Provides the latest RSS feeds for Beijing News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Peking Press.com http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/cat/55582c89cb296d4c/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:21 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:21 -0400 30 President Xi Jinping Friday reaffirmed China's stance of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula while stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved irrespective of how the situation evolved. During his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Nork Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Xi stressed that denuclearisation and long-lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736633/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:01 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736633/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Indonesia almost scared China in their second meeting in three days but the defending champions still made the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup here. Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir provided good start for Indonesia as they stunned Olympic runners-up Xu Chen/Ma Jin in mixed doubles 21-18, 14-21 and 21-16 Thursday. But Chen Long quickly levelled the score for China after he thrashed Tommy Sugiarto ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736233/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736233/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China. The CAAC presented Boeing with a Validation of Type Certification (VTC), indicating that the design of the 787 Dreamliner is compliant with China's aviation regulations and that China endorses ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732584/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:02 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732584/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China has successfully taken over the operational control of Pakistan's Gwadar Port. After pull out by Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) of a 40-year port management and development contract signed in 2007, China will operate the port, which is strategically located close to the Pakistan-Iran border and the Strait of Hormuz in south-western Balochistan province, reports the Daily Times. The ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731633/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:02 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731633/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's two-day Pakistan visit "went beyond the symbolic", said a daily which noted China is a wealthy neighbour that "does not hand out free lunches". Li's visit "went beyond the symbolic - significant because he was here at a crucial time in our political history, with the process of transition from one government to another now in train," said an editorial in the News ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731380/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 01:50:01 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731380/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A North Korean envoy has told a senior Chinese official that Pyongyang is willing to take China's advice to start talks aimed at resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that envoy Choe Ryong Hae made that remark to a high-ranking member of China's Communist Party, Liu Yunshan, during talks in Beijing Thursday. Liu told Choe that China ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214725671/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:28 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214725671/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday urged China and Pakistan to nurture even closer ties, and enhance comprehensive strategic cooperation while addressing Pakistan's parliament. In a speech titled "Let all-weather China-Pakistan friendship bear new fruits," Li said peace, development and cooperation is the theme of the times, and Asia has become one of the most dynamic and most visible areas ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719475/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:02 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719475/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong and Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Chang Wanquan met separately with Polish defense minister Tomasz Siemoniak in Beijing on Friday.During the talks between Chang and Siemoniak, Chang said China will work with Poland to enhance military cooperation on high-level visits, personnel training and medical ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736851/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:06 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736851/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> ZURICH, Switzerland - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday criticized the European Union's trade measures against China-made mobile telecommunications equipment and solar panels. The measures "harm others without benefiting oneself," Li said in a speech delivered here at a luncheon with business and financial ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736855/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:30 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736855/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waves at the media in front of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his ceremonial reception at the Indian President's palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Saurabh ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736856/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:30 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736856/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday that it will sell 26 billion yuan (4.2 billion US dollars) in two-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance marks the ministry's 12th issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, the ministry said in a statement on its website. ( The bonds carry a fixed annual interest rate of 2.98 percent. The interest will be paid every year on May 27, ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736028/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:43 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736028/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as part of efforts to mend fences after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736182/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:02 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736182/scat/55582c89cb296d4c After graduating from University, I got a job offer from China Radio International, whichwas a new challenge for me and an opportunity as well.CRI aims topromote understanding and friendship between the people of China and people throughout the world. CRI has more than two hundred foreign experts. I was working in Hindi department. As I had advantage of knowing Chinese language, I got appraisal ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736184/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:32 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736184/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> BEIJING - Luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari will recall 692 vehicles imported by the Chinese mainland due to defective rear tie-rods, China's quality supervisor said Friday. The recall by Ferrari Maserati Cars Sales and Services (Shanghai) Co. will cover Ferrari's Quattroporte and Maserati Granturismo models manufactured between July 31, 2003 and September 25, ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736185/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:32 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736185/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Wanda Group of Dalian is building domestic theme parks and resorts. And the Chinese government is investing heavily in roads and railways to help middle-class and affluent consumers get there. These massive infrastructure projects help keep citizens employed -- and, more important, could help China reach its next ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736186/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:07 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736186/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736070/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:14 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736070/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Kim Jong-un , also said that North Korea was willing to make joint efforts to resolve problems through six-party talks and other forms of dialogue, the state-run China News Service said on its website. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by Robert ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736189/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:27 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214736189/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Pyongyang envoy seeks end to int'l isolation, say experts China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong made the call on Friday during his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735415/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:21:16 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735415/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Copyright 1995 - 2010 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735416/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:05 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735416/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING - With China's State-owned enterprises (SOEs) posting growth of just 5.3 percent from January to April this year, prospects for the SOEs' profitability in 2013 remain poor, analysts said. The SOEs saw their total profit growth slow to 5.3 ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735417/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:04 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735417/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Visiting Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that the commitment shared by China and Pakistan to deepening bilateral cooperation will inject new vigor into their friendship. The two nations boast an evergreen friendship that is always full of vim and vigor, Li said in a meeting with a cross-section of Pakistanis devoted to bilateral friendship. Noting that the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735419/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18:52 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735419/scat/55582c89cb296d4c An urge to record the phenomenon of China's transformation over the past two decades has propelled what has come to be known as the New Chinese Documentary Film Movement. Pioneers such as Duan Jinchuan, Zhang Yuan and Wu Wenguang have pushed a hugely influential "reality aesthetic", taking advantage of developing technologies that allow regular citizens to tell the stories they ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735421/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:15:25 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735421/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> US universities are seeking out partnerships in China, hoping to broaden their international reach and provide academic and research opportunities for students and faculty, as two campus presidents' trips to China show. The University of Pennsylvania "is deeply committed to its engagement in China", said Amy Gutmann, president of the Ivy League school in ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735657/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:15:25 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735657/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Sinovac Biotech Ltd. ( ), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced that Sinovac Beijing, the main operating subsidiary company of Sinovac, obtained the Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices for Pharmaceutical Products (GMP Certificate) from the China State and Food Administration (CFDA) for its proprietary vaccines, its ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735658/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:09:32 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735658/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese hospitals are, to put it mildly, a bureaucratic nightmare. Just checking into one generally involves, among other processes, waiting in line to take a number and often also waiting in another line to pay for taking that number. Monster e-commerce ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735659/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:09:27 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735659/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (25 mins ago) Mando China (1356) said it has decided to delay its plan to floating its shares in Hong Kong due to market volatility. The South Korean autopart maker was originally set to float its shares, aiming forHK$6.8-8.6 apiece, on the local bourse on May 30, seeking to raise as much as HK$2.093 billion. With a broadlot of 500 shares, the minimum charge is ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735422/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:26 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735422/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING (AP) -- China told a top North Korean envoy Friday it wants a peaceful, denuclearized Korean Peninsula, and said the emissary warned there is "no guarantee of peace" but that his country was willing to hold talks with all ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735389/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:17 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735389/scat/55582c89cb296d4c yuan currency more responsive to market forces and more convertible this year, the government said on Friday. China will draft plans on a deposit insurance system and quicken the development of private financial institutions, according to guidelines on reforms for 2013 drafted by the National and Development and Reform Commission ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735274/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:58:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735274/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The Government of the People's Republic of China has expressed interest in exploiting the Wologisi Mountain in Lofa County, northwestern Liberia, amidst reports here that an Indian company O.P. Jindal Group has similar interest. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, told a news conference Thursday in Monrovia that the Wologisi Mountain is China's interest, but there is yet no formal ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735403/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:56:39 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735403/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to jointly work on an economic corridor for enhanced connectivity, with the two countries signing a series of agreements related to energy, technology and space during the first visit to Pakistan by China's premier Li Keqiang since he took office in March. Even so, local critics claimed Pakistan was of little ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735436/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:46:58 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735436/scat/55582c89cb296d4c SHANGHAI ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735492/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:45:44 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735492/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The rainstorm has damaged thousands of homes and flooded city streets with up to five feet of water. Yesterday, a massive lightning strike was seen over Zhuhai, in Guangdong province. Two people in the region have died since Saturday, bringing the death toll from rainstorms to 36 this year, according to Chinese state news agency ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733605/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:45 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733605/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Barely a decade since the first international hotel reached its shores, the tropical resort city of Sanya on Hainan Island has further flexed its tourism muscles to secure the top spot in China’s most preferred MICE destinations. With all the planned developments in Yalong Bay completed, Sanya is identifying its next hotbed of growth and grooming itself for another round of swanky ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733606/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:44 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733606/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's first lady Peng Liyuan has made it onto Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women. The magazine complimented Peng for the impact she had in changing the image of China. Her Made-in-China fashion statement caught the attention of the world when she traveled with President Xi Jinping during his recent official trips abroad. Germany's Chancellor Angela ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733197/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:44 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733197/scat/55582c89cb296d4c CHINESE regulators have approved the Boeing 787 to fly in the country, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace giant. "I can confirm that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has granted type certification for the 787 Dreamliner," a Boeing spokesman said on Thursday. Chinese airlines have yet to take delivery of the high-tech 787, which last month ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733199/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:42 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733199/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Reuters © A newly built residential compound is seen from the demolition site of an old village on the outskirts of Beijing May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Kim ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733608/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:11 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733608/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Skyscrapers are obscured by heavy haze in Beijing on Jan. 13. Air pollution remains a serious, sometimes overwhelming, problem, but researchers say environmental technology is available to solve ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733611/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:26 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733611/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri May 24, 2013 5:09am EDT * HSI -0.2 pct, H-shares -0.2 pct, CSI300 +0.6 pct * Hong Kong shares extended losses to lowest in almost a month * China shares posted fourth-straight weekly gain * China property weak on fears of China's slowdown By Yimou Lee HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended losses to fall to their lowest in almost a month on Friday with the property sector ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735308/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:23 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735308/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING, May 24 (Itar-Tass) - - Chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergei Naryshkin will visit China on May 26-28 to take part in the 6th session of the committee on cooperation of the All-China Assembly of People’s Representatives (ACAPR) and the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, a statement of the high legislative body of China says on ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733612/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:16 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733612/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Results of China’s flash HSBC purchasing managers’ index (PMI) entrenched fears that recovery in the second-largest economy has stalled, and augured poorly for global growth in the months ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733613/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:48 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733613/scat/55582c89cb296d4c It was a grim day on global markets yesterday after the release of disappointing manufacturing survey data from China and renewed concern that the US could start to cut back on its cash injections. The scene was set in Tokyo at the start of the global trading day, where the benchmark Nikkei index closed 7.3 percent down – the biggest drop in Japanese shares since the aftermath of the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214734108/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:46 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214734108/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Asia is expected to be the largest LTE market among regions around the world in 2015, Greater China president Markus Borchert for Nokia Siemens Networks said at the LTE Marketing Forum in Taipei on May ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733623/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:04:50 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733623/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> Beijing and Hebei province signed a framework agreement for the capital's economic zone covering bordering areas of the two regions from 2013 to 2015. The Capital Area Special Economic Zone, which was first unveiled in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), aimed to ease population pressure, high housing costs and traffic congestion in the capital and help underdeveloped ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733808/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:04:01 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733808/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING - China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. Vice-Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong made the call on Friday during his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733624/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:03:44 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733624/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Willy Lam A near-schizophrenic bifurcation has informed Chinese-style reform as implemented by the six-month old administration of General Secretary Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. On the one hand, the preserving stability ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733735/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:49 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214733735/scat/55582c89cb296d4c HONG KONG | Fri May 24, 2013 4:49am EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Mando China Holdings Ltd, controlled by South Korean auto parts maker Mando Corp , said on Friday it decided to postpone an initial public offering in Hong Kong because of "adverse market conditions" and "significant market volatility." Mando China and its controlling shareholder Mando Corp last week ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735424/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 04:49:55 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214735424/scat/55582c89cb296d4c According to a Chinese saying, "One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero." If the opposite is true, there's no questioning how Fu Kaishun stacks ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732717/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:32 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732717/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China is investing millions of dollars in a flood control project to prevent Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest China's Gansu Province, from seasonal flooding, the caves' administration said on ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732631/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732631/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Nanhai Movie and TV Town, which is often referred to as "the Hollywood of China", is one of the four films and television shooting bases operating directly under ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732649/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:28 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732649/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The 9th China International Garden Expo, which opened in Beijing's Fengtai District last Saturday, offers a place where citizens and tourists alike can see miniature replicas of famous buildings from China and around the world on the 500-hectare expo ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732718/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:27 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732718/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Choe Ryong-hae (C), director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA) of North Korea, walks with Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai (2nd R) before departing Pyongyang airport for China, in this May 22, 2013 picture released by the North Korea's KCNA news agency in ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732701/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:08 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732701/scat/55582c89cb296d4c LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- In a breakthrough to a long-running dispute, China has agreed to allow its accounting firms to give U.S. regulators access to relevant records, The Wall Street Journal reported early Friday, saying the deal was due to be announced later in the day. The agreement allows the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to see audit records and other documents held by ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732615/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 03:58:35 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732615/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> A major section of the Liwan 3-1 offshore gas field project in the South China Sea was completed, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday. The topside portion of the central platform, the largest in Asia, was put in place. The connecting pipes, made, designed and installed by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), were also put in place. The Liwan 3-1 ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732222/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:48 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732222/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China is mulling a tougher national standard on nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from cement factories amid public calls to clear up both air pollution and the sector's excess production ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732121/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:23 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732121/scat/55582c89cb296d4c HONG KONG | Fri May 24, 2013 3:08am EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - China shares posted their fourth-straight weekly gain on Friday, despite weakness in property developers amid concerns that the Chinese economy may be slowing. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings rose 0.6 percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index also closed up 0.6 percent at 2,288.5 ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732653/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 03:08:12 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214732653/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> BERLIN - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Germany will further cooperation and strategic partnership between the two nations, according to China's ambassador in Berlin. The fact that Germany, the last stop of Li's maiden overseas tour as premier, is the only European Union (EU) member included on the itinerary evinces the great importance that ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731737/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 02:29:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731737/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperation partner, and the bilateral relationship is characterized by the blessing of good-neighborliness, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. Wang made the remarks in comments on Premier Li Keqiang's just-concluded visit to the South Asian country, which he said bore rich fruit, charted a new course for ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731760/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 02:29:36 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731760/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Liu Yunshan (right), a senior Communist party official, poses for the cameras with North Korean envoy Choe Ryong-hae on Thursday. Photograph: China ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731748/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 02:15:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731748/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> GUANGZHOU - Nine people were killed in a fire that broke out in South China's Guangdong province early Friday morning, the local government said. The fire broke out at 5:26 am at an automobile detailing center in the Nanhai district of the city of Foshan, sources with the provincial government's emergency office said. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731188/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 01:39:11 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731188/scat/55582c89cb296d4c * Key 7-day money rate falls 7 bps to 4.15 pct * Money rate may hover at high level due mth-end factor By Chen Yixin and Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI, May 24 (Reuters) - China's money rates fell slightly on Friday on improving market liquidity, but traders still expect money rates to remain relatively high in the run-up to the month-end reporting period. The weighted average of the benchmark ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731762/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 01:19:50 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731762/scat/55582c89cb296d4c middle class created by China's decades of rapid economic growth -- and its resulting worries. Li Na, 42, a caterer at the capital's zoo, and her husband Chi Shubo, 48, who works for a state-owned investment company, have seen their fortunes transformed since she arrived in Beijing 20 years ago from Shandong, a coastal province. Then, she cycled for hours from a shared dormitory to ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731282/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:59 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731282/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The National Assembly has urged the Chinese government to demonstrate its true friendship by not buying ivory from the country. This came after MPs passed a motion compelling the government to tighten measures to curb wildlife poaching.They include increasing the number of rangers in game parks and introducing more punitive measures to deter the illegal trade. The MPs asked the Chinese and Thai ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731272/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 01:17:03 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731272/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri May 24, 2013 1:06am EDT * Closure to cut at least 100,000 T from 2013 output plan * No timeframe for reopening the shut facility * Startup of new unit in Guangxi to be delayed to 2014 By Polly Yam HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - Jinchuan Group Ltd, China's third-largest copper producer, has shut a 200,000 tonne-a-year facility due to a raw scrap shortage, which could reduce its refined ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731764/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 01:06:11 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731764/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Oil prices dropped slightly on Thursday on disappointing manufacturing data from China. China's manufacturing activity in May contracted for the first time since last October, a preliminary survey from the HSBC showed. China is the second largest oil consumption nation in the world. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May slipped to 49.6, under the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730789/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 00:48:58 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730789/scat/55582c89cb296d4c You are using Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 is unsupported by this site and you may experience layout and functionality issues. It is recommended that you upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or switch to another browser. ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730757/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 00:42:59 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730757/scat/55582c89cb296d4c MP Winston Peters has lashed out against New Zealand's immigration policy, warning Aucklanders against the growing influence of the Chinese. The New Zealand First leader told a North Shore Grey Power meeting the Government was showing China preferential treatment. "The Government is talking about a million more people in Auckland ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730791/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 00:42:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730791/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730794/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:32 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730794/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Photo taken on May 23, 2013 shows the scenery of sunset after rainfall in Yumen city, Northwest China's Gansu Province, May 23, 2013. (Xinhua/Wan ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730213/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 23:53:53 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730213/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Henan Tianguan, all by 3-0 on Tuesday and Wednesday, after the domestic club replaced Australia who skipped the tournament due to schedule conflict. Against India, China lost the first set 25-21 but won the next three 26-24, 25-20 and 25-18. "Setters played too slow to organize efficient attacks and I will make some changes," said Xie Guochen, who coached the China national team for ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730215/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:54 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730215/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A coal factory in Anhui province. The United States will pursue opportunities to increase coal exports to China, says Platts' Coal Trader International. Provided to China ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730129/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 23:47:51 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730129/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (26 mins ago) A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his visit to China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said. The accounts depicted yesterday's meeting between North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae and Chinese Communist Party leader Liu Yunshan as paying Beijing the deference it sought after months of rising friction ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730295/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 23:41:08 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730295/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING (AP) -- A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730202/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 23:19:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730202/scat/55582c89cb296d4c In mid-April, the Chinese government said the increased U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region causes a lot of tension, and they plan to send more military forces and strengthen their partnerships with neighboring countries. A recent study found that China increasingly threatens to end the military supremacy of the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730220/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 23:19:03 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214730220/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday wrapped up his first official visit to Pakistan since he took office in March, which analysts said has opened a new chapter in bilateral relations between the two all-weather ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729670/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:57:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729670/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> Numerous countries are interested in obtaining a fighter jet jointly developed by Pakistan and China, said a senior officer of the Pakistan air force. "We've been receiving inquiries and expressions of interest on the JF-17 Thunder from many countries in the Middle East, Africa and even as far as South America," Air Marshal Sohail Gul Khan, the chairman of the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729671/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:57:32 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729671/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Incoming Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said strengthening ties with China will be his government's top foreign policy priority and sought Beijing's help for dealing with economic challenges and energy deficit. Sharif, whose party won the May 11 elections and is headed to forming the government at the centre, said this during a meeting with visiting Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729635/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:56:38 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729635/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Japan and China must put aside their differences over territorial claims and consider their relations from a broader perspective, experts said at an international conference in Tokyo to discuss the future of Asia. Political tensions between the two biggest economies in north- east Asia over the ownership of the Senkaku islands (Diaoyu to the Chinese) and other historical issues dominated much of ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729673/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:55 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729673/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A heap of succulent pork ribs smothered in a mixture of red and green fresh chilies, peanuts, and fermented bean sprouts and black beans. The whole party descends upon the dish, chopsticks swooping in on the mouth-watering meat that falls from the bone and elicits smiles of contentment as it is gobbled up. When the meat has gone, spoons rake up the topping to be eaten with the plain rice. The ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729674/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:50 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729674/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's objection has led to the removal of the participation of the United States and the United Kingdom as observers in a peace talks between the Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), San Aung of Peace Coordinating Group (PCG) said. In spite of the representatives of the US and UK being unable to participate in the peace talks, Vijay Nambiar, UN ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729675/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729675/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wrapped up on Thursday his two-day official visit to Pakistan after promising a deeper and more comprehensive strategic engagement and a closer coordination for security and stability in Afghanistan. Cementing the "strategic partnership is the shared objective of both countries", a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the visit said. Both sides noted ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729676/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:27 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729676/scat/55582c89cb296d4c ry activity since October. It's a worrying sign for those concerned that a recovery in China's economy, the world's second largest, may have stalled. The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49.6 in May, slipping under the 50-point level separating expansion from contraction. Manufacturing activities in May reflected slower domestic demand and ongoing external ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729851/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:54:47 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729851/scat/55582c89cb296d4c features a comfortable two class cabin, seating 158 passengers with eight in business class and 150 in economy . The A320 will make its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Dalian on May ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729050/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:02:02 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729050/scat/55582c89cb296d4c It was a privilege to work with international music legends such as The Beatles and Michael Jackson, but what kind of privilege will it be being able to continue to "work" with these great names in music history after they die? Guy Henderson is one of a few people who consider themselves honoured to have such a job. As an executive vice-president of the world's largest music ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729023/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:34 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729023/scat/55582c89cb296d4c U.S. crude futures dropped to around $94 a barrel on Friday after disappointing China data and on lingering concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve would curb its stimulus program. ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729079/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:00:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729079/scat/55582c89cb296d4c coal price index ,China Taiyuan Coal Transaction Price Index ,Shanxi,China Taiyuan Coal Transaction Center ,China Finance Corp,China Finance Corp,China Coal Price ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729147/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:00:27 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729147/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's Cai Yun (back) and Fu Haifeng in action against Rian Agung Saputro and Angga Pratama (inset) of Indonesia during their men's doubles tie of their Sudirman Cup quarterfinals ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729150/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:59:48 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729150/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A persistent rainstorm that has lashed down on south China's Guangdong Province for days has left four people dead and affected lives of nearly half a million residents, local flood control authorities said ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729151/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:59:39 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729151/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's meteorological authority on Thursday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the west and ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729152/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:59:38 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729152/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Many people may turn to chicken-soup-for-the-soul kind of books for guidance and inspiration when they feel lost. In China, many are now looking to Confucianism -- which the country shunned as toxic and reactionary to its communist cause decades ago -- as the "chicken soup" to remedy their "sick" society. Of course, drawing a parallel between the ancient classics and a modern ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729153/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:59:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729153/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729159/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:32:48 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214729159/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu May 23, 2013 9:26pm EDT May 24 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Friday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL -- Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power Co Ltd will buy 85 percent stake in LongTan Hydropower Development Co Ltd by offering around 15.15 billion yuan ($2.47 ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731395/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:26:20 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214731395/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728362/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728362/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The 2013 Vision Beijing international photography event opened at the Garden Expo Park of Fengtai District on May 22. The event was first hosted in 1999 with the aim of recording the beauty and development of the capital through foreign lenses. This year's edition was jointly organized by Beijing This Month Publications and the Beijing Foreign Cultural Exchanges Center and sponsored by the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728466/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:36 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728466/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Twenty-three of the 25 representatives attending the hearing supported proposals to increase cab fares, with 21 of them supporting the two submitted plans to raise the base fare, waiting fee during traffic jams and booking fees of a taxi ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728465/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:36 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728465/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would not go up merely out of respect for Indian sensibilities. The signal came from the Chinese foreign ministry in midst of premier Li Keqiang's visit to Pakistan after spending three days in India. "It's for India and Pakistan to sort out their differences concerning Kashmir," the foreign ministry spokesman said in reply to specific questions about ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728467/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:08 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728467/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Recent rants from a well-known restaurant critic could have one easily believing that San Francisco's Chinese food scene is nearly dead, confined to costly dim sum and lettuce-cup chicken served only in downtown office buildings or on tony shopping streets. Not true, say I. Exhibit A: Beijing restaurant. Wedged into a horseshoe-shaped plot of concrete across from a Midas and a 76 gas ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728601/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 20:52:41 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728601/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China's full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728357/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:07 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728357/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB will maintain its annual investment scale of $120 million in China as it sees huge potential from the nation's strong demand for industry upgrades. "As a global leader in automation and power, ABB has a strong commitment to China. Our innovative technologies can help industrial customers improve productivity and reduce costs, in ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727124/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:22 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727124/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> The ongoing Cannes Film Festival is not just about filmmakers promoting their new works and the flash of paparazzi chasing after movie stars. Film France, the French national film commission that promotes film co-production with foreign countries, is using the event as a platform to attract international producers and filmmakers, especially those from China, to shoot ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727274/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:21 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727274/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> The Chinese government will stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chief of Army Staff General ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727275/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50:51 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727275/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu May 23, 2013 7:46pm EDT SEOUL, May 24 - Seoul shares may open lower on Friday as investors digest weak Chinese manufacturing data and the possibility of less monetary stimulus in the United States, analysts said. "The prospects of an exit strategy by the U.S. Fed and weakness in Chinese PMI will continue to drag the market today," said Lee Kyoung-soo, a market analyst at Shinyoung ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728364/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:46:16 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214728364/scat/55582c89cb296d4c European shares fell sharply Thursday amid renewed concerns about the world's two biggest economies - the United States and China. The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 slumped 2.22 per cent to 303.69 points in morning trading after signs that the US Federal Reserve might wind back its stimulus programme and the release of weak manufacturing data for China. The drop in the Stoxx 600 ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726017/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:24 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726017/scat/55582c89cb296d4c New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get the ball rolling only arrived in China today. On Monday last week MPI were told to stop issuing export certifications for meat going to China. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy was alerted by text message the next day, but not told about the scale of the problem. Chinese ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727120/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:36:24 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214727120/scat/55582c89cb296d4c For all its vision and clarity, Australia's defence white paper belies a harsh truth: our relationship with China is beset with misperceptions, write Kerry Brown and Bates ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726327/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:35:59 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726327/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A U.N. official says China has offered to contribute troops to a new U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, where Islamist jihadists controlled the country's north until French-led troops launched an offensive in January to oust them. Andre-Michel Essoungou, a spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping department, told The Associated Press on Thursday that it "has received pledges and offers of ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726021/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:21 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726021/scat/55582c89cb296d4c * Chinese factory activity shrinks, raising demand doubts * U.S. single-family home sales rise 2.3 pct * Euro zone business downturn eases in May-PMI * U.S. gasoline stocks abundant ahead of driving season (Updates prices, adds para on U.S. equities) By Anna Louie Sussman NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices pared losses after falling to a three-week low on Thursday in a broader ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726022/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:20 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726022/scat/55582c89cb296d4c MANILA, Philippines--Publicly listed Greenergy Holdings Inc. expects to start earning from its aggressive expansion program in China by the third quarter this year. Company president and CEO Antonio L. Tiu told the Inquirer Thursday in an interview that Greenergy's first venture in China involves plants that will produce a combined four megawatts. Capacity will expand in the coming years ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726023/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:55 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726023/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye will pay a state visit to China in late June, a long-awaited trip that critics said will strengthen bilateral ties and update ideas for easing Korean Peninsula tensions. In addition to giving a major boost to the ROK's partnership with China, the presidential visit will take place when conditions are ideal for deeper discussion ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726138/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:09:21 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214726138/scat/55582c89cb296d4c markets after some weak manufacturing data out of China, and the U.S. Federal Reserve's stand on its monetary policy. Global markets roiled after Japan's Nikkei plunged to its lowest since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the island nation about two years ago.Japan's Nikkei index plummeted 7.3 percent, attributed largely to a spike in 10-year government bond yields which ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724218/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:27 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724218/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (MENAFN) Lenovo Group reported that its quarter profit; ending March 31, witnessed a 90-percent rise to USD127 million, reported AP.This huge boost was due to sales increase of smart phones and mobile computing technology.The total revenue increased 4 percent to USD7.8 billion on yearly basis.It's worth noting that the group is the world's second largest pc ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724562/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:13 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724562/scat/55582c89cb296d4c LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- September 18 Productions announced today that it has secured financing for production of the feature motion picture 'September 18,' with an imminent production start date in China. The film is produced by Donna Smith, former President and CEO of Cinema Completions International, which under her leadership guaranteed Academy Award-winning films such as ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724390/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:39 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724390/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China pledged on Thursday to increase investment in Pakistan in return for a tariff reduction the two governments have agreed on. "The two sides must strengthen strategic cooperation in response to a fast-changing global and regional climate," visiting ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724336/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:54 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724336/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> China will play a constructive role as a part of international efforts to help Mali realize early ethnic reconciliation and stability in the face of many remaining challenges. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks on Thursday in response to media reports saying that China has offered to send more than 500 soldiers to the UN peacekeeping forces in ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724565/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:52 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724565/scat/55582c89cb296d4c However, after being in force for more than 14 years, the ban was lifted on May 1, raising concerns that the move could result in food safety and environmental pollution ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724880/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:23:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724880/scat/55582c89cb296d4c One of China’s most wanted has sounded a note of caution for New Delhi about Beijing after Chinese premier Li Keqiang's recent visit to the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724766/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:20:58 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724766/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The World Travel Fair (WTF) is an annual event held in Shanghai that is the economic center of China and also plays a significant role in the outbound tourism of the country. This year, the fair was being held in the downtown Shanghai Exhibition Centre from May 9-12, 2013. As one of the leading travel expos in China, WTF is a vibrant must-attend event showcasing a diverse range of destinations ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724566/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:20 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724566/scat/55582c89cb296d4c NEW YORK, N.Y. - Stocks are ending the day slightly lower after recouping a big loss early on. U.S. markets fell immediately after the opening bell following a global slump prompted in part by an unexpectedly weak report on manufacturing in China. Concern that the Federal Reserve might ease back on its economic stimulus program sooner than expected had also riled investors. The market ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724240/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:59 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724240/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization CEO Barbara Hayes spent almost ten days in China, listening to presentations and meeting with Chongqings business bigwigs to tout the Sacramento region. In April, California Gov. Jerry Brown took a China trip to tout Californias trade and investment opportunities. This month, it was Sacramentos turn. The city sent a delegation to Chongqing, a ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724299/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:38:58 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214724299/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Pyongyang is willing to take Beijing's advice to engage in dialogue on the Korean Peninsula issue, a visiting special envoy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un said on ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723292/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:17 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723292/scat/55582c89cb296d4c NZ meat stopped at Chinese border costing millions (0:55) The Green Party says it's a "joke" the Minister for Primary Industries is blaming staff for New Zealand meat exports being stuck at China's border. Minister Nathan Guy has not ruled out job losses after he said his department was to blame for millions of dollars worth of beef and lamb being stranded in China's ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214722851/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:16 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214722851/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Why Silicon Valley is important to China and what San Jose and the region is doing about it, according to Victor Wang of Hanhai Investments and zPark Venture, and Kim Walesh, San Jose's Economic Development. Interviewed by Senior Technology Reporter Cromwell Schubarth after they spoke at the Silicon Valley Business Journal's International Business Forum on May 23. Victor Wang of Hanhai ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723107/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:35 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723107/scat/55582c89cb296d4c SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- China's apparent oil demand climbed by 2.1% to average 9.66 million barrels per day in April compared to a year earlier, according to a Platts analysis of Chinese government data released Thursday. But apparent demand for oil in April was the lowest level since August 2012, the analysis showed. Refinery runs fell 3% in April compared with March, but were up ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723108/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:09 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723108/scat/55582c89cb296d4c NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Financial stocks were down in premarket action Thursday, tracking a drop in the broader global markets on concerns the Federal Reserve will reduce its bond-buying program and a reported drop in China's manufacturing index for May. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214722825/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:07 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214722825/scat/55582c89cb296d4c An Italian publisher dedicated to the missions has published a booklet to aid in prayer for the Church in China, as May 24 is the World Day of Prayer for the Church ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723109/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:09 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723109/scat/55582c89cb296d4c An Edison, N.J. fitness trainer was charged with conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids across the country through Internet sales, a court complaint said. Richard Gray, 60, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to similar charges, said little in his preliminary hearing in federal court in Newark Wednesday, the (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported. Gray's arrest came after agents from U.S. Customs ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723028/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:27 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723028/scat/55582c89cb296d4c What's your company's strategy for doing business with China? Not news: Chinese investment is pouring into Silicon Valley, and local companies are going after a piece of that action. News: This morning I spoke with six executives at that business crossroads who delivered six tips on bridging cultural and economic divides between Silicon Valley and China. Those were just some of the tasty ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723106/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:23:45 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214723106/scat/55582c89cb296d4c "Our goal is to make Jeju a gambling mecca...we want to bring the biggest tournaments here...WSOP [World Series of Poker], Poker Stars, Red Dragon, we already signed up WPT [World Poker Tour] and ATP [Asian Poker Tour]. We want to bring the big tournaments to ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721559/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:17 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721559/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian nation. The statement said both sides are satisfied with their relationship, which contributed to peace and stability in ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721560/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:39 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721560/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> LUOHE, Central China - Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here on Wednesday. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7. "Our team are so young that they didn't cooperate smoothly and always made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721562/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:18 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721562/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A woman takes a break from her afternoon work in the fields to pray.(Eleanor Mouseman) China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is the country's largest province, a vast land mass bordering seven countries that is almost as large as Mongolia. The region is the traditional home of the Uighur people, one of China's 55 official ethnic minority groups and one, along with the Tibetans ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721566/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:53 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721566/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Beijing continues to pressure its neighbors over strings of disputed areas in the South China Sea that reportedly hold massive deposits of oil and gas. The ongoing disputes raise serious questions about China's goals in the region and how the United States should address escalating ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719953/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:16 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719953/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Silvercorp Metals reported net income down 34 percent to $6.4 million from the same quarter a year ago citing the effects of higher production costs, lower metal prices, and falling metal ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719553/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:42:22 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719553/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China on Thursday released a draft regulation to put pressure on terrorist groups by freezing their assets, a significant move in the battle against terrorism at home and around the world.The regulation, drafted by the People's Bank of China (PBC), the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security, was released on Thursday to solicit public opinions. The draft applies to ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719954/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:21 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719954/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Li Xuerui of China hits a return against Lindaweni Fanetri of Indonesia during their quarterfinal match at the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Photo: CFP Defending champions China had to dig deep to avoid a surprise defeat to Indonesia, winning 3-2 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Sudirman Cup.Two days after whipping their ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719956/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:38:32 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719956/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Copyright 1995 - 2010 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214720317/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:35:44 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214720317/scat/55582c89cb296d4c New Zealand shares fell yesterday as the prospect of a winding down of US stimulus and weak Chinese manufacturing weighed on equity markets across Asia. Guinness Peat Group dropped after signalling a delay in its transformation strategy. Westpac Banking led lenders and insurers lower. The NZX 50 fell 21.59 points, or 0.5 per cent, to ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721564/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214721564/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Kevin Allison and Christopher Swann, Reuters Breakingviews FORTUNE -- A trade war is brewing over solar panels but the casus belli looks shaky. Western manufacturers probably exaggerate the impact of cheap Chinese kit on the industry's health. Panel profits need to rise, but punitive tariffs and possible Chinese retaliation may just make solar energy less competitive. Europe's ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719958/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:57 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719958/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Andy Bruce and Steven C. Johnson LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, suggesting it may take a while before ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719588/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:40 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719588/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (US) Initial Jobless Claims: 340K v 345Ke; Continuing Claims: 2.912M v 3.000Me (US) May Preliminary Markit US PMI Manufacturing: v 51.4e (MX) Mexico Q1 GDP (Current $) Y/Y: 3.0% v 4.2%e (US) Mar House Price Index M/M: 1.3% v 0.8%e; Q/Q: 2.0% v 1.5% prior (ZA) South Africa Central Bank (SARB) leavse Interest Rate unchanged at 5.00%, as ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719960/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:53 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719960/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Lithium-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. plans to cut about 30 jobs in the state as it expands in China, where the company is receiving $125 million in private equity and government ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719963/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:51 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719963/scat/55582c89cb296d4c NEW YORK - The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy. Oil's decline was exacerbated by sharp declines in global stock markets amid indications that the U.S. Federal Reserve's may pull back on its economic stimulus program. An earlier loss of $2 a barrel was trimmed by midday, ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214717936/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214717936/scat/55582c89cb296d4c NEW YORK -; The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718371/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:10 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718371/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chicken feet will be on the business menu at meetings between Northern Ireland and Chinese government ministers next week as Stormont leaders strive to secure an unusual trade link. First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are hoping to deliver a boost for the region's poultry producers on a trip to Beijing by taking advantage of China's taste for the ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718372/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:44 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718372/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A Chinese Long March 2F rocket launches on the Shenzhou 9 mission, China's first manned space docking flight and first flight of a female astronaut, on June 16, 2012 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718373/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718373/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Stephen Aldred HONG KONG | Thu May 23, 2013 12:23pm EDT HONG KONG May 23 (Reuters) - GDC Technology Ltd, a Chinese digital cinema equipment maker backed by private equity firm Carlyle Group, has applied for a listing on U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq of up to $75 million. GDC is the second Chinese company to seek a U.S. initial public offering this year, after online retailer ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719959/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:36 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214719959/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Zeng Chunlei (No.8) of China returns the ball to Puerto Rico at the 2013 China International Women's Volleyball Tournament in Shenzhen on Thursday. China rallied to win the match from two sets down (20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-11). China's final game in the tournament will be against Cuba on Friday night. Photo: ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718738/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:22 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718738/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The first hike in Beijing's taxi fares since 2006 was agreed Thursday in a public hearing with 23 of all 25 participants showing their support, amid public concerns that the hearing process itself is just a formality.Participants included 10 members of the public to represent passengers, three taxi drivers, two staff from taxi companies and officials. The fare for the first three kilometers ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718559/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:20 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718559/scat/55582c89cb296d4c "You aren't eligible for the college entrance examination [in Beijing] without a Beijing residence permit, but you are if you become an American. That is an error in China's system."Xue Manzi, a Chinese angel investor, on China's household registration, which are required to attend the college entrance examinations locally, quoted on Sina Weibo on ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718375/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:17 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718375/scat/55582c89cb296d4c IT SOUNDS like an airport thriller: a near-future in which American firms wage private cyber-combat against Chinese rivals. But precisely that scenario is being considered by former senior American officials, who report that intellectual property (IP) is being stolen on an unprecedented scale, and that passive defences no longer work. Annual losses from the theft of American IP are probably on a ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718171/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:43 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718171/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Reprints Yet the smiles were chiefly for show. Mr Li's trip, after all, comes only weeks after satellites and drones showed a Chinese military force camped 19km inside the Indian side of the line of control, high up in Ladakh, in the Himalayas. Brief incursions by both armies are routine, but this one, exceptionally, lasted for three weeks. Indians say Chinese diplomats appeared to be ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718377/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:38 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718377/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China has played a positive role in the continuous easing of the relationship between India and Pakistan, said a state-run daily which added, "China has not played balancing strategy, using one country against the other."An article in the Global Times said that when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his entourage flew from India to Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit, his plane was ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718380/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:03 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718380/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The Chinese have been known to be experts at hacking for quite some time. But what might surprise some is that it's an epidemic across the country in all levels of ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718019/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:29 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718019/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Set up by Turner Broadcasting-promoted Cartoon Network’s former top official Jiggy George, this is the first time Dream Theatre will work on a local ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718104/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:43 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718104/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu May 23, 2013 11:37am EDT * Weak Chinese factory, euro zone sentiment data hit global stock markets * Bernanke's comments on reducing bond-buying weigh on markets * Nikkei drops 7 pct, Wall Street down for second day * Yen gains more than 2 pct vs dollar and euro By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell sharply on Thursday as surprisingly weak data from ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214717991/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:37:37 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214717991/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu May 23, 2013 11:23am EDT * Agreement would protect EU investors in China * Could eventually pave the way for a free-trade deal By Robin Emmott and Ethan Bilby BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission will seek the support of EU governments to launch talks with China on an investment pact that could be a precursor to a free-trade deal if Brussels and Beijing can overcome growing ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718101/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:23:30 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214718101/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING -- A young gay rights activist was detained last week in the southern city of Changsha, following a rally organized by local groups to mark an international day against homophobia, his lawyer said. The man, 19-year-old Xiang Yuhan, was taken into custody early Saturday after police came to his hotel room. "He’s been put under administrative detention for 12 days on ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716759/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:44 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716759/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll from a blast at an explosives plant in eastern China earlier this week rose to 33 Thursday as 20 missing people were declared dead, state media reported.Officials had said Tuesday that the explosion, which occurred the day before in the Shandong province city of Shangqiu, had killed 13 people and left 20 missing.Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, citing local ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716789/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:58 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716789/scat/55582c89cb296d4c People walk past 'Unit 61398', a secretive Chinese military unit, in the outskirts of Shanghai, Feb. 19, 2013. The unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said, prompting a strong denial by China and accusations that it was in fact the victim of U.S. hacking. (Carlos ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716790/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:53 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716790/scat/55582c89cb296d4c will launch a joint China-Australia-Taiwan service on June 7.The CAT service will employ six 4,250-TEU container vessels, including two each from Evergreen and Yang Ming and one each from PIL and Sinotrans.The port rotation is as follows: Ningbo, Shanghai and Shekou in China; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia; and back to Kaohsiung and Ningbo. The roundtrip voyage is ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716597/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:49 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716597/scat/55582c89cb296d4c CBS cements deal to air Tony Awards through 2018 LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Leading U.S. TV network CBS has reached a five-year broadcast agreement with Broadway, authorizing it to air the Tony Awards at least through 2018, it was announced on Wednesday. CBS, which has aired the annual event highlighting Broadway's best since 1978, covered the show based on a year-long pact before 2010, ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716792/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:55 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716792/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> BEIJING - The H7N9 bird flu virus has not been detected in poultry farms, with positive samples mainly coming from live poultry markets, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Thursday. The MOA said it has "basically" finished collecting and testing 899,758 samples from across most parts of the country. Of the total, 53 samples were found positive with ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716430/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:00 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716430/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Prime Minister David Cameron says openness to foreign investment is competitive advantage for Britain (and Ratan Tata is always welcome at Downing ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716356/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:08 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716356/scat/55582c89cb296d4c NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened with steep losses on Thursday, as fears over a tapering of the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program and weak Chinese economic data sent investors fleeing from stocks. Japanese equities plunged overnight, with the Nikkei Stock ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716797/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:50:52 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716797/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Factory activity there shrank for the first time in seven months in May. The initial reading of surveys of manufacturers puts the blame on a fall in new orders. That has economists worried that the country’s recovery is stalling. The soft data is a problem for China’s top politicians, who are trying to manage the economy in such a way that there is an orderly slowdown. They also ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716374/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:36 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716374/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels and inflate a property bubble. Premier Li Keqiang has rejected an urbanization proposal drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), seeking changes to put more ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716798/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:57 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716798/scat/55582c89cb296d4c US stocks dropped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and after weak data in China. The S&P 500 had posted its biggest decline in three weeks on Wednesday after minutes from the latest ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716337/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:42 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716337/scat/55582c89cb296d4c People walk past 'Unit 61398', a secretive Chinese military unit, in the outskirts of Shanghai, Feb. 19, 2013. The unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said, prompting a strong denial by China and accusations that it was in fact the victim of U.S. hacking. (Carlos ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214714890/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:45 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214714890/scat/55582c89cb296d4c report of the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property asserting China is responsible for up to 80 percent of the $300 billion theft of intellectual property from companies in the Untied States and other advanced economies. The keynote speaker at the CSIS conference was China's Ambassador to Washington Cui Tiankai. The ambassador already has established a reputation for ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214715258/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:01:19 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214715258/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China.The CAAC presented Boeing with a Validation of Type Certification (VTC), indicating that the design of the 787 Dreamliner is compliant with China's aviation regulations and that China endorses the original type ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214714898/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:56:25 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214714898/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu May 23, 2013 9:56am EDT * Chinese factory activity shrinks, raising demand doubts * Dollar supported by speculation of stimulus scale back * Euro zone business downturn eases in May-PMI * U.S. gasoline stocks buoyant ahead of driving season (Updates with three-week low) By Alex Lawler LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Oil fell to a three-week low near $101 a barrel on Thursday in a broader ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716796/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:56:01 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214716796/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Down it goes... Investors have learned two things since 2008; don't fight the Fed is one of them. The other is to invest in stimulus. Big stimulus. None of this tax break stuff to one or two sectors. We are talking bazillions thrown at the entire economy coupled with market friendly monetary policy. China has done nothing of the sort since 2010. And as a result, the market has shunned ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214714899/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:55:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214714899/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Who would have known it? China is buying Made in the U.S.A. Many sectors and states from across the country are selling more to China these days. In fact, between 2003 and 2012 total exports to China rose 294%, an increase of nearly $81 billion. Forty-two states have achieved triple-digit export growth to China since 2003, and four states experienced quadruple-digit growth over the same period ... http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214715260/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:55:31 -0400 http://www.pekingpress.com/index.php/sid/214715260/scat/55582c89cb296d4c