Nikkei edges down over 7 pct to end below 14,500
TOKYO, May 23 (Xinhua) — Nikkei edged down 7.32 percent Thursday in Tokyo triggered by weak Chinese data outpaced sharp gains made earlier on the dollar’s strength against the yen.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed down [...]
MOJ turns down Manila’s mutual legal assistance
By Lauly Li ,The China PostMay 23, 2013, 12:01 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) yesterday said it has declined a Philippine request for bilateral judicial assistance for the time being, as the Philippine government [...]
What to do when you can’t back down
By Frank Ching, special to The China PostMay 22, 2013, 12:01 am TWN
While Taipei and Manila continue their very public dispute over the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by members of the Philippine coast guard, lurking in the background [...]
China’s Communist Party Urged to Slim Down
In an article published in state media, Shandong University professor Zhang Xi’en has warned that, at around 83 million members, the Chinese Communist Party may have grown unhealthily large. Zhang proposes that membership be streamlined to [...]
China’s Communist Party Urged to Slim Down
In an article published in state media, Shandong University professor Zhang Xi’en has warned that, at around 83 million members, the Chinese Communist Party may have grown unhealthily large. Zhang proposes that membership be streamlined to [...]
Panasonic GX1 price drops down to $239.
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ZX Auto’s Signs Deal With GAC Auto, AUV Comes Down the Line
In what was a busy day for ZX Auto, the company signed a factory sharing deal with Guangzhou Auto (GAC) which will see GAC use ZX Auto’s spare capacity in Yichang city for commercial vehicle production, the facility has a total production [...]
51job.com’s Online Recruitment Net Profit Down 9.7%
Chinese Internet recruitment website 51job.com published its financial report for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, stating that its total operating revenue was CNY380.4 million, a year-on-year decrease of 0.1%, and its net profit was [...]
Alibaba founder steps down as CEO
Alibaba founder Jack Ma stepped down as Alibaba CEO and gave his place to Jonathan Lu Zhaoxi on Friday evening in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, at a 10th anniversary celebration of Taobao.com, the country’s largest online shopping site.
Former [...]
Alibaba founder steps down as CEO
Alibaba founder Jack Ma stepped down as Alibaba CEO and gave his place to Jonathan Lu Zhaoxi on Friday evening in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, at a 10th anniversary celebration of Taobao.com, the country’s largest online shopping site.
Ma [...]
Jack Ma to step down as Alibaba CEO today
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Jack Ma of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will officially step down today as CEO, according to Chinese media reports. He will be succeeded by his right-hand man Lu Zhaoxi.
Alibaba was one of the earliest [...]
Sri Lanka salvages plane shot down by rebels
COLOMBO, May 5 (Xinhua) — The wreckage of a domestic Sri Lankan flight which was believed to have been shot down by Tamil Tiger rebels 15 years ago, has been salvaged for investigations, officials said here Sunday.
Parts of Lionair Flight [...]
Cooling down at Beijing Botanical Gardens
As the days get hotter, one popular place to cool down is the Beijing Botanical Gardens, where some unique flowers can now be seen. In addition, a special group of performers will not only leave you with tears of joy, they might also give you [...]
Afghan father guns down daughter over ‘affair’
In front of 300 villagers, Halima’s father shot her in the head, stomach and waist — a public execution overseen by local religious leaders in Afghanistan to punish her for an alleged affair.
Halima, aged between 18 and 20 and a [...]
Matchmaking websites crack down on user fraud
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Do you want a safer environment on the Internet to seek “Mr Right” or “Miss Right”? Matchmaking websites said they have a new system to help you detect fraud.
Century Love, a well-known [...]
Matchmaking websites crack down on user fraud
Reporters interview Xiao Fang at a Beijing court in March after she took the online dating website Baihe to court after a man who claimed to be the chairman of a listed company she met through the site turned out to be a married man [...]
HK exchange fund total assets down 1.25 bln USD
The Exchange Fund’s total assets decreased 9.7 billion HK dollars (about 1.25 billion U.S. dollars) on February, amounting to 2.8861 trillion HK dollars at the end of March, the Monetary Authority of Hong Kong announced Tuesday.
Foreign [...]
Watchmakers Find Gold Rush in China Is Slowing Down
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Shipments of timepieces to China from Switzerland, the world’s dominant watch production center, have fallen below the levels of two years ago, after setting a record in 2012.
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Japan’s consumer prices down 0.5 pct in March
The opposition Syrian National Coalition´s ex-chief Moaz al-Khatib warned Thursday of a “massive plot” that could drag the Muslim world into a Sunni-Shiite sectarian war.
Some 29.44 million pirated publications have been destroyed [...]
Peter Andre wants to go Down Under
Peter Andre wants to move back to Australia when his children are old enough not to depend on him for everything.
Peter Andre wants to move back to Australia when his children are old enough not to depend on him for everything.
Peter Andre [...]
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