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EXCLUSIVE-Airbus to China: We support you, please buy our jets
Reuters* Airbus CEO urged China to unblock orders trapped by EU row * In letter, Airbus says fully supports China over emissions * First plane tentatively due for mid-2013 delivery * Air China, Hainan, China Southern/Eastern orders affected By Barbara Lewis...Tags: International Organizations, China, Politics, United Nations, European Union
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China April property investment quickens, sales slow
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in real estate investment in China quickened in the first four months as developers saw improved liquidity conditions, though property sales slowed slightly due to continuing government curbs. Real estate investment, which...Tags: Investments, China, National Government, Politics, Government
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WRAPUP 1-Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms
Reuters* April output growth misses forecast, highlights fragile recovery * Industrial output +9.3 pct y/y vs f'cast +9.5 pct, March +8.9 pct * Retail sales +12.8 pct y/y vs f'cast +12.8 pct, March +12.6 pct * Jan-Apr FAI +20.6 pct y/y vs f'cast +21.0 pct, Q1...Tags: Banking, Economic Policy, Labor Markets, China, National Government
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Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory output growth was surprisingly feeble in April and fixed-asset investment slowed, rekindling concerns that a nascent recovery is stalling and adding to pressure on policymakers to take action to stimulate the economy....Tags: Banking, Economic Policy, Labor Markets, National Government, China
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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, Political Corruption, Corruption, China, National Government
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The Philippines promises investigation in Taiwan fisherman death
ReutersMANILA, May 10 (Reuters) - The Philippines agreed on Friday to investigate the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman after criticism from Taipei and Beijing, but pledged increased efforts to prevent further incursions in its territorial seas. A...Tags: Fishing, Philippines, Malaysia, China, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Did Chinese film director Zhang Yimou illegally father 7 children?
BEIJING -- One of China’s most prominent film directors, Zhang Yimou, is under investigation for fathering seven children -- a violation of the country’s strict family-planning laws. The 61-year-old Zhang directed the opening spectacle of...
Tags: U.S. Embassy, Summer Olympics, China, Brad Pitt, Newspaper and Magazine
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Unsolved mystery of woman's poisoning stokes passions in China
BEIJING — She was a promising student at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, a talented musician who loved to swim and dreamed of studying German and computer science. But in her sophomore year, Zhu Ling began suffering acute stomach...Tags: Colleges and Universities, China, National Government, Politics, Health and Safety at School
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China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines
BEIJING -- Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over...
Tags: Philippines, Fishing, Malaysia, U.S. Embassy, China
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Documentary spotlights Chinese artists Wang Guangyi, Liu Gang
BEIJING -- One scene of the new documentary “Chimeras” shows the young Chinese artist Liu Gang wandering with his camera around a town in China that's been built to resemble an English village. Liu is in Thames Town, a development outside...
Tags: Fine Artists, Entertainment, Cultural Development, China, Auction Service
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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: Benjamin Netanyahu, China, Politics, Government, Xi Jinping
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Brother of blind Chinese activist says he was beaten up
ReutersBy Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - The eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he was beaten up on Thursday by two men he said were government-hired thugs, which would mark a sharp escalation in harassment meted out to Chen's...Tags: U.S. Department of State, National Government, China, Politics, Government
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