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38 min ago | Reuters

Scotiabank says China reevaluating Guangzhou deal

Bank of Nova Scotia Chief Executive Rick Waugh said on Tuesday that Chinese authorities are reevaluating whether they want to go ahead with a deal to sell 20 percent of Bank of Guangzhou to the Canadian bank.

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1 hr ago | South China Morning Post

Maldives resorts on the lookout for Chinese tourists on 'fake' honeymoons

Maldives resort Niyama has recently requested its agents to check tourists' marriage certificates to avoid fake applicants.

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5 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal

Tainted Rice Found in Southern China

Farmers work at terraced fields in Hunan province, the provenance of much of the rice found to be contaminated by Guangzhou authorities.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Food and Drug Administration, Agriculture, Science

6 hrs ago | Airport Business

Emirates SkyCargo Wins Best Air Cargo Carrier Middle East Award ... Again

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, has cemented its position as a leading global player in air cargo industry by winning the 'Best Air Cargo Carrier Middle East' award for the 18th consecutive year at the annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards Organized by the market leading ... (more)

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Mon May 20, 2013

Asia News Network

BEIJING: First-tier Chinese cities barely livable, report says

Most first-tier cities in China are barely suitable for living due to their poor ecological environment, despite rapid economic development and preferential regulations for investment, said a newly released report by a top Chinese think tank on Sunday.

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Towleroad

Gay Chinese Teen Arrested, Jailed for Organizing LGBT Rights March: VIDEO

A gay teen has been arrested and jailed for organizing an LGBT rights march in central China, the AP reports : The man, identified only by his surname Xiang, was detained following the Friday event in the city of Changsha and ordered to serve 12 days in a detention center for organizing an illegal march, according to a notice on the local police's ... (more)

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Voice of America

Chinese Incinerators Spark Public Protests

Protests against incinerators have taken place in China over the past few years.

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China Daily

Visiting farm promoters talk turkey

On each visit, the executive director of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association aims to get his favorite fowl on restaurant menus and residents' radar.

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FiveThirtyEight

IHT Rendezvous: 'Cadmium Rice' Is China's Latest Food Scandal

"Cadmium rice," as it's dubbed, or rice laced with levels of the metal cadmium that exceed national safety standards, has become the latest food scare in China, sparking a health and P.R. scandal in a nation long used to - and deeply worried about - unsafe food.

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Sun May 19, 2013

South China Morning Post

China media baron Thomas Shao launches two cultural titles

Mainland publisher is about to launch two high-profile publications that will help to raise the quality of cultural issues in the city Mainland media baron Thomas Shao is determined to raise the standards of cultural media in Hong Kong.

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AlertNet

INSIGHT-Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes

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South China Morning Post

Guangzhou reveals details on cadmium tainting as public pressure mounts

Guangzhou's food-safety authorities have revealed some details about the sale of rice and rice noodles contaminated with cadmium.

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International Business Times

Chinese LGBT Activists Held by Police During 'Gay Day'

Chinese LGBT activists questioned and detained by police after handing out leaflets for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists in two Chinese cities were detained by police while celebrating International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on Friday 17 May.

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Sat May 18, 2013

South China Morning Post

Dire manners and 'uncivilised behaviour' of tourists is harming China's image, admits VP Wang Yang

Hailing from one of the country's poorest provinces, Wang Yang lacks the revolutionary pedigree of the so-called "princeling" party leaders.

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Malaysian National News Agency

Man Arrested Over Airline Bomb Threats In China

By Niam Seet Wei BEIJING, May 18 -- A man who allegedly made false bomb threats which disrupted flights in five Chinese cities was arrested in Yancheng City of eastern China's Jiangsu Province Friday, Chinese officials said on Saturday.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Asia News Network

Hoax phone calls hit mainland flights

Several flights from Chongqing and Guangzhou were forced to land or delayed on Friday after telephone threats were received, airport authorities said.

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The Peninsula

33 dead, 12 missing in Chinese storms

BEIJING: Thirty-three people have died and 12 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain and hailstorms that have swept south China, the government said.

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Thu May 16, 2013

CBS Local

Local Family Stuck In China After Security Scare At Consulate

Ralph and Cheryl Antonelli had planned to head to Logan Airport Wednesday night.

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South China Morning Post

Guangdong coastal water quality is declining, with worst areas around Hong Kong

Pollution in Guangdong's coastal waters continued to worsen last year, mainly in the Pearl River Delta, which affected offshore water quality in Hong Kong.

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Wed May 15, 2013

People's Daily Online

Tea war hits boiling point

Guangdong High People's Court Wednesday opened a hearing on a packaging dispute between herbal tea maker JDB Group and its competitor Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings, after the two companies accused each other of rights infringement in the form of highly similar red-can packaging.

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