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China world’s biggest energy user, passes US

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:50:27 +0000

The U.S. is no longer the world’s biggest user of energy.

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17 dead, 44 missing as landslides hit China towns (AP)

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:49:47 +0000

AP – Landslides slammed into three mountain hamlets in western China early Tuesday, killing 17 people and leaving 44 missing, while crews drained a fast-rising reservoir in another part of the country following heavy rains.

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17 dead, 44 missing as landslides hit China towns (AP)

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:49:47 +0000

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17 dead, 44 missing as landslides hit China towns (AP)

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:49:47 +0000

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Yuan gains but China warns it won’t fix economy (AP)

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:28:31 +0000

AP – China followed through Monday on its pledge to allow greater flexibility in exchange rates, but said an appreciation in its currency alone could not rebalance world growth as it urged world leaders to carry out more fundamental reforms.

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Media: 46 dead in explosion in central China mine (AP)

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:32:47 +0000

AP – At least 46 miners were killed Monday when an explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China, state media reported.

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China says no major changes in exchange rate (AP)

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:49:35 +0000

AP – China’s central bank said Sunday it would maintain a stable exchange rate and didn’t anticipate major changes in the value of the yuan, a day after saying it would manage the currency more flexibly.

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China to allow more exchange rate flexibility (AP)

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:07:59 +0000

AP – President Barack Obama welcomed China’s announcement Saturday that it will allow a more flexible exchange rate for its currency, saying it would help protect the economic recovery.

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Iran leader in China after about-face on sanctions (AP)

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:06:44 +0000

AP – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was visiting Shanghai to tour the World Expo and was expected to speak later Friday, two days after host China yielded to international pressure to back new nuclear sanctions against Tehran.

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Gates prods China on NKorea, military ties to US (AP)

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:56:50 +0000

AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates challenged China to deal realistically with the short-term question of how to respond to an antagonistic North Korea and the longer-term issue of whether Beijing’s expanding military can establish more durable ties with the U.S.

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