Category: China
Chinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan
Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed islands on Friday, Japan’s coastguard said, more than a year after then-Tokyo governor set off the row by [...]
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Some Chinese tourists ‘uncivilised’: top official
The dire manners and “uncivilised behaviour” of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country’s image, said a top official who lamented their poor [...]
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China urban private sector wages up 17.1pct in 2012
China’s private sector wages in urban areas grew 17.1 percent in 2012, official figures showed Friday, even as the country’s economy expanded at its slowest pace [...]
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Foxconn says needs more time to further cut workers’ overtime
Foxconn Technology Group said on Friday it needs more time to reduce overtime at its China factories after labour monitors appointed by top client Apple Inc said cutting [...]
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China joins e-tail superhighway – The Age
When you think about centres of technological innovation, Silicon Valley, Seattle and Seoul are probably the first places that come to mind. After all, they are the homes of [...]
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Honduras open to diplomatic ties with China: minister
Honduras is “open” to diplomatic relations with China, despite decades of ties to Beijing’s bitter rival Taiwan, Foreign minister Mireya Aguero said. [...]
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FDI into China creeps up: commerce ministry
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose marginally in April, the government announced on Thursday, as investment into the giant from the rest of Asia remained largely [...]
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China’s State Grid to buy 19.9 pct stake in SP AusNet
Singapore Power International (SPI) has agreed to sell a 19.9 percent stake in Australia’s SP AusNet to China’s State Grid International Development Ltd for A$824 [...]
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KFC Loses Its Touch in China, Its Biggest Overseas Market
Last week, Yum! Brands (YUM), which owns KFC, reported that sales at stores in China open for at least a year fell 29 percent in April as concerns about the safety of its [...]
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Chinese police crack down on anti-refinery protests
Demonstrators braved a heavy police presence and the threat of arrest by massing Thursday in the streets of Kunming, China, to protest the planned construction of a chemical [...]
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China is no threat to our dominance in the Pacific Islands
Michael Brissenden’s article “The rise of China in the South Pacific” is a good reflection of official and popular concerns about Chinese influence in the [...]
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Australian coal miners face China cap
China’s new leadership seems to have a new slogan – “control coal” – and Australia’s coal exporters underestimate their resolve to cap [...]
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans
Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalise the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus [...]
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China ups stakes in Australia power firms as Singapore retreats
State Grid Corp of China, the world’s largest state utility, has agreed to buy large stakes in Australian power companies from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings in a [...]
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans – sources
Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalise the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus [...]
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