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Chinese premier urges efforts to carry on China-India traditional friendship
Visiting Chinese premier Li Keqiang Tuesday called for efforts to carry on China-India traditional friendship as he paid tribute to an Indian doctor who died treating Chinese troops more than 70 years ago."Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis is a great friend of the Chinese people, " Li told relatives of the Indian doctor.Kotnis went to China "despite all the hardships and risks" more than ...
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China India must grasp fresh opportunities in strategic cooperation Premier Li
China and India have vast room for further cooperation and both countries should seize new opportunities to advance their strategic ties, visiting Chinese premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday."China and India are two largest developing countries and emerging markets in the world," Li said in a speech at the Indian Council of World Affairs."China-India relations are one of the ...
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Premier Li stresses global strategic significance of China-India relations
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) meets with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2013. Photo: Xinhua Visiting Chinese premier Li Keqiang stressed the global strategic significance of China-India relations Tuesday during a meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee."China and India are strategic partners and friendly neighbors, " Li told Mukherjee on the ...
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Xi-Obama meeting to chart future course of China-US ties
Chinese president to visit three Latin American nations and US As Chinese president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama is ready to meet for the first time after the leadership transition in both nations, analysts say the June 7-8 summit in the US state of California will chart the course of future development of China-US relations.They also believe that the meeting will show that ...
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China sends condolences after tornado strikes US state
China on Tuesday sent its condolences after a deadly tornado struck the US state of Oklahoma.Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular press briefing that the Chinese side extends its deep condolences to the victims, as well as sincere sympathy to the wounded and disaster-affected people."May they overcome the difficulties and rebuild their homeland soon," he said.The ...
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China expects cooperation with more Indian companies premier
China welcomes more Indian enterprises to cooperate with their Chinese counterparts to achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results, visiting Chinese premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday.Li made the remarks when touring India's industrial giant Tata Group in the financial capital of Mumbai.Li said that the group, which opened an office in China's Shanghai over a century ago, has a ...
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FM spokesman highlights importance of China-US summit
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday that an impending meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama will aid in the construction of a new type of relationship between the two countries.The summit, the first of its kind to be held since Xi took office in March, would be conducive to strengthening strategic communication, increasing mutual trust, deepening ...
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China defeats Kazakhstan at China International Mens Volleyball Tournament
Chinese national men's volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here in Luohe, central China's Henan Province on Tuesday.China beat Kazakhstan 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 with no difficulty because Kazakhstan was not a strong team."My team consists of young players who didn't completely obey my order, so I'm very ...
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Australia number one for Brits
A new poll among British travellers found Australia to be their top pick for ‘Best Country in the World’. According to a survey conducted by the UK’s Ultratravel magazine, Australia was voted best country, outranking other popular destinations including; Italy, New Zealand, Thailand and the US. Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said although economic ...
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Relatives join search for Canadian missing in Australias Snowy Mountains
OTTAWA -- Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law ...
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Japan exports disappoint full benefits of weak yen yet to show
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose less than expected in April from a year earlier due to weak demand from Europe and China, highlighting the challenges confronting the world's third-biggest economy as policymakers try to engineer a sustained ...
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Op-Ed Contributor China’s Brutal One-Child Policy
China 's one-child policy. The People's Daily, the Communist Party mouthpiece, alleged that Mr. Zhang had fathered seven children with four different ...
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Australia stocks advance paced by miners
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks rose Wednesday, with mining issues continuing to recover from recent weakness that stemmed in part from concerns about slowing in China. The S&P/ASX ...
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Japan stocks climb Mitsubishi Motors Sony jump
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks extended gains early Wednesday, with exporters spurred after two Federal Reserve members suggested the central bank wasn't close to slowing monetary stimulus in the U.S. The Nikkei Stock ...
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Japans trade deficit widens as imports surge
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's trade deficit widened sharply in April, as export growth was tepid while imports surged, according to Finance Ministry data released Wednesday. The trade gap grew to 880 billion yen ($8.6 billion) from March's 364 billion deficit, as exports rose just 3.8% from a year earlier, well below Dow Jones Newswires and Reuters forecasts for a gain of 5% and ...
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Japans trade deficit expands 70 in April
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's trade deficit expanded a worse-than-expected 70 percent on year to $8.6 billion in April, government data showed Wednesday, as a weaker yen made imports costlier.The monthly trade deficit came to 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion), 69.7 percent higher than the year-before deficit of 518.4 billion yen, finance ministry data showed.The deficit was the biggest for the month ...
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US approves immigration bill raises H-1B visa cap to 110k
Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on the Senate floor on the measure, which is one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities yet also gives the Republican Party a chance to recast itself as more appealing to ...
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Chinas CITIC Sec plans to buy back stake in fund company
SHANGHAI | Tue May 21, 2013 8:51pm EDT SHANGHAI May 22 (Reuters) - CITIC Securities Co Ltd , China's biggest brokerage, plans to spend up to 2 billion yuan ($325.97 million) to acquire a 10 percent stake in China Asset Management, the country's top fund management company, it said late on Tuesday. CITIC Securities will buy the stake from Wuxi Guolian Development Group and will ...
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Nigeria to Free All Female Islamist Suspects
Nigeria says it will release several Islamist suspects from prison, including the women in custody, as it seeks peace with Boko Haram extremists. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday the move is in line with what it calls "presidential magnanimity to enhance peace efforts." A panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan is recommending the government open peace talks with Boko Haram ...
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Japan Trade Deficit Y879.936 Billion In April
Japan saw a merchandise trade deficit of 879.936 billion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.That missed forecasts for a shortfall of 620.6 billion yen following the downwardly revised deficit of 364.0 billion yen in March.Exports were up 3.8 percent on year, also missing forecasts for a gain of 5.4 percent after adding 1.1 percent in the previous month.Imports climbed an ...
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Will China punish UK for giving award to Chen Guangcheng
HONG KONG - A little more than one year after he bravely escaped illegal house arrest in China for the United States, blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng has become a much bigger thorn in the side of his native country's Communist Party regime. "I think they're in a state of madness," he said last week in ...
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Australia consumer confidence falls sharply in May
SYDNEY | Tue May 21, 2013 8:32pm EDT SYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer confidence fell sharply in May as households reacted negatively to the government's budget announcement, even after a cut in interest rates to a record low. The poll of 1,200 people by the Melbourne Institute and Westpac Bank was conducted in the week the Labor government delayed a ...
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Memo From Afghanistan In Afghanistan Hezb-i-Islami Takes Its Extremism Into Politics
KABUL, Afghanistan ...
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Three former Ford executives charged in Argentine torture cases
Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men are now in their 80s. Their case is part of a new wave of prosecutions focusing on corporate support for the dictators who ran Argentina in 1976-1983, and the 150-page indictment written by Judge Alicia Vence reads like a history lesson, going to considerable lengths to explain why their ...
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Cadmium-Tainted Rice Discovered in Southern China
HONG KONG -- Government officials in southern China sought on Wednesday to calm public ire about toxic substances menacing the region's main food staple, rice, after the city of Guangzhou said that nearly half the rice tested at restaurants this year held excessive cadmium, a heavy metal that can cause cancer and other ...
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Australia the energy superpower?
A new boom in the extraction of Australia's natural gas reserves will have immense economic benefits for the country and especially the state of Western Australia, but conservationists warn of an environmental impact.
Australia is a country rich in natural resources, because of this its economy is an export driven one, and coal, iron ore, wool, meat, gold, and wheat are some of its main exports. It was in the 1920’s that Australia’s economic potential was underpinned by the gold rush that saw its population triple in size in just ten years. Read more
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