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 | More than 30,000 people from 47 countries have applied to become "pambassadors" since the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in the capital of Sichuan province announced last month it would select six people to spend a month with pandas at the base.
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&$This undated photo shows Cao Cao, a female panda that gave birth to a cub on Aug 3 in the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wenchu ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:59:05) |
 | Mao Asada, left, congratulates China's first Olympic champion figure skaters Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue on their wedding before the start of the "Artistry on… (Japan Today, 2010-09-06 08:17:00) |
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&$Traffic is brought back to normal on Sunday in the Inner Mongolia section of the Beijing-Tibet highway after more than 10 days of congestion. (Liu Kai / for China Daily)&$&$
The monster traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet highway was greatly eased on Sunday after a number of emergency measures were introduced and cross-regional coordination enhanced by the Ministry of Public Security.
However, experts said t ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:15:28) |
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A number of Chinese entrepreneurs may have shunned the invitations of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to a charity event in Beijing this month due to busy schedules, not because they were embarrassed to be lobbied to make huge donation pledges, as some reports had suggested, an insider said.
Zhang Jing, a press officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:11:31) |
| China's intellectual property rights protection system is improving thanks to a cooperative project between China and the European Union, senior officials said.
At an event at the Belgium-EU Pavilion in the Expo Garden on Saturday, Benot Battistelli, president of the European Patent Office (EPO), said China has now become one of the world's most important countries in filing for patents among non-EPO entities.
Statistics from the EPO show that Chinese companies have increased their... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:08:30) |
| Growing wealth and privacy concerns can often result in census takers being treated with suspicion more than cooperation. When census taker Wang Xinwei knocks on the door many Chinese, rather than foreigners, are reluctant to even speak to her.
"I'm surprised it's the Chinese who are not very cooperative," said the 21-year-old community worker, who was assigned a neighborhood in downtown Beijing. "Some Chinese residents would rather fill out the census at registration centers than let us... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:07:01) |
| China bucked international trends in both outbound and inward investment, official figures have revealed.
China now ranks as the fifth largest global investor in outbound direct investment (ODI) with a total volume of $56.5 billion, compared to a ranking of 12th in 2008, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.
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On top of this, foreign direct investment (FDI) this year was set to "surpass $100 billion", co ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:04:45) |
| A senior Chinese legislator on Friday called for global collective efforts to address food security issues and said developing countries bear the brunt of food crises.
Food security concerns not only individual economies and people's well-being, but also world peace and security, said Jiang Shusheng, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), in a speech at the ongoing G20 Speakers' Consultation in Ottawa.
"Today, the global food security... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:03:07) |
| The Newsweek magazine recently gave Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong the title "the middle man," saying that Singapore managed to carve out a role as friend to all the big powers in the region. During a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua, Lee shared his thoughts on some of the regional and international issues.
Year 2011 will mark the 20th anniversary of China's relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Speaking on ASEAN-China ties, Lee said the... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:01:50) |
| China and Italy are working on a plan to expand their bilateral economic cooperation as the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Italy diplomatic ties is just round the corner, said Chinese Ambassador to Italy Ding Wei on Saturday.
The Chinese government is happy to see an enhanced and deepened economic ties between the two countries, said Ding while meeting with Adriano Luci, chairman of the industry association in Italy's northeastern city of Udine.
He said Udine enjoyed a... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 08:01:47) |
| A strong and successful China will benefit the world and the Asian region, Singapore wishes to participate in China's development, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Xinhua in a recent exclusive interview.
Before the Prime Minister kicks off his 8-day working visit to China on Sept. 6, he had a written interview with Xinhua to share his views on Singapore-China bilateral relations.
Lee said Singapore enjoys excellent relations with China. Just in the last three years, the two c... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 07:59:52) |
| Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Ukraine could draw on China's experience in staging international events to prepare for the 2012 European Football Championship.
"China's successful experience in staging the Beijing Olympics and Shanghai World Expo will help us to run the football games," Yanukovych said after visiting the Ukrainian and Chinese pavilions at the Shanghai Expo.
Ukraine and China had decided to comprehensively lift their cooperation, creating new prospects for... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 07:58:51) |
 | SHENZHEN, a southern coastal city neighboring Hong Kong, marked its 30th anniversary as China's first economic reform zone today.
Chinese President Hu Jintao told a celebratory rally held in Shenzhen this morning... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-06 07:56:16) |
 | Alarmed that its children are falling behind those in rivals such as South Korea and Hong Kong, Japan is adding about 1,200 pages to elementary ... (USATODAY.com, 2010-09-06 07:16:56) |
 | I wasn't aware that A. There were a lot of people here with a taste for exotic pets, and B. There were a lot of dicks here who abandon their exotic pets when they get too expensive, but apparently the Shanghai Zoo is running out of space to deal with them. Specifically, it's being overrun by red-eared turtles and estaurine crocodiles (which you'll remember caused quite a scare last year). From Shanghai Daily: The zoo now is caring for close to 80 red-eared turtles and doesn't have the space... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-06 07:00:00) |
 | Senior US and Chinese officials met Monday to steady relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs despite calls for a tougher line on (Phayul, 2010-09-06 06:25:00) |
| Chinese authorities detained a Japanese man on suspicion of narcotics possession prior to his departure from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on a flight bound for… (Japan Today, 2010-09-06 05:21:00) |
| Amidst a hubbub of networking at Drift's launch party on Saturday at Abbey Road, we caught up with Shanghai Repertory Theater's producer, Rosita Janbakhsh, to talk about their new production Drift. The play makes its English-language world premiere at Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center from September 7th to September 12th. Drift, SRT’s most cutting-edge project to date, pushes the boundaries of theater with its contemporary representation of an alternate reality that reflects multi-ethnic... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-06 05:00:00) |
 | With the 75-mile long traffic jam in China now moving at a snail's pace, Celia Hatton reports on a new idea, the Straddle Bus, that could soon help ease traffic nightmares and reduce pollution. (CBS News, 2010-09-06 00:58:58) |
| With the 75-mile long traffic jam in China now moving at a snail's pace, Celia Hatton reports on a new idea, the Straddle Bus, that could soon help ease traffic nightmares and reduce pollution. (CBS News, 2010-09-06 00:58:58) |
 | (BEIJING) China should end preferential policies for automotive companies to curb overcapacity in an industry where sales jumped 55 per cent in August, a government official said. (Business Times, 2010-09-05 22:30:00) |
| (SHANGHAI) After months of anxious waiting, Wang Jinxia finally obtained a coveted spot in Shanghai's trial affordable-housing programme, but now the former factory worker is scrambling to pay for it. (Business Times, 2010-09-05 22:30:00) |
HONG KONG (Kyodo) A raft of new labor regulations that would grant collective bargaining rights to Chinese workers in Shenzhen is worrying Japan-affiliated companies in the special economic zone. The rules, which could trigger demand for massive wage increases of more than 70 percent, have prompted the Guangzhou office of the Japan External Trade Organization, which is dedicated to promoting trade, to file a petition with local authorities to reconsider the plan. (Japan Times, 2010-09-05 22:20:00) | |
 | See 'Princess Diana' playing the cello in her underwear . . . Even in the paparazzi gym-and-swimwear shots, Diana never appeared quite like this: playing the cello clad only in bra and knickers (and regal tiara). "Feel the romance of British royalty – Diana underwear," reads the poster from China's splendidly named Jealousy International brand. Inspect it closely and the woman is, of course, a lookalike. But while the advert prompted censure in the UK, it caused hardly a ripple in China,... (Guardian Unlimited, 2010-09-05 21:00:36) |
| CHINA is expected to have 200 million cars on the road by 2020, increasing pressure on energy security and the environment, government officials said yesterday.
"In the face of environment and energy problems,... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-05 18:49:23) |
| CHINA launched the SinoSat-6 satellite for radio and television live broadcasts at 12:14am yesterday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The satellite was carried... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-05 18:18:16) |
| CHINESE film director Zhang Yimou's lastest movie, "Under the Hawthorn Tree," which opens on the Chinese mainland on September 16, tells of a romance set during the "cultural revolution (1966-1976)."
The movie's... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-05 18:17:59) |
| A TOURIST guide in Hong Kong who tried, with rude and threatening remarks, to persuade mainland visitors to make purchases has had her license revoked.
A video clip showing Li Hau-chun abusing mainland visitors... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-05 18:17:20) |
| GIANT pandas remain an endangered species despite the births of 23 cubs in Chinese zoos over the past two months, according to a leading panda researcher in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
"The baby boom began... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-05 18:16:57) |
| CHINESE viewers are hoping a "Chinese Susan Boyle" will emerge from a popular TV reality show. But even if one doesn't, many will still have received something invaluable from the show.
A Chinese version of "Got... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-05 18:07:57) |
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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