55 min ago | Reuters
Warning signs for China, Fed hints at curbing stimulus
Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone's downturn tempered slightly in May, business surveys showed on Thursday.
1 hr ago | International Business Times
China's Local Governments To Open New Airports Across Nation, Banking On Economic Potential
Local governments in China are making a push to build more airports in their cities in hopes of boosting economic activity.
1 hr ago | Xinhuanet
President Xi stresses rehabilitation in quake-hit SW China
President Xi Jinping has asked local governments in southwest China's Sichuan Province, which was hit by a strong earthquake last month, to shift their focus to rehabilitation.
2 hrs ago | The Peninsula
China offers help to end energy...
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang receives a bouquet from a girl, while Pakistan's President Asilf Ali Zardari looks on as Li arrives at Chaklala air base, in Rawalpindi, yesterday.
4 hrs ago | KHGI
US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart
The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.
4 hrs ago | Hospitality Net
Swissotel Hotels & Resorts Continues Expansion In China With A New Hotel In Xi'an
Swissotel Hotels & Resorts has signed a new management contract with Shaanxi Puyu Industrial Co., Ltd for a 350 room hotel in Xi'an. Scheduled for completion in 2016, Swissotel Xi'an will be nestled in the core business area in the Xi'an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base within proximity to two Metro lines.
4 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, not pictured, in Amman Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
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China Corporate News: Qihoo 360 Teams Up with Alibaba for Shopping Search
Qihoo 360 Teams Up with Alibaba for Shopping Search Qihoo 360 Technology Co , the developer of China's most used antivirus software, has put online a shopping search domain at 360.etao.com, which is linked to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shopping search engine Etao.com. Cooperating with e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba is part of Qihoo 360's strategy ... (more)
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China's Offshore Acquisition Value Hits Record High
The value of China's offshore acquisitions climbed to a record $65.2 billion in 2012, representing a five-fold increase in the past five years, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
4 hrs ago | www.thechinaperspective.com | thechinaperspective
Inside China's Economy: Manufacturing Tipped to Lose Steam; SUV Demand Strong
Manufacturing Tipped to Lose Steam China's manufacturing will probably slow further in May as a gauge of factory activity dipped to the lowest level in seven months.
Grim plight faces 'left-behind seniors' in China
Zhang Yuchen reports on the grim plight that faces 'left-behind seniors'. Cheng Deguang often spends half his day sitting on the banks of the river that connects his village to the city of Jinan in Shandong province.
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food chain - possibly at the expense of Mao Zedong's cherished goal of self-sufficiency. The ruling Communist Party has long staked its legitimacy on its ability ... (more)
Sex Tape of Chinese City Official Results in Blackmail Charges
Chinese authorities charged six people with blackmail for allegedly extorting two officials by secretly filming their sexual encounters, People's Daily reported on its website today.
Sathwik Karnik Wins National Geographic Bee
Gaining confidence as he nailed questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture, 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory Wednesday in the 2013 National Geographic Bee.
Families endure desperate searches for China's missing children
In front of a van plastered with pictures of about 100 children's faces, Xiao Zhaohua and Wu Xinghu pleaded with passersby for help.
Woman's Large Figure Causes Failed Suicide Attempt
Being obese is never seen as being advantageous. Aside from putting one at risk for many illnesses, another disadvantage of being big-bodied is, wellexperiencing a failed suicide attempt.
North Korea sends special enjoy to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor.
Fishermen pay the price in Asia's web of volatile territorial conflicts
Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck.
Six Chinese indicted for sex scandal
Beijing, May 22 : Six people have been prosecuted for allegedly working together to blackmail government officials in the Chinese city of Chongqing with secretly recorded sex videos.