By Yuka Hayashi Just over a week after pledging to step up efforts to strengthen ties with China and South Korea, Japan’s relations with the two nations are hitting a rough patch. European Pressphoto Agency Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda(R), China’s Premier Wen Jiabao (L), and South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak (C) at the...
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A Russian cellist with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra whose impolite treatment of a Chinese train passenger drew widespread online condemnation has been dismissed. Sina Weibo Oleg Vedernikov, a principal in the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, pictured in a screenshot from his apology video posted to the orchestra’s official feed on Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo....
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BEIJING — China’s Defense Ministry is accusing the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultimately undermine ties between the two militaries. Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said the annual Pentagon report to Congress on China’s military is groundless and wrong. He says that the report...
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Tue May 22, 2012 4:52am EDT * Comes after Chinese Premier calls for growth measures * Economy in April showed fresh signs of weakness * Stocks rise on prospects for pick up in growth * Measure seen as more “fine tuning” By Kevin Yao and Carrie Ho BEIJING/SHANGHAI, May 22 (Reuters) – China will...
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BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — A Russian cellist has been fired by the Beijing Symphony Orchestra after verbally harassing a female passenger on a high-speed train last week. “His conduct has severely damaged the orchestra’s reputation. We have decided to fire him in accordance with orchestra regulations and the terms of his employment contract,”...
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The United States has achieved a rare human rights breakthrough with China by negotiating the departure of dissident Chen Guangcheng, but few are ready to predict that the case will set a precedent. The dramatic case has revived debate over what influence the United States holds on human rights with China’s increasingly confident leadership,...
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China has started a cross-border yuan center in a south-west province bordering Myanmar as that country opens up to foreign business, according to a Chinese government website. The yuan center in the city of Ruili, in Yunnan province, will promote exchanging yuan with the Myanmar kyat, along with transporting and repatriating yuan, according to...
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Tue May 22, 2012 6:09am BST (Updates to midday) * HSI up 0.8 pct, CSI300 up 0.7 pct * China growth proxies lead gains on policy boost * Chinese media reports Beijing to accelerate infrastructure investment * Want Want jumps on short covering By Clement Tan HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) – Hong Kong...
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By Robert Gibbons NEW YORK | Mon May 21, 2012 5:17pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday after China’s premier called for more efforts to stimulate growth and as investors cautiously awaited results of Iran’s second round of revived talks with major powers over Tehran’s nuclear program. Chinese Premier Wen...
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