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China shares retreat on profit-taking Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
China's stocks retreated Friday on profit-taking but ended November with the biggest one-month gain in 15 months on optimism about a multibillion-dollar economic stimulus package.The benchmark Shangha...
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China plans fewer aircraft purchases Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
China plans to tell its troubled state-owned airlines delay new aircraft due to a travel slowdown amid economic turmoil, a news report said Friday, a move could hurt U.S. and European aircraft makers....
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China warns players to be honest about their ages Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
China is ordering its basketball players to stop faking their birth dates, local media reported Friday, turning the spotlight back on allegations of systematic altering of athlete's ages.Sports author...
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Beijing takes first step to end betting ban Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
When the horses thunder down the turf of the Orient Lucky City racecourse in Wuhan today, there will be more than glory at stake. For the first time on the mainland since the communists took power 60 ...
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Mexican companies join race for Chinese market Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
A Chinese employee prepares "tacos al pastor" at the Mexican food restaurant franchise El Fogoncito in Beijing, China, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. Armed with tacos and soap operas, Mexican comp...
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Piling housing stockpiles hurts recovery Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Electricity workers climb a power pole as they attach new lines near a new housing development site on the outskirts of Beijing November 21, 2008.Sluggish property sales place mounting woes on China's...
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Member of European Parliament Meets Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Mrs. Helga Truepel, member of the European Parliament, has her photograph taken with Zheng Enchong, a famous Shanghai human rights lawyer at a two-hour meeting. (The Epoch Times)
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Chaozhou taxi strike moves into second day Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
GUANGZHOU -- Scores of taxi drivers went on strike in Chaozhou, Guangdong province, on Friday following hundreds of others who stopped work on Thursday, an employee surnamed Lin with the Jin...
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Expo 2010 pavilion reaches milestone Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
SHANGHAI: The China pavilion for the Shanghai Expo placed its final concrete grouting on Friday, marking a milestone in the building of the country's showcase structure for the 2010 event, organizers ...
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Chinese see chance to recruit western staff Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Out-of-work finance staff in the UK and US have a new reason for optimism about their employment prospects – especially if they speak Mandarin.Chinese financial institutions are set to exploit the w...
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Dancers from Martha Graham Dance Company to perform in Beijing Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Dancers from Martha Graham Dance Company perform during the rehearsal in National Centre of Performing Arts in Beijing, China, Nov. 27, 2008. The first performance of the 82-year-old Martha Graham Dan...
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Indian Navy commandos rescue 200 foreigners including Taj Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Mumbai, Nov.28 : Two hundred foreigners along with the Managing Director of the Taj Hotel have been rescued in a Indian Navy-led operation at the new Taj building and at least four Chinese made hand grenades, seven A.K.47 magazines, have been recovered from the Taj.
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China’s first homegrown jet makes trial flight Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
China’s first fully homegrown commercial aircraft, the ARJ-21, successfully made its maiden flight on Friday, a key step in the country’s ambitious aviation program. Authorities said earlier this...
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Taiwan shares open marginally lower Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Taipei, Nov. 28 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened marginally lower Friday, moving down 9.38 points at 4,444.37 on a turnover of NT$2.33 billion (US$69.97 million). The weighted price...
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Bhat, Saina advances into Hong Kong quarters Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Hong Kong, Nov 28 : India's Arvind Bhat and Saina Nehwal continued to remain in fiery form as they entered the quarter-finals of Hong Kong Super Series tournament here.
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DSM Opens Third Premix Plant in China to Support Further Growth Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - November 28, 2008) - Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that DSM Nutriti...
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Shanghai to build tower Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
SHANGHAI: Three months after opening the world's second tallest skyscraper, Shanghai is about to start construction of an even taller building, defying an economic slowdown and slumping property value...
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China warns of slowdown Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
LONDON: China yesterday warned that its economic downturn could threaten stability and pressure grew on the European Central Bank (ECB) to make a big cut in interest rates to help contain the global f...
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Delta Electronics wins second big PV project Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of power supplies, on November 27 won an open bid held by state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) to set up a photovoltaic (PV) power-generating system with a...
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Twilight in the Forbidden City re-published in honor of 100th Anniversary of Enthronement of... Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
One hundred years ago, on Dec 2, 1908, Pu Yi aged 2 years and 10 months was enthroned as the Emperor of China. Honouring the 100th anniversary Soul Care Publishing is pleased to announce the re-relea...
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