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 | The arrest of a foreigner who knowingly bought a large amount of fake designer clothing in China for infringement of intellectual property was approved recently, according to Hangzhou Customs.
Hangzhou Customs and local police jointly tracked down the man who had in his possession more than 8,000 suits of counterfeit Nike and Adidas sportswear.
It is said that this was the first infringement case related to foreigners that Hangzhou Customs has found.
The man was detained on July 20.... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 15:40:36) |
 | STARGAZERS in China are in for a feast for their eyes as three major meteor showers will hit the earth one by one from end of this month.
The first to come is the Alpha-Aurigids meteor shower, which has appeared... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 15:31:47) |
| A deer in east China Weihai City apparently has developed a taste for booze after a playful waitress fed it with some. Now it barely drinks any water.
The 18 months old deer can finish a bottle of beer in just... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 15:19:50) |
 | European businesses feel the operating environment for foreign enterprises in China has become less open, with regulatory policies favoring domestic businesses, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said Thursday. In its annual lobbying paper on behalf of European businesses, the business grouping of over 1,400 companies said it identified a ''sense of frustration in the foreign business community,'' with a significant number of businesses concerned about government policies are... (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 15:10:11) |
| Legislators in Hong Kong on Thursday mourned the eight tourists from Hong Kong who died in the Philippines bus hostage crisis last week, condemned the authorities for failing to end the hijacking peacefully and demanded the government to press Manila for justice. In a special meeting held to discuss the Aug. 23 drama in Manila, legislators mourned the deceased with a minute of silence before expressing anger at the Philippine government and police they called ''incompetent'' and ''uncivilized.'' (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 15:10:11) |
 | China has had an amazing 30-year sprint to wealth for many of its people. But the distribution of wealth is nowhere near equal. (International Herald Tribune, 2010-09-02 15:01:05) |
 | China has had an amazing 30-year sprint to wealth for many of its people. But the distribution of wealth is nowhere near equal. (New York Times, 2010-09-02 15:01:05) |
| REMAINS of more than 3,000 Kuomintang soldiers sacrificed during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggressors were dug out recently at a building site in central Hubei Province.
White bones of fallen heroes were... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 14:27:10) |
 | The American auto maker expects 70% of its global growth this decade to come from emerging Asia-Pacific and Africa markets, with China and India among the biggest contributors. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-02 14:13:39) |
 | There are concerns that homes are becoming out of reach for middle-class buyers (Voice of America, 2010-09-02 14:02:06) |
| This year's eighth tropical storm, dubbed Lionrock, made landfall at Zhangzhou city in east China's Fujian Province early Thursday morning, local meteorologists said. Its central pressure reached 990 hectopascals upon landing and the maximum wind power reached Force 9 where the center of Lionrock passed.
Affected by Lionrock, heavy rain occurred in the coastal areas along Zhangzhou and the rain was the heaviest in Dongshan and Zhangpu counties.
Local meteorologists have warned residents... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 13:45:17) |
| Giant pandas remain an endangered species despite the births of 23 cubs in Chinese zoos over the past two months, a leading panda researcher in southwest China's Sichuan Province said Thursday.
"The baby boom began in early July, with 23 cubs born in captivity — 14 at the Wolong research center, eight in Chengdu and one in Beijing," said Zhang Zhihe, director of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Since the boom, the total number of giant pandas in captivity at ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 13:33:49) |
| The death toll from mudslides that hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province late Wednesday has climbed to four, and 44 people are still missing, local government said Thursday.
As of 10 a.m., rescuers had saved 23 people from the rubble of homes in Wama Village of Longyang District, the city government of Baoshan said in a press release.
It said the accident happened at about 10:20 p.m., trapping 71 people from 20 families.
Rescuers are still searching for the... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 13:32:59) |
| The death toll from the massive mudslide in Zhouqu County, in northwest China's Gansu Province, has risen to 1,471 as of Wednesday after four more bodies were retrieved, with 294 others still missing, rescue headquarters said Thursday.
A devastating mudslide hit Zhouqu on Aug. 8, ripping many houses from their foundations and tearing multi-story apartment buildings in half.&$
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| Myanmar's junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe will make a state visit to China next week during which he will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters that during Than Shwe's Sept. 7-11 visit, he will also meet with Premier Wen Jiabao. (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 13:10:11) |
| Takeshi Niinami, president of Lawson Inc., said Thursday the Japanese convenience store chain operator intends to raise the number of its stores in China to a maximum of 10,000 from some 300 at present over the next 10 years. The company, currently operating in Shanghai and Chongqing, hopes to expand into seven to 10 more cities, he said, citing Beijing, Tianjin and Guangzhou as candidate cities. (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 13:10:11) |
| An official daily of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday praised the unofficial visit paid by top leader Kim Jong Il to China in late August.
Kim's two unprecedented visits to China this year indicated the deep friendship between the DPRK and China, Rodong Sinmun said in an editorial.
The visit in August is an event of great significance to further consolidating and developing the historic and traditional DPRK-China friendship, it noted.
The trip deepened the... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 12:52:40) |
 | The Philippines vows to probe claims that coffins of three of Hong Kong's eight victims of last week's hijacking in Manila were wrongly labelled. (BBC NEWS, 2010-09-02 12:42:18) |
| FIVE-YEAR-OLD Zhang Hao could soon go to kindergarten after receiving a facial plastic surgery next week.
The boy, whose face was severely burned in a fire, is called "Little Monster" as children are scared by... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 12:33:53) |
| A former real estate mogul in Chongqing Municipality was given a suspended death penalty for hiring henchmen to kill the only son of a family who refused relocation requests.
The Chongqing Higher People's Court gave... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 12:12:49) |
| AN edible oil maker suddenly changed its mind and admitted that nine batches of its products contained excessive carcinogen, two weeks after it vehemently denied the allegation.
Jinhao Camellia Oil Co Ltd in central... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 12:05:00) |
| AN increasing number of wealthy Chinese are emigrating out of the country, taking with them 15 billion yuan and forcing up the immigration threshold of many countries.
The number of Chinese investors applying for... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 12:03:06) |
| THE death toll from mudslides that hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province late yesterday has climbed to eight, and 40 people are still missing, local government said today.
As of 2:30pm, rescuers had... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 11:58:00) |
 | A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, China's state media said. (telegraph.co.uk, 2010-09-02 11:57:56) |
| PUDONG Century Park, the host of the annual Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival, said companies from China, France, Japan, the United States and Canada will bring special effects to this year's fireworks... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 11:52:49) |
| A European business group urged China to allow foreign businesses better access to its domestic market, arguing that regulatory barriers could threaten investment. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-02 11:32:38) |
| Mizuho Corporate Bank said Thursday it has signed a contract with China CITIC Bank Corp. under which it will refer companies wishing to introduce pension plans in China to the Chinese bank. The service is expected to help Japanese companies recruit competent Chinese workers at their subsidiaries in China by upgrading welfare programs for local employees, Mizuho officials said. (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 11:10:08) |
| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has told a senior North Korean official that a Workers' Party of Korea conference slated for early September ''would mark a political event of great significance for the party, the state and the people'' of North Korea, the North's official media reported Thursday. At the party conference, whose date is yet unknown, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son and heir apparent Kim Jong Un is expected to get a key post, paving the way for eventual succession, according... (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 11:10:08) |
| The first minister in China's State Council to visit Taiwan since 1998 arrived Thursday with a 40-plus-strong entourage, marking the next phase in strengthening ties between Taipei and Beijing. Chinese Culture Minister Cai Wu is expected to meet his Taiwanese counterpart, Council of Cultural Affairs Chairman Emile Sheng, at Monday's ''2010 Cross-Strait Culture Forum,'' as well as meet senior Nationalist Party (KMT) figures and tour cultural and historical sites around Taiwan. (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 11:10:08) |
 | A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, state media reported. (ABC News, 2010-09-02 11:03:00) |
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