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Senior Chinese economic planning official under investigation by anti-graft agency
Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into a powerful economic planning official accused by a prominent journalist of corruption, the latest high-level target of the new leadership's anti-graft drive. The ruling...Tags: China, Banking, Social Media
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High-ranking Chinese official caught in anti-corruption net
SHANGHAI — China is investigating a senior economic policymaker for alleged "serious disciplinary violations" — the highest-ranking central government official to be targeted in the new Chinese president's anti-corruption crackdown. The...Tags: Elections, Politics, China, Corruption, National Government
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1000 GMT, May 10
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- NEW YORK/BOSTON - In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, U....Tags: Punishment, Career and Workplace, Mahmoud Abbas, Theft, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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China's Xi urges Netanyahu to quickly restart peace talks
ReutersBy Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restart peace talks with the Palestinians as soon as possible, days after he tried to convince Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas...Tags: Politics, China, Mahmoud Abbas, Ehud Olmert, Beijing (China)
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Sea cucumbers, abalone off the menu in China frugality drive
ReutersBy Kevin Yao and Megha Rajagopalan BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping's crackdown on Chinese government extravagance has emptied top-end restaurants and dented the sale of expensive food and drink, putting downward pressure on the world's...Tags: Politics, Economic Indicator, National Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Israel's Netanyahu visits China but avoids Palestinian leader Abbas
BEIJING -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Shanghai on Tuesday, paying tribute to the city’s role sheltering Jews during World War II and conveniently avoiding Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was visiting Beijing....
Tags: Shanghai (China), Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Beijing (China)
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Latest China bailout reveals risk of local government's hidden debts
ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese local government has apparently used public funds to repay the debt of a private firm, in a case that raises fresh questions about whether recent estimates of local government debt properly account for the full range of...Tags: Local Government, Shanghai (China), Debt Market, Finance, China
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China urges restraint in Syria after Israel strikes
ReutersBy Michael Martina BEIJING, May 6 (Reuters) - China issued veiled criticism of Israel on Monday as its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, began a visit, saying China opposed the use of force and urged restraint and the respect of sovereignty after...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Mahmoud Abbas, China, Lebanon
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COLUMN - The global power vacuum is expanding
Reuters(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer May 3 (Reuters) - Don't look to Washington. The United States will remain the world's most powerful nation for years to come, but the Obama administration and U.S....Tags: Heavy Engineering, Politics, Finance, National Government, Iraq
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China official charged in sex scandal amid microblog uproar
ReutersBEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) - China will charge a district Communist Party official with corruption, which carries a maximum penalty of death, after images of him having sex with his mistress were splashed across microblog websites last year, state media...Tags: Bo Xilai, Politics, China, Chongqing (China), Government
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Report: China bans military license plates on luxury autos
Autoblog.comFiled under: China, Government/Legal, Porsche Driving a vehicle with a military license plate in China provides many privileges. Legally reserved for official vehicles only, the designation apparently allows drivers to enjoy special liberties on the... -
Hong Kong shares may weaken; soft U.S., China data weigh
ReutersHONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could return from a mid-week Labour Day holiday weaker on Thursday, after soft China manufacturing data and a disappointing jobs report in the United States heightened concerns about the global economy....Tags: Nexen Incorporated, Sheldon Adelson, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., China, Labor Markets
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