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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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If the world is to see its first hot war between two nuclear superpowers in the 21st century, its principal cause will likely be a small democracy of 23 million people. Or so argue Richard Bush and Mi... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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HONG KONG, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's top transport official said here Saturday that the future toll for the Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be set at a level sufficient to repay bank loans a... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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SHENZHEN, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) --- China on Saturday revealed the 15 most influential foreigners for their contributions to the country's development over the past three decades. The list includes specia... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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The local buying offices of foreign information and communication technology (ICT) companies procured US$86.8 billion worth of ICT and electronics goods in Taiwan in 2008, a 6.9 percent increase from ... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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0 posts More than half of commercial sex workers in Beijing do not use condoms, despite the fact that HIV increasingly is spread through sexual contact in the city, according to a report on HIV/AIDS p... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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A News item from Business Respect, Issue Number 142, dated 28 Nov 2008Kai Da, a leading toy manufacturer in Guangdong, has agreed to renew labour contracts with employees following violent protests ag... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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BEIJING—China has executed Wo Weihan, a businessman accused of 'spying' for Taiwan, despite a last-ditch effort by his daughters to appeal for clemency through diplomatic channels. The ... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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1104 AP-AS-GEN-China-Knife-Attack,0339 %headline(Man with knife attacks Chinese Carrefour outlet%) %xhl(Chinese police kill man who injured 3, took 1 hostage in Carrefour outlet%) %meta(ap_cou... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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BEIJING (AP) Business ties with France will likely suffer if French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes ahead with a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, a leading Chinese government-backed schol... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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-(Dow Jones)- Chinese insurers must take steps to improve their operating efficiency to cope with increasing risks as the fallout from the global financial crisis continues to spread to the country,... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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BANGKOK, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The first Chinese charter plane organized by Chinese government landed Saturday afternoon at U-tapao airport, 150 km from Bangkok to bring back home Chinese citizens who h... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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(Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 47.10 52.40 Sterling Pound 72.70 80.20 Euro 59.60 66.20 Australian Dollar 31.20 34.25 Bahrain Dinar 123.90 140.50 Canadian Dollar 37.60 42.10 Danish K... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Hong Kong - Smuggled goods worth nearly 2 million US dollars were seized in a joint operation mounted by police and marine officers in Hong Kong, police said Saturday. Mobiles phones and computer part... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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MACAU -- The baccarat tables at the Venetian resort's Red Dragon section still teem each night with hundreds of the Chinese players who've fueled Macau's breathtaking shot to the top of the gambling w... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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China on Friday executed Wo Weihan, a day after notifying his relatives through diplomatic channels that they would have a second chance to visit him, Wo's daughter said. Wo was convicted in May of sp... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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In this April 27, 2008 file photo, young Chinese protesting against Tibet Independence and calling for a boycott of French retail supermarket Carrefour gather outside one of its branches in Changchun ... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Beijing - A man with a knife injured three customers - one seriously - and took another hostage at a branch of supermarket giant Carrefour in China on Saturday, state media reported, citing the police... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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A one thousand year-old miniature pagoda, recently unearthed in the Changgan Temple ruins in Nanjing in China, is believed to contain a part of Buddha’s skull. According to a China Daily report... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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tells the tale of a court historian. The author, Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), was a prime minister during the Song Dynasty and one of the most famous patriots in Chinese history. The story is told as fo... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Despite pleas of clemency from the Bush administration and European officials, a biomedical researcher convicted of espionage by a Chinese court was executed Friday, according to family members and U.... |
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