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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government announced on Tuesday, paced by strong increases from the European Union and United States. Incoming FDI, which excludes financial sectors, rose 1.0 per cent to US$47.6 billion (HK$369.4 billion) from January through May, the Commerce Ministry announced. It was also up 0.3 per cent in May to US$9.26 billion (HK$71.9 billion) from the same month last year, the ministry said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent — even though they are authorised in secret. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying while on a flight from Hong Kong to the US on Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet. Passengers said the FBI met United Airlines Flight 116 as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the major airports serving New York City, and escorted the man away. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON — Defiant and apparently unbowed by threats of prosecution, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed Monday to release more secrets about U.S. intelligence surveillance systems that he described as “nakedly, aggressively criminal.” Snowden, who has been hiding in Hong Kong, said NSA analysts routinely obtain emails and other Internet communications of Americans as part of the cyberspying agency’s surveillance of global telecommunications and Internet traffic. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying while on a flight from Hong Kong to the U.S. on Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet. Passengers said the FBI met United Airlines Flight 116 as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the major airports serving New York City, and escorted the man away. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said. He added the government “immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home,” by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> US whistle-blower Edward Snowden says accusations from American politicians that he is a Chinese spy are a “predictable smear” designed to “distract from the issue of US government misconduct”. In only his second public comments since he admitted being behind a series of leaks exposing US cyber-surveillance, Snowden told readers of a Guardian webchat: “Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn’t I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now.” <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said. He added the government “immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home,” by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Guardian: NSA leaker Snowden live chats in hiding
By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday joined calls for Washington to provide explanations following disclosures of National Security Agency programs which collect millions of telephone records and track foreign Internet activity on U.S. networks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters that Washington needs to heed international concerns expressed since the programs were made public earlier this month by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Users on Sina Weibo liken the scene to a zombie apocalypse. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Pictured: ‘zombie’ commuters ditch cars and walk amid massive Beijing traffic jam
By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse pledged on Sunday to proceed with the first-ever provincial polls in the island’s former war zone but his government said the powers of the elected council will be clipped. The ruling coalition had promised to share limited power with Tamils, pointing to elections to local councils, after the military crushed separatist Tamil rebels in May 2009 and ended 37 years of ethnic bloodshed. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> FORT MEADE, Maryland (AP) — In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and Washington, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for “No Such Agency.” But when Edward Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency’s looming presence was both a very visible and accepted part of everyday life. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading AP IMPACT: Snowden’s life surrounded by spycraft
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Beijing will maintain its policy of peaceful interactions with Taipei, following a high-level meeting between leaders of the Communist Party and Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang, analysts say. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Harmony between Beijing, Taiwan to continue, analysts say
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LATEST: Eight members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong marched from Chater Garden to the US consulate on Saturday morning, demanding the US government to stop hacking the city’s computers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Live updates: Support Edward Snowden rally in Hong Kong
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iran’s reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting on Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran’s ruling clerics. But the strong margin for former nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani was not yet enough to give him an outright victory and avoid a two-person runoff next Friday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Gaining some “face” isn’t worth your job, your pension and a jail term. That’s the message the police force has sent to its members after the jailing of former Wan Chai divisional commander Titus Wong Koon-ho for receiving discounts and whisky from a restaurant. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Police chief warns officers of dangers of gaining ‘face’
By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Prada, a constant victim of plagiarism in China, has in an ironic turn of events been called a “copycat” by some sharp-eyed Chinese bloggers. In viral photos on Weibo, avid shoppers compare one of Prada’s new summer items, a men’s polo shirt, with the top of a Shenzhen school uniform. The resemblances are considerable, many argue. “Except for some details in the cuff and the front pocket, it does look like one of our uniforms,” commented a Shenzhen university student. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> An Australian radio presenter was sacked Friday after sparking outrage by pressing embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard on air whether her hairdresser boyfriend Tim Mathieson is gay. The startling exchange came with Gillard’s Labor Party far behind in the polls ahead of September elections. Personal attacks are mounting against her, including a recent menu item at an opposition party fundraiser that she called “grossly sexist and offensive”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By AMY CHOZICK, on June 14th, 2013 Many people claim the company encourages its news operation and business side to work together.
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FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government announced on Tuesday, paced by strong increases from the European Union and United States. Incoming FDI, which excludes financial sectors, rose 1.0 per cent to US$47.6 billion (HK$369.4 billion) from January through May, the Commerce Ministry announced. It was also up 0.3 per cent in May to US$9.26 billion (HK$71.9 billion) from the same month last year, the ministry said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt
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