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Beijing rejects claim of Snowden being Chinese spy
Beijing has rubbished a former US president's claim that Edward Snowden, a former US intelligence contractor-turned-whistleblower hiding in Hong Kong, was an agent of China. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying termed such a claim as "sheer nonsense" Monday, a day after former US vice president Dick Cheney expressed suspicion that Snowden had chosen Hong Kong due to being a Chinese ...
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Beijing begins military recruitment of college students
More than 1,000 representatives from over 30 universities in Beijing Monday joined in a ceremony held to mark the start of the military recruitment of college students. Brochures introducing recruitment policies were distributed and students' questions about the policy were answered in the event, which was jointly organised by the Ministry of National Defence (MND) and the Ministry of ...
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China builds worlds fastest supercomputer
China Monday announced that it has built the world's fastest supercomputer which is capable of performing 33.86 quadrillion operations per second, surpassing the US Titan supercomputer. The Tianhe-2 has a peak performance speed of 54.9 quadrillion operations per second, according to the National University of Defence Technology, which built the computer, reported Xinhua. The computer's ...
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China may take 18 years to clear air under countrys anti-pollution campaign
China could take 18 years to bring air quality within acceptable standards, analysts have said. China has announced new measures to combat pollution by slashing emissions from major polluting industries and holding local officials responsible. According to news.com.au, the problem of air pollution has led to discontent across the country, with levels of particulate matter in Beijing measured ...
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China May Leading Index Signals Weaker Economic Growth Ahead
A leading indicator of Chinese economic activity rose marginally in May and at a slower pace than a month earlier, suggesting more sluggish growth for the ...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the best so far of the film series based on J.K. Rowlings books about a burgeoning boy wizard. While the first two films were competently directed by Chris Columbus, they relied far too much on the source ... ...
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Mitsubishi Motors to recall 9478 faulty vehicles in China
(MENAFN) China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that Mitsubishi Motors plans on recalling 9,478 vehicles in China due to a potential safety hazard in the sunroof, reported Xinhua News.China's consumer quality watchdog also said that the problem was related to the installing of the sunroofs causing a possibility of the glass panel ...
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China- Continual rise in home sales
(MENAFN) A gradual rise in home sales in China is anticipated till the end of the year, real estate market experts said.China Times reported that real estate developers increased their sales target by the advent of the current year and that was reflected on the figures shown by Chinese real estate giants. At the top of the list came China Vanke Co whole sales stood at USD11.39 billion over the ...
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Chinas FDI edges up 0.29 pct in May
China's actual use of foreign capital in May stood at $9.26 billion, up 0.29 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday.This is the fourth straight monthly increase since February, when China reported a FDI recovery after declining for eight consecutive months since June of 2012.During the first five months, the inbound investment increased 1.03 percent from a year ...
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Chinas home price rise continues to slow
New home prices continued to see slower rises in Chinese cities last month, signaling that the government's recent tightening measures were showing effects, according to official data released Tuesday.Of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 65 cities saw month-on-month home price rises in May, down from 67 cities in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a ...
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CVIA China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
China-based TV vendors are looking to procure about 30 million TV panels from Taiwan-based panel makers in 2013, according to the China Video Industry Association ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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