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Chinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan

20-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP News | 6:00 AM

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

20-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP News | 6:00 AM

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

20-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP News | 6:00 AM

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

20-May-2013 Intellasia | Reuters | 6:00 AM

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

20-May-2013 Intellasia | Theage.com.au | 6:00 AM

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 open to diplomatic ties with China: minister

18-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | Reuters | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | CNN | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | ABC.net | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | SMH | 6:00 AM

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

China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans

18-May-2013 Intellasia | Reuters | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | Reuters | 6:00 AM

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

18-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

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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