The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has confirmed a dramatic rise in the number of halal food products coming in from China, but remained skeptical over that country’s developing halal industry. “The number of halal products from China has increased by 50 to 100 percent since last […]
Emergency teams in central China have rescued the remaining 45 miners who were trapped underground following a cave-in. Read More…
China’s ambassador to India has become involved in a heated exchange over a map that showed parts of India within China’s border, media reports say. Read More…
China has joined two space vehicles together in orbit for the first time. The unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft, launched earlier this week, made contact with the Tiangong-1 space lab at 1729 GMT. The union occurred over China itself. Being able to dock two space vehicles together is a necessary capability […]
Companies from Russia and China are most likely to pay bribes when doing business abroad, a survey suggests. The two scored worst out of 28 countries in a poll of 3,000 business executives conducted by anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI). Read More…
On the invitation of the Communist Party of China,Chairman,PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan is leaving on a 4-day visit to the People’s Republic ofChinaon October 31. He would be accompanied by a delegation comprising Dr. Arif Alvi, Secretary General, Dr. Shirin Mazari, VP Foreign Affairs and National Security, Raoof Hasan, VP, Information & Media and Imran Ismail, Deputy Secretary […]
There have been violent protests in the central Chinese province of Henan after a policeman suspected of drunk driving crashed his car and killed five people. Read More…
The head of the eurozone’s bailout fund is beginning attempts to persuade China to invest in a scheme to help rescue member countries facing debt crises. After meeting Chinese leaders, Klaus Regling said there were no formal negotiations and would be no deal now. It is thought China may pay […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily The Shenzhou VIII spacecraft is assembled with the Long-March II-F rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China’s Gansu province on Oct 23, 2011. The unmanned Shenzhou VIII, part of China’s first spacecraft rendezvous and docking mission, was reported to be launched in early November.[Photo/CFP]
China will not allow its carbon dioxide emissions per person to reach levels seen in the US, according to the minister in charge of climate policy. Xie Zhenhua, vice chair of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that to let emissions rise that high would be a “disaster for […]
China is considering new legislation to define terrorism more precisely, in the face of what an official described as a “real threat”. State news agency Xinhua said the draft bill could pave the way for a renewed campaign against terrorist groups and allow their assets to be frozen. China says […]
Kings College study breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine and predicts their activities covering 41 therapeutic areas in Western medicine. Chem-TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The digital database relates traditional Chinese herbal medicine to Western pharmaceutical counterparts on the […]
By Zhao Yanrong (China Daily) BOSTON – A Chinese student organization recently announced it will launch the first forum to focus on entrepreneurship in China at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology next month. The forum aims to provide a platform for Chinese students in the United States and venture capitalists from […]
A Tibetan nun has set herself on fire near a restive monastery in western China, in the ninth such incident in recent months, reports say. The Free Tibet group said the 20-year-old nun, Tenzin Wangmo, died on Monday in Sichuan province’s Aba county. Read More…
BEIJING – China may see its first annual trade deficit for two decades next year, Wei Jianguo, former vice-minister of commerce, said. September and October are traditionally the peak time for contracts ahead of the festive season in Europe and the United States but demand is sharply down this year, […]
China has urged the Obama administration to block a controversial currency bill aimed at putting pressure on the country to appreciate the yuan. The bill is a protectionist step that “gravely violates World Trade Organization rules,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said yesterday after the US Senate approved it in […]
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been named the most powerful person in the art world, according to a poll compiled by ArtReview magazine. But Mr Ai, who was released in June after being detained for more than 80 days by Chinese authorities, told the BBC he does “not feel powerful […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily US filmmaker: Beijing can help ensure ‘global pluralism’ NEW YORK – “China is not perfect”, but it is an alternative to a world dominated by the West, said US filmmaker Andre Vltchek. Vltchek, who is also a novelist and political analyst, has been discovering places that […]
Credit/Source: Monday, October 10, 2011 , by Joseph S. Nye The United States is going through difficult times. Its post-2008 recovery has slowed, and some observers fear that Europe’s financial problems could tip the American and world economy into a second recession. In 15 of 22 countries surveyed, most people […]
The Dalai Lama has criticised China via a live video link in South Africa, after he cancelled a trip to celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s birthday. The Tibetan spiritual leader’s office said the South African government had failed to grant him a visa on time. Read More…