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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 15, 5:43 am ET
Beijing - China on Tuesday officially started construction of what could become the world's longest sea bridge, linking the southern province of Guangdong with Macau and Hong Kong. Vice Premier Li Keqiang launched the project at a ceremony in Guangdo...
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 3:56 am ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell for the first time in three days as developers dropped after the Xinhua news agency said China will target “excessive” growth in property prices, and China Cosco Holdings Co.
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 7:19 am ET
China has blocked broadcasts of a Hong Kong cable network whose talk show guests spoke openly of political reform, reinforcing Beijing's grip over media content considered politically sensitive.
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CNN - 58 minutes ago
(FT) -- China has banned individuals from registering internet domain names and launched a review of millions of existing personal websites in the toughest government censorship drive so far on the internet.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China’s commerce ministry said that the nation will keep economic policies “stable” next year because of weak export demand, underscoring policy makers’ unwillingness to let the yuan appreciate against the dollar.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 59 minutes ago
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China’s property stocks, the worst performers this quarter, will rebound because policy changes are “factored into” shares and the government needs the industry to bolster consumer spending, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets said.
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Bloomberg - Mon Dec 14, 9:56 pm ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell for the first time in three days, led by mainland developers after the Xinhua news agency said China will target “excessive” growth in property prices.
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USA Today - 2 hours 22 minutes ago
A showdown between the world's two largest polluters loomed over the U.N. climate talks Tuesday as China accused the United States and other rich nations of backsliding on their commitments to fight global warming.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 10:38 pm ET
Loans to large customers accounted for 66.9 percent of total advances at the nation’s 19 biggest banks at the end of October, Wang Huaqing , disciplinary commissioner of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said at a forum in Beijing today.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 10:41 pm ET
After years of campaigning to clean up the sludge-filled rivers and acrid air of central China's Henan province, Tian Guirong no longer has a bed to call her own and says she fears for her life.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 9:52 pm ET
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China has no plan to change its fuel-pricing mechanism for now, a spokesman from the National Development and Reform Commission said by phone from Beijing.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 9:40 pm ET
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China has no plan to change its fuel pricing mechanism for now, a spokesman from the National Development and Reform Commission said by telephone from Beijing today.
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The Arizona Republic - 1 hour 20 minutes ago
The success of the U.N. climate conference hung in the balance Tuesday as China and the U.S. deadlocked over whether Beijing will allow the world to check its books and verify promised cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Bloomberg - 29 minutes ago
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks dropped for a second day, led by consumer companies and commodity producers, as investors speculated new share sales will divert funds from existing equities and metals prices declined.
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New York Times - 21 minutes ago
The top editor of one of China’s most influential newspapers, apparently has been demoted, just weeks after his interview with President Obama.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fluctuated. Consumer companies and commodity producers fell as investors speculated new share sales will divert funds from existing equities and metals prices dropped.
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New York Times - Tue Dec 15, 8:50 pm ET
China’s aggressive expansion of nuclear plants could cut carbon emissions, but the pace could lead to shortcuts.
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Bloomberg - 44 minutes ago
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign direct investment in China climbed at the fastest pace in 16 months in November, lured by a strengthening recovery in the world’s third-largest economy.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 29 minutes ago
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign direct investment in China climbed at the fastest pace in 16 months in November, aiding the recovery in the world’s third-largest economy.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
China on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the idea of "carbon tariffs" being imposed on goods made in the developing world, calling it an unfair trade restriction that hurts poor countries.