Denmark seeks to pacify China over Tibet
AFP - 30 minutes agoDenmark will oppose Tibetan independence and carefully consider China's reaction before inviting the Dalai Lama again, Copenhagen said Thursday in a diplomatic note to Beijing.
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Denmark will oppose Tibetan independence and carefully consider China's reaction before inviting the Dalai Lama again, Copenhagen said Thursday in a diplomatic note to Beijing.
(AP:LONDON) European markets and Wall Street rose Thursday as improved U.S. trade figures offset disappointing employment data from the world's largest economy.
Police in China have detained three people suspected of selling tons of milk powder tainted with an industrial chemical, a year after more than 300,000 children were sickened in a massive milk safety scandal.
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND — Olympic leaders approved major changes today in track cycling — including elimination of the sport's signature endurance race — and the addition of
China remains the top country of origin for counterfeit and pirated goods, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners have announced that 100 percent of their new vending machines and coolers will be hydrofluorocarbon-free (HFC-free) by 2015.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic leaders approved major changes Thursday in track cycling — including elimination of the sport’s signature endurance race — and the addition of mixed doubles in tennis for the 2012 London Games.
In the past two years, more than 150,000 people unknowingly purchased counterfeit software that carried viruses or malware.
Chinese officials give more details on carbon intensity targets at their first ever dedicated space at a major climate meeting.
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- France urged immediate action to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions against Iran to halt its nuclear program, while China and Russia called for patience and further negotiations with the government in Tehran.
The executive board scrapped the men’s and women’s individual pursuit, men’s and women’s points race, the men’s Madison events, and the six-event competition called the omnium from 2012, the IOC said in an e-mailed press release today. Tennis mixed doubles will be added to the 2012 Olympic program.
KEITH BRADSHER Aggressive bank lending is sending Chinese consumers on a shopping spree, while Americans spend more prudently.
DALIAN, China -- Dalian Vastitude Media Group Co., Ltd. announced today that V-Media has gone public through a reverse merger with Golden Key International, Inc. whose name has changed to China New Media Corp. in conjunction with the merger.
A recent study in Iran has shown that the country is in dire need of investment in its energy industry, without which it may suffer grave consequences. A leading official think-tank affiliated to Iran's parliament, the Majlis Research Centre, issued a report in October 2009 saying that Iran needed at least 4.5 billion US dollars of investment in its energy industry.
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- European luxury brands are risking their cachet and alienating Western shoppers by changing designs to appeal to the Chinese market, according to Tyler Brule , the London-based design consultant and editor of Monocle magazine.
The mainland earns billions in carbon-offset sales. But by taking credit for projects that would have been built anyway, it may not be playing by the rules
After a Web site questioned the Made-in-China product's safety, federal officials moved quickly to clear the season's hottest toy
HONG KONG—Aon Risk Services said Thursday that Sandeep Malik has been appointed chief executive officer of Asia Aon Risk Services, effective Feb. 1, 2010.
FUJIAN, China----China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. , China’s largest television advertising operator on inter-city express buses, today announced that effective December 4, 2009, the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors had appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Hong Kong as the Company's new independent auditor, replacing the firm of AJ.
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. Chief Financial Officer Wayne Brownlee said that the longer Chinese negotiations go on with Belarusian Potash Co., the less significant they become.
In his latest blog, Grand Island Superintendent Steve Joel writes about his experiences as a "Chinese-as-a-second-language" student; how he got his Christmas shopping done early this year with some help from a Chinese mentor who taught him how to bargain; and the joys of having a middle seat on the flight home.