China to cut import duties for energy, materials
Source: The Economic Times
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-05-30 10:33:14 -0700 | political-news
China will cut import duties on some energy and raw materials products to increase consumption, China's cabinet said in a statement on Friday. The State Council did not provide further details, but said China wanted to buy more from its...
Military exchanges with India to help build more trust: China
Source: Indian Express
New Delhi :: India | updated 2012-05-26 15:28:28 -0700 | political-news
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit. "Our military people are positive about military cooperation and exchange of visits with India. I think China and India are strategic partners... military exchanges and cooperation are part of the partnership," Sun...
The Lakers do the transaction to bid farewell to veteran guard Derek Fisher
Posted by: qaz232
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-04-15 20:47:15 -0700 | sports-news
Jordan - Hill, the Rockets in exchange for the Los Angeles Lakers the microblogging guard Derek - Derek Fisher. According to ESPN reporter Mark - Steyn revealed that, the Rockets also received the Los Angeles Lakers Lamar - Lamar Odom...
China sees Dalai Lama conspiracy in Tibetan suicides
Source: Indian Express
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-07-02 17:41:54 -0700 | political-news
An official said police investigations of the self-immolations in Tibetan areas of the provinces of Sichuan and Qinghai, bordering Tibet, have found that victims were used by separatists to create chaos. Wu Zegang, chief of the Aba prefecture of southwest...
HSBC China services PMI hits 4-month high in Feb
Source: The Economic Times
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-05-05 17:33:02 -0700 | business-news
China's services sector ran at its fastest pace in four months in February, though well-below its long-term trend despite an uptick in new business growth to an eight-month high, a private-sector survey of purchasing managers showed on Monday. The reading...
Lin's trademark bounce set to net top score
Source: Chinadaily
Shanghai :: China | updated 2012-04-23 13:16:48 -0700 | business-news
Speculative entrepreneurs in China are set to score slam-dunk style on the back of basketball player Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise to stardom. The name of National Basketball Association's Chinese-American overnight sensation, who is now said by Forbes magazine to be...
China manufacturing activity weakens in Feb: HSBC
Source: The Economic Times
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-04-22 12:04:44 -0700 | business-news
Wednesday, in a further sign that the eurozone crisis and US weakness are hurting demand...But while the figure marked an improvement it still remained below 50, indicating the sector is contracting...Qu urged the government to step up efforts to ease...
EU says China may become its biggest market in 2012
Source: The Economic Times
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-04-12 08:27:31 -0700 | political-news
The EU ambassador to China said Monday the Asian powerhouse could become Europe's biggest export market this year, overtaking the United States, as Beijing boosts domestic demand. His comments come after Premier Wen Jiabao said China was considering helping the...
London Olympics Australian swimming forcing Rice to continue this season
Posted by: namedo
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-04-19 05:07:03 -0700 | sports-news
Stephanie Rice Australian swimming on Friday after her first race this year it will steer clear of the competition this season because of a shoulder injury, not for the 2012 London Olympics. Beat Rice (23 years) Besbaqa 200 and 400...
China plays down concerns over $1.69 tn local debt
Source: The Economic Times
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-05-23 19:59:23 -0700 | business-news
China on Monday played down concerns over USD 1.69 trillion local debt, saying that the situation is "overall safe and controllable" as things were kept under check through clean-ups and regulations. The government takes managing local government debts very seriously,...
Krishna hands over Galle-Hikkaduwa section
Source: The Hindu
Kilinochchi :: Sri Lanka | updated 2012-05-02 06:19:17 -0700 | political-news
As part of an India-assisted plan to revive the south coastal Railway in Sri Lanka, the completed section of the Galle-Hikkaduwa railway track was on Thursday handed over to Sri Lanka. Phase-One of this Project, comprising the 42-km Galle-Matara Section,...
China's trade surplus fades by imbalances persist
Source: The Age
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-03-13 20:30:07 -0700 | business-news
Story continues below "This supports our view that global rebalancing is occurring amid weakening developed market growth and robust Chinese demand," economists at Barclays Capital in Hong Kong said in a report. They were commenting on figures released on Tuesday...
Hopes shine for Olympic gold in London
Source: The Local
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-03-23 17:25:09 -0700 | political-news
With the Summer Olympic Games just 200 days away, Germanys top athletes are putting their all into training, hoping to strike gold in London. Among Germanys medal favourites this year is 29-year-old weightlifter Matthias Steiner, who won sympathy at the...
Obama Closes the Arsenal of Democracy
Source: Canadian Free Press
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-03-06 11:16:31 -0800 | political-news
Venezuela. Waves of bombings mark the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. North Korea and Iran are on the verge of fielding nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them. In this time of crisis, international tension and threats from...
China goes to Seychelles
Source: Indian Express
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-02-16 03:13:41 -0800 | business-news
China will be setting up its first military base abroad in the Seychelles to seek supplies and recuperate facilities for its navy. The Seychelles has defended its decision by suggesting that it has invited China to set up a military...
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