| China to rush aid to hard-hit drought areas( 2009-02-08 20:12) | | BEIJING – China will give $12 billion to help wheat-growing communities across the country's northern region survive their worst drought in five decades, state media reported Saturday. China has declared a top-level emergency for the drought that ha... |
| KFC parent Yum posts lower China growth, stock off(By Lisa Baertlein Lisa Baertlein 2009-02-04 06:45) | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N), the parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC, on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's target, but shares fell 1.8 percent on slowing sales growth in China. Yum generates 60 percent... |
| Report: Wen says China considering new stimulus(By JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer Joe Mcdonald, Ap Business Writer 2009-02-02 09:15) | | BEIJING – China is considering new steps to boost cooling growth, its top economic official said in comments published Monday, as new data showed manufacturing shrinking further despite surging government spending. "We may take further new, timely a... |
| China official says 20 million migrants lost jobs(By Chris Buckley Chris Buckley 2009-02-02 06:28) | | BEIJING (Reuters) – About 20 million Chinese rural migrants have lost jobs as the nation's economic growth has faltered, a senior official said on Monday, promising policies to boost incomes and a softer approach to potential unrest. Chen Xiwen, dir... |
| China activist who faulted quake response charged(By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer Audra Ang, Associated Press Writer 2009-02-02 03:51) | | BEIJING – A Chinese court on Monday abruptly scheduled a trial for an activist who criticized the government's response to last year's devastating Sichuan earthquake, giving his lawyer only one day to prepare and prompting him to mount an immediate... |
| Obama places call to China's president( 2009-01-30 20:06) | | WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama has called Chinese President Hu Jintao. Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs did not provide any details about the call made Friday. Obama's call follows criticism of China's currency policies b... |
| China urges deferral of Bashir war crimes case(By Andrew Heavens Andrew Heavens 2009-01-07 10:19) | | KHARTOUM (Reuters) – China, the biggest investor in Sudan, said on Wednesday a war crimes indictment against Sudan's president would have a "disastrous" impact on the Darfur conflict and called for the case to be postponed. Liu Guijin, Bei... |
| China dairy boss delayed reporting quality issues(By ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer Anita Chang, Associated Press Writer 2008-12-31 09:44) | | BEIJING – A former dairy boss who could face the death penalty in China's tainted milk scandal testified Wednesday that she began investigating product quality issues in May but did not notify authorities until August, a state news agency said. Tian... |
| Trials open for 9 over China tainted milk scandal(By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Writer 2008-12-29 19:11) | | BEIJING – Nine people went on trial Monday in connection with China's tainted milk scandal, state media reported, following the announcement of steps to compensate the families of hundreds of thousands of children harmed by contaminated infant formu... |
| China "cancer village" pays ultimate price for growth(By Emma Graham-Harrison and Vivi Lin Emma Graham-harrison And Vivi Lin 2008-12-11 23:49) | | XIDITOU COUNTY, China (Reuters) – Once an isolated haven, the Chinese village of Liukuaizhuang is now a tainted hell, surrounded by scores of low-tech factories that are poisoning its water and air, and the health of many villagers. One in fifty peo... |
| China irks US with computer security review rules( 2008-12-09 16:49) | | BEIJING - The Chinese government is stirring trade tensions with Washington with a plan to require foreign computer security technology to be submitted for government approval, in a move that might require suppliers to disclose business secrets. Rules du... |
| China, Italy, Spain bid for 2014 basketball worlds( 2008-12-07 06:28) | | GENEVA (AP)—With NBA star Yao Ming offering a message of support, China entered its bid Friday to host basketball's world championship in 2014. Italy and Spain also made presentations to the sport's governing body. FIBA will choose the host nation i... |
| China, U.S. pledge cooperation after "robust" talks(By Glenn Somerville Glenn Somerville 2008-12-05 13:28) | | BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States pledged on Friday to boost efforts to tackle the turmoil engulfing global markets and to continue high-level cooperation when President-elect Barack Obama takes office. Among the few concrete results o... |
| China captain Wei punished over attack on rival( 2008-12-05 12:45) | | BEIJING (AP)—China captain Liu Wei has been fined and suspended by the country's national association for his part in a postgame confrontation with former NBA forward Gabe Muoneke. Muoneke, who played for Houston, Charlotte and Utah, wasn't injured... |
| China stocks rise on government support( 2008-12-04 05:52) | | SHANGHAI, China – Chinese stocks rose in active trading Wednesday after Wall Street gained and a government fund announced a large purchase of shares in a major state-owned commercial bank. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 4 percent, or... |
| China Bought One-Third of All Chips Last Year( 2008-12-02 10:37) | | - Electronics manufacturers in the Chinese market consumed more than one-third of semiconductors produced globally for the first time ever, industry-focused advisor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said. According to China's Impact on the Semiconductor Indus... |
| China's NetDragon Teams With EA on Online Game( 2008-12-02 02:27) | | - Chinese game developer NetDragon Websoft plans to work with U.S. digital game maker Electronic Arts (EA) to create a multiplayer online game based on EA's Dungeon Keeper series of digital games. NetDragon and EA will work together to develop a 3D (thre... |
| Shell, PetroChina set 20-year LNG deal( 2008-11-25 01:31) | | SHANGHAI, China – Royal Dutch Shell PLC and PetroChina have signed an agreement for China to buy up to 40 million tons of liquefied natural gas over 20 years, Shell said Tuesday. The deal, signed in Beijing on Monday, stems from a conditional agreem... |
| China state media blast new Guns N' Roses album(By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-24 07:51) | | BEIJING – A newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party is blasting the latest Guns N' Roses album as an attack on the Chinese nation. Delayed since recording began in 1994, "Chinese Democracy" hit stores in the U.S. on Sunday, although it... |
| China stocks down as rate cut rumors fizzle( 2008-11-24 07:50) | | SHANGHAI, China – Chinese shares fell for a third straight session Monday after a hoped-for interest rate cut failed to materialize and euphoria over the government's multibillion-dollar stimulus package all but faded. The benchmark Shanghai Composi... |
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