Wednesday 10th March, 2010
British foreign secretary to visit China next week
Beijing News.NetBritish Foreign Secretary David Miliband will visit China next week to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual concern, Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday.
China cuts Tibet-Nepal links ahead of uprising anniversary
Beijing News.NetDetermined to prevent anti-China demonstrations in Tibet Wednesday, the 51st anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese annexation, Beijing has snapped most links between the former Buddhist kingdom and its neighbour Nepal.
China enters Latin American mineral market with Canada deal
Beijing News.NetAfter storming Africa, resource-hungry China Monday made a big opening into the Latin American mineral market by inking a $1-billion deal with Canadian copper major Quadra Mining Ltd for a stake in its copper operations in Chile.
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
Sign on San DiegoSHANGHAI — The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai hav...
Asia markets little changed as China exports surge
Sign on San DiegoHONG KONG — Asian stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade. The region's major indexes were largely mixed as many mark...
World briefs: China, India join climate accord
Star-TelegramNETHERLANDS -- China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions. The official messages to the U.N. c...
China to boost food safety measures after scandal
San Diego Union-TribuneBEIJING — China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the country's countless small farms, an agriculture official said ...
China to boost food safety measures after scandal
The Miami HeraldBEIJING -- China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the country's countless small farms, an agriculture official said Wedn...
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
Miami HeraldSHANGHAI -- The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have so...
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
The Seattle TimesThe luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting...
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
SifyThe luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting...
Canon Says China May Become Top Camera Market in 2015
Business WeekMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- Canon Inc. expects China’s camera market to become the world’s largest as early as 2015, overtaking the U.S., its head of the business said.
China Trade Surplus Falls as Import Surge Aids World
Business WeekMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- China’s trade surplus shrank to the lowest level in a year in February as a surge in imports signaled the nation may start to outshine the U.S. as a destination for the w...
China’s Exports Jump 45.7 Percent
International Herald TribuneFiled at 10:52 p.m. ET BEIJING (AP) -- China's exports grew strongly in February in a new sign of a rebound in global demand, government figures showed Wednesday. Exports were up 45.7 percent in Feb...
China rejects claims it is behind cyber attacks
Times OnlineEND: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> China has hit back at a report in The Times that it is behind a surge in international cyber att...
Caixin Online: World of Warcraft row: China industry game-changer
Market WatchCaixin Online ) -- NetEase is a veteran of Chinese online gaming, with seven years of industry experience. So it was stunned when a seemingly straight development path suddenly descended into a dark m...
Caixin Online: World of Warcraft row: China industry game-changer
Market WatchCaixin Online ) -- NetEase is a veteran of Chinese online gaming, with seven years of industry experience. So it was stunned when a seemingly straight development path suddenly descended into a dark m...
Caixin Online: World of Warcraft row: China industry game-changer
Market WatchCaixin Online ) -- NetEase is a veteran of Chinese online gaming, with seven years of industry experience. So it was stunned when a seemingly straight development path suddenly descended into a dark m...
China Feb. trade surplus narrows to $7.6 billion
Market WatchHONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's trade surplus narrowed further to $7.6 billion in February from $14.2 billion in January on surging imports even as the nation's exports continued to rise rapidly, a...
Research and Markets: China Corn Market Review & Outlook Proposal 2009-2010
Earth Timeshttp://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/83f536/china_corn_market ) has announced the addition of the "China Corn Market Review & Outlook Proposal 2009-2010" report to their offering. In this re...
Awareness and need for proprietary brands cited
People's DailyStrengthening protection for intellectual property (IP) is the top priority for technological advancement and establishing proprietary Chinese textile brands, said Du Yuzhou, president of China Nation...
Homespun solution to protect designs
People's DailyThe city's self-developed efforts to protect intellectual property in household textiles have resulted in the first-ever World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) report devoted to an industry i...
Greek PM says Obama positive on crackdown on speculators
People's DailyGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Tuesday that he had received a positive support from US President Barack Obama to deal with the crisis in Greece."We have found a positive response ...
Textiles suffer turbulent year
People's DailyUsually high-flying foreign trade in the textile and garment industry had a bumpy year in 2009 as exports fell 10.1 percent to $167 billion, according to the statistics from China Customs. Sun Huaibin...
Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus
People's DailyToyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or...
Greece, Qatar discuss $4b natural gas project
People's DailyGreece on Monday said it is contemplating a cooperation accord with Qatar on a natural gas project worth over $4 billion.Greek Minister of State Haris Pamboukis has been contacting Qatari Deputy Prime...
Metlife to buy ALICo
People's DailyUS life insurance giant MetLife will acquire a unit of American International Group (AIG) – American Life Insurance company – in a $15.5 billion deal that will help AIG pay back part of its govern...
Firms can thank crisis for more loyal workers
People's DailyIt may have hammered many a company's balance sheet, but the global financial crisis has made more than two out of five employees feel totally committed to their employer, a global survey showed.The s...
Sarkozy urges int'l finance for nuclear development
People's DailyFrance urged international financial bodies to fund a new era of global nuclear power Monday and pitched its own reactor technology as the model.Welcoming delegates from 60 energy-hungry nations to a ...
EU to float IMF-style fund
People's DailyThe European Commission will float proposals to create a "European IMF" within 24 hours, a body that could rescue debt-hit countries such as Greece, a Brussels official said Monday.Economic ...
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