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Border Dispute Overshadows Li's Visit to India

2013-05-18T07:27:00.000-07:00

NEW DELHI—Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in India on Sunday following a border dispute this month that is likely to overshadow the visit. Tensions on the nations' boundary in the Ladakh area in the western Himalayas flared in mid-April, when...

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Taiwan Directs Anger at Philippines as Ma Frustration Simmers

2013-05-18T07:23:00.001-07:00

Sitting in Taipei’s main commercial center as office workers filed out for lunch, Y.S. Liu mourned the collapse of her import business. Her president, she said, had failed to deliver. The 60-year-old blamed Ma Ying-jeou, whose approval rating is...

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Behind Chinese Protests, Growing Dismay at Pollution

2013-05-18T07:20:00.000-07:00

BEIJING—As news spread earlier this year that China's government had approved a refinery and petrochemicals base near Kunming in southwest China to process crude piped in from Myanmar, a 51-year-old local environmental activist named Zheng Xiejian...

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Bona Film Group's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results

2013-05-18T07:14:00.000-07:00

Bona Film Group Ltd. (BONA) Q1 2013 Earnings Call May 16, 2013 Yu Dong, Founder, Chairman and CEO While it has only been six weeks since our last call, we have taken important steps in the execution of our growth strategy and the creation of...

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After Fighting Over Mountains, India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean

2013-05-17T08:16:00.001-07:00

In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into territory considered India’s and pitched tents and unfurled banners. When detected by Indian forces, the Chinese refused to leave, triggering a tense three-week standoff between the...

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China Cuts Red Tape as Premier Li Shows Stimulus Reluctance

2013-05-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

Some Chinese investment projects, including those for airports, paper pulp factories and gas fields, will no longer need pre-approval from the nation’s economic planning agency. In all, 117 “approval items” can go ahead without authorization or...

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China threatens own trade action if EU opens telecoms case

2013-05-17T08:10:00.000-07:00

(Reuters) - China threatened on Thursday to retaliate if the European Union formally opens an investigation into alleged anti-competitive behavior by Chinese mobile telecom equipment companies. European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said on...

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Caterpillar Lowers Cost Of Chinese Acquisition

2013-05-17T08:06:00.002-07:00

Caterpillar Inc. said Thursday that it has reduced the cost of its purchase of a Chinese mining equipment firm that prompted the U.S. machinery giant to take a big write-down following alleged accounting "irregularities." The company said it had...

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Sina Posts Loss as China Slowdown Damps Online Advertising

2013-05-17T08:02:00.001-07:00

Sina Corp. (SINA), owner of China’s largest Twitter-like service, posted a first-quarter loss as an advertising slowdown damped revenue and the company spent more on developing mobile applications. The net loss narrowed to $13.2 million...

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Taiwan Drills Mark Turning Point With Aquino Over Sea Death

2013-05-16T07:50:00.001-07:00

Taiwan held military exercises off its southern coast and told people to avoid traveling to the Philippines in what Premier Jiang Yi-huah called a “turning point” in relations with the Southeast Asian nation. The Philippines violated...

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Pentagon Continues Use of China Satellite in New Lease

2013-05-16T07:47:00.000-07:00

The Pentagon will continue for another year the lease of a Chinese commercial satellite to provide communications for its Africa Command. The use of China’s Apstar-7 satellite will be extended under a $10.7 million lease through the government...

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China Retains Position as the Largest Foreign Creditor of U.S.

2013-05-16T07:44:00.001-07:00

China retained its lead over Japan as the largest foreign creditor to America in March, U.S. Treasury Department data show. China’s holdings of Treasuries fell 0.1 percent in March to $1.25 trillion, while Japan reduced its stake by 0.05 percent...

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China Resources Profit Drops 61% on Costs, Weak Consumption

2013-05-16T07:39:00.002-07:00

China Resources Enterprise Ltd. (291)’s first-quarter profit fell 61 percent as the nation’s second-largest hypermarket operator was hurt by higher costs and a government push to curtail public expenditures. Net income dropped to HK$512 million...

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7 Days Group Holdings' CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results

2013-05-16T07:35:00.002-07:00

Days Group Holdings Limited (SVN) Q1 2013 Earnings Call May 13, 2013 Yuezhou Lin, CEO Earlier today we reported results for the first quarter of 2013. The company recorded net revenues of RMB641 million, an increase of 17.5% year over year,...

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Taiwan Plans Drill After Rebuffing Philippines Over Death at Sea

2013-05-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

Taiwan deployed fighter jets and a destroyer for military exercises to waters disputed with the Philippines, after rebuffing the Southeast Asian nation’s offer to apologize over the killing of a fisherman in the area. The Philippines violated...

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Li Signals Reluctance on Stimulus to Boost China Growth

2013-05-15T08:26:00.001-07:00

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signaled policy makers are reluctant to use stimulus to counter a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy because the risks outweigh the benefits. “To achieve this year’s targets, the room to rely on stimulus...

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First clear photo of China's Lijian drone appears on internet

2013-05-15T08:23:00.000-07:00

A first clear photo of China's first stealth combat drone, the Lijian ("sharp sword") designed by Hongdu Aviation Industry Group based in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, appeared on the internet on May. 14, according to the country's state newswire...

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Shanghai plans free trade zone

2013-05-15T08:19:00.002-07:00

Despite rapid development in the past few years, many die-hard traditionalists in Shanghai still believe in the old adage that a bed in Puxi is preferred to a house in Pudong. But this "wilderness" has now become the focus of the city's...

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Home Inns & Hotels Management's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results

2013-05-15T08:15:00.000-07:00

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (HMIN) Q1 2013 Earnings Call May 13, 2013 David Sun, CEO Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us today to discuss our first quarter 2013 results. On back job of continued microeconomic weakness...

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EU Closer to China Telecom Probe

2013-05-14T08:04:00.000-07:00

BRUSSELS—The European Union's trade chief will ask for backing this week from senior members of the bloc's executive arm to start investigations into alleged unfair trade practices by Chinese network-equipment suppliers Huawei Technologies Co. and...

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Japan on Alert Over Unidentified Submarines

2013-05-14T07:58:00.000-07:00

TOKYO—Japan patrol craft spotted unidentified submarines just outside the country's territorial waters, prompting Tokyo to issue a warning that it may order security action if submersible craft enter its waters—developments that could further...

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Visa ready for China market opening

2013-05-14T07:50:00.000-07:00

Visa Inc, the world's biggest card payments network, is gearing up to participate in yuan-denominated business in China, as regulators prepare to release rules facilitating foreign players to enter domestic market possibly as soon as July. Jeff...

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Myanmar Pipelines to Benefit China

2013-05-13T07:42:00.002-07:00

NEAR HSIPAW, Myanmar—Two pipelines in the highlands of northeast Myanmar will soon begin pumping oil and gas into China, representing a major step in Beijing's quest for energy security. At the end of a bumpy road here, a 45-minute ride from the...

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Taiwan gives Philippines ultimatum after fatal shooting of fisherman

2013-05-13T07:37:00.001-07:00

(Reuters) - Taiwan has issued an ultimatum to the Philippines to make an official apology to the family of a Taiwanese fisherman who died in a fatal shooting by the Philippine Coast Guard in waters off the northern Philippines or pay a price. The...

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Langham Hotel Trust Joins Hong Kong IPO Parade

2013-05-13T07:34:00.000-07:00

The company that owns the Langham hotel chain in Hong Kong plans to raise up to US$588 million in an initial public offering, joining at least three other companies in tapping the city's capital market after a slow start to the year. The planned...

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