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&$Lufthansa's Airbus A380 arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport for the first time in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2010. The airplane, Lufthansa's third Airbus A380, will fly from Frankfurt to Beijing regularly. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)
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| Citizens in mainland China are increasingly looking forward to travel in Taiwan and direct cross-strait flights routes in western regions are seeing greater demand, according to a Taiwan tourism quality explanation meeting held in Beijing on Sept. 2.
The Beijing Office of Taiwan Cross-Strait Tourism Association invited tourism department officers from six provinces that have recently opened tourist routes to Taiwan to participate in the meeting.
Officials from the National Tourism... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 17:17:47) |
 | No one is yet sure when the sky above Phnom Penh is to be pierced by Asia's tallest skyscraper, but Prime Minister Hun Sen said this week he has already approved a master plan to include the vertiginous piece of architecture in the city's development. Across the globe, the 555-meter building will be topped only by the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai. In Asia it will best the World Financial Center in Shanghai, Asia's second tallest building, by 63 meters and top Asia's tallest skyscraper,... (Kyodo News, 2010-09-03 17:10:11) |
| China will allocate a one-time living allowance to anti-Japanese war veterans living in the countryside in the mainland to mark the 65th anniversary of China’s victory in the Anti-Japanese War, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The allowance shows the care of the Party and the country to the veterans who contributed to the victory in the Anti-Japanese War, the ministry says.
Those who joined the army and fought against Japanese invaders between July 7, 1937 and Sept. 2, 1945... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 17:08:09) |
| The United Kingdom-based Financial Times recently published an editorial titled "China's New Scramble for Africa," in which the author stressed that criticism of China's burgeoning relationship with Africa as being "a new form of colonialism" is largely misplaced.
According to the article, Western-led development strategies, however well-meaning, did not break the vicious cycle of poverty and underdevelopment in Africa, while Chinese investments, made for sound business reasons and boosting... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 17:04:10) |
| The first intelligent grid pilot in a residential community was completed in Chongqing New North Zone on July 12.
This is also the largest intelligent residential community pilot in China powered by the State Grid.
It integrates three networks: the telecommunication network, the computer network and the cable television network.
Shan Yecai, the general manager of the Chongqing Electric Power Corporation said the completion of the first large-scale intelligent residential community... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:42:46) |
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&$Rescuers work at the scene of landslide at Dashifang Village in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 2, 2010. The landslide happening on the night of Sept. 1 has left at least fifteen people dead and 33 others missing. (Xinhua/Chen Haining)&$&$
The death toll from mudslides that hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province Wednesday has climbed to 15, and 33 ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:21:51) |
| China's food monitoring and risk assessment systems are to be upgraded with new technologies and more funding, said a government report received by Xinhua Friday.
The report was submitted to China's top legislature by a food safety office under the State Council, or the Cabinet, which gave an account of the government's work in implementing the Food Safety Law.
To improve assessment of safety risks of food and agricultural products, the government had already drawn up regulations... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:21:15) |
| Tropical storm Lionrock continued to bring widespread rain Friday to southeast China, as its was downgraded to a tropical low pressure front in Guangdong Province after a fierce landing in Fujian Province on Thursday.
Lionrock brought heavy rains up to 308.5 millimeters in the central part of Guangdong in the 24 hours till 8 a.m. Friday, said Liang Jian, chief weatherman of the provincial meteorological station.
He said the station had issued a warning that rainfall could reach up... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:20:33) |
| &$&$A view of the "suicide bridge." (Photo: Globaltimes.cn)&$&$Chen Si, 42, felt relieved that nothing unusual happened on August 22 as he returned home from his volunteer shift patrolling for suicide jumpers on Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. But he was still worried about the young woman he rescued the day before.
She was the No.193 jumpe ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:20:08) |
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&$A Huaxia jet's wings scraped the ground while landing Saturday. (Photo: Globaltimes.cn)&$&$
Jet producer Bombardier Thursday told the Global Times that the Huaxia Airlines accident in Guiyang, Guizhou Province Saturday will not hamper the future of jet sales in China.
"The CRJ series is our flagship product, and the accident will not impact sales in China," said Xiao Xiao fr ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:19:07) |
| Two Chinese Navy ships began the first visit to the south Pacific island kingdom of Tonga on Friday.
The training vessel, Zhenghe, and the frigate, Mian Yang, with hundreds of sailors on board arrived in Tonga capital of Nuku' alofa on Friday on a four-day goodwill visit.
During the visit, there will be a "Public Day" for the training vessel to be open to the public.
Chinese Navy Rear Admiral Leng Zhenqing, who serves as the commander of the visiting formation, said they... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:14:57) |
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&$President Benigno Aquino Jr., gestures during a news conference at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila August 18, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)&$&$
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Friday said he is taking responsibility over the failed attempt to save the lives of the eight Hong Kong residents who were held hostage by a dismissed police officer.
Local ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:14:27) |
| Zhongguancun Science City's first batch of 11 projects launched at the Beijing University of Science and Technology Thursday, officially kicking off construction of Beijing's Zhongguancun Science City. The area will be built into China's most influential innovation center of technology in the next few years.
Secretary of the municipal Party committee Liu Qi, Mayor Guo Jinlong and other Party and leading government officials attended the ceremony.
Beijing Municipality decided to construct... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 16:11:51) |
 | Rising food prices have led China's government to order increase in vegetable production (Voice of America, 2010-09-03 15:39:36) |
| To meet the needs of the lunar exploration and scientific research, and to achieve the standardization of lunar geographical names, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China published the first batch of 470 standard Chinese translations of lunar geographical names.
As of now, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has published more than 9,000 lunar geographical names, including more than 1,900 important geographical names.
An official from the Ministry of... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 15:31:53) |
 | Beyond the hype about ambitious women on their way to billionaire status, there are many women struggling to get by The cover of this week's Newsweek proclaims Chinese women the "power sex", and promises to reveal the secret behind their "overwhelming ambition". Apparently Chinese women are far more successful than their western counterparts, with more female top politicians and executives in China than America and more billionaires on the Forbes rich list than anywhere else in the world. ... (Guardian Unlimited, 2010-09-03 15:29:15) |
 | A 75-mile jam between metropolitan Beijing and Inner Mongolia has caught national attention. (International Herald Tribune, 2010-09-03 15:14:45) |
| Complaints add to those made by US business leaders about worsening conditions for foreign companies (Voice of America, 2010-09-03 15:13:20) |
| A Philippine fact-finding committee began questioning Friday officials who played roles in an Aug. 23 hostage-taking that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, even as President Benigno Aquino III took responsibility for the mismanagement of the situation. The Incident Investigation and Review Committee created by Aquino and headed by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima first heard the statement of Interior Undersecretary Rico Puno who was told by Aquino during the incident to monitor the situation... (Kyodo News, 2010-09-03 15:10:10) |
 | Of the five Ferrari 458 Italia supercars that combusted worldwide, two caught fire in China, highlighting the number of people in China who will pay $550,000 for a car. (Christian Science Monitor, 2010-09-03 14:58:31) |
| A recent survey conducted by CPA Australia found that nearly 50 percent of respondents consider the growing gap between the rich and poor as the greatest challenge facing China's future economic development, and nearly 30 percent think that the economy's excessive reliance on the government’s stimulus policies is also one of the main obstacles for its development.
In addition, nearly 70 percent of professional people are "confident" or "very confident" about the Chinese economy's bright fu... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 14:40:40) |
 | A 75-mile jam between metropolitan Beijing and Inner Mongolia has caught national attention. (New York Times, 2010-09-03 14:31:37) |
 | Confidence in China's food safety standards has taken another battering after it emerged that authorities in central China covered up the discovery of cancer-causing chemicals in a batch of cooking oil for more than five months. (telegraph.co.uk, 2010-09-03 14:28:56) |
| China's top political advisory body will hold an international conference from Sept. 6-8 to enhance cooperation and understanding between China and the world, said a source from the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Friday.
Distinguished persons and experts from home and abroad will attend the conference of the 21st Century Forum to discuss cooperation under new challenges, said Zhao Qizheng, head of the CPPCC's Committee of Foreign Affairs, at a press conference.
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&$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) meets with his Ecuadoreancounterpart Ricardo Patino in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 13, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)&$&$
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&$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2nd L) meets with his Ecuadorean counterpart Ricardo Patino (1st R) in Beijing, ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 14:08:26) |
| As the dolphins swam by and frolicked among the waves, cheers erupted from three nearby motorboats.
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&$A dolphin frolics in the waters of Sanniang Bay, Qinzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. (Photo by Huo Yan / China Daily)&$&$
The cameras flashed and clicked as the majestic creatures dived deeper in the shallows of Qinzhou's Sanniang Bay in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, before darting, almo ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-03 14:01:17) |
| Government's chief environmental scientist says emissions have actually risen, rather than fallen, because of carbon in imported goods • West blamed for rapid increase in China's CO2 The UK's greenhouse gas emissions have risen in the past two decades rather than declined, because of the carbon "embedded" in imported goods, the government's chief environment scientist has said. Speaking in a documentary to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 next week, Professor Bob Watson said there was a need to... (Guardian Unlimited, 2010-09-03 13:53:10) |
 | This month's Adoptable Pet from Jaiya's Animal Rescue Name: The 11 cats of Lane 26 Age: From 3 to 6 Health: Vaccinated, dewormed and de-flead. All spayed and neutered. Ideal Home: People that have experience with adult cats. Story: CF (rescuer), an animal lover and keen supporter of animal rescue groups in Shanghai contacted JAR in hopes that we can provide a permanent roof and love for the cats that... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-03 13:30:00) |
 | More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway. (BBC NEWS, 2010-09-03 13:22:28) |
Think Again: Asia\'s Rise (FOREIGN POLICY) Don\'t believe the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age. It will be many decades before China, India, and the rest of the region take over the world, if they ever do.
Is China Really an \'East Asian success story\'? (Policy ) State-controlled investment in China provides poor financial returns, explains John Lee
Chinese chukkas (BBC NEWS) How polo enthrals Shanghai's moneyed class
Business › Many Chinese seek Japanese celebrity names as trademarks for business (Japan Today) The names of Japanese celebrities, such as pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, have been registered as trademarks in China by businesspeople trying to take advantage of…
China's Dictators at Work: The Secret Story (The New York Review of Books) “If the Mafia boss thinks you might betray him, he will just kill you or throw you into prison.” That is not how the government of China should behave...
We're Not Selfish, They Are (Daai Tou Laam Diary) We're willing to pour billions and billions of our and their dollars in overruns to build transit links to ensure our commutes from pricey south island is fast and efficient. We've even cut the taxi fares for our weekend trips out to Sai Kung to eat seafood or travel home to Sai Kung/Clearwater Bay after those late nights in Lan Kwai Fong/Wan Chai. We've raised their transit fees twice in the last three years and dragged our feet since the last Central reclamation on spending...
Desertification worsening in Tibet: Report (Phayul) Desertification is worsening in Tibet, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. According to the report, authorities in Tibet aim to halt the spread of the desert in Tibet by next year, hoping to stem the effects of years of mining, tree-felling and
Experts Say Chinese Filter Would Make PCs Vulnerable to Intrusion (New York Times) The program would let outsiders monitor a computer’s Internet activity, steal personal data or plant viruses, according to those who have examined it.
The Day China's Heart Froze (newmatilda.com) Twenty years ago today, thousands were being killed in the streets around Tiananmen Square. Dan Edwards in Beijing speaks to survivors about a wound that hasn't healed
Founding fathers (BBC NEWS) The French town with an unlikely Chinese past
China: A Threat to or Threatened by Democracy? (Dissent Magazine) How can one know whether China will or will not democratize? In general, as Karl Popper showed in The Poverty of Historicism, political futures in even the middle distance are unknowable because of the inherently uncertain and contingent dynamics of politics. Therefore, an analyst should focus on the multiple factors that make different futures more or less likely.
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