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Three birthdays say much about China’s future and its leaders’ ‘revolutionary bloodline’
East-Asia-Intel.com There are three major birthdays and anniversaries in this year's political calendar - and how they will be celebrated says much about the country's ...
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China tourists instructed to behave
Chinese tourists, who have been flooding global destinations, including the Emirates, have been asked by a top Communist Party official to behave when abroad. Steps should be taken to project the good image of Chinese tourists, Wang Yang, one of the country's four vice-prime ministers, pointed out in a report in the Community Party newspaper, People's Daily. Mr Yang mentioned talking ...
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China Pakistan plan economic corridor Li
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday linked growth in his country's restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an "economic corridor" to boost ...
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China boosts US investment to all-time high seeks more
Although all the news about Chinese investment in the U.S. has focused on the deals that don't get done, Chinese investment in the U.S. is at an all-time ...
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Ai Weiwei uses obscenity-filled music video to mock state power in China
BEIJING - Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the artist’s new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking China’s state power. The video accompanying the visual artist’s single ';Dumbass'; — released Wednesday but blocked online in mainland China — is ...
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North Korean delegation arrives in Beijing
Kim Jong Un took power, state media reported. China's official Xinhua News Agency reports that North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae arrived in Beijing to meet with Wang Jiarui, a top official in the Communist Part of China. It was the first time a delegation from North Korean visited Beijing since Kim ascended to power in 2012, Xinhua reports. Neither side offered specifics regarding ...
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North Korea sends special envoy to mend relations with China
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un dispatched a top military official to main ally Beijing, signaling that Pyongyang may be ready to swap diatribe for ...
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Jamie Bordas Tells Why He Is Not Moving To Australia
But, it is only as I have gotten older and had the opportunity to help so many people through the practice of law that I have come to truly realize what that book is all about. Life throws things at us all the time. However, there is almost always someone who had a day that was a lot worse. My day didn't go as planned. But, almost every day, I talk to someone who has suffered a terrible ...
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NBC FBI Kills Man Linked to Boston Bombing Suspect
MIAMI -- An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported. NBC said the suspect was being questioned and was originally cooperative, but was fatally shot after attacking the agent. ...
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Syrian Troops Show Strength Ahead of Peace Talks
AMMAN -- The Syrian government says it has made significant progress in recapturing territory from opposition forces, even as it apparently prepares to take part in planned peace talks next month. The government offensive against the former rebel stronghold Qusair comes ahead of a peace conference next month aimed at bringing both sides in the conflict to the negotiating table. Some ...
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FBI Shooting in Florida May Be Related to Boston Bombings
The incident occurred in the city of Orlando. A local newspaper, The Orlando Sentinel, said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev. The friend told local media Todashev was being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were martial-arts fighters. The FBI said only that one of its agents was involved in a ...
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Chinas premier begins two-day Pakistan visit
ISLAMABAD // China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan yesterday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers. Premier Li Keqiang said "the tree of China-Pakistan friendship" was planted decades ago, nurtured by successive leaders and "is now exuberant with abundant fruits". Both sides are typically effusive in describing their alliance, underlying ...
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H7N9 Bird Flu Under Control In China According To United Nations
bird flu outbreak that has sickened 130 people and killed 36 has been brought under control in China. They said that closure of live bird markets in Shanghai and other areas has likely contributed to the halt of the spread of the disease throughout the country. The UN warned that health authorities worldwide must still remain on the lookout to detect further cases of the virus, which could ...
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Yen eases after Japan’s trade deficit
Tokyo - The yen edged down against the dollar and euro in Asia on Wednesday after Japan posted its worst ever April trade deficit, fuelling yen-negative ...
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China arrests 13 over ‘protest rumours’
Police in Beijing say they have arrested 13 people for allegedly spreading rumours and disrupting public order following a protest over a migrant worker's ...
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China to float 30b yuan in 10-year T-bonds
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Wednesday that it will float 30 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) in 10-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance is the ministry's 11th batch of book-entry treasury bonds this year. The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 3.38 percent. Interest will be paid every half year, with the last interest and the principal ...
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UPDATE 2-Chinas Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis
Wed May 22, 2013 10:12am EDT (Adds signing of cooperation agreements, paragraphs 8-9) By Nick Macfie ISLAMABAD May 22 (Reuters) - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill. Li arrived in the ...
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Fitch Affirms Taiwans Hua Nan Commercial Bank at BBB+Stable
Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ...
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Seven subjects China does not want Duke to teach
Chinese leadership has reportedly listed seven topics that may not be discussed in university classrooms there. This calls into question the academic freedom ...
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States in scramble to attract Prince Harry when he visits Australia for Navy Fleet Review
A FIERCE tug-of-war has erupted between the army and the governments of NSW, ACT and the Northern Territory for a piece of royal action when Prince Harry visits Australia in October. The four-way tussle to lure the playboy prince is centered around the third in line to the British throne visiting Sydney on October 3 as a guest of the Navy to take the Royal Salute during the Royal Australian ...
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Philex still keen on teaming up with China firm for SC 72
The group of Manuel V. Pangilinan is continuing talks with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Cnooc) for a potential partnership at a massive but disputed oil and gas find in offshore Palawan. Nonetheless, both parties have yet to move forward with their talks, which Pangilinan described as still in the preliminary stage given the geopolitical situation in the area. Pangilinan chairs Philex ...
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Six face extortion charges in China for sex-video scandal
Chinese authorities have charged six people with extortion in connection with a scandal involving secretly recorded sex videos, prosecutors said Wednesday. The six are accused of luring officials in the southwestern city of Chongqing into having sex with women and secretly recording the encounters to blackmail the officials, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The suspects were ...
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Hamid Karzai in Delhi gives India military equipment wish list
Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during his visit this week, presenting a conundrum for New Delhi as it weighs whether arming the Afghan army is in its interests. India wants to stabilize Afghanistan and is concerned about the resurgence of militant groups after foreign combat troops leave in 2014. However, arming Afghanistan ...
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Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel Officials
gunmen shot dead at least seven women and five men at a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said. The attack took place in the capital's eastern area of Zayouna, where a number ...
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Japan says not to review comfort women statement
Japan will not review its stance on the "comfort women" issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday, rejecting at least for now a move suggested by Shinzo Abe before he became prime minister, local media reported. Suga's remarks came amid criticism both in Asia and the United states of Tokyo's stance on Japan's wartime conduct, with former U. S. ...
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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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