China may push for yuan at Asean Oct 24, 2009
BEIJING: China is set to use the Asean meet to sell the idea of making the yuan an in 00004000 ternational currency. It is using the sense of uncertainty over the US dollar to sell a new dream of enlarged regional trade, financial support from Beijing and reduced dependence on the volatile dollar. (India Times)
China News 2009.09.07 Sep 9, 2009
Soundbite: Zhang Danni The 6th China-ASEAN Expo will be held in Nanning (capital of southern Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region). To speed up the construction of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and bring more opportunities for business of both sides, this years expo will focus on the exhibition of commodities and also include multi-level exchange programs and activities in various fields, thus forming a platform for the communication and cooperation between China and ASEAN.. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Internet addict beaten to death Aug 4, 2009
"We are investigating a case where a high school student was beaten to death by his camp supervisors. The case is still under investigation," a police officer in Nanning, Guangxi region, was quoted as saying. Deng Fei said he paid 7,000 yuan (1,000 dollars) to give his son a month's training at the Guangxi Qihuang Survival Training Camp to rid him of his addiction to the Internet. (India Times)
Chinese tourists flock to Malaysia Feb 15, 2009
"Last year, we arranged for over 30,000 mainlanders to visit Malaysia. We will still see an increase this year because the market here is so big and many Chinese have not visited Malaysia, but the growth will not be as high as before. "In times like these, short haul destinations are doing better compared to places like Europe, and many tourists are now looking for low to medium-end packages," said Cai who offers packages starting from 2,899 yuan, to Malaysia. Suhaimi Shaharuddin, Tourism... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
