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Source: Global Times    [02:46 October 16 2009]
Premier Wen Jiabao wants to meet with his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in Thailand next week in what looks to be a sign of diplomacy amid renewed border disputes between the neighboring countries, Indian media reported.
The meeting would come on the heels of a recent controversial visit [...]

Source: Global Times  [00:29 October 15 2009]
By Cong Mu
The country’s gross external debts at the end of June rose slightly from the end of March, but their rate of decline compared with the same period last year has picked up.
Outstanding foreign debts amounted to $360.6 billion at the end of the second quarter, down [...]

China reduced its holdings of US government debt by the largest margin in nearly nine years in June, according to data from the US Treasury.
China holds more US government debt than any other country and cut its holdings of US securities by more that 3% in June, said the BBC’s Chris Hogg.
Japan and the UK [...]

The Chinese government asked the World Trade Organization on the 12th to set up expert groups to investigate and decide if  EU’S anti-dumping measures toward China’s fasteners violate international trade rules.
Chinese Permanent Delegation of the World Trade Organization said in a statement the same day, the Chinese government has sent a letter to President of [...]

Recently, the British Akmal Shaik was sentenced to death due to drug trafficking by Chinese courts.This caused a big uproar in the UK. British media insisted that the person suffering from mental illness, hope that the Chinese Government not to sentence him to death, and called for China’s diplomatic pressure.
British “Daily Telegraph”reported on 12th that the [...]

Source: Global Times   [03:20 October 13 2009]
 
By Qiu Wei
Six death penalties and a life-imprisonment sentence were handed down Monday in the first verdicts over the unrest in the western Xinjiang region three months ago that left almost 200 dead.
The sentencing appeased some victims’ families, who nonetheless maintained their call for more timely punishments for [...]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s special plane arrived in Beijing in the evening of 12th, thus opened the  three-day visit to China.Putin’s visit to China draws very high degree of global concern.This is not just because it was the first visit to China after he became prime minister,but also he will signe with China on an [...]

The president of Google Greater China, Li Kaifu resigned on Sept. 4 from google to start his own business.Google confirmed in an emmailed statement later in the same day.Lee didn’t talk too much about why he leave so suddenly.He said he will hold a press briefing on his resignation on Sept 4 in Beijing.

It is reported that [...]

Recently,a Chinese construction-equipment maker is planning to buy Hummer from GE.The buyer, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co,announced on 6.02.2009 that is conducting in-depth talks with GE on Hummer acquisition.
Tengzhong agree retain the Hummer in senior management and operating team on GE’s claim.At the same time,the two sides is planning long-term contracts on problems of vehicle assembly, [...]

He is the leading news anchor of China Central Television.He passed away this morning(6.5.2009) at the age of 48.
Luo Jing,China’s renowned anchorman who has broadcasted at 7 o’clock every evening for the last 30 years in China.He is one of the most popular presenter with Chinese audiences.
Last year he is diagnosed with lymphoma.His illness is [...]