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China manufacturing shrinks in May
cto ry activity since October. It's a worrying sign for those concerned that a recovery in China's economy, the world's second largest, may have stalled. The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49.6 in May, slipping under the 50-point level separating expansion from contraction. Manufacturing activities in May reflected slower domestic demand and ongoing external ...
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China launches major coal price index
coal price index ,China Taiyuan Coal Transaction Price Index ,Shanxi,China Taiyuan Coal Transaction Center ,China Finance Corp,China Finance Corp,China Coal Price ...
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Taiwan consumers reaching point of no returns in buying of gadgets
Amendments proposed to the Consumer Protection Law would eliminate the seven-day grace period that allowed consumers to return electronic products or fresh goods. At its weekly meeting yesterday, the Cabinet proposed a draft amendment to the Consumer Protection Law that would impose stricter restrictions on consumers and consumer protection groups. Wu Cheng-hsueh, a representative for the ...
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A photo tour of the China Garden Expo
The 9th China International Garden Expo, which opened in Beijing's Fengtai District last Saturday, offers a place where citizens and tourists alike can see miniature replicas of famous buildings from China and around the world on the 500-hectare expo ...
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China survives Indonesia scare
China's Cai Yun (back) and Fu Haifeng in action against Rian Agung Saputro and Angga Pratama (inset) of Indonesia during their men's doubles tie of their Sudirman Cup quarterfinals ...
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S. China rainstorm leaves 4 dead 500000 affected
A persistent rainstorm that has lashed down on south China's Guangdong Province for days has left four people dead and affected lives of nearly half a million residents, local flood control authorities said ...
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Rainstorm alerts for Chinas west south regions
China's meteorological authority on Thursday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the west and ...
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Confucianism isnt a quick fix for China moral vacuum
Many people may turn to chicken-soup-for-the-soul kind of books for guidance and inspiration when they feel lost. In China, many are now looking to Confucianism -- which the country shunned as toxic and reactionary to its communist cause decades ago -- as the "chicken soup" to remedy their "sick" society. Of course, drawing a parallel between the ancient classics and a ...
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Australia stocks extend selloff
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell in early trade Friday, extending a selloff that pushed the benchmark to a one-month low Thursday after disappointing data from China, Australia's largest export market. The S&P/ASX ...
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Japan stocks rebound after slump Nikkei up 3.2
+2.78% climbing 3.2% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, prompted by some relief buying amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go. The broader ...
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ASIA MARKETS Japan Stocks Recover Modestly After Steep Sell-off
HONG KONG – Japanese stocks jumped Friday to stage a modest recovery, with relief buying emerging after the extreme losses they suffered the previous day, amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go.The Nikkei Stock Average climbed 3% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, while the broader Topix advanced 2.6% after Thursday's 6.9% ...
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Will China mediate the Mideast peace process
By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese ...
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Soldier accused of filming female cadets in shower
WASHINGTON: A sergeant first class on the staff of the United States Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were undressed in the bathroom or the shower, according to army officials. The army is contacting about a dozen women to alert them that their privacy may have been violated by the suspect, identified as Sgt. ...
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89-yr-old chronicler of Everest completes 50 years of mountain record-keeping
American expedition to the Everest . That set off what was to become one of the most unique pursuits in mountaineering history. Hawley has since then met every single expedition that has come to climb not just Mount Everest but the rest of Nepal's mountain peaks. In fact no team goes for its summit without meeting her. As the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of ...
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Phurba Tashi climbs Everest for 21st time equals record
Mount Everest on Thursday with Phurba Tashi Sherpa reaching the top of the mountain for the 21st time, equalling the record set by another Nepalese, Apa Sherpa, in 2011. Earlier in the day, 80-year-old ...
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Human safaris Blow to Andamans
Survival International's call for a tourism boycott of the islands until 'human safaris' are stopped. The organization is asking nearly 200,000 tourists who visiting the islands every year to stay away - until tourists are banned from the road through the Jarawa forest and an alternative sea route set. Survival's director Stephen Corry said on Thursday, "In ...
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Press Digest - China - May 24
Thu May 23, 2013 9:26pm EDT May 24 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Friday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL -- Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power Co Ltd will buy 85 percent stake in LongTan Hydropower Development Co Ltd by offering around 15.15 billion yuan ($2.47 ...
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Japans Nikkei recovers some of Thursdays 7.3 percent plunge
* Nikkei rises 2.4 pct, Topix up 2.1 pct * Nikkei still on track for longest monthly winning run since 1972 By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average regained ground on Friday after a 7.3-percent dive in the previous session, its biggest one-day percentage drop in two years after weak Chinese factory data spooked investors. The Nikkei climbed 2.4 percent to ...
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Japan stocks plunge more than 7 percent triggering falls across global markets
Global markets fall after weak Chinese manufacturing data and mixed messages from the Fed about when it will wind down its asset-buying ...
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China Pakistan vow to deepen cooperation
China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian ...
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Fitch Taiwan Securities Cos Generally Stable Despite Weak Turnover
Thu May 23, 2013 9:00pm EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Taiwanese Securities Sector here TAIPEI/SEOUL/SINGAPORE, May 23 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings says in a new report that credit profiles of Taiwanese securities companies have remained generally stable despite depressed trading volumes. Domestic securities companies are ...
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London killers are Britons of Nigerian origin
LONDON: Britain experienced a communal backlash against Muslims within 24 hours of a young, serving soldier being butchered with "stone age savagery" ...
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Victim was Manchester United fan father of 2-yr-old kid
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers . Father of two-year-old Jack, Britain's ministry of defence called him "a real character, always smiling". Drummer Rigby, 'Riggers' to his friends, was born in July 1987 in Crumpsall, Manchester, and was a ...
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UK mosques attacked in backlash of Woolwich beheading
LONDON: Britain experienced a communal backlash against Muslims within 24 hours of a young, serving soldier being butchered with "stone age savagery" ...
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China doesnt rule out investing in POK
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would not go up merely out of respect for Indian sensibilities. The signal came from the Chinese foreign ministry in midst of premier Li Keqiang's visit to Pakistan after spending three days in India. "It's for India and Pakistan to sort out their differences concerning Kashmir," the foreign ministry spokesman said in reply to specific questions ...
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Osaka sees first InterContinental hotel built
Osaka is a major travel destination within Japan and the wider Asian region for business travelers and leisure tourists alike. The city is an economic powerhouse and part of the backbone of the Japanese economy. It makes sense for InterContinental to finally open a hotel here then.
Osaka is the second command center of the Japanese economy after Tokyo, with a daytime and nighttime population that reflects the massive draw of the city as an economic powerhouse. Read more
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