North Korea's Kim Jong Un is sexiest man alive: China paper falls for Onion...
The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive"— apparently unaware it is satire. Reported...
View ArticleUS declines to label China a currency manipulator
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration declined Tuesday to label China a currency manipulator, noting that it has let the yuan rise nearly 10 percent in value against the dollar since June 2010....
View ArticleSouth China Seas row: 'Asia's Palestine'?
Southeast Asia's top diplomat has warned that the South China Sea disputes risk becoming "Asia's Palestine", deteriorating into a violent conflict that draws sharp dividing lines between nations and...
View ArticleUS Treasury declines to call China a currency manipulator
Asian Market Update: US Treasury declines to call China a currency manipulator; Yuan maintains... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports. Reported by FXstreet.com 2 hours ago.
View ArticleUS to raise passport map issue with China
The US will raise concerns with China over a new map in Chinese passports which details claims to disputed maritime territory. Reported by The Age 1 hour ago.
View ArticleOnion joke on Kim Jong Un leaves China daily red faced
Editors at China’s top newspaper have been left red faced after declaring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the "sexiest man alive", the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Reported by IndiaVision 2 hours ago.
View ArticleRPT-UPDATE 1-China certain to hit 7.5 pct 2012 GDP growth target-Commerce Min
BEIJING, Nov 28 (Reuters) - China is certain to hit the government's economic growth target of 7.5 percent for 2012 and could even exceed it, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Wednesday. Reported...
View ArticleNorth Korea joke slips over China's Great Firewall
How did a spoof article about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un being the sexiest man alive end up as a real news item in China? Reported by FOXNews.com 15 minutes ago.
View ArticleChina's top paper goes to town with "sexy" N.Korea's Kim
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top newspaper went to town on Tuesday with a 55-page online picture spread of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un being named The Onion's "Sexiest Man Alive for 2012", appearing...
View ArticleWorld › China considering changes to its one-child policy
China is mulling changes to its one-child policy, a former family planning official said, with government advisory bodies drafting proposals in the face of a rapidly aging society in the world's most...
View ArticleChina may use international accounting rule for de facto control
China may require companies to consolidate the financial statements of businesses they control with stakes of less than 50 per cent, as the nation implements international standards. Under revised...
View ArticleChina considers easing family planning rules
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is mulling changes to its one-child policy, a former family planning official said, with government advisory bodies drafting proposals in the face of a rapidly ageing society...
View ArticleChina film broaches sensitive topic of famine
China’s latest blockbuster film, to be released nationwide on Thursday, focuses on the hypersensitive topic of famine – but not the mass starvation that Mao Zedong presided over, which remains strictly...
View ArticleRoom for China, India to enhance mutual trust: Daily
There is "great room" for China and India to increase mutual trust, a state-run Chinese daily said Wednesday, observing that a country will not suffer "unnecessary strategic anxiety when dealing with a...
View ArticleIndia always regards US as Pacific power but not looking at isolating China :...
The Indian Ambassador to the US Ms.Nirupama Rao has said, India has always regarded the United States as a Pacific power but it is not looking at isolating China in this whole narrative of building...
View ArticleChina Nepstar Chain Drugstore Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results
SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) ("Nepstar" or the "Company"), the largest retail drugstore chain in China based on the number......
View ArticleIndia has no intention of isolating China: Nirupama Rao
India does not subscribe to the idea of "isolating" China while dealing with the Asia Pacific region, and would rather engage the country with which it shares a thriving trade relationship, into more...
View ArticleChina mulls easing of its one-child rule
Proposed changes would allow for urban couples to have a second child, even if one of the parents is themselves not an only child, the China Daily cited Zhang Weiqing as saying. Reported by DNA 3...
View ArticleSMRT bus drivers from China 'assisting in police investigations'
November 28, 2012 3:13 PM A group of SMRT bus drivers from China, who refused to report for duty earlier this week over a wage dispute, were seen entering the Police Cantonment Complex late Wednesday...
View ArticleChina Says Neighbors Reading ‘Too Much’ Into Maps On Passports Issue
China said Wednesday that other countries should not read too much into the placement of a new map on its passports that show Beijing staking its claim on the entire South China Sea, Taiwan and the...
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