| Raw Video: Panda Births Twins Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:48 AM PDT | A six-year-old giant panda, Sixue, gave birth to twin panda cubs, a male and a female, in Wolong Giant Panda Wild Breeding Center in southwest China's Sichuan province on Wednesday, CCTV reported. (Aug. 18) | Views: 8341 91 ratings | | Time: 01:43 | More in News & Politics |
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| BBC News HD - Gu Kailai murder trial ends in China 2012 Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:28 PM PDT | BREAKING NEWS: Wife of Chinese politician Bo Xilai gets suspended death sentence for murder of UK businessman, likely to spend at least 14 years in jail Bo Xilai scandal: Gu Kailai jailed over Heywood murder Gu Kailai and her aide, Zhang Xiaojun, did not contest the charges against them Continue reading the main story Bo Xilai scandal Profile: Gu Kailai Who was Neil Heywood? Accounts emerge of trial Scandal timeline The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. Gu Kailai did not contest charges at her one-day trial that she poisoned Mr Heywood in November 2011. Suspended death sentences are usually commuted to life imprisonment in China. Mr Bo, the former party chief in Chongqing, was once seen as a contender for a national leadership position in a top-level reshuffle later this year. But he has not been seen in public since the investigation into Gu was announced. The BBC's Damian Grammaticas, outside the court in Hefei, says Gu is expected to serve at least 14 years in prison. Gu's aide, Zhang Xiaojun, was jailed for nine years for his part in the murder. 'Huge stone' The verdict in China's most high-profile trial for years came early on Monday, inside a court ringed by security personnel. Chinese state media has reported that during the 9 August trial - which was not open to all - Gu admitted she poisoned Neil Heywood in a hotel room in Chongqing, accompanied by her aide <b>...</b> | Views: 1 1 ratings | | Time: 01:26 | More in News & Politics |
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| The Takeaway: Coffee Prices; Consumer Confidence Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:53 PM PDT | Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Pimm Fox, Sara Eisen and Josh Lipton report on the details behind this morning's headlines. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 229 0 ratings | | Time: 02:23 | More in News & Politics |
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| China, furiosa por los nacionalistas japoneses Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:31 AM PDT | fr.euronews.com Continúa la tensión entre China y Japón por las islas del mar meriodional. Primero un grupo de activistas chinos desembarcó en la isla para reclamar su soberanía. Este domingo lo han hecho varios activistas y políticos japoneses. Y vuelven al sur de Japón satisfechos, como explica este representante parlamentario: "Estamos tan cerca de las islas Senkaku y sin hacer nada. Es increíble. Como ciudadano japonés y parlametario fui a la isla para demostrar que es un territorio de Japón". En China, manifestantes antijaponeses han salido furiosos a las calles. El Gobierno de Japón liberó a los 14 activistas chinos que habían sido detenidos cuando desembarcaron en las islas, pero eso no ha limado los roces: "Como ciudadano chino, no me queda clara la posición de nuestro país, pero personalmente creo que hemos derrocado al Gobierno del pequeño Japón. Para que China gane importancia necesitamos, primero, 1.300 millones de chinos unidos", dice este hombre. Los manifestantes han llegado a volcar un coche de policía. El archipiélago fue cedido a Japón por Estados Unidos en 1972. Algo que China no reconoce. Posee importantes recursos marinos y yacimientos de gas y petróleo. Síguenos: En YouTube: bit.ly En Facebook: www.facebook.com En Twitter: twitter.com | Views: 66 3 ratings | | Time: 01:26 | More in News & Politics |
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| China: A robot chef for making noodles - no comment Posted: 17 Aug 2012 07:12 PM PDT | www.euronews.com A Chinese restaurateur in Beijing has invented a robot to make sliced-noodles. The automaton chef is proving popular with diners - and with the boss himself as it's saving on salaries. No comment | euronews: The most striking images from around the world without commentary. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com Share your own no comment videos on bit.ly | Views: 642 26 ratings | | Time: 01:32 | More in News & Politics |
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| Japan nationalists raise flags on island in China row Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT | Nationalists raise Japanese flags on the disputed Senkaku/Diayou Islands in the East China Sea sparking an angry reaction from China, which also claims the territory. Duration: 01:02 | Views: 550 13 ratings | | Time: 01:03 | More in News & Politics |
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| China-Japan island dispute gets ugly Posted: 16 Aug 2012 02:56 AM PDT | Aug. 16 - A spat over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea could jeopardise Japan and China's multi-billion dollar trade relationship. Tara Joseph reports. | Views: 253 7 ratings | | Time: 02:56 | More in News & Politics |
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| Merkel Loves Canada; American Gets Wings Clipped Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT | Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Sara Eisen reports on today's top news headlines. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 395 0 ratings | | Time: 00:49 | More in News & Politics |
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| China Focus - Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai, and China's Black Market Body Trade Posted: 16 Aug 2012 05:29 PM PDT | You've probably heard the controversy surrounding the international exhibitions that display plastinated human bodies—a controversy over where the bodies came from. Well now, an inside source has told NTD that Bo Xilai and Gu Kailai were involved in facilitating the sale of unclaimed human bodies—people who did not give consent. We're talking about Bo Xilai, the ousted Chinese Communist Party secretary, and his wife Gu Kailai, who was recently tried for murdering a British citizen. So we set out to verify this information. We'll tell you what we know, what's unconfirmed but is logically the most likely, and what still needs further investigation. The technique for plastinating human bodies was developed by this guy: German doctor Gunther von Hagens. He visited the city of Dalian in China's Liaoning Province in 1993, after contacting Sui Hongjin (隋鸿锦), an assistant professor at Dalian Medical University. The two built a relationship. And in December 1996, von Hagens accepted a visiting professorship at Dalian Medical University. A few years later, von Hagens set up a plastination company called von Hagens Dalian Plastination Ltd, and hired Sui as his general manager. There's conflicting info about when von Hagens founded the company, though. Von Hagens' Body Worlds website claims it was in 2001, but company registration documents show that the Dalian city government approved the company in August 1999—while Bo Xilai was still mayor of Dalian. According to this report <b>...</b> | Views: 812 30 ratings | | Time: 10:24 | More in Shows |
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| Ashraf Laidi on China's Currency & Eurozone to AlArabiya - April 14, 2012 Posted: 14 Apr 2012 07:22 PM PDT | Ashraf tells AlArabiya that China's decision to widen its currency fluctuation band against the USD to 1.0% is another signal that the Chinese yuan (RMB) will be heading lower or remain flat at best into the end of the year. Ashraf has shown one day before today's announcement how CNY (green line) was immobile during the 2008 financial crisis. Today, the currency seems to be entering a new phase of immobility, but this time, justified by weakening data (GDP, CPI and trade balance) . As the currency remains unchanged (or declines) and GDP growth consolidates to 7.5% level, this raises serious questions about Chinese overall commodity demand. Copper (China's hot commodity) is already 20% below last year's highs. If commodity traders no longer find solace from the Fed asset purchases, then the short-lived declines we saw recently in metals and energy may be here to stay... especially when combined that sluggish Chinese demand and a weaker CNY. Spanish government bonds are now the latest victim of bond traders typical one-country assault amid speculation that Spain will be the 4th recipient of a Eurozone bailout. At a time of deepening recession, Spanish authorities have selected education and health sectors for 10 billion in budget cuts. Cuts in these sectors have yet to prove successful or sustainable the he Eurozone. Little surprise that the biggest yield gainers are of nations, which are not yet bailed out Spain and Italy. The combination of protracted gains in Spanish <b>...</b> | Views: 796 4 ratings | | Time: 05:53 | More in News & Politics |
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| BBC News HD - Japan frees Chinese arrested in island dispute 2012 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:07 PM PDT | Japan has freed 14 Chinese activists who sailed to a group of islands that both countries claim to own. The activists sailed to the islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, from Hong Kong in a protest aimed at promoting Chinese sovereignty. Some were deported, while others agreed to sail back. The islands are the subject of a long-running sovereignty dispute. Tim Allman reports | Views: 1 1 ratings | | Time: 01:43 | More in News & Politics |
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| Uganda's nodding syndrome Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:18 AM PDT | Is the destruction of nature to blame for emerging diseases? Plus, a look at Uganda's nodding syndrome crisis. | Views: 1953 14 ratings | | Time: 10:07 | More in News & Politics |
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| Japan ministers in controversial shrine visit Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:16 AM PDT | Two Japanese cabinet ministers have stirred a regional diplomatic row by visiting a controversial shrine. Yasukuni was built in 1869, to honour Japanese soldiers who lost their lives in armed conflicts, and includes the graves of 14 leading war criminals. South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak has criticised the visit and called on Japan to apologise for its crimes against humanity. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett explains. | Views: 2103 0 ratings | | Time: 02:27 | More in News & Politics |
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