Spaniard dies after reaching Everest’s summit
May 24th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 24 (IANS/EFE) Spanish mountaineer Juan Jose Polo Carbayo died on the weekend as he was descending from Mt. Everest after reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain, ... Read more...
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Chinese hospital issues I-cards on sperm health
May 23rd, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 23 (IANS) A hospital in China has begun issuing identity cards to men based on their sperm health. The men are given a certificate, which shows sperm count ... Read more...
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PM lists Agni-V missile, Risat satellite as achievements
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday lauded the test of Agni-V missile that can hit targets as far as China's Beijing and the launch of ... Read more...
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Hong Kong tops Chinese competitive city list
May 21st, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 21 (IANS) Hong Kong has topped a list of the most competitive cities in China and its special territories.The list - "Report on the Competitiveness of Chinese Cities ... Read more...
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One-fifth of Shanghai youth are overweight
May 21st, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 21 (IANS) About one-fifth of youngsters in China's Shanghai city are overweight and their numbers are on the rise, say health experts.According to Shanghai health experts, as much ... Read more...
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Chinese swindles over $474,000 with bank passwords
May 21st, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 21 (IANS) A man in China has been jailed for over 13 years for swindling $474,000 (over three million yuan) from car owners in a bank card fraud. ... Read more...
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North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen
May 21st, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 21 (IANS) A total of 29 Chinese fishermen returned home Monday after having remained in North Korean detention for 13 days.The fishermen and their three vessels arrived at ... Read more...
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210,000 Chinese graduates appointed village officials
May 20th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) The number of college graduates appointed as grassroots officials in China's rural areas reached 210,000 by the end of last year, the Communist Party of China ... Read more...
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Overseas companies target China’s ageing population
May 20th, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) China, which has one of the world's largest elderly population, has attracted more and more overseas companies in selling products and services for the aged, China ... Read more...
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China braces for heavy rains
May 20th, 2012 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Heavy rains will lash the western and southern regions of China over the next two days, the meteorological authority said Sunday.Heavy rains, hail and high ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
China celebrates Tourism Day
May 20th, 2012 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) China Saturday celebrated Tourism Day with various activities across the country to welcome tourists from home and abroad.Travel agencies and hotels have announced discounts to boost ... Read more...
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20 dead in China tunnel blast
May 19th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed Saturday in a blast inside an under-construction expressway tunnel in China, officials said.The incident took place around 8.30 a.m. in ... Read more...
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Trapped miner found alive after 17 days
May 19th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) In a miraculous escape, a miner has been found alive 17 days after being trapped underground following a coal mine flood in China's Heilongjiang province, Xinhua ... Read more...
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China to become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific
May 19th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) China will soon surpass Japan to become the biggest consumer of IT products and services in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).China's ... Read more...
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China to build 30 radiation monitoring stations
May 19th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) A province in northwest China will set up more than 30 radiation monitoring stations in the next five years.Gansu province will invest 30 million yuan (around ... Read more...
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China’s e-shopping market to be world’s biggest
May 19th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) Online shopping transactions in China will surpass those in Japan in 2012 and the US by 2013 to become the world's top most, a report has ... Read more...
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China’s smuggling kingpin gets jail for life
May 18th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) A notorious kingpin of a smuggling ring has been sentenced to life imprisonment in China over smuggling and bribery charges.The court said the sentencing of Lai ... Read more...
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Chinese woman tortures step-daughter to death
May 17th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) A woman in China's Shanxi province has been detained for allegedly torturing her seven-year-old step-daughter to death.According to the autopsy report, the girl, identified as Xiao ... Read more...
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Finnair starts service to western China city of Chongqing
May 17th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, May 17 (IANS) In a bid to strengthen its presence in the growing Asian market nordic carrier Finnair has started a direct flight to western China city of Chongqing, ... Read more...
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Chinese are 8 years older than real age
May 17th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) A survey in China has found the Chinese are ageing faster. An average Chinese is 8.2 years older than his or her real age while ... Read more...
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Bolt confirmed for Weltklasse Zurich
May 17th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, May 17 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has been confirmed for the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League here in August, officials said.Bolt is the biggest drawing card in world athletics ... Read more...
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Over 10,000 evacuated in China after tankers’ collision
May 17th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Over 10,000 residents had to be evacuated in China after two tankers carrying dangerous chemicals collided in Zhejiang province, Xinhua reported Wednesday.The two vehicles, carrying 27 ... Read more...
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Man injects HIV blood into girl
May 15th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 15 (IANS) A man in China has been jailed for 12 years for injecting an AIDS patient's blood into a schoolgirl to seek revenge on her father.Xie Long, ... Read more...
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Vijay Jolly leaves for China
May 15th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A five-member delegation led by Vijay Jolly of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has left for China to take part in a conference that ... Read more...
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China to save lake in desert
May 15th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 15 (IANS) China will spend 600 million yuan ($95 million) over the next three years to protect Hongjiannao Lake, the country's largest desert freshwater lake, from shrinking, authorities ... Read more...
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Teacher saves students from bus, loses legs
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) A woman teacher in China lost both of her legs while trying to save students from an uncontrolled bus outside the school.Zhang Lili, a 29-year-old teacher ... Read more...
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Man saved from jumping from Shanghai bridge
May 14th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) Rescue workers in China's Shanghai city Monday saved a man who attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the top of a bridge.The man, who appeared ... Read more...
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Patient takes revenge on hospital for ‘ruined’ sex
May 14th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) A woman at a Chinese hospital assaulted a nurse after suspecting that an operation she had undergone 16 years ago there affected her sex life.The incident ... Read more...
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China can achieve this year’s development goals: Wen
May 13th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China has the confidence, conditions and capabilities to achieve this year's development goals, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday at a trilateral business summit between China, Japan ... Read more...
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40 dead in China storms
May 13th, 2012 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) The toll due to hailstorms and torrential rains in a mountainous county in northwest China has risen to 40, officials said late Saturday.At least 18 people ... Read more...
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Chinese journalists assaulted
May 13th, 2012 - 3:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) An award-winning photo-journalist and two reporters were beaten up in Chinese metropolis Shanghai when the photographer took pictures of a demolition site in the city, police ... Read more...
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Russia wants India, Pakistan in SCO (Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) Russia wants the process of India and Pakistan's membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) speeded up, RIA Novosti reported.Russia's acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ... Read more...
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China denies readying for war with Philippines
May 12th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) China Saturday denied that it was preparing to go to war with the Philippines.China's defence ministry denied reports that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units had ... Read more...
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‘Introvert’ Chinese lady loses civil service race
May 12th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) A 27-year-old Chinese woman, who was ranked among the top in a civil service test, was eliminated from the race because she was an "introvert".Huang Hong ... Read more...
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Russia seeks India, Pakistan to join SCO
May 12th, 2012 - 5:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) Russia has given a call to speed up the process of India and Pakistan's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation, RIA ... Read more...
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