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Lower official 2012 GDP growth forecast expected for Taiwan

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:52 AM PDT

Taiwan's government is likely to cut its forecast for the country's economic growth to under 3% for 2012, the head of the Taiwan Research Institute said in an recent interview. In light of poor econ...

China's biggest freshwater lake exceeds warning level

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:48 AM PDT

Part of Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, has seen its water level exceed the warning level, as flooding on the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River has been pushing up the water ...

Chinese hepatitis B carriers call for equal rights

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:20 AM PDT

Hundreds of hepatitis B carriers gathered in downtown Chengdu, Sichuan province, to cover their eyes, ears and mouths, symbolizing "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil," in a bid to raise awarene...

‘Flame of Truth’ campaigns across India

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:46 PM PDT

The 'Flame of Truth' torch relay, which began its global campaign journey on July 6, continues to travel across India, creating awareness and garnering support for the Tibetan struggle.

South Korean Women Win Archery Gold No. 7

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:00 PM PDT

The South Korean women's team won its seventh straight gold medal — every one since the event made its Olympic debut. Ki Bo-bae's final arrow sealed a 210-209 victory against China.

Ariel Hsing Nearly Beats Second Seed in Olympic Table Tennis

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:00 PM PDT

At age 16, Ariel Hsing nearly upset the Olympics' No. 2 seed. But Hsing may soon have to decide whether to continue table tennis or pursue a college education.

Chinese firms scramble to launch voice programs ahead of Chinese Siri

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Before the rollout of a new intelligent intelligent Mandarin voice service by Apple, a batch of domestic Chinese firms, headed by iFly Tek, is vigorously endeavoring to set up a beachhead in the emerg...

China's Long March-5 carrier rocket engine undergoes testing

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 03:52 AM PDT

China has successfully conducted tests on its new 120-tonne-thrust liquid oxygen and kerosene engine for its new generation carrier rocket, the Long March-5, the China Central Television reported. Th...

China keeps up block on Bloomberg website

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Bloomberg's news website remains blocked by China's state censors a full month after it detailed the riches amassed by the family of Xi Jinping, the man who is expected to be the country's next president.

"New-generation farming laborers:" neither of the farm nor the city

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

A recent survey of new-generation farming laborers in Anhui Province shows that 80% of them are incapable of farming. A new-generation farming laborer is defined as those born after 1980s and aged ...

UC Berkeley to offer Three Kingdoms course with online gaming

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

The University of California, Berkeley will open in fall semester an elective course on exploring Chinese history and culture through playing the Chinese online game Legends of the Three Kingdoms, rep...

Use of mobile phone wiretapping software common in China

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Wiretapping mobile phone conversations using commonly available software is widespread in China and enjoys a considerable market, the state-run China News Service reported on its website. X-Turncoat...

The "underground rules" of China's beauty pageant

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Complaints that the winners of the recent Miss China Pageant are not attractive and that the required fees for an organization to hold a pageant are too small have plagued the competition. Even darke...

Guangdong to promote yachting

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Guangdong province in southern China will invest 900 million yuan (US$144 million) to develop its cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen into home ports for cruise ships between 2012 and 2015 to promote tou...

Taiwan H1 property transactions fall to nine-year low

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Property transactions in Taiwan for the first half of this year fell to an almost nine-year low, reflecting the implementation of the luxury tax, which aims to curb market speculation, according to th...

Taiwan universities launch consulting center for 'internet addicts'

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Asia University in central Taiwan's Taichung on July 24 launched a consulting center for "internet addicts." "One of our studies showed that approximately 10% to 15% of our teenagers are 'internet ...

Housing market recovering on solid demand in Zhuhai

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province has recently been mocked for having the shortest-lived real estate market relaxation measures, which were scrapped just hours after being announced by the...

Solar product tariffs may hurt EU industry: China

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:20 AM PDT

China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday that protectionist measures will harm the European solar industry and the two sides should resolve the dispute through negotiations. The move came after a rep...

Top China Stories from WSJ: Wang Yang, Pollution Protests, Investment Rules Eased

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:36 PM PDT

Guangdong party chief Wang Yang appears to have an inside track for promotion to the Communist Party's top ruling body; the cancellation of a second Chinese industrial project in a month shows growing sensitivity to China's pollution problems; China enacted new rules for foreign investors.

Beijing using Gu trial to whitewash Bo crimes?

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 04:41 PM PDT

Chinese authorities are seeking to whitewash the alleged crimes of fallen leader Bo Xilai and protect his political backers by shifting the blame on his wife who will be tried for murder, activists say.


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