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China's had a gutful of summer belly baring
Stawell Times-News, 1 hour 42 minutes ago / In the sweltering heat of summer, when the refreshing breezes desert the city, Hu Lianqun absent-mindedly reaches for a solution: he rolls up his shirt to expose his belly, often fanning himself with the garment to create his own airconditioning.
Plane failure fuels worries over air safety
South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, 2 hours 25 minutes ago / Concern over the mainland's aviation industry deepened yesterday after a plane had to make an emergency landing soon after take-off because of mechanical failure.
Banks report rise in loans that could turn sour
South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, 2 hours 54 minutes ago / State-owned banks on the mainland reported an increase in "special-mention" loans in the second quarter, raising concerns over asset quality despite declining bad-loan ratios, the China Securities Journal reported yesterday.
Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp
China News.Net, 3 hours 1 minute ago / The Chinese government has backed Sinochem , the state-owned chemicals giant, to pursue a counterbid that could trump BHP Billiton 's $39bn hostile offer for PotashCorp in a sign of Beijing's interest in securing global resources.
TechFaith to establish smartphone production line in Beijing
Computer Business Review, 4 hours 42 minutes ago / China TechFaith Wireless Technology has said that TechFaith will invest $70m to establish a wholly owned subsidiary for the development of a 10 million-unit capacity smartphone production line in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area. The company said that this subsidiary will focus primarily on the production of QIGI's smartphones as well as supporting TechFaith's ODP business.
Clift: China's Westernized Communism
Newsweek, 4 hours 58 minutes ago / When I last visited China 16 years ago, there were more bicycles than cars in Beijing, and you didn't have to worry about traffic when you visited the Great Wall. Touring the city today is a very different experience.
Business › Business leaders to visit Beijing for talks with China leaders
Tokyo Classified, 5 hours 7 minutes ago / A group of some 160 Japanese business leaders, including Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura, will visit Beijing from Sunday for talks with Chinese leaders to reinforce economic relations between Japan and China, mission organizers said Friday.
CIBC hires two I-bankers in Beijing
The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada, 5 hours 16 minutes ago / A ll the talk of a potential counterbid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. emerging from China has put a focus on just how important it is for Canadian investment banks to have a presence in the country.
Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp
FT.com, 6 hours 4 minutes ago / The Chinese government has backed Sinochem, the state-owned chemicals giant, to pursue a counterbid that could trump BHP Billiton's $39bn hostile offer for PotashCorp in a sign of Beijing's interest in securing global resources.
Expressway? More like a parking lot
Shanghai Daily, 7 hours 17 minutes ago / AN extreme traffic jam is back on the Beijing-Tibet expressway, with more than 10,000 vehicles winding back 120 kilometers, only four days after a nine-day jam on the same highway cleared.
Slight Delay on Chinese Highway: 11 Days
ABC News, 8 hours 34 minutes ago / If you are dreading Labor Day traffic jams, take heart that you are not stuck on the highway in China where a monster jam is moving into its 11th day.
Goldwind Said to Seek $800 Million in Revived, Smaller Hong Kong Offering
Bloomberg.com, 9 hours 9 minutes ago / Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. is seeking to raise about $800 million by reviving a Hong Kong share offering that was postponed in June, according to three people familiar with the transaction.
Tally may nail down vacancies rumors of empty homes
Sina, 9 hours 26 minutes ago / The upcoming national population census will help provide some information about empty flats in China, a senior official said, amid mounting complaints the government has failed to give a clear picture of vacant homes.
AsiaInfo-Linkage to Present at Susquehanna Financial Group's Fourth Annual Beijing Management Summit
PR Newswire, 12 hours 18 minutes ago / BEIJING and SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASIA) ("AsiaInfo-Linkage" or the "Company"), a leading provider of communications software solutions, IT security products and related services, today announced that the Company will present at Susquehanna Financial Group's Fourth Annual Beijing Management Summit in Beijing, China .
Formula milk has 40 times more aluminium than breast milk
Simple Thoughts - Java and Web, 12 hours 29 minutes ago / Three baby girls fed on the same batch of infant formula have begun to develop breasts in China's Hubei province, reports said.
China's Installed Capacity of Hydropower to Reach 380 Gigawatts in 2020, an Industrial Info News Alert
Russel Metals Inc, 13 hours 20 minutes ago / BEIJING--(Marketwire - September 3, 2010) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- To meet China's goal on energy conservation and emission reduction, the country's installed capacity of hydropower has to reach 380 gigawatts in 2020, according to Zhang Guobao, director of the National Energy Administration and vice director of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), who spoke in Beijing on August 26.
Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam
Oroville Mercury-Register - Oroville CA, 13 hours 23 minutes ago / BEIJING—Thousands of coal trucks and other vehicles were backed up for miles on a highway in northern China on Friday, the latest in a series of monster traffic jams that have plagued the overloaded road since construction began on a parallel route earlier this summer.
The China Printing Enterprises Need to Strengthen the Structure Adjustment
PR-inside.com - Austria, 14 hours 14 minutes ago / 2010-09-03 11:36:02 - According to the Beijing meetings, the china printing enterprises need to strengthen the structure adjustment.
Foreign backpackers select 13 best travel route…
People's Daily, 15 hours 3 minutes ago / Where do foreigners traveling in Beijing like to visit the most?
China's Installed Capacity of Hydropower to Reach 380 Gigawatts in 2020, an Industrial Info News Alert
PR-inside.com - Austria, 15 hours 16 minutes ago / BEIJING -- (Marketwire) -- 09/03/10 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- To meet China's goal on energy conservation and emission reduction, the country's installed capacity of hydropower : has to reach 380 gigawatts in 2020, according to Zhang Guobao, director of the National Energy Administration and vice director of the National Development and Reform Commission : (NDRC), who spoke in Beijing on August 26. .
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Somali MPs killed in suicide bomb attack on Mogadishu hotel
Telegraph - London - UK
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
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Plane crashes in Nepal; foreigners among 14 dead
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
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Cairn Energy narrows loss, sees Greenland promise
MarketWatch
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
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World stock markets fall as economy worries linger
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
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Two British hostages survive bus siege carnage as eight are shot dead by rogue cop
The Daily Mirror - London - UK
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.
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David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics?
AP
posted:
Friday 09/03/10 11:30 PM EDT
PARIS -The track at the Beijing Olympics belonged to Usain Bolt.
At the London Games in 2012, he may have to share the glory with David Rudisha.
Bolt, the showman
David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics?
APSports
posted:
Friday 09/03/10 09:27 PM EDT
PARIS (AP) The track at the Beijing Olympics belonged to Usain Bolt.
At the London Games in 2012, he may have to share the glory with David Rudisha.
Bolt, the showman
A look at economic developments around the globe
AP
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Friday 09/03/10 05:02 PM EDT
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BEIJING — China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in developing countries
Stocks jump after relatively upbeat US jobs data
AP
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Friday 09/03/10 04:47 PM EDT
on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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AP Business Writer Joe McDonald in Beijing contributed to this report.
Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam
AP
posted:
Friday 09/03/10 01:37 PM EDT
BEIJING -Thousands of coal trucks and other vehicles were backed up for miles on a highway in northern China on Friday, the latest in a series of monster traffic jams
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