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  • India should ask China to stay away from Arunachal border Takam Sanjoy

    Arunachal Pradesh Member of Parliament Takam Sanjoy on Saturday urged the Indian Government to be assertive in asking China to stay away from his state. "We are optimistic that the Indian Government will be very assertive on various issues affecting the two nations. All that we would ask from the Indian Government is that talks are held on the border issue. India should be assertive in placing ...

  • `Lis trip shows China keen to enhance ties with India

    The choice of India as the first leg of Li Keqiang's maiden overseas trip as Chinese premier has sent out a clear signal that Beijing's new leadership prioritizes enhancing ties with New Delhi but that "the two nations cannot fully restore mutual trust without resolving the border dispute", Xinhua news agency said in a commentary on Saturday. "The rationale is simple: With China and India being ...

  • Chinese may have practised agriculture before advent of rice cultivation 5000 yrs ago

    Archaeologists in southern subtropical China have uncovered evidence for the first time that people living in Xincun 5,000 years ago may have practised agriculture -before the arrival of domesticated rice in the region. Current archaeological thinking is that it was the advent of rice cultivation along the Lower Yangtze River that marked the beginning of agriculture in southern China. Poor ...

  • Chinese ambassador urges U.S. to be truly neutral on Sino-Japanese territorial dispute

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  • 55 dead as hailstorms lash south China

    A total of 50 people have died while 14 reported missing due to latest rain and hailstorms that have hit south China, the government statistics said Friday. The worst-hit Guangdong province reported 36 deaths and 10 missing people, reported Xinhua citing authorities related to disaster reduction. In the evening, the National Committee for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Civil Affairs ...


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  • China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy

    China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...

  • 1st China Series of Angling Tournament kicks off in Haikou

    Jointly hosted by China Angling Association and China Cruise and Yacht Industry Association, the launching ceremony of first China Series of Angling Tournament was kicked off on May 12, 2013 in ...

  • From defence to loans China eyes slew of deals during Li Keqiangs visit

    BEIJING: China is making a major shift towards financial diplomacy with India compared to its earlier focus on winning construction contracts and selling heavy equipment. This is revealed in the composition of the business delegation accompanying Chinese premier Li ...

  • China army developing advanced robot soldiers

    BEIJING: China is developing robots with a lot more capabilities for battle, "information acquisition, command and control, and collaborative support," official sources said. But the official Chinese media is saying its effort is different from the manner in which military robots have been developed in the US. "The Chinese military has its own orientation and direction, and is ...

  • Three new suicides at Apple suppliers China factory

    View Photo This file photo shows a Foxconn recruitment point in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, pictured on February 22, 2013. Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in Zhengzhou in the past three weeks, according to state media and a labour rights ...

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