Beijing Informer

Beijing's bear hug for Colombo: Rajapaksa among Xi's first 5 calls In fact, Xi spoke with Rajapaksa on March 16, the same day he spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, which signalled that Beijing had put Colombo at par with Islamabad. This, sources said, is a significant leap because Pakistan is … Full [...]

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Beijing calls for firework restraint An official with the Beijing Office on Fireworks and Firecrackers said 750,000 cartons of fireworks would go on sale this year, down from 810,000 in 2012. The number of franchised firework shops has also been reduced to 1,337 from last year's 1,429. Full News here – Read more on EastDay.com

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Beijing calls for end to Myanmar fighting He did not say whether Beijing believed the shell was fired by Myanmar's military or the rebels but told a press briefing that China had made “immediate emergency representations to Myanmar, expressed strong concern and dissatisfaction with the … Full News here – Read more on Financial Times

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Rising cancer rate leads to calls for smoking controls The high rate of lung cancer in Beijing, which has increased dramatically over the past decade, shows the necessity for stricter control of smoking, experts said. The incident rate of the disease in 2010 was 56 percent higher than it was in 2001, with … Full [...]

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Amid Calls For Reform, China Waits For New Leaders The slogan "Long Live the Great Communist Party of China" is emblazoned on the wall outside the Beijing compound where the country's leaders live and work. But now that party is under pressure to change as it prepares for a once-in-a-decade transition … Full News here [...]

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Dissident Writer Calls for the Breakup of the Chinese 'Empire' … report on Liao Yiwu. BEIJING — Liao Yiwu, the self-exiled writer, delivered a devastating critique of the Communist Party's China on Sunday as he accepted the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, one of the country's most prestigious awards for … Full News [...]

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Panetta Calls for Calm in China-Japan Dispute Mr. Panetta, who left Tokyo on Monday and arrived in Beijing late in the day, sought to delicately handle questions over the Japan-controlled islands, which are in the East China Sea and known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in Chinese. Full News here – Read [...]

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China's Wen calls for action on Europe debt BEIJING — Expressing alarm at Europe's debt problems, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called on Greece, Spain and Italy to embrace budget cuts and get their finances in order after meeting Thursday with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Wen said … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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(AP) BEIJING – China’s government said Monday it will launch projects to attract private investment in energy, health and other industries as it tries to reverse an economic slump. The Cabinet announcement adds to a flurry of efforts to … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Rousey after winning her medal in Beijing. (Getty)Before becoming an MMA fighter and the Strikeforce bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey made her name by winning a bronze medal in judo at the Beijing Olympics. In a recent interview with Elie Seckbach, she … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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