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  • Share of developing nations in investments set to triple by 2030 Share of developing nations in investments set to triple by 2030

    WASHINGTON - The share of developing countries led by China and India in global investment is expected to triple by 2030 to three-fifths, from one-fifth in 2000, says the latest edition of the World Bank's Global Development Horizons (GDH) report, which explores patterns of investment, saving and capital flows as they are likely to evolve over the next two decades. Seventeen years from now, ...

  • 55 dead as hailstorms lash south China

    A total of 50 people have died while 14 reported missing due to latest rain and hailstorms that have hit south China, the government statistics said Friday. The worst-hit Guangdong province reported 36 deaths and 10 missing people, reported Xinhua citing authorities related to disaster reduction. In the evening, the National Committee for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Civil Affairs ...

  • China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy

    China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...

  • Chinese vice premier to attend AU special summit

    Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang will pay an official visit to Zimbabwe and attend a special summit of the African Union in Ethiopia from May 21 to 25, reported Xinhua. Wang will attend the special summit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Organization for African Unity, the predecessor to the African Union. He will attend the event, to be held in the Ethiopian capital ...

  • Carbon aerogel worlds lightest material made by scientists

    A team of scientists in China has produced the lightest material ever made. Zhejiang University in China announced in a statement that the ultra-light substance, called carbon aerogel, has a density of 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimetre, CBS News reported. The substance, which is made of granite and carbon nanotubes, can absorb up to 900 times its own body weight. "Carbon aerogel is similar ...

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American Desi

American Desi might best be best described as a comedy of cultural conflict. It takes a well-worn Hollywood genre--the teen/college movie--and inflects it with a new twist to explore the experiences of second-generation American teens. The title is short for "American Born Confused Desi," usually referred to by the acronym "ABCD" to describe the troubled cultural identities of these second ... ...

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  • Chinese blogger scared after appealing to Obama to help save Chinas environment

    A Chinese blogger aged nearly 20 has attracted the regime attention for appealing to President Barack Obama to help save China's environment. On May 7 the blogger, who goes by the initials B.Y., posted an online petition on the White House website 'We the People', a free forum that promises any petition to receive 100,000 signatures in 30 days will qualify for a White House response. ...

  • 32 Chinese fishing boats arrive in waters off Nansha

    A fleet of 32 Chinese fishing boats has arrived in waters off Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, after a 7-day voyage. The boats are expected to start operation from Monday. The fleet will stay around the Islands for 40 days. Among the fishing vessels are a supply ship with a loaded displacement of 4,000 tons, and a transporter ship with a displacement of 1,500 tons. The vessels are ...

  • Some Chinese tourists behaving badly

    The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor "quality and breeding", according to state-run media. Wang Yang, one of China's four vice premiers, singled out for condemnation "talking loudly in public places, jay-walking, spitting and wilfully carving ...

  • Mexican Foreign Minister to Pay Official Visit to China

    Beijing, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Jose Antonio Meade, will start Sunday a two-day official visit to China, said the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. Meade meets an invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Those nations last year celebrated four decades of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which rose to strategic partnership in 2003. ...

  • Chinese top leaders meet with representatives of manned submersible mission

    Chinese top leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Gaoli meet with representatives of the honored units and individuals of China's manned submersible mission in Beijing, capital of China, May 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Lan ...

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