Pakistan holds repeat poll despite killing of politician
AFPMay 20, 2013, 12:13 am TWN
KARACHI — Under tight security, Pakistani officials Sunday held a repeat election in a district of violence-plagued Karachi, despite the killing of a senior politician in the city the day before.
Troops, [...]
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Li: China, India to make new engine of world economy
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Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prior to their meeting in New Delhi, capital of India, May 19, 2013. [Li Tao/Xinhua]
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Dream of a life on Mars tainted by doubts
Chinese applicants who signed up for a Dutch project to land humans on Mars in 2023 are raising doubts about the enterprise after its founder said the goal might not be achieved.
Many of the more than 10,000 Chinese who paid US$ 11 [...]
Tajik president arrives for China visit
Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon arrived in Beijing on Sunday afternoon, kicking off his China visit.
During his stay in China, Rakhmon is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and meet with top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang [...]
Closer ties between China, India to add extra glamour to BRICS
Only weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping had a much-publicized meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Durban on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is heading for New Delhi on Sunday on the first leg [...]
North Korea test-fires yet another short-range missile off east coast
By Jung Ha-won ,AFPMay 20, 2013, 12:13 am TWN
SEOUL — North Korea Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the U.N. chief to halt the launches at a time [...]
Top political advisor urges int’l ecological cooperation
Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the second session of the World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China) in [...]
Sino-Egyptian economic zone attracts more investment
To boost investment in a Sino-Egyptian joint industrial zone, three large Chinese companies will start production there this year.
The three firms, Jushi Egypt Fiberglass Industry, XD High Voltage Equipment Company and Muyang Egypt Industry, [...]
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Greece eyes closer economic ties with China
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Greece is pledging deepened cooperation with China with major agreements in sectors such as trade, shipping and tourism, said Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Beijing on Friday during his [...]
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Ma urges vigilance as heavy rains approach
By Lauly Li ,The China PostMay 20, 2013, 12:13 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A strong frontal boundary between cold and warm masses arrived in Taiwan yesterday and the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) forecast that the frontal rainfall will [...]
Visiting Tajik president seeks to enhance ties
Updated: 2013-05-20 02:38
By ZHAO SHENGNAN (China Daily)
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon seems to have enough reasons to be confident that his first visit to China under Beijing’s new leadership will maintain close bilateral ties and [...]
Church must not close in on itself: Pope Francis
By Catherine Hornby, ReutersMay 20, 2013, 12:13 am TWN
VATICAN CITY–Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to [...]
HK lawmakers fail to get answers from Tong
Timothy Tong, the former head of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) [File photo]
The former head of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Timothy Tong has appeared before [...]
Ministry of Truth: Death and Burial in Guangdong
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.
Guangdong Propaganda Department: On the morning of May 17, a Huanan Agricultural University PhD student hanged himself [...]
A single-minded approach to finding the perfect partner
Parents pin their children’s details to umbrellas, in the hope of finding a Mr or Ms Right for their offspring at Shanghai’s largest matchmaking party yesterday. [Zhang Suoqing/Shanghai Daily]
Rain failed to dampen the [...]
Deadly torrential rain affects 200,000 in Guangxi
NANNING, May 19 (Xinhua) — Continuous rainfall has claimed a life while affecting about 200,000 people in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Sunday.
As of Saturday, the heavy rain, which [...]
Chinese premier starts official visit to India in maiden foreign tour
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi Sunday afternoon for the first leg of his maiden foreign trip since he took office in March.
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Bird Flu Death Toll Rises as Virus Dissipates
Four more deaths have brought the total number of fatalities from the H7N9 bird flu to 36. Yet despite these deaths, there is evidence that the virus is not spreading as fast or as widely as many feared. From Al Jazeera:
The United Nations [...]
French president signs gay marriage bill into law
By Abhik Kumar Chanda ,AFPMay 19, 2013, 12:11 am TWN
PARIS — France on Saturday became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political [...]
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