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U.S. tells China yuan issue is of "real concern"
(Reuters)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:43:18 GMT
 Reuters - The United States kept up pressure on China on Thursday to let its yuan currency climb as Beijing disclosed it was sounding out exporters on whether they could cope with a stronger exchange rate.
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U.S. political odd couple takes on China
(Reuters)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:33:42 GMT
 Reuters - An American political odd couple is leading a charge to crack down on what critics see as China's unfair trade practices.
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China probes vaccines after child deaths reported
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:39:33 GMT
AP - China's Health Ministry is investigating the safety of inoculations in a northern province after a report that defective vaccines possibly killed four children and seriously sickened dozens.
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US-China differences 'should not harm Iran cooperation'
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:14 GMT
 AFP - Chinese-US differences over Taiwan and Tibet should not stop Beijing from backing strong sanctions against Iran or trip up cooperation on global issues, Washington's ambassador to Beijing said Thursday.
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US ambassador urges China cooperation on Iran
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:08:10 GMT
 AP - 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 U.S. ambassador to Beijing said Thursday.
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China rejects US lawmakers pressure on currency
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:05:35 GMT
AP - China rejected pressure by U.S. lawmakers for Beijing to ease currency controls and accused Washington on Thursday of trade protectionism that it said might hurt the global recovery.
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China Mobile growth prospects improve
(Reuters)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:36:10 GMT
 Reuters - China Mobile's (0941.HK) forecast-beating results suggest its years of investment in data services is paying off, helping the world's largest mobile carrier report an unexpected rise in revenue per user.
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China Mobile says 2009 profit up 2.3 percent
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:07:47 GMT
 AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its 2009 profit rose 2.3 percent over a year earlier and warned it faces growing competition.
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Australia concerned about Rio Tinto trial
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:24:13 GMT
AP - Australia expressed disappointment Thursday that charges of stealing business secrets against one of its citizens would be tried in a closed court in China, and some lawmakers doubted the mining executive involved would get a fair hearing.
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South China drought worsens, threatening crops
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:46:11 GMT
AP - Parts of southern China are suffering from the worst drought in decades, leaving millions of people with inadequate water and huge areas of farmland too dry to plant, state media reported Thursday.
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Yuan rise would be disastrous: China export body
(Reuters)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:35:19 GMT
 Reuters - A rise in the yuan would be a disaster for labor-intensive Chinese exporters, a semi-official trade group said on Thursday, as frictions grow with the U.S. and other Western powers over Beijing's stable currency policy.
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Rio staff face three-day trial in China: court
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:31:45 GMT
 AFP - The trial of four Rio Tinto employees will last three days with part of the proceedings closed to the public, a Chinese court said Thursday.
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China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines
(Reuters)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:23:50 GMT
Reuters - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making dozens of others sick.
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China's roars grow louder in Year of the Tiger
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:18:33 GMT
 AFP - After running at loggerheads with the West over climate change, human rights and nuclear proliferation, China is now on a collision course with the international community on the value of its currency.
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Life sentence upheld for China supreme court judge
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:21:00 GMT
AP - A court in northern China has upheld a life sentence for a former supreme court judge convicted of embezzlement and bribery, a state-run newspaper reported.
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UK voices 'serious concern' on China's rights record
(AFP)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:27:12 GMT
 AFP - China's record on civil liberties is a "serious cause for concern", the government said Wednesday in its annual report on human rights as Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew in from Beijing.
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China unyielding on yuan as U.S. raises pressure
(Reuters)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:17:00 GMT
Reuters - China on Wednesday rejected criticism of its exchange rate policies and said it was being made a "scapegoat" after the U.S. Congress threatened to slap duties on Chinese goods unless it revalues its yuan.
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China envoy urges Iran to compromise, wary on sanctions
(Reuters)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:28:22 GMT
Reuters - China has urged Iran to accept a nuclear fuel swap proposal to ease demands for new sanctions on Tehran, a senior Chinese diplomat said, adding that Beijing wants "every avenue" tried before considering sanctions.
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Blackstone in $600 million China agricultural deal: sources
(Reuters)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:20:27 GMT
Reuters - A consortium led by Blackstone Group has agreed to invest about $600 million in a Chinese agricultural company ahead of its planned Hong Kong listing, sources with knowledge of the deal said on Wednesday.
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World Bank says China should grow 9.5 pct in 2010
(AP)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:10:10 GMT
 AP - The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year to 9.5 percent from 9 percent on Wednesday but said Beijing needs to cool inflation and possible bubbles in real estate prices.
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