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese state councilor in Equatorial Guinea on friendship trip
Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo is in Equatorial Guinea on a day-long visit to boost ties between China and the West African country. Dai arrived on Thursday night in Malabo, the capital Equatorial Guinea. He is expected to meet Prime Minister Ignacio Milam Tang and other senior government officials. The visit by the Chinese official is within the framework of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China orders ports to enhance safety after Dalian pipeline accident
Chinese ports must strengthen safety measures, the Ministry of Transport said Friday, one week after two oil pipelines in northeast China's Dalian Xingang Port exploded and spewed oil into the Yellow Sea. Ports must perform checks and remove safety hazards ahead of the loading, unloading and transporting of oil and other hazardous chemical products, the ministry said in a notice … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China talks of bid for World Cup in 2026
(AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The four Asian countries bidding to host the 2022 World Cup already have enough to be concerned about with demands for stadiums, hotels and transport netwo… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Direct tourist charter flights from Shanghai to Pyongyang to be launched
Direct tourist charter flights from Shanghai to Pyongyang will be officially launched on August 6 and the first batch of tourists will fly to Pyongyang on Koryo Air, China News Services reported on Friday. Experts noted the launch of direct tourist charter flights will help to further promote cooperation and exchanges between China and North Korea in trade, tourism and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Morality rules spark debate on official conduct
Local officials in an east China county are finding their love lives are a matter of public concern in a new requirement for them to meet "morality" standards. Not only will extramarital affairs possibly ruin their careers — they will also find their relations with their parents, children and neighbors under scrutiny. The new morality standards have been imposed on … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's stocks post 5th consecutive gain Friday
/enpproperty–> BEIJING – Chinese shares advanced for the fifth day in a row Friday, driving up the benchmark index to end the week with a 6.1 percent growth, after the government pledged policy stabi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stock index futures down — July 15
/enpproperty–> BEIJING – China's stock index futures closed down Thursday with the contract for July, the most actively traded, down 1.42 percent from the previous trading day to end at 2,604 points… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Former table-tennis champ appeals for more volunteer funds
/enpproperty–> "The volunteer spirit is noble, and volunteer funds should be established widely," said Deng Yaping, former table-tennis champion and deputy secretary of the China Communist Youth Leag… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » User-generated content online now 50.7% of total
For the first time in history, Chinese Internet users have produced more content than professional websites. Hu Yanping, of the Data Center of China Internet (DCCI), said the era of Web 2.0 has offic… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Former top provincial political advisor given suspended death sentence for corruption
Chen Shaoji, former top political advisor of south China's Guangdong Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes, a court in southwestern Chongqing Municipality said Friday. The Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court delivered the verdict after a trial that started June 25. Chen was accused of using his position as former provincial police chief and chairman … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Death toll rises to six from chemical plant blast in southwest China
The death toll from a chemical plant blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to six after a worker died of severe burns in hospital, local authorities said Friday. The explosion ripped through the Yihua Chemical Co. Ltd. in Xingyi, in the Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan, at about 9 a.m. Thursday, killing five people instantly. "The explosion occurred … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Photo exhibition shows Silk Road through European lens
The E.U. Pavilion and the Consulate General of Greece in Shanghai are co-organizing a photography exhibition named "Silk Road, a European Perspective" by Simoni Zafeiropoulou from July 19 to July 25. The theme of the exhibition embodies one of the Expo's core messages of uniting people through trade and culture. Besides, Greece and China have historically formed the two poles … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Ping Pong champ：Volunteers more than cheap labor
Former Olympic table tennis champion and Deputy Secretary of China Communist Youth League Beijing Committee Deng Yaping advocated China’s volunteer culture on July 22 while attending the International Forum on Voluntary Service Development through the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. At the forum she gave suggestions to the Guangzhou Asian Games and shared her experience as … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 3D TV software developed with China-owned intellectual property
The cable television network of the Peking University has broadcast a three-dimensional program that uses independently-researched and developed encoders and decoders with intellectual property rights wholly owned by China, the Audio Video Coding Standard Group of China (AVS) reported yesterday. The AVS was established by the Science and Technology Department under the former Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China conducts its first helicopter rescue trial
&$ &$A S-76 helicopter that from the North Sea relief flight team lands on the temporary landing area near the accident site and medical staff transfer victims.&$&$ On July 22, the “Liaoning 2010” mock rescue operation was held at the Shenyang-Dalian highway section. This was the first time China has used a helicopter in a simulated major accident rescue. The … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » An affair can now cost Chinese their jobs
An extramarital affair could ruin a Chinese government official's career with authorities now basing assessments on grounds of good moral behaviour too. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China may cut back on death sentences
China is about to debate a draft amendment to the criminal law. Next month, the country's highest law-making body will decide whether to cut the number of crimes which attach the death penalty. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Experts offer advice on preparations for Asian Games
More than 300 voluntary service experts, scholars and representatives of volunteers from home and abroad gathered in Beijing on July 22 to share their experience in voluntary work as well as make suggestions on preparations for the Guangzhou Asian Games. The International Forum on Voluntary Service Development Through the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games is … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Pak Navy chief lauds performance of China's F-22P frigate, keen to expand co-operation
Pakistan's Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the F-22P frigate bought from China and hopes to further bilateral naval cooperation between the two countries. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Now, Chinese prosecutors to use Internet to find criminals
Prosecutors in Chongqing municipality in Southwest China have announced that they will use the Internet on a daily basis to look for information on criminals. [Link]
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