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Toyo Mall spokeswoman spokeswoman Rosanna Liu says Law had yet to decide what to do with the site, dismissing media reports that it will be converted into a shopping centre. She says Sunbeam's managers cancelled the lease “even though we were not...
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With more than US$3 trillion in reserves, China has been looked to as the savior of Europe. For its part, the U.S. is eager to address its US$300 billion a year trade deficit with China, and under pressure from domestic constituencies, Obama has surely...
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Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny (R) as he arrives at Dublin Castle in Dublin on February 19, 2012. Xi Jinping, China's leader-in-waiting, arrived on February 18 for a three-day visit to Ireland,... View Photo »
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At Chinese New Year, the entire table is covered with dishes ... One thing they make is Jiaozi Dumplings, which look kind of like pot stickers, but they're boiled and they have pork and cabbage in them. It's a lucky thing to eat on Chinese New Year, as the first banknote in China was called jiaozi.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Iran's letter to Ashton last week might mark a step forward. Iran's letter to Ashton - who handles contact with Iran on behalf of the United States,...
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Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Finance Minister Xie Xuren, said the two countries were ready to support the IMF but further efforts by euro zone members were necessary. “We can expect some sort of request from the IMF to those including the United States,...
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Group said Saturday that it has raised wages by up to 25 percent in the second major salary hike in less than two years, as the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer comes under intensive scrutiny after a spate of suicides. Foxconn employs...
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China Vice-President Xi Jinping (L) is greeted by Ireland's Taoiseach Enda Kenny as he arrives at at Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland February 19, 2012. View Photo »
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Speaker Gingrich, a super PAC supporting Governor Romney is running an ad here citing a pro-life’s group charge that you voted for a bill in Congress, co-sponsored by Nancy Pelosi, that supported China’s one-child policy. And they say that means you provided government funding for abortion, but you oppo...
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YORK (AP) -- The harassment of 19-year-old Danny Chen started in basic training - teasing about his name, repeated questions of whether he was from China, even though he was a born-and-raised New Yorker. He wrote in his journal that he was running out...
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Another big step has been taken in the global effort to control the use of money. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has adopted new regulation to control money laundering. FATF is a policy setting body that is comprised of thirty-six countries,...
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SANTA MONICA, CA - FEBRUARY 18: NFL player Jimmy Graham and China Anne McClain speak onstage during the 2012 Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2012 in Santa Monica, California.
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A Chinese policeman guards a 28-year-old man suspected of stealing several items from the Forbidden City, in a rare theft at China's ancient imperial palace, during his trial in Beijing on February 17, 2012. According to police records, only four thefts have been recorded at the...
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Young Chinese couples looking for homes to buy or rent, take part in a kissing contest organized by a real estate company to boost their business in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on February 18, 2012, offering prizes from an Ipad to diamond rings. Home prices in more than two...
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TO WITH STORY: Basket-NBA-Knicks-Lin-Taiwan-China,FOCUS by Amber Wang Fans of US NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin display the newpapers at Lin's hometown in central Changhua on February 17, 2012. New NBA sensation Jeremy Lin has sparked a war of words between former bitter rivals Taiwan...
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SANYA - FEBRUARY 19: PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA leads the fleet of Volvo Open 70's, at the start of leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 on February 19, 2012 from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand.
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SANYA - FEBRUARY 19: PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA, rounds the mark off the Guan Yin of the South Sea of Sanya, during leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 on February 19, 2012 from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand.
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TO WITH STORY: Basket-NBA-Knicks-Lin-Taiwan-China,FOCUS by Amber Wang A Taiwanese fan watches television news showing a childhood photo (screen top R) of New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin in a restaurant in Taipei on February 17, 2012. Lin, the first US born NBA player of Taiwanese...
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TO WITH STORY: Basket-NBA-Knicks-Lin-Taiwan-China,FOCUS by Amber Wang Taiwanese fans watch television news of New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin in a restaurant in Taipei on February 17, 2012. Lin, the first US born NBA player of Taiwanese descent, has captured attention worldwide and...
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China Anne McClain poses on arrival for Cartoon Network's Second Annual Hall of Game Awards in Santa Monica, west of Los Angeles, on February 18, 2012 in California.
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SANTA MONICA, CA - FEBRUARY 18: Actress China Anne McClain arrives at the 2012 Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2012 in Santa Monica, California.
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A disguised member of a carnival delegation from Beijing, China, participates in a carnival procession in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
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Vice President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China prepares to kick a Gaelic football during a visit to Croke Park Stadium, Ireland, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
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Vice President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China uses a hurling bat during a visit to Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo / Brendan Moran / Pool / Sports.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Silver medalist Anna Meares of Australia, gold medalist Shuang Guo of China and bronze medalist Wai Sze Lee of Hong Kong celebrate on the podium following the Women's Sprint Final during the UCI Track Cycling World Cup - LOCOG Test Event for London 2012...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Shuang Guo of China celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's Sprint Final during the UCI Track Cycling World Cup - LOCOG Test Event for London 2012 at the Olympic Velodrome on February 18, 2012 in London, England.
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Gold medal winner China's Guo Shuang celebrates with her gold medal after being presented it in the medal ceremony for the women's sprint race during the World Cup track cycling meeting at the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome at the Olympic Park in London, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Shuang Guo (top) of China celebrates victory as Anna Meares (bottom) of Australia rides back to the mixed zone following the Women's Sprint Final during the UCI Track Cycling World Cup - LOCOG Test Event for London 2012 at the Olympic Velodrome on February...
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Australia's Anna Meares (L) and China's Shuang Guo compete during the Women's Sprint final at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup, a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the Velodrome in the Olympic Park in London on February 18, 2012.
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China's Guo Shuang (L) beats Australia's Anna Meares to win the Women's Sprint at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at the Olympic Velodrome in London February 18, 2012.
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A balloon vendor waits for customers in Beijing, China, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
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