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More cricket players involved in fixing: India police

By Pratap Chakravartya, AFPMay 20, 2013, 12:13 am TWN NEW DELHI–Indian police said Sunday they had widened their probe into cricket spot-fixing after the arrest of three players and 11 bookmakers, warning that more teams were under [...]

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, [...]

H7N9 more likely to transmit among humans

A China, World Health Organization (WHO) joint report said the H7N9 bird flu virus has a higher potential for human-to-human transmission than any other known bird flu virus. The report, compiled after the WHO’s week-long field assessment [...]

Shuttlecocks to cost more due to H7N9

Updated: 2013-05-17 08:10 By Ou Hailin (China Daily) Feather market in ‘chaos’ as concerns over bird flu affect supply, production Bad news for badminton fans: The price of shuttlecocks will rise in coming months as the supply [...]

More Chinese Startups Are Moving to Second-tier Cities

Chuangtouquan (ctquan), a startup investing network, released a report that shows second-tier Chinese cities are hosting more startups in terms of percentage. In 2011, 84% of Chinese startups were located in first-tier cities including Beijing, [...]

China investment in Brazil more diversified

Updated: 2013-05-14 16:27 By Du Wenjuan (chinadaily.com.cn) As China’s outbound investments into Latin America grow, Brazil is welcoming more Chinese private companies as active players in more diversified ways of bilateral economic [...]

China promises more help to int’l humanitarian efforts

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2013. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) — China has promised to [...]

China promises more help to int’l humanitarian efforts

视频播放位置 下载安装Flash播放器 China has promised to make further contributions to international humanitarian efforts, President Xi Jinping said on Monday. The commitment was made by Xi when he met with the visiting president [...]

Sensitive Words: Seven Say-Nots and More

As of May 10, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Migrant Worker’s Death: 22-year-old Yuan Liya, who came to Beijing from Anhui Province, fell to her death on May 3 from [...]

Sensitive Words: Seven Say-Nots and More

As of May 10, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Migrant Worker’s Death: 22-year-old Yuan Liya, who came to Beijing from Anhui Province, fell to her death on May 3 from [...]

More with less: Telemedicine can treat infectious diseases

Updated: 2013-05-10 06:16 By Eric Yu (HK Edition) The H7N9 avian influenza had been restricted to Shanghai and neighboring regions on the eastern seaboard on the Chinese mainland recently, but still it has infected over a hundred people resulting [...]

ASUS ‘We Transform’ Computex teaser leaves us waiting for more teaser videos

Just like last year, ASUS is filling time before the Computex trade show by posting teaser trailers. Sporting a “We Transform” tag, its first one for 2013 features the spun metal casings, touchscreen laptops, convertibles, tablets [...]

Alibaba Net More Than Doubles After Commissions Increase

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China’s largest e-commerce company, had profit that doubled in the three months ended in December after commissions likely increased on surging sales. Net income at Alibaba [...]

Egypt’s opposition slams cabinet reshuffle as more MB domination

CAIRO, May 7 (Xinhua) — Egyptian opposition criticized on Tuesday the cabinet reshuffle, terming the move as a further step towards more Islamist domination of the government ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, which is expected [...]

In New Research, A More Cynical Urban China

Patrick Boehler of the South China Morning Post reports that new research by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences showed that conservatives outnumber liberals in Chinese cities: Some 38.1 per cent of those surveyed held more conservative [...]

Expat fair offers more than teaching jobs

Updated: 2013-05-05 07:30 By Chen Xin (China Daily) The country’s major job fairs for foreigners have featured increasingly more high-tech and management-oriented positions than the formerly dominant teaching posts, said a senior official [...]

Blatter calls for more Asian teams at World Cup

FIFA president Sepp Blatter called for more berths for Asian teams at the World Cup and said the issue would be addressed at a meeting later this month. Blatter said FIFA should allow more Asian teams at the expense of European and South American [...]

YY Music Reports More than Doubled Revenue in Q1 2013, Will Sell Mobile Virtual Items In Second Half

Home   >   Music   >   YY Music Reports More than Doubled Revenue in Q1 2013, Will Sell Mobile Virtual Items In Second Half By Tracey Xiang on May 3, 2013 YY Music saw a 245.9% growth in revenue — RMB116.8 million (US$ 18.8 [...]

More than a music fest

The 15th International Peach Blossom Music Festival kicked off on April 18 in Pinggu district, Beijing and will last until May 8. Tourists can not only enjoy their excursions to Pinggu with beautiful peach blossoms, organic vegetables and special [...]

More praise rolls in for Philippines economy, but where are the jobs?

Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News NetworkMay 2, 2013, 12:07 am TWN Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network–Another day, another accolade for the country’s economic performance. The latest comes from Moody’s Analytics, [...]