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Hong Kong tycoon and former senior official face jail for graft
Lawyers for Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and Rafael Hui pressed for leniency Monday as their clients faced seven years in prison.
22 December 2014
Christmas in China, with saxophones, Smurfs and steam trains
Christmas has exploded in the atheist nation in recent years, with marketeers using everything from saxophones and Smurfs to steam trains to get shoppers to open their wallets.
21 December 2014
Xi warns Hong Kong and Macau in 'one China' message
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Hong Kong and Macau to remember they are part of "one China".
20 December 2014
China to transfer dozens of enterprises in non-energy sector to Kazakhstan
China intends to transfer dozens of enterprises in non-energy sector to Kazakhstan.
19 December 2014
Hong Kong tycoon, former official guilty of corruption
Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and the government's former deputy leader Rafael Hui were found guilty of corruption.
19 December 2014
Apple suppliers accused of poor treatment of workers
Workers in Chinese factories making Apple products are poorly treated, with exhausted employees falling asleep on their 12-hour shiftsю
19 December 2014
KazAtomProm and China General Nuclear Power Corporation agree to jointly produce nuclear fuel
Uranium production in Kazakhstan may reach 22 830 tons in 2014, Tengrinews.kz reported earlier, citing Sergei Poltoratsky, KazAtomProm National Nuclear Company Managing Director for Strategic Development.
18 December 2014
China wants to build plants in Kazakhstan: Li Keqiang
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang expressed China’s readiness to build plants in Kazakhstan during the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation in Astana.
17 December 2014
Kazakh railways head holds talks with his Chinese counterpart
President of Kazakhstan's national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Askar Mamin held bilateral talks with Director General of Chinese Railways Sheng Guangji. Two cooperation documents were signed.
17 December 2014
Macau democracy leader says he's being watched before Xi visit
A Macau pro-democracy leader said he is being "watched" by authorities before a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
16 December 2014
China to help Kazakhstan develop infrastructure: Li Keqiang
During his official visit to Astana, the Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang suggested to help Kazakhstan with development of its infrastructure.
16 December 2014
China's mountain hermits seek a highway to heaven
His unheated hut is half way up a mountain with no electricity, and his diet consists mostly of cabbage. But Master Hou says he has found a recipe for joy.
16 December 2014
Kazakhstan hosts SCO heads of governments meeting
Kazakhstan hosted the meeting of the heads of governments of SCO member states in Astana yesterday.
16 December 2014
Kazakhstan plans to explore Chinese experience in tourism
Kazakhstan plans to explore Chinese experience in tourism.
15 December 2014
Hong Kong police prepare to swoop on last protest site
Police prepared to clear Hong Kong's last remaining pro-democracy protest site where just a handful of demonstrators remain.
15 December 2014
Kazakhstan and China sign agreement on settlements in national currencies
Earlier Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor Kairat Kelimbetov reported that the country’s Central Bank was drafting an agreement with China’s Central Bank on currency swap of 7 billion renminbi.
15 December 2014
President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
The interaction is determined by economic ties, with energy partnership being the most sizeable part. Today, a significant amount of crude is being developed in Kazakhstan with involvement of Chinese companies: President Nazarbayev.
15 December 2014
A close neighbor is more valued than a distant relative: PM Massimov on China
According to him, against the backdrop of global economic uncertainty our nations should unleash the potential of their friendship to have large-scaled tasks accomplished to the benefit of their people.
15 December 2014
Astana and Beijin sign agreements worth $14 billion
In Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city, the country’s PM Karim Massimov met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
15 December 2014
China's Xi says Nanjing Massacre undeniable on 77th anniversary
President Xi Jinping said that no one can deny the Nanjing Massacre, as China for the first time held a national day of remembrance for the Japanese military rampage.
13 December 2014