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...
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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...
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 ...
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 ...