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China's ZTE Aims to Ship 100 Million Premium Smartphones in 2016

Jun 09, 2014 11:29 AM EDT

One of the world's biggest smartphone makers, ZTE Corp, announced that it aims to ship a total of 100 million high-end smartphones around the world in 2016 and some 85 million premium smartphones in 2015.

Singing Nun Wins 'The Voice of Italy', Says Won't Accept Rock 'n' Roll Career

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Jun 07, 2014 09:36 AM EDT

She's got what it takes to be the next rock 'n' roll star and her YouTube video received more than 50 million hits. But singing nun Suor Cristina, the newly-crowned "The Voice of Italy" champion, hinted she might shun a full rock 'n' roll career.

42 Kids Dumped in Newly-Opened Center for Abandoned Children

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Jun 07, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

A total of 42 Chinese kids have been dumped in the newly-opened "safe haven" for abandoned children in Jinan, Shandong province and shelter administrators said the number of children left in their care is expected to increase in the next few days.

Villagers Arrested for Catching Over 20,000 Birds Using MP3 Music

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Jun 07, 2014 04:37 AM EDT

Pexia, Jiangsu province policemen have arrested at least nine people for illegally luring and catching more than 20,000 birds using courtship sounds played through MP3 players.

Funeral Worker Finds Woman Alive in Mortuary Freezer

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Jun 07, 2014 03:59 AM EDT

A funeral parlor worker had the scariest moment of her life when she found that a woman, in her 70s, was alive inside one of the parlor's mortuary freezers.

China to Issue More Visas to Top Professionals from Abroad

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Jun 07, 2014 03:09 AM EDT

In order to attract foreign high-level professionals to fill a gap in China's senior-level talents, the central government said it will issue more R visas, or talent visas, for professionals from abroad who have high-caliber skills and expertise

Poisonous Gas Leak Kills 2 in China

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Jun 07, 2014 02:44 AM EDT

Rescue workers were racing against time to rescue trapped workers inside a factory where a poisonous gas leaked Saturday morning, killing at least two persons, the China National Radio reported.

50,000 Unaccompanied Kids Cross US-Mexico Border Illegally

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Jun 07, 2014 02:15 AM EDT

Mearly 50,000 unaccompanied kids who illegally crossed the border in the Rio Grande Village of Texas but were by the US Border Patrol

IMF Cuts 2015 China Growth Forecast

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Jun 06, 2014 02:14 AM EDT

From an earlier forecast of 7.3 percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday it has trimmed its China economic growth forecast for 2015 to about 7 percent, a figure lower than the government's target of about 7.5 percent.

Twitter In Talks to Buy Online Music Firm SoundCloud

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Jun 05, 2014 05:54 AM EDT

Following Apple Inc.'s acquisition of music-streaming firm Beats for US$3 billion, Twitter Inc is reportedly in talks to buy Germany-based online music platform SoundCloud for billions of dollars.

SoftBank Unveils Pepper, a Robot That Can Read People's Emotions

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Jun 05, 2014 05:26 AM EDT

Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank Corp has unveiled Pepper, the world's first robot than can read people's emotion, based on facial expressions, and interact with its owner.

Finance Majors Get Best Paying Jobs in China

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Jun 05, 2014 04:59 AM EDT

Chinese university graduates majoring in finance turn out to get the best-paying jobs in China while accounting graduates are most likely to find relevant jobs, a recent survey revealed.

As China Shifts from Coal to Clean Energy, US $21 Billion Assets at Risk

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Jun 05, 2014 04:22 AM EDT

Analysts said that while China's efforts to shift from the heavy-polluting coal energy to cleaner sources of fuel and power are laudable, at least US $21 billion worth of investments in coal stands at risk of being stranded, a recent research report estimated.

China's Housing Demand to Reach 35 Million

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Jun 05, 2014 02:25 AM EDT

China will need five million homes each year over the next seven years, or a total of 35 million homes, Singapore-based real estate firm CapitaLand said.

Alibaba Takes 50% Ownership of Chinese Super League Club Guangzhou Evergrande

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Jun 05, 2014 12:07 AM EDT

After spending billions of dollars acquiring technology firms and businesses in China and abroad, e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has paid 1.2 billion yuan (around US $191 million) for a 50 percent stake in China's most successful football club.