Homepage | Monday, Dec. 01, 2014
Seoul starts RMB-WON direct trading
South Korea has initiated direct trading between the yuan and the won, as part of a series of efforts to serve the country as a global yuan hub.
South Korean fishing trawler sinks with 62 on board, 1 dead
Xinhua News Agency is reporting that at least one person has been killed after a South Korean fishing trawler with 62 people on board sank in Russia?? Far East, off the coast of Chukotka.
HKSAR gov?? strongly condemns protesters´ violent actions
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has strongly condemned the protesters??premeditated, organized violent charges at the police cordon on Lung Wo Road near the city?? government headquarters.
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China says it has right to refuse UK lawmakers´ entry to HK
China says it has the right to decide who it lets into Hong Kong.
China: 497,000 sufferers of HIV/AIDS
Monday marks the 27th World AIDS day. Latest official figures in China put numbers of HIV carriers and AIDS patients in the country at unprecedented levels.
Expert: Unwavering determination to battle climate change
An 80-strong China delegation will be attending the UN Climate Convention Conference. They will be presenting its case from the point of view of the developing world.
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Thousands protest in Moscow over healthcare reform
At least 5,000 Russians marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest against plans to lay off thousands of doctors and close hospitals in the capital amid a flagging economy.
Uruguay ruling candidate Vazquez wins presidential runoff
Uruguay´s ruling party candidate Tabare Vazquez has won the presidential election.
WHO misses Ebola targets set for Dec 1st
A major blow has been dealt to efforts against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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China to introduce deposit insurance
China is to adopt a deposit insurance scheme to better protect savers and free up interest rates.
China´s official manufacturing PMI dips
Growth in China?? manufacturing sector moderated slightly in November, suggesting business sentiment remains subdued as economic growth slowed.
Won-yuan market opens in Seoul, moving toward global yuan
A market to directly trade currencies of South Korea and China, rather than brokering the two currencies with the U.S. dollar, was opened here in Seoul Monday, taking its first step toward Chinese yuan´s internationalization efforts in Northeast Asia.
Financial chief: Economy suffering due to ´Occupy Central´
Hong Kong?? benchmark share indexes on Monday has suffered their worst-single day losses in ten Months.
China to expand input to fight HIV: Premier
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday Promised more work on prevention and treatment of AIDS and is willing to cooperate with other countries to combat HIV.
China´s HK gov´t strongly condemns illegal acts of violent radicals
The government of China´s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region strongly condemned the illegal acts of violent radicals.
3 soldiers killed in fresh Ukraine´s clashes
At least three government soldiers were killed in violent clashes with independence-seeking insurgents in eastern Ukraine over past 24 hours.
