CHINA-WIRE

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Archive for February, 2010

‘China Model’ needs Chinese wisdom

The riddle of the “China Model” has become the most exciting research topic for social scien-tists worldwide: How has a populous country without a “democratic” political system... Read More

China seeks mutual benefits and win-win results in ACFTA

China will support the development of ASEAN-China free trade agreement (ACFTA) steadily and elaborately through close communication and negotiation with ASEAN, so as to seek mutual benefits and win-wi... Read More

China taps more Saudi Arabian crude oil than U.S.

According to the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports to the United States fell to below 1 million barrels a day for the first time in 20 years. At the same time, China’s oil ... Read More

China Unicom confirms involvement with bidder for Nigerian Telecommunications

China Unicom last night released a report, confirming its involvement in the recent privatization of Nigerian Telecommunications Plc. China Unicom (Europe), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Unicom, ... Read More

Chinese voice concerns on-line ahead of annual parliamentary season

“Livelihood issues” are Chinese people’s top concerns as shown in on-line polls ahead of the annual parliamentary and political advisory sessions. Chinese netizens have voiced their ... Read More

China hopes for early restoration of Niger’s constitutional order

China hoped the constitutional order in Niger could be restored as soon as possible, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing Tuesday. China was concerned about the situation in Niger and a... Read More

Israel seeks China’s support over Iran

Analysts say Beijing will continue to push for dialogue with Teheran The Israeli embassy in Beijing yesterday confirmed with China Daily that Israel would send a high-level delegation to China, in a m... Read More

Morgan Stanley nears selling $1 bln stake in Chinese bank

US bank Morgan Stanley is close to selling its 34 percent stake in China International Capital Corporation to US private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and TPG Capital. If viable, the deal will ... Read More

China oil giants join hands for Caspian Sea oil field

In the battle for the world’s oil resources, state owned oil giants China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) may once again stand ... Read More

Chinese in Niger return home as situation calms down

As the situation in the capital gradually calmed down after the coup, the more than 100 Chinese who have been living in Niger’s Chinese embassy began to return home on Monday. An embassy officia... Read More

Long-term future of migrant workers lies in cities

As the Spring Festival draws to a close, China’s trains and buses are once more overflowing with tens of millions of migrant workers returning to the cities. With families in the countryside and... Read More

Sowing the seeds for a truly green revolution

Farmer Li Guangrong was overjoyed last year when he received a red envelope filled with 3,000 yuan in cash. The 59-year-old man from Southwest China’s Yunnan province had not expected to earn th... Read More

Worker dearth worsening

Factories in the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta and other export-oriented industrial regions of China are suffering from a worsening labor dearth after the Spring Festival, in contrast wit... Read More

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