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Ples zmaja i poklanjanje crvenih koverti sa novcem obeležiće noć 31. januara širom sveta, gde god ima Kineza - tada počinje festival koji ostatak sveta zove Kineska nova godina.


 
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U Kini, ovaj događaj se zapravo ne zove Kineska nova godina - već Prolećni festival ili Lunarna nova godina, pošto godina počinje po lunarnom kalendaru, zasnovanom na ciklusima mesečevih mena.

 U periodu od kraja januara do sredine februara slave i Koreja, Vijetnam, Japan... Ovog 31. januara Kinezi će ući u Godinu konja.

 Kako piše CNN, jedna od "tradicionalnih" stvari koje prate svaki Prolećni festival jeste haotičan saobraćaj, jer to je kao porodično okupljanje cele zemlje, istovremeno. A samo Kineza ima 1,35 milijardi...

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U Kini, saobraćajne gužve u ovom periodu najveća su migracija ljudi u toj inače ogromnoj zemlji, ako ne i na celom svetu. Bilo da se guraju u pretrpanim autobusima, kupuju karte za prevoz na crnom tržištu ili satima stoje u pretrpanim vozovima, putnici u Kini ovih će dana učiniti sve da bi se videli s onima koje vole.

 Kako navodi kineska novinska agencija Sinhua, vlasti očekuju da će Kinezi ovih dana ostvariti 3,62 milijarde putovanja! Prošle godine je u Južnoj Koreji oko 30 miliona ljudi posetilo svoje zavičaje kolima, autobusima, vozovima ili avionom, podaci su lokalne saobraćajne kompanije.

 Kineska nova godina ne slavi se samo jedan dan, već čak 15! Ove godine, kraj festivala poklapa se sa zapadnjačkim (komercijalnim) praznikom - Danom zaljubljenih, 14. februara.

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Prvog dana Lunarne nove godine, zabranjeno je čišćenje. Reč je o sezoni sujeverja i zabranjeno je tuširanje, pranje veša. Takođe, ne iznosi se đubre. Sujeverni veruju da se pranjem tog prvog dana "spira sreća i napredak".

 Drugi dan festivala je posvećen porodici. Taj drugi dan se, inače, smatra početkom nove godine.

 Lunarna nova godina može teško pasti samcima, posebno devojkama, pošto je to prilika da ih porodice ispituju kad će da se udaju. Tako je bilo vekovima... a danas mlade Kineskinje mogu da izbegnu to ispitivanje i da - iznajme dečka!

 Košta između 80 i 1.400 američkih dolara dnevno, a rentira se uz "besplatan zagrljaj, držanje ruke i poljubac za laku noć - u obraz", navodi CNN. Dodatno se plaćaju izlazak na večeru (oko osam dolara) i odlazak u bioskop - pet dolara.

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Legenda kaže da čudovište Nijan - pola zmaj, pola lav - izlazi iz skrovišta i napada ljude baš za Lunarnu novu godinu.

 Nekada su ljudi palili stabljike bambusa da oteraju čudovište. Danas se organizuju spektakularni vatrometi u Hongkongu, Pekingu...

 Takođe, Nijan se plaši i crvene boje - pa je za Kinesku novu godinu sve nekako crveno. Crvena je bila boja sunca i simbol snage, boja krvi i simbol života, pa i boja vatre koja odbija zveri i simbolizuje toplinu i slavlje.

 Za one koji su rođeni u Godini konja - a koji ove godine slave 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84 ili 96. rođendan - crveno donje rublje je obavezno, jer tera maler!

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U centru pažnje je i hrana, a naročito je važno da se jede mnogo slatkiša, jer - slatkiši će zasladiti mogućnosti u novoj godini. Tradicionalno, jedu se puding od pirinča, kandirano voće, semenke...




 Kina i Hongkong čak imaju i filmski žanr posvećen Lunarnoj novoj godini: reč je o klasičnim sladunjavim porodičnim pričama sa srećnim krajem, koje najviše liče na zapadnjačke "božićne priče".

 Običaji su ipak prilično fleksibilni, pa većina zanemaruje zabranu kupanja...

Nanjing -- Kina i Tajvan započeli su istorijske razgovore na visokom nivou, prvi put od završetka kineskog građanskog rata 1949, javljaju svetski mediji.

Kineski ministar inostranih poslova Vang Ji i tajvanski kolega Džang Džićun počeli su četvorodnevne razgovore u Nanjingu, bivšem glavnom gradu Kine, koji se nalazi blizu Šangaja i ušća reke Jang Ce.

Današnji sastanak je plod dugogodišnjeg napora da se poboljšaju odnosi ostrva i kopna, mada da nema zvanične agende razgovora i viđeni su kao "simbolična vežba izgradnje poverenja", prenela je agencija AFP.

"Poseta ne dolazi lako. To je rezultat interakcije između dve strane koje traje mnogo godina", rekao je Vang novinarima i dodao da neće biti potpisivanja bilo kakvog sporazuma i da je glavni cilj posete da se "pomogne u olakšavanju međusobnog razumevanja".

Tajvan i Kina imaju godinama odvojene vlade i ponovno su uspostavili kontakt tokom 1990-ih kroz kvazi-zvanične organizacije, mada vlasti u Pekingu i dalje imaju za cilj da ujedini sve kineske teritorije pod svojom vlašću i Tajvan vide kao "pobunjenički region koji čeka ujedinjenje sa kopnom - silom ukoliko je potrebno", navodi francuska agencija.

Tajvan sebe smatra kontinuitetom Republike Kine osnovane 1912. godine koja je u ostatku Kine realno prestala da postoji osnivanjem Narodne Republike Kine.

Država je bila članica Ujedinenih nacija, ali je mesto morala ustupiti Narodnoj Republici Kini 1971. pošto je Tajvan sa Kinom sklopio dogovor poznat pod nazivom "Politika jedne Kine" po kojemu se Tajvan i Narodna Republika Kina trebaju se smatrati jednom državom sa dvema vladama koje se međusobno ne priznaju, čemu se protive deo tajvanskih političara koji zagovaraju nezavisnost.

Tajvan su priznale 22 države članice Ujedinjenih nacija i ima vojnu podršku SAD i Japana koji Tajpej nikada nisu zvanično priznale i uživa u dugogodišnjim ekonomskom bumu.

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Peking -- Kineski trgovinski suficit porastao je za 14 odsto u januaru u odnosu na isti mesec prošle godine na 31,86 milijardi dolara, rezultati su kineske Uprave carina.

Izvoz druge po veličini svetske privrede porastao je za 10,6 odsto prošlog meseca, na 207,13 milijardi dolara, a uvoz je uvećan za 10 odsto, na 175,27 milijardi dolara.

Ovi, bolji od očekivanih rezultati trgovinske razmene Kine, izazivaju određeni skepticizam među analitičarima koji su očekivali gore podatke zbog obeležvanja kineske Lunarne nove godine.

Neki analitičari upozoravaju da su podaci možda naduvani lažnim transakcijama, ali ipak smatraju da je to dobar znak za privredni rast, i da se time umanjuju strahovanja od usporavanja privrednog rasta Kine.

Prema prosečnoj prognozi jedanest ekonomista anketiranih u američkom listu Vol strit džornal (Wall Street Journal), u januaru je bio očekivan porast kineskog izvoza od samo 0,1 odsto.

Kineski trgovinski suficit za celu 2013. porastao je za 12,8 odsto i iznosi oko 259 milijardi dolara, što je najviši nivo od 2008. godine kada je izbila svetska finansijska kriza.

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Peking -- Kina planira izgradnju najdužeg podvodnog tunela u svetu, 36 milijardi dolara vredne prečice između dva lučka grada na severu zemlje.

Projekat podrazumeva ukrcavanje automobila na vozove koji će putovati brzinom od 220 kilometara na čas kroz 123 km dug tunel koji će povezivati Dalijan u provinciji Ljaoning i Jenatai u provinciji Šandung, u regionu podložnom zemljotresima, rekao je za Frans pres jedan od stručnjaka uključenih u projekat.

"Očekuje se da će tunel biti završen u okviru petogodišnjeg plana za period od 2016. do 2020", rekao je stručnjak za tunele i železnice u Kineskoj građevinskoj akademiji Vang Mengšu, koji radi na projektu od 2012.

Kineski list Čajna dejli piše da će nacrt mamutskog projekta biti predat Državnom savetu u aprilu. Vang je poručio da će tunel skratiti putovanje između dva grada, trenutno udaljena 1.400 km kopnenim putem, na 40 minuta.

Tunel će premašiti zajedničku dužinu dva najduža takva tunela u svetu, japanskog Seikan tunela, koji povezuje Honšu i Hokaido i Evrotunela, koji povezuje Britaniju i Francusku.

Kineska saobraćajna infrastruktura rapidno se razvija poslednjih godina, pogotovo mreža brzih železnica, koja je osnovana tek 2007, ali je brzo postala najveća u svetu.

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Peking -- Direktne strane investicije u Kini su u januaru porasle 16,1 odsto, uz najveći priliv investicija iz azijskih zemalja i SAD, saopštilo je ministarstvo trgovine.

Ukupna vrednost DSI u Kini je u januaru dostigla 10,8 milijardi dolara, dok su kineske investicije u inostranstvu u istom mesecu porasle 47,2 odsto na 7,23 milijarde dolara, navodi se u saopštenju ministarstva, a prenosi Frans pres.

Kineske investicije u Japanu su u januaru bile petostruke veće nego u istom mesecu lane, dok su investicije u Rusiji bile skoro trostruko veće.

Najveći broj investicija u Kini potiče iz 10 azijskih zemalja i regiona poput Hong Konga, Tajvana, Japana, Tajlanda i Singapura, pa je tako obim DSI iz tih zemalja porastao u januaru 22,2 odsto na 9,55 milijardi dolara, dok su američki investitori uložili 369 miliona dolara u Kinu, što je za 34,9 odsto više u odnosu na isti mesec prošle godine.

Prema ocenama analitičara, dvocifreni rast investicija iz januara govori da investitori i dalje veruju u ekonomske perspektive Kine.

Sa druge strane, dolazne investicije iz Evropske unije su, međutim, znatno pale, i to za 41,3 odsto na 482 miliona dolara, dok su kineske investicije u EU takođe pale za 37,8 odsto.

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Kineski juan je prevazišao švajcarski franak u januaru postavši sedma najkorišćenija moneta u svetu kao platežno sredstvo, saopštila je agencija za transakcijske usluge SWIFT.

Sa udelom na tržištu od 1,39 odsto, kineska valuta je jedna od deset nakorišćenijih moneta u svetu treći mesec za redom. U decembru prošle godine nalazile se na osmom mestu te rang liste, preneo je Rojters.
 
Plaćanje u juanima je u januaru povećano za 30,6 odsto, dok je rast za sve devize koje se koriste kao platežno sredstvo na svetskim tržištima iznosio 4,8 odsto.
 
Najviše plaćanja se obavi na berzi u Hong Kongu koja ima 73 udela u tržištu za kojom slede berze u Velikoj Britaniji, Singapuru, Tajvanu, SAD, Francuskoj i Australiju.
 
Peking želi da juan postane moneta medjunarodne rezerve i u tom cilju ubrzava reforme na domaćem tržištu pokretanjem pilotskih programa za liberalizaciju juana.
 
Tokom tri poslednje godine, juan je sustigao a potom prevazišao 22 monete, nedavno singapurski i hongkonški dolar a sada i švajcarski franak.
 
Na listi najkorišćenijih moneta u svetu kao platežno sredstvo, iznad juana se trenutno nalaze američki dolar, evro, funta, kanadski dolar i australijski dolar ocenio je SWIFT.

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'Dozens die' in China knife attack at Kunming train station



An attack by knife-wielding men at a train station in Kunming in south-west China, has left at least 27 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says.

An attack by knife-wielding men at a train station in Kunming in south-west China, has left at least 27 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says.

Nothing is known so far about the motivation behind the attack, in which 109 people are said to have been hurt.

Xinhua gave few further details, and the men responsible have not been identified.

A local television station said several of the attackers had been shot by police, according to Associated Press.

Chinese state television described the incident as a "violent terror attack".
Pools of blood

Eyewitnesses said that the men started attacking people at random.

Social media users in China have been posting pictures of the attack on the internet, but correspondents say they are being taken down.

Images seen by the BBC show men and women lying on the floor in pools of blood following the attack.

Mass stabbings are not uncommon in China, but none have been recently reported on this scale.

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Cuckold Blamed for Fatal Guizhou Bus Fire



Local police have established a criminal motive for the suspected bus arson that killed six people in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Thursday, they said after arresting a suspect on Friday.

The arrested man, a local surnamed Su, believed that his wife had been having an affair and thus "took revenge on society" by igniting a barrel of gasoline on the bus, according to police. Su himself was slightly burnt on the back.

The fire was started at around 1 p.m. on Thursday as the bus was passing a primary school in the northern part of Guiyang City.

The fire spread quickly, according to survivors.

A four-month-old boy is among the six killed, and 35 others were injured.

The injured, including one in critical condition, are being treated in local hospitals.

It is not the first such case in China in recent years. On June 7, 2013, a bus in the east China coastal city of Xiamen burst into flames, leaving 47 people dead and 34 others injured.

On June 5, 2009, a bus in Chengdu caught fire and left 25 passengers dead. Police concluded the fire was deliberately set by an unemployed man who died in the blaze.

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Kunming knife attack: Muslim separatists blamed for 'Chinese 9/11'

Officials blame Xinjiang separatists for violence at crowded train station, which left 29 people dead and 130 injured

China's president, Xi Jinping, has called for "all-out efforts" to bring to justice the black-clad assailants who killed 29 people with knives and machetes in a bloody terror attack in the south-western city of Kunming on Saturday night.

Officials blamed Xinjiang separatists for the frenzied violence at a crowded train station. Witnesses described fleeing in fear as the assailants hacked at people apparently at random. Graphic photographs of the aftermath showed bodies lying in pools of blood.

One of the 130 survivors injured in the incident described fleeing in terror as a man lashed out with a long knife, nicking his scalp. "I was terrified … they attacked us like crazy swordsmen, and mostly they went for the head and the shoulders, those parts of the body to kill," 20-year-old student Wu Yuheng told Reuters as he lay on a bed in a corridor of the Kunming Number One People's hospital.

Xi urged security officials to "severely punish in accordance with the law the violent terrorists and resolutely crack down on those who have been swollen with arrogance," state news agency Xinhua said. He added: "Understand the serious and complex nature of combating terrorism … Go all out to maintain social stability."

It is the first time people from the north-western region have been accused of such a major and organised attack outside its borders, despite rising unrest there in recent years. Many of its Uighur ethnic group, who are Muslim and Turkic-speaking, chafe at Chinese policies and a smaller number want an independent state.
A doctor at the hospital described a scene of bedlam as scores of the seriously injured arrived. He told the Guardian the attackers appeared to be well trained because many of the cuts directly targeted internal organs. He said police were stationed in patients' rooms and doctors had been shown a notice ordering them not to divulge information on the injured, including their condition and how many there were. They were told to tell families the government would arrange compensation.

They were also told that police had set up checkpoints on every route out of the city to ensure suspects could not leave.
Armed police patrolled the tense city on Sunday night as officers continued their hunt for five of the 10 assailants. They shot four attackers dead at the scene, three men and one woman, and captured a female suspect, Xinhua reported. Evidence at the scene of the "organised, premeditated violent terrorist attack" showed separatists were responsible, it said, citing the Kunming government.

Magnus Ranstorp, a counter-terrorism expert at the Swedish National Defence College, noted that little information was available at present but said that if Uighurs were responsible, "it is without question an escalation … There hasn't been anything on this scale, as far as I have seen."

The authorities have consistently blamed outbreaks of violence on a small number of separatists seeking an independent Xinjiang, working with the support or at the instigation of people outside the country. They reject suggestions that the unrest is fuelled by discontent at government policies rather than by an organised terrorist network.

On Sunday night, 24 hours after the violence, people gathered at a vigil outside the station, where candles in cups had been laid out to form a heart shape and the date of the attack. One man in the crowd told his friends: "If I had come here two hours earlier, I would have been part of this."

Close by, luggage dropped by people as they fled had been piled up on the area outside the station, apparently tagged as evidence. The heavy security presence included plainclothes officers with earpieces as well as police with machine guns and on motorbikes. Police vehicles lined the road.

AP reported police were rounding up members of the city's small Uighur community, thought to number at most several dozen, for questioning about the attack. "How do we know them?" said a Uighur man who gave only his first name, Akpar. "We could not tell if the assailants were Uighurs as they were all dressed in black. We did not like the attack either."

Mr Zhang, a businessman who was in Kunming for work, told the Guardian he was at a nearby hotel when a woman ran out of the station waiting area screaming that a crazy person was stabbing people. "Then people began to scatter, running in all directions – over 100 people," he said. "A man was stabbed and fell down and got up again."

Sixteen-year-old student Qiao Yunao told Associated Press she saw people crying out and running before an attacker cut a man's neck. "I was freaking out, and ran to a fast food store, and many people were running in there to take refuge," she said via the Sina Weibo microblog. "I saw two attackers, both men, one with a watermelon knife and the other with a fruit knife. They were running and chopping whoever they could."

Mr Wang, who works at a convenience store close to the station, said he saw police chasing a crowd of people to the street corner. "I heard gunshots and saw a man collapse. I couldn't watch after that. The police rounded up people and put them on a bus."

Security in Beijing had already been tightened because the annual session of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament opens in the capital on Wednesday, with another political meeting taking place on Monday. Officials have been particularly anxious about the safety of the capital since a car ploughed into tourists in Tiananmen Square, its political heart, last October. Two pedestrians, the driver and two passengers died in an incident also blamed on extremists from Xinjiang.

At least 100 people have died in outbreaks of violence in the region in the last year. Last month, police killed eight people they said had attacked patrol cars in Xinjiang. In 2009, almost 200 died in vicious ethnic riots in its capital, Ürümqi.

Many in the region's Uighur ethnic minority chafe at Han Chinese migration and controls on their religion and culture, which they believe are eroding their way of life. But Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, is hundreds of miles from Xinjiang. In July 2008, just before the Olympics, a Uighur separatist group claimed responsibility for two bus explosions in the city, but officials said there was no evidence of terrorism.

A commentary on the English website of the state newspaper Global Times described the attack as "China's 9/11", saying: "The latest attacks in Beijing and Kunming have clearly indicated a despicable trend that separatists are targeting civilians out of Xinjiang.

"It also showed a shift in their attack strategies from targeting symbols of the government, such as public security stations and police vehicles, to roadside civilians."

Xinhua quoted navy rear-admiral Yin Zhuo as saying: "The well planned attack was not an issue of [ethnicity] or religion, it was an issue of terrorism with links to terrorist forces out of the country."

Authorities have yet to reveal the identities of those captured, shot dead or on the run, or give evidence of their motivation."They are holding that back and I think they are doing that because of the danger of stoking Han nationalism and resentment. This fear and hatred runs quite deep," said James Leibold, senior lecturer in politics and Asian studies at La Trobe University.

"The default position of the government has always been to blame foreigners and never admit that ethnic relations in China might have serious problems."

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