Shanxi

Little landscape photographer

The undated photo of Zhang Siyao taken by Ren Yong. Zhang Siyao is nine-year-old and a pupil of the Xiaoweiying Primary School in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi province. Zhang Siyao became interested in photography and...

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Asia shares dip in shift to safety

HONG KONG - Asian shares fell on Friday and the dollar firmed as investors took profits on riskier assets after U.S. data raised fears that a global economic recovery could lose momentum. (REUTERS / Stringer) edged up 0.2...

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Air China Launches a Wide Range of Holiday Promotions

BEIJING, Nov 19, 2009 /PRNewswire-Asia via COMTEX/ -- To celebrate the approaching "Holiday Season", Air China will be launching several promotions, including discounted tickets, fuel rebates, and additional air miles. (Logo:...

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Senators seek probe into China's yuan peg (Reuters)

Reuters - Two senators who authored legislation aimed at pressuring China to lift the value of its yuan said on Thursday they asked the Commerce Department to investigate alleged Chinese currency "manipulation."

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HK shares down for 3rd session, China at 3-mth high

By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Longfor Proporties was up 13.3 percent and China Tontine Wines surged 18.4 percent. Index heavyweight China Mobile rose 1.71 percent. The China Enterprise...

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Recovery doubts as Japan stocks tumble

Doubts about the pace of economic recovery hit Asian markets on Thursday, with Japanese stocks falling to a four-month low and the Australian dollar down for a third day as a December interest rate hike no longer looked like a...

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China Ascendant -- Persecution Intensifying

As US President Obama visited China this week, Chinese church leaders hoped he would raise the issue of religious persecution with their government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, the US is desperate for Chinese...

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Clash of faith

IN CHINA, the knock on the door in the small hours of the morning followed by acquaintance with a police truncheon is not, unfortunately, a memory of an unlamented past. Two years ago, the British Secret Service reported that...

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Gold hits another high, Asian shares rebound

SINGAPORE - Gold hit another all-time high on Wednesday on worries about future inflation and economic uncertainties, while Asian stocks rebounded as the generally bearish dollar kept riskier assets in demand. Investors play...

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U.S. Urges Stronger Yuan

notes at a Bank of China branch in Changzhi. China is facing increasing pressure to ease controls on its currency. U.S. President Barack Obama and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Wall Street Journal", "http:/...

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