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President Bashar Assad began. The new violence broke out during a visit by a Chinese envoy, who said his country will back a solution to the crisis based on proposals already put forward by the Arab League -- even though Beijing is unlikely to support...
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Kelly, 57, is much in demand and will end the day of our interview with a flight to India, where she is involved in other projects. She also travels to China two or three times a year. "I don't think I am a China expert. I believe in what the arts can...
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Like Lin, retired eight-time NBA all-star Yao had to face taunts and ethnic slurs when he broke into the league in 2002. Former Detroit Piston Ben Wallace said the then 21-year-old Yao would receive a rude welcome the first time China's national team...
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Facades series. The German artist admits there is no major market yet for him here in China, because there is a big "cultural wall in between". "But I live in China not because I want to do business here, but because I love Chinese culture and the...
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But for Josh Durham, a history teacher from the US, the movable-type letterpress machines could not have found a better home. "I wanted somewhere with a window where people could see me work," says Durham, 32. "Not many people in China know what a...
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While German companies have been investing around 21 billion euros until today (re-invested profits not included), he said, Chinese investment in Germany is still less than 1 billion euros. There are around 5,500 German companies producing in China,...
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Perhaps this group has earned the right to democracy, but Li gives us no hard criteria to judge whether 2012 is the right time for China to experiment with the people’s rule. Indeed, the rhetoric in his article suggests that he values China’s dynasties...
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Feb 19 (Reuters) - Profits of Chinese banks reached a record high of 1.04 trillion yuan ($165.10 billion) in 2011, marking an increase of 15.8 percent from 2010, China's banking regulator said. That growth, however, was slower than 34.5 percent in 2010,...
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"If you don't get the base right, you won't succeed in this industry." The week also saw Chinese plane maker Comac announcing another corporate client (Bank of China) for its yet to be built C919 jet. But these smaller deals belie the impact China's...
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Aerospace Corp. "Asia-Pacific, as you all know, is a market that is growing very, very nicely," Embraer president Ernest Edwards, whose company also makes commercial planes, said at the airshow. Asia now has the world's second largest concentration of...
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Irish butter are also developing a market in the region.• Exports to China now account for 3 per cent of total merchandise exports from Ireland and the Government believes that could rise to 7 per cent by 2015.Thank God for Dubliner cheese. Just when I...
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Enda Kenny last week ambitiously pledged to deliver more than 100,000 jobs by 2016 through a wide range of measures spanning 15 departments and 36 State agencies.And this weekend, the visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will focus on developing business...
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...150-strong delegation arrive for crucial economic visitWHILE discussing human rights may prove to be a sensitive subject with Vice President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, it is the sight of new born calves and modern milking parlours which...
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"There is no crisis that can take down Carnival."Brazil is one of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies, which many hope will help kickstart global economic recovery.Showered in confetti and flanked by sequinned samba queens, Rio's mayor...
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...was good that Zambia won the African Nations Cup for the first time ever, having started the tournament as 40/1 outsiders while being rated a historically low 101st in the world.But it was better that in the final their team, with players drawn from the...
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This is a striking show of support just two weeks after Beijing vetoed a UN Security Council resolution backing the league's plans.The seemingly contradictory stances on the Arab League's proposals appear to reflect Beijing's desire for mediation and...
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Labor rights groups say that over the years, many Foxconn plants have violated Chinese labor laws by pushing workers to endure excessive amounts of overtime. Criticism has grown over working conditions at several Apple suppliers in China, including...
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"China is an example. No other country has lifted so many people out of poverty. This is something of which the Chinese people and government should be proud, and which the rest of the world admires," official daily Granma said in October 2009, echoing...
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Far East Energy Corporation ist ein in Houston (Texas) ansässiges Unternehmen, das über Niederlassungen in Peking, Kunming und Taiyuan City (China) verfügt. Die Far East Energy Corporation ist auf die Exploration und Erschließung von Methan aus...
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California, Brown says, can't afford to miss the chance to invest in high-speed rail, which he promotes as a clean-energy alternative for travel. "Spain can build it. China can build it. France can build it. Germany can build it. England can build it. ...
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