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07 Nov 09 visit AES Sells Stock to China's CIC AES will sell $1.58 billion in stock to China's sovereign-wealth fund in an effort to raise capital for further international growth.
05 Nov 09 visit Google China Music Search Gets Fans Google's online music service in China is now providing about five million songs a day and is starting to attract major advertisers, though its revenue remains small.
05 Nov 09 visit China's Aviation Sector Grows China's aviation sector regained robust growth, with higher passenger numbers and profits at the country's airlines in latest quarter, government regulators said.
05 Nov 09 visit U.S., EU File China WTO Complaint The U.S. and EU filed a formal complaint at the WTO over China's steep export tariffs on strategic raw materials, further ratcheting up pressure on Beijing's trade policy.
05 Nov 09 visit China's Aviation Sector Rising Bucking global economic downdrafts, China's aviation sector has regained robust growth: Passenger numbers are rebounding and the country's airlines are racking up profits.
05 Nov 09 visit Australia Approves China Iron Deal Australian regulators have approved a deal that will allow China's Wuhan Iron & Steel Group Co. invest up to $247 million for a 60% stake in an iron ore project.
04 Nov 09 visit China Warns on Lending to Developers China's banking regulator has urged banks to scrutinize debt levels at property developers before they issue loans to them.
04 Nov 09 visit Novartis to Buy Chinese Vaccine Maker The Swiss drug maker's planned purchase of an 85% stake in Tianyaun underscores big pharma's growing interest in a corner of healthcare—emerging-market inoculations— that previously offered little prospect of profit.
04 Nov 09 visit U.S., EU File China Trade Complaint The U.S. and European Union filed a formal complaint Wednesday at the World Trade Organization over China's steep export tariffs on strategic raw materials, further ratcheting up pressure on Beijing's trade policy.
04 Nov 09 visit Macau Gambling Revenue Jumps Macau's gambling revenue rose 42% to a record $1.59 billion in October as China's economic recovery boosted gaming demand.
04 Nov 09 visit Shanghai Disney Project Includes Hotels, Shopping The $3.6 billion planned Disney theme park in Shanghai, which could open by 2012, includes hotels and shopping and could be one of the largest foreign investments ever in China.
04 Nov 09 visit Poll: Stimulus Impact on China Fading Economists expect the pace of China's GDP growth to slow as the impact of government stimulus wanes, according to a Wall Street Journal poll.
04 Nov 09 visit Nissan's Net Income Slides Nissan said its net profit sagged 65% in the July-September quarter, as flagging sales in major markets offset solid growth in China and the yen's appreciation cut into its income.
04 Nov 09 visit TSMC Wins Trade-Secrets Verdict Over China's SMIC A California jury ruled in favor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in a legal battle against rival Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., which TSMC had accused of stealing trade secrets.
04 Nov 09 visit World Bank Sees Faster China Growth The World Bank forecast China's economy will grow 8.7% in 2010, slightly higher than its revised estimate of 8.4% GDP growth for this year.
04 Nov 09 visit China's Mystery Lady In "The Last Empress," Hannah Pakula describes the troubled times and varied ambitions of Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
04 Nov 09 visit BP, CNPC Sign Iraq Oil Deal Iraq has finalized a deal with a British-Chinese consortium to develop the country's largest oil field, a key step in its effort to revamp its dilapidated oil sector.
04 Nov 09 visit China Unicom Targets 3G Growth China Unicom, which started offering the iPhone last week, aims to increase the number of its third-generation mobile users by more than one million a month.
04 Nov 09 visit Morgan to Sell CICC Stake Morgan Stanley re-started the sale of its stake in China's first joint-venture investment bank, a deal that could fetch over $1 billion and would remove a major roadblock in the U.S. firm's effort to build a bigger presence in China.
04 Nov 09 visit Novartis to Invest in China Novartis's CEO said the company will spend $1 billion to make China a third global pillar for its research and development.
03 Nov 09 visit China Mulls Battery Sites For Vehicles China National Offshore Oil is considering building battery-changing stations for electric vehicles, part of a broader push by the state-owned oil giant that could give a boost to alternative vehicles in China's huge market.
02 Nov 09 visit AirAsia X to Boost Presence in China Air Asia X plans to beef up its presence in China, expanding flight frequencies and destinations, before extending its network to Japan and South Korea.
02 Nov 09 visit Cnooc Parent Weighs Battery Stations China National Offshore Oil is considering building battery-changing stations for electric vehicles, part of a broader push by the state-owned oil giant that could give a boost to alternative vehicles in China's huge market.
02 Nov 09 visit China Sees Factory Activity Strengthen China's manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth straight month in October and at its fastest pace in 18 months, adding to signs that the economy continues to recover.
02 Nov 09 visit Asian Stock Markets Decline Asian share markets were mostly lower, with exporter stocks weighing on the Tokyo market. China's benchmark index bucked the regional trend, rising 0.5%.
02 Nov 09 visit Shanghai to Speak on Disney Plans Amid rumors of progress on a proposal to build a Walt Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Chinese city's mayor said a press conference will be held soon.
02 Nov 09 visit China Fund's Guinea Deal Draws Scrutiny The chairwoman of China International Fund, which struck a minerals-and-infrastructure deal with Guinea, has ties to Sinopec, China's state-owned oil company.
02 Nov 09 visit Myanmar Pipeline Project Advances China and its neighbors are moving ahead on an oil-and-gas pipeline project that promises to enhance the financial strength of Myanmar's military regime and boost its clout in Asia.
31 Oct 09 visit China Plans Antidumping Duties China is planning to impose antidumping tariffs on imports from the U.S., Europe and other countries of a chemical used to make nylon, in the latest sign of trade tension.
31 Oct 09 visit China Prosecutes Gold Trading Frauds A Chinese man was handed a nine year jail sentence this week for running an illegal gold trading business, the prosecutor in the case said Friday, in one of two major cases that involved fraudulent futures trading in the yellow metal.
31 Oct 09 visit Bus Accident in China Kills 13 A bus plunged into a valley along a mountainous road in China's northern Shanxi province, killing 13 people and injuring at least 40 others, officials say.
30 Oct 09 visit Blackstone Launches in Shanghai Blackstone Group formally launched a Shanghai investment unit Friday, and signed its first local investor for a new Chinese yuan-denominated fund.
30 Oct 09 visit ChiNext Opens for Business in Shenzhen On the first day of trading on ChiNext, China's Nasdaq-style stock market, all 28 companies were temporarily halted over excessive gains, offering a reminder of the appetite among investors in the country for new listings.
30 Oct 09 visit U.S. Stops Short of Faulting Drywall Regulators stopped short of linking Chinese-made drywall to health problems and metal corrosion, even as they have determined that sulfur gases emit from Chinese drywall at a higher rate than non-Chinese product.
30 Oct 09 visit Miner SouthGobi Forecasts Growth in Western China Coal Demand SouthGobi plans to use an investment by China's sovereign-wealth fund to boost coal production to become a major supplier to western China.
30 Oct 09 visit Emerging-Market Rally Spurs Unease Doubts are growing that emerging markets' spectacular ascent this year will continue. After muscular performances from the Chinese, Indian and Brazilian exchanges, they have suffered downdrafts lately.
30 Oct 09 visit Dalai Lama Lesson India shows the world how to stand firm with China.
29 Oct 09 visit ICBC, Bank of China Profits Gain Industrial & Commercial Bank of China reported a 19% rise in third-quarter net profit as a pickup in China's economic growth continued to drive demand for loans.
29 Oct 09 visit Chinese Firm in Wind Venture A joint venture between Chinese and U.S.-based companies announced plans for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in Texas.
29 Oct 09 visit U.S. Says Drywall Needs More Study Federal regulators stopped short of linking Chinese-made drywall to health problems and metal corrosion, even as they have determined that sulfur gases emit from Chinese drywall at a higher rate than non-Chinese product.
29 Oct 09 visit Taiwan May Ease Tech Investment Rules Taiwan will consider further loosening rules on local technology companies' investment in China to grab a bigger slice in the rapidly growing market.
29 Oct 09 visit Morgan Sued in China Over Contract Morgan Stanley is suing a Hong Kong-listed firm in London for $26 million over its refusal to put up collateral for a hedging contract, and is being countersued in China for allegedly misselling it the contracts.
29 Oct 09 visit Sinopec Profit More Than Doubles Sinopec posted third-quarter net profit more than double year-earlier levels, beating out rivals Cnooc and PetroChina, on improved Chinese demand for oil and chemical products and on a revised pricing system.
29 Oct 09 visit China's Appetite for iPhone Tested As Apple's iPhone approaches its official debut in China—the world's largest mobile-phone market—a high price tag will test demand for the device.
29 Oct 09 visit U.S. Expects China to Lift Ban Pork U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he expects China to lift a ban on certain U.S. pork products and resume the imports "very soon."
29 Oct 09 visit China, U.S. Trade Talks Stumble Trade talks between top Chinese and U.S. officials opened on a discordant note as fresh frictions surfaced over American auto exports.
29 Oct 09 visit U.S.-China Climate Pact Not Expected U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern said he doesn't expect bilateral agreements on global climate issues when Obama visits China next month.
29 Oct 09 visit Temasek, GIC Buy Longfor Shares Temasek Holdings and Government of Singapore Investment Corp. have committed to buying China's Longfor Properties Co. shares for $100 million.
28 Oct 09 visit ATIC Deal Pressures Chip Firms China's unprofitable chip makers may be forced to speed up consolidation as Advanced Technology Investment Co.'s acquisition of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will heat up competition.
28 Oct 09 visit Derivatives Oil Chinese Airline Profits China's major airlines are recording profits again but the key driver of company performance remains the ups and downs of derivatives on fuel prices.

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