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  • NSA whistleblower Snowden denies being Chinese spy

    Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden said accusations from American politicians that he is a Chinese spy are a "predictable smear" designed to "distract from the issue of U.S. government misconduct", according to a South China Morning Post report on Tuesday. In the second public comments since he admitted exposing secret U.S. cyberspying programmes, Snowden told ...

  • Beijing begins military recruitment of college students

    More than 1,000 representatives from over 30 universities in Beijing Monday joined in a ceremony held to mark the start of the military recruitment of college students. Brochures introducing recruitment policies were distributed and students' questions about the policy were answered in the event, which was jointly organised by the Ministry of National Defence (MND) and the Ministry of ...

  • China builds worlds fastest supercomputer

    China Monday announced that it has built the world's fastest supercomputer which is capable of performing 33.86 quadrillion operations per second, surpassing the US Titan supercomputer. The Tianhe-2 has a peak performance speed of 54.9 quadrillion operations per second, according to the National University of Defence Technology, which built the computer, reported Xinhua. The computer's ...

  • China may take 18 years to clear air under countrys anti-pollution campaign

    China could take 18 years to bring air quality within acceptable standards, analysts have said. China has announced new measures to combat pollution by slashing emissions from major polluting industries and holding local officials responsible. According to news.com.au, the problem of air pollution has led to discontent across the country, with levels of particulate matter in Beijing measured ...

  • Worlds longest widest cable bridge Chinas Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge completed

    Long cross: Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge is the world's longest and widest cable-stayed bridge, and stretches so far in the distance the end disappears in the ...


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  • Beijing on alert for Middle East virus

    Beijing can't rule out the possibility of new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV infections, said the city's health authorities on Monday. The virus originated in the Middle ...

  • Beckham back in Beijing

    Tang Wensheng, vice-chairwoman of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, presents a gift to David Beckham at a charity event in Beijing on Monday. The global soccer star donated personal items, including signed shirts and a sports car, to the foundation for a charity auction to promote youth soccer in China. Yin Di / for China ...

  • Expect More Stock Meddling From Beijing

    in the country's four big banks, a move analysts expect to continue until jitters about high interbank lending rates and concerns about the economic outlook ease. Central Huijin Investment, which holds Beijing's investments in state-owned financial firms, bought shares ...

  • China May Home Prices Jump

    China's house prices rose at the fastest pace this year in May from a year earlier, though the pace of gains eased from the previous month, highlighting the dilemma facing the central bank as it balances the need to support the economy against holding down housing inflation. Average new home prices in 70 major Chinese cities in May rose 6 percent from a year earlier, after a two-year high ...

  • Bolton to Retire After Poor China Returns

    Renowned investor, Anthony Bolton is set to retire from Fidelity next year after three decades working in the fund management industry, ending his career with what he described as "disappointing" returns for investors after his bullish views on China failed to pan out. Bolton, who managed a U.K. based special situations fund for 28 years consistently outperformed the benchmark until ...

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