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Breaking News Fri, 27 Nov 2009
Wen Jiabao, Chinese Prime Minister, on the left, and Jos Manuel Barroso, President of the EC
(photo: EC / European Communities 2009)
Q+A-China-Europe seek to bolster ties at summit
The Guardian
By Chris Buckley BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Currency tensions and climate change will feature in talks over the weekend and on Monday between Chinese and European Union leaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province. Here are some questions and answers about the summit and the state o...
Nine dead, one missing in SW China colliery gas leak
China Daily
| Nine workers died of asphyxiation and another is missing after a coal mine gas burst in southwest China's Guizhou province late Thursday, local authorities said Friday. | The gas burst occurred at 11:23 pm at Zhenxing Coal Mine in Xingren county, s...
Q+A-China-Europe seek to bolster ties at summit
The Guardian
By Chris Buckley BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Currency tensions and climate change will feature in talks over the weekend and on Monday between Chinese and European Union leaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province. Here are some ques...
Yunnan Chihong may raise 1.8b yuan
China Daily
| Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co, the country's fifth-largest zinc smelter, said yesterday it plans to raise up to 1.8 billion yuan in a rights offer to expand its lead and zinc production capacity. | Yunnan Chihong will offer three shares fo...
Energy firms step up output, imports
China Daily
| China's major energy firms are boosting natural gas production and imports to ease shortages caused by a cold snap this month. | China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's leading oil and gas producer, on Wednesday night started operating ...
For most in China, money is need, not greed
China Daily
| Have Chinese become totally materialistic and mad about money? Is this behavior creating a deep moral crisis even as the country's GDP grows at breakneck speed? | Plenty of dramatic anecdotal evidence exists to suggest that this is indeed the case....
Wipro opens development centre in China
The Hindu
| Special Correspondent | BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro, has announced the inauguration of its global delivery centre at Chengdu, China, to provide IT and BPO services to its customers. | The centre will have...
An investor looks at a stock price monitor at a private security company Wednesday May 14, 2008, in Shanghai, China. Chinese stocks rose Wednesday, rebounding from losses that came after an earthquake killed thousands of people and devastated parts of central China's Sichuan province. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 2.7 percent, or 97.19 points, to 3,657.43. It fell 1.8 percent on Tuesday, when a total of 66 companies were suspended from trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges as regulators sought to gauge the impact of Monday's 7.9 magnitude quake
AP / Eugene Hoshiko
Chinese shares plunge Tuesday led by heavyweights, profit taking
China Daily
| BEIJING: Chinese equities plunged Tuesday led by declining heavyweights and profit taking, paring gains in the previous trading week. | The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was...
Anti-rabies  Vaccine  -  Syringe  -  Veterinarian
WN / Trigedia
Rabies shots rebates handed out
China Daily
| Health authorities in Guangdong will reimburse rabies-infected residents at least 100 yuan each as an incentive for them to get expensive vaccines. | The move under a new rural c...
Euro business leaders urge yuan revaluation
Business Report
  | Submit your comment | European employers' chiefs on Thursday urged eurozone leaders, heading to China on Sunday to discuss exchange rates, to call for a revaluation of the yuan by Beijing. | In a letter to European Central Bank governor Jean...
GM may let go of Saab, its 4,500 jobs
Toledo Blade
DETROIT - General Motors Co. has not talked with any other potential buyers for the Swedish Saab brand since a specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to buy it this week, a person briefed on GM's plans said yesterday. | The development is another s...
China urges boost to natural gas output, imports
The Himalayan
| BEIJING: China has urged its big three energy producers to boost gas imports and output after an ongoing shortfall during an unusually early cold snap forced many cities to cut off supply to businesses. | China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Sinop...
China shares dive on profit-taking, policy jitters
The Boston Globe
| SHANGHAI-Chinese shares slumped Thursday on profit-taking and government policy uncertainty ahead of an annual economic planning meeting. | The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tanked 119.19 points, or 3.6 percent, to close at 3,170.98, the bigge...
China urges increase of gas output, imports to ease shortage
China Daily
| China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Wednesday urged major natural gas providers to further boost production and seek imports to ease the gas shortage. | Although previous efforts to boost gas supply ...
Financial
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., listens to remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2009, during a confirmation hearing for Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
(photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
The Press Democrat
| Nov. 15 | San Antonio Express-News, on the swine flu vaccine: | Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has a consoling message for everyone who has tried unsuccessfully to get the H1N1 vaccine: Don't worry - more vaccine is on the way. | That message might be more reassuring if the American people hadn't already heard it. | Public ...



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