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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s foreign minister has a new ride. In a ministerial first in more than three decades, Wang Yi has chosen a locally manufactured Red Flag limousine, the same brand Mao Zedong rode to inspect parades. “Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi’s official car is a Red Flag H7 sedan,” the ministry wrote in a microblog post, which showed an image of the newly developed vehicle. Wang’s previous official car was a foreign brand. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thousands of protesters rallied across Indonesia yesterday against government plans to raise the price of fuel, with police in Jakarta firing tear gas to stop hundreds storming the national parliament. Several people were injured in the clashes. Lawmakers yesterday approved budget amendments that would pave the way for a rise of 33 per cent, the first such increase since 2008. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thailand’s national Buddhism body said it was monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behaviour following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks on a private jet. The YouTube video emerging recently showed one of the monks was wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a brand name travel bag and sporting a pair of modern-looking wireless headphones. It attracted criticism from Buddhists nationwide. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Air pollution from 196 coal-fired power stations in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei caused 9,900 premature deaths in 2011, with the province, a big coal consumer, deserving most of the blame, according to a new study. The study looked at the health impact of burning the fossil fuel to generate electricity. The research was co-authored by Greenpeace and American air pollution experts. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By MIREYA NAVARRO, on June 16th, 2013 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has tried to curb soda consumption, ban smoking in parks and encourage bike riding, is taking on a new cause: requiring New Yorkers to separate their food scraps for composting.
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The central government has taken further steps to curb air pollution, with fresh measures outlined at a cabinet meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang yesterday. The State Council announced 10 new measures to fight air pollution in urban areas. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Puffing on slim metal tubes loaded with pale yellow liquid, two London businessmen say they have between their lips a cure for what the UN calls “one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced”. Electronic cigarettes are the future, they argue. Cheaper, cleaner and cooler than smoking, “vaping” – using a vaporiser to inhale nicotine infused with exotic flavours ranging from pina colada to bubblegum – will spell the end of tobacco. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 13th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Porous borders, corruption and the chance of riches have helped draw illegal gold miners to Ghana from as far away as China, prompting a crackdown that has so far netted over 150 Chinese, experts say. The continent’s second-largest producer of gold and a beacon of stability in turbulent west Africa, Ghana has been struggling with the impact of small-scale mining, which is illegal for foreigners and damages the environment. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The National Bureau of Statistics said China’s consumer inflation slowed to 2.1 per cent, the lowest in three months, while producer prices fell 2.9 per cent from a year earlier, the lowest since September. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China inflation slows to 2.1pc, lending falls point to economic weakness
By , on June 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> There used to be a wonderful shop in Kowloon City called “Fat Men’s Trousers”. No beating about the bush, the name said it all. No need to shuffle in sheepishly wondering whether there would be anything in your size. Everything was in your size. The staff would just get the extra long tape measure round your middle, note the result and point to the right pile. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 31st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A landmark study shows mainland’s elderly still get significant support from their children, but the one-child policy could change that forever. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Legacy of one-child policy could have consequences for elderly welfare
By , on May 31st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> You would have thought that having a smoking ban in Hong Kong would mean that World No Tobacco Day would be a big success. But yesterday, people were still happily puffing away in bars. In 2007, the city implemented a smoking ban that applied to all indoor public places to rid the city’s bars and restaurants of cigarette smoke. Meanwhile, yesterday’s World No Tobacco Day was intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. Each year. tobacco use leads to 5.4 million deaths worldwide. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 31st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BEIJING (AP) — The force behind China’s biggest takeover of an American company is a 71-year-old meat-packing entrepreneur dubbed “China’s Chief Butcher” by the press who built an empire on his country’s voracious appetite for pork. The $4.7 billion bid for Smithfield Foods by Wan Long, chairman of Shuanghui International, is another big step up for Chinese entrepreneurs who are emerging from the shadow of state-owned corporate giants and expanding on the global stage. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 29th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A self-claimed “successful” businessman from Hong Kong scammed three billion yuan from 600,000 investors via a pyramid scheme on the mainland before he and his criminal gang were caught by police, China’s Guangzhou Daily. reported. The suspect, Li Xin, had claimed he was associated with Hong Kong tycoon Li Kai-shing and former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Fraudster used photo of Li Kai-shing waxwork to fool investors
By , on May 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> South Korea on Tuesday shut down two nuclear reactors and delayed the scheduled start of operations at two more, prompting government warnings of “unprecedented” power shortages. Part of a widening investigation into a scandal involving parts provided with fake safety certificates, the latest move means 10 of the South’s 23 nuclear reactors are currently offline for various reasons. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading South Korea halts two more reactors over faulty parts
By , on May 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Lovers of fine Chinese dining will be disappointed to hear that beloved national delicacies such as “dongpo pork” and “twice-cooked pork” will soon be no more. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China’s prized pig breeds disappearing, study finds
By , on May 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Japan kept its position as the world’s largest creditor nation for the 22nd straight year last year, government data showed Tuesday, as the dollar’s gains helped inflate the value of overseas assets. Tokyo was followed by mainland China and Germany in third place in the ranking, which reflects the difference between the value of assets held abroad, including foreign debt and property, minus a nation’s liabilities, such as foreign purchases of its own debt and domestic assets. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 26th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A section of a cross-country gas pipeline in China exploded on Sunday, injuring at least two people and halting gas supplies, local media said. The second west-east natural gas pipeline, which transports gas from central Asia to south China, exploded in an industrial zone in China’s southeastern province of Jiangxi, state news agency Xinhua said. The pipeline has a capacity to transport 30 billion cubic metres of gas a year. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets slid Thursday, pulled down by a contraction in China’s manufacturing that adds to signs that the shaky recovery in the world’s No. 2 economy is slowing. HSBC Corp. said its preliminary Purchasing Managers Index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 in May from April’s 50.4. Numbers below 50 indicate that activity is contracting. Analysts had expected a slight decline to 50.3 for the most recent month
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> May marks the start of the monsoon season, when umbrellas and wellington boots are everywhere and sunshine is a novelty. Tropical cyclones and typhoons will soon follow, dominating the skies and news channels. Here we look at some of the wettest and driest days since 1990. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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China foreign minister’s new ride: the Mao Zedong-approved limousine
<!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s foreign minister has a new ride. In a ministerial first in more than three decades, Wang Yi has chosen a locally manufactured Red Flag limousine, the same brand Mao Zedong rode to inspect parades. “Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi’s official car is a Red Flag H7 sedan,” the ministry wrote in a microblog post, which showed an image of the newly developed vehicle. Wang’s previous official car was a foreign brand. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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