| Syria rebels fend off Aleppo assault Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:58 PM PDT | Syrian rebels held off an offensive by regime forces in Aleppo Saturday as the head of the main opposition bloc called for heavy weapons and said President Bashar al-Assad should be tried for "massacres". After massing for two days, troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships moved on southwestern Aleppo where rebels concentrated their forces when they seized much of the northern city on July 20. Al Jazeera's Jamal al-Shayyal reports. | Views: 7634 83 ratings | | Time: 02:34 | More in News & Politics |
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| Witness: China, India face off on the 'roof of the world' Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:28 PM PDT | July 24 - After years of neglect, India is fortifying its contested Himalayan border with China. Reuters' Frank Jack Daniel explains why the presence of the Tawang monastery makes this area such a hot spot. | Views: 234 4 ratings | | Time: 02:22 | More in News & Politics |
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| No Red Tape for China Diamond Factory as Demand Rises Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:27 AM PDT | Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Rosalind Chin reports from Panyu, China, on the country's growing diamond industry. China's share of global demand for diamonds is set to double as the country's economy expands more quickly than those of the world's biggest gem-buying nations, RBC Capital Markets said in October last year. (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 198 0 ratings | | Time: 02:14 | More in Entertainment |
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| Team GB's historic gymnastics win: Fans react Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:40 PM PDT | Fans have reacted to Team GB's historic gymnastics win, after the men's team won Britain its first team medal in a century. . Report by Sophie Foster. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com . Subscribe to ITN News! www.youtube.com | Views: 138 3 ratings | | Time: 01:06 | More in News & Politics |
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| Romney stumbles at start of UK trip Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:31 AM PDT | US Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney has made quite an impact during the first stop of his three-country international tour. Romney met with British leaders in London ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony. But as Alan Fisher reports - it wasn't all smooth sailing. | Views: 3598 60 ratings | | Time: 02:51 | More in News & Politics |
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| Inside Syria - Aleppo: Syria's key battleground? Posted: 29 Jul 2012 03:22 AM PDT | Syria's second and largest city Aleppo has become a key battleground in the 17-month uprising against Bashar al-Assad's government. Aleppo city is the country's commercial capital and its biggest urban area, near the border with Turkey where rebels have taken control of a number of border crossings. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched a major offensive in Aleppo a week ago but the army is launching a major push to drive out rebels fighters, taking two days to manouever heavy weapons into positions around the city. | Views: 2253 37 ratings | | Time: 25:51 | More in News & Politics |
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| China Takes Gold, US Fifth in Gymnastics Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT | The Chinese men won their second straight Olympic title and third in four games. Their score of 275.997 points was more than four points better than Japan, which needed help from a DVR to finish second. (July 30) | Views: 577 18 ratings | | Time: 00:48 | More in Sports |
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| Asia Week Ahead: China data and Japan earnings in spotlight Posted: 26 Jul 2012 07:54 PM PDT | July 27 - Breakingviews' Wayne Arnold talks China PMI and a slew of earnings from the Japanese car giants. | Views: 108 2 ratings | | Time: 02:29 | More in News & Politics |
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| Lau Says Slower Growth May Reduce China's Power Demand Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:36 AM PDT | May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Helen Lau, a Hong Kong-based analyst at UOB-Kay Hian Ltd., talks about China's demand for power. China will raise electricity prices for non-residential users from June, the first increase in more than a year, to curb demand and boost power generation as the nation battles a shortage that may be the worst on record. Lau speaks with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 213 0 ratings | | Time: 04:33 | More in Entertainment |
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| Lardy Discusses China's Economy, Property Market: Video Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:26 AM PDT | March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Nicholas Lardy, an economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about China's property market and economic growth outlook. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 246 0 ratings | | Time: 04:28 | More in Entertainment |
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| euronews focus - Taking the pulse of medical tourism in of South Korea Posted: 09 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT | www.euronews.com South Korea has been making a huge effort over the past few years to develop medical tourism as one of its new growth industries. To make life easier for foreign visitors, information centres have been set up to offer advice and guidance to a growing number of foreign patients (mainly from Japan, China and Russia), who come to South Korea in search of all manner of medicinal marvels. "We help about 60 foreign patients per day, which means that there were more than 12000 in our first year of business. They ask for very diverse treatments, from cosmetic surgery to traditional medicine," explains Ki Rip Park, from a Medical Tourism Information Centre in Busan. In Seoul, business at the Jaseng Hospital of Eastern Medicine is booming. It specialises in non-surgical spine treatments and has an international clinic to accommodate its foreign patients, with translators on hand to help out. Naoko, from Japan, suffers from severe back pain and has become a regular here. She gets Chuna therapy, as well as a mixture of electric stimulation acupuncture and herbal medication. Naoko Kawaragi, a medical tourist told euronews: "Sometimes I cannot walk, I cannot stand, I cannot stretch. I started coming here two years ago. Now I come here every three months and I stay for three days. Before I couldn't even walk." Treatments combine old and new - East and West - a medical fusion that allows new treatments to develop, attracting an increasing number of Westerners along the <b>...</b> | Views: 299 2 ratings | | Time: 05:01 | More in Shows |
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| Hong Kong malls pledge to turn down the air conditioning Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:53 PM PDT | Blasting air conditioning is a waste of energy, but some malls in Hong Kong have pledged to turn up their thermostats. For more CNN videos, check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com Or visit our site at www.cnn.com | Views: 436 5 ratings | | Time: 03:40 | More in News & Politics |
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| Heroic rescue: Woman saves husband and child from falling truck in China Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT | A woman saves her husband and child from a falling lorry in east China's Zhejiang Province. . Report by Katie Lamborn. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com . Subscribe to ITN News! www.youtube.com | Views: 396 20 ratings | | Time: 00:31 | More in News & Politics |
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| Rare Earths Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:05 AM PDT | The World Trade Organization is to investigate China's export trade in rare earths following US claims that Beijing sets export quotas, duties and other restrictions that make the products increasingly expensive. China produces more than 90 percent of the world's rare earths but its has only 23 percent of global reserves of the products used in high-tech equipment ranging from iPods to missiles. | Views: 30 2 ratings | | Time: 01:11 | More in Science & Technology |
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| Struggle in the Chinese Communist Party Posted: 24 Mar 2012 07:48 PM PDT | Minqi Li: The division between the pro "free market" forces vs those who want some socialism grows more intense For more Real News go to therealnews.com | Views: 3168 95 ratings | | Time: 11:42 | More in News & Politics |
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| Axel Merk Discusses China's Currency Policy: Video Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:16 AM PDT | March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Axel Merk, president of Merk Investments LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton and Lori Rothman about China's currency policy. US Senators Charles Schumer, Lindsey Graham and Sherrod Brown revived US legislation today that would increase pressure on China to raise the value of the yuan. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 213 0 ratings | | Time: 05:21 | More in Entertainment |
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| The most difficult dive in the world - Tom Daley: Diving for Britain - BBC One Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:04 AM PDT | More about this programme: www.bbc.co.uk In order to beat his tough training Chinese opponents, Tom needs to master a new dive. | Views: 13919 77 ratings | | Time: 01:18 | More in Entertainment |
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| Value lurks in Samsung's shadow Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:11 PM PDT | July 26 - South Korea's export-led economy is suffering as China's slowdown bites, but many of the country's corporates are trading at prices that don't reflect their true potential. | Views: 144 3 ratings | | Time: 01:59 | More in News & Politics |
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| Politician's wife charged with murder Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT | The wife of Chinese politician Bo Xilai was charged with the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. For more CNN videos, check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com Or visit our site at www.cnn.com | Views: 424 6 ratings | | Time: 01:23 | More in News & Politics |
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| TED: Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China - Michael Anti (2012) Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:03 AM PDT Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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