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Los Angeles Times - Sun Nov 8, 1:20 pm ET
The Dalai Lama and thousands of pilgrims gather for five days of prayer in the monastery town of Tawang, near Tibet. The visit to a disputed region tests Sino-Indian ties. Ignoring Chinese protests, the Dalai Lama traveled Sunday to a remote town in northeastern India near China's Tibetan border where thousands of pilgrims had braved cold weather to catch a glimpse of their spiritual leader.
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Charleston Daily Mail - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
TAWANG, India - Joyous Buddhist pilgrims welcomed the Dalai Lama back Sunday to the Himalayan town he first set foot in five decades ago while fleeing Chinese rule in his native Tibet - a rare trip close to his homeland that has angered Beijing.The Dalai L...
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Bloomberg - 2 hours 35 minutes ago
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Dalai Lama was greeted by thousands of supporters as he began a weeklong visit to the disputed Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, angering China which claims the region and accuses him of separatist activities.
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USA Today - Sun Nov 8, 7:02 am ET
China's premier says Beijing will provide $10 billion in new loans to African nations over the next three years and has outlined a plan to cancel government debts for some of the poorest of those countries.
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New York Times - Sun Nov 8, 11:05 am ET
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China offered Africa $10 billion in loans over the next three years, saying China was a “true and trusted friend” of the continent.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 5:05 am ET
The Dalai Lama visited a remote Tibetan monastery in northeast India on Sunday at the start of a trip that has infuriated China, which claims the surrounding Himalayan region as its own.
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Bloomberg - 40 minutes ago
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Walt Disney Co.’s planned theme park in Shanghai will do little to help open China’s media industry to overseas companies as the communist government restricts films, television and the Internet, analysts said.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 8 minutes ago
Nov. 9 (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.
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International Herald Tribune - Sun Nov 8, 1:03 pm ET
China offered African governments a multibillion-dollar package of financial and technical assistance.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 6:31 am ET
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10 billion in concessional loans over the next three years on Sunday, saying China was a "true and trusted friend" of the continent and its people.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 11:56 am ET
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday pledged to give Africa 10 billion dollars in loans, brushing off criticism of "neo-colonialism" as China boosts its presence on the continent.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 1:14 am ET
The Dalai Lama arrived in northeast India on Sunday to visit a remote, high-altitude Tibetan monastery on a trip that has infuriated China, which claims the surrounding Himalayan region as its own.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 11:34 pm ET
China's new Nasdaq-style market saw a week of wild yo-yo swings as frenzied investors sent the start-up shares to "ridiculously" high levels, analysts say, warning a correction is on the cards.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 38 minutes ago
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign banks operating in China are healthy, the China Banking Regulatory Commission said on its Web site.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 8:42 am ET
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged to give African countries 10 billion dollars in concessional loans as a two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation opened in Egypt on Sunday.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 1:49 pm ET
China hopes that the United States will keep its deficit to an appropriate size to ensure basic stability in the U.S. dollar exchange rate, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 8:22 am ET
Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China — one that would exclude the United States.
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Bloomberg - 2 hours 42 minutes ago
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China will offer Africa $10 billion in preferential loans over the next three years to develop infrastructure and social programs, and will write off the debt of some of the poorest nations, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said.
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Bloomberg - Sun Nov 8, 6:53 am ET
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- China’s domestic vegetable oil market faces “supply pressures” because of high levels of stockpiles, Wang Yinji, deputy general manager at Cofco Oils & Grains Co., said at a conference in Guangzhou today.
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MSNBC - Sun Nov 8, 6:31 am ET
China's premier pledged $10 billion in concessional loans to African nations and said Beijing would cancel the government debts of some of the poorest of those countries