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11 July 2012
KIMHYUNJOONG 2012 Fanmeeting Tour in Beijing Video Rating: 4 / 5
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10 July 2012
Channel 4: Multiple Paralympic Champion Named in Strong Squad for London … A change in rules means that GB will only send five riders compared with seven in previous Games, with Beijing silver medallist Ricky Balshaw, who fractured his back while riding last year, missing out. Paralympic equestrian team leader David Hunter … Read more […]
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10 July 2012
Chinese tycoon seeking his biggest trophy yet: AMC Entertainment BEIJING – The Chinese tycoon Wang Jianlin proudly pointed to the sweeping abstract painting of the Great Wall hanging in his marble-walled office. Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune
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09 July 2012
How Malacañang is making it so easy for Beijing It didn’t take long for President Benigno Aquino III to realize that appearing to brag about having the US send planes to spy on the Chinese military in the disputed territories was a bad idea. Read more on Inquirer.net (blog)
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09 July 2012
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has boarded a plane bound for the United States, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China relations. Chen, 40, his wife and their two children were on United Airlines Flight 88, which took off late on Saturday afternoon from Beijing’s airport. The flight is scheduled to arrive […]
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09 July 2012
Nissan braces for tough environment in China for Infiniti BEIJING (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co.’s luxury brand Infiniti is bracing for a tough start in China, even as it opened a high-profile flagship plus store in Beijing and pledged to beef up. Read more on Reuters
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08 July 2012
China ‘upgrade’ to Olympic mainstream events BEIJING — China rode a wave of success in niche sports to top the Olympic medals table for the first time in 2008 — but now, they’re looking to extend their reach. Four years ago in Beijing, 38 of the hosts’ 51 titles came in table tennis, badminton … […]
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08 July 2012
China poised to sweep gold medals in Olympic diving China’s only miss in Beijing was men’s 10-meter platform, where Australian Matthew Mitcham pulled the upset with a flawless final dive. He’ll be in London to defend his title although he won’t be the favorite because of abdominal injuries that hampered … Read more on Online […]
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08 July 2012
No need to fear China: Xi Jinping BEIJING — China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping insisted yesterday that Beijing would never impose its will on the rest of the world and instead wanted to “abandon the old mindset” and strive for global peace. Speaking at a forum in Beijing, Vice … Read more on Oman Daily Observer
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08 July 2012
Beijing Olympics 2008 Drummers Opening Ceremony Video Rating: 4 / 5
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08 July 2012
Xi addresses World Peace Forum BEIJING – Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping on Saturday addressed the World Peace Forum 2012 in Beijing with a call for all nations to make concerted efforts to tackle challenges in regional security and create harmony and stability around the world. Read more on China Daily
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07 July 2012
China arrest 802 on suspicion of child trafficking BEIJING — Chinese police arrested 802 people on suspicion of child trafficking and rescued 181 children in a major operation spanning 15 provinces, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said Friday. The recent operation broke up two trafficking … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)
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07 July 2012
RPT-China to stick to loan-to-deposit control for banks – sources (Repeats to more subscribers)BEIJING, July 6 (Reuters) – China is not changing a rulethat requires banks to lend no more than 75 percent of deposits,two sources told Reuters, dismissing local media. Read more on Reuters
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07 July 2012
Beijing buys up coveted rare earths as prices plummet China had started stockpiling rare earth metals for strategic reserves, a state-backed newspaper said yesterday, in a move that may raise more worries over Beijing’s control of the coveted resources. China had already started the purchase – using state … Read more on Independent Online
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06 July 2012
.7B cultural theme park planned in Tibetan city Beijing has spent heavily to improve the Tibetan economy in hopes of winning over ethnic residents, but its heavy-handed rule has drawn criticism. Many Tibetans accuse the government of religious persecution and cultural assimilation and say such huge … Read more on Bradenton Herald
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