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China to support Pakistan for stability development Li
The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realising stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders, including chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, army chief General ...
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China central bank switches to liquidity injection
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, swung back to liquidity injection this week with 128 billion yuan ($20.9 billion) being pumped into the banking system through its regular open market operations. The PBOC move marked a turn-around in the central bank's open market operations last week when it drained 35 billion yuan from banks in the open market after hedging the ...
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China hasnt used Pakistan against India Daily
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 escorted by ...
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North Korea sends envoy to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, the state media has announced. A top military official, Choe Ryong-hae, flew to the Chinese capital on Wednesday. The visit comes amid an apparent toughening of Beijing's stance in the wake of Pyongyang's third nuclear test, reports BBC News. The visit - the duration of which remains unknown - follows weeks of high tension ...
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Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney
Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 in the China International men's volleyball tournament here. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7 Wednesday, reports Xinhua. "Our team is so young that they didn't cooperate well and made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of Kazakhstan team. "Our setup was bad today and that is why we lost ...
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Four debutants in Dutch squad for Indonesia China friendlies
Dutch football head coach Louis van Gaal has named four debutants in the squad for the friendlies in Indonesia and China in June. Heracles Almelo midfielder Lerin Duarte, Feyenoord leftback Miquel Nelom, Swansea City defender Dwight Tiendalli and FC Utrecht midfielder Jens Toornstra were included in the squad Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Ajax reserve goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who is yet to ...
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13 people held for protesting mystery death in China
Thirteen people were arrested after taking part in a protest demanding transparency in the investigation of the mysterious death of a 22-year-old woman near a Beijing market, Chinese police said Wednesday. The circumstances surrounding her death, which authorities attribute to suicide but which the deceased's friends and family are calling a rape-murder, had hundreds of people demonstrating in ...
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China to buy gas from Turkmenistan
China will import gas from the world's second largest gas reserve in the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan. Kakageldy Abdullayev, CEO of Turkmenistan's national gas company Turkmengaz, said the Galkynysh field will be used to build up Turkmen gas exports to China. The field is expected to produce 25 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year for China, with Turkmenistan's total gas ...
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Oil falls after China manufacturing contracts in May US pump price at $3.66 as weekend nears
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 ...
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Oil falls on concerns for China demand Fed policy
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 ...
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