China Mobile Marked Increase in Net Income
China Mobile, the first global mobile operator by subscribers, reported Thursday a net profit up 6.3% over the first six months of the year. It is the highest growth rate…
Deutsche Bank’s Pessimism About China’s Growth Weighs on Dax
The German bank Deutsche Bank on Thursday posted a study with a slower growth in China, which amplified the decline in Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The growth of gross domestic product…
Coca-Cola to Invest Four Billion Dollars in China
Coca-Cola and its partners in China announced plans Thursday to invest four billion dollars in the country over three years starting in 2012. The world’s leading soft drinks recall with…
Tudou.com : Chinese Potato Crashes On Nasdaq
Modeled on Youtube, the Chinese video sharing platform Tudou (which means potato in Mandarin) made its debut on Nasdaq Wednesday, falling heavily. The transaction has reached nearly 178 million. The…
Qatar Airways to Open Flight to Chongqing in November 2011
Qatar Airways will inaugurate a route between Doha and Chongqing from November 28, 2011. This will be the 5th destination of Qatar Airways in China. The airline already operates daily…
Chinese Consumers Still Attract Foreign Capital
Foreign direct investment in China jumped nearly 20% last month. They were driven by giants’ projects such as McDonald’s plan of opening one restaurant per day. “In the medium term,…
What if China Offers the NBA?
LeBron James will be in China for this week. The star of Miami goes on a promotional journey. Nothing more, for now at least: “This is an opportunity for me…
Chinese Exports Exceeded Expectations in July
Exports from China have been surprisingly strong in July, particularly to Europe, its biggest trading partner, reaching the highest level of the past one year. But analysts warn, however, it…
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Yunyang Hanjiang River Bridge opens in Shiyan, Hubei
Yunyang Hanjiang River Bridge opens in Shiyan, Hubei
May 15, 2012, the construction site of the Yunyang Hanjiang River Bridge (湖北十堰鄖陽漢江大橋) in Shiyan City, central China’s Hubei Province. Located in the Danjiangkou reservoir district, the 2,102-meter-long bridge, with total investment of 255 million RMB yuan (about 40.37 million U.S. dollars), will be open to traffic in late May. (Xinhua/Cao Zhonghong)
China’s aircraft carrier returns from sixth sea trial
China’s aircraft carrier returns from sixth sea trial
China’s aircraft carrier has returned to Dalian Harbor after 9 days of sea trial. It arrived on Tuesday.
China to impose fishing ban in South China Sea
China to impose fishing ban in South China Sea
A two-and-a half month fishing ban will start at noon Wednesday in most part of the South China Sea to rehabilitate marine resources, according to fishery authorities. The Hainan provincial marine and fishing department said all 8,994 locally-registered fishing vessels are all moored, affecting 35,611 people. A fisherman neatens his nets in Haikou, capital of [...]
2.91 million residents affected as torrential rains hit Hunan
2.91 million residents affected as torrential rains hit Hunan
Torrential rain that struck south China since May 11 has affected the daily lives of 2.91 million residents within Hunan as of Monday noon. Direct economic losses caused by the flood reached 2.88 billion yuan (456.2 million U.S. dollars), according to provincial flood control authorities. May 14, 2012, a house that has been torn down [...]
Chinese Navy Training Ship “Zheng He” ends its visit to India
Chinese Navy Training Ship “Zheng He” ends its visit to India
Chinese Navy Training Ship “Zheng He” (郑和训练舰) ended its visit to Kochi, India on May 13th and left for the Gulf of Aden at 10:00 local time. Kochi is the third leg of the “Zheng He” ship’s world sailing trip. According to the plan, two Navy trainees from South Korea and India ended their voyage [...]
Premier Wen Jiabao meets with Japanese PM Noda
Premier Wen Jiabao meets with Japanese PM Noda
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda before holding talks with him in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd L) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd R) in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
Bridge collapsed after torrential rain in Hunan
Bridge collapsed after torrential rain in Hunan
A bridge located in Pingjiang County, northeast of Hunan Province suddenly collapsed on the morning of the 13th. Soldiers and men rushed to the scene of the incident and started the rescue work. The number of people walking on the bridge when it collapsed is unknown yet. There was heavy rain on May 12th, Pingjiang [...]
Lang Lang awarded Honorary doctorate of Manhattan School of Music
Lang Lang awarded Honorary doctorate of Manhattan School of Music
The largest U.S. private Music School, Manhattan School of Music, awarded honorary doctorate to Chinese pianist Lang Lang in 2012 graduation ceremony, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to arts, charity, education and other fields. The President of Manhattan School of Music Robert Sirota awarded the certificate to Lang Lang, as well as Hollywood actor [...]