Posted on May 24, 2013 18:55
The Philippine stock market again closed lower on Friday due to speculation that the United States Federal Reserve will pull back on its economic stimulus programs.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 18:54
Madagascar's Electoral Special Court (CES) published a statement on Friday that authorities who are candidates to the July's presidential election should resign from position on time.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 18:38
Luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari will recall 692 vehicles imported by the Chinese mainland due to defective rear tie-rods, China's quality supervisor said Friday.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 18:32
The Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) on Friday approved the government's nomination of Dinh Tien Dung as finance minister of Vietnam with 71.28 percent of votes in favor.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 18:31
The human-isolated avian influenza A (H7N9) virus can infect ferrets, the main mammal model for research into human influenza, and transmit from ferret-to-ferret via close contact and air-borne exposure, albeit the latter less efficiently, according to a report released on Friday by Hong Kong experts.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 18:31
The gold price in Hong Kong moved up 132 HK dollars to close at 12,960 HK dollars per tael on Friday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 18:30
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday that it will sell 26 billion yuan (4.2 billion US dollars) in two-year book-entry treasury bonds.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 18:30
At least four people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city Friday afternoon, local media reported.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 17:55
China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 17:51
Wolfsburg's players celebrate during the awarding ceremony for the UEFA Women's Champions League after the final match between Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyonnais in London, Britain, on May 23, 2013. Wolfsburg won the match 1-0 and claimed the title. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
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Posted on May 24, 2013 17:38
The construction of the main towers of the Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea-crossing Bridge is finished in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. The bridge is expected to be open to traffic by the end of June this year. It will halve the driving time from Shaoxing to Shanghai in east China after it is finished.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 17:07
This is a rendering of the model of the Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai, east China. Intended to open at the end of 2015, the resort will initially be comprised of Shanghai Disneyland, a Magic-Kingdom-style park as well as two themed hotels, a large retail, dining and entertainment venue, recreational facilities, a lake and transportation hubs. Covering an area of 1.16 square km, the theme park inside the 3.9-square-km Shanghai Disney Resort will be the world's sixth Disney amusement park and the first on the Chinese mainland. (Xinhua)
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Posted on May 24, 2013 17:01
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has agreed to accept China's advice by participating in dialogue with relevant parties, after senior Chinese leader Liu Yunshan met with a DPRK special envoy.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 16:57
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov (L) meets with Xu Qiliang, Chinese vice chairman of the Central Military Committee, in Kiev, May 23, 2013. (Xinhua/Mu Liming)
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Posted on May 24, 2013 16:55
A high-speed train from Ningbo drives into Hangzhou East Station in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations on Friday.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 16:46
Several Nigerien army recruits are being held hostage in a house within the Agadez military barracks in the northern part of the country, following a suicide attack that left 20 soldiers dead at the camp on Thursday morning, an official source said.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 16:46
Five Thai soldiers were killed in a road-side bomb explosion in shouthern Thai Province of Pattani on Friday.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 16:45
The first Taiwanese person to be infected with the H7N9 bird flu has recovered and left the hospital on Friday after 35 days of treatment, a spokesman for Taiwan University Hospital said on Friday.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 16:45
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday expressed his "firm confidence" that his Cambodian People's Party would undoubtedly win in the July general election.
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Posted on May 24, 2013 16:38
Flowers are seen at the entrance to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich in southeast London, May 23, 2013. A serving soldier was hacked to death by two attackers wielding knives including a meat cleaver near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich on Wednesday afternoon.
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