財經，財經台: 2014

2014年12月30日星期二

China Week opens at Mexican university_1

China Week opens at Mexican university

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December 18, 2013 -- China Week, a cultural promotional event organized by the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), was inaugurated here on Wednesday.

At the opening ceremony, Chinese Ambassador Qiu Xiaoqi spoke of visiting former Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez, who established diplomatic relations with China on Feb. 14, 1972.

"Over the 41 years, the seed of friendship between China and Mexico has germinated and grown so much to become a great tree," he said.

He said relations between the two countries have taken a giant step forward as the presidents of both countries have met three times in just five months.

The ambassador said the UAM has promoted Sino-Mexican educational and academic exchanges by signing agreements with more than 10 Chinese academic institutions.

During the ceremony, Qiu also launched the "Xinhua Intermedia" screen, which provides the world's major news from China's Xinhua News Agency round the clock.

China Week features cultural and artistic activities and special guest lectures, as well as screenings of films and documentaries.

Ambassador Qiu also donated 100 books and audiovisual materials to the university to increase awareness of the Chinese culture among students.

Salvador Vega Leon, the rector of the UAM, highlighted China's economic growth in just 30 years, saying it had restructured the global economic landscape.

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Chongqing Zoo

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December 17, 2013 -- Located at the western suburb of the main urban area, the zoo is surrounded by beautiful mountains. The nature scene is a great treasure. The panda house, the highlight of the zoo, will offer you wonderful experience.Chongqing Zoo, which was built in 1955 lies on the southern suburb of Chongqing, covering an area of more than 45 hectares. The zoo owns more than 230 species of animals, with a total amount of more than 6000 animals that ranks Chongqing Zoo as one of the biggest national urban Zoos. It is the reserve and breeding base for the giant panda, lesser panda, the South China tigers and other endangered species. In recent years, Zoo has the new Antelope Room and Elephants Room, Giraffes Room, Panda Room, Orangutans Room, Avian Room, Tea Garden, to further protection of endangered animals.

China pledges aid after Nepal's landslides

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The Chinese government has pledged support and aid to Nepal after deadly landslides hit the country."The Chinese government stands ready to provide all-out support to Nepal's disaster relief efforts and all necessary aid within its capacity to Nepal," Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday in a message of condolence to his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala.Li also expressed condolences to the victims and sympathy to their families and the injured.The deadly landslides hit northern Nepal during the weekend and early Monday morning, leaving dozens of people dead and hundreds of locals displaced.

Why a nation should remember Deng Xiaoping-

Why a nation should remember Deng Xiaoping?

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To see how a great man has shaped a country even after his death, there is no better time than today, the 110th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping.Amid a chorus of gratitude and remembrance, some people, particularly those born after his death in 1997, may raise the question: why should the nation remember him at all?Traditionally, the Chinese tend to remember any decennary or centenary, but the 110th anniversary of Deng's birth is much more than a folk tradition about numbers. It is about the present political and practical situation which pertains in China today.The current wave of remembrance is a nation seeking inspiration from the past to better comprehend the present and move into a better future.Deng was diminutive in stature but a giant of a leader by most standards. When he staged his famous comeback to rescue the country in 1978, China was on the brink of economic collapse and political ruin following the calamitous Cultural Revolution. With his openness to new ideas and insight into change, Deng introduced the reform and opening-up drive that has made China what it is today.When he passed away in 1997, Deng left behind a changed nation and world, one he helped change with his faith in the people and the Party, with his political courage in innovation and with his strategic vision.More than three decades later, today's China is different in many ways from when Deng passed on the baton, but the courage and vision to reform remain largely the same.China might be the world's second-largest economy, but there is a lot to be done for China to become a better country. The new round of bold reform and opening-up is beyond necessary. In a time of both ambition and frustration, the new reforms are about shoring up a nation of 1.3 billion people on many fronts: economically, judicially, socially and environmentally.With some 100 million people still living in poverty, the nation is now riding a tide of high expectations, just as the days when Deng started the reform and opening-up drive.Ezra F. Vogel, author of "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China", may have best captured how the great man would act today: "To Deng, reform was a continuing process... he would have moved boldly forward."Such an attitude, among other far-reaching legacies of Deng, is exactly what China needs to rejuvenate the nation now.

Confucius' family tree goes digital

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JINAN - Descendants of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius have digitized books delineating their family tree, which is believed to be the world's largest, to make it easier to revise.

The original paper collection of the family tree containing a record of all 83 generations of Confucius' offspring of over 2 million people is currently 43,000 pages long and takes up 80 books, but it will be able to fit on a thumb drive after being digitized.

The digital version has embedded search bars, diagrams and analytical functions that can swiftly sort out demographic and other statistical information, said Kong Deyong, a 77th-generation descendant of Confucius, also surnamed Kong, and chief compiler of the great thinker's genealogy books.

He said the move has made it much easier to revise the family tree.

"Editors can make changes on a computer and then send the updated packages to users via the Internet," he said. "It also ensures that the family tree will always be up-to-date."

All nine versions of the historical revisions will be digitized, and customized versions for the family's descendants in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea and Japan will also be released, Kong said.

Programmers have designed a tree-shaped viewing system for the program, said Wei Jie, who is heading the digitalization.

"Enter a name in the search bar and you can get the complete hierarchy of the family tree with only one click," he said. "It takes only a second to identify a Kong-surnamed person's immediate family members, as well as their extended family and location."

A large-scale revision of Confucius' family tree can trace its history back to China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when the family agreed to revise and update the name list every 30 years and overhaul it every 60 years.

However, for various reasons, the family record has only been revised five times. The latest update, which for the first time includes ethnic minorities, women and overseas relatives, took 10 years to carry out and was completed in 2009.

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Russian navy ships depart for joint exercise with China

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Russian navy ships leftWednesday for Shanghai to take part in a joint naval drill with the Chinese navy.Six ships from the Russian Pacific Fleet would take part in the "Joint Sea-2014" drill in the northern part of the East China Sea, local media reported.The ships include guided missile cruiser Varyag, large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev, large amphibious ship Admiral Nevelskoy, anti-surface destroyer Bystry, tanker Ilim and tugboat Kalar.The drill is aimed at strengthening mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries' military forces, and boosting their capacity to jointly deal with maritime security threats, the report said.A total of 14 vessels, two submarines, nine fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and special forces from both countries will take part in the exercise, a Chinese navy spokesman said in Beijing on Tuesday.This will be the third such exercise after joint drills off the coast of Russia's Far East in July 2013 and the Yellow Sea in April 2012.

Alibaba sells lending arm to Alipay parent

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HANGZHOU, Aug. 13-- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said Wednesday it is selling its small business lending arm to the Small and Micro Financial Services Company, the parent of payment platform Alipay, for 518 million U.S. dollars in cash and annual fees for seven years.

This marks the spin-off of Alibaba's last remaining financial business ahead of its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) in New York later this year.

In an updated prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the e-commerce giant said that the move is to avoid same-business competition with the Small and Micro Financial Services Company.

Alibaba said it will focus on Internet business while Small and Micro Financial Services Company, which also has stakes in a fund management firm and an insurance company, will focus on financial services.

In 2011, Alibaba shed its PayPal-like affiliate Alipay to make it a domestic company in order to meet regulatory requirements for third-party payment licenses. Alibaba then agreed to use Alipay on preferential terms.

More than 78 percent of purchases on Alibaba's platforms in 2013 were processed through Alipay, the world's largest third-party payment platform with a payment volume of 519 billion U.S. dollars (84.3 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013.

The two companies also agreed to eliminate the cap on the one-time cash compensation Alibaba would receive for its 37.5-percent shareholding interests in Small and Micro Financial Services Company if the financial company were to go public in the future.

According to an earlier agreement after Alipay split off, the payment firm must pay Alibaba 49.9 percent of annual pretax profits until total payment meets the value of Alibaba's interests. This value was previously capped at 6 billion U.S. dollars with a 2-billion-U.S.-dollar minimum.

The new agreement states that the Small and Micro Financial Services Company will only be allowed to go public after its market capitalization tops 25 billion U.S. dollars.

According to the new agreement, Alibaba could receive a 33-percent stake in the Small and Micro Financial Services Company if it forgoes the cash compensation.

The changes to the agreement are subject to domestic regulatory approvals.

In the updated prospectus, Alibaba said founder and chairman Jack Ma's stake in the Small and Micro Financial Services Company will not be higher than 8.9 percent, the percentage of shares he holds in Alibaba.

Alibaba first filed an IPO document to the U.S. SEC in early May. The New York IPO, which could raise up to 20 billion U.S. dollars, could be the biggest in the tech sector since Facebook's 16-billion-U.S.-dollar offering in 2012.

Sources said the company is expected to launch IPO roadshows in cities including New York, London and Hong Kong next month.

Hong Kong was once the top choice for Alibaba's IPO, but the plan was aborted in part because of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission's opposition to Alibaba's unique corporate structure.

Under Alibaba's statutes, the company's partners are able to nominate and control the board, which is a challenge to the "one share, one vote" standard applied in Hong Kong.

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Ex-post funding used to encourage enterprises to innovate

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BEIJING, Aug. 11 -- China has introduced ex-post funding into its scientific and technological funding scheme to encourage enterprises to play a key role in innovation, said the country's science authority on Monday.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) published a statement on its official website, explaining the purposes and technical issues surrounding the new rule on ex-post scientific funding which came into effect in November last year.

The MOST said, for scientific projects aimed at market application, enterprises should play a key role, therefore they should organize research and development (R&D) with funds raised by themselves. The government will mainly provide ex-post funding.

The purpose is to have market determine which innovation projects to pursue and evaluate research outcomes, according to the MOST statement.

Moreover, the ex-post funding system will direct state investment to R&D projects that have already produced results, which will prevent embezzlement, and enhance the efficiency of scientific and technological budget, according to the MOST.

Previously, the government mainly offered ex-ante grands to innovation projects.

There are three categories of ex-post funding. The first is for national scientific programs targeted at industrialization. The second is a reward for enterprises who apply their innovations to solving practical problems. The third category is for R&D projects in the social service sector.

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Please eat the exhibits

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December 10, 2013 -- Huai'an residents believe their foods are museum-caliber, and a proud chef has come to the capital to convince Beijingers, Ye Jun reports.

A cuisine style considered so important that locals created a museum for it has to be worth trying. Cai Guobin, a 37-year-old from Huai'an, Jiangsu province, is executive chef with China Huaiyang Cuisine Cultural Museum. He is working as a guest chef at a Huaiyang food event at the Red Chamber Chinese Restaurant, China World Summit Wing Beijing until Aug 25. "Huaiyang cuisine has several hundred years of history. The local government places a lot of importance on it. More than 10 gourmet festivals have been held," says Cai, who has worked for 21 years as a cook.

The museum, according to Cai, has 8,000 square meters for displays that include local wedding customs, the story of Huaiyang cuisine, and a history of the regional salt business.

The name Huaiyang comes from the initial characters of Huai'an and Yangzhou, but the concept of Huaiyang cuisine is already extended to include food styles of the nearby area. The cuisine immediately relates to Huai'an, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, cities on the path of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a lifeline of transportation in ancient China. A flourishing salt business brought prosperity to the area, giving rising to beautiful gardens and a gourmet cuisine.

In modern times, Huai'an has been the hometown of some famous people, too. These include China's late premier, Zhou Enlai, and Wu Cheng'en, author of Journey to the West. Apart from the cultural displays, the museum has two kitchens serving classic and new dishes of Huaiyang style.

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A lesson in understanding Chinese culture

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November 18, 2013 -- Thanks to the 2013 Chinese Training Program for EU Employees, some 30 officials got the opportunity to know more about China.

Launched by the Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) and organized by Beijing Foreign Studies University, the program, which lasts from July 20-28, is the first such cultural exchange platform in China designed for European Union employees, said Jing Wei, deputy director-general of Hanban.

"As the relationship between China and the EU becomes closer, an increasing number of EU employees have shown their interest in China, and they would like to come to see China themselves," she said.

The 30 EU employees, selected from more than 50 who applied for the program, are from 16 directorate generals of the EU including environment, energy, trade, enterprises and industry, and development and cooperation.

A series of tailored lectures are given to them by teachers from the Beijing Foreign Studies University, including lectures on China's economy, education, culture, and science and technology.

In a two-hour lecture, He Rong, an associate professor of the International Business School of the university, introduced the development and growth of China's economy, trade and foreign direct investment.

She also mentioned China's policy on economy and trade, as well as China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15).

She said the EU employees are different from other international students she taught in the past and she chose these topics especially for them.

"Compared with ordinary international students, the EU employees know more about China's history and economy, and they are more interested in China's policies and plans," said He.

Christer Hammarlund said the lecture given by Chinese people about their own country is interesting and informative.

"I had read about the history of China before coming here and the lecture on China's economy totally met my expectations," he said.

Gerald Cultot said he knew about the history and the development of China's economy before the lecture. But he still wants to know how China achieved the ability to keep sustainable growth, and how China will be addressing the challenges it faces.

"I got some of the answers to my questions," he said after the lecture. "The lecture is really good, but we have no more than two hours."

Hammarlund, the team leader, said they were lucky to join the program.

"We have been very grateful to be here. We are the lucky 30."

During a Chinese language class, the sentence "wo shi ou meng de zhi yuan", which means "I'm an employee of the EU", was practiced again and again.

Teacher Wang Zulei said the EU employees in her class may have learned some "general" Chinese before they came. So she said she taught them something "special" in her class.

As a Chinese teacher of the university, Wang selected topics and content related to the employees' activities in China and their experience in the EU.

To Wang's surprise, most of the EU employees in her class could not only master the sentence quickly but also talk about their life and work with each other in simple Chinese.

She said it's pleasant to be with these EU employees. "They are thoughtful people with different perspectives, and it's more like a cultural exchange between me and them, rather than a class.

"I don't think I am a teacher of them. Instead, I'm just a Chinese person who is better at Chinese than them," she said.

The EU employees were divided into four classes according to their different levels. As the teacher of Class Four, a senior level class in which the EU employees have studied Chinese for at least one year, Wang focuses on conversations related to their daily activities in China and their work experience in the EU.

Cultot, an employee with the communications networks, content and technology department of the EU, said the class was "great".

Cultot has been studying Chinese for two years.

"I'm studying Chinese now and I wish I could continue for another course, because it is good for my career," he said.

Apart from taking Chinese language courses and lectures, the EU employees will also be visiting a series of scenic spots both in Beijing, as well as Xi'an.

As part of the program, they also visited China Daily on Tuesday to learn from the newspaper's editors about how Chinese media operate in the country.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, and the program.

This is a follow-up to the China-EU People to People High-level Dialogue, a milestone in the China-EU relationship, said Zhang Xiuqin, an official at the Ministry of Education.

"Through this program, we hope EU officials will learn more about China, about Chinese history, about the society, about the people, and at the same time, we can learn from the EU," she said.

Han Zhen, president of Beijing Foreign Studies University, said education has played a very important part in the cooperation between China and the EU.

"I think this training program is one of the vivid examples of our cooperation in education," he said.

Adinda Sinnaeve, an employee of the Directorate General for Competition of the EU, said many problems, such as pollution, climate change and the financial crisis, have become common concerns of different countries across the world.

"We can solve the problems only by cooperating with each other," she said. "I hope to exchange my perspectives on these issues with Chinese people in the program."

2014年12月29日星期一

Chinese light industry profits rise, margin squeezed

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Profits in Chinese light industry rose 11.19 percent year on year in the first half of 2014, according to information disclosed in a news release on light industry branding.

Between January and June, the main business revenue of players in China's light industry totalled 10.21 trillion yuan (1.65 trillion U.S. dollars), up 10.17 percent from a year earlier.

As a whole, profit margin in the sector was lower than that seen in 2012 and 2013, as slowing demand, higher labor costs and rising trade protectionism combined to weigh on the sector's growth.

Wang Tongsan, an economist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a government think-tank, urged enterprises to put more focus on branding to arrest the slowdown.

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87th anniversary of PLA marked in Beijing

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China's Defense Minister Chang Wanquan (front L) raises a toast during a reception held by Chinese Ministry of National Defense to celebrate the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 1, 2014. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

A reception is held by Chinese Ministry of National Defense to celebrate the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 1, 2014. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

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38 arrested over poisonous chicken feet in China

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Chinese police have arrested 38 people on suspicion of making or selling contaminated chicken feet in a crackdown involving one of the country's favorite snacks.Police in Yongjia County of east China's Zhejiang Province reported on Sunday that 30,000 tonnes of chicken feet polluted with hydrogen peroxide had been seized after police busted nine factories in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Guangdong.The tainted snacks were first found in Yongjia last September and police followed the clues to break 35 "national sales networks." The factories used hydrogen peroxide solutions as bleach and antiseptics. Police are still hunting 11 suspects.Hydrogen peroxide has a wide use in manufacturing and medical sectors as a disinfectant and bleach but could be detrimental to health if mixed with food.Zhejiang Province is a main production base for Chinese chicken delicacies including feet, legs and heads. However, the industry has been embroiled in scandal after many factories were found to be adding excessive chemicals in processing stale chicken.

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Tourists asked to be on best behavior

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December 4, 2013 -- The Chinese government on Tuesday put into effect a national convention calling on tourists to take note of their behavior and act civilized when traveling.

A set of detailed regulations, the convention was issued by the National Tourism Administration and posted on the central government's website on Tuesday.

"Being a civilized tourist is the obligation of each resident," states the convention, which singles out "protecting cultural relics" as one of the norms to be abided by tourists.

The convention rejects behaviors such as doodling on, or carving characters into, ancient relics, as well as climbing or touching cultural relics. Photos can only be taken of relics when allowed by local regulations, according to the convention.

It also promotes seven other norms to be followed by residents, including maintaining a clean environment, complying with public orders, protecting ecology, protecting public infrastructure and utilities, respecting other people's rights, showing courtesy to others and seeking appropriate entertainment.

The convention came after graffiti recently left in an Egyptian temple by a teenage Chinese tourist caused uproar among Chinese residents, who have reflected on how to better regulate behaviors in order to build a good national image.

The teen scratched "Ding Jinhao visited here" in Chinese on a temple wall in the ancient city Luxor, and the incident came to light when another Chinese tourist posted a photo of it on Sina Weibo.

The post received more than 270,000 comments within five days, with most netizens criticizing the inappropriate behavioration.

Some angry netizens even tracked down Ding, a high school student in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and hacked the website of his former primary school, altering the site with the message "Ding Jinhao visited here".

The boy's parents on Sunday apologized to the public for their son's behavior, saying that the boy had cried all night after the public outcry.

However, some people argue that Ding inscribed the sculpture with the help from his parents or other adults after the micro blog of Xinhua News Agency posted on Monday a photo of the sculpture, on which the scribbling has almost been wiped off.

According to the photo, the knee of the character on the stone sculpture is about the height of a man. Therefore, netizens argue that without the help of an adult, the teenager could not be able to scribble on the upper part of the sculpture's body.

Ding and his parents refused to take any further interviews on Tuesday.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Egyptian ambassador to China said in a post on the micro blog of the embassy's tourism section that Chinese people's anger toward Ding's behavior shows that Chinese people attach great importance to the cultural heritage of mankind.

"People of both Egypt and China are witnesses of ancient civilization and have made great contributions to the progress of mankind," said the ambassador, "The impolite behavior of the Chinese boy shows his ignorance toward the historic value of cultural heritage," he said.

Education funding in Guangdong criticized

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Deputies of Guangdong's top legislature and members of the province's advisory body on Monday criticized the prosperous province for not investing sufficient money in educational resources.

The province's government-funded universities and colleges have debts of about 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion).

Legislator Huang Yeting said it was not enough for Guangdong to invest 146.5 billion yuan in educational development last year, because Guangdong's gross domestic product (GDP) has reached 5.7 trillion yuan .

"Investment in education should represent 4 percent of the province's total GDP," Huang told a panel discussion during the ongoing annual conferences of the two organizations in Guangzhou.

Huang Wei, a member of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said Guangdong's investment in education has been less than the figure recorded in some middle and western regions where economic development lags behind.

"Guangdong has recently lost many accomplished faculty teachers because of the lack of investment in education," Huang said.

Xu Jiarui, another legislator from the province, urged the province's top legislative body to legislate to annually increase investment in education.

Zeng Zhiquan, director of Guangdong provincial department of finance, admitted that Guangdong had not invested enough in education in recent years.

"But it is difficult for Guangdong to invest 4 percent of its GDP in education at the moment, as the province has to hand over a big part of its revenue to the central government and spend a large sum of money improving infrastructure and people's livelihoods," he said.

According to statistics from the Guangdong provincial department of education, the debts of more than 30 government-funded universities and colleges in Guangdong have now reached around 10 billion yuan.

Shaoguan University in the northern part of Guangdong and Southern Medial University, owe debts of 46 million yuan and 45.33 million yuan respectively.

Guangdong provincial department of education plans to invest more than 16.3 billion yuan in education development. The large investment includes about 527 million yuan, to repay debts.

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Guo Meimei charged for gambling scheme

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Guo Meimei, the 23-year-old woman who dragged the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) into a credibility crisis three years ago, was officially charged Wednesday on suspicion of operating an illegal casino, a Beijing procuratorate announced.The People's Procuratorate in Dongcheng district on Wednesday approved the arrest request submitted by the Dongcheng branch of the capital's public security bureau after a week of review. Investigation of the case is still undergoing. Guo was detained by police on July 14 for allegedly participating in and organizing gambling activities during the World Cup. She is one of eight alleged members of the gang.The group opened an account on an overseas gambling website where people could place bets through their phones or social networks.The crime of "opening casinos" refers to establishing venues (including websites), setting up rules and providing tools and funds to people for profit. If convicted, Guo could be sentenced to a prison terms of up to three years, as well as fined. The punishment could be increased to between three and 10 years if the prosecutors decide her actions were "serious."

Duty on Indian fibers

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Chinese authorities ruled on Wednesday after a year-long investigation that India dumped single-mode optical fibers in China and that an anti-dumping duty will be imposed.According to the probe, the Ministry of Commerce found that dumping caused material injuries to China's domestic industry.Chinese importers of single-mode optical fibers from India will have to pay a duty from 7.4 percent to 30.6 percent in the five years from Thursday, the ministry said in a statement.The ministry launched the anti-dumping investigation in August 2013 in response to a petition filed by the domestic industry.

RIMPAC drill signals China-US trust building

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The Chinese navy's unprecedented participation in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational naval exercises has sent a positive signal for building trust between China and the United States.On Monday, a fleet consisting of a missile destroyer, a missile frigate, a supply ship, a hospital ship and two helicopters, a commando and a diving squad departed from two Chinese coastal cities to participate in the joint maritime exercises organized by the US navy.The departure of the fleet, honoring an invitation from the United States, demonstrated China's positive attitude toward expanding cooperation and building trust with the US military.RIMPAC, started in 1971, is the world's largest multinational maritime military exercise.Deputy Commander of the Chinese Navy Xu Hongmeng said the mission is an important part of efforts to build a new model of relations between China and the United States and their militaries.It was noteworthy that the departure of the ships occurred just one day after the first anniversary of the end of the June summit attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama last year.Military-to-military contact, an area highlighted by the two national leaders in their summit, had long been regarded as the weakest link in the China-US relationship. However, since last year, the two militaries have held frequent high-level exchanges, including the exchange visits by defense chiefs.The two navies have also held joint activities over the past year, which included a rare search-and-rescue exercise in Hawaii and a second joint anti-piracy drill in the Gulf of Aden.The RIMPAC naval drill is consistent with the positive momentum of these exercises.Given that the Asia-Pacific is where the interests of China and the United States intertwine the most, China's participation also shows that, though China and the United States differ on certain issues, the two nations have been making concrete steps toward trust building.Meanwhile, the multinational exercise, which will also be joined by forces from Singapore and Brunei, signaled China's willingness to deepen its friendly cooperation with countries in Southeast Asia.As Xu noted, the mission is significant in diplomatic terms as it will help relations between China and nations in Southeast Asia.The exercise demonstrates China's initiative in contributing to regional security.Regional stability entails trust building efforts by both China and the United States. However, it should also be noted that the way to building mutual trust, which is so important for bilateral ties, has not been smooth due to disturbance from the US side.A reminder of this is the latest Pentagon report, which cast doubt once again on the transparency of China's military and exaggerated tensions between China and neighboring countries over maritime disputes, despite China's efforts to clarify its strategic intentions of peaceful development.

Slovak Foreign Ministry sent letter of condolence concerning tragic earthquake in China

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Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak Monday sent a Letter of Condolence to the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concerning Sunday's tragic Earthquake in south-west China's Yunnan Province."On behalf of the Slovak Republic as well as of my behalf, I express to you and the families of those, who died, were injured or otherwise affected by a tragic disaster, my sincere sympathy, solidarity and support," Lajcak said in the letter.At least 398 people have died and more than 1,800 people have been injured after a strong earthquake struck in Yunnan Province.

Beijing RV show around the corner_0

Beijing RV show around the corner

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December 17, 2013 -- The 7th Beijing International RV and Camping Exhibition, a must-see event for outdoor activity enthusiasts and adventurers, will be held from August 15 to 18 in Beijing's Fangshan District.

The biannual event, initiated in 2010, is currently the country's largest and most well-known expo focused on recreation vehicles and camping.

The four-day event will be a visual feast for outdoor activities and camping lovers, offering them great opportunities to explore nearly 500 RVs, as well as various RV accessories, motor homes, outdoor products, camping equipment, off-road vehicles and helicopters, all produced by preeminent international companies.

The show, with an exhibition area of more than 50,000 square meters, is expected to attract more than 100 renowned exhibitors from home and abroad, including Great Wall Motor, CenTech Specialty Vehicles, Henan Futureshow, Jayco, Knaus Tabbert, Hymer, Country Coach and Buerstner.

The event is hosted by Beijing Tourism Development Commission, the People's Government of Fangshan, Beijing and China RV & Camping Association.

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No 'safe box' in discipline enforcement- People's Daily

No 'safe box' in discipline enforcement: People's Daily

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A commentary to be published in Wednesday's People's Daily, flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC) pledges no exception in the Party's discipline enforcement.Authorities announced on Tuesday that the CPC Central Committee has decided to place former senior official Zhou Yongkang under investigation for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."The investigation on Zhou, a former Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, will be conducted by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).When it comes to the law and Party discipline, no one should bet on the odds of escape and entertain the illusion that there is some kind of "safe box", the article says.Zhou's case is another declaration that there should be no power exercised outside the "cage" and there should be no CPC member whose behaviors can stay outside the jurisdiction of the law and discipline, it says.There is no special member in the CPC before the Party's discipline, it adds.Officials and Party members will eventually pay their price if they unscrupulously pursue their selfish desire, abuse their power or seek personal interests, according to the article.It also calls for efforts to enhance the sense of Party spirit, fortify the belief in the Party and strictly enforce the Party discipline among the CPC members.

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