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China guaranteed its first gold medal at the East Asian Games with victories in both semifinals of the men's snooker competition Friday. China is expected to dominate the nine-region event after a successful Olympic campaign on home turf -- it won 51 gold medals in Beijing last year -- and it locked up its first gold medal a day before the official start of competition.
Armed with a host of Olympic gold medalists, China is expected to dominate the East Asian Games that officially kick off in Hong Kong on Saturday, but Japan, South Korea and North Korea will offer stiff competition in some sports. Among the Olympic champions in the Chinese squad are hurdler Liu Xiang, divers Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia, swimmer Liu Zige and badminton star Lin Dan.
Canada and China agreed to avoid disputes on contentious issues and seek a "significant new era" in relations, as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was set for more talks in Beijing Friday.
China has sentenced 13 low-level officials to jail for an iron mine dam collapse just before the Olympic Games opened in Beijing last year, which was hushed up despite killing at least 43 nearby villagers.
China sentenced three more people to death Friday for murder and other crimes committed in riots in the western region of Xinjiang in July.
At 9:50 am on November 30, the arrival of Air China flight CA 912 from Stockholm to Beijing Capital Airport took the number of passengers who have travelled through Beijing Airport past 60 million.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in China trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of the last close.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged G20 member states on Friday to avoid protectionism, taking aim specifically at China's restrictions on imports of Canadian canola.
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - December 3, 2009) - China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. ( OTCBB : CCTR ) today announced that is has scheduled an exclusive Webcast for Friday, December 11, 2009, to review the previously discussed pending acquisition that would be located in Shenzhen, China. China Crescent has announced a letter of intent to acquire a China Radio Technology Ltd subsidiary located in ...
Three more people were sentenced to death for their roles in riots that killed about 200 in western China in July, state media reported Friday.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Manulife Financial Corp. , North America’s largest insurer by market value, said China’s confidence in the stability of Canadian financial institutions will help the company expand in Asia’s second-biggest economy.
GM, China Partner Take Aim at Booming India Market
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said China’s energy demand and economic clout are turning his country into a Pacific nation.
General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp on Friday announced plans to expand their China partnership overseas starting with a venture to tap India's burgeoning car market.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged G20 member states on Friday to avoid protectionism, taking aim specifically at China's restrictions on imports of Canadian canola.
China will need to invest up to 30 billion dollars a year to meet its goal of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the state press said Friday, citing an academic study.
China has maintained a consistent allocation of its foreign exchange reserves across different currencies, a senior official said on Friday, suggesting that any diversification away from the dollar has been gradual.
China's top wind-power firm Longyuan raises $2.2 billion from its Hong Kong initial public offering, which prices having priced its shares at the top of its range, while China Shipbuilding hopes to attract a similar amount as its prepares an IPO in Shanghai.
China and the World Bank are in talks on setting up low-cost factories in new industrial zones in Africa to help nations achieve higher economic growth, bank president Robert Zoellick said Friday.
General Motors and China's SAIC Motor Corp have agreed to set up a joint venture to produce and sell small cars and mini-commercial vehicles in India, the troubled US auto maker said Friday.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. will cede a majority stake in its China passenger-car venture to partner SAIC Motor Corp. while forming a new partnership with the Shanghai-based company to sell low-cost vehicles in India.
