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China Vietnam talk amid South China Sea tensions
BEIJING - Vietnam's president is being feted by China's leaders on a visit through Friday as Beijing continues to shun another rival for South China Sea territory that has challenged its claims on legal grounds, the Philippines.President Truong Tan Sang is on the three-day visit to boost economic ties with China, Vietnam's communist ally and biggest trading partner. How to manage ...
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Japan support US proposal to reduce nuclear arsenals
TOKYO, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - The Japanese government on Thursday voiced support to the proposals of the United States President Barack Obama to reduce by third strategic nuclear arsenals. "The president demonstrated positive attitudes to further nuclear disarmamane tand nonproliferation," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Strengthening National Security, Yoshihide Suga, ...
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North Korea to invest $1 mln in Russia’s Primorsky territory agriculture
VLADIVOSTOK, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea plans investing $ 1 mln in the agricultural sector of Russia’s Far-Eastern Primorsky /Maritime/ territory, and in particular in the processing of coy and corn. Also, the North Korean side is interested in the setting up of joint cattle farms, North Korea’s Consul General in Vladivostok Rim Chun Il said ...
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Classic YouTube | Lions in Australia Thierry Henrys Arsenal assists and mean NBA tweets
the classic 1972 Grand Final between Richmond and Carlton in all its black and white glory.6) When you are done blowing in to your streamers and eating some tasty cake, celebrate the 10th birthday of Twenty20 cricket with ...
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China stocks tumble as manufacturing activity falls to nine-month low
Chinese shares slumped on Thursday after HSBC data showed that manufacturing activity fell to a nine-month low this month.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.77 percent, or 59.43points, to end at 2,084.02. The Shenzhen Component Index declined 3.25 percent, or 273.76 points, to 8,147.48.The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June fell to 48.3, the lowest ...
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One million buy Chinas first online investment fund
The number of buyers of "Yu'E Bao," regarded as China's first online investment fund aimed at individuals, has exceeded 1 million since its trial launch last Thursday.The fund was introduced by Alipay, China's largest third-party payment platform. It gives Alipay's near-800 million users the option to directly invest with the private TIANHONG Fund using spare cash ...
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Digitimes Research TSMC expanding in China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has significantly expanded its presence in China's IC industry, as the foundry's technology advantages and manufacturing capabilities help it ride the wave of smartphone and tablet growth in the local market, according to Digitimes ...
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Taiwan market ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
ViewSonic will launch 1080p 3D projectors in the Taiwan market by the end of 2013 at retail prices of about NT$32,900 (US$1,097) and expects the proportion of all projectors that are Full HD models to rise from 10-15% currently to ...
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HP CEO to visit China and Taiwan
Hewlett-Packard (HP) CEO Meg Whitman is set to visit China and Taiwan in the near future to promote its businesses and meet with upstream suppliers and partners, according to the ...
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Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China says company president
Innolux is likely to see a decrease in TV panel shipments over the next 2-3 months due to an expected decline in TV sales in the China market, but expects shipments to bounce back around the October 1 holiday period, according to company president JC ...
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ING finalises South Korea sale
Financial services group ING on Thursday announced the finalisation of the sale of its 49% interest in the South Korean KB Life Insurance. The sale to KB Financial was for 166.5bn won - around €115m. ING said the sale will have no material impact on its ...
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Obama Suggests Further Cuts to U.S. Russian Nuclear Arsenals As China’s Buildup Continues
PLA soldiers stand on military vehicles during a military parade marking China's 60th anniversary near the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) (CNSNews.com) - President ...
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Academic Howard Nathan says Australias race relations changed immeasurably for the better
University of Melbourne 3010 One of the academic rebels who wrote the first manifesto against the White Australia Policy says the country has changed "immeasurably for the better" in terms of race relations.Former Victorian Supreme Court judge Howard Nathan QC says in the more than 50 years since the manifesto Control Or Colour Bar was written, racism as an entrenched notion in the ...
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Beckham fans cause stampede in China
Former England captain David Beckham arrives at Tongji University surrounded by his fans in Shanghai, China. Beckham cancelled his event at Tongji University after a stampede accident happened upon his arrival, injuring at least five people on ...
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China money rates hit record highs
(1 min ago) The mainland's benchmark money-market rates have climbed to record highs as the central bank refrained from using reverse-repurchase agreements to address a cash crunch. The People's Bank of China didn't conduct open-market operations to add or drain funds today and sold two billion yuan of three-month bills, RTHK ...
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Australias Folau in Uncapped Trio to Face Lions
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Australia Infrastructure Heavyweights Compete for Melbourne Port Project
The $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Port of Melbourne has attracted a high calibre list of civil and maritime construction specialists all competing for two significant work ...
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Live from space Chinas zero-gravity science lesson
29/06/2012 11:13 CET It’s not your average lecture when your professor is speaking to you from space. On Thursday China’s second ever female astronaut gave a special lesson on physics to 60 million Chinese schoolchildren and teachers back on earth, according to Chinese media. Aboard the Tiangong 1 module she explained the effects of zero gravity on weight and mass, and how ...
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Why India trails behind China in economic growth Amartya Sen
Interest rates are already coming down. So the foreigners' faith in India that India has got disproportionate allocation in emerging markets is also validating ...
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Ghana China Ghana Work Closely to Tackle Illegal Mining
Accra - China and Ghana are working closely to properly handle the issue of Chinese nationals engaged in illegal gold mining in the West African country, a senior Chinese official said here on Tuesday. Gong Jianzhong, the Chinese ambassador to Ghana, told a press conference that the issue of Chinese nationals involved in illegal mining activities in Ghana was a disharmony in the course of ...
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Brazil rolls back subway bus fare hikeLeaders in Brazils two biggest cities said Wednesday that they have reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited protests across the nation.
Beginning as protests against bus fare hikes, the demonstrations have quickly ballooned to include broad middle-class outrage over the failure of the government to provide basic services and ensure public ...
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Nobel winner says Bangladesh snatching bank from poor
Grameen Bank from the poor after it raised its stake in the pioneering micro-lender. In an opinion piece published in all major Bangladeshi dailies, the ...
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China rejects US human trafficking criticism as arbitrary
China on Thursday rejected a US report that downgraded Beijing for failing to make greater efforts to combat human trafficking. "We believe that the US side should take an objective and impartial view of China's efforts (in fighting human trafficking) and stop making unilateral or arbitrary judgements of ...
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SolePower Power by walking
SolePower is a power-generating shoe insole for charging portable electronics like cell phones, music players, or GPS devices. Foot-powered, energy harvesting devices aren't anything new. What's special about it is that the device is built into a removable insole so it doesn't need to be embedded in a shoe. This means you can swap it between your favorite pair of sneakers and ...
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Spoiled young adults blamed for rise in divorce
Divorce in Shanghai surged by 13 percent last year, the largest increase in recent years, which experts said likely was caused by increasing instability among young people's marriages. A total of 44,364 couples with at least one Shanghainese partner divorced in 2012, up more than 5,100 from 2011, the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau said yesterday. The number of divorcing couples in 2011 rose ...
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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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