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Local firms vie for Yum’s slice of China market
(Reuters)
Reuters – Four floors up overlooking the bustle of the cavernous Joy City Mall in Beijing, diners take a break from shopping to slurp noodles and nibble on dumplings at an Ajisen restaurant.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:29 pm
Wen says China has stake in helping Europe
(Reuters)
Reuters – China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe’s importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 9:01 am
Chinese seeks reconstruction role in Libya
(Reuters)
Reuters – China has sent a team of government officials and company executives to Libya to discuss post-war reconstruction and how to protect Chinese assets, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 7:05 am
Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report
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Reuters – Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past year.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 6:56 am
Report says 3 set themselves on fire in China
(AP)
AP – Three more people have set themselves on fire to protest China’s policies toward Tibetans in a politically sensitive area that already has seen ethnic violence this year, a media report and an activist group said.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 6:18 am
McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring
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Reuters – U.S. Senator John McCain warned China’s Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on Saturday that “the Arab Spring is coming to China” and highlighted the number of Tibetans burning themselves to death in his country.
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 3:19 pm
Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting
(AP)
AP – German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting her and said the Communist government should have the confidence to allow dissent.
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 12:25 pm
Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese
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Reuters – Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan’s government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight.
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 5:09 am
Canadian PM to visit China next week
(AP)
AP – Canada’s prime minister heads to China next week where he’ll discuss Canada’s vast oil reserves in a visit that’s being viewed as an “open warning” to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 12:16 am
Gas blast kills 11 coal miners in southwest China
(AP)
AP – State media say an explosion at a coal mine in southwestern China has killed 11 miners and injured six.
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 1:46 pm
China – Google News
Chinese Deflation and Currency Depreciation Coming Soon – Forbes
Live Trading NewsChinese Deflation and Currency Depreciation Coming Soon
Forbes
“China has corrected its excessive monetary policy tightening in the last quarter of 2011, but the speed and effort of turning-around are not sufficient,” wrote Wu Qing in a government newspaper, China Economic Times. “A typical deflation will emerge,” …
Asia investors watching for China price dataMarketWatch
ASIA MARKETS: Asia Investors Watching For China Price DataFox Business
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 11:10 pm
Local firms vie for Yum’s slice of China market – Reuters
Local firms vie for Yum's slice of China market
Reuters
It's an increasingly common sight: Chinese consumers turning to local fast-food alternatives to the long-dominant pair in China — Yum Brands Inc's (YUM.N) KFC and McDonalds Corp (MCD.N). Twenty-five years after Yum introduced China to American-style …
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:32 pm
Hoekstra Super Bowl ad raises racial sensitivity questions with language … – Washington Post
Deseret NewsHoekstra Super Bowl ad raises racial sensitivity questions with language …
Washington Post
“The US economy is losing jobs to China because of Stabenow's reckless spending policies. China is reaping the reward.” The 30-second ad was filmed in California and never mentions China directly. It opens with the sound of a gong and shows a young …
Super Bowl ads: Pete Hoekstra's hits a nervePolitico
Superbowl Special! My Nominee for Most Revolting AdThe Atlantic
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:29 pm
Anger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria – Reuters
Telegraph.co.ukAnger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria
Reuters
By Joseph Logan and Patrick Worsnip | BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Western and Arab states voiced outrage Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution that would have backed an Arab plan urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up …
Russia, China Defend Syria Resolution Veto, US Calls Move 'Travesty'Voice of America (blog)
Russia, China block UN Security Council Syria resolutionJewish Telegraphic Agency
William Hague accuses Russia and China as Syria heads toward 'civil war'Telegraph.co.uk
Los Angeles Times
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 8:45 pm
Harper to raise Syria crisis on China trip – CBC.ca
AFPHarper to raise Syria crisis on China trip
CBC.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will raise the crisis in Syria on his trip to China, a top Canadian government official says, a day after China joined Russia in vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syria's president Bashar Assad to step …
Oil on the agenda for Harper's China tripCTV.ca
Canada to raise Syria crisis during China tripOttawa Citizen
Canada PM Harper goes to China to boost tradeAFP
Toronto Star -ABC News
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 5:52 pm
Weibo Platform Boosts Tudou as Web Gamers Climb: China Overnight – BusinessWeek
Weibo Platform Boosts Tudou as Web Gamers Climb: China Overnight
BusinessWeek
6 (Bloomberg) — Tudou Holdings Ltd. surged the most ever in New York, driving an index of US-traded Chinese stocks to a seventh weekly gain, after the company announced an improved video platform with Weibo, a Twitter-like service with 250 million …
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 4:32 pm
China’s Wen Calls for Better Land-Right Protections – Wall Street Journal
Irish TimesChina's Wen Calls for Better Land-Right Protections
Wall Street Journal
By BRIAN SPEGELE BEIJING—Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for better protection for the land rights of farmers during a visit to southern Guangdong province, where a reformist leader has grabbed national attention by defusing a violent land dispute …
China snubs debt in European spending spreeSydney Morning Herald
China Premier sells prospect of greater Europe supportThe Australian
China's Wen says farmers' rights flouted by land grabsReuters
Irish Times
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 4:32 pm
China’s police ill-equipped to combat unrest – Financial Times
New York Times (blog)China's police ill-equipped to combat unrest
Financial Times
By Kathrin Hille in Beijing Following an outbreak of unrest in China's south-west, the ruling Communist party has been at pains to show that it is taking no chances. The party secretary in Tibet has called on security forces to step up surveillance …
Three Tibetans 'set themselves on fire' in ChinaThe Guardian
Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: reportReuters
More Tibetans Self-Immolate Amid China's CrackdownForbes
Economic Times -New York Times (blog) -Washington Post
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 4:24 pm
China sends team of government officials to Libya to look at post-war … – Washington Post
Al-ArabiyaChina sends team of government officials to Libya to look at post-war …
Washington Post
BEIJING — A team of Chinese government officials has arrived in Libya to look into post-war reconstruction. China was slow to support the rebels in Libya's revolution last year. In September, it became the last member of the UN Security Council to …
Chinese seeks reconstruction role in LibyaReuters
Govt team arrives in Tripoli for reconstructionChina Daily
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 3:29 pm
Malaysia plant threatens China grip on rare earths – AFP
AFPMalaysia plant threatens China grip on rare earths
AFP
GEBENG, Malaysia — China's chokehold on the rare earths vital for everything from iPods to missiles is widely expected to end soon, thanks in large part to a contentious new plant in Malaysia. Australian miner Lynas won a license Wednesday to begin …
Clearing air over rare earth project By A Jalil HamidNew Straits Times
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 5:00 am
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‘Beijing medal’ building causes consternation in China
Inspired by the medal design from the Beijing Olympics, Guangzhou’s 138m-high “Dajinhuan” building is causing controversy as locals accuse it of being an eyesore.
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 3:04 pm
Hong Kong rails against invasion of Chinese ‘locusts’
Resentment of mainland Chinese in Hong Kong is at an all-time high following the publication of an advertisement in a local newspaper comparing people from China to locusts.
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 11:12 am
China’s finance minister warns of pressure on growth
China’s finance minister warned of weakening prospects for the economy as data showed the country’s manufacturing sector shrank for a third month in January.
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 6:16 pm
China’s disregard for the environment shows no sign of improving
The discharge of 20 tons of the carcinogenic metal cadmium into the Longjiang River in southern China’s Guangxi Province is an environmental tragedy that has become depressingly familiar.
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 11:36 am
20 tons of cadmium poisoning vital Chinese river
Twenty tons of the cancer-causing metal cadmium have been discharged into a river in southern China in one of the worst chemical spills of its kind that could affect up to 4 million people.
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 10:32 am
Wukan protest village goes to polls
Villagers in the Chinese protest village of Wukan have voted in elections in what could be a model for future reform in China.
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 9:38 am
Wukan protest village goes to polls
Villagers in the Chinese protest village of Wukan have voted in elections in what could be a model for China reform.
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 9:38 am
Wukan: rebel Chinese village prepares to hold extraordinary elections
Wukan to hold what the villagers believe is China’sfirst wholly transparent, completely open, democratic election.
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 5:50 pm
German satellite ‘minutes from crashing into Beijing’
A two-and-a-half ton German satellite came within minutes of crashing into Beijing, says ESA.
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 4:42 pm
Chinese outrage over demolition of architect’s home
The Beijing courtyard home of the father of modern Chinese architecture has been bulldozed in defiance of a protection order.
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 11:20 am
