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Gas Poisoning Kills 3, Injures 6 In Central China Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Three people were killed and six injured Friday afternoon after toxic gas leaked from a chemical plant in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said.The accident occurred at 5:15 p.m. when...
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Food Poisoning Kills 4 In E. China Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Four people died of food poisoning in east China's Fujian Province on Friday, local authorities said.The people died after eating stewed pig's trotters with herbs taken from Heping County's Jiufeng Mo...
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Another Foxconn Employee Falls To Death In South China Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Another employee of Foxconn Technology Group, a unit of Taiwan electronics giant Hon Hai, has fallen to death. The incident happened on Thursday in south China's Guangdong Province, Shenzhen police sa...
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The Opera 'nixon In China' Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Certainly the most exciting - but also one of the riskiest - enterprises in many a Vancouver Opera season is launched tonight, with the Canadian première of John Adam's opera Nixon in China at the Qu...
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Sun Yat-sen Remembered On 85th Anniversary Of Death Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Chinese mainland held ceremonies Friday commemorating the 85th anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of the anti-feudalism revolution in China.In Beijing, a ceremony was held in ...
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Don't Politicise Yuan, China Tells Obama Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
BEIJING: The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched towards a potential bust-up over Beijing’s curr...
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Tibet To Step Up Exploitation Of Mineral Resources Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
/enpproperty--> LHASA - Tibet has mapped out a plan to explore its abundant mineral resources to develop the region's impoverished economy, while vowing the process should be "rational" to avoid damag...
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Western Destinations Aim For Chinese Tourists Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
/enpproperty--> While last year's drop in western outbound travel could be worrisome, many tourism professionals are developing new marketing skills to attract more Chinese tourists. At the China Out...
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China's Growth Pattern Transformation To Benefit World Economy Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
/enpproperty--> The transformation of China's economic growth pattern will generally have a positive effect on the world economy, foreign economists and experts say. The transformation, which Premier...
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China Shenhua Net Profit Up 16.6% In 2009 Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
China Shenhua Energy Company Limited, the largest coal producer in the country, said Friday its net profit rose 16.6 percent to 30.28 billion yuan ($4.43 billion) in 2009 from the previous year. Bus...
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Banking High Flyers Sign Up To Pe In China Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
BEIJING - China's need for private investment - partly due to economic growth and restricted access to the public market - has attracted a slew of high-profile investment bankers to join the private e...
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Beijing Throws Down Direct Challenge To Google Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
The Chinese government threw down a direct public challenge to Google yesterday as negotiations over the company's future in the country came to a head, with a warning that it was not prepared to comp...
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China's Guangdong Reports Foot-and-mouth Disease Outbreak Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
The Ministry of Agriculture Friday said a foot-and-mouth outbreak, which had affected 69 pigs, had hit Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province.The outbreak was first reported on March 4 in Lon...
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New Russia-china Cooperative Center Hosts First Promotion Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
The newly-founded Russian-Chinese Center of Economic Investment Cooperation presented its organizational composition, business specialties and development goals at its first promotion held on Friday.I...
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China Urges U.s. To Stop Interference By Using Annual Human Rights Report Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
China on Friday refuted an annual human rights report issued by the U.S. State Department, urging the United States to stop interfering in other countries' domestic affairs by using human rights issue...
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Japanese-born Giant Panda To Arrive In Sw China Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Xing Bang, a giant panda born in Japan, will arrive on March 16 at a breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province.The 4.5-year-old male would be flown to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Pand...
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Chinese Equities Dip 1.24% On Loans Tightening Concerns Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Chinese equities shed 1.24 percent Friday, paring two weeks' gains on concerns over government moves to rein in loans to curb inflation.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exc...
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China Tells Obama Stronger Yuan No Help To Fill Trade Gap Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
China's central bank said Friday a stronger yuan offers no help for solving the Sino-U.S. trade imbalance problem, and China opposes politicizing yuan's appreciation.Su Ning, vice governor of the Peop...
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Bonus Payments Delayed For Chinese Commercial Banks Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Economists have welcomed new rules that delay bonus payments for Chinese commercial bank executives, saying bank officials will be motivated to focus on long term risks.China's Banking Regulatory Comm...
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Shanghai Gm To Recall Chevrolet Captiva Off-road Vehicles Due To Faulty Steering Systems Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Shanghai GM would recall the Chevrolet Captiva 2006, 2007 and 2008 off-road vehicles due to ineffective steering systems in the Chinese mainland starting on Friday, the country's top quality watchdog ...
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