• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Deadly rainstorms landslides that claim dozens continue to batter S.China

  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 ...

• Sanya secure top spot in Chinas most preferred MICE destinations

  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 ...

• Chinas first lady Peng Liyuan among worlds most powerful women

  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 ...

• Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines confirm Boeing 787s orders

  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 ...

• Rosy China growth forecasts fade on further signs of slowdown

  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 ...

• Chinas Air Pollution Is The Government Willing To Act

  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 ...

• Sergei Naryshkin to visit China on May 26-28

  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 ...

• Bears feast as flash PMI bares China slowdown

  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 ...

• China US disappoint markets

  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 ...

• China-Pakistan friendship to grow with fresh vigor premier

  Visiting Premier Li Keqiang said here 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 participants are all witnesses and ...

• Asia to be largest LTE market says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head

  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 ...

• Beijing Hebei sign economic zone deal

  /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 ...

• China calls for denuclearization on peninsula

  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 ...

• No guarantee of peace NKorean envoy warns China

  BEIJING (AP) -- China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides to find a ...

• Hong Kong shares hit 4-week low as China growth concerns weigh

  HONG KONG | Fri May 24, 2013 4:14am EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended losses on Friday to fall to their lowest in almost a month as the property sector sagged over concerns that China's economic recovery may be stalling. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.2 percent to 22,618.7 points, the lowest level since April 29. The China Enterprises Index of the top ...

• Great Wall in NW China needs more protection

  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 ...

• China strengthens river banks to preserve Mogao Grottoes

  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 ...

• CCTV Nanhai Movie and TV Town in Chinas Guangdong

  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 ...

• A snapshot of the China Garden Expo

  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 ...

• China says hopes visit of North Korean envoy can ease tension

  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 ...

• China U.S. reach deal on audit records WSJ

  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 ...

• Major step for gas field in South China Sea

  /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 ...

• Chinas cement industry to face tougher emission rules

  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 ...

• China shares post 4th weekly gain despite property weakness

  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 ...

• Lis visit to elevate Chinas ties with Germany Europe

  /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 ...

• FM Lis visit highlights China-Pakistan bond

  /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 ...

• North Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks under pressure from China

  Liu Yunshan (right), a senior Communist party official, poses for the cameras with North Korean envoy Choe Ryong-hae on Thursday. Photograph: China ...

• 9 killed in S China auto shop fire

  /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 ...

• China money rates fall on improving market funds

  * 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 ...

• New concerns for Chinas rising middle class

  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 ...

• Kenya Dont Buy Kenyas Ivory MPs Tell China

  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 ...

• Chinas Jinchuan shuts 200000 T copper plant on scrap shortage

  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 ...

• Oil prices decline slightly on weak China data

  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 ...

• “You know a lot of people say that if you dig long enough and hard enough you will get to China and that may be true. But what they don’t tell you is that if you dig long enough and hard enough in a conversation you get to a friend.”

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• Winston Peters warns of corruption from China

  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 ...

• Fitch Affirms Chinas Franshion at BBB- Outlook Stable

  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 ...

• Scenery of sunset after rainfall in NW Chinas Gansu

  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 ...

• Hosts win China Intl Mens Volleyball Tournament

  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 ...

• China demand for coal stokes world market

  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 ...

• Pyongyang envoy leans towards nuke talks at Beijings behest

  (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 ...

• Chinese media North Korea envoy offers talks

  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 ...

• China threatens to end the military rule of the U.S. in Asia

  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 ...

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