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WTO rules against China
GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization's top arbitrators upheld a
ruling that China is illegally restricting imports of U.S. music,
films and books, and Washington pushed forward with a new case
accusing China of manipulating the prices for key
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China rejects British official's charge that Beijing 'hijacked' climate talks
BEIJING
- China dismissed Tuesday a British editorial accusing it of "hijacking" the U.N.-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen as baseless and politically motivated.
British climate change minister Edward Miliband's editorial singled out Beijing as
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James Cameron: China should let more movies in
BEIJING -- Hollywood director James Cameron urged China to open its doors to more foreign films, arguing it would boost the local cinema industry after the WTO ruled Beijing was illegally restricting movie and other media imports.
In Beijing to
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China blasts diplomats over dissident's trial
Chinese police officers and plainclothes personnel force a petitioner into a car outside the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court where a high-profile trial of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is taking place in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The
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Chinese dissident gets 11 years for subversion
BEIJING - A Chinese court sentenced a prominent dissident to 11 years on Friday - the longest term ever handed down for subversion charges, according to rights groups that say it signals the government will take an increasingly hard line against
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Activist: US missionary crosses border into NKorea
By KWANG-TAE KIM Associated Press
Published: 12/26/2009 8:17 AM
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SEOUL, South Korea — A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea carrying a letter to leader Kim Jong Il in order to call attention
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First Case of Drug-Resistant TB Discovered in U.S.
"Drug resistance is starting to be a very big problem. In the past, people stopped worrying about TB and it came roaring back. We need to make sure that doesn't happen again," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease
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Daughter's plea over death row man
Akmal Shaikh, 53, from Kentish Town in north London, is due to be put to death at 10.30am on Tuesday (2.30am GMT) after being convicted of smuggling 4kg of heroin.
Akmal Shaikh is due to be executed on Tuesday in China
The Chinese have kept his
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China shows defiance with Briton's execution
BEIJING - China executed a British man for drug smuggling yesterday, ignoring international pleas for clemency on the grounds he was mentally unstable and warning London that its outrage threatened relations.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he
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Executed man's family slam Britain
Relatives of Akmal Shaikh have said the Government's failure to prevent his execution in China showed Britain's "powerlessness in the world".
The criticism came as a diplomatic war of words broke out between London and Beijing over the execution of
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World readies for 2010
Published: 12/31/2009 6:18 AM
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SYDNEY — An expected 1.5 million New Year's revelers pitched tents and opened picnic baskets in Sydney on Thursday to get one of the world's biggest parties started — bidding
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Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong
(AP) Thousands of Hong Kong residents marched to the Chinese government's liaison office on Friday demanding that Beijing grant full democracy to the semiautonomous financial hub.
Chanting "One man, one vote to choose our leader" and clutching
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Thousands arrested in China net porn crackdown
INTERNET SECURITY: Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Shanghai. (file Photo)
Beijing: Chinese Police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say
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Angry minority finds a voice on Chinese campus
BEIJING - Young men climb a railing at the back for a better view, while a woman in a Muslim head scarf snaps photos on her cell phone.
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Seoul Battles Heaviest Snow In 70+ Years
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul residents battled the heaviest snowfall in modern Korean history after a winter storm dumped more than 10 inches (26 centimeters) Monday, forcing airports to cancel flights and paralyzing traffic in South Korea's bustling
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China pulls out of $40 billion Australia gas deal
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SYDNEY — Energy giant PetroChina Co. Ltd. has pulled out of a $40 billion deal to buy natural gas from a project off Australia, leaving Woodside Petroleum Ltd. looking for new customers.
Reasons for letting the preliminary agreement
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'Avatar' races to $4.8M opening day in China
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HONG KONG — Already a global hit, James Cameron's "Avatar" raced to a $4.8 million first day in populous China, with a publicist predicting the sci-fi blockbuster will set a new Chinese box office record.
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Chopstick pierces child's brain
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Because local hospitals did not have the technology to safely remove the chopstick, Li's parents travelled 10 hours north by car to Beijing on December 26 immediately after the accident, Chen said.
Beijing
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China surpasses US in 2009 auto sales
BEIJING -- China overtook the United States as the biggest auto market in 2009 and automakers should see more strong growth this year, an industry group reported Friday.
Boosted by Beijing's stimulus, 2009 passenger car sales soared to 10.3 million
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China port faces worst ice threat in 30 years!
Beijing: A northern China port that is one
of the world's largest was facing the worst ice conditions in
30 years today, and ice-breaking ships were working to keep
the path to it open.
Some ships were having trouble reaching the port at
Tianjin,
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Bolt set to miss Commonwealth Games: Agent
LONDON: Olympic and world champion
Usain Bolt is likely to miss this year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi according
to the Jamaica sprint star's agent.
Ricky Simms, quoted by Britain's
Mail on Sunday newspaper, said: "It's now looking unlikely Usain
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AP: Feds probe cadmium in kids' jewelry from China
percent cadmium by weight. The cadmium content of other contaminated trinkets, all purchased at national and regional chains or franchises, tested at 89 percent, 86 percent and 84 percent by weight. The testing also showed that some items easily shed
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U.S. goes after cadmium in children’s jewelry
manufacturers do not substitute cadmium, antimony or barium in place of lead in children’s products.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal and state watchdogs opened a new front Monday in the campaign to keep poisons out of Chinese imports, warning Asian
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Google's China threat is a rare show of defiance
BEIJING - Google's threat to end its operations in China over censorship and computer-security concerns could embarrass communist leaders who crave international respect.
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China tells Web companies to obey controls
Beijing -- In China's first official response to Google's threat to leave the country, the government Thursday said foreign Internet companies are welcome but must obey the law and gave no hint of a possible compromise over Web censorship.
Foreign
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Police In Beijing Block 'Mr. Gay China' Pageant
Police shut down what would have been China's first gay pageant on Friday an hour before it was set to begin, highlighting the enduring sensitivity surrounding homosexuality and the struggle by gays to find mainstream acceptance. Organizers said they
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Envoys to Meet on Possible Sanctions Over Iran Nuclear Program
UNITED NATIONS Senior diplomats from the five permanent members of the Security Council, plus Germany, are scheduled to meet in New York on Saturday to discuss imposing new sanctions on Iran, with the Western nations seeking tough measures while China
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Text service resumes 6 months after Xinjiang riots!
Beijing: Text messaging services restarted with some restrictions on Sunday for cell phone users in far Western China, more than six months after deadly ethnic rioting prompted the government to shut them down.
Users are once again able to send
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Extreme cold, snow kills 4
Temperatures in parts of Xinjiang are set to plunge to minus 45 degrees (minus 43 Celsius) by midweek, according to Xinjiang Meteorological Station forecaster Wei Rongqing.
Wei said snow was falling in the region's Altay district, where accumulations
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China tells Google to obey laws after exit threat
Men use a computer in the reception area of Google's China headquarters in Beijing Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Google's threat to end its China operations has alarmed an Internet-connected public that is the world's largest at 384 million people. (AP
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A look at economic developments around the globe
China's banking system is healthy despite last year's explosive growth in credit, and regulators can manage the risks, said Liu Mingkang, chairman of the Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission.
While China was also hit by the worldwide downturn, it has
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Factbox: Google Complaints Add To List Of Sino-U.S. Disputes
Internet giant Google's January 12 threat to quit China, citing cyber attacks and tightening censorship, could add to strains between Beijing and the United States, already at odds over currency, trade and Taiwan.
With the two giant nations joined at
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China slams US criticism of Internet controls
BEIJING - Beijing issued a stinging response Friday to U.S. criticism that it is jamming the free flow of words and ideas on the Internet, accusing the United States of damaging relations between the two countries by hoisting its "information
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China blasts 'information imperialism'
BEIJING - Beijing issued a stinging response Friday to Hillary Rodham Clinton's criticism that it is jamming the free flow of words and ideas on the Internet, accusing the United States of damaging relations between the two countries by imposing its
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Bank of China to sell up to $5.8 billion in bonds
BEIJING - Bank of China plans to sell up to 40 billion yuan ($5.8 billion) in bonds to replenish its capital and meet government standards following a record surge in lending last year amid Beijing's stimulus measures, a state-run news agency reported.
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China denies involvement in Google hackings
BEIJING - China denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online restrictions as lawful Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against search engine giant Google.
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Dalai Lama's envoys arrive in China for new talks
Special envoys for the Dalai Lama have arrived in China for the first talks
between the two sides in 15 months, but there was no hint that this round
would bring progress.
Tibet experts said it was no coincidence that Beijing had agreed to resume
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China: Theaters must meet domestic movie quota
Chinese spectators sit in front of a giant poster for James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" at a theater in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. China's government is urging theater operators to make sure that at least two-thirds of the films they show
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North Korea Detains 2nd American
(AP) North Korea said Thursday it has detained an American man for illegally entering the country from China, the second arrest of a U.S. citizen it has reported in the past several weeks.
The man was detained Monday and is under investigation,
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Yanks to take trophy to Asia
The Yankees are taking the World Series trophy to Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong on a six-day Asia tour starting next week. The trophy will accompany a delegation of Yankees executives, including team president Randy Levine and GM Brian Cashman, who will
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US announces $6.4 billion in arms sales to Taiwan
FILE - In this July 20, 2006 photo, a U.S.-made Patriot missile is launched during the annual Han Kuang No. 22 exercises in Ilan County, 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of Taipei, Taiwan. The United States is planning to sell US$6.4 billion in arms,
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US, China locked in dispute over Taiwan arms sale!
Beijing: China and the United States were on Sunday locked in an escalating dispute over US arms sales to Taiwan, with Washington rebuffing Chinese protests and insisting the deal will add stability in the Taiwan Strait.
The Pentagon on Friday
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China stresses sovereignty in talks on Tibet
FILE - In this Thursday, March 27, 2008 file photo, Chinese paramilitary police stand guard in front of shops damaged during March 14 riot in Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Envoys of the Dalai Lama were due in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 2
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China warns U.S. on Dalai Lama; to punish arms firms
BEIJING - China said a possible meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would further harm Sino-U.S. relations, and vowed to go ahead with unspecified sanctions against U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan.
China has become
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Swiss government gives new home to 2 Guantanamo inmates sought by China
GENEVA
- The Swiss government on Wednesday approved the resettlement of two Chinese inmates at Guantanamo as part of its commitment to help President Barack Obama's administration close the detention center.
Beijing had objected to the move, calling
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China hauls EU to WTO in shoe tariff dispute
China launched an unfair trade case against the European Union on Thursday, accusing the 27-nation bloc of imposing illegal duties on Chinese shoes, the World Trade Organization said.
The dispute concerns an EU decision in December to extend trade
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China announces anti-dumping steps on US chicken
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BEIJING -- China announced anti-dumping duties of up to 105.4 percent Friday on imports of U.S. chicken products, adding to trade strains with Washington.
The case comes amid mutual accusations of protectionism by Beijing and
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American missionary freed by North Korea
BEIJING An American missionary arrived in Beijing on Saturday after being freed by North Korea, which had detained him for illegally crossing its border from China on Christmas Day.
Robert Park, appearing pale and drawn, did not say anything as U.S.
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North Korea sends home missionary
Robert Park had been detained by the Communist regime after he crossed its northern border with China on Christmas Day to protest against religious persecution.
Looking drawn and tired, Park made no comment as US consular officials guided him to a
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NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned South Korea on Monday that any attempt to bring down the communist country would draw "strong measures" from its military, a threat issued even as Pyongyang embarked on a flurry of diplomacy
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Boeing 777 crash-landing probably caused by ice
Plane safety requirements did not cover the particular ice problem which
probably caused a Boeing 777 to crash-land at Heathrow Airport two years ago
as the risk was "unrecognised at that time", an official accident
report said today.
The crash of the
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Nine Olympic gold medalists on US 2010-12 roster
NEW YORK — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and most of the reigning Olympic gold medalists could be back in U.S. uniforms this summer.
If not, USA Basketball thinks it has plenty of players who can replace them.
The Americans announced 27
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Renewed focus on China position on Iran sanctions
BEIJING (AP) -- China's refusal to sign on to new sanctions against Iran risks prompting a backlash affecting its increasingly complex interests abroad, experts say.
Recent remarks by President Barack Obama citing China's opposition, and unusually
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Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House on February 18
AFP - US President Barack Obama risked angering China by announcing Thursday a meeting next week with the Dalai Lama, just as he needs Beijing's cooperation to pressure Iran over its nuclear ambitions.
Despite Chinese objections, Obama will meet the
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Reports: NKorea's nuclear envoy seeks to visit US
In this Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 photo provided by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, smiles with top Chinese Communist Party official Wang Jiarui during a meeting in an
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Missing Chinese lawyer in Urumqi: Rights group!
Beijing: A Chinese lawyer missing for more than a year is in Xinjiang in the far west of the country, a human rights group says it was told by Chinese authorities.
The case of Gao Zhisheng, one of China's most daring lawyers, has drawn international
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Report: China to make massive investment in NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea—China plans to invest billions of dollars in North Korea in an apparent effort to prod the impoverished country to rejoin international nuclear disarmament talks, a news report said Monday.
The news came one week after North Korean
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As N. Korea's leader turns 68, questions emerge about his health
Depressed and chronically ill, Kim relies on rare, costly and sometimes outlawed remedies such as rhino's horn and the bile of bear gall bladder, one South Korean official told the Associated Press. Another intelligence expert said North Koreans have
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US warships in Hong Kong in sign of easing tension
HONG KONG (AP) -- Five American warships docked for a port call in Hong Kong on Wednesday in a sign that recent tensions between China and the U.S. may be easing after flare-ups over an arms sale to Taiwan and the Dalai Lama.
Carrying some 5,000
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Dalai Lama-Obama meeting will be about style
WASHINGTON The Dalai Lama's meeting with President Barack Obama will be more about style than substance.
What the Dalai Lama and Obama say to each other will matter less than how the White House portrays the meeting Thursday, as Obama welcomes
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Report: NKorea's chief nuclear envoy to visit US
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A senior Chinese envoy was in North Korea on Monday on a mission to persuade the reclusive state to rejoin nuclear disarmament talks, reports said, while officials from the two Koreas met in the North to discuss restarting joint
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NKorea vows to bolster nuclear force as deterrent
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has vowed to bolster its nuclear force unless the United States drops its hostile policy and removes nuclear threats to the North, adding that its nuclear program could not be traded for economic aid.
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Dalai Lama doesn't fault Obama for low-key meeting
Just days after meeting with President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama said Saturday that he was not offended by the low-key reception he received and understands that the president must be practical despite his stated commitment to championing human
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Pentagon paints grim picture of Taiwan air defense
(AP) â The Pentagon has painted a grim picture of Taiwan's air defense capabilities, saying that many of the island's 400 combat aircraft would not be available to help withstand an attack from rival China .The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency report
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China tells schools to shun relief agency Oxfam
BEIJING—China is telling schools to sever all ties with the international relief agency Oxfam and bar its campus recruitment efforts, accusing the group's Hong Kong branch of having a hidden political agenda.
Oxfam Hong Kong -- which oversees the group'
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Lee's protege to return to Chinese screens
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Jackie Chan says his new Chinese movie was some 20 years in the making, crediting an unknown director for helping him develop the story of the friendship between a soldier and a general in ancient China.
The veteran action star said
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Only last-minute buyer will save Hummer brand
AP Auto Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Unless a last-minute buyer steps forward, General Motors Co.'s Hummer brand is fading into history.
The sale of the SUV brand with military roots to a Chinese heavy equipment maker has collapsed. GM said it would still
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State-owned film studio eyes Shanghai listing
HONG KONG China's leading state-owned film studio is gearing up to offer shares on Shanghai's stock market by the end of the year, a senior executive said Friday, in an indication of the local movie industry's rapid expansion.
Auditors have
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Report: Toyota president to defend company in China, plans to speak in Beijing on Monday
NEW YORK
- Toyota President Akio Toyoda plans to appear in Beijing on Monday to reassure Chinese consumers the company is committed to making safe vehicles, according to a published report.
On its Web site Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported
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Toyota President to Address Quality Woes in Beijing
Toyoda, who testified at a U.S. Congressional hearing last week about the spate of global recalls plaguing Toyota Motor Corp., will speak to reporters at a Beijing hotel, company spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said.
TOKYO -- Toyota President Akio Toyoda
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Toyota president apologizes to Chinese customers
BEIJING—Toyota President Akio Toyoda brought his damage-control campaign to the world's biggest auto market Monday, apologizing to Chinese customers for quality problems and stressing their importance to the Japanese automaker.
Toyoda said he flew
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US envoys' Beijing visit aims to heal ties
CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer | BEIJING Top U.S. envoys were due in Beijing on Tuesday on a mission to patch up ties rocked by a flurry of disputes over trade, Taiwan and other sensitive issues. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg
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Beijing on alert as annual political session opens
BEIJING -- Black-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Tuesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the national legislature's annual session.
Officers on
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China reins in defence spending
Guards rehearse for last year's National Day parade in Beijing. China has announced its smallest defence budget increase in years. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
China announced its smallest increase in defence spending in more than two decades today, a
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China promises strong growth in 'crucial year'
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is projected on a screen as he reads out the government work report during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Friday, March 5, 2010.
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China says it will move cautiously on currency
JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer | - AP A security personnel stands guard at a door way inside the Great Hall of the People during the financial and economy press conference of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010. China's
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China says it's up to the US to improve relations
BEIJING - China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S.
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China faces new pressure to let currency rise
China faces mounting pressure from trading partners to loosen currency controls and is giving signs it might raise the value of the yuan to ease strains on its fast-growing economy.
A stronger yuan could help China's leaders achieve their goal of
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China tries microblogging top political event
BEIJING - So this is how you get through China's biggest political event of the year: "Sit still, stare toward the front, pretend like you're looking but you're really not, pretend like you're listening but you're really not ...
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Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism
DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.
The Tibetan spiritual leader's angry comments
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Usain Bolt, Serena Williams win Laureus Awards
In this image released by the Laureus Awards on Wednesday March 10, 2010, Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt kisses the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in Kingston, Jamaica. Bolt who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second
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Beijing Tells Google It Must Obey The Law
China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google (GOOG) must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.
"If you want to do something that disobeys Chinese law
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Ennis holds slight advantage
Ennis - before the afternoon's long jump and 800 metres conclude the programme - held a narrow lead of 18 points ahead of Olympic heptathlon gold medallist Nataliya Dobrynska and a 72-point advantage over American Hyleas Fountain, who won silver in
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Premier: China's yuan to remain 'basically stable'
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his annual press conference at the close of the National People's Congress, the annual parliament of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
BEIJING — China's premier rejected
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Britain's Miliband visits China amid rancor
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BEIJING — Britain's foreign secretary is in China to lobby for further nuclear sanctions on Iran and will seek to smooth rancor with Beijing over climate change talks and the execution of a British drug smuggler thought to be mentally
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China without Google: 'A lose-lose scenario'
Beijing -- China without Google -- a prospect that looks increasingly likely -- could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure
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Google advertising partners in China appeal for information on company's plans
Google China headquarters building is seen in Beijing March. 15, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Vincent Thian)
BEIJING - Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google's China search engine have appealed for information on its future and say they might
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US ambassador urges China`s cooperation on Iran!
Beijing: Beijing needs to take seriously American concerns about the value of the Chinese currency, but bilateral disputes should not impede cooperation on global issues such as climate change and Iran's nuclear program, the US ambassador to Beijing
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Net produces new generation of China activists
In this photo taken on Friday, March 12, 2010, people use computers at an Internet cafe in Fuyang, in central China's Anhui province. Chinese Internet users are being targeted for their budding grass-roots activism _ ordinary people spreading the word
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Green weddings are on the rise
BEIJING - Though 2010 is considered the "widow year" in the Chinese calendar, it did not stop newlyweds and couples from flocking to the China International Wedding Expo, which opened on Friday in the Beijing Exhibition Center.
The expo, ending
