Friday, May 10, 2013

Japan protests over Chinese article challenging Okinawa island ownership

  • Beijing News.Net - Friday 10th May, 2013

    Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid's ongoing visit to China reaffirmed the consensus of the two giant neighbours to achieve "win-win results" and properly handle disputes toward building a new relationship between major countries of the world, said Xinhua Friday. The trip drew world attention as it took place after a border incident between the two nations, and western media tended to cast ...

  • China bird flu toll rises to 32

    Beijing News.Net - Thursday 9th May, 2013

    One more person died Thursday in central China's Henan province due to the H7N9 avian influenza, bringing the nationwide death toll to 32, officials said. The 56-year-old man surnamed Cui died in the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, two weeks after his infection was confirmed, Xinhua cited the health bureau as saying. Cui suffered from fever for one week before being admitted to a hospital in ...

  • China raises petrol diesel prices

    Beijing News.Net - Thursday 9th May, 2013

    China will hike petrol and diesel retail prices by 95 yuan (around $15) per tonne starting Friday, the country's top economic planner said Thursday. As part of the government's efforts to promote market-oriented pricing for energy resources, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) introduced a new pricing mechanism in the domestic market in March to better reflect global market ...

  • China to use existing mechanism over border issues with India

    Beijing News.Net - Thursday 9th May, 2013

    China hopes to use existing mechanisms to carry out discussions with India over border issues, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday. "We hope to use currently available mechanisms to conduct friendly consultations with India on border issues," Xinhua quoted spokesperson Hua Chunying as saying at a press conference. She was responding to a question on whether the two countries ...

  • Lin Dan gets World Championships wildcard

    Beijing News.Net - Thursday 9th May, 2013

    Four-time champion Lin Dan of China will defend his World Championship title in August, courtesy a wildcard given by the the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thursday. The BWF's Committee of Management (COM) for the World Championships voted unanimously to award the legendary men's singles player a wildcard for the Aug 5-11 event to be held in Guangzhou, his homeland. Exercising its ...

  • India urges efforts to avoid China border tensions

    San Diego Union-Tribune - Friday 10th May, 2013

    BEIJING -; China and India need to work harder to avoid flare-ups along their disputed border and resolve those that do happen more quickly, India's top diplomat said ...

  • Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon to visit China

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon will pay a state visit to China from May 19 to 20 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a Friday press ...

  • World landscape expo opens in NE China

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    The 13th World Landscape Art Exposition kicked off in Northeast China's Liaoning Province on Friday, attracting more than 300 artists from home and abroad. The expo will showcase 20 of the best-designed gardens that were selected from 103 works worldwide, the expo's organizers said. Chris Bentley, from New Zealand, is exhibiting "Wetland Waka." "One theme of my garden ...

  • Mutual trust is foundation of China-India relations

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    When neighbors trust each other, the whole neighborhood can be at peace. This same rule works in international politics.Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid arrived in Beijing on Thursday. While meeting with him, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and India are naturally strategic partners. The China-India bilateral relationship has global significance, with great potential for cooperation ...

  • Infectious diseases kill 1260 in China in April

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    A total of 611,580 infectious disease cases were reported on the Chinese mainland in April, resulting in 1,260 deaths, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a Friday statement.A total of 327,876 Class B infectious disease cases were identified by the commission in April, of which 1,229 were fatal, the statement said.Hepatitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, dysentery and gonorrhea ...

  • HK official points out the citys potential role in Chinas capital market reform

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    Hong Kong could play a continuous role in China's capital market reform in four potential areas - renminbi internalization, mainland companies' "going out", asset management service and to manage part of China's foreign exchange reserve, said Laura Cha, chairman of Hong Kong's Financial Service Development Council, here on Friday.Addressing a meeting held by the ...

  • China unveils audit results for state-owned enterprises

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    The audit results for 10 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) administered by central government were released on Friday, with the financial management of some companies not properly regulated, China's top auditing body has said. The National Audit Office (NAO) began auditing the financial accounting of 10 central SOEs last year, including the country's largest telecom operator China ...

  • APEC Young Entrepreneurs Summit Held this summer in Beijing

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    Organized by China Council for the International Trade (CCPIT) and APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), the 2013 APEC Young Entrepreneurs' Summit (YES), on the theme of "Discover, Share, Grow," will be held in Beijing from May 22 to 24, 2013. As one of the youngest, most dynamic and influential summits, YES serves as the platform for youths to display their talents and channel ...

  • Peony flowers attract visitors in Beijing

    Global Times - Friday 10th May, 2013

    Visitors enjoy flowers at a peony park in Qiaozi Township of Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2013. The park was opened to the public on Friday, attracting visitors with its more than 160 kinds of peony flowers. (Xinhua/Bu ...

  • China to probe imports of steel tubes from EU US and Japan

    China Daily - Friday 10th May, 2013

    /enpproperty--> China launched an anti-dumping investigation on Friday into the import of certain alloy-steel seamless tubes and pipes for high temperature and pressure service from the European Union, the United States and Japan, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. The probe, initiated following complaints from domestic producers, is expected to finish before May 10, 2014 but is ...

  • Zimbabwe to sell diamonds directly to China

    China Daily - Friday 10th May, 2013

    /enpproperty--> Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe will set up offices in Shanghai and Dubai this year to sever intermediate links and sell precious stones, including diamonds, directly to China and the UAE. The corporation is a wholly government-owned company which falls under the ambit of the Zimbabwe Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, which announced establishment of the ...

  • Chinas April new loans drop

    China Daily - Friday 10th May, 2013

    BEIJING - China's new yuan-denominated lending dropped to 792.9 billion yuan ($127.85 billion) in April, down from 1.06 trillion yuan in March, the People's Bank of China said ...

  • Golf has uphill battle in China

    China Daily - Friday 10th May, 2013

    /enpproperty--> Promotion of the sport of golf in China is being hindered by a lack of public golf courses and stubbornly high fees, despite recent splashes made by Chinese golfers on international courses. There are 600 golf courses across the country, but very few of them are for public use, according to Han Liebao, director of the golf education and research center at Beijing Forestry ...

  • China Railway to issue bonds for funding

    China Daily - Friday 10th May, 2013

    China Railway Corp may soon issue its first batch of bonds after it was founded in March, as railway construction across the country slowed down due to inadequate ...

  • China mines Silicon Valley talent

    China Daily - Friday 10th May, 2013

    A Chinese industrial park operator spoke earlier this week about his hopes for attracting Silicon Valley talent to China to aid its transformation to an innovative rather than manufacturing economy. Lin Xianghong, general manager of the Venture Capital Community in Suzhou Industrial Park, extended the invitation at a talent exchange and entrepreneurship conference on Tuesday in San Jose, ...

  • Patriarch Lauds ?Special Relationship? in China Visit

    RIA Novosti - Friday 10th May, 2013

    BEIJING, May 10 (RIA Novosti) ? The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, has met with the Chinese President on the first day of his five-day visit to China. The Chinese President Xi Jinping has called the head of the Russian Orthodox Church?s visit to the country an indication of the good relations the two countries today enjoy. Patriarch ...

  • HK seeking China reaction slammed

    The Standard - Friday 10th May, 2013

    (10 mins ago) Pan-democrat legislators have criticised the government for reportedly asking policy bureaus to consider Beijing's reaction to new policies. They were commenting on an Apple Daily report citing a confidential internal government memo as saying that from next month, all policy bureaus must assess how policies would affect the mainland and come up with public relations ...

  • Source: http://www.beijingnews.net/index.php/sid/214414178/scat/55582c89cb296d4c

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