Provides the latest RSS feeds for Beijing News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Beijing Bulletin.com http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/cat/55582c89cb296d4c/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:32 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:32 -0400 30 The Royal Trophy Golf Tournament will be held for the first time in China Dec 20-22 at Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, Royal Trophy co-managing director Ivan Ballesteros said Tuesday. "We are very pleased to announce that the next edition of the Royal Trophy will be held at Dragon Lake Golf Club in China. The previous edition of the competition was an enormous success with the Asian team ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660589/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660589/scat/55582c89cb296d4c ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660358/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660358/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses. Federal prosecutors said that Yudong Zhu, a U.S.-educated NYU professor, and Xing Yang, a lab engineer, were released on bail after appearing in federal court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges. According ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658342/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:03 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658342/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled to the US last year, has said he thinks Washington should do more to protect the relatives he left behind in China. Guangcheng caused a diplomatic row between the US and China after he escaped house arrest and sought refuge in the American embassy in Beijing. Guangcheng, who exposed forced abortions and sterilisations in his home province of Shandong, ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657394/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:40:04 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657394/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Stressing on the need for increased people-to-people interaction between India and China, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday declared 2014 as the year of exchanges between the two nations to boost understanding and friendship. Addressing captains of Indian industry at a function organised by FICCI here, Keqiang said: " The year of 2014 will be to boost understanding and friendship between ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656505/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 03:40:01 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656505/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The visit of Premier Li Keqiang to India will promote a strategic partnership, but the US should not become jealous since Beijing and New Delhi do not want to be its enemy, a state-run daily said Tuesday. "Li Keqiang's India visit will promote the two countries strategic partnership to a large extent. "But the United States should not be jealous, because China and India do not want to be its ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655601/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:30:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655601/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The trade imbalance between India and China may keep growing, experts here said with one of them noting that "India needs more Chinese manufactured products". As Premier Li Keqiang visits India, his first overseas trip, China Daily spoke to experts who said the trade imbalance is likely to keep growing and the situation is hard to change. "India's trade deficit with China is expanding. In the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655103/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:20:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655103/scat/55582c89cb296d4c External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday said that despite aberrations like the recent stand-off over the Chinese troop incursion in the Eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, both India and China truly see themselves as partners in the regional and global context, both presently and for the future as well. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Khurshid, who took part in the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636149/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:03 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636149/scat/55582c89cb296d4c India and China on Monday enhanced their bilateral ties with the inking of eight significant agreements that cover a range of areas including trade, culture and water resources. The agreements were signed after delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. To enhance trade, both sides decided to set up three working groups under the Joint ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636146/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636146/scat/55582c89cb296d4c India's Ambassador to China S. Jaishankar on Monday said New Delhi's relationship with Beijing is expanding substantively, and termed the three-day state visit of Premier Li Keqiang as significant. Interacting with media after delegation-level talks between India and China here, Ambassador Jaishankar said: "This visit is significant because it is Premier Li's first visit to India. India is a ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636141/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636141/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, alluding to recent skirmishes on their Himalayan border, acknowledged on Monday, that there were some problems with good friend India but said that the two Asian giants should take a leaf out of their vast history to resolve all issues peacefully. "Since we are strategic partners and we are good friends that can speak to each other with candour, so we do not deny ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634189/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:03 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634189/scat/55582c89cb296d4c An opinion poll conducted with samples across India has revealed that a large majority of people, 83 percent, considered China as a security threat, though 63 percent would like relations with China to strengthen. The poll, titled 'India Poll 2013: Facing the future - Indian views of the world ahead' conducted by the Lowy Institute for International Policy and Australia India Institute (AII), ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634187/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634187/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The interests of both sides would be hurt if the European Union (EU) goes ahead with an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into mobile telecommunications equipment from China, said a senior Chinese official on Tuesday.Telecom manufacturers of China and the EU have enormous interests in each other's markets and have broad cooperation, Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng told ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662365/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:23 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662365/scat/55582c89cb296d4c May 21 - Panagiotis Giannakis, the man who led his native Greece to European glory in 2005, has taken over at the helm of the Chinese national men's basketball team, who parted company with American coach Bob Donewald Jr after they lost all five of their ties at London 2012. "The former Greek national team boss will be the national team coach," confirmed the Chinese Basketball ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662366/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:54:18 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662366/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> LANZHOU - China is investing millions of dollars in a flood control project to prevent Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northwest China's Gansu province, from seasonal flooding, the caves' administration said on Tuesday. Designed to combat a once-in-300-year flood, the banks of the Daquan River where the grottoes are located, will be strengthened with ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662094/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:33 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662094/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> Germany-based Bayer Group said that while China is continuously exporting products to the global market, it's also expected to export technology to the rest of the world. "We are aiming to reach a global innovation footprint for Bayer and its partners by exporting China-made technology to the rest of the world by 2020," said Patrick Thomas, CEO of Bayer ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662367/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:29 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662367/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> Angklung, listed by the UNESCO as an Indonesian musical instrument, has drawn the attention of many people in the world and became one of the country's cultural icons. The Embassy of Indonesia in Beijing in cooperation with the Indonesia-China Friendship Association and supported by the Embassy of China in Jakarta, are organizing "the Biggest Angklung ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662507/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:28 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662507/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A large number of snakes and tortoises were confiscated in a cross-border smuggling case in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local border police said ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662368/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:23 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662368/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said both sides had agreed to push forward negotiations through their special representatives, who are to meet soon. (AFP ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662370/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:44:28 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662370/scat/55582c89cb296d4c VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX: MBA and OTCQX: MBAIF) ("CIBT") is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, King George International College ("KGIC"), one of the largest private English training schools in Canada, has completed the construction of its Beijing Education Center with plans to hold a grand opening ceremony in ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662680/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:23 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662680/scat/55582c89cb296d4c North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits Breeding Station No. 621 of the Korean People's Army, under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in an undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 21, ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662304/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:42 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662304/scat/55582c89cb296d4c North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits Breeding Station No. 621 of the Korean People's Army, under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in an undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 21, ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661953/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:39 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661953/scat/55582c89cb296d4c WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 (WAM)-- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister and Chairman of the National Media Council (NMC) received the President of the China News Agency (Xinhua), Li Congjun. During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah and Congjun discussed media cooperation, mutual visits, and the exchange of news between Emirates News Agency (WAM) and Xinhua, especially in ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662372/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:39 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662372/scat/55582c89cb296d4c MUMBAI | Tue May 21, 2013 9:01am EDT MUMBAI May 21 (Reuters) - Essar Energy Plc on Tuesday signed a $1 billion financial cooperation agreement with the China Development Bank and PetroChina International Co. Ltd. , according to a document seen by Reuters. Detail of the deal - signed in Mumbai during a visit by the Chinese premier - were not immediately known. Sources on Monday told ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662371/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 09:01:06 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214662371/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING -; Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660939/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:48:18 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660939/scat/55582c89cb296d4c India and China together account for about 38 percent of the world's 7-billion-plus population. Because these Asian giants share a border, the whole planet holds its breath if they are at each other's throats, as they were again earlier this month. Chinese and Indian troops faced off in a border dispute in the remote Ladakh region of the rugged Himalayas, where the exact location of the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661009/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:43 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661009/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China and Tajikistan are ready to add substantial content to their strategic partnership, top Chinese leaders said as they met with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon on Monday.Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), and Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli held separate meetings with Rakhmon in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Monday ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661010/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:39:03 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661010/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING - As major developing economies living next door to each other, China and India have ample reasons and common desire to be good neighbors and partners despite disputes. Leaders of both countries have long recognized the strategic importance of China-India ties and have shown firm will to carry on win-win cooperation. The ongoing visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to India again ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661011/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:36:44 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661011/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Islamabad: Six JF-17 Thunder jets of the Pakistan Air Force will escort Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's aircraft when it enters Pakistani airspace on Wednesday at the start of his two-day visit, symbolising the close links between the two sides in defence and strategic sectors.The JF-17s, developed and built jointly by China and Pakistan, will guide the special Air China Boeing 747 aircraft to ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661013/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:24:53 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661013/scat/55582c89cb296d4c An Afghan man rides his bike past a China Merchandise Trade Center in Kabul, Afghanistan.(Musadeq Sadeq/AP) For a relatively small drilling operation, China National Petroleum Corporation's (CNPC) project in Afghanistan's Sar-e-Pul province has a large footprint. Several layers of fences and containers serving as blast walls surround the extraction site, which includes dormitories, an ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661324/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:01 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661324/scat/55582c89cb296d4c WASHINGTON - Chinese hackers who breached Google’s servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years’ worth of information about U.S. surveillance targets, according to current and former government officials. The breach appears to have been aimed at unearthing the identities of Chinese intelligence operatives in the United States who may have been under ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661019/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:19:13 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661019/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mayer, CEO of the biggest US Web portal since July, is betting that Tumblr will help transform Yahoo into a hip destination in the era of social networking as she challenges Google and Facebook ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661021/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:15:08 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661021/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING: China is likely to complete the second phase of its strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) project in 2015, two years behind schedule, the country's top investment bank said on ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660755/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:15:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214660755/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Longtime coal operator High Ridge Mining will open seven mines in Eastern Kentucky, creating more than 250 jobs in a hard-pressed region that has seen the loss of several thousand mining jobs in recent years. According to the Associated Press, High Ridges Bill Smith said most of the coal taken from his operation in Pike County will be shipped to China. Coal mining jobs in Kentucky were at 11,700 ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661020/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 08:03:30 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661020/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Euro notes are spread out at the Belgian branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in Brussels January 20, 2011. (FRANCOIS ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659742/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 07:40:51 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659742/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Defending champion China beat Indonesia 5-0 in their second and last group match on Tuesday at the 13th Sudirman Cup team badminton tournament.London Olympics champion Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng replaced their young fellows Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan to play against Hendra Setiawan/Angga Pratama. The Indonesian pair took the first game 21- 16 but still failed to handle Cai and Fu. Though absent frommatches ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659743/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:44 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659743/scat/55582c89cb296d4c FIVE people have died after a 10-metre wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese boom town neighbouring Hong Kong, local authorities say. The Shenzhen Longgang district government said on its verified page on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, that five people had died and added that it was investigating the incident. The sinkhole ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661015/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 07:28:23 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214661015/scat/55582c89cb296d4c GUANGZHOU - At least five people were killed in a road cave-in that occurred Monday night in South China's Guangdong province, local authorities said Tuesday. The accident occurred around 9:19 pm on a road in the Huamao Industrial Park in the city of Shenzhen, sources with the city's emergency relief office said. As of 4:30 pm Tuesday, five bodies had been retrieved from a pit ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659744/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 07:27:49 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659744/scat/55582c89cb296d4c IDG News Service - The European Union may be trying to protect its telecom equipment industry with its recent threat to investigate China over networking equipment imports. But the move could end up hurting the chances of Western vendors intent on supplying technology to China's upcoming 4G services launch, according to analysts. Last week, the EU set off fears of a trade war with China ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659745/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 07:27:44 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659745/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (5 mins ago) Defending champions China trounced arch rivals Indonesia 5-0 to top Group A of the Sudirman Cup on Tuesday, declaring they are ready to face anyone in Thursday's quarter-finals. The Chinese have won the biennial tournament eight times and are chasing their fifth consecutive title, AFP reports. After Tuesday's matches, Chinese coach Li Yongbo said his team is ready to ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659746/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:54 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659746/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Manmohan Singh agreed to step up discussions to end their long-running Himalayan region border disputes. Li, during his official three-day visit to India, said the two countries had "established principles for settling the question" of where the border should lie, The Hindustan Times reported. The goal is to avoid disagreements that in the past have threatened to spill over into armed ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659747/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:17 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214659747/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Frothy tech valuations are not limited to Silicon Valley with Yahoo's $1.1-billion (U.S.) Tumblr buy. High-stakes deals are growing in China too, as big players court emerging platforms to lock in new ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658685/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:32:05 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658685/scat/55582c89cb296d4c May 21, 2013 Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and "anti-terrorism technology" trade fair in Beijing as vendors seek to profit from China's huge internal security budget. The country is estimated to have more than 180,000 protests each year and the ruling Communist Party spends vast sums on ensuring order -- more even than on its military, ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658687/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:07 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658687/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday the most important outcome of his talks with the Indian leaders is that they reached strategic consensus and deepened strategic trust.Briefing the press after meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, Li said at the talks, held on Sunday night and Monday morning with Singh and other Indian officials, both sides had friendly, in-depth and ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658689/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:24:03 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658689/scat/55582c89cb296d4c 21 May 2013 CHINA'S small traditional trade in carving uses ivory acquired through legal auctions and in no way encourages or worsens the problem of elephant poaching ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658659/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:23:52 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658659/scat/55582c89cb296d4c off the top of the Chinese box office charts in the week ending on Sunday.The film, which tells the story of a trio of entrepreneurs who establish an English language training service, has pulled in 108 million yuan (about $17.6 million) since its Friday debut, China Film News reported on ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658516/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:22:01 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658516/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> CHANGSHA - Three rice mills in Central China's Hunan province are being investigated after rice they produced was found to be contaminated with cadmium last week, local authorities said Tuesday. Three mills in Youxian County in the city of Zhuzhou were ordered to recall their products and suspend business operations, according to a statement by the county government. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658695/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:19:05 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658695/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> An international meeting that gathered leading experts, practitioners, policymakers, and investors from China and abroad to promote natural solutions to the water crisis facing an urbanizing world was held in Beijing on May 16. Water resources are increasingly jeopardized by climate change, pollution, watershed degradation, and misuse, with 80 percent of the world now facing ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658542/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:19:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658542/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Houston will also be on the list of the cities with the baggage through check-in service when the route is inaugurated, bringing the total number of cities with this service to 14. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658531/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:20 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658531/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (31 mins ago) Luxury label Burberry said annual net profits fell 3.4 percent after it took a large exceptional charge. Earnings after tax slid to £254.3 million in 12 months to the end of March, compared with net earnings of £263.3m in its 2011-12 financial year. Burberry's performance was hit by a one-off charge of £82.9 million linked to the termination of a fragrance ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658416/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:38 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658416/scat/55582c89cb296d4c CAVITE, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship and other vessels off a Filipino military-occupied shoal in the disputed Spratly ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658637/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:48:31 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658637/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's surprising growth in recent years has contributed to throwing Australian treasury economic and revenue forecasts out of whack, Secretary to the Treasury Martin Parkinson told economists at a budget briefing in Sydney Tuesday.The briefing was called to explain the context of errors in recent economic and revenue forecasts, which are currently undergoing extensive review.Parkinson ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657542/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:21:36 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657542/scat/55582c89cb296d4c International News: India and China held very "specific" discussions without "shying away from anything", External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657773/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:19:31 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657773/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Four people were killed and another seriously injured in a crane collapse on Tuesday morning in Central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said. The accident occurred around 10:30 am at a construction site in the village of Shuangli, Yuanan County, sources with the county government said. The roughly seven-story crane collapsed while being dismantled, killing three people on the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657774/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:19:25 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657774/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh agreed Monday in New Delhi to further consolidate the Sino-Indian strategic cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity and to push for fresh and substantial progress in bilateral cooperation.In his meeting with Singh, Premier Li said China and India are important neighbors and partners by nature.He noted that ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657775/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:19:06 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657775/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (Reuters) - China will host the seventh edition of the Royal Trophy when holders Asia take on Europe in the annual team golf contest in December, organisers said on Tuesday. The continental fight will be held from December 20-22 at the Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, the capital of the Guangdong province. Asia bagged their second title in a sudden-death playoff when the sixth edition ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658688/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:33 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658688/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY18 billion (US$2.89 billion) during the first quarter of 2013, falling 14.5% on quarter but growing 28.3% on year, according to China-based consulting company Analysys ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657526/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:13:21 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657526/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> NEW DELHI - India media have highlighted trade and economic relations between India and China during their coverage of Chinese ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657779/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:12:05 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657779/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Students from Nigeria practice acrobatics in Wuqiao county, North China's Hebei province, May 20, 2013. Eight Nigerian students, 14 to 18 years old, began a one-year training course at a local acrobat school, where more than 300 African students have been studying since 2002. Wuqiao county is known as the "home of acrobatics" with more than 1,500 acrobats and 60 troupes. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657750/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:11:54 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657750/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China may extend a nationwide census for wild giant pandas that was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013, as an earthquake disturbed one of the pandas' major habitats last ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657781/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:11:38 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657781/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue May 21, 2013 5:00am EDT * HSI -0.5 pct, H-shares -0.9 pct, CSI300 +0.2 pct * ICBC down 2.1 pct after Goldman exit, vs 2.5 pct discount * PICC P&C slides after $938.3 million rights issue * China property up, urbanization meeting to be reportedly held by June By Clement Tan HONG KONG, May 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares fell from a 3-1/2-month high on Tuesday, hurt by a series of fund raising ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658707/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:25 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658707/scat/55582c89cb296d4c HONG KONG | Tue May 21, 2013 4:43am EDT HONG KONG May 21 (Reuters) - China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd soared as much as 8.3 percent in gray market trading on Tuesday, signaling expectations the Chinese state-owned brokerage will climb in its official debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Wednesday. China Galaxy shares changed hands at HK$5.70 in late afternoon and rose as high as ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658708/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:43:20 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214658708/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Richard Javad Heydarian MANILA - After three years of inconclusive bilateral negotiations with China and a year of precarious diplomatic brinkmanship under Cambodia's chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines has sought new ways to resolve its territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Despite earlier hopes that China's leadership ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657788/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:41:11 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657788/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue May 21, 2013 4:35am EDT * Domestic premiums at around 500 yuan/T over Shanghai front-month contract * One producer takes more than 10,000 T from spot market, adds pressure * Availability of bonded stocks falling By Polly Yam HONG KONG, May 21 (Reuters) - Premiums paid by Chinese buyers of physical refined copper have risen to a 7-month high after domestic producers cut output following a ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657783/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:35:46 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657783/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waves at the media in front of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his ceremonial reception at the Indian President's palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Li said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth. He was ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656762/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:15:22 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656762/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Law enforcement authorities vowed on Tuesday to hand down harsher punishments for those found guilty of fabricating threats targeting civilian flights following a series of such hoaxes.The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said in a statement that those who made false bomb threats targeting a number of flights last week have been arrested.The MPS has issued a notice to police in all areas asking ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656763/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:58 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656763/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Heavy rain that has fallen since Saturday has killed two people in South China's Guangdong Province, bringing the death toll resulting from rainstorms to 36 so far this year, officials said Tuesday. As of 7 pm Monday, over 16,000 residents had been evacuated in the cities of Meizhou and Chaozhou, according to He Guoqing, executive deputy director of the provincial flood control and drought ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656764/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:56 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656764/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> Three female postgraduate students passed the oral defense of their thesis and became China's first masters of equine studies in Wuhan Business University. The university and Tianjin University of Sport cooperated to set up the degree program in 2011. The students completed the study of theoretical knowledge in Tianjin and came to Wuhan for field studies in September ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656765/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:34 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656765/scat/55582c89cb296d4c I spent one day in Detroit last week moderating a panel for a large Chinese industrial zone as well as for automakers. In the audience were CEOs and others seeking to understand trends in the automotive industry as they relates to China. It was a fascinating discussion. Interestingly, while many consider China as the home of low-cost production, senior executives from companies and government ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656587/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:33 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656587/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING and SINGAPORE, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Brunswick Group, a leading corporate communications partnership, today announced Ms. MEI Yan has joined the firm as Senior Partner for China. The Company also announced the opening of an office in Singapore in August, 2013, which will be Brunswick's fourth office in Asia and its ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657036/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 03:56:37 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214657036/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING: Notwithstanding steps announced by India and China to reduce their trade deficit during Premier Li Keqiang's ongoing visit, Chinese analysts believe the imbalance is likely to keep growing in the short term due to structural problems. "India's trade deficit with China is expanding. In the short term, that's hard to resolve. The imbalance is mainly because India has ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656771/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 03:46:25 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656771/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A man who allegedly made bomb threat calls yesterday and disrupted five domestic flights to Shenzhen was arrested early this morning by police. Shenzhen police said the suspect, surnamed Wang, made six hoax calls to several flights yesterday morning. The arrest was made at 3:15am today, police said. Wang allegedly had confessed to making all the calls, according to police. Police so far ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655713/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 03:16:06 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655713/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Eight people have been arrested in connection with illegal dumping activities that polluted a local waterway in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, prosecutors said Tuesday.The Yunnan Provincial People's Procuratorate has approved the eight arrests on charges of polluting the environment, a statement issued by the procuratorate said.The legal representatives of three ore dressing or ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655871/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:42 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655871/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The first one is the crisis stemming from the reform of the pricing system. During the initial period of the reform, a double track pricing system was in place, meaning some commodities were priced by the government, and others priced by enterprises according to market demand. The system brought about pricing differences of the same ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655873/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:42 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655873/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Beijing, May 21 (BNA) - A building collapsed in southeast China's Fujian Province on Monday afternoon, no one was killed or injured, China's News Agency (Xinhua) reported. The four-storey building in downtown Fuzhou, capital city of Fujian, was being renovated when it collapsed, according to sources with the municipal committee of the Communist Party of China. All the construction ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656097/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:59:59 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656097/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Source: ONE Sport Exports of New Zealand meat could be allowed into China again within the next few days. Meat exports have been blocked from entering the country since the end of April, and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has made resolving the issue its "number one priority". ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655721/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:57:51 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655721/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Beijing, May 21 (IANS) Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India will contribute to regional economic development and integration, a Chinese daily said Tuesday. An editorial in China Daily noted that Li's ongoing visit to India will create a new chapter in Sino-Indian relations. "That Li chose New Delhi as the first leg of his first overseas trip as China's head of government is a ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656098/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:52:13 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656098/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (52 mins ago) Premier Li Keqiang who is visiting India pledged to open up domestic markets to Indian businesses and narrow a gaping trade deficit between the two countries. ';As for Indian concerns over the trade deficit, the Chinese side is willing to provide facilitations for more Indian products to access the Chinese market,'' Li said during a speech to Indian business leaders ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655693/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:50:52 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655693/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addressed university students at a function organised by the ICWA at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.Here are the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655878/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:50:29 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655878/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's growing surplus in trade with India, an issue of concern to New Delhi, is difficult to resolve and is likely to widen, Chinese experts said. The trade imbalance has come up during the current India visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Trade between India and China is one of the fastest growing, although the two Asian neighbors have longstanding border disputes that resulted in a ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655963/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:26 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655963/scat/55582c89cb296d4c * Key 7-day money rate rises 2 bps to 4.40 pct * One-day repo rate jumps 34 bps to 3.39 pct * C.bank injects 101 bln yuan via open market on Tuesday By Chen Yixin and Kazunori Takada SHANGHAI, May 21 (Reuters) - China's key seven-day money rates extended their rise on Tuesday due to tight liquidity conditions caused by tax payments by companies. However, gains were capped after the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656769/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 02:27:24 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214656769/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Beijing remained unchanged in the first quarter while the vacancy rate edged up for two straight quarters, a report from international real estate specialists Knight Frank showed. The average monthly rent for Beijing's grade-A offices remained unchanged at 396 yuan ($63.9) per sq meter in the first quarter. The market vacancy rate increased by 1 percentage point to 4.8 percent. The small ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655084/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:42 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655084/scat/55582c89cb296d4c India and China today signed three Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on buffalo meat, fisheries and pharmaceuticals; and one agreement on feed and feed ingredients. The MoUs will address trade deficit between the two countries. The trade deficit has increased from US$1.08 billion in 2001-02 to $40.77 billion in 2012-13. The MoUs were signed during the visit of the Premier of the State Council ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655001/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:57:55 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655001/scat/55582c89cb296d4c -0.07% databases accessed valuable information about U.S. knowledge of Chinese espionage activities, the Washington Post reported late Monday. The cyber-intrusions, which Google reported in 2010, included information on U.S. court orders to conduct surveillance of Gmail accounts, the report said. This, in turn, likely tipped off China as to which of its operatives had drawn the suspicion of U.S. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655005/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:44:47 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655005/scat/55582c89cb296d4c North Korea has released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat, Chinese state-run media said on Tuesday, after reports that armed assailants had taken the sailors hostage and demanded a ransom. "All the fishermen with the boat are safe on their way back," China's Xinhua news agency said, citing a Chinese embassy official in Pyongyang it said had heard the news from the ship's ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655006/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:40 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655006/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Casualty Co Ltd (PICC P&C) is raising 5.76 billion yuan ($938 million) to bolster capital, expecting strong growth and amid signs that profitability of Chinese insurers are coming under pressure. China's property and casualty insurance market is expanding between 10-15 per cent annually, making it the fastest growing in the world. That growth also makes it imperative for the insurers to ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655007/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:38:58 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214655007/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Yesterday, top US officials and media made unsubstantiated allegations of hacking of US computer systems by a military unit in Shanghai, escalating tensions with China. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654137/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:08:01 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654137/scat/55582c89cb296d4c An annual fishing ban on the northern part of the South China Sea will begin on Thursday, aiming to further protect marine resources and promote environmental awareness among ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654139/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:46 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654139/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Economy-class passengers on the new route, which will initially use an Airbus 340, will be charged about 5,500 yuan ($895.4) for return tickets up to the end of ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653999/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:44 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653999/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China president Xi Jinping AP FILE PHOTO BEIJING -- China’s new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat southeast of Los Angeles, announced Monday by the White ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654140/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:38 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654140/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China Jiangsu Commodities Exhibition 2013 kicked off on Tuesday in the western Japanese commercial city of Osaka, attracting more than 160 firms and manufacturers from the Chinese coastal province.The three-day event, held in "MyDome Osaka," a major exhibition hall in central Osaka, is mainly organized by the Japan-China Economic Relations and Trade Center in cooperation with the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654141/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 00:56:53 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654141/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Panic over the spread of the deadly bird flu across China appears to be subsiding, with a few outbreak-hit provinces rolling back their high-alert state of readiness after reporting no new infections over the past two weeks. With experts expecting the impending summer heat to weaken the H7N9 virus, three eastern provinces - Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong - have announced that they will relax ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654144/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 00:52:42 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654144/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Severe air pollution on Jan. 12 in Beijing, China. Air quality index levels were classed as "Beyond Index." (Photo: Hung Chung Chih, ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654242/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tue, 21 May 2013 00:32:57 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214654242/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the H7N9 virus which can take on a variety of shapes. . AP FILE PHOTO BEIJING--No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week, national health authorities said, for the first time since the outbreak began in March. One previously infected patient died in the week beginning ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653213/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:54:27 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653213/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Copyright 1995 - 2010 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653215/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:51:10 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653215/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Reports that China may step up the diversification of its huge foreign exchange reserves is not great news for U.S. Treasurys, already under pressure from talk about an easing in the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program. But, the fall-out from such a move is likely to be limited, analysts say. The body that manages China's currency reserves has set up an operation in New York to invest ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653094/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:51:09 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653094/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> A total of 435 contracts were signed at the eighth Central China Expo, yielding an investment value of 446.9 billion yuan ($72.7 billion), nearly triple that of last year's event, according to the expo's organizing committee on Monday. Investment mainly eyes emerging ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653216/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:51:09 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653216/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Antunes said that Brazil can learn a lot from China when it comes to digital preservation of archives, as China has much more experience on this ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653218/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:36 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653218/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Expressing concern over the widening trade gap, India today asked China to give greater market access to reduce trade deficit that soared to US dollars 29 billion in 2012.India's concern over the trade deficit was conveyed to the visiting Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh."I conveyed to Premier Li our concerns about the trade deficit and sought increased ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653219/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:28 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653219/scat/55582c89cb296d4c North Korea has released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat, Chinese state-run media said Tuesday, after reports that armed assailants had taken the sailors hostage and demanded a ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653220/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:13 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653220/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Rubber processing factories in Lao province of Oudomxay are facing unexpected problems because China is not allowing the import of rubber from Laos at the moment, causing large amounts of the material to remain in stock.Sino-Lao Rubber Company Director Oun told the media recently that, after the company had invested in the building of a rubber processing factory, they encountered an export ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653147/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:04 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653147/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Putting the recent Ladakh incident behind them, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed their commitment to find a solution to the border dispute between the two countries. The two sides also discussed China's building of new dams on the Brahmaputra river and India's concern over the same. Addressing the media after the two leaders held ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653222/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:49:43 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653222/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Darwin 0800 About 150 heavy-hitters in the minerals and resources sector have gathered for the opening of a three-day conference in Darwin.The first Australia China Minerals Investment Summit is a shared initiative involving the South Australian and Northern Territory governments.About 300 representatives of the business and government sectors will take part in the event, including a 100-strong ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653137/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:47:54 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653137/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Not so much. FORTUNE -- Just as cash-strapped consumers in the developing world bypassed so-called landline phones in favor of mobile devices, so China's lower-income consumers are skipping physical stores in favor of e-commerce sites. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653150/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:13 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653150/scat/55582c89cb296d4c It was, the chief federal prosecutor in Manhattan said on Monday, ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653226/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 23:04:41 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214653226/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Fourth seed Zhang Jike retained his men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships by beating third seed Wang Hao in an all-Chinese final here on Monday.Zhang's win was a repeat of the final at the 2011 Rotterdam World Championships and the 2012 London Olympic Games, where he defeated Wang to become the first men's singles world champion to win Olympic men's ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652321/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:28 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652321/scat/55582c89cb296d4c solar panel s is a "grave mistake." Roesler told Welt am Sonntag newspaper in an interview on Sunday that punitive duties are the wrong instrument to deal with the dispute, adding that he expects the European Commission to prevent an ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652323/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 22:46:41 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652323/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The city revived 50 millimeters of rainfalls with three hours on Sunday afternoon. The local meteorological authority raised the rainfall alert from yellow to orange, the second most serious level of the alert system. China has a four-color rainstorm alter system, with red as the most serious, followed by orange, blue and yellow. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652324/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 22:46:30 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652324/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The UN Environment Program (UNEP) agency said Monday China is currently a strategic and significant player in the advancement of green transformation and sustainable development ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652325/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 22:46:14 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214652325/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The death toll from an explosion at Poly Explosives in Caofan township, in China’s Zhangqiu City, has reached 13. The cause of the blast ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214651388/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214651388/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A North Korean soldier stands guard on the banks of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong. North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday. Photograph: ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214651355/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:44 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214651355/scat/55582c89cb296d4c India will mandate that all firms offering internet telephony, including Skype owned by software giant Microsoft, must set up a server in the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214651396/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20:04 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214651396/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Inflation in China continues to rise and affect visitors, while the central government attempts to curb demand and stabilise prices. China’s emergence into the western trading world, the strain on developing infrastructure and the increased cost of living has driven inflation, according to Wendy Wu Tours managing director Alan Alcock said. Throughout China there have been increases to ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214650148/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:26 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214650148/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Monday called for the full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired missiles into the East ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214650297/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 20:34:46 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214650297/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The number two in Chinese leadership offered New Delhi a "handshake across the Himalayas" and said the world's most populous nations could become a new engine for the global ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214650094/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:53 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214650094/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The annual Miss Tourism China Contest World Final is to kick off at Kowloon Hot-spring Hotel in Chengmai county of Hainan province on June 8th. A total of 40 beauties from 20 countries including China, the United States, Russia, Ukraine, England and France will gather in Chengmai to compete against each other for the top three places and individual awards in the evening gown competition, the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214648898/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:10 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214648898/scat/55582c89cb296d4c In celebration of the 3rd China Tourism Day, which falls on May 19, many scenic spots in Hainan are offering a series of great enticements for tourists. Public museums, memorial halls, patriotic education bases and stadiums across the province on the list of public places are open to the public for free on that day. In addition, travel agencies, starred hotels and scenic spots will roll out ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214649020/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:09 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214649020/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> China has emerged as the most financially secure country in an index jointly launched by PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, the largest non-life insurance company in the Chinese mainland, and Genworth Financial Inc, a Fortune 500 insurance holding company. The report surveyed 13,000 households in 14 European countries, and five Latin American countries and China. China ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214648911/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 19:21:50 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214648911/scat/55582c89cb296d4c MUMBAI (AFP) - China's premier will pay his respects Tuesday to the family of an Indian doctor who died treating Chinese troops more than 70 years ago, becoming a rare symbol of friendship between the two nations.Li Keqiang, like Chinese leaders before him, will take time out of his busy India visit to meet relatives of Dwarkanath Kotnis, who provided emergency medical aid for four years ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214644054/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 18:27:28 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214644054/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The following is the statement from the Office of the Prime Minister -The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, today announced that the President of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, will pay a State visit to Trinidad and Tobago during the period May 31 to June 2, 2013. The Chinese President will be accompanied ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214644055/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 18:27:25 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214644055/scat/55582c89cb296d4c New Delhi, May 20: India’s concerns over China’s activities in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra were today restricted by Beijing to information on hydrological data during ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214644282/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 18:06:43 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214644282/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the country's farthest frontiers. It is learnt the minister reviewed the progress of the BRO's road projects on the Indian side of the disputed line of actual control in the northeast and the northern sectors. The review of BRO's functioning comes on the heels of Antony asserting on May 11 that New Delhi had no plans to slam the brakes on ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214643055/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 17:03:05 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214643055/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Prime Minister John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because of confusion over documentation. Mr Key told TV3's Firstline that New Zealand's ambassador to China, Carl Worker, went to see authorities yesterday and confirmed a technical issue was holding up shipments of New Zealand meat on Chinese ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214643882/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26:34 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214643882/scat/55582c89cb296d4c rash of cyber attacks against companies from the US and other English-speaking countries. These attacks were all believed to be launched from China, specifically a branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) called Unit 61398, located in one 12-story building on the edge of Shanghai. In the weeks following this report's release, cyber activity from Unit 61398 had been slow, even ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214641586/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:37 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214641586/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> The world's largest independent biotechnology firm headquartered in Thousand Oaks of southern California is tapping the market in China. As the latest move, Amgen Inc plans to form a joint venture with Chinese pharmaceutical firm Zhejiang Beta Pharma Co to bring its colon cancer drug Vectibix to the Chinese market. "This joint venture brings us one step closer to ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214641588/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:11 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214641588/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China angry over N. Korea`s hijacking of fishing boat . MAY 21, 2013 04:14. . With a Chinese fishing boat confirmed to have been hijacked by North Korea, anti-North Korea sentiment in China is mounting anew. As circumstantial evidence has been made public to suggest that the hijacking incident has been caused by collusion by North Korean pirates and military, attention is focusing on whether ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214641593/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 15:37:43 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214641593/scat/55582c89cb296d4c MADISON - Wisconsin ginseng growers could export $200 million of the medicinal root to China over 10 years under an agreement announced Monday by Gov. Scott Walker from Beijing. Walker is leading a trade mission to China seeking to cultivate opportunities for Wisconsin companies in industries ranging from agriculture to manufacturing and clean-water technology. Speaking to reporters by ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214640228/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:58 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214640228/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Feature: Young heroes become Hollywood box office hits by Yanting Wang LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The "Harry Potter" films generated 7.7 billion dollars in box office worldwide. "The Lord of the Rings" series made some 2.9 billion, and this year's Oscar Best Picture "Life of Pi" has taken in 608 million since last September. It looks like young heroes are ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214640028/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:02 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214640028/scat/55582c89cb296d4c North Korea's missile test over the weekend along with the capture of Chinese fishermen has soured Beijing-Pyongyang ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214640576/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:53 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214640576/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> China and Tajikistan established a strategic partnership on Monday, which observers said would benefit the two countries' economies and regional stability. ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214638889/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:48 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214638889/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Beijing Olympics . A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a fashion company is betrayed by her jealous boss when she designs a spectacular kite for the Beijing Kite ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214639224/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:55 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214639224/scat/55582c89cb296d4c blow-by-blow account of the beleaguered mayor's interaction with the protesters. It is tempting simply to add the Kunming protest to the growing list of Chinese urban environmental protests, and note once again that the Communist Party has not found the right balance between economic development and environmental protection. However, the real significance of these protests is that ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214638892/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:26 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214638892/scat/55582c89cb296d4c After reading about the phenomenon, artists Sebastian Acker and Phil Thompson began plans to document the copy sites. They successfully applied for a traveling grant which took them to China for 6 ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214638784/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 13:31:26 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214638784/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (MENAFN) France's Danone Group will invest USD417 million in China's yoghurt market, reported Reuters.Danone will invest the amount in two deals with China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd, the first through a joint venture between the French firm and state-owned Chinese food enterprise COFCO Corp.The joint venture will acquire an 8.3-percent stake in Mengniu, giving Danone a 4-percent holding that ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637120/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:13 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637120/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 1 basis point to 6.1998 against the US dollar on Monday, the China Foreign Exchange Trading System reported. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 1% from the central parity rate each trading day, according to (Xinhua) News Agency. The central parity rate of the yuan ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637491/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:11 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637491/scat/55582c89cb296d4c The New Zealand government has stopped issuing export certificates for meat exported to China, after shipments were rejected by the Chinese customs authorities, according to reports Monday.This is the latest move by the New Zealand government after shipments of New Zealand lamb and beef were rejected by China's customs this month because of the name change of the New Zealand regulating ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637232/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:40 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637232/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A Chinese soccer club is in talks to appoint Sven-Goran Eriksson as their next manager, a spokesman said Monday."The club is currently in talks with him (Eriksson), however (the appointment) has not been finalized yet," said a spokeswoman for Guangzhou R&F, based in the capital city of South China's Guangdong Province.The appointment would put Eriksson in the same city as ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637492/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:29 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637492/scat/55582c89cb296d4c "China is more concerned about the peace and security of the Pacific Ocean than any other country in the world. And turning it into a 'peaceful' ocean constitutes China's greatest hope."Peng Guangqian, an expert on Chinese military and strategic issues,commenting on the Pacific security situation at the Chahar China-Europe Dialogue, quoted by People.com.cn on ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637418/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:17 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637418/scat/55582c89cb296d4c 2009 Chinese Super League winner Darko Matic is looking ahead to Tuesday's Asia Champions League showdown with F.C. Seoul in a confident mood following last week's stalemate in Beijing. "Comparing the more recent games, we are more dominant and we are better than them," the 32-year-old Bosnian ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637784/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:32:07 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637784/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Last month, China released its white paper on national defense, the eighth since Beijing began releasing the document in 1998. The white paper is invariably an exercise in frustration: China’s detractors are always disappointed by the document, unsatisfied with its contents and the many questions it leaves unanswered. The Chinese government adopts an aggrieved tone in responses to ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637497/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:07 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637497/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Living turtles, fish and salamander in tiny bags of water are being sold in Beijing as key rings for children. To the horror of animal rights activists, the sale of live animals as trinkets is a growing trend in China. A vendor at Beijing market said ';I sell fifty of these a day!'; ';I bought one because my child wanted one';, a mother explained The bags are so small that ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637454/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:48 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214637454/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Workers prepare to launch the China section of the Myanmar-China oil and gas pipeline in Anning in southwest China's Yunnan province. Ren Dong / Color China Photo / AP ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635806/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:41 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635806/scat/55582c89cb296d4c NEW DELHI // India and China agreed yesterday to make a fresh push to resolve a long-running border dispute in a remote Himalayan region, on the second day of Chinese premier Li Keqiang's visit to New Delhi. Mr Li, making his first foreign trip since taking office, said Beijing was determined to build up trust with New Delhi as he and a team of ministers signed a series of agreements with ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635938/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:30 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635938/scat/55582c89cb296d4c New Delhi, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Ministers of India and China, Manmohan Singh, and Li Keqiang respectively, agree that a peaceful coexistence and understanding must be established in bilateral relations and that these will guarantee peace and development in Asia. Singh held a meeting with Keqiang after his arrival in New Delhi, in an environment that diplomatic sources described as ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635940/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:51 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635940/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tesco, Britain's largest retailer, plans to establish a joint venture in China, a bid to control its capital expenditure in global expansion, the Financial Times reported Monday. The supermarket chain that came here in 2004 is seeking partners in China for the venture, the report said, citing three sources close to the matter. Analysts said China Resources Company is the most suitable ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636226/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:29 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214636226/scat/55582c89cb296d4c India will mandate that all firms offering internet telephony, including Skype owned by software giant Microsoft, must set up a server in the ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635775/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:39 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635775/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Hong Kong ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635428/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:14 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635428/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Computer security experts and U.S. officials say Chinese hackers have resumed attacks on companies and agencies they stole data from three months ago. A unit of China's People's Liberation Army had stopped computer intrusions in February after the administration of ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635653/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 11:12:59 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635653/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A Chinese football club is in talks to appoint Sven-Goran Eriksson as their next manager, a spokesman said Monday, despite reports linking the former England boss to the Cameroon national side."Eriksson is one of the candidates," said Chen Jie, a spokeswoman for Guangzhou R&F, based in the capital of the boom southern province of Guangdong."The club is currently in talks with ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634568/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:41 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634568/scat/55582c89cb296d4c At the same event, he also underscored the importance of being more conversant with the Chinese thought process for improving Indo-China relations. His counsel becomes even more relevant in the light of the recent friction between India and China over difference in interpretation of the border, resulting, recently, in a 19-km incursion in the Daulat Beg Oldi sector of the Depsang Valley in ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634869/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:37:17 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634869/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon May 20, 2013 10:37am EDT * Visit to India comes after border standoff in Himalayas * Small breakthroughs on trade, no major agreements * Li also due to visit Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, May 20 (Reuters) - India and China will study new ways to ease tensions on their ill-defined border after an army standoff in the Himalayas, Chinese ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635945/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:37:01 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214635945/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Tensions over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard are still going on. Looking through the history of the Philippines confronting China on maritime disputes, we find that the Phillipines has always held an unscrupulous and reckless attitude. For example, the naval face-off at Huangyan Island last year was triggered by Philippine navy which had attempted to ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634570/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:22 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634570/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China and India issued a joint statement Monday highlighting their commitment to expanding common ground in bilateral cooperation and coordination in various fields.The statement, released during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's ongoing visit here, said the two Asian giants "welcome each other's peaceful development and regard it as a mutually reinforcing ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634572/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:21 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634572/scat/55582c89cb296d4c (Nasdaq: BIDU), starting with the strong possibility that this latest in a sudden string of rumors about Sogou may be true. Sogou's chief executive has already said publicly the unit was for sale, naming Baidu as one of the leading bidders. The only slight contradiction in the mix comes from comments by Charles Zhang in an interview late last week, which I'll return to shortly. But ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634574/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:53 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634574/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> The Beijing Commission of Transport has announced the city's first 170 taxi stations are ready. The stations, now concentrated in the downtown area, are meant to make it easier for residents to hail a taxi. The stations are near hospitals, institutions, and commercial and residential areas. The commission said it's easier for passengers to hail a taxi at a station ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634683/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:34:04 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634683/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Three workers at Foxconn factories in China have fallen to their deaths in recent weeks and police are investigating, according to the company. On April 27 and May 14, two workers employed at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China, separately fell to their deaths, according to the Taiwanese manufacturing giant. On May 11, another worker from Foxconn's Chongqing facility was also found ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634575/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:06 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634575/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Global Leader in Records Management, Data Protection and Document Destruction Opens State-of-the-Art Facility in Beijing NORCROSS, Ga., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634870/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:57 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634870/scat/55582c89cb296d4c By Donny Kwok and Astrid Wendlandt HONG KONG/PARIS (Reuters) - France's Danone (DANO.PA) is aiming for a bigger slice of one of the world's fastest-growing dairy markets by investing 325 million euros ($417 million) in two deals with China ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634271/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 10:22:09 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214634271/scat/55582c89cb296d4c A U.S. computer security firm says the Chinese military has resumed cyber attacks on American companies after a hiatus. Mandiant, which accused China of cyber attacks in a February report, says a Chinese army unit recently broke into the computer systems of more than 100 companies to steal trade secrets. It says the attacks started again just days after Chinese officials told Secretary of ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633339/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:43 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633339/scat/55582c89cb296d4c BEIJING -- A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633097/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 09:37:18 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633097/scat/55582c89cb296d4c China's industrial competitiveness will remain strong in 2013 despite it facing increasing production costs and competition from developing nations in labor-intensive sectors, according to a blue book released on Monday.The blue book, published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a government think tank, says China's industrial competitiveness will keep rising, thanks to its ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633378/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 09:33:30 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633378/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Monday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to safeguard the health and legitimate rights and interests of a number of Chinese fisherman reportedly detained in the country.According to media reports, private fishing boat "Liaoning Generic Fishing No. 25222" from Dalian City in northeast China's Liaoning Province was ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633379/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 09:33:25 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633379/scat/55582c89cb296d4c /enpproperty--> One in five Chinese people are suffering thyroid nodules and roughly 10 percent of all thyroid nodule cases are actually thyroid cancer, medical experts said at a event to mark the International Thyroid Awareness Week (May 20 to May 29). Experts said that China has more than 200 million people suffering from various kinds of thyroid diseases on the mainland. The ... http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633381/scat/55582c89cb296d4c Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:51 -0400 http://www.beijingbulletin.com/index.php/sid/214633381/scat/55582c89cb296d4c