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  • China to introduce death penalty for environmental polluters

    Beijing, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): A new judicial explanation took effect on Wednesday guaranteeing the enforcement of environment-related laws and regulations, which has long been lax and superficial in China. The country's Supreme Court and procuratorate jointly issued the new judicial explanation on Tuesday that imposes harsher punishments on polluters. In the most serious cases the death ...

  • President Xi Obama summit was very successful China

    The first summit between President Xi Jingping and his US counterpart Barack Obama held earlier this month proved very successful, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday. During a telephonic conversation Wednesday with US Secretary of State John Kerry, the Chinese foreign minister also said that President Xi and Obama during the summit in California agreed to build a new model of ...

  • One killed 150 injured in China restaurant blasts

    A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China's Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over 150 others, officials said. The incident took place in a two-storey building housing the restaurant in Shuozhou city, Xinhua reported. Among the 156 injured, dozens are fire fighters who were at the scene when the final blast occurred. Three fire-fighting trucks were ...

  • China holds talks with North Korea

    China and North Korea Wednesday held a "strategic dialogue" on denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui met his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan, and told him that it was in the interest of all parties concerned to realise denuclearisation on the peninsula, safeguard its peace and stability and resolve all relevant issues through dialogue and ...

  • Over 8000 held for food crimes in China

    More than 8,200 people have been arrested in China since a crackdown on food safety crimes was launched in January, authorities said Wednesday. The ministry of public security said police uncovered more than 4,500 cases involving food safety offences and closed about 6,300 workshops and markets that produced or sold illegal food products. Police confiscated more than 150,000 illegal products, ...


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In Memento, writer/director Christopher Nolan puts us directly into the experience of Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), a man who is seeking vengeance for the rape and murder of his wife. Leonard's mission is one of romantic vengeance; he is sure that actions have meaning in and of themselves, something that is of absolute importance because, even if he gains the revenge he so desires, he will ... ...

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  • World U.S. cites Russia China among worst in human trafficking report

    While the Chinese government has taken some steps to address the problem, such as vowing to work with international organizations and increasing public awareness, it also has continued to perpetuate the problem in hundreds of its own institutions, the State Department report ...

  • China Vietnam talk amid South China Sea tensions

    BEIJING - Vietnam's president is being feted by China's leaders on a visit through Friday as Beijing continues to shun another rival for South China Sea territory that has challenged its claims on legal grounds, the Philippines.President Truong Tan Sang is on the three-day visit to boost economic ties with China, Vietnam's communist ally and biggest trading partner. How to manage ...

  • 17th CYLC national congress closed in Beijing

    Delegates pose for photos after the closing of the 17th national congress of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2013. Photo: ...

  • China stocks tumble as manufacturing activity falls to nine-month low

    Chinese shares slumped on Thursday after HSBC data showed that manufacturing activity fell to a nine-month low this month.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.77 percent, or 59.43points, to end at 2,084.02. The Shenzhen Component Index declined 3.25 percent, or 273.76 points, to 8,147.48.The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June fell to 48.3, the lowest ...

  • One million buy Chinas first online investment fund

    The number of buyers of "Yu'E Bao," regarded as China's first online investment fund aimed at individuals, has exceeded 1 million since its trial launch last Thursday.The fund was introduced by Alipay, China's largest third-party payment platform. It gives Alipay's near-800 million users the option to directly invest with the private TIANHONG Fund using spare cash ...

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