Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday 6 December 2014


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Zhou Yongkang arrested, expelled from CPC

Zhou Yongkang, a former SENIOR official of China has been arrested and expelled from the Communist Party, and will be formally investigated for corruption by the country´s top prosecuting body.

Cold air brings snowfall to northern China

A cold front that has hit China?? Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is churning east, bringing with it heavy winds and temperature drops of up to six degrees in the country?? central and eastern regions.

Suspected Ebola case identified in Taiwan

A hospital in southwest Taiwan?? Kaohsiung city has reported admitting a suspected Ebola patient.

China »

HK chief: Ready to discuss electoral reform

Hong Kong?? Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying says authorities are ready to hold talks with anyone on the issue of Hong Kong?? electoral reform.

Corruption must be punished, discipline must be strictly upheld: People´s Daily

The decisions to expel Zhou Yongkang from the Communist Party of China (CPC) as well as investigate and arrest him demonstrated that the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the general secretary, has resolved to uphold the Party´s unity and punish corruption, said a commentary to be carried by Saturday´s People´s Daily.

China urges U.S. to abandon prejudice against Confucius Institutes

China has never interfered with academic freedom of Confucius Institutes (CI) in the United States, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday, urging relevant sides to "abandon prejudice."

World »

France: Russia may never get warships

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that Russia may never get the two warships it ordered from France in 2011 because of its actions in Ukraine.

Thai King´s public appearance on birthday ceremony cancelled

Thousands of natives who flocked to Bangkok?? Siriraj Hospital to wish Thailand?? King Bhumibol Adulyadej well on his 87th birthday were left disappointed as his public appearance was cancelled.

35 killed in 5 attacks in Baghdad and Kirkuk

Five separate bomb attacks have killed at least 35 people in the capital city, Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk, mostly in Shi??te Muslim and Kurdish neighborhoods.

Business »

President Xi: China will keep growth within reasonable range

Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired a meeting of the ruling Communist Party?? Politburo today, and economic policy directions for 2015 were the prime focus.

China´s stock market exceeds 1-trln-yuan mark

China´s stock market set a new world record for daily turnover on Friday, breaking a previous high reached only two days ago, as a boom trend that started in late November continued.

Shenzhen HK stock connect raised to agenda

South China´s Shenzhen Qianhai district has released a plan to deepen its financial cooperation with neighboring Hong Kong. The plan announced Thursday includes a stock connection program between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

Chinese suspects arrested in Kenya very likely belong to cross- border telecommunications fraud group: embassy

More than 70 Chinese arrested in Nairobi very likely belong to a cross-border telecommunications fraud group, according to Mr. Mao Yizong, spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya."Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying al

Obama nominates Ashton Carter as new defense secretary

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday nominated former Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to lead the Pentagon, saying he "is rightly regarded as one of our nation´s foremost national security leaders."

Nine killed, 18 wounded in eastern Ukraine violence

At least nine people were killed and 18 others were wounded in the latest violent attacks in eastern Ukraine, reports showed Friday.