Australia Announces Landmark Currency Deal with China
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Australian dollar will be traded directly with the Chinese yuan under a landmark currency deal. The move is part of Canberra’s efforts to strengthen...
View ArticleChina to sustain relatively high economic growth: Xi
Boao (China), April 8 : President Xi Jinping Monday expressed confidence that China will sustain relatively high economic growth. Reported by newKerala.com 5 hours ago.
View ArticleHong Kong on high alert for bird flu next door in China
Hong Kong is on standby as a new strain of bird flu continues to infect people in mainland China and the city is stepping up its surveillance of both poultry and humans to ensure the cases stay on...
View ArticleApple: Another Lesson On What Not To Do In China
Sometimes, too much success in China can create its own set of challenges. Ironically, the very success that Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) has had selling its products to Chinese consumers may be at...
View ArticleAustralia, China free up currency trading
Australia, China free up currency trading SYDNEY (AP) — Australia and China have agreed to make their currencies directly exchangeable in a deal that advances internationalization of the yuan and...
View ArticleGigOptix Appoints Lake Qin as Director of Sales, China to Expand Sales Reach...
Filed under: Investing *GigOptix Appoints Lake Qin as Director of Sales, China to Expand Sales Reach Further in China* SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GigOptix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GIG), a leading...
View ArticleChina's Military Unmoved by North Korean Threats
As the United States and South Korean militaries closely track North Korea’s troops, military hardware and missiles, China has said little about what precautions its forces are taking. China has the...
View ArticleBarbara A. Finamore: In China The Kids Aren't Alright
Last fall, a startling new report revealed that air pollution caused an estimated 3.2 million premature deaths worldwide in 2010. Now, thanks to a new analysis by our friends at the Health Effects...
View ArticleChina confirms seven bird flu deaths among 24 infections
The World Health Organization says China is broadening its search for human cases of the new H7N9 flu. A spokesperson for the Geneva-based global health agency says China is starting to test for the...
View ArticleNo proof China bird flu H7N9 spreading between humans: World Health Organization
The World Health Organisation said Monday there is no evidence China’s bird flu is spreading between humans, but jitters over the outbreak that has killed six people saw airline and tourism shares...
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China's Xi says 'ultra-high speed' growth probably over
Boao, China (AFP) April 8, 2013 China's President Xi Jinping said Monday the days of "ultra-high speed" growth in the world's second-largest economy - which many hope can spur a global recovery - are...
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China's Xi says Asia faces 'new challenges' to stability
Boao, China (AFP) April 7, 2013 Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that Asia faced "new challenges" to its stability and warned no one should be allowed to throw the region into chaos as...
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No proof China's H7N9 spreading between humans: WHO
Beijing (AFP) April 8, 2013 The World Health Organisation said Monday there is no evidence China's new H7N9 strain of bird flu is spreading between humans, as the death toll rose to seven and airline...
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China boosts bird flu response as cases rise
Shanghai (AFP) April 7, 2013 China confirmed three more cases of bird flu on Sunday, as authorities sought to curb a deadly outbreak by banning live poultry sales and disinfecting schools. The new...
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Tibet disaster shows China resource divide
Beijing (AFP) April 7, 2013 A landslide that crashed down a Tibetan mountain, entombing scores of mine workers, serves as a parable on China's resources boom and its failure to benefit ethnic...
View ArticleCostco, Macy's Eye China E-Commerce
E-commerce is quickly gaining traction as a quick and affordable entree to China's vast retail market, with US giants Costco (Nasdaq: COST) and Macy's (NYSE: M) both reportedly planning big new moves...
View ArticleChina Between A Rock And A Hard Place On North Korea
By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) - Unprecedented Chinese criticism of North Korea is unlikely to mean tough new action against Pyongyang because if China pushes too hard and its troublesome...
View ArticleWHO Talks With China On Sending Bird Flu Team After 7th Person Dies
BEIJING — The World Health Organization is talking with the Chinese government about sending international experts to China to help investigate a new bird flu strain that has sickened at least 24...
View ArticleBioCryst shares surge as China FDA approves production of its anti-flu drug
Shares of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) rose over 20 per cent Monday, after reports on Saturday stated that the China Food and Drug Administration had approved production of the company’s...
View ArticleAvian Flu Claims Seventh Victim in China
China reported a seventh death from a new form of avian flu and two more cases of infection, while Chinese officials began work on a vaccine and the WHO said it might send a team to China to study the...
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