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 | Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has said his country will further develop DPRK-China friendship in generations and centuries to come, the official news agency KCNA reported.
Kim made this pledge at a banquet held for him on Friday in China, according to the KCNA.
He said the DPRK would as ever "make every possible effort to put this friendship on a higher level."
With the international situation remaining complicated, it was the... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 09:02:50) |
| Poland attaches great importance to developing friendly ties with China, said President Bronislaw Komorowski on Monday.
Komorowski said this when he received the credentials of Chinese ambassador Sun Yuxi.
China is one of the countries in the world with the fastest development pace and is playing an increasingly important role in international issues, Komorowski said.
Sun passed to Komorowski greetings from Chinese President Hu Jintao. He said he will try his best to push... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 09:02:17) |
| Many Chinese city and provincial officials expressed their wishes to share experience in government and crisis management with their Japanese counterparts at the sixth annual Beijing-Tokyo Forum on Monday.
"Local Economy Exchanges and Challenges" was one of the major themes at the forum in Tokyo. Representatives from the Chinese side delivered presentations on topics such as local economic development, natural disaster prevention and relief work, as well as poverty issues.
Members... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 09:02:04) |
| China and New Zealand agreed to further boost military ties during a meeting of senior military officials Monday.
China-New Zealand relations are at an all-time high, with frequent high-level visits, increased political mutual trust and rapid growth in mutually-beneficial cooperation, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong said in a meeting in Beijing with visiting New Zealand Secretary of Defense John McKinnon.
China-New Zealand military ties have dev ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 09:01:35) |
 | LOCAL universities are making efforts to help students from poor areas that were recently hit by drought, flood and mudslide.
East China University of Science and Technology, for example, will provide subsidies... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 09:00:52) |
 | As summer sets to leave us and stores begin to fill their rails with the latest autumn/winter collection; all of the fashionistas out there can be kept warm in the knowledge that they live in one of the ‘Fashion Capitals’ of the World. In the latest rankings, according to the Global Language Monitor’s annual survey; Shanghai and Hong Kong have come up trumps. Hong Kong, taking 2nd place, is now the highest ranking Asian city....ever, and Shanghai has taken 12th place. Both... (Shanghaiist, 2010-08-31 09:00:00) |
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&$Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang (C) addresses the opening ceremony of the Diplomatic Conference on Aviation Security in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)&$&$ Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang said Monday China would continue to crack down on terrorists and criminals targeting civil aviation.
Zhang made the remarks when addressing the opening cere ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:54:57) |
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&$Members of a Hong Kong police forensic team Monday examine the tourist bus used in the hostage-hijacking last week by an ex-policeman in suburban Manila. The Philippines allowed Hong Kong police to examine the bus where eight Hong Kong tourists died when Manila police stormed the vehicle, but told them they could not interfere in an investigation into the tragedy. Photo: AFP&$&$
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| A court in Anhui province said on Monday that it accepted a case filed by a college graduate who had been denied a teaching job because he was HIV positive.
This is believed to be China's first case of job discrimination due to HIV status on the mainland despite widespread HIV/AIDS related discrimination and stigma in the country, where 740,000 people are living with the virus, experts said.
The plaintiff, from Anqing, Anhui province, and going by the alias Xiao Wu, was denied a... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:43:50) |
| U.S. President Barack Obama decided to broaden economic sanctions on North Korea Monday and froze the U.S. assets of four North Korean citizens and eight firms, The Reuters reported Monday.
Obama signed an executive order Monday that lets the United States block the U.S. assets of North Korean entities that trade in conventional arms or luxury products, or other "illicit" activity that U.S. believes would support the authorities in Pyongyang.
It was unclear how the actions, which U.S.... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:41:49) |
| China will promote the direct election of grassroots trade union leaders to ensure employees' rights are better protected, a senior official said on Monday.
Many union leaders are currently appointed - and paid by - the companies whose workers they are hired to protect.
"Democratic election is a key standard to measure the effectiveness of a trade union," said Guo Wencai, director general of the grassroots organization and capacity building department under the All China Federa ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:40:34) |
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&$An alert 8-year-old student, surnamed Ma, at Bulenggou primary school in Dongxiang county, Gansu province, in this file photo taken Aug 5. Du Lianyi / China Daily&$&$
Schools struggle to keep rural teens from swapping class for city life. Peng Yining reports from Gansu.
Teachers in rural China face major challenges in keeping students in the classroom with many teenagers ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:39:20) |
 | The young are foolish - television is the most tedious line of work in the world, says Michael Deacon. (telegraph.co.uk, 2010-08-31 08:38:35) |
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&$&$ Editor's note: Ma Jinming, 17, ran away from his family in Dongxiang county, Gansu province, to chase his dream of working in Beijing. He returned home just 52 days later.&$&$
I first saw the world beyond my village when my father bought a 21-inch color television set. I was 10 years old and I remember watching in awe as I got my first glimpse of the bustling s ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:38:22) |
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Lu Zhao has discovered his own way of keeping a smile on his face - by helping others.
"I smile all the time, because philanthropy makes me happier and younger, " said Lu.
Five years ago the now 40-year-old set up an organization called Non-Profit Incubator ( ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:37:18) |
| While this morning was all blue skies and fluffy white clouds, the weather has changed quite drastically - and now, Shanghai's Meterological Bureau is saying that Shanghai's first day of school (tomorrow) will also welcome the first day of the Typhoon Kompasu. Expect heavy rainfall and winds between level 6 or 8 on the Beauford Scale (anywhere from between 39km/h to 74km/h). We'd argue from the storming outside that the MetBu's a little late - Typhoon Kompasu's already knocking at the door. (Shanghaiist, 2010-08-31 08:30:00) |
| &$ &$ Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Tao)&$&$
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here Monday China hopes to work with Norway to boost bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
Xi told visiting Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Stoere he hopes th ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:15:21) |
| Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Investment Forum scheduled to be held next week in Xiamen, a port city in east China's Fujian Province, said the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu Monday.
The forum, which will be on from Sept. 6-9, is sponsored by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Xi will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the forum, featuring a theme of "investment and... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:14:58) |
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&$Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (R) meets with U.S. senators Claire McCaskill (C) and Kit Bond (L) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)&$&$
China and the United States Monday underscored their close economic relationship and called for its healthy growth.
"China and the United States share very close economic ties," Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qis ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:14:26) |
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&$Zhou Yongkang (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Abelardo Colome Ibarra, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, vice-president of the Council of State ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:13:36) |
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&$ Jia Qinglin Front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with delegates to the fourth leaguers congress of China Society for Promotion of Guangcai Program (CSPGP) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2010. CSPGP is a non-governmental organization with the aim of promoting traditional Chinese virtues and accelerating common aff ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:12:09) |
| China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) seek an early resumption of the Six-Party Talks to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, leaders of both nations have agreed.
The pledge comes at a time when several parties involved in the nuclear talks have strengthened diplomatic efforts to restart the deadlocked mechanism.
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&$President Hu Jintao meets Kim Jong-il, the lead ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:10:09) |
| Japan should make the best of China's rapid development and forge ahead with greater cooperation, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, told Japanese media on Monday.
Wang was responding to a question on how he views China overtaking Japan to become the world's second largest economy on the sidelines of the Sixth Beijing-Tokyo Forum, which opened on Monday in Tokyo. It was co-organized by China Daily and Genron NPO, a Japanese non-profit think tank.
Comparing China... (People's Daily, 2010-08-31 08:09:31) |
| We must harness Britain's generosity and compassion to help the rest of the world, says William Hague. (telegraph.co.uk, 2010-08-31 07:54:05) |
 | South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said Tuesday he views North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's recent visit to China in a positive way. ''I view positively that Chairman (of National Defense Commission) Kim visits China often,'' Lee's spokeswoman Kim Hee Jung quoted Lee as saying at a Cabinet meeting. (Kyodo News, 2010-08-31 07:10:10) |
| A stone’s throw away from the Bund is the Shiliupu docks. Recently rebuilt, for the hefty sum of three billion RMB, the dock saw its official opening on Saturday. Unfortunately, it seems that the only thing the dock is open for is critique. Shiliupu dock (Shiliu - 16, Pu - Stores) is one of the city's oldest wharf areas; it played an important role in the development of Shanghai and helped it to make a name for itself in the shipping industry. Unfortunately, it was also... (Shanghaiist, 2010-08-31 06:30:00) |
| From 6pm to 10pm, we'll be hoisting up our giant scrabble board and inviting everyone to engage in cunning word play. Rules rehash: Each Happy Hour drink gets you five tiles. You can wait until you've got a couple orders under your belt - heck, we're not putting a limit on how many tiles you can come up to the board with - but just know that someone might take that triple word score from you if you wait too long. We'll be using the SOWPODS dictionary. If you don't know what that means,... (Shanghaiist, 2010-08-31 05:45:25) |
| Apparently, some Shanghainese are taking umbrage with girls' outfits this summer. Seems like, to beat the heat, girls are wearing less and less, and some people feel the extra skin is a "visual disturbance." In a survey on Xinhua, 55% admitted to being uncomfortable by the ways girls were dressing nowadays, and 62% of men even considered it sexual harassment! Jeez, you'd think with all the buddha belly baring, guys would be a little more open to letting us air some flesh. (Shanghaiist, 2010-08-31 05:00:00) |
 | The three Chinese kanji characters for Arita ware, a type of representative Japanese porcelain produced in Arita, Saga Prefecture, were found to be registered as… (Japan Today, 2010-08-31 04:15:00) |
 | President Jacob Zuma, criticized for going on a state visit to China during a strike by public employees, told government negotiators to return to the bargaining table with unions. (New York Times, 2010-08-31 04:10:23) |
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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