Microsoft eyes opportunities in China’s push for innovation
September 18th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 18 (IANS) China's efforts to be a global innovation leader offers opportunities to foreign companies like Microsoft, a senior executive of the software giant said."We're committed to ... Read more...
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China woos Indian tourists
August 29th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The tourism departments of Macau, Hong Kong and Guangdong province in China have come together to woo Indian travellers -- and have vowed to provide ... Read more...
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China to regulate bad behaviour, says no to spitting
August 17th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China wants to regulate bad public behaviour like spitting, littering and cutting in line, said a state-run Chinese daily Friday.An article in the Op-Ed section of ... Read more...
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China braces for typhoon Kai-Tak
August 17th, 2012 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China has ordered the fishing vessels to return to harbour and suspended rail services in coastal regions that are in the path of typhoon Kai-Tak.The storm ... Read more...
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Chinese work 16 hours a day to make Olympic toys
July 25th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Workers in sweatshops across China who are making toys of London Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville are toiling for up to 16 hours a day in ... Read more...
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Chinese tutorial on how to find rich husbands!
July 11th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) A Chinese woman who married a multimillionaire has started tutoring other women on how to can find a rich husband. The class covers topics like how ... Read more...
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Apple pays $60 mn for iPad trademark in China
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 2 (IANS) Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to settle the dispute over the iPad trademark, a court announced Monday.Apple has transferred ... Read more...
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China sends 10,000 tablet computers to Thailand
June 21st, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 21 (IANS) A Chinese company has sent 10,000 tablet computers to Thailand, where the government plans to hand the devices to grade 1 primary school students.The tablets were ... 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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Betis to tour China for first time
May 8th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Spanish La Liga football club Betis will tour China for the first time this summer.
Club President Miguel Guillen explained that the club's first trip to ... Read more...
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Chinese city to hold charity fair
May 7th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) A charity-themed expo is scheduled to run July 12-14 in the south China metropolis of Shenzhen, Mayor Xu Qin said Monday.Titled "Development, Integration and Transparency", the ... 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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No top post for Chinese officials with family abroad
April 27th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 27 (IANS) Officials who have all their family members living abroad will now be ineligible to hold the top position in any department in a Chinese city, a ... Read more...
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Listed Chinese companies see narrowing profits
April 23rd, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) China's listed companies saw narrowing profits in the first quarter as the country's economy ran at the slowest pace since the third quarter of 2009, reports ... Read more...
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French wine maker wins court cases
March 16th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 16 (IANS) Chateaux Lafite Rothschild, the French estate that produces some of the most expensive wines, has won six lawsuits against Chinese firms since fake Lafite was found ... Read more...
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China builds nuclear waste processor
March 7th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) A company has started building the first China-made reactor to process radioactive nuclear power plant waste, researchers said Wednesday.Changsha Boiler Plant Co., Ltd. (CBP) started building ... Read more...
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Chinese retailers stop Apple iPad sales
February 18th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) Chinese retailers have stopped sales of Apple's iPad as the trademark dispute between Apple and the China-based tech company Proview intensified.Suning, the country's leading electronics seller, ... Read more...
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China’s high-speed rail to surpass 10,000 km
February 16th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 16 (IANS) China's high-speed rail network is set to exceed 10,000 km in length as the government is planning to add 3,500 km more during 2012.The railway ministry ... Read more...
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Man jailed for not paying workers
January 14th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) A Chinese man has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison for not paying his workers.It is the first time a jail term ... Read more...
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Man attacking call girls held
January 12th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 12 (IANS) A Chinese man has been arrested on charges of attacking seven prostitutes in the name of maintaining public security and justice.The attacker surnamed Li allegedly injured ... Read more...
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China launches first 3D TV channel
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) China's first 3D television channel started a trial broadcast Sunday, officials said.The channel -- China 3D TV Trial Channel -- is being jointly operated by China ... Read more...
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Ex-Chinese land official gets death penalty
December 30th, 2011 - 5:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) A former Chinese land official was sentenced to death for taking bribe in a real-estate case.Zhong Xinming, 48, former deputy head of Longgang district, was Thursday ... Read more...
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China to have 3D TV channel
December 28th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) The trial run of China's first 3D TV channel will start Jan 1.The channel will officially start later in January, reported Shanghai Daily.The satellite channel will ... Read more...
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US tech firm to set up branch in Chinese city
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) Qualcomm, the world's largest wireless semiconductor company, has announced it will set up a branch in Xi'an, capital of China's northwest Shaanxi province, the authorities ... Read more...
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US lists Delhi’s Nehru Place among 30 ‘notorious markets’
December 21st, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) Nehru Place market in New Delhi has been listed by the United States among 30 notorious markets that are reportedly engaged in piracy and counterfeiting and ... Read more...
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Chinese referee admits taking $256,000 in bribes (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dandong (China), Dec 20 (IANS) A Chinese football referee, standing trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Dandong in Liaoning Province, admitted here Tuesday to taking bribes of more than ... Read more...
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China likely to relax property policies in 2012
November 20th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) China is likely to loosen its restrictions on the country's property market in the third quarter of next year, as plummeting prices could slow the growth ... 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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China launches first electric car for public
October 27th, 2011 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 27 (IANS) Chinese car-maker BYD, which is backed by famous US investor Warren Buffett, has made its first all-electric car available to private buyers in the country.The BYD ... Read more...
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China to launch CSI Consumer 360 Index
October 20th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) China Securities Index Co Ltd (CSI) Thursday announced the launch on Nov 11 of the CSI Consumer 360 Index, said the China Securities Journal.The index is ... Read more...
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Chinese street artist catapults to fame via microblog
October 18th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 18 (IANS) A Chinese calligraphy artist who eked out a living by showcasing his work on the streets will have a typeface named after him after a font ... Read more...
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China to launch three new stock indices
October 16th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 16 (IANS) Three new stock indices, including two based on specific industries and one meant as a sub-index of the CSI 500 Index, are slated to be launched ... Read more...
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Bank of China’s Olympic dolls lose their glitter
September 2nd, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 2 (IANS) Many people, who bought the Bank of China's gold fuwa dolls, mascots of the Beijing Olympic Games, are today feeling duped since these dolls have started ... Read more...
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Two brothers kill man over a newspaper
September 1st, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Two brothers in China murdered their colleague who had not handed over a newspaper when asked.The incident took place last month when Wang Haoqin was reading ... Read more...
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China stocks plummet after US credit downgrade
August 8th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Chinese shares plummeted at midday Monday following the US losing its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 3.68 percent ... Read more...
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