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Chinas premier begins two-day Pakistan visit
ISLAMABAD // China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan yesterday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers. Premier Li Keqiang said "the tree of China-Pakistan friendship" was planted decades ago, nurtured by successive leaders and "is now exuberant with abundant fruits". Both sides are typically effusive in describing their alliance, underlying ...
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H7N9 Bird Flu Under Control In China According To United Nations
bird flu outbreak that has sickened 130 people and killed 36 has been brought under control in China. They said that closure of live bird markets in Shanghai and other areas has likely contributed to the halt of the spread of the disease throughout the country. The UN warned that health authorities worldwide must still remain on the lookout to detect further cases of the virus, which could ...
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Yen eases after Japan’s trade deficit
Tokyo - The yen edged down against the dollar and euro in Asia on Wednesday after Japan posted its worst ever April trade deficit, fuelling yen-negative ...
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China arrests 13 over ‘protest rumours’
Police in Beijing say they have arrested 13 people for allegedly spreading rumours and disrupting public order following a protest over a migrant worker's ...
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China to float 30b yuan in 10-year T-bonds
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Wednesday that it will float 30 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) in 10-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance is the ministry's 11th batch of book-entry treasury bonds this year. The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 3.38 percent. Interest will be paid every half year, with the last interest and the principal ...
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Fitch Affirms Taiwans Hua Nan Commercial Bank at BBB+Stable
Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ...
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Seven subjects China does not want Duke to teach
Chinese leadership has reportedly listed seven topics that may not be discussed in university classrooms there. This calls into question the academic freedom ...
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States in scramble to attract Prince Harry when he visits Australia for Navy Fleet Review
A FIERCE tug-of-war has erupted between the army and the governments of NSW, ACT and the Northern Territory for a piece of royal action when Prince Harry visits Australia in October. The four-way tussle to lure the playboy prince is centered around the third in line to the British throne visiting Sydney on October 3 as a guest of the Navy to take the Royal Salute during the Royal Australian ...
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Philex still keen on teaming up with China firm for SC 72
The group of Manuel V. Pangilinan is continuing talks with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Cnooc) for a potential partnership at a massive but disputed oil and gas find in offshore Palawan. Nonetheless, both parties have yet to move forward with their talks, which Pangilinan described as still in the preliminary stage given the geopolitical situation in the area. Pangilinan chairs Philex ...
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Six face extortion charges in China for sex-video scandal
Chinese authorities have charged six people with extortion in connection with a scandal involving secretly recorded sex videos, prosecutors said Wednesday. The six are accused of luring officials in the southwestern city of Chongqing into having sex with women and secretly recording the encounters to blackmail the officials, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The suspects were ...
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Hamid Karzai in Delhi gives India military equipment wish list
Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during his visit this week, presenting a conundrum for New Delhi as it weighs whether arming the Afghan army is in its interests. India wants to stabilize Afghanistan and is concerned about the resurgence of militant groups after foreign combat troops leave in 2014. However, arming Afghanistan ...
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Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel Officials
gunmen shot dead at least seven women and five men at a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said. The attack took place in the capital's eastern area of Zayouna, where a number ...
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Japan says not to review comfort women statement
Japan will not review its stance on the "comfort women" issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday, rejecting at least for now a move suggested by Shinzo Abe before he became prime minister, local media reported. Suga's remarks came amid criticism both in Asia and the United states of Tokyo's stance on Japan's wartime conduct, with former U. S. ...
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Japan imposed great damage suffering on Asian countries Japanese FM
Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo:Agencies) Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says he will do his best to carefully explain his government's standpoint on history to the international community, NHK reports. Kishida spoke to Japanese reporters on Tuesday in response to a Washington Post article last month titled "Shinzo Abe's inability to face ...
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Japans humble space dream to come true triumphantly
"I came to Japan for the first time in 1987, when I attended the well-known Japanese Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF), which gathers nuclear scientists from around the world. It takes place in spring when cherry trees blossom, so everything was very beautiful and unusual. I delivered a speech on Chernobyl, and, among other things, Academician Legasov. Some time later, I went to Japan for the ...
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British Top Diplomat Stresses Need for Syria Conference
British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks as Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (R) listens during their joint news conference before a meeting of the Friends of Syria alliance in Amman, May 22, ...
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Afghan President Asks India for Military Aid
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has given a "wish list" of military equipment to India in hopes of securing more aid before international troops leave his country next ...
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Nomura eyes Asia alliances boosts Japan asset target
said on Wednesday it was seeking partners to expand its retail and asset management operations in Southeast Asia and was in talks with several financial institutions in the region.Chief Operating Officer Atsushi Yoshikawa did not name any specific companies but said Nomura would consider taking equity stakes as part of any alliance."The best situation would be a 100 percent stake but given ...
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Porn stars calligraphy sparks art debate in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95,000.Eight Chinese characters the actress wrote with brush and ink at a theme park in the eastern city of Ningbo were sold earlier this month, the Liberation Daily ...
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Japan’s trade deficit hits $8.6bn
Tokyo - Japan reports its trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging import ...
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Chinas pork price rebounds after government boost
China's price of pigs has bounced back following the government's subsidized initiatives, the country's top economic planning agency said Wednesday.The average hog price reached 12.79 yuan (2.1 US dollars) per kilo by May 15, marking the third week of a rising trend.The hog-to-corn price ratio, a major indicator of the industry's profitability, hit 5.33:1 by May 15, up from ...
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Pacific Commander U.S. China Can Build on Common Ground
By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 The United States and China, by increasing their dialogue and engagement, can build a foundation of trust while fostering regional security and prosperity, the top U.S. commander in the region said yesterday. "While competition between the United States and China is inevitable, conflict is not," Navy Adm. Samuel ...
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Carrefour China opens food-safety lab in Shenyang
/enpproperty--> Carrefour China opened its fourth A-level lab for food safety on May 22. The lab, in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, will release the food testing results to the public regularly to guarantee food safety. The 5-million-yuan ($815,000) lab is capable of detecting 46 different pesticides and additives in more than 65 kinds of food and vegetables, meat and fish. ...
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China mapping organization wins international award
/enpproperty--> The National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation was presented the National Mapping Organization of the Year 2012 Award in the 2013 Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, earlier this month, Song Chaozhi, deputy director of the administration, said on May 22. The biennial Geospatial World Forum is a premier event for the global geospatial ...
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China Finding Ways to Buy Big Into US
China Construction of America has successfully bid for state-level and municipal projects in the United States, such as the $407 million Alexander Hamilton Bridge rehabilitation, seen ...
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Singaporean expansion of MRT leads to disruption
Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) is not very big in comparison to Shanghai, Beijing or Tokyo, but proportionate to the size of Singapore and the city-state’s population, it is an extremely successful and extensive public transport system and one that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) plans to grow even further.
Singapore has a population of around 5 million, which is important when placing the MRT in context, it has a daily ridership of 2 million, giving it a commuter penetration of at least 40%, which does not take into account the fact that not all 5 million Singaporeans commute on a daily basis or use public transport. Read more
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