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18:06:12 10/17/12
Chinese Fisherman Shot Dead in S. Korean Coast Guard Clash
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Chinese Fisherman Shot Dead in S. Korean Coast Guard Clash
A Chinese fisherman died on Tuesday after he was shot with rubber bullets in a clash with a South Korean Coast Guard. Another 23 fishermen are currently detained. Chinese authorities have demanded an investigation. The Korea Times reports that 30 Chinese fishing trawlers were operating in a bay off South Korea's western coast, which falls within the country's exclusive economic zone. According to the South Korean Coast Guard, one boat resisted with violence when it was asked to produce permits. [Kang Seong-hee, Chief of Mokpo Coastguard Station]: "The Chinese fishing vessels that had a permit didn't obey our orders to stop the vessels and escaped. While we were chasing them, they inserted sharp iron sticks on both sides of their vessel and violently fought back with weapons such as knives, saws, and iron pipes. In the operation, we suppressed the incident by firing sponge bullets, which are not meant for killing." A 44-year-old Chinese fisherman hit with the bullets later died after being helicoptered to a hospital. The Chinese embassy in South Korea has called for an investigation into the incident, and assurance there would not be a repeat of what happened. [Hong Lei, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman]: "China demands South Korea take effective measures to stop violent law enforcement, and make sure the same incident does not happen again." South Korean authorities are questioning 23 crew members being detained, while an investigation is underway. Chinese fishing boats ... From: NTDTV Views: 59 2 ratings Time: 01:38 More in News & Politics
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18:01:46 10/17/12
Philippines Pins Hope on China's New Leaders
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Philippines Pins Hope on China's New Leaders
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Wednesday he is expecting a warming up of ties with China after the Communist Party's once-a-decade leadership transition in November. Speaking in an annual forum with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines, Aquino says he expects there to be greater room for negotiations on the South China Sea disputes with the Chinese regime. The two countries are embroiled in a territorial row over potentially resource-rich areas in the South China Sea. Earlier in the year, they were involved in a month-long standoff at Scarborough Shoal. Aquino said talks with China have improved marginally, though far from how it was before the Scarborough Shoal row heated up. [Benigno Aquino, Philippine President]: "There seems to be a gradual, very gradual warming up -- I want to be very precise. So we are hopeful that this gradual warming up will be really warmed up by the time of the transition. So we are taking a wait-and-see attitude." Chinese regime leader Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao are due to give up their posts in November. Current Vice President Xi Jinping is expected to take over the leadership role. Aquino said the new set of leaders could be more reasonable and open to negotiations. [Benigno Aquino, Philippine President]: "There will be pressures leading up to the transition. We hope that these pressures, domestic pressures in China will be lessened after the transition, so that we can, we would have more room to ... From: NTDTV Views: 0 5 ratings Time: 02:00 More in News & Politics
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17:55:43 10/17/12
Foxconn Admits Interns Worked at Northern China Factory
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Foxconn Admits Interns Worked at Northern China Factory
A new controversy is brewing at Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contracting company. Interns as young as 14-years-old up to 16-years-old were found to be working at a factory in the northern Chinese city of Yantai. The legal working age in China is 16. Foxconn isn't saying how many interns were being put to work there, but says there were only a "small amount". Back on September 11th, NTD reported that interns in Huai'an City of Jiangsu Province were being used like contract workers on Foxconn's assembly line. Even students studying English, education, food and finance were required to do an internship there. The influx of interns came as Apple Inc. releases its new iPhone 5. With such a big order, Foxconn was short on staff. The relationship between the schools and Foxconn is not clear, but the report cited a few students who were pressured or denied graduation until they would intern at Foxconn. However, this practice in not limited to Foxconn or Jiangsu province according to Geoffrey Crothall. [Geoffrey Crothall, Director of Communications at China Labour Bulletin]: "The use of student interns is very widespread throughout the manufacturing sector within China, and Foxconn being a major manufacturer is very much part of that system, I would say it's very important within that system, but everybody does it. You know, in some ways, it's unfair to single out Foxconn because they are just using the system, the tools that are available to it." One defender of the ... From: NTDTV Views: 17 2 ratings Time: 03:06 More in News & Politics
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17:36:56 10/17/12
French Foreign Minister Praises Syrian Rebels
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French Foreign Minister Praises Syrian Rebels
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius praises Syrian rebels for maintaining the revolution despite the violence of the regime. Full Story: A meeting at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris, on Wednesday gathered Syrian opposition members, who call themselves the Civil Revolutionary Council. The French Foreign Minister praised the efforts of the Syrian rebels. [Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister]: "I want to acknowledge, on behalf of everyone, the commitment and the courage that you show to keep the revolution and its ideals going on a daily basis, despite the violence of the regime. A revolution that, since its beginning, aimed to be democratic and civil." Meanwhile in Syria, divided rebels have agreed to a joint leadership in their battle to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, according to two insurgent sources. Fighting continues to rage in cities across the country, with the revolt against Assad now in its 19th month. Originally beginning as peaceful demonstrations, the revolt has developed into a civil war with sectarian dimensions. The rebels are mainly Sunni Muslim, battling against a power structure dominated by the Alawite minority. [Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister]: "We consider today that half of Syria could be considered as a free area zone. However, there are still some major zones that are not yet free." Inside Syria, heavy shelling has turned entire city districts into ghost towns. Activists say more than 30000 people have been killed ... From: NTDTV Views: 1 1 ratings Time: 01:27 More in News & Politics
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17:00:52 10/17/12
Israeli Supreme Court Orders The Bodies Exhibition to Close
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Israeli Supreme Court Orders The Bodies Exhibition to Close
The Bodies Exhibition, which uses plastinated human bodies, has been taking place in Tel Aviv since May 21st. Human rights activists have been protesting the exhibit, claiming the bodies are probably from murdered Chinese. On Sunday, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the exhibition to close with a deadline October 9th. The Judges stated in the ruling: "There is no disagreement that the kind of conduct we see in front of us violates human dignity, including the dignity of the dead." Protesters showed their disappointment at the court's decision on Sunday. They demanded the exhibition close immediately, not just twelve days before the original closing date of October 21st. Among them was Israeli Parliament member Dr. Michael Ben Ari. [Dr. Michael Ben Ari, Member of Israeli Parliament]: "Unfortunately, the high court in Israel, in the state of Israel, in the State of the Jewish people, disappointed us badly by making a decision that would be acceptable to everyone. Their closing date is just a few days before the exhibit's original closing date. [The decision] should say clearly: 'This Exhibition is an abomination. These bodies must be buried respectfully and these terrible actions of trading people, trading bodies must stop.'" The Bodies Exhibition is of a US based company called Premier Exhibitions. Its New York show posted a disclaimer, saying the exhibit displays human remains that were received by the Chinese bureau of police, and may originally be from Chinese prisons ... From: NTDTV Views: 9 1 ratings Time: 03:36 More in Science & Technology
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16:25:40 10/17/12
Israel is Returning Taste to Fruit
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Israel is Returning Taste to Fruit
The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture is taking very seriously consumers' complaints that the taste of fruit has greatly changed over the years, and that today it seems to be closer to the taste of plastic. The Israeli Agricultural Research Administration joined the Ministry's Agricultural extension service in an open day. They presented to the general public fruit species that have been developed in the framework of a new project called "Returning the taste to fruit." How does one improve a species, and what actually determine the taste of a fruit? [Tirtza Zehavi, Agricultural Extension Service]: "This is a defined group of materials which we are trying to instill through hybridization; not any genetic engineering, nothing like that. We are experimenting by intentional cross-breeding to instill them also to other species." During the open day, visitors were invited to take part in tasting surveys and give their impressions. Their opinions were added to those of the professional tasters' team of the Research Administration. [Avinoam Daos, Research Practical Engineer in the Agricultural Research Administration]: "Someone came up with the idea to use the masses of visitors coming today to the Administration on this Show Day, and let them do taste checks on new species of fruit and vegetables." For example, the visitors were asked to grade on a 1 to 9 scale the flavor of a mango, its fiber quantity, texture, and additional qualities, such as its aroma. It appears that today's ... From: NTDTV Views: 14 5 ratings Time: 02:57 More in Science & Technology
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14:48:55 10/17/12
Second Presidential Debate - Washington Residents Respond
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Second Presidential Debate - Washington Residents Respond
Description: Residents of Washington DC respond the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. Full Story: Residents of Washington, DC crowded into public spaces on Tuesday to watch the second presidential debate. Viewers watched carefully as President Barack Obama came out swinging against Governor Mitt Romney, a noticeable change from the first debate. Sophie Jespersen appreciated Obama's more aggressive stance. [Sophie Jespersen, Danish Woman]: "I think Obama came out super strong. He was really on it; he was really aggressive and came out so much stronger than last time. And I think that Romney came out quite fluffy. He kept repeating the same talking points over and over again and I'm just not convinced that he has anything concrete there that can actually help people. I mean, he tries to claim he can fix it but I'm not convinced." Attorney Megan Chapman thinks too much time was spent on the economy and not enough on foreign policy. [Megan Chapman, Attorney]: "I thought foreign policy actually would have taken up a little bit more time than it did and I would have been interested to hear more about foreign policy. I thought the president was pretty strong on the foreign policy questions even though obviously, it's a challenging issue. I thought he spoke with a sense of the seriousness of the issues that are at stake and a sense of responsibility which I admire." During the debate, Obama for the first time accepted ultimate ... From: NTDTV Views: 5 1 ratings Time: 02:22 More in News & Politics
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14:48:39 10/17/12
Syrian Rebels Down Aircraft
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Syrian Rebels Down Aircraft
Amateur video shows an aircraft being downed in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Rebels say they have captured the pilot. Full Story: Syrians watch as an aircraft falls from the sky and burst into flames in this latest video posted to a social media website. Rebels in Aleppo say this man is the pilot responsible for bombing the city. Cursing at him, they lead him into a building and question him. Reuters cannot independently verify the content of this video. Other video from Idlib shows rebel fighters targeting government aircraft. A plane can be seen in the sky moments before two large explosions erupt in the distance. Idlib and its surrounding areas are critical because they flank the main highway connecting Damascus to Aleppo. It was just one of several explosions to rock the country -- Dark plumes of smoke above Deir Al Zor after the city's transformer was hit with a bomb. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 60 1 ratings Time: 01:00 More in News & Politics
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12:51:23 10/17/12
Israeli Supreme Court Calls to Close Bodies Exhibition
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Israeli Supreme Court Calls to Close Bodies Exhibition
BODIES - The Exhibit, a controversial show that displays plastinated human remains has been in Tel Aviv since May. On September 3rd, the Israeli Supreme Court announced a decree that unless organizers close the show by September 27th, the Country's Attorney General must appear before the Court within 15 days and explain why he has not closed it. Israeli Lawyer David Schonberg was the one who applied to the court to close the exhibit. We spoke with his legal representative Roee Shahar to find out why. [Roee Shahar, Administration Law Advocate]: "The big problem with this exhibition is a problem that characterizes not only the exhibition in Israel but all over the world, this is a show based on people's bodies unclaimed after they died. This is a cynical and commercial exploitation of the people who died in China and hence the call to close the show." Shuki Gur brought the exhibition to Tel Aviv this year. [Shuki Gur, Producer, "Bodies Exhibition", Tel Aviv]: "This exhibition really gives us the ability to look into this wonderful machine called man. We can see in the exhibition how the inner fabric of the human body that you, I and our viewers can now see. How it is built from the inside. The value of the show is very, very important for education. It allows people to know the human body." [...] [Roee Shahar, Administration Law Advocate]: "This issue has been investigated by the Attorney General of the State of New York and organizers of the exhibition there failed to ... From: NTDTV Views: 75 10 ratings Time: 05:29 More in News & Politics
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08:27:49 10/17/12
Free China: The Courage to Believe (Short Trailer)
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Free China: The Courage to Believe (Short Trailer)
www.FreeChinaMovie.com THE FATES OF A WOMAN LIVING IN BEIJING AND A MAN LIVING IN NEW YORK BECOME INEXTRICABLY LINKED BECAUSE OF A COMMON CONVICTION... From the award-winning director of "Tibet Beyond Fear", Free China -- The Courage to Believe examines widespread human rights violations in China through the remarkable and uplifting stories of Jennifer Zeng, a mother and former Communist Party member and Dr. Charles Lee, a Chinese American businessman, who along with hundreds of thousands of peaceful citizens are imprisoned, tortured and subjected to slave labor for their spiritual beliefs. WINNER: - 2012 Free Speech Award Winner at American Insight's inaugural Free Speech International Film Festival in Philadelphia (May 16th, 2012) - Top Award for International Political and Cultural Documentaries ("Obamanation" Category) at the LA Awareness Film Festival in West Hollywood (May 5th, 2012) - Equal Top Award for documentaries under 60 minutes at the 45th World-Fest Houston International Film Festival (April 21st 2012.) - "Best of the Fest"at Freethought International Film Festival (Denver, August 3rd) "This Film will be a Game Changer." US Congressman Chris Smith, Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China "Free China shows the way to a more democratic and peaceful regime...where everybody wins instead of the Communist Party." Peter Navarro, Author and Director of "Death by China" Please support a Free China and 'like' us on www.FaceBook.com For more ... From: NTDTV Views: 143 12 ratings Time: 01:31 More in News & Politics
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07:19:19 10/17/12
Chinese Artist Chen Weiming Heads to Syria for Democracy
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Chinese Artist Chen Weiming Heads to Syria for Democracy
Chen Weiming recreated the iconic image of the Tank Man in the middle of Time Square this year. In 2008 , the Chinese-born sculptor erected a 20-foot Statue of Democracy in Washington DC. Now, the avid supporter of democracy has taken to Syria%mdashwhere he says democratic reform could bring about change in China. Originally born in Hangzhou, China, Chen has been living in the United States. On Sunday night, he left for the war-torn middle-eastern country, where conflict between Bashir al-Assad's dictatorial regime and the opposition has left months of bloodshed. Chen Weiming spoke with NTD exclusively before he left, expressing his hope for Syrian democracy. [Chen Weiming, Chinese Sculptor] "All dictatorship regimes in eastern Europe have collapsed, now if the Syrian regime is toppled, then the Chinese Communist Party may start to consider whether it is legitimate after all." Acknowledging that his individual action may be small, Chen says it can nonetheless have an effect. [Chen Weiming, Chinese Sculptor] "My actions are very small, but that can't stop me from taking action. If everyone remains silent thinking their voices are weak, then dictatorships will only grow stronger. By putting our small efforts together, it will certainly have an effect in toppling tyrannical rule." Fellow democracy activist Zhang Jian has applauded Chen's actions. Despite the obvious dangers of his trip, Zhang says Chen serves as an example for other Chinese. [Zhang Jian, Chinese Democracy ... From: NTDTV Views: 138 4 ratings Time: 02:32 More in News & Politics
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07:14:04 10/17/12
Sinopec Drops Hostile Takeover of China Gas
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Sinopec Drops Hostile Takeover of China Gas
China's state-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has failed a bid to take over a small natural gas operator. Sinopec had been trying for almost a year to purchase China Gas, a private Chinese company. It teamed up with Hong Kong-based ENN Energy Holdings last year and made a 2.15 billion US dollar offer for China Gas. It would've been the first hostile takeover of a private company by a state-owned enterprise. On Monday, Sinopec and ENN announced they would drop the bid, partly because they could not get approval from Chinese regulators. It's an embarrassing failure for the state-backed oil giant, but rather than completely losing out on its attempt to expand into the gas market, Sinopec managed to close a strategic cooperation with China Gas. The two will jointly develop China's liquefied-petroleum gas retail market. China Gas will also give the state-owned giant priority in obtaining gas for distribution. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 10 3 ratings Time: 01:01 More in News & Politics
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07:08:17 10/17/12
Romney's Advisor Calls for US Action on China's Forced Organ Harvesting
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Romney's Advisor Calls for US Action on China's Forced Organ Harvesting
At an election campaign event last week (Oct. 11), John Bolton, the Foreign Policy Advisor to Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, spoke out against state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China. [John Bolton, Foreign Policy Advisor to Mitt Romney]: "This is the government...that we need to take on these issues. I think it's important for the United States to do that. And frankly I think it would get us more respect from the government in Beijing if we stood up for our principles instead of apologizing for them." From 1999 to 2001 Bolton served as Commissioner to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. He also served as the US Ambassador to the UN from 2005 to 2006. Senior investigative journalist Ken Timmerman also spoke about the persecution of prisoners of conscience in China. Timmerman is the author of "Selling Out America." The book deals with the threat of high-tech goods from China being used to infiltrate US intelligence and businesses. [Ken Timmerman, Republican Candidate for US Congress]: "...Important things that America has done historically and must continue to do that we have not done in the past four years is to hold high that flag of freedom, and let people know around the world that we do stand for religious freedom. It means something to us, it's one of our core values, and we will put our reputation and our power on the line to defend it." On October 4th, 106 members of the US Congress issued a letter asking the State Department to ... From: NTDTV Views: 40 8 ratings Time: 01:39 More in News & Politics
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07:04:01 10/17/12
Xinhua Names Bo Xilai Probe as "Major" Corruption Case
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Xinhua Names Bo Xilai Probe as "Major" Corruption Case
Since 2007, the Chinese Communist Party has disciplined more than 660000 officials for corruption, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. That's out of more than six million reported cases, and, according to a state report last week, only 24000 investigations resulted in criminal prosecutions. Xinhua went on to name the probe into disgraced Chongqing Party secretary Bo Xilai as a "major case," alongside the cases of other toppled senior officials, including former Railway Minister Liu Zhijun and former Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng. Liu was dismissed in February and Xu was given a suspended death sentence last year for graft. US based democracy activist Liu Yingquan says Xinhua is signalling how Chinese leaders will deal with Bo Xilai, by naming him first in the list of major corruption scandals. [Liu Yingquang, Chinese Democracy Activist] "This means Bo Xilai's case is the most serious of all the corruption cases, and indicates his punishment will surpass that handed out to others. From this perspective, it's likely he could be given the death sentence...but given that Bo may still have supporters inside the Party, he could get a death sentence with a 2 year reprieve." Legal expert and former lecturer at Beijing's Chinese People's Public Security University, Zhao Yuanming, says the report is the latest attempt by Chinese authorities to show its will to weed out corruption. But the reliance on internal disciplinary actions and the low number of prosecutions ... From: NTDTV Views: 1 2 ratings Time: 02:31 More in News & Politics
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06:57:09 10/17/12
China Defense Spending Quadruples in Last Decade: US Study
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China Defense Spending Quadruples in Last Decade: US Study
The Chinese regime has quadrupled its defense spending over the past decade, according to a US study released on Monday. Washington-based think-tank, Center for Strategic and International Studies, examined Asia's five largest defense spenders%mdashnamely China, Japan, India, South Korea and Taiwan. It found that the total yearly defense spending by the countries doubled to $224 billion over the last decade. The Chinese regime had the fastest growth in spending, expanding its share in the region from 20% in 2000 to over 40% in 2011. According to the study, the China spent nearly $90 billion on defense last year, though the true figure may be much higher. The study excluded spending in R%D, and also only cited official figures, which are widely believed to be unreported. The study says the real figure could be up to 60% higher, putting Chinese military spending at closer to $140 billion. Reasons for China's increase in defense spending include growing economic power, regional land and resource disputes and, for the other nations in the study, trying to keep up with Chinese spending. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 35 7 ratings Time: 01:09 More in News & Politics
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06:52:25 10/17/12
Chinese Warships Close to Japanese Island -- Purpose Unclear
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Chinese Warships Close to Japanese Island -- Purpose Unclear
Japanese authorities went on alert after seven Chinese warships were seen close to a Japanese island Today. A Defence Ministry official from Tokyo said the Chinese naval ships, including two destroyers, were seen about 30 miles south-south-east of Japanese owned Yonaguni island. The presence of these warships is adding fuel to the dispute between the two countries over the ownership of islands in the East China Sea. The warships are believed to be returning from the Pacific Ocean after military training. The past week has seen both countries conducting various naval activities in what's seen as saber rattling exercises. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 51 8 ratings Time: 00:37 More in News & Politics
10/17/12