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CHINA News, Nov 09, 2011

Hong Kong, Shanghai shares up as China inflation eases
Reuters
By Vikram Subhedar HONG KONG, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong and Shanghai shares closed higher as signs that price pressures in China are letting up raised hopes thatBeijing will make some moves to ease monetary policy. ...
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China inflation, output create room for pro-growth steps
Reuters
By Nick Edwards and Langi Chiang BEIJING (Reuters) - Chineseindustrial output grew at its weakest annual pace in a year in October and inflation fell sharply, raising expectations Beijing will do more to support economic growth by "fine tuning" policy ...
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Reuters
In China, inland residents demand luxury cars
Reuters
Official worries about China's traffic-clogged major cities have helped. Cities such as Beijing and Shanghai have made it harder for residents to buy cars. Buying a car in Beijing, for example, is only possible for those who win a monthly car ...
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Reuters
Chinese drug exec given suspended death sentence
The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — A Shanghai court handed the former chief executive of a large state-owned pharmaceutical company a suspended death sentence for corruption that enabled him to amass more than 50 million yuan ($8 million), an official said Wednesday. ...
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China October Vehicle Sales Slip 1.1%
Wall Street Journal
By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU BEIJING—Overall auto sales in China fell 1.1% last month from a year earlier, the third monthly drop this year, and signaling new pressure on home-grown brands as foreign auto makers boosted their no-frills product offerings. ...
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Wall Street Journal
Narendra Modi in Beijing, tells China 'Pakistan is making use of you'
Times of India
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi raised a few controversial issues including the one about the presence of Chinese troops in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in Beijing on Wednesday. BEIJING: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday belied ...
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Senior exiled Tibetan monk urges end to immolations in China
Christian Science Monitor
Eleven people in ethnically Tibetan parts of China's southwestern Sichuan province have set themselves on fire since March in opposition to religious controls by Beijing, which labels their exiled spiritual leader a violent separatist. ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Chinese defy The Wall, help dissident artist
Hindustan Times
A t-shirt of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is displayed at his studio in Beijing. Thousands of people have so far donated 5.29 million yuan (830000 USD) to help Ai Weiwei pay a huge tax fine, with some throwing money wrapped in paper planes into his garden, ...
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Hindustan Times
IMF's Lagarde: Some Asian Countries Can Loosen Money
Wall Street Journal
By OWEN FLETCHER And BOB DAVIS BEIJING—International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said some Asian countries can ease monetary tightening slightly, referring to those that have tightened extensively to fight inflation. China's ...
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Wall Street Journal
China's top independent bookstore chain hopes to turn the page on bankruptcy
Xinhua
by Xinhua Writers Ji Shaoting, Wang Wen and Liang Saiyu BEIJING/XIAMEN, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's top independent bookstore chain is likely to reopen next year, but its closure in October prompted an outpouring of concern from readers and bookstore ...
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China Telecom, China Unicom Face Monopoly Probe
Wall Street Journal
By LORETTA CHAO BEIJING—Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled an unusual investigation into two major state-controlled companies over alleged monopolistic activity in the market for broadband Internet service, in a big test for China's three-year ...
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Manulife Financial Signs Framework Cooperation Agreement with Bank of China
PR Newswire (press release)
In May 2011, MSL signed a bancassurance distribution agreement with Bank of China. This has paved the way for MSL's products to be distributed via Bank of China inBeijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. ...
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Beijing residents call foul over the air
msnbc.com
By Adrienne Mong BEIJING—For the past month, while I was pinballing from North Africa to Europe, something from afar became abundantly clear—unlike the sky that has blanketed the Chinese capital this autumn. Disgruntlement amongst Beijing residents...
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Goldman Seeks $1.54 Billion From ICBC Sale
Wall Street Journal
By PRUDENCE HO And FIONA LAW HONG KONG—Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is trimming its stake in Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. through a share sale that could raise up to US$1.54 billion, according to a sales document to institutional investors ...
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US, Chinese Officials Discuss Food Safety
Voice of America
November 09, 2011 US, Chinese Officials Discuss Food Safety Stephanie Ho | BeijingNewspapers in China these days are filled with horror stories of egregious food safety violations, which are prompting Chinese people to be more aware of the food they ...
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Beijing amps up R&D competition with U.S.
Washington Times
China is pushing to develop its high-tech industry. (Associated Press) By Patrice Hill Doris Leuthard, during her Swiss presidency, gets a tour of a Lenovo Electronic Technology Co. factory in Shanghai last year. Lenovo makes desktop and notebook ...
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Washington Times
China Oct commodity output slows; some may see winter lift
Reuters
By Fayen Wong and Jim Bai SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's oil refineries ran at lower rates in October, and output from steel mills and power plants also dropped, as a credit freeze bit into demand for industrial commodities in the world's second-largest ...
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Chinese airlines to sue EU over air pollution law -industry group
Reuters
BEIJING Nov 9 (Reuters) - Air China Ltd and three other major Chinese carriers are planning to jointly sue the European Union for its plan to charge airlines for carbon emissions, a senior official with the country's industry group said on Wednesday. ...
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Chinese students often cheat to get into U.S. colleges
Bend Bulletin
That's because, with the exception of one lost-looking soul from Colombia, all the students were from China. Among them was Yisu Fan, whose flight from Shanghai had arrived six hours earlier. Too excited to sleep, he had stayed up all night waiting for ...
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Chinese drug exec given suspended death sentence
CanadianBusiness.com
By AP | November 09, 2011 BEIJING (AP) — A Shanghai court handed the former chief executive of a large state-owned pharmaceutical company a suspended death sentence for corruption that enabled him to amass more than 50 million yuan ($8 million), ...
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Guest post: China's culture power
Financial Times (blog)
According to one cultural industry expert in Beijing, China has overlooked the importance of Chinese culture while focusing just on economic prosperity. This has led to a moral collapse and created a vacuum for western influence. ...
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Financial Times (blog)
Dual expos to promote imports from South Africa
China Daily
By Zhang Shiyi and Yang Cheng (chinadaily.com.cn) BEIJING - South Africa's largest-ever exposition in China - both in scale and participants - will be held at the BeijingExhibition Center from Nov 24 to 26, then move to the Shanghai Exhibition Center ...
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UPDATE 1-China Oct refinery output in second fall this yr
Reuters
By Judy Hua and Chen Aizhu BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) - China's refinery throughput fell 0.9 percent from a year earlier to 8.74 million barrels per day (bpd), the second decline this year, as planned and unexpected shutdowns cut into operations. ...
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Tencent Bolsters Net; Sina Posts Loss
Wall Street Journal
Tencent's new multimedia private messaging service, an application called Weixin, for smartphones is targeted at users in what in China are known as first-tier cities—mature, well-developed markets such as Beijing and Shanghai—where the company's ...
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China TransInfo to Present at Cowen China Opportunity Conference
Sacramento Bee
China Opportunity Conference to be held November 15 and 16, 2011 in Beijing. Investors who wish to meet with China TransInfo's management may contact their Cowen institutional salesperson or the Company's investor relations representative in the US, ...
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China Will Patrol Mekong With Southeast Asian Neighbors
New York Times
By SHARON LaFRANIERE BEIJING — China announced Wednesday it would join its southeastern neighbors to conduct police patrols on the Mekong River, following the killings last month of 11 Chinese crewmen in an area plagued by drug smuggling. ...
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Opening of Gowlings International Inc. Representative Office in Beijing ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
BEIJING, China and Vancouver, BC, Nov. 9, 2011 /CNW/ - The opening of a Representative Office of Gowlings International Inc. in Beijing reflects the immense opportunities associated with China, BC Premier Christy Clark said today. ...
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istockAnalyst.com (press release)
MPA partners with China Intl. Copyright Expo
Variety
The workshop has lined up some luminaries to address the issues, from China and overseas, including China Film Group topper Han Sanping; Xing Xing Digital Corp prexy Wang Lifeng, Bona Film International chief Yu Dong, Tang Lijun, md of the Shanghai ...
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China's BYD veers off entrepreneurship road
MarketWatch
By Wang Lan BEIJING ( Caixin Online ) — Shenzhen-based BYD Co. is a private auto maker. It's also a company heavily reliant on government support Indeed, BYD is so favored by the Shenzhen city government that company Chairman Wang Chuanfu was invited ...
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Commentary | Luxury manufacturers heading ... - China Car Times
By Ash
China Car Times – China Auto News ... Statistics provided by J.D. Power and Associates show that nearly 60 percent of luxury car sales came from tier 1 regions in 2004, including BeijingShanghai and Guangzhou. That share is now a little ...
China Car Times - China Auto News
Categorized | China Focus, China Markets, China ... - Tantao News
By Tantao News
BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — China's stocks ceased their recent declines and rebounded on Wednesday boosted by news that the country's inflation eased last month as food prices posted slower price gains. Government data released Wednesday showed that the consumer prices increased 5.5 percent in October from a year earlier, weakening from 6.1 percent in September. ... The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.84 percent, or 21.08 points, to end at 2524.92. ...
Tantao News
Chinese Drug Exec Given Suspended Death Sentence - Drugs.com ...
BEIJING -- A Shanghai court handed the former chief executive of a large state-owned pharmaceutical company a suspended death sentence for corruption that enabled him to amass more than 50 million yuan ($8 million), an official said Wednesday. Wu Jianwen, the former head of ... from pet food ingredients to fish. Meanwhile, a city official convicted of graft was executed Wednesday after the highest court approved her death sentence, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. ...
Drugs.com - Pharma News
Housing Drop Threatens China Growth
Beijing has been trying to calm property prices for about two years in an effort to make... In Shanghai, China's business capital, average prices for new ...
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424052970204554204577023123...
Chinese drug exec given suspended death sentence
BEIJING (AP) — A Shanghai court handed the former chief executive of a large ...approved her death sentence, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. ...
www.google.com/.../ALeqM5jLFFiFgGrzvzymT6GNtAcdSw...
Canfor looks beyond Shanghai and Beijing to grows business in ...
Winnipeg Free Press > Business > Breaking News > Canfor looks beyond Shanghaiand Beijing to grows business in China: CEO ...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/.../canfor-looks-beyond-shangha...
VIDEO: Ludacris - LudaVersal Vlog: Beijing/Shanghai, China - Def ...
Ludacris' first performance in China.Other News:Ludacris - 'I'm On Fire' ft. Big K.R.I.T..... VIDEO: Ludacris – LudaVersal Vlog: Beijing/Shanghai, China. October ...
defpenradio.com/video-ludacris-ludaversal-vlog-beijingshang...
Neowiz Games China Invitation 2011 begins in Beijing and Shanghai
Neowiz Games China Invitation 2011 begins in Beijing and Shanghai. Posted on 2011-11-01 10:37:44 BJT, by Jason. Good news for every gamer and game ...
en.178.com/201111/114115064709.html
News/Views on SSE [Shanghai, China] - Page 18 - PuntersGallery.Com ...
News/Views on SSE [Shanghai, China] News/Views. ... BEIJING - Gasoline and diesel prices are reduced.
puntersgallery.com/showthread.php?p=463317
Mtr corp.: beijing-kowloon as well as shanghai-kowloon by sight ...
PR100/11 4 Nov 2011 Beijing-Kowloon as good as Shanghai-Kowloon By Sight Tickets For Chinese New Year Go Upon Sale Subsequent Sunday.
www.chinatravelarticle.com/.../mtr-corp-beijing-kowloon-well...
MTR Corp. : Beijing-Kowloon and Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train ...
November 4, 2011 : PR100/11 4 November 2011 Beijing-Kowloon and Shanghai -Kowloon Through Train Tickets For Chinese New Year Go On Sale Next ...
www.4-traders.com/.../MTR-CORP-Beijing-Kowloon-and-Sha...
Overseas property developers target wealthy Chinese | News ...
Overseas property developers target wealthy Chinese ... Shum says her colleagues inShanghai and Beijing offices regularly receive text messages about road ...
gochina.scmp.com/.../overseas-property-developers-target-wea...
Will Beijing's Air Quality Improve? Don't Hold Your Breath – China ...
AllBeijingShanghaiGuangzhouShenzhenChengduDalianHangzhou .... I hope that theChinese news outlets will begin to make a big deal about this too. ...
www.echinacities.com/.../will-beijing-s-air-quality-improve-do...
Neowiz Games China Invitation 2011 will be held in Beijing and ...
Neowiz Games China Invitation 2011 will be held. ... in Game News and taggedbeijing, bless.
koreangamers.com/2011/10/.../neowiz-games-china-invitation/
Chinese premier leaves Beijing for 10th SCO prime ministers ...
6 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday left Beijing for Russia's St. ... The SCO, founded in Shanghai in June 2001, groups China, Russia, ... SINA English is the English-language destination for news and information about China. ...
english.sina.com/china/2011/1105/411694.html
Media Advisory: Minister Oliver to Discuss his Visit to Beijing and ...
menafn: Media Advisory: Minister Oliver to Discuss his Visit to Beijing and Shanghai, ChinaSHANGHAI, CHINA, Nov 8, 2011 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- On ...
www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid...1476-4ff4...

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