Hubei

Futuroscope theme park to be built in central China

A French Futuroscope theme park is expected to be built in central China's Hubei Province, said local authorities on Sunday. According to a letter of intent on cooperation, signed here on Saturday between the provincial capital...

powered by

Three-way? No way, China tells India

Nov. 22: China has allayed India’s concerns over the US-China joint statement, saying it advocated direct negotiations between India and Pakistan to resolve issues between the two countries. A senior official of China’s foreign...

powered by

China Industrial Bank Eyes $2.64 Billion Rights Issue

Published: Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 | 9:12 PM ET Industrial Bank, a mid-sized Chinese lender, said on Monday it would raise up to 18 billion yuan ($2.64 billion) in a rights issue to boost its capital adequacy ratio. Chinese lenders...

powered by

ULFA trying to shift base to China, says CM Gogoi

NEW DELHI: Hours after ULFA militants triggered the latest blasts in Assam, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said the banned north-east terror outfit is trying to shift base to China. "I don't know whether ULFA has support...

powered by

Natural gas shortage hastens changes

Major natural gas shortages have raised doubts over the present supply system and more enterprises are called for to break the current monopoly. "Every city should have at least two natural gas supply pipelines to meet...

powered by

Coke to double China bottle plants within decade: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Coca-Cola , the world's largest soft-drink maker, is planning to more than double its number of bottling plants in China within a decade, the Financial Times said. Doug Jackson, president of Coca-Cola's China...

powered by

12,000 teachers earn 'fake' diplomas

At least 12,000 teachers in Hubei province feel cheated as the diplomas they gained from a local normal college are recognized only within the province, and not nationwide. Li Ping (not a real name), a teacher from Yichang,...

powered by

Ship collision leaves two missing in China's Yangtze River

Two people went missing in a ship collision in China's longest river of Yangtze Thursday, local government said. A vessel carrying 800 tonnes of sand collided with another loaded with 2,500 tonnes of steel and stone powders at...

powered by

Rise of China no threat for India: Tharoor

Noting that India does not view the rise of China as a threat, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Sunday said the two countries cannot afford to have a relationship of 'antagonism'.

powered by

So close and yet so far

By EDDIE CHUA and FOONG THIM LENG He has long given up his ambition of creating a communist state in Malaysia and insists he is just a harmless old man who can’t even pull a trigger. Chin Peng, at 85, is an old and ill man. –...

powered by
1 2 3 4 5 next »