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Trade Protest Is Planned on Eve of a Chinese Leader’s Visit

NYT > Business  Mon, 01/30/2012 - 21:48

A coalition of union leaders and trade advocates accuse Beijing of unfairly subsidizing Chinese auto parts makers.


 

China's December inflation eases to 4.1 percent

Newsvine - business  Wed, 01/11/2012 - 19:46

China's December inflation rate eased slightly to 4.1 percent, giving Beijing more room to stimulate its slowing economy.


 

Chinese, US women chemists gather to talk science

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Sun, 10/30/2011 - 22:00

(University of Oregon) Women chemists from the United States and China have concluded a historic three-day workshop in Beijing -- a session believed to be the first in China to bring just women together from the two countries to share and discuss their research.


 

Reports: Italy asks China to buy bonds, invest

Newsvine - business  Mon, 09/12/2011 - 22:17

Italian officials have held talks with China's sovereign wealth fund in an effort to persuade Beijing to buy Italy's government bonds or invest in its companies, news reports said Tuesday.


 

Leaked memo details Apple's anticounterfeit plan

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 08/30/2011 - 15:20

A newly unearthed 2008 memo from the U.S. embassy in Beijing, which was acquired by Wikileaks, details how Apple began tightening the screws on Chinese counterfeiting operations.


 

China says Libyan oil projects of mutual benefit

Newsvine - business  Mon, 08/22/2011 - 23:13

China's oil investments in Libya are important to both sides and Beijing is hoping for a swift return to stability, the government said Tuesday.


 

China’s Treasury Holdings Make U.S. Woes Its Own

NYT > Business  Mon, 07/18/2011 - 18:50

Beijing has too much invested in American debt to do much more but continue to buy and grumble.


 

Debt ceiling negotiators 'playing with fire'

MSNBC.com: Business  Thu, 07/14/2011 - 12:54

President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders regarding the debt ceiling, Wednesday, July 13, 2011, in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington.<br /><br />As the clock ticks down on a possible default by the U.S. government, investors from Wall Street to Beijing are getting  jittery about the rancorous stalemate in Washington.


 

China tests Beijing-Shanghai bullet train

Newsvine - business  Sun, 06/26/2011 - 22:27

Builders of China's fast-growing bullet train network conducted a test run of its showcase Beijing-to-Shanghai line Monday amid controversy over the prestige project's high cost.


 

Report: Beijing-Shanghai railway speed claim faked

Newsvine - business  Wed, 06/22/2011 - 01:55

China's Railway Ministry exaggerated the speed that a showcase rail link between Beijing and Shanghai is capable of operating at, a report said Wednesday, citing a retired top engineer.