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Emirates airline is stepping up its preparations for the launch of its Stockholm service - a move set to boost its presence in Northern Europe.

Media coverage of the June 7-8 "shirt sleeves" summit between President Obama and new Chinese president Xi Jinping in Rancho Mirage, California has largely focused on the two issues that dominated the official agenda.

American taxi service application Uber reportedly is seeking to fill several new job positions in Asia Pacific cities such as Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Bangalore, representing the company's intention to vigorously expand into international markets.

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The Netherlands and China signed a new Tax Treaty for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion on 31 May. Once in effect , it will replace the current tax treaty, which was signed in Beijing on 13 May 1987.

New Delhi, June 18 : After the popularity of Bollywood hit film "3 Idiots" in China, official level talks were held here Tuesday on working out ways to screen more Indian films in that country as well as enter into film co-production.

In China, the existential conflict between "old" and "new" in architecture, development, and general society is almost always seen as being a juxtaposition of modern ideas and designs with a vague, ancient Chinese identity - the neo-modernist office parks built atop the ruins of Beijing's beloved hutong alleyway neighborhoods.

Chinese activist says NYU is forcing him out BEIJING - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng , who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of pressure from the Chinese government.

The European Union's top trade official will discuss a dispute with China over solar panels at a meeting in Beijing on Friday, with the EU looking to negotiate a settlement to the spat and avoid a costly and debilitating trade war.

A child views a Pacific white-sided dolphin inside a tank at the Beijing Aquarium.

Micro-blogging site has 500 million users - not all of them from China Many Chinese people turn to sina weibo for heated debates or simply to air their views and grievances - and some expats are turning to China's most popular micro blog to get involved in Chinese society.

A set of furniture, designed by Fabio Rotella, is displayed in the Exhibition Area of Italian Living Experience.

Video equipment rental company Pete's Big TVs is supplying LED screens, cameras and crew for the Backstreet Boys' "In A World Like This" reunion tour, which kicked off May 25 in China.

A new set of classified documents disclosed yesterday suggested that Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has provided a trove of documents to The Guardian , had obtained a wider range of materials about government surveillance than had been known.... Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani said today he hoped the ... (more)

IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT PACIFIC Islands Forum leaders meet the Chinese leadership on Chinese soil.

May 2013 visitor arrivals to the Northern Mariana Islands were up 16 percent compared to May 2012.

Belt-tightening in Japan's diplomatic service is cutting the quality of canapes on offer abroad, the foreign ministry has said, leading to fears Tokyo is losing the battle of the buffets to Beijing.

CHINESE activist Chen Guangcheng has accused Beijing of waging an "unrelenting" campaign against academic freedom and alleged it had led New York University to end his studies.

A violent attack on six Chinese students in southwestern France has provoked widespread outrage and safety concerns in China as well as the Chinese community in France.

The main concern, a hiring specialist says, is the need to find people - foreigners or locals - who can make a real contribution to a business George Chen is currently the financial services editor at the South China Morning Post.