Infosys among top service providers in China
July 13th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 13 (IANS) The Chinese subsidiary of the Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd has been ranked among t e top 10 global service providers in China by the council ... Read more...
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Beijing considering limited visa-free stay
May 28th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) Beijing is considering allowing foreign tourists a 72-hour window to explore the capital without a visa.Fu Zhenghua, the city's public security director, said it is an ... 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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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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Ten most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen are among the 10 most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners, a survey has revealed.The results of the "2011 Amazing China - ... Read more...
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Chinese school bans contact between sexes
April 5th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) A Chinese school does not allow female and male students to show up on campus in pairs.A student complained that the school in Hangzhou also insists ... Read more...
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China tea costs more than gold!
March 23rd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 23 (IANS) A type of tea called Longjing or Dragon Well in China hit a record presale price of 360,000 yuan ($57,024) per kilogram this year, higher than ... Read more...
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Man smears feces on daughter’s mouth
February 4th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Enraged by her cries, a man in eastern China allegedly smeared feces on his 10-year-old daughter's mouth, a media report said Friday.The 30-year-old father went to ... Read more...
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China looks at convergence of TV, Internet, phone in 2012
December 27th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) China will push ahead with the convergence of television, Internet and telecom services in 2012, a minister said.The government will expand pilot projects to all the ... Read more...
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Fog strands 1,200 ships in China
November 18th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 18 (IANS) More than 1,200 ships were stranded in eastern China Friday due to heavy fog, an official said.Parts of Jiangsu province were engulfed by heavy fog Friday ... Read more...
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China’s Huawei to buy Symantec stake
November 15th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co. said Tuesday it will pay $530 million for full ownership of the company's current joint venture with US computer software ... Read more...
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A kiss lands Chinese driver in trouble
September 16th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 16 (IANS) A bus company in China apologized after one of its drivers shared his seat with his girlfriend and kissed her at a traffic junction, putting everyone's ... Read more...
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Property prices fall in Chinese cities in July
August 18th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) More cities reported lower or unchanged property prices in July as compared to June, amid renewed government efforts to cool the market, authorities said.In July, some ... Read more...
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52 missing tourists found in China
August 15th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) A group of 52 tourists who went missing in a China province have been found safe and secure, rescuers said.The tourists were visiting Linhai in Zhejiang ... Read more...
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Rescue effort on at China high-speed train crash (Second Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) Rescuers feverishly cut through mangled remains after a high-speed train smashed into another train late Saturday in eastern China's Zhejiang province, killing 35 people, including two ... Read more...
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11 killed, 89 injured in China rail accident
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) Eleven people were killed and 89 others were injured when a bullet train derailed in eastern China Saturday night, Xinhua reported.The accident occurred around 8.30 p.m. ... Read more...
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Two Chinese officials executed for bribery
July 19th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) Two former vice mayors of China's Hangzhou and Suzhou cities were executed Tuesday for bribery, the China Daily reported.It said the Supreme People's Court approved the ... Read more...
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Chinese cities see property prices fall
July 18th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) More Chinese cities have reported lower or unchanged property prices in June, which suggests that the government's cooling measures have begun to work, authorities said Monday.Twenty-six ... Read more...
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Unesco adds new sites to world heritage list
June 25th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Unesco has added many new landmarks on its World Heritage List, the global organisation reported on its website.Among the new sites are lake districts ... Read more...
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Ride horse to work, say equestrian enthusiasts
June 3rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 3 (IANS) China's equestrian enthusiasts have launched a campaign of riding horses to work to promote a more environmentally friendly means of transportation.
About 1,500 people in more ... Read more...
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This Chinese gang has 46 women, 22 of them pregnant
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 2 (IANS) A gang of 46 thieves in eastern China has only women. Of them, 22 are pregnant while the rest are suckling mothers, a Chinese daily ... Read more...
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Now a service to drop boozers home
May 25th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 25 (IANS) A Beijing entrepreneur has launched a unique service for car owners who need help to drive them home when they are drunk.The Chinese government has tightened ... Read more...
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Man in China detained for spreading radiation rumour
March 22nd, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, March 22 (IANS) A man in China has been detained by police and slapped a fine of 500 yuan ($76) for spreading a rumour that radiation leaked from Japan ... Read more...
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Nine killed in China fire
December 14th, 2010 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 14 (IANS) Nine people died and two were injured in a fire that ripped though a residential apartment in east China's Zhejiang province, authorities said Tuesday.The fire broke out ... Read more...
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Chinese publisher mistakenly releases erotic fairy tales
December 8th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 08 (ANI): A publishing house in China had to recall a collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales after it translated an erotic Japanese version of the stories by mistake.The edition of ... Read more...
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Chinese train breaks speed record
December 3rd, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 3 (IANS) China Friday claimed that one of its high-speed trains broke the world record for unmodified commercial use during trial service.The train hit a speed of 486.1 km per ... Read more...
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UFO sighting closes down an airport in China
October 5th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Due to the sighting of an UFO on Wednesday, an airport in China was shutdown. One of the crewmember’s of last landing aircraft on the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport said that the ... Read more...
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China’s high-speed train sets new world record
September 29th, 2010 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 29 (IANS) A high-speed train in China has set a new world speed record during a trial run.The train hit a maximum speed of 416.6 km per hour on its ... Read more...
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Buddhist monks learn firefighting in China
August 21st, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) Buddhist monks in China are undergoing training to combat fires so that they can handle emergencies in their temples.
More than 60 monks from 11 temples and Buddhist institutes ... Read more...
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2,000 evacuated due to gas leak in China
August 14th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) Toxic gas leak from a chemical plant in China's Zhejiang province forced the evacuation of over 2,000 people late Friday, officials said.
Around 7 p.m. Friday, thick fumes of ... Read more...
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UFO Controversy Intensifies In China
July 15th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The web is abuzz with the news of the UFO that disrupted Chinese air traffic recently. According to the latest reports, authorities in China have ordered ... Read more...
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China bans noise to let students study
May 28th, 2010 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) Local governments in a few provinces in China have introduced a ban on noise in an effort to help students prepare for the national college entrance examinations.
In Hangzhou ... Read more...
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China movie B.O. expected to hit $1.5bn in 2010
May 2nd, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 02 (ANI): China's movie box office is likely to hit 10 billion yuan (1.47 billion U.S. dollars) in 2010.It is up 61 percent from the previous year, an official ... Read more...
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Chinese box office earnings to hit $1.5 bn in 2010
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 2 (IANS) Chinese box office earnings could exceed 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) this year, up 61 percent from the previous year, an official said.
The box office surged to 6.2 ... Read more...
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Bus carrying 27 people in China plunges down hill
October 28th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hangzhou, Oct 28 (IANS) A bus carrying 27 people plunged down a hill in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang Wednesday afternoon, a Xinhua report said.
Witnesses said at least eight passengers ... Read more...
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