24/Jun 2008 | China executes three drug dealers | China has executed three drug dealers and sentenced at least seven others to death, state media reported, on the eve of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The death pena... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Interacts 64 | Anil, (India's farm productivity is the lowest among the above countries. ) Look at that as an opportunity, sir!!! Even with productivity being 1/3 to 1/4 of the developed powers, India still feeds it... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | First Leica M8 Fetches 24,000 Euros at Charity Auction | First Leica M8 Fetches 24,000 Euros at Charity Auction June 24, 2008 PRESS RELEASE Auction of the First Digital LEICA M8 Closed with Highest Bid of 24,000 Euro Proceeds to be presented to the press fr... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Tibet's Past and Present | Tibet to re-open to foreign tourists Wednesday Tibet will re-open to foreign tourists on Wednesday after a stoppage of more than three months due to the March 14 riot in the regional capital of Lhasa.... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Individual bank accounts in China up 9.6 | The number of individual bank accounts in China rose 9.2 billion during the first quarter of 2008, the People's Bank of China said in a report released Tuesday. The number of individual bank account p... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Sportswear maker ends TV deal ahead of Olympics | Olympics 25 June 2008 Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning suspended its deal to provide clothes and shoes worn by sportscasters on China's state-run sports channel, the Wall Street Journal reported. Li N... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | 'Quake Lake' to become tourist spot | Tourism & Leisure 25 June 2008 Authorities in Sichuan are looking into making the Tangjiashan "quake lake" a tourist destination, AP reported. Beichuan and its surrounding areas - with bamboo forests,... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japanese war ship visits China amid warming ties | China welcomed the first Japanese war ship to visit since World War II, a sign of continually improving relations between the two Asian countries, AFP reported. The Sazanami, sailing from western Hiro... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | HSBC promotes investment | HSBC promotes investment 25-JUN-2008 Intellasia | Thoi Bao Kinh Te Vietnam Jun 25, 2008 - 7:00:00 AM . Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp (HSBC) and officials from Hong Kong, Macau, China mainland and... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | DEVELOPMENT-CHINA: Temblor Throws Shadow on Big Dam Ambitions | DEVELOPMENT-CHINA: Temblor Throws Shadow on Big Dam Ambitions By Antoaneta Bezlova DUJIANGYAN, Jun 25 (IPS) - China s deadly earthquake last month appears to have shifted more than just tectonic plat... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japan trade surplus shrinks for third straight month on high oil prices UPDATE 2 | 03:34 GMT.TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's merchandise trade surplus shrank for the third straight month in May as imports continued to outpace exports due to high crude oil prices and weaker deman... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Report: Iran Does Not Rule Out US Diplomatic Office in Tehran | US Considers Opening Interest Section in Tehran State Department officials are acknowledging an internal debate over whether the United States should open a diplomatic interests section in Tehran. Ira... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japan's Navy Comes to China | Japan's navy has docked here in China. The Japanese navy destroyer "Sazanami" has made port in Zhanjiang in Guangdong where it will remain until Saturday. The 240 officers and soldiers on board are ex... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Anti-Drug Work Should Be A Long-Term Task in China | The State Anti-Drug Committee held a full-member conference on Tuesday to study recent instructions by state and Communist Party leaders, who have demanded that the current anti-drug campaign be consi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Senior CPC Official Meets Cuban Leader | CPC), met Monday evening with Raul Castro, second secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. said China and Cuba are good friends, comrades and brothers as they have supported ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Case supporting earthquake relief effort in central China | SHANGHAI, CHINA In response to the devastating earthquake that hit Sichuan Province in central China on May 12, Case Construction Equipment donated a Case 695 four-wheel drive loader/backhoe and hyd... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Fengshen lashes Shenzhen, no injuries reported | Fengshen lashes Shenzhen, no injuries reported .. FLOOD control authorities in Shenzhen said they haven't received any report of injuries or property damage caused by tropical storm Fengshen since it ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The development of the Chunxiao field must be conducted in accordance with the Chinese law, a move that itself has indicated that the sovereign rights | Chunxiao gas field project carried out according to Chinese laws. Q: What benefits does China get from the agreement with Japan on the East China Sea issue? A: Foreign Ministry has repeatedly clarifi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Rising waters in lakes pose a threat | Download Continuous rain is driving up the water level in East China's lakes posing a threat to the economic powerhouse in the Yangtze River Delta region. The water level in Taihu Lake in Jiangsu prov... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Local business sells overseas | Submitted photo Fibrecrete, a local business that manufactures highway maintenance products, has started selling its products overseas. Pictured on a recent trip to China are, from left, Mr. Wu, Commu... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PetroChina's Changqing field targets 15.2 bln cubic meters gas output this yr | BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - PetroChina Co Ltd's Changqing oil field plans to produce 15.2 bln cubic meters of natural gas this year, parent China National Petroleum Corp said. The field, located in the Ordos... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Taiwan sees talks with mainland China on direct shipping, oil exploration in H2 | Taiwan sees talks with mainland China on direct shipping, oil exploration in H2 11:24 Xinhua Newsfeed . TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Taipei and Beijing are expected to begin talks in the second half this year ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | NZ Dollar Hits New Multi-year Low Of 1.2639 Against Aussie | New Zealand Currency Drops To New Multi-year Low Against Aussie this minute The New Zealand dollar lost ground against the aussie in early Asian trading on Wednesday. At about 11:20 pm ET, the kiwi t... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Greenback hits near 2-week high of 30.4760 versus Taiwan dollar | New Zealand Currency Drops To New Multi-year Low Against Aussie 1 minute ago The New Zealand dollar lost ground against the aussie in early Asian trading on Wednesday. At about 11:20 pm ET, the kiwi ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Arrivederci Mao! | By Peter Carantinos 'First we rode on the sheep's back, then we 'industrialised', then we diversified into services (which seemed smart at the time). But does the phrase 'The world's quarry' ring a be... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Does China Have the Ticker? | China does not see itself as an emerging Third World basket case playing catch-up with the rich kids on the block. Nor does it carry any political baggage of the class struggle and ideological correct... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Canadian BSE Case Feeds Into Beef Concerns? | The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday said it confirmed mad cow disease in a cow in British Columbia. It is the 13th time that a case of BSE was detected in Canada since May 2003. "At this poi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | LG ELECTRONICS OPENS DESIGN CENTER IN LONDON | LG Electronics Inc. (LGE) (KSE: 066570) opened a design center in London on Tuesday to broaden the appeal of its products in Europe, an LGE official here said. The Europe Design Center, with designers... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China and India to lead e-commerce | Online shopping in the Asia-Pacific region is accelerating at an annual rate of 23.7 billion by 2011, with the region's new markets such as China and India fueling this growth, a MasterCard study has ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Landslides claim fourteen lives in Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, June 14 (ANI): At least 14 people were killed and 30 injured in landslides triggered by incessant rains at different places in Itanagar on Saturday. Four members of a family died when a huge... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | | HNAGroup Grand China Air Co. 23 Hainan Airlines Company Limited 22 China Airlines Ltd. Mandarin Airlines Ltd. Yangtze River Express Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. 250 Cathay Pacific Airways Limit... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Ethiopian official defects to U.S., decries Anuak genocide | An Anuak family arriving in the Pochalla Refugee Camp in Sudan, after fleeing a massacre in Ethiopia in 2003. An Ethiopian government official seeking to distance himself from what he says is a conti... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Stoiber speaks/Stoiber spricht | Skip to site navigation. The S ddeutsche Zeitung comments on Edmund Stoiber's report to the Bavarian Landtag on his work in Brussels. One senses from some references to the length of his speeches in t... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Asian markets mostly lower ahead of Fed decision | Tuesday's choppy session in the negative territory following a larger than expected drop in consumer sentiment. Investors were also cautious ahead of the outcome of the Fed's two-day meeting on moneta... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | S Korea to resume US beef imports on Thursday | SEOUL - South Korea will start the procedure of US beef imports on Thursday, the Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. A protester holds up a tray which read,"I hate school meals provided with (US) b... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Two helicopters crash in China: state media | Two helicopters crashed in northern China's Inner Mongolia region Wednesday, state media reported, without saying if there were any casualties. The crash happened near the Inner Mongolian capital of H... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Song Hye Kyo edges into Chinese entertainment world | Photo: dfdaily.com]South Korean actress Song Hye Kyo landed in Shanghai on Tuesday for a brand promotion and updated the media on details of her latest work, a cooperation with famed Hong Kong directo... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | 'Dragon' chosen to soar over Shanghai | A "dragon" is set to rise from the Huangpu River in Shanghai over the next four years, following the announcement on Monday of the results of an international design contest. In the background is the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Iraqi nod to Chinese oil firms | China's four oil companies are now qualified to participate in Iraq's coming licensing round for oil and gas contracts, according to the Iraqi oil ministry. The four, China National Petroleum Corp, Ch... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Interacts 697 | Re: # 682 Laddu: Your observations ie; Post is correct. In Spain from 9th 15th century AD when there was agreat interaction between Jews, Muslims and also Christains, Jews were for instance forbidden ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | S.Korea to allow restart of US beef imports Thursday | South Korea will allow the resumption of U. beef imports starting Thursday, the ruling party said on Wednesday, implementing an unpopular deal that sparked street protests and caused a crisis for the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China looks for oil in Somalia/ La Chine cherche du p trole en Somalie | Les convoitises pour l uranium s ment la pagaille au Niger/ Longings for Niger s uranium bring disorder in the country.net , la Chine a r ussi signer une entente avec la Somalie pour faire de la pro... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Falun Gong, Other "Troublemake | BEIJING Shanghai has banned dissidents, Falun Gong members and other regime critics from leaving the city during the August Olympics, a human rights group. ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Pagdating ng USS Ronald Reagan inaantabayanan na ng gobyerno | If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to younder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you. ANUMANG araw mula ngayon ay pa... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | US Korea beef deal finally locked in | South Korea will begin implementing a deal to resume U. beef imports Thursday after weeks of anti-government protests. Beef Deal Wednesday SEOUL, June 25 Asia Pulse - South Korea said Wednesday that ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | World's largest cities | Largest city is hard to define, but I think metro area population is the best measure and according to Wikipedia these are the top ten: 1 Tokyo Japan 32,450,000 8,014 4,049 2 Seoul South Korea 20,550,... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | HK's commerce chief quits for health reasons | HONG KONG - HONG Kong's commerce secretary has resigned for health reasons, a surprise move that is unlikely to greatly affect the city's economic and business policies. Mr Frederick Ma, a familiar fi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | North China freshwater lake gets smaller | HOHHOT -- The water level of the Dalai Lake, the largest fresh water lake in northern China, has fallen about 3 meters since 2002, while its area has contracted by more than 500 square kilometers, sai... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japan urges link between US terror list and solving abductions by North Korea, 4th Ld-Writethru, AS | Fuel Price Hike. By JOSEPH COLEMAN TOKYO (AP) _ Japan will urge the United States to take North Korea's kidnappings of Japanese citizens into account when it considers removing the communist country ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Quake relief paper-cut | Click for more photos Feng Lizhan, a handicraftsman from Suzhou of East China's Jiangsu Province displays his paper-cut with the theme of quake relief efforts June 24, 2008. Feng and his friend spent ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japanese Language Version of the Guangzhou Government Portal to Be Opened | According to the results of the 2nd Internationalization of Chinese Government Portals project, Guangzhou International, the English Version of the Guangzhou government portal (.ranked second among al... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | LPG Suppliers Ordered to Refund Customers | The Guangzhou price bureau yesterday told three liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) suppliers to refund excessive charges they levied for three days last week without authorization. They raised the price of... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Human Traffickers Held in Shenzhen | Suspects were detained by the police.cn) Guangzhou public security said yesterday it had arrested 11 people connected with human trafficking and seized money and valuables worth 40 million yuan ($5. T... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Ticketmaster s Ticket to Ride: $750M | 09:37 by Ken Schachter Ticketmaster, whose stock in trade is selling tickets to enter music and sporting events, will pay a roughly $750 million dividend to exit Barry Diller s IAC/InterActiveCorp con... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chaffetz leading Cannon in early results | Highland Drive bridge headed back to the I-80 bridge farm The Utah Department of Transportation's big plan for replacing bridges along I-80 hit a bump in the road this past weekend. Chaffetz - Cannon... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bush pledges US help in talks with Arroyo | Reuters WASHINGTON - President George W. help to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the aftermath of a typhoon, saying he was sending an aircraft carrier to aid in the relief effort. Bush... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | He loves China, believes in peace | He has been in love with China for 37 years. And he has seen its rapid growth during the past three decades. Holden's double happiness yesterday, when he became one of the two foreigners to carry the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Special half-day tours for athletes | Travel agencies in Beijing are for the first time preparing half-day sightseeing tours of the capital for athletes, trainers and journalists during the Olympic Games. Usually, a one-day tour is the sh... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | State asset law under 2nd review | China's top lawmakers yesterday began discussing the key issues concerning the management of the country's 30-trillion-yuan ($4.3 trillion) worth of State assets, after being presented with a revised ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Taipei mayor calls for direct flights | The mayor of Taipei hopes to soon see a direct flight open between Shanghai and Taipei. A direct link between Shanghai's Hongqiao International Airport and Taipei's Songshan Airport will benefit both ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | When the General Secretary became a netizen | More than 200 million Chinese netizens, a majority of them young people, are in a festive mood in these days. Such feeling comes from Hu Jintao, the general secretary of the CPC central committee, who... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chinese VP emphasizes friendship, co-op with Yemen | Chinese vice president starts visit to Yemen Chinese vice president concludes visit to Qatar Chinese vice president arrives in Qatar for official visit Chinese VP concludes visit to Saudi Arabia Chine... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Wen calls for sci-tech to serve social,economic development | Premier Wen Jiabao has called on the country's top scientists to make more contributions to the social and economic development with more science and technology achievements. Wen made the remark while... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The Beijing Games | Beijing Games, Confucius and the Very Great US Depression By REG LITTLE S hould they prove to be the success towards which the Chinese have been working, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games threaten to ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | ITV falls in spite of success on screen | ITV falls despite on-screen success From Financial Times.00am ITV's paradoxical performance continued yesterday, with hopeful signs from its on-screen performance being transmogrified by the markets i... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Dev t of Mindanao s hot spots pushed | Dev t of Mindanao s hot spots pushed By Romeo R. Published : 2008-06-24 SPEAKER Prospero Nograles has proposed for the development of the so-called troubled spots in Mindanao. Nograles said local a... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Beijing Pollution Threatens Success of Summer Games | Visitors to this summer s Beijing Olympics will get an immediate lesson in the environmental cost of China's break-neck economic development: the worst air pollution in the world, which kills an estim... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Uniden introduces 19-inch Hello Kitty LCD TV, parents weep | We'd generally assume this was just some kind of sick joke, but given Uniden's history of cranking out kid-lovin', themed LCD TVs, we're being forced to accept the fact that this here unit is indeed r... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Kehoe: State Funding Lifeguards | In a deal being described as unusual by biotechnology industry insiders, Pfizer officials announced this week that the pharmaceutical company will fund the adult stem cell research of a small La Jolla... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | AsiaXPAT Launches Its Online Career Search A Key Service For Employers & Employees Across Asia | Trade News. AsiaXPAT Launches Its Online Career Search A Key Service For Employers & Employees Across Asia . AsiaXPAT launches its stand alone job site in their 14 city-specific AX portals to meet ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Two Copters Crash in Inner Mongolia | Two helicopters crashed near Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Wednesday morning. The site of the accident was confirmed to be 20 km away from the seat of Qingshuihe C... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Re-emergent Castro meets Chinese official | By Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who has raised his public profile in recent days, met on Tuesday with a Chinese official and told him he spends his days gatherin... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | N China's Largest Freshwater Getting Shallower, Smaller | The water level of the Dalai Lake, the largest fresh water lake in north China, has fallen about 3 meters since 2002, while its area has contracted by more than 500 square kilometers, said local autho... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Premier Calls for Sciences, Technology to Serve Social, Economic Development | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called on the country's top scientists to make more contributions to the social and economic development with more science and technology achievements. Wen made the rema... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Central Authorities Solicits Advice on Economic Development | China's top political advisory body on Tuesday held a special conference on the control of overheating of economy and inflation, with senior leaders Jia Qinglin and Li Keqiang present at the meeting l... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | US house prices continue to fall | Hong Kong News Business Guide Real Estate Schools & Education Events Going Out Shopping in Hong Kong Tour Guide Living in Hong Kong China Asia World News Business Sports Technology Law & Crime HK Visa... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Badware.org report shines new light on where the world's malware-ridden sites reside | More than half of the infected Websites on the Internet today are located on servers in China, according to a newly released report by nonprofit Stopbadware. And six of the top ten network blocks host... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japan navy destroyer on first China visit since WWII | Lieutenant General Su Shiliang (L), commander of China's South Sea Fleet, gestures while welcoming Major-Gen. Shinichi Tokumaru (R) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force after the Japanese Marit... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Quake-hit schools resume classes | Special report: Reconstruction After Earthquake Four young girls smile and hold hands on Monday, as they haad back to school at a temporary facility in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province. (Xinhua Photo)Phot... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Yuan climbs to new record high against US dollar | Chinese yuan climbed to new record high against the US dollar during early Asian deals on Wednesday.8691 against the buck, compared to Tuesday's New York session closing value of 6. People's Bank of C... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Al Jazeera chief in Morocco faces jail time | The bureau chief of Al Jazeera in Morocco, Hassan al-Rachidi, will stand trial on July 1 for broadcasting false information for claiming demonstrators had died during protests in June. If convicted ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China's top legislature reviews report on quake relief, reconstruction | China's Cabinet on Tuesday outlined how it would fund relief and reconstruction after the devastating May 12 earthquake centered in the southwestern Sichuan Province. BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- The... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Help China's earthquake victims! | In cooperation with China s Ministry of Civil Affairs, the ministry responsible for disaster relief in China, Half the Sky Foundation has created the HTS CHILDREN S EARTHQUAKE FUND in order to deliver... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Summer League Game Info | Yi Jianlian scored 26 points in 26 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds as China defeated the Lithuanian B team 110-92. Li Nan (198-F-76) also had an excellent game with 17 points on 5 of 5 shooting, also h... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The SBL has trouble finding a home court | China Times reported that the SBL, which is entering its 6th season, is having trouble finding a venue to host all the games in the 2008-09 season. It looks like there are only two options for the lea... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Beijing bans high-emission vehicles | High-emission or yellow-labeled vehicles will be banned from Beijing roads from July to September to ensure green Olympics and Paralympics as promised by the authorities, environment officials said on... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | UPDATE 2-Storm lashes Hong Kong, markets unlikely to open | HONG KONG, June 25 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Fengshen struck Hong Kong on Wednesday after tearing through the Philippines last week, bringing driving rain, uprooting trees and closing the stock marke... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Hong Kong & China Event | 25 Jun Fundraising from Trusts and Foundations. 25 Jun Gain a Competitive Advantage with a CRM Workshop. Discover how to research trusts, overcome barriers, plan for future trends and write brilliant... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Re-emergent Fidel Castro meets Chinese official | Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who has raised his public profile in recent days, met on Tuesday with a Chinese official and told him he spends his days gathering ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | WES.AU | WesFarmers Comments on the impact of the recent gas explosion at Varanus - The company's chemical, fertilizer and energy units were impacted the most. - The output at the Kwinana LPG plant has been re... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | CNOOC strikes Qatar LNG deal | Click for more photos China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country's largest offshore oil producer, signed a 25-year purchase agreement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Qatar on Monday. Ac... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | S. Korea to implement new U.S. beef import deal Thursday: officials | South Korean government will post an official ministerial notice on the resumption of its U. beef imports in state gazette on Thursday, government and ruling party officials said Wednesday. The noti... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China's domestic auto sales set | China's domestic automobile sales are expected to grow 15 percent to hit 10 million units this year, backed by strong demand for passenger cars, an official with the China Association of Automobile Ma... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China's first auto financing fir | Following the introduction of nine foreign-invested auto financing companies to the Chinese market, China's first domestic auto financing firm, a joint venture by Chery Automobile Co Ltd and Huishang ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China: Olympic flame reaches Lhasa but Tibetans are kept in dark | New York: Chinese Man Arrested for Attacking Falun Gong in the Riot (photos) . China: Olympic flame reaches Lhasa but Tibetans are kept in dark . 24, 2008 Jane Macartney, China Correspondent, Times On... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | New York: Chinese Man Arrested for Attacking Falun Gong in the Riot (photos) | NEW YORK A man accused of attacking a Falun Gong practitioner in New York was arrested by police in Flushing today and taken to the NYPD s 68th Precinct station in Brooklyn. Wei Qiu (whose legal name ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | HMIN | Home Inns & Hotels Management and subsidiaries are principally engaged in the development, leasing, operation, franchise and management of economy hotels under the "Home Inn" brand in the People's Rep... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Magma grows China operations | Altera CPLDs are Olymic-bound (2008-06-25) IDT updates HD audio codec portfolio (2008-06-12) New facility to boost Renesas' Beijing production (2008-03-28) SK Telecom angles for digital music... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | South Korea to allow U.S. beef imports from Thursday | South Korea will allow the resumption of U. beef imports starting Thursday under new quarantine rules that will exclude meat from cattle older than 30 months old, the president's ruling party said on ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Guangzhou LPG suppliers ordered to refund customers | The Guangzhou price bureau on Tuesday told three liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) suppliers to refund excessive charges they levied for three days last week without authorization. They raised the price o... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Storm lashes Hong Kong and markets unlikely to open | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tropical storm Fengshen struck Hong Kong on Wednesday after tearing through the Philippines last week, bringing driving rain, uprooting trees and closing the stock market, school... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Crime falls 3.5 | Zimbabwe Political Violence Continues Despite Opposition Election Boycott US house prices continue to fall . Safe city: Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee says there is no concrete evidence there wil... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Top leaders: China, Greece to enhance cooperation | China's Cabinet meets on post-quake work, Hainan state farm reform,energy saving Top legislature to review report on quake relief, reconstruction Premier Wen: China, Germany have more common interests... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Sadly, most of the other passengers did not survive: No survivors were found | 09:11 pm. And despite its platitude, there are scenes in the movie 'Titanic' that have been key to their survival. 28 men and women drifted for more than 22 hours before reaching the shores of Mulanay... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Home Inns Provides Assessment of Operational Impact of the Recent Earthquake and Upcoming Olympics Games and Updates Progress of Expansion | Home Inns Provides Assessment of Operational Impact of the Recent Earthquake and Upcoming Olympics Games and Updates Progress of Expansion 09:37 Xinhua PR Newswire . Earthquake Has Limited Impact on R... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | George Carlin on environmentalism | George Carlin began his comedy career in the late 1950s. And he ended it with a show in Las Vegas just a week before his death Sunday of heart failure at age 71. That's a long time to survive in any p... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Viruses know us better than we know ourselves. [erv | You know when professors say something thats really obvious, but they say it in such a way that suddenly the universe makes sense, and your head explodes? I had one of those moments yesterday while li... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Shuffle will see Emerson in Foreign Affairs | Stephen Harper will place the recently troubled portfolio of Foreign Affairs in the safe hands of David Emerson, the Trade Minister who has been doing double-duty for a month, when he shuffles his cab... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japan destroyer kicks off China visit | A girl waves Chinese and Japanese national flags to welcome the visiting Japanese destroyer Sazanami in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province June 24, 2008. The Japanese warship will stay for fi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | FM on East China Sea issue | Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answered media questions on East China Sea in Beijing on Tuesday. Following is a tentative translation of the questions and answers: I. Q: What's the purpose of Ch... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China yuan central parity rate set at 6.8684 to dollar vs 6.8736 | 01:37 GMT.BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The central bank has set the yuan central parity rate at 6.8684 to the dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. The rate, published on the officia... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | US divers to join search on Philippine ferry | SIBUYAN ISLAND (Philippines) - United States navy divers will join the grim search for bodies in a sunken ferry in the Philippines on Wednesday with over 700 people still missing. Hundreds of passenge... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | HK row sparks patriotism debate | Over coffee, a woman explained to her friend that her husband spent every summer in Canada, where they had a house, while her daughter was in Australia at university. She kept the apartment in Hong Ko... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Tibet to reopen to foreign tourists tomorrow | Tibet would be reopened to foreign tourists tomorrow (June 25), more than three months after the violent anti-China protests rocked the remote Himalayan region. The reception of overseas tourists wil... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Illiteracy a problem for ARMM voters | Philippine Star - Wednesday, June 25 With the high illiteracy rate in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Muslim leaders are doubtful that voters will be ready for automated elections on ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China, Brazil, India growin millionaires | India Contributed by: Tony Sagami (. According to a new study from Merrill Lynch, there are 6% more millionaires today than there were a year ago. And the China, India, and Brazil had the sharpest in... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | RUSSIA: MIGRATION AGENCY PLACES STRICT LIMITS ON FOREIGN LABOR | MOSCOW, Jun. 24, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The Russian government has declined to grant more work permits to foreign laborers, despite the growing demand for workers within the country. First deputy prime min... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Yanking the 'L' | Beijing Chinese athletic-wear maker Li Ning Co.'s ambitions to grab a piece of Olympic glory have been nipped in the bud. The company, which isn't an official sponsor of the Beijing Games, suspended a... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Monet painting smashes record, art boom goes on (Reuters) | AFP - A former senior US diplomat on Tuesday described senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniya as a "thoughtful politician," saying the US administration should drop its refusal to engage with the Palestini... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | SORL to supply parts to Chinese | NEW YORK (Associated Press) - SORL Auto Parts Inc., which makes air brake valves and related parts for commercial vehicles, said Tuesday it received a supplier development contract from China's larges... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | U.S. car giants to export $2.2 bln | General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Group will export 81,500 cars worth about $2.2 billion to China from 2008 to 2010, as a result of the Fourth China-U. General Motors was the biggest winner, receiving... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | AKQA Announces 2008 Future Lions Winners | Divers find only death in sunken Philippine ferry Man killed after taking hostages at Minn. meeting Oregon GOP senator cites work with Obama in ad Ex-diplomat says US should engage with Hamas leaders ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | S. Korea to Resume U.S. Beef Imports on Thursday | South Korea will start the procedure of U. beef imports on Thursday, the Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. The South Korean government will post an official ministerial notice on the resumption o... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Tropical Storm Fengshen Lands in Southeast China | Related: East China Braces for Tropical Storm Fengshen Tropical storm Fengshen hit the southeast coast of China early on Wednesday, bringing about heavy rains and strong winds. The storm made the land... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Anti-Terror Drills Held ahead of Olympics | The chemical defense corps detect poisonous gases during a anti-terrorist exercise at the Olympic venue in Tianjin on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. [Photo: Xinhua] China launched an anti-terrorist exercise ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Asian stocks mixed at the opening | KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) rose 0.5 per cent on Wednesday, led down by blue chip Canon after overnight losses on Wall Street on weak economic data. The trade is expected to b... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Leaders: Anti-drug work should be a long-term task | The State Anti-Drug Committee held a full-member conference in Beijing on Tuesday to study recent instructions by state and Communist Party leaders, who have demanded that the current anti-drug campai... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chinese VP emphasizes co-op with Yemen | Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said in Sanna Tuesday that China treasures its traditional friendship with Yemen. Xi arrived here Tuesday afternoon for an official visit to Yemen. During talks with ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Death toll of earthquake to exceed 80,000 | Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu said Tuesday the death toll from the May 12 earthquake in southwestern China was expected to exceed 80,000. Hui's statement was the first official acknowledgement that many of... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Authorities solicits advice on economy | Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) attend a conference on China's economic g... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | NPC reviews report on quake relief | China's Cabinet on Tuesday outlined how it would fund relief and reconstruction after the devastating May 12 earthquake centered on the southwestern Sichuan Province. The plans were detailed in a repo... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | New restrictions for dissidents ahead of Games | 25, 2008 BEIJING: Shanghai has banned dissidents, Falun Gong members and other regime critics from leaving the city during the August Olympics, a human rights group said yesterday. The Hong Kong-based... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | In fact, Karzai is | 4:25:39 pm {"you're bragging about what will happen in the future. "} Arjun, And you are stuck in the recent past recycling the stale mantra of the neo-cons. Soon you will go the way of Rumsfeld, Wolf... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Hikaru no Go | Japanese manga and anime coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa (5-dan).... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Leaders: Anti-drug work should be a long-term task in China | CPC publicizes Party's five-year anti-corruption plan Party official vows to punish offenders in management of quake relief funds, goods CPC "special membership dues" for quake aid exceed 8 bln yuan S... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Senior CPC official: CPC ready to further relations with Cuba | EU called to lift sanctions against Cuba EU foreign ministers delay decision to lift sanctions on Cuba Cuba, Venezuela to install undersea cable Life expectancy in Cuba approaches 80 years Cuba urges ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Telcos urge Indonesia to limit telecom entrants | Xinhua via NewsEdge) Indonesia's telecommunication giants have demanded the government limit the number of new entrants to the industry, citing limited resources and growing investment risk, local pre... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Goldminer pulls plug on pursuit of summer | UP TO 2 MILLION migratory waterbirds and shorebirds have flocked to Dalai Lake and its surrounding wetlands since early last month. Some, such as the red-crowned crane, a Chinese symbol of immortality... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Coleman News | You don t have to hide indoors (or in the city) just because the highs are in triple digits. Getting outdoors, especially around water in the heat of the day, can be great. In fact, "tailgate camping,... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Mandela arrives in UK for birthday bash | Former South African president Nelson Mandela arrived in Britain Monday ahead of a celebrity-studded concert to be staged for his 90th birthday Friday. The elder statesman is expected to host a dinner... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Tibet re-opens to foreign tourists | Tibet would re-open to foreign tourists on Wednesday after a stoppage of more than three months due to the March 14 riot in the regional capital of Lhasa, a local official said Tuesday. The first fore... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | 5 drug dealers sentenced to death, 3 executed | Five drug dealers were sentenced to death and three others were executed ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in China. Courts in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and He... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Central authorities solicits advice on eco-development | China's top political advisory body on Tuesday held a special conference on the control of overheating of economy and inflation, with senior leaders Jia Qinglin and Li Keqiang present at the meeting l... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | High-emission vehicles banned to ensure green Olympics | High-emission or yellow-labeled vehicles will be banned from Beijing roads from July to September to ensure green Olympics and Paralympics as promised by the authorities, environment officials said on... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Tokyo stocks open lower on dismal outlook of U.S. economy | Tokyo stocks open lower on dismal outlook of U.6% in May+ Mugabe says open to negotiations after election: state media Horny Toad Activewear, Inc. Acquires Nau TVA expands bonus program to cut energy ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Gov t estimates damage from Frank at P4.3B | MANILA, Philippines Government agencies Tuesday initially pegged at P4.272 billion the damage to crops and infrastructure caused by Typhoon Frank (international codename: Fengshen) even as an opposi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Visa Restrictions Are Killing Olympic Tourism | Your Prices are Awesome! We travel a lot and I was so excited to find your site! Your site saved us 926. With the Beijing Olympics less than two months away, hotel operators and travel agencies are s... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chan Not Welcomed By Taiwanese Protestors | Chan Not Welcomed By Taiwanese Protestors Martial arts star Jackie Chan was met with an icy reception when he arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday , with protestors chanting for the star to "get out". The R... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | David Suzuki reflects on 50 years of the planet s destruction | Last month, I attended the 50th anniversary of my college graduation. A week later, I celebrated my grandson s graduation from high school. I don t think I was much different from the kids in my grand... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The Cultch makes a splash for its 35th-anniversary season | Features. East Siders passing by Venables and Victoria this morning might have had heart failure seeing a gigantic crane lifting the Cultch's beloved cupola off its roof. But fear not: executive direc... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Oil below $138, Iran denies rumoured attack | Ibrahim Gambari[1]; Tony Nunan[1]; Mitsubishi Corp[1]; Other categories: TREN-Security; JRCSafeguards; Energy; Published Date: June 25, 2008 LONDON: Oil was below $138 a barrel yesterday after a... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chinese yuan 'substantially' undervalued: IMF chief | CANCUN (Mexico) - THE managing director of the International Monetary Fund says China's currency is 'substantially' undervalued. Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the undervalued yuan is partly to blame ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China Emphasizes Cooperation with Yemen | Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with his Yemeni counterpart, Abdal-Rab Mansur Al-Hadii, during their talks on Tuesday evening, June 24, 2008. The Chinese vice president puts for... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Zimbabwe opposition leader flees to embassy as Mugabe mobs run amok | The leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) went to the embassy on Sunday night after announcing he was withdrawing from this Friday's run-off election because of escalating viol... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | (log) | Running the Reality Checkpoint: a Sun-dappled Nodermeet in Cambridge , there is 1 more in this node) . A nodermeet revolving primarily around a specific student noder 's taste in pubs? What better id... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | StrawberryFrog | Livejournal Flickr Slashdot Upcoming Married to my wife, La petite mort. If you are using an earlier version, you are strongly advised to upgrade to the latest version - it works much better with the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Wntrmute | Photo: Graeme (that'd be me) by heyoka . British? Noder? Britnoders ! I'm the person to message thesedays if you want in (or out). 1, but planning a visit, then you're also welcome to join and we'll p... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Eye on China | I didn't really understand it until I noticed the seriousness in the source's eyes. I hadn't given it much thought recently, what with all the other stuff going on around us. MRAP, Air Force shakeup, ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Westminster choir to perform at pre-Olympic celebrations | A Utah choir is getting packed and ready to head to Beijing. Members of the Westminster Chamber Choir will take part in pre-Olympic festivities, and they'll even get to perform on top of the Great Wal... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Fun Offshore-Oil-Drilling Fact of the Day | Almost every recounting of the Great Santa Barbara Oil Spill of 1969 mentions that it was on (or under) Union Oil's Platform A that the blowout occurred. But hardly anyone ever mentions that, a few we... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Baghdad part of Israel's "eternal and undivided capital," says Congress | Baghdad part of Israel's "eternal and undivided capital," says Congress. Baghdad part of Israel's "eternal and undivided capital," says Congress Bill Presses Iraq To Recognize Israel 06.2008 | Forward... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Taiwan Market Likely To Finish Lower Again | Taiwan Market Likely To Finish Lower Again 10 minutes ago The losing streak has hit four sessions for the Taiwan stock market, costing the Taiwan Stock Exchange almost 500 points or 6 percent in the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Microsoft eradicates password stealers from more than two million computers | Trojan horse takes pictures of Mac users . One in three IT workers access workers information. Yahoo breaks off talks with Microsoft, strikes deal with Google . Flirt and order drinks with the Microso... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China kiosk show approaches | Half way across the world, the Shanghai, China, Convention Center will soon play host to a gathering of kiosk companies and users. The 2008 China International Self-Service & Kiosk Show, scheduled for... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Old Kunming: Eastern and Western Pagodas | Editor's note: Every week for the remainder of 2008 GoKunming will publish photos from the collection of Auguste Fran ois (1857-1935), who served as French consul in south China between 1896 and 1904,... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Auguste Fran ois, Yin Xiaojun and Kunming at the end of the Qing Dynasty | Like most other Chinese cities, Kunming has been racing toward abstract ideas such as 'modernity' and 'development' via extensive demolition of the remaining older parts of the city to make way for gl... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Kunming opera: Where the men were men - and the women were men too | Editor's note: Every week for the remainder of 2008 GoKunming will publish photos from the collection of Auguste Fran ois (1857-1935), who served as French consul in south China between 1896 and 1904,... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Olmert's Power Fading | AP June 24: Two Israeli women hug as they stand at the entrance of a house hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians from inside the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli town of Sderot. June 24: Two Israel... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Horny Toad Activewear, Inc. Acquires Nau | Japan's trade surplus down 7.6% in May+ Mugabe says open to negotiations after election: state media Horny Toad Activewear, Inc. Acquires Nau TVA expands bonus program to cut energy use Stars hit the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Euro steady at 19-day low versus yen; pair now worth 1.6286 | South Korea's KOSPI opens higher; presently adding 3 points or 0.15% to 1,713 1 minute ago South Korea's KOSPI opens higher; presently adding 3 points or 0. more Japan Crude Import Volume Up 8% on ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Video: Obama, Dem. Governors Discuss Economy | Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama met with the nation's Democratic governors Friday in a show of party unity after a bruising primary. Video: World and National News Brief: Mideast Peace Ta... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Monet painting smashes record, art boom goes on | A Monet water-lily painting sold for 41 million pounds ($80.5 million) Tuesday, doubling the previous auction record for the artist and ensuring London's key art market season got off to a flying star... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Fear of New Technology Is an Old Problem | Norway (by way of AIIM's Information Zen site) that reminds us that fear of new technology dates back to the transition from scrolls to books. In fact, there's little doubt that earlier collaborators... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chan urges Timor to fight for peace | Action star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan has arrived in East Timor with a message of peace and love for some of the most violent martial arts gangs in the troubled nation. Hundreds of Ti... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | 2read | 30 Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download :: Positive Space :: The Graphic Design Blog #1 #2read #adobe #books #design #designer #development #ebooks #list #pdf #reference #resources #... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Or, to put it more | New Policy for Construction Cranes. Political Memo: In Balancing Act on National Security, a Stumble. Lake County fire threatens homes; hundreds of blazes burning in state... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Biofield Releases Details About the National Healthcare Network Which Will Provide Biofield's and Other Technology in China | Biofield Releases Details About the National Healthcare Network Which Will Provide Biofield's and Other Technology in China. (OTC: BZEC ) today reported that the closing documents were executed at the... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | World Affairs Council Presents Inside Workings of the Largest International Police Organization INTERPOL | Francisco Events > World Affairs Council Presents Inside Workings of the Largest International Police Organization INTERPOL . World Affairs Council Presents Inside Workings of the Largest Internatio... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | CHINA DIGEST - Regional newspapers | BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The following are the top China-related stories from selected regional newspapers. Wall Street Journal Asia (Hong Kong): -- Hong Kong plans to launch a new exchange that will trad... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China Southern Signs Strategic Cooperation MOU With China Airlines | Guangzhou, China Southern Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation with Taiwanese air company China Airlines. According to MOU, the two parties will cooperate on seve... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Detailed Regulations For Chinese Mainland Tourist Groups To Taiwan | The Cross-Strait Tourism Association has issued guidelines for Chinese mainland citizens traveling to Taiwan, and the management measures for name lists of tour leaders and tourists on Chinese mainlan... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | IMF chief calls Chinese yuan 'substantially' undervalued | 19:15:24CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - The managing director of the International Monetary Fund says China's currency is "substantially" undervalued. Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the undervalued yuan is partly ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Taipei mayor calls for direct flights between Shanghai, Taipei | SHANGHAI - The mayor of Taipei hopes to soon see a direct flight open between Shanghai and Taipei. A direct link between Shanghai's Hongqiao International Airport and Taipei's Songshan Airport will be... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Jakarta looks to heavens for help | 2004- As Indonesia's haze continues to envelop parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan provinces, Indonesian officials have - again - blamed farmers for starting fires across the country. While the haze occur... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Storm lashes Hong Kong, markets to close | Tropical storm Fengshen has struck Hong Kong after tearing through the Philippines last week, bringing driving rain, uprooting trees and likely closing schools, businesses, courts across the city. Mar... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Pakistan: Islamic extremists operating openly | The Army of Islam attacked and kidnapped Christians during worship services near the Afghanistan border. Islamic militants kidnapped 16 Christians in a raid on June 21 around 8pm while they were wors... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | What's This Guy Doing On The Blog? Just Fucking Up The World, Folks! | One of the cool things about writing for a "women's" blog that actively rails against the ghettoization of women's voices in the "women's" media is that it gives me the only excuse I can really think ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | 'A flagrant violation of democracy': ANC tells Mugabe to delay election | Death toll in campaign of intimidation against MDC supporters 'close to 500' . William Gumede: Amid the despair of Zimbabwe, there is still hope. Zimbabwe left in isolation by long overdue response . ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Local Students Bound for China | After 15 months of planning, band members from Cedar Cliff and Red Land high schools hopped a bus early Tuesday morning for the first leg on what's to be an eight-day tour of China. The second leg wil... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | State asset law under 2nd review, major changes included | China's top lawmakers on Tuesday began discussing the key issues concerning the management of the country's 30-trillion-yuan ($4.3 trillion) worth of State assets, after being presented with a revised... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PLA Mobilizes Officers | BEIJING -- The General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has urged its flood control army officers to realize the importance of their work. In a recent circular, it s... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Rising waters in lakes pose a threat to Yangtze River Delta | SHANGHAI - Continuous rain is driving up the water level in East China's lakes posing a threat to the economic powerhouse in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region. The water level in Taihu Lake in Jian... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Truck driver airlifted to RPH after mine smash | A 61-year-old man is in a critical condition after his truck smashed into a bulldozer at a gold mine near Meekatharra last night.30pm the dozer driver was waiting for the truck to travel down an incli... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Japan and China warming up to each other | A Japanese warship cruised down the Pearl River into Guangzhou to deliver supplies to earthquake victims yesterday. This is the first time a Japanese warship has entered Chinese waters since WWII. Wh... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Americans Press Israel to Find Attackers of Pastor's Home | Head Start Made Hundreds of Millions in Improper Payments UN Faces Clash Over Iran's Security Council Bid Improvements in Iraq May Allow Reinforcement of Afghanistan Obama Makes A Pitch to Values Vote... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Summit needed to jumpstart peace in Darfur-UN, AU | Top U. and African Union envoys on Tuesday called for an international summit on the 5-year-old conflict in Darfur to pressure Sudan and rebel groups to end violence and restart stalled peace talks. s... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bush sends aid to Philippines, praises Vietnam rights | Philippines and praised Vietnam's "noteworthy" progress on religious freedoms in talks Tuesday with their visiting leaders. Bush offered "deep condolences" to Philippines President Gloria Arroyo over ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Beijing bans high-emission vehicles to ensure green Olympics | High-emission or yellow-labeled vehicles will be banned from Beijing roads from July to September to ensure green Olympics and Paralympics as promised by the authorities, environment officials said on... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Reconstruction to Be Complete by 2010 | LANZHOU - The lives of quake-affected people should basically be back to normal in northwestern China's Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces in two months, and reconstruction in the two provinces should be bas... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Relief plan focuses on rural homes | A major part of the reconstruction fund will be used to help farmers rebuild their homes destroyed or damaged in the May 12 earthquake, the central government said on Tuesday. "The government plans to... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Open forum on Vancouver liquor policies | IRWIN LOY, 24 HOURS An open house Tuesday night could shape the direction of the City of Vancouver s liquor policies for restaurants. The city is looking to allow restaurants to serve past midnight, d... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Canadian Wozniak and Nadal move into second round | LONDON Another day, another Canadian through to the second round at Wimbledon., defeated Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday. Her win comes a day after Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Alcopops tax hike | The Rudd government s alcopop tax hike is on shaky ground, as Family First considers dumping its support, and Senator-elect Nick Xenophon signals there ll need to be changes to win his support. The La... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | How a 730-Ton Ball Kept the Second Tallest Building From Falling During the Chinese Earthquake [Chinese Earthquake | How a 730-Ton Ball Kept the Second Tallest Building From Falling During the Chinese Earthquake [Chinese Earthquake] . The recent Sichuan Earthquake in China was so intense, tremors were felt all the w... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Honestly, If that great lazy-man resigned, it would be a good day for | Culture is the passion for Sweetness and Light, and what is more, the passion for making them prevail. Jun 24, 2008 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CBS) The head of the U. nuclear watchdog agency said... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China Mobile given 100 million TD-SCDMA subscriber target | The central government has set a target of more than 100 million TD-SCDMA subscribers in three years for China Mobile according to the South China Morning Post. China Mobile was asked to submit a deta... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China punishes 43 officials over quake relief | The 17th CPC National Congress gets underway in Beijing .. Hong Kong to elect leader by universal suffrage in 2017? ..China's top discipline official said at a nationwide live press conference that 43... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China cuts oil subsidies | 20 Chinese firms make it to Fortune 500.China has curbed energy subsidies, raising the prices of retail petrol and diesel by as much as 18 percent. After China announced its decision last Thursday, oi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Brain scare forces Fred Ma to resign | Top government minister Frederick Ma Si-hang has been forced to resign after being diagnosed with what is thought to be a brain tumor, it emerged last night. The secretary for commerce and economic de... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Sarkozy caught in Israel security scare | French President Nicolas Sarkozy was rushed off to his plane when a shot rang out as an Israeli policeman committed suicide during an airport departure ceremony. "A border policeman committed suicide ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Unchecked Fed | By Peter D. Schiff Guest Columnist Throughout history, governments have always used crises to justify blatant power grabs. All too often, the "expanded government powers" that resulted from the moves ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Doctors Sign Up To Care For Elite Swim Athletes | Video: Pistorius Cleared For Games. Doctors from the University of Nebraska Medical Center are preparing to wrap, ice and massage the U. Olympic swimming hopefuls' bumps, bruises, sprains and strains.... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Galaxy Grand Waldo to Host First Macau Poker Tournament | Among the questions that have been asked as poker becomes ever more global is this: When is the game coming to China? While the Chinese have a rich gambling tradition, poker itself had barely a toeh... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Divers find bodies in Philippine ferry that capsized in storm | SAN FERNANDO, Philippines - A coast guard diver searching for survivors Tuesday inside a ferry that capsized in a typhoon found bodies and a bit of comfort - a plastic rosary floating in the water. In... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China wants to turn 'quake lake' into major tourist attraction | BEIJING - China plans to turn a huge lake formed from the Sichuan earthquake disaster into a tourist destination, a state news agency reported Tuesday. Scientists are assessing how to best develop Tan... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Air China Confirms Regular Direct Flights to Taiwan | China has confirmed it will begin regular direct flights to Taiwan from July 4. In a statement, it says it will fly from Beijing and Shanghai to Taiwan's largest city, Taipei. The announcement comes a... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China Southern, Airline Stocks Fall on Jet-Fuel Price Increase | Source: Bloomberg News Author: Irene Shen, Chan Sue Ling 06/20/2008 Subject Concerned: Government Opinion., the nation's largest carrier, and other airlines plunged in Shanghai trading after the gover... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Iran warns on nuclear talks after illegal | TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday condemned the European Union s adoption of new sanctions over its controversial nuclear drive, warning that the measures could damage fresh diplomatic efforts to solve the cris... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Floods sure to strain crops, keep prices high | This year's corn crop is already flooded with concerns about the economic effect of heavy rains and the floods that have hit parts of the Midwest. "The floods in the Midwest are adding yet another lay... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Dave on Dalai Lama Distances Himself from Sharon Stone, World Desperately Envious | The Dalai Lama and Robert Smith both have their own websites, both find an umbrella necessary during monsoon season, both say let s go to bed when they re sleepy, and both of them are distancing the... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Peninsula Schools Warned Of Indecent Exposure Suspect | The San Mateo Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself in a front of a 14-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday., the unidentified 14-year-old girl was walking home from ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China's top legislature to ratify judicial treaties with Algeria | BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China will ratify two bilateral treaties co-signed with Algeria on judicial cooperation and extradition. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),the... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China to ratify UN convention on disabled people | China's top legislature will ratify a United Nations convention on the rights of disabled people. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),the country's top legislature, on Tuesd... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chinese vice president emphasizes friendship, co-op with Yemen | Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here Tuesday that China treasures its traditional friendship with Yemen. Xi arrived here Tuesday afternoon for an official visit to Yemen. During talks with Vice... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | UPDATE 2-IMF's chief says China currency undervalued | CANCUN, Mexico, June 24 (Reuters) - International MonetaryFund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Tuesday that China'syuan currency was considerably undervalued and was hurtingglobal trade balances.... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China Demolishes Mosque For Not Backing Olympics | AND they re off: BEIJING: Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this August s Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday. The mosque... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PM Sikua Opens Taiwanese Trade Show in Honiara | Prime Minister, Dr Derek Sikua, and his wife testing some of the products on show at the Taiwanese Trade fair. Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua and Taiwanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Oxygen-starved oceans rapidly dying | The world's coastal oceans are in crisis, with oxygen-starved ''dead zones'' increasing by a third in just two years as global temperatures increase with climate change, according to the International... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China Braces Up For Typhoon | Zhejiang/Fujian, June 24(ANI): Heavy rains continue to lash southern and eastern China, as the country prepares for the arrival of Typhoon Fengshen. The Typhoon is forecast to hit the eastern coast on... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | U.N. council wants probe of south Sudan incident | The U. Security Council asked the United Nations on Tuesday to investigate the actions of U. peacekeepers during recent deadly clashes in a disputed oil-rich region of southern Sudan. peacekeepers in ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Artim | Thanks to loyal readers in Derbyshire for alerting the donkey to the Maoist Summer Camp in the Peak District on 4-8 July. Book early because the slots are getting filled up fast. The summer camp is be... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Breaking News - CCP creates Flushing incident as diversion from earthquake | Recently the violent incident in Flushing, New York, where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hired mobs to attack Falun Gong practitioners as well as volunteers at the Service Centre for Quitting the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | NYSE Euronext beats LSE over Qatari exchange | Qatar into a financial powerbase of the region.Shares in the LSE fell sharply on the suspicion that . Dubai: The global consolidation of stock and derivatives exchanges is set to shift focus to the ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PURE launches a Mini ONE | Rock FM team goes green From Radio Today.59pm The Street Team from Bauer Radio's Lancashire station Rock FM have unveiled their new collection of station vehicles - four branded 49cc mopeds.26pm A new... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Americans, Italian die in Iraq office bomb attack | Two US soldiers, two American civilians, an Italian and six Iraqis have been killed in a bomb attack on municipal offices in Baghdad's Shiite bastion of Sadr City, officials said. US embassy spokeswom... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC Aids Chinese Earthquake Victim- A 12-Year-Old Boy from Pengzhou, Sichuan | INDIA online marketing software seo news Internet music advertising online shopping article real estate Healthcare business technology . Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC Aids Chinese Earthquake Victim- ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Has oil peaked? - China cuts energy subsidies | China will raise the prices of gasoline, diesel oil, aviation kerosene and electricity, while maintaining the prices of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, China View reports. Here s an excerpt ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Sadr City blast reveals new dangers for US | A Tuesday bomb attack at a municipal council building within a fortified section of Baghdad's Shiite enclave killed at least four Americans and six Iraqis. Correspondent Sam Dagher discusses the US mi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China allocates 95 bln yuan for post quake effort so far | China has so far allocated 95 billion yuan ''about 13. dollars'' for quake relief and reconstruction this year, said a senior official here on Monday. BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The government had ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Silicon Labs to Acquire a Chipmaker | Intel's WiMax Window Is Closing. SAN FRANCISCO -- Silicon Laboratories SLAB upped its financial guidance for the second quarter and announced plans to acquire a privately held chipmaker for $80 millio... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bomb Blast Kills 4 Americans, 4 Iraqis in Sadr City | A bomb struck a municipal council building Tuesday in Baghdad, killing two U. government civilian employees, four Iraqi civilians and an Italian of Iraqi origin working as an interpreter for the Ameri... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China's Top Legislature to Ratify SCO Treaty | China will ratify a multilateral treaty for the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to maintain peaceful and friendly border regions. The Standing Committee of the National People's Con... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Full coverage of Emerging Markets | Hong Kong, Mumbai falter A lack of direction plagued Asia markets as investors await the results of the U. China's largest steelmaker Baoshan Iron & Steel fell along with others in the sector on fear... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Marshalls Telecom Hit By Massive 'Zombie' Attack | Marshall Islands single Internet provider was hit by a major cyber attack, causing a virtual blackout of email traffic into the country for 24 hours. Incoming email services for the government-owned ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | India, Burma sign investmnt pacts | Home. 21:14 New Delhi - In yet another chapter of a boost in bilateral relationship and bonhomie, India and Burma have signed several bilateral agreements during the visit of Jairam Ramesh, India's Mi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China pulls rug from under flying carpet smugglers | China pulls rug from under flying carpet smugglers BEIJING: Drug traffickers in China s far west are smuggling heroin into the country woven into carpets imported from Afghanistan and Pakistan, stat... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | CAS Researchers Encapsulate Tin Nanoparticles in Nanospheres for Li-ion Anode Materials | The structure and the lithiation process of the tin nanoparticles encapsulated with elastic hollow carbon spheres. Li-Jun WanResearchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Mole... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PopCap Establishing Asia/Pacific Office | The highly successful developer of casual games is moving into a new office in Shanghai, with James Gwertzman in charge. The new office will help create games specific to the region. PopCap Games ann... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Chinese National men s wushu routine championships end | From Xinhua.net NANNING, South China, June 16 (Xinhua) The 2008 National men s wushu routine championship, scheduled from June 13 to 15, concluded at the Gymnasium of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regio... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Debating China's Future: Speed vs. Direction | Cheng Li , Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy , John L. Brookings China expert Cheng Li was 1 of 20 leading writers and thinkers who gave their take on where China is, and where it is going, in a China Sec... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | U.N.: Fair Presidential Vote Impossible in Zimbabwe | UNITED NATIONS The 15-nation council said late Monday it 'condemns the campaign of violence against the political opposition ahead of the second round of presidential elections,' which has resulted i... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | McCain Adviser: GOP Must Address Climate Change | Days after Zimbabwe's opposition leader withdrew from the country's presidential runoff election, a spokesman for President Robert Mugabe dismisses allegations of violent tactics and voter intimidatio... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Examine the World Copper Rollings, Drawings, & Extrusions Market | Notes on Penn Financial, First Solar and Buffalo Wild Wings Jun 24, 2008 06:30 PM. Greek Parliament Approves First National Land-Use Plan Jun 24, 2008 06:12 PM. A Plan to Grant the Fed Additional Powe... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China s Torch in Tibet: An Olympic-size Farce | China s torch relay wrapped up its 4-day propaganda tour of Tibet this morning, after stops in Lhasa, Gormo (Ch: Golmud), Kokonor (Ch: Qinghai Hu) and the border town of Xining. On Saturday, the torch... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PopCap Expands Asian Operations With Shanghai Office | Filing: PlayStation 3 Cost Sony $3. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the PlayStation 3 has cost Sony a total of $3.3 billion in losses since the console's launch, with the company admitting i... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Lively Latimer looks likely to join ABs | THE LIKELY ANSWER: The All Blacks coaches are reviewing tapes of New Zealand Maori's games against Tonga, Fiji and Samoa as flanker Tanerau Latimer firms as the favourite to join the Tri-Nations squad... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Olympic Lottery: All You Need Is a Yuan and a Dream | To help celebrate not to mention cash in on the start of the Olympic Games, China recently released a series of Olympic-themed lottery scratch cards, The Beijinger reports . After a test run in th... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Mixed Open Seen For New Zealand Stocks | Stocks Close Lower On Weak Consumer Confidence Data - U. Commentary this minute After a choppy trading day, stocks ended Tuesday's session with moderate losses, as investors digested a report showing... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | US Treasury envoy welcomes China fuel, yuan moves | United States - By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U. Treasury's main negotiator with China Tuesday said he welcomes the yuan's recent acceleration in value and Beijing's decision last week to... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China quake lake to be tourist spot | A resident carries his furniture past buildings destroyed by the May 12 earthquake and flooding from the Tanjiashan quake-formed lake in Beichuan county, in southwest China's Sichuan province . 15:10:... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Who decides what we should/shouldn't watch? | Who decides what we should/ shouldn t watch? .. In rising, shining India, the great leap backward .. What s in your name? What s in your namam?. News has not been in short supply in the global villag... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Animal rights activists try to free Indian jailed for raising orphan bear | Animal rights activists try to free Indian jailed for raising orphan bear Gavin Rabinowitz, The Associated Press NEW DELHI - It was supposed to be a heartwarming tale of a man who brought an orphaned ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | FENGSHEN-08 in NWPacific (China) | Population : 10.8 million Country : China (Guangdong) (69623060), China (Hong Kong) (5805318) Cities : Kowloon (2), Central Hong Kong (2), Sha Tin (2), Pinghai (3), Shanwei (3), Tai Po (3), Tuen Mun (... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Top antitrust senator opposes JBS beef buys in U.S | The head of the Senate's antitrust subcommittee on Tuesday urged the Justice Department to block JBS's purchases of two U. beef packers to ensure that ranchers and farmers are paid fair prices for the... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China 'quake lake' to be tourist spot | BEIJING China plans to turn a huge lake formed from the Sichuan earthquake disaster into a tourist destination, a state news agency reported Tuesday. Scientists are assessing how to best develop Tan... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | KTSF to cover Olympics-related stories | Jie Chen, the Mandarin-language news anchor at KTSF 26-TV, was visiting family in Beijing when he heard the news that the International Olympic Committee selected his hometown to host the 2008 Summer ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Jason Lee | Is China Going Green, Part XV -- Environmental Liability Clarified: Be Afraid. Very interesting and insightful article on skateboarding in China, dude. The article is written by college junior, Jonath... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Laurentius Metaal | China was "taking our jobs," I would mention China was also subsidizing our products. In, " Paying the China Price, The Full Price, " All Roads Lead to China writes on how the real, non-subsidized, pr... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | SinoTofu_Defence307 | China Investigating Microsoft For Antitrust Violations.. Is China Going Green, Part XV -- Environmental Liability Clarified: Be Afraid. The Chinese Law Prof blog has a fascinating (at least for legal ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Rechtsanwalt | WSJ China Journal (a really good blog we just added to our blogroll) has a post, entitled, " China s Tricky Terrain on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ," interviewing Richard Grime , an attorney wit... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | South Korea strike spreads; ports clogged | SOUTH Korean construction workers went on strike today to press for cheaper fuel and higher pay, joining thousands of truckers who walked off the job last week, crippling the export-dependent country'... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Petrol, diesel and LPG prices increased | Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (IOCL, BPCL and HPCL) have been moderating the impact of high international oil prices, which have touched record highs. The Indian Basket of Crude oil is $ 123/b... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Okay, MAYBE Elementary | On May 10th, China Central Television ( CCTV ), one of the largest television network in China, reported a story on a recent Death Note incident in Nanning City, Guangxi, where adults discovered among... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Oh, The Time Wasted | BEIJING, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that devastated China's southwest province of Sichuan on May 12 has risen to 69,185, the country's State Council said Tuesd... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PI-UK China - the first newsletter of | The latest newsletter from PI-UK is available for download. PI-UK China is a forum for 15 UK-based professional institutes, including BIFM, concerned with the promotion of the built environment and en... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Gazprom Neft is considering the possibility of buying foreign oil companies and refineries, the company s President Alexander Dyukov said at th | 24.2008 (16:25) | RBC Gazprom Neft is considering the possibility of buying foreign oil companies and refineries, the company s President Alexander Dyukov said at the company s annual shareholders mee... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Philippine rescue workers have located another 24 people listed as missing three days after their ferry capsized during a typhoon, RIA Novosti reports | 24.2008 (16:21) Philippine rescue workers have located another 24 people listed as missing three days after their ferry capsized during a typhoon, RIA Novosti reports. The Princess of the Stars ferry,... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Public Quest Preview | I'm just going to tell you straight up: Previewing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game is one of the most difficult things to do in this business. At best, a typical 20-to-30 minute demon... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Does John McCain Understand the Music? | 2:34PMAccording to Charlie Black, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December was an "unfortunate event," but it was a turning point in John McCain's primary campaign. McCain's "knowledge and abil... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Ronn Bailey LIVE WEEKEND RACE FINISH Baja Racing N | Baja Racing News. driver in the longest off-road event of 2008, the first Transorientale Rally! Most recent Ronn Bailey Team Report: " Ronn Bailey, finished in 4th place today in his class of the Tr... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | China's New Fuel-Price Inflation | What impact will China's 17% hike in gasoline prices have on broader world markets.? The UNITED STATES is so myopic, writes Julian Murdoch for Hard Assets Investor . Despite growing evidence to the co... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | "I'm changing my party affiliation to dem..." | U. Nick Lampson is lobbying his colleagues to change wording in a federal bill, which otherwise would force thousands of Fort Bend County property owners living behind levees to buy flood insurance. T... Read » |
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