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Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne
Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ...
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China Vietnam Agree on Hotline to Resolve Maritime Disputes
China and Vietnam have agreed to set up an emergency hotline to help quickly resolve territorial disputes that have occasionally strained relations between the two ...
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Chinas State Council outlines 10 steps to curb air pollution
The State Council outlined 10 measures on Friday to curb air pollution that is plaguing the country, vowing "tough measures for tough tasks". The government should incorporate optimizing the country's economic structure and intensifying innovation with environmental protection efforts, according to a statement released after an executive meeting of the State Council, presided ...
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Prandelli relieved as Italy edge Japan thriller
Italy 4-3 JapanCesare Prandelli admitted his side were made to suffer as they came from two down to claim a win that seals a FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final ...
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Beckham sees bright future for China game
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Football superstar David Beckham said Thursday he sees a "bright" future for the Chinese game despite past corruption scandals and the dismal performance of the national team.Visiting Shanghai as ambassador to the Chinese Super League (CSL), the recently-retired former England captain defended his decision to take up the role, which has been viewed as an ambitious ...
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China Vietnam set up dispute hotline amid summit
BEIJING (AFP) - China and Vietnam have agreed to set up a hotline to resolve disputes in the South China Sea, where clashes between fishermen have stoked tensions between the countries, state media reported on Thursday.The agreement was signed by agricultural authorities from Beijing and Hanoi on Wednesday, the state-run China Daily reported, amid a visit to China by Vietnamese President Truong ...
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Italy win thriller with Japan
Italy booked their semi-final place as they snatched a barely-deserved 4-3 victory from a pulsating game in Recife to dump Japan out of the Confederations Cup. Italy scored three times in 11 minutes either side of half-time, through Daniele De Rossi, Atsuto Uchida's own goal and Mario Balotelli's penalty after Japan had established a 2-0 lead courtesy of Keisuke Honda's spot-kick ...
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Chinas manufacturing activity at nine-month low
The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June fell to 48.3, the lowest level since October and down from 49.2 in May, according to figures released by HSBC Thursday. An index reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 means contraction, reported Xinhua.Qu Hongbin, chief economist of HSBC China, said China's manufacturing sectors are weighed ...
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China issues plan for national road network
A plan to expand China's national road network to 401,000 km by 2030 was released on Thursday.The plan, compiled by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport, will require an investment of 4.7 trillion yuan ($761.8 billion), according to information provided at a joint press conference.The network expansion aims to bring the length of national non-toll ...
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Australian PM to visit Indonesia
The Australian Prime Minister's office announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit Indonesia on July 4-5 and hold bilateral talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.The Opposition pressured the prime minister to talk with the Indonesian leader about how to stem the flow of asylum seekers arriving in Australian waters.Trade Minister Craig Emerson said ...
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Japan rue missed chances
Japan crashed out of the event."At 2-0 up we felt there were some chances for us but it was psychologically hard for us," said Manchester United star Kagawa ...
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China stocks tumble as manufacturing activity falls
BEIJING - Chinese shares slumped on Thursday after HSBC data showed the nation's manufacturing activities fell to a nine-month low this month. The tumble also tracked wide ...
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China PMI Slump Will Test Authorities Resolve
Further weakness in China's vast manufacturing sector, which has exacerbated concerns over the health of the world's second biggest economy, will make it harder for the government to resist calls to ease its policy stance, economists tell CNBC.The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), an early indicator of Chinese factory activity, fell to 48.3 in June from a final reading ...
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China beats Australia in basketball friendly
Shanxi province - Chinese women's basketball team resisted the challenge from their Australian counterpart to hold off the latter 69-64 in Game 1 of Sino- Australian Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Wednesday. About 2,000 fans crowded into Wuyang Coal Mine Sports Center to support Chinese girls. After almost-one-month training ...
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China business sentiment remains subdued in Q2
/enpproperty--> Chinese businesses remained worried about future development in the second quarter of 2013 amid overall optimism in Asian companies, according to the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey published on Wednesday. The survey, polling 91 top companies in the Asia-Pacific region, revealed that the Asia business sentiment index in Q2 climbed six points to ...
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Huawei to expand corporate business in Japan
/enpproperty--> Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker, said it will expand sales of IT equipment to Japan-based companies and expects revenue from its enterprise business to rise tenfold to $500 million by 2017, nikkei.com reported. Xu Wenwei, executive director of Huawei's enterprise division, said that Japan is a key strategic ...
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Cricket Australia to overhaul player behaviour code
Australia Cricket Australia (CA) will reform its code of behaviour and integrity processes after a review by former AFL policy-maker Adrian Anderson.Anderson, the ex-AFL football operations manager, was hired by CA to review how the sport dealt with issues such as player discipline and anti-corruption.Several recommendations for reform were broadly outlined by CA chief James Sutherland on ...
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Princess Mary to visit Australia for Opera House anniversary
Sydney 2000 Denmark's Crown Princess Mary has been enticed back to her homeland along with her husband Crown Prince Frederik to mark the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House. NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner announced the couple would be the patrons of the celebrations in October.Their role is a nod to the late Danish architect Jorn Utzon, who designed Australia's most famous ...
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US-China bio-pharm group grows with members success
Eighteen years ago, James Hughes, then director of the international business office of the State of Maryland, was approached by a group of Chinese-American scientists. They asked for his help with the first annual conference of their newly founded organization, the Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association, USA, or CBA. Hughes lent his support, getting the governor involved, recruiting ...
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Asia Pacific contact centre markets to grow
Asia Pacific contact centre markets are expected to employ more than six million agents in 2019, according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan. These markets provided employment to more than 3.7 million agents in 2012 and will continue experiencing the highest growth in the global contact centre outsourcing industry in the coming years. This growth, according to Frost & Sullivan, ...
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Italy edge out Japan
Mario Balotelli of Italy competes with Japan's Maya Yoshida during the Fifa Confederations Cup match in Recife, Brazil. Picture: Laurence Griffiths/Getty ...
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Australia Bob Irwin Tours Coastal Queensland to “Fight for the Reef”
As part of the Fight for the Reef campaign, veteran Wildlife Warrior Bob Irwin will be speaking at public meetings in Rockhampton, Bowen, Townsville and Cairns next ...
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Europe shares fall on US stimulus fears China PMI
Euro STOXX 50 index fell 2 percent to 2,631.88 points. Mining stocks dominated the loserboard, falling on fresh signs of a slowdown in China - the world's biggest metals consumer - while Swiss luxury goods stocks Swatch and Richemont also fell which traders attributed to data showing a fall in Swiss exports. Global equity markets have fallen back from multi-year highs over the last month as ...
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No dates set for US-Taliban talks Source
Asked if the meeting would happen on Thursday, the source replied: "There is nothing scheduled that I am aware of." Asked if that meant they would not happen today, the source added: "Yes that's correct." A senior US official said on Wednesday that talks with the Taliban were likely to be held within the next few days in Qatar, after delays caused by tensions over the ...
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Furious wife chucks husbands lover off a cliff in Peru
A woman was caught on CCTV attacking her cheating husband's alleged lover before tossing her over a cliff. The footage from Arequipa, in Peru, shows cheating husband having a heated conversation with his mistress when out of nowhere his wife shows up. The husband, identified as Renezo Saavedra, quickly flees, leaving his enraged wife to have her way with his lover. Lisset Lupo Mamani is ...
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Macau economy punches way above its weight
Macau’s economy is set for a continued period of rapid growth over the next decade as Asia tops the charts in terms of revenue gained through gaming industries, but there is more to our little city-state than just casinos and hotels.
Macau is the Monaco of Asia. Although legally part of the Peoples Republic of China, this small little territory, just 29 kilometers squared and one of the most densely populated in the world, exists under the ‘one country, two systems’ policy of the Chinese government and therefore has its own internal legal system and political makeup. It is this which has enabled Macau, a tiny city-state with no natural resources, to develop one of the highest GDPs per capita in Asia, after Singapore. Read more
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