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China Setting Up First University Campuses Abroad
In the capital of tropical Laos, two dozen students who see their future in trade ties with neighboring China spent their school year attending Mandarin classes in a no-frills, rented room.
China May Soon Peddle Discount Drones to the Developing World
A truck loaded with the Chinese made drone, the ASN-207, takes part in a military parade in Beijing, China.
David Beckham Plays Soccer With Children During Visit to China
Earlier today, the 38-year-old sports stud played a game of soccer with a group of children while visiting the children at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Chinese State Official Accused of Spending Lavishly on Mistress
A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party.
China's Xi in 'thorough clean-up' of...
President Xi Jinping is to launch a "thorough clean-up" of the ruling Communist Party, state media reported Tuesday, the latest strongly-worded anti-corruption drive to be enacted by China's new leader.
Global Fish Prices Hit Record Levels As Demand For Premium Seafood Spikes In China
The price of high-end fish around the world has spiked to an all-time high due to a recent rise in demand in China that is outpacing supply, according to a new report released Tuesday.
On Saving China's Dying Languages
For a country so thoroughly associated with its national language, referred to in the West as Mandarin, China is remarkably rich in linguistic diversity.
Top North Korean Envoy in China for Talks
North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, right, waves as he arrives in Beijing, China, June 18, 2013.
Bruce Lee Statue In L.A.'s Chinatown Unveiled
The statue of the late actor and martial arts expert was unveiled Saturday to a crowd of several hundred people in the historical Central Plaza, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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China Corporate News: Southern Airlines Passenger Traffic Up 7% in May
Southern Airlines Passenger Traffic Up 7% in May China Southern Airlines Ltd , the nation's biggest carrier by passenger traffic, said its passenger traffic rose 7.1% year on year to 7.37 million people and its cargo traffic fell 2.3% year on year to 102,000 tons in May. Between January and May, its passenger traffic was up 5.7% year on year to ... (more)
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China's Local Government Debt Approximates $2 Trillion: HSBC
Outstanding local government debt in China is likely to have topped 12.1 trillion yuan as of the end of 2012, or 23.3% of gross domestic product, HSBC says in its First Light Asia report dated June 17, 2013.
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Inside China's Economy: Financial Leasing Profits Surge to 10 Billion Yuan in 2012
Financial Leading Profits Surge to 10 Billion Yuan in 2012 The 20 financial leasing companies tracked by the China Banking Regulatory Commission posted a combined 10 billion yuan in net profits in 2012 after growing more than 100% annually during the past 5 years, according to CBRC assistant chairman Yang Jiacai.
China arrests man for seeking repeat of Tiananmen protest
Chinese authorities have formally arrested a man for trying to stage a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest, his wife said on Tuesday, signalling an increasing intolerance for dissent under Communist Party rule.
China takes cautious step toward carbon emissions trading
China launched its first pilot carbon emissions exchange on Tuesday, though plans for a nationwide rollout and efforts to apply the scheme to some polluting heavy industries could be undermined by a slowdown in the world's No.2 economy.
Chinese supercomputer named as world's fastest
Prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorneys are returning for a second week of jury selection in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial.
China Stimulated Its Economy Like Crazy After The Financial Crisis...
Concerns are building over a massive credit bubble, and some say it is no longer an engine of global growth.
IPO-Seeking China Companies Pay More to Avoid Boards Going Naked
The 59-year-old former banker, a Mandarin-speaking American, sits on the boards of five U.S.-listed Chinese companies, including JinkoSolar Holding Co.
China's Newest Unlikely Martyr: Xiamen's Bus Arsonist
The life story of Chen Shuizong, who killed 47 people when he set himself on fire, has attracted sympathy from Chinese similarly frustrated with a capricious system.
China builds world's fastest supercomputer for the 2nd time, beating out US machine
China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous U.S. holder and underlining the country's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
Anger in China over attack on students in France
French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll speaks with a delegation from the Chinese Embassy in France on the sidelines of the Vinexpo wine on June 16 after a group of Chinese students were attacked.