Edward Snowden strikes back against US authorities in blog posts
Posted by: Jennifer Rees
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-06-18 23:27:59 -0700 | political-news
Several blog posts apparently by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden Monday claimed he revealed particulars about US intelligence on its citizens because of President Obama’s increased support for “abusive practices” instead of restraining them as he pledged during his campaign....
Quick Visit to Mum Puts Li Na Right
Source: International Herald Tribune
Wuhan :: China | updated 2013-06-18 20:06:13 -0700 | sports-news
Women Wimbledon might not be her most successful tournament but Li says she is feeling "totally relaxed" ahead of next week's grasscourt grand slam, thanks to the flying visit home. "I had one week off, I was feeling in need...
Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter, global growth risk still dominates
Source: Reuters
Luoyang :: China | updated 2013-06-18 22:31:09 -0700 | business-news
News Related Video A worker wearing protective glasses welds steel products at a heavy equipment manufacturing factory in Luoyang, Henan province May 1, 2013.
?Soft darts? hits bullseye with high-tech game
Source: Kuwait Times
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-06-18 12:49:53 -0700 | political-news
Middle-aged and overweight, with a gut spilling over a waistband, cultivated through years of swilling beer during tense matches. But a radical transformation is taking place and the game that was once the preserve of grown-ups in dimly lit pubs...
Yashili to be bought by Mengniu Dairy
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-06-18 18:50:34 -0700 | business-news
Infant formula producer Yashili International, which sources milk from New Zealand, is being snapped up by China Mengniu Dairy in a deal worth about HK$12.5 billion ($2.0 billion) as part of a plan to expand its milk powder busines The deal for Carlyle-backed Yashili...
3 Reasons Baidu Stock Is Dancing With $100
Source: The Motley Fool
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-06-18 17:40:58 -0700 | business-news
Yes, in its latest quarterly report, Baidu missed analysts' revenue estimates ...Over the past year, you've seen that market share fall as low as the 55%, according to Statcounter. Around this time last year, Qihoo came in and decided it didn't...
GM's mini-vehicle JV breaks ground on production plant
Source: Chinadaily
Chongqing :: China | updated 2013-06-18 22:13:26 -0700 | green-news
GM-Wuling, General Motor's mini-vehicle venture in China, on Tuesday started construction on a production center in Southwest China's municipality of Chongqing. The center, located in the Liangjiang New District, will have an annual production capacity of 400,000 vehicles and 400,000...
Alipay's spare money business stirs online investment
Source: Chinadaily
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-06-18 20:16:14 -0700 | technology-news
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which runs Taobao.com, has established a new business offering customers higher investment yields than interest from banks. Five years ago, group board chairman Ma Yun said if Chinese banks do not change then they will be...
Chinese, US researchers study Tibetan medicines
Source: Chinadaily
Lanzhou :: China | updated 2013-06-18 20:16:12 -0700 | health-news
A Chinese medical laboratory Tuesday launched a joint program with Harvard University to study Tibet an herbal medicine s, in an effort to see how they can help fight cancers. Researchers from China's Tibetan Medicine External Preparations Engineering Lab (...
Shadow banking threatens credit crisis: Fitch
Source: Chinadaily
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-06-18 20:16:19 -0700 | business-news
In a speech in Hong Kong , Charlene Chu, senior director of financial institutions at the global ratings agency, said that at the end of 2012 Chinese lenders were involved, directly or indirectly in three-quarters of the 11.7 trillion yuan...
A-shares' inclusion may bring $180 billion inflow
Source: Chinadaily
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-06-18 20:16:14 -0700 | business-news
The possible inclusion of China's A-shares into global benchmarks would lead to $180 billion of inflow to the Chinese equity market, D eu tsche Bank said Tuesday. "This is a relatively conservative number," a Deutsche Bank report said. "As we...
Caravans to see rapid growth in China
Source: Chinadaily
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-06-18 18:50:10 -0700 | business-news
The number of caravans in China is expected to increase by about 50 percent or more annually over the next three to five years, an industry expert said Tuesday...Currently, China has more than 10,000 caravans and about 100 campgrounds for...
Scholar urges Hong Kong to address 'cultural gap'
Source: Chinadaily
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-06-18 18:50:04 -0700 | business-news
In a report published on Tuesday, Gui Qiangfang, president of the China Institute of City Competitiveness, said Hong Kong's comprehensive competitiveness, including social, environment al and cultural strength, has declined in recent years. One of the major reasons for this...
7-Eleven to open 300 stores in Chongqing
Source: Chinadaily
Chongqing :: China | updated 2013-06-18 18:49:51 -0700 | business-news
Eleven to open 300 stores in Chongqing Updated: 2013-06-18 21:51 ( chinadaily.com.cn) The world's largest convenience store company, 7-Eleven, plans to open 300 stores in Chongqing, it announced on Monday. Eleven is operating in a number of Chinese cities, including...
China Urges Peace Talks to Settle 'Palestinian Question'
Source: Israel National News
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-18 17:06:57 -0700 | travel-news
45 Reported News Brief 6/19/2013, Tammuz 11, 5773 China Urges Peace Talks to Settle 'Palestinian Question' China called for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority at a conference in Beijing Tuesday, as the rising...
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