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Chinese Taipei win mens doubles TT title
Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Hao Shuai and Ma Lin from China to win the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. Chen and Chuang fought back from one game down to win three in a row but Ma, former Olympic Champion, and Hao Shuai took the fifth before the Chinese Taipei tandem sealed the victory Sunday by taking the sixth 11-8, reports ...
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India China border experts will meet soon
Special representatives of India and China will meet soon to discuss their disputed border where Chinese incursion sparked tensions recently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. Speaking to the media jointly with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Manmohan Singh said that while India and China have had differences, relations had been built steadily in the more recent times. He said both ...
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Australian construction industry to see slow recovery
The Australian building and construction industry will see a mixed recovery over 2015-16 after a number of challenging years, according to Master Builders Australia (MBA) forecasts released Monday. While the forecasts predict a positive growth for the industry, MBA reports that the current economic climate is creating headwinds that may impede the timing and strength of recovery. There's light ...
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Global prosperity not possible without development of India and China Premier Li Keqiang
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, on Monday said that global prosperity would not be possible without the simultaneous development of China and India. Keqiang, who received a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning, told media that the combined population of China and India is a third of the world's population, and therefore, both ...
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China-Indias large potential makes West anxious Daily
China and India's combined potential are large enough to make the West anxious but there are "many weaknesses in the bilateral relationship", a state-run Chinese daily has said. Said the Global Times in an editorial Monday, the second day of Premier Li Keqiang's India trip: "As China's new premier, his selection of India for his first overseas trip has widely been interpreted as a sign that ...
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Warner facing CA disciplinary hearing over vitriolic Twitter outburst ahead of Ashes
Australian opening batsman David Warner is facing a Cricket Australia (CA) disciplinary hearing for his vitriolic social media outburst at respected News Limited sportswriters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. Warner, whose captaincy aspirations have taken a hit, had been reported for breaching the code of behaviour of the CA, which will be deciding a date for the hearing ahead of this week's ...
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French daredevil climbs 564 ft Bailong Elevator sans safety net
French daredevil Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the 564 feet Bailong Elevator in China with no help from any machinery, safety net or safety equipment. Casanova's green-and-black sticky sneakers were the only help he needed in his dizzying feat. According to officials, Casanova climbed the huge steel tower in 68 minutes and 26 seconds, while spectators looked on in awe, the New York Daily News ...
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2013 Miss Tourism China Contest World Final to kick off in Chengmai
The annual Miss Tourism China Contest World Final is to kick off at Kowloon Hot-spring Hotel in Chengmai county of Hainan province on June 8th. A total of 40 beauties from 20 countries including China, the United States, Russia, Ukraine, England and France will gather in Chengmai to compete against each other for the top three places and individual awards in the evening gown competition, the ...
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Hainan scenic spots offer fantastic discounts for China Tourism Day
In celebration of the 3rd China Tourism Day, which falls on May 19, many scenic spots in Hainan are offering a series of great enticements for tourists. Public museums, memorial halls, patriotic education bases and stadiums across the province on the list of public places are open to the public for free on that day. In addition, travel agencies, starred hotels and scenic spots will roll ...
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China emerges as worlds most financially secure country Report
/enpproperty--> China has emerged as the most financially secure country in an index jointly launched by PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, the largest non-life insurance company in the Chinese mainland, and Genworth Financial Inc, a Fortune 500 insurance holding company. The report surveyed 13,000 households in 14 European countries, and five Latin American countries and China. China ...
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Pacific Briefs Tuesday May 21
The French Government has spoken out strongly against the UN General Assembly decision to put French Polynesia back on the UN decolonisation list. Six Pacific countries including Tuvalu, Nauru and The Solomon Islands sponsored the resolution which has resulted in a furious response from the French and Tahitian Government. France boycotted the UN sitting while the newly selected French ...
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Is the Weak Yen Already Becoming A Problem for Japan
Since BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda was appointed into office by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the BOJ has become keen on boosting the economy and weakening the yen. The bank has launched aggressive measures to ease monetary policy. This has then led the yen to drop to multi-year lows against some of its counterparts. Now that USD/JPY has risen above the major 100.00 psychological level, ...
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US school directly hit by tornado: Police Television footage on Monday afternoon showed homes and buildings that had been reduced to rubble in the city south of Oklahoma ...
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Australia shares seen steady as U.S. dollar slips
MELBOURNE, May 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to open roughly unchanged on Tuesday with buyers taking profits following the market's run-up to 5-1/2 year highs and as the U.S. dollar fell against the Aussie. * Local share price index futures rose 0.1 percent to 5,227.0, a 7-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 0.5 percent on Monday. * New ...
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Obama Chinas Xi to meet in June in California
China's newly appointed leader Xi Jinping attends a meeting with a panel of foreign experts'at the Great Hall of the People on December 5, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Ed Jones - Pool, Getty ...
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Exclusive - Japan Inc. averse to further yen drop poll finds
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori KanekoTOKYO (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilise or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that will increasingly raise their costs.About half the Japanese companies in a new Reuters survey say the yen has fallen enough, just 15 percent want a further ...
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Chinas Li to pay tribute to heroic Indian doctor
MUMBAI (AFP) - China's premier will pay his respects Tuesday to the family of an Indian doctor who died treating Chinese troops more than 70 years ago, becoming a rare symbol of friendship between the two nations.Li Keqiang, like Chinese leaders before him, will take time out of his busy India visit to meet relatives of Dwarkanath Kotnis, who provided emergency medical aid for four years ...
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Chinas President to Visit Trinidad and Tobago
The following is the statement from the Office of the Prime Minister -The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, today announced that the President of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, will pay a State visit to Trinidad and Tobago during the period May 31 to June 2, 2013. The Chinese President will be accompanied ...
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Hope in Japan That Abenomics May Be Turning Things Around
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US school directly hit by tornado Police
Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile (1.6 kilometer) wide tornado. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma city police department says there is no word of injuries from the elementary school. Knight says the school suffered "extensive damage" on Monday afternoon. Neighborhoods in Moore, Oklahoma, are flattened and buildings are on fire. Television footage on Monday afternoon showed ...
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French spiderman scales 564ft Bailo...
Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the outside section of 1,083ft-high Bailong Elevator yesterday in the Wulingyuan area of Zhangijiajie, China. Casanova successfully climbed the 564ft outdoor section of the elevator without safety equipment It took the French climber 68 minutes and 26 seconds to complete the 564ft challenge, shunning protective gear to wear only trainers, a vest top and jogging ...
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Taiwan probe team returns slamming P...
A Taiwan investigation team sent to Manila to probe a fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard returned to Taipei on Saturday, calling Philippines' attitude on a joint investigation "capricious." Chen Wen-chi, head of the Taiwanese investigation team, said the team has been negotiating with the Philippine government on a joint investigation, but the ...
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Chinese premier departs for four-nati...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here Sunday for official visits to four nations. Li's visits to India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany are at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Pakistani government, Swiss President Ueli Maurer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ...
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3.5 kilometers long bridge demolished...
The Dunyang Bridge, stretching 3,476.5 meters across five crossings in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, was successfully blown up in a controlled explosion late on Friday, May 18, 2013 to make way for a renovation project. The bridge, located in Hanyang District, was built between 1996 and 1997. ...
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Winning ticket for 590-mln-dollar Pow...
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of 590.5 million U.S. dollars, lottery officials said late Saturday. The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida. No further details on the lone winner was available. The numbers drawn Saturday were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with a Powerball number of 11. The chances of ...
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Asia Pacific leads world in creating wealth
The Asia Pacific region houses a higher proportion of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) than any other region on earth.
The claim is part of the World Wealth Report prepared by Merrill Lynch which studied wealth effects in seventy one countries, which account for 98% of global gross income and 99% of world stock market capitalization. Read more
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