High court review for rape victim’s mother
A higher court in Hunan Province will review attempts by the mother of a rape victim to sue a local authority for imprisoning her after she protested the sentences given to her daughter’s violators.
High court review for rape victim’s [...]
Olympus quits low end compact camera business. Focus on mirrorless and high end compact.
This comes as a “no surprise” for everyone here. The Wall Street Journal reports: “Olympus said it will eliminate its V series of compact cameras – the cheapest in its lineup, selling for less than $ 200. Its camera business posted [...]
F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM wide-angle end Sigma 17-70mm is a high level periphery fall telephoto side (digital camera info)
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China’s trusts surge to record high
Chinese trust companies had a record 8.73 trillion yuan (1.42 trillion U.S dollars) worth of assets by the end of March, up 64.7 percent from a year earlier, the China Trustee Association (CTA) has reported.
The companies saw profits surge [...]
Indian FM expresses high optimism over ties with China
Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid Wednesday expressed high optimism over the future of India-China relations saying both countries are now facing huge opportunities to carry out cooperation in bilateral and multilateral frameworks.
In [...]
Sperm bank offers high bonuses for donors
The Zhejiang Human Sperm Bank in Hangzhou will offer a maximum bonus of 6,000 yuan ($ 975) to sperm donors, according to a post on its official micro blog on Sina Weibo, Twitter’s counterpart in China, which has stirred hot debate online [...]
King of High Air attempts cross tightrope walking
Uygur acrobat Ahdili, dubbed King of High Air,succeeded in walking a cross tightrope 106 meters above the ground in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sunday, in his first attempt of the daredevil act. He also performed tightrope walking wearing [...]
One-third of Chinese adults have high blood pressure
China has more than 330 million people with high blood pressure and one out of every three adults has hypertension, Professor Liu Lisheng, president of the World Hypertension League, said on Sunday.
The prevalence rate for hypertension in Chinese [...]
Q1’13 Completes Mega M&As, with Transaction Value Hitting Record High
The latest data of Zero2IPO Research Center, a famous VC & PE research institution in Greater China Region, show that 204 investment deals occurred in China’s VC/PE market in Q1’13, a YoY decrease of 6.0% and a QoQ decrease of 29.2%; [...]
China yuan hits record high at 6.2208 against USD Friday
The Chinese currency Renminbi, or yuan, gained 92 basis points to 6.2208 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
In China’s foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or [...]
High Australian dollar contains price pressures: Treasurer
CANBERRA, April 24 (Xinhua) — The latest Australian inflation report showed price pressures in the economy are being contained by the high Australian dollar, Treasurer Wayne Swan said after the release of the March quarter consumer price [...]
High land premiums set to affect profits
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu predicts that Chinese property companies’ profits will drop further this year, dragged down by the financial pressure from high land premiums paid in earlier years.
The accounting firm said in a report published [...]
Electric “spidermen” work on high voltage line
By CCTV reporter Xia Ruixue
Work on a new ultra-high voltage power line across China’s Yellow River in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan province is nearing completion. The 800 kilovolt direct current line connects Hami prefecture [...]
WB says high commodity prices to push Africa’s economies in two years
NAIROBI, April 15 (Xinhua) — High commodity prices as well as strong consumer spending are likely to drive Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth over the next two years, a World Bank official said on Monday.
“The medium term [...]
Explosives found on High Speed Rail train
By Lauly Li ,The China PostApril 13, 2013, 12:07 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan High Speed Rail authorities yesterday morning discovered two middle-sized suitcases in a northbound train’s lavatory, with police later confirming [...]
(FT2) Two new Olympus MFT camera rumor (E-PL6 and high end MFT).
Digicaminfo got a rumor that sounds a bit “unexpected”. He reports about two new Olympus MFT cameras. Digicam itself said that he is not sure about that rumor. Anyway, here is the rumors:
The first camera has the codename “TRAD2“. [...]
Standard and Poor’s 500 index increases to an all-time high
By Steve Rothwell ,APApril 11, 2013, 12:10 am TWN
NEW YORK — Stocks rose in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to an all-time high.
The S&P 500 climbed as high as 1,579.96, [...]
FAW Misplaces Its Billions, High Level Executives Taken for Questioning
According to Chinese media reports that aired late yesterday afternoon First Automobile Works (FAW) are carrying out a high level audit of its financial situation after the company was found to be missing 10 Billion RMB, around one hundred [...]
Students Overseas Study in China Hit a New High
The fourth new year press conference of MOE reports that, in 2012 the total amount of International students in China, numbers of applicants’ countries and regions, amount of universities which enrolled international students, and the amount [...]
(FT5) Panasonic LF1 high end compact to be announced in late April.
The party isn’t over at Panasonic! In late April Panasonic will announce two more cameras. One is the Panasonic G6 and the other one is a completely new model. A high end compact camera with fixed zoom lens and with built-in viewfinder. The [...]
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