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 | "The total number of Chinese personnel in and on the border of Gilgit-Baltistan is uncertain, but most estimates suggest a minimum of 7,000," Selig Harrison told PTI. (rediff.com, 2010-09-02 03:10:05) |
 | China started requiring cellphone subscribers to register their identities when setting up an account, prompting concerns over privacy in the world's largest mobile market. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-02 02:52:41) |
 | While one of them found a rollicking second life as a haunted house, there are other equally haunting buildings on Suzhou Creek that haven't been put to use. A member of our Shanghaiist Flickr pool, Hey It's William, went by last month to snap pictures of some of the abandoned, surprisingly graffitied, buildings by the water. More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-02 02:30:29) |
| As Sinochem hired HSBC to suss out a possible bid for Potash of Saskatchewan, the Canadian province's top official expressed grave concerns about such a takeover. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-02 02:01:21) |
| Citi plans to nearly triple its workforce in China to about 12,000 people during the next three years. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-02 01:50:30) |
| Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China plans to acquire an additional 32% stake in Shenzhen Development Bank for $4.27 billion in a private placement to control the national lender. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-02 01:16:35) |
 | Officials have begun demanding identification from anyone buying a new mobile phone number in what the government claims is an attempt to stamp out junk messages. Critics say the measure, enacted yesterday, gives the Communist regime a new tool for monitoring its citizens. (Independent, 2010-09-02 01:00:01) |
 | Chinese students in the South West province of Yunnan will receive chastity lessons from a conservative US Christian ministry. (telegraph.co.uk, 2010-09-02 00:27:17) |
 | (WASHINGTON) The Commerce Department on Tuesday sidestepped a clash with China over that country's currency policies, ruling that the value placed on the yuan could not be considered a direct subsidy to Chinese exporters. (Business Times, 2010-09-01 22:30:00) |
| (BEIJING) China may launch an anti-monopoly probe into BHP Billiton's US$38.6 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp, the China Business News said yesterday, citing a source familiar with the matter. (Business Times, 2010-09-01 22:30:00) |
| (WASHINGTON) The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday approved China Investment Corporation's bid to buy up to a 10 per cent voting stake in investment giant Morgan Stanley. (Business Times, 2010-09-01 22:30:00) |
| (TAIPEI) Chinatrust Financial, Taiwan's biggest credit card issuer, expects profits from the Chinese market to exceed those of its home market as it aims to tap the mainland's robust economic growth. (Business Times, 2010-09-01 22:30:00) |
| (BEIJING) Manufacturing in China rebounded in August, surveys showed yesterday, easing concerns the economy was heading for a sharp slowdown in the second half of 2010. (Business Times, 2010-09-01 22:30:00) |
| (TAIPEI) Taiwan's Fubon Financial put its name forward yesterday as a possible buyer of American International Group Inc's (AIG) Taiwan unit after the collapse of a planned US$2.2 billion sale to a Chinese-led group. (Business Times, 2010-09-01 22:30:00) |
Einoshin Arima and Giselle Leung, former proprietary traders at Mizuho Securities Co., raised about $120 million for a new hedge fund that will bet on rising and falling stocks, mostly in Japan. The Hareion Fund will start with money from institutional investors in Asia, according to Arima, the founder of Hong Kong-based Areion Asset Management Co. The fund, which is able to take up about $300 million, won't accept additional money for a while to build up performance, he said. (Japan Times, 2010-09-01 22:22:00) | |
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Fishing boats stay in harbor at Shadi Village of Yongning Town, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Sept. 1, 2010. Tropical storm Lionrock will bring heavy rains and strong gales to southeast China's coastal areas, closely following tropical storm Namtheun which hit Fujian Province a day ago, local authorities said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
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Investigators and forensic experts from Hong Kong of China work at the site of tourist bus hijacking in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Sept. 1, 2010. The bus carrying 23 Hong Kong tourists was hijacked by a dismissed Philippine policeman on Aug. 23. The Philippine police killed the hijacker in an operation to rescue the hostages on the night of Aug. 23. But eight Hong Kong ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 22:19:45) |
Against the backdrop of intensifying Japan-U.S. trade frictions in the 1980s, it was considered for some time that Japan's economic power was a threat to the United States. This country's high rating has since declined, however, giving way to comments like "Japan has disappeared from the world's radar screen." Over time Japan had boasted of its excellent manufacturing skills. But in recent years, China has replaced Japan as the leader in the production of traditional industrial goods while... (Japan Times, 2010-09-01 22:10:00) | |
| At least four people were injured Wednesday in a gas outburst at an office building in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Compressed gas gushed out of a container at about 5 p.m. on the second floor of a 20-story office building in Nanning, the regional capital.
The building's air-conditioning equipment and fire-fighting facilities were located on the second floor, and the gas was likely carbon dioxide, Wen Shourong, vice mayor of Nanning, told a Xinhua reporter at the scene.... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 21:54:15) |
| China's top leaders have congratulated Vietnam on the celebration of its 65th National Day.
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have respectively sent congratulatory messages to their Vietnamese counterparts.
The Vietnamese leaders include General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 21:52:27) |
| Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will arrive in Hong Kong on Friday, paying an official visit, the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said on Wednesday.
Donald Tsang, Hong Kong's chief executive, will meet Yanukovych on Saturday at the government house.
During his stay, Yanukovych will visit Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and have lunch with local businessmen. &$
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| All crew members went missing after a Chinese fishing boat was sunk by a South Korean cargo ship in waters off west coast of South Korea later Wednesday, the consulate office of the Chinese Embassy to South Korea told Xinhua.
Seoul's Coast Guard informed the embassy that the Chinese fishing boat, whose name and detailed conditions remain unknown, was sunk by the 1,250-ton cargo ship Ocean Ace No. 6, owned by South Korea's HC freight company, in waters about 68 sea miles ( about 126 km) west... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 21:51:09) |
| China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Wednesday expressed "serious concern" about the United States' proposed strengthening of its trade remedy practices.
The MOC said the move will undermine order in international trade.
U.S. attempts to increase exports should rely on improvements in its industrial competitiveness and an open international trade environment, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
The U.S. should not limit imports with trade remedy measures, the statement... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 21:50:22) |
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&$Jia Qinglin (L, front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with delegates attending a conference held to push forward the education of non-communist personnel in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2010. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng)
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Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin Wednesday called for the nation's u ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 21:49:34) |
| China Wednesday implemented a system requiring mobile phone users to provide their real names when buying a telephone number, in a move to combat spam and fraud.
As of Wednesday, new customers will have to register with their identity card numbers or other valid documents when buying a pre-paid SIM card from mobile phone operators.
Foreigners living in China are also required to register with their passports or ID cards to subscribe.
In Beijing, street newspaper stands w ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 20:02:35) |
| A former prison warden and four other prison staff have been charged with dereliction of duty in connection with a prison break that left a policeman dead in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in November 2009.
Zhang Heping, former head of the No. 2 Prison in Hohhot, was charged along with former chief of the second section Wang Jun, policemen Xu Fumeng and Liu Wenzhi and gate guard Qian Guojun, said a spokesman for Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's procuratorate.
Four... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 20:01:41) |
| Rescuers continued to search for six people missing in the sea off the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday, after a French oil tanker collided with a Chinese cargo vessel Tuesday.
All seven crew members aboard the Chinese vessel were thrown overboard when the collision occurred at about 11:10 a.m. Tuesday near Ningbo City. Only one crew member was rescued.
The 800-tonne vessel had completely sunk by Wednesday afternoon.
"Rescuers are finding it hard to go under the water... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 20:01:03) |
| A chemical spill left an unknown number of people injured in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Wednesday, local authorities said.
The accident took place at about 5 p.m. in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Highway Administration in Nanning, the regional capital, a spokesman of the local fire-fighting squad said.
Medical workers have arrived at the site.
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| The South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) and Tourism Fiji are collaborating with Air Pacific in commissioning the China Central Television (CCTV) to undertake a TV documentary program on Fiji's tourism attractions for the Chinese and other Asian markets.
SPTO said on Wednesday that they initiated a series of negotiations with the CCTV officials at the Shanghai World Expo and secured the commitment of the China's national television station to send a team of crew to undertake the project... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 19:59:57) |
| A bus collided with two trucks in the northeastern Chinese city of Shuangyashan Wednesday, but information on casualties was not immediately clear other than that the bus driver had died, local authorities said.
The accident took place at about 3:30 p.m., and a rescue operation was going on, the city's emergency affairs office said in a statement.
"It is not clear how many passengers were on board," it said.
Sources said the bus driver had died and the collision had left some others... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 19:59:25) |
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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