At least 16 people were killed and 12 injured when a truck overturned on a highway in China's Jiangxi province, said authorities Wednesday. The accident occurred on a highway in Nanfeng county Tuesday evening when the truck, loaded with pears and carrying 28 people, including 24 women, overturned, reported Xinhua citng the Nanfeng County government. Fifteen people were killed on the spot, and ...
China to deploy new class of strategic missile submarines next year
The Chinese Navy is expected to begin the first sea patrols of a new class of strategic missile submarines next year. The development highlights a new and growing missile threat to the U.S. homeland, U.S. defense officials have said. According to the Washington Times, one official familiar with recent intelligence assessments of the Chinese strategic submarine force said they are anticipating ...
77000 students affected in China quake
More than 360 schools and 77,000 students have been affected by the earthquake in China's Gansu province, said the education ministry Wednesday. A total of 16,100 students will not be able to return to school as their classrooms and dormitories were damaged in the 6.6-magnitude quake, which jolted Minxian and Zhangxian counties in the city of Dingxi Monday, leaving at least 95 dead and 1,001 ...
Two die in blast at Beijing bakery
Two people were killed and 19 injured in an explosion Wednesday at a bakery in downtown Beijing, official sources said. Four people were severely injured, Xinhua quoted sources as saying. The explosion occurred at 7.33 a.m. in Golden Phoenix Bakery store on Guangming road. The fire has been put out and two gas tanks containing 50 kg of liquefied gas have been ...
India-China to discuss border issue at delegation level today
Indian and Chinese officials will continue their third round of talks here today, to discuss ways to secure peace on the border. According to reports, the two-day meeting of working mechanism for consultation and coordination on India-China border affairs will focus on ensuring better coordination and communication between the two countries. Chinese forces had crossed into Indian territories ...
China manufacturing drops to 11-month low HSBC
China's manufacturing operating conditions deteriorated at the quickest pace since last August, with HSBC's flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropping to 47.7 in July, an HSBC report showed Wednesday. HSBC said flash PMI this month fell to 47.7, down from a final 48.2 in June and the lowest in 11 months. Flash China Manufacturing Output Index also fell from 48.6 in June to 48.2 this month, ...
Rain kills 11 in China
Severe rain has killed at least 11 people and injured 23 others in northwest China's Shaanxi province, officials said. Around 570,000 people have been affected by the rains since last week, Xinhua cited the provincial government as saying. The rains have resulted in economic losses of 1.75 billion yuan ($285 million). Nine people died and 11 were injured in Yan'an city. The downpour caused ...
Toll in China quake reaches 95
A day after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake rattled China's Gansu province the toll reached 95, as the 14 missing people were confirmed dead Tuesday. The temblor jolted Minxian and Zhangxian counties in Dingxi city Monday morning, leaving 95 dead and 1,001 injured, reported Xinhua citing Zhang Kebing, an provincial official. Meanwhile, China's finance ministry said Tuesday the country has allocated ...
Myanmar vows to strengthen ties with China
Myanmar President U Thein Sein has assured China that his country will continue to pursue a friendly policy towards Beijing and advance ties between the two countries. Talking to visiting Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's central military commission, in the capital, the president said Myanmar would continue to pursue a friendly policy toward Beijing and make unremitting efforts to push ...
Royal Baby Worth his Weight in Gold to the Firm
LONDON The Firm, as Britain's royal family calls itself, has a new asset. With the world media in a frenzy over the birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's son, companies from airlines to champagne-makers have jumped on the chance to cash in on the wave of popularity sweeping over the royal family. From royal potties to blue-cream-filled doughnuts to china commemorative ...
Glaxo says China bribery probe to hit performance
LONDON (AFP) - GlaxoSmithKline expects its performance in China to take a hit from Beijing's probe into bribery allegedly carried out by senior staff, the British drugs firm said Wednesday, and described the matter as "shameful"."Clearly, we are likely to see some impact to our performance in China as a result of the current investigation, but it is too early to quantify the ...
AP names Edelsten to top China editorial position
BEIJING -- The Associated Press has named veteran Asia-based journalist and video producer Miles Edelsten to the new position of news director for Greater China.The appointment was announced Wednesday by John Daniszewski, senior managing editor for international news; Sandy MacIntyre, AP's director of global video news; and Santiago Lyon, AP's global director of photography."China ...
China to fully open railway construction market
Upcoming reforms will completely open China's railway construction market, according to a statement released Wednesday after an executive meeting of the State Council presided over by ...
Apple?s Q3 China revenue dives
Apple Inc saw its revenue from greater China - which includes the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan - plummet 43 percent in the fiscal third quarter ended June 29 from the previous quarter and 14 percent from the same period last year, according to the company's quarterly report published on its website Wednesday. "The main cause of the decline in revenue is the company's ...
China Resources ?rumors? a setup
The Hong Kong-based State-owned conglomerate at the center of a real-name tip-off confirmed to the Global Times Wednesday that it has sent all its employees an e-mail saying the whole thing was orchestrated behind the scenes and aimed at tarnishing the company's image.The Monday e-mail by China Resources (Holdings) was sent five days after Wang Wenzhi, a reporter with the Economic ...
Thein Sein vows close China ties
Fan Changlong , vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission.He said Fan's choice of Myanmar as his first foreign trip after taking office shows the friendly ties between the two countries and their armed forces.He expressed the Myanmar government and armed forces' thanks to the Chinese counterparts for their support and assistance, and the country will make tireless ...
Beijing land deal sets record
COFCO Property (Group) Co, the real estate unit controlled by State-owned food company COFCO Corp, bought a 206,000 square meter plot of land in Beijing's Chaoyang district at 2.36 billion yuan ($384.68 million), the company said in a filing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Wednesday.The price of the 49,000 square meter commercial building portion of the plot was around 46,000 yuan per square ...
5 dead in NW China bus accident
Five people were killed and 14 others were injured in an auto accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said. The accident occurred around 2:05 pm, when a bus overturned on a section of highway in Yuzhong County in the city of Lanzhou, local police said. Four people died at the scene, while another died after medical treatment ...
China hold S.Korea to scoreless draw
Wang Yong po and Zhang Xizhe replaced Sun Ke, who had made the starting lineup for this match after his excellent performance against Japan on Sunday.The Taegeuk Warriors had a great opportunity with 15 minutes to go when they were awarded a free kick meters outside of the Chinese box following Zheng Zhi's foul. Again it was Zeng who kept the Koreans at bay, turning Yeom Ki-hun's kick ...
Glaxo warns of China hit
GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty said a bribery investigation would hit the company's business in China, where sales grew 14% in the second ...
Glaxo appoints law firm Ropes Gray for China review
GSK.L ) has appointed international law firm Ropes & Gray to carry out an independent review into alleged corruption by senior executives in its Chinese business, a spokesman for the drugmaker ...
Will the Video Game Ban Lift in China Matter for Microsoft Sony and Nintendo
China is in the process of lifting its 13-year video game ban, which has console developers clamoring to see who takes advantage of the new market first. However, reports indicate that lifting the ban may not matter so ...
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