31st May 2010

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From 2008

China Daily

Avoid clashes, Wen says at trilateral summit

JEJU ISLAND, ROK - There is an urgent need to defuse the fallout of the sinking of a Republic of Korea (ROK) warship, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday, calling on leaders in the region to push for peace and avoid clashes.

Wen's remarks came at the end of a weekend trilateral summit, which was scheduled to focus on trade but was overshadowed by the sinking of the Cheonan in March.

Premier Wen Jiabao, Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak (center) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (right) walk with elementary school students on Sunday as they arrive to plant a tree in Seogwipo, on the ROK’s Jeju Island. (Photo courtesy of China Daily)

China to reduce cultural trade deficit

BEIJING - With the price of artistic performances staged by foreign troupes in China about ten times that of Chinese performances staged overseas, the nation is endeavoring to reduce the cultural trade deficit by boosting the competitiveness of its artistic exports.

According to a 2008 United Nations report, China exported the largest number of cultural productions as early as 2005, making up about one fifth of the global market.

Veggie shortage fuels price hikes

Green beans, garlic prices triple in weeks

Beijing - A shortage in the supply of a number of farm products like garlic, green beans and corn has partly led to rising prices, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.

But the average price of 28 vegetables monitored by the authorities has continuously decreased for the past three weeks, latest figures from the ministry showed.

Preserve Shanghai's unique heritage

I spent four days in Shanghai last week and was struck by how the Expo's motto - "Better city, better life" - applies to the city itself.

Shanghai has had a much needed, and well-deserved, facelift, just as Beijing did before the 2008 Olympics. Today, it is nothing like the city I remember from the 1980s.

37-year-old farmer sows the seeds of singing success

Huang Zhikun, 37, practices singing using a hoe stick as a stand microphone while he works on his farmland in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan province. The farmer advanced into top 35 with his charm and musical creativity when he joined a show similar to American Idol. The ordinary looking man has had no musical training even can’t read five-line staff.(Photo Courtesy of China Daily

Huang Zhikun shoulders a pair of rice baskets in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province (Photo Courtesy of China Daily

Global Times Headline

Wen tries to defuse tension

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Sunday stressed the importance of avoiding a confrontation over the sinking of a South Korean warship as the two Koreas continued to trade threats and military tension continues to rise on the peninsula.

International News

Caixin Online

Turbulence for China's Wind Energy Quota Plan

A quota system could force transmission grids to tap China's underused wind farms if technical and market debates can be settled

The Wall Street Journal

China Urges Easing Korea Tensions

SEOUL—Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea on Sunday left their annual summit meeting divided on how to deal with North Korea's alleged sinking of a South Korean warship

"What is most pressing right now is to gradually ease any tension created by the Cheonan incident, and we should avoid a clash," Mr. Wen said at a news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

The New York Times

China Offers Condolences Over Ship

SEOUL, South Korea — Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China offered condolences on Saturday to South Korea for the sinking of one of its warships in March, The Associated Press reported

Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy

FOSHAN, China — Add another entry to the list of worries for the global economy and financial markets: labor unrest in China.

China Hints It Could Shift Its Stance on an Ally

SEOUL, South Korea — Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China promised on Friday that Beijing “will not protect anyone” once it had concluded who was responsible for the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.

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