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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.
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.
ASHENZHEN, China -- There's still a long road to travel before Steven Lam can start contemplating teeing-up at Augusta National. But the Hong Kong teenager has edged a step closer to earning a coveted spot in the 2010 Masters Tournament.
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, the largest greenhouse-gas emitter, will not take on emissions caps but has announced its first numerical target. The US and EU are likely to push for more at Copenhagen climate summit.
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.
TOKYO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Chinese citizen denied entry into China eight times says he will live in Tokyo's Narita Airport until his country allows him to go home.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. fell 4.9 percent to HK$2.31 in Hong Kong pre-market trading after announcing that its controlling shareholder will cut its stake to 45.35 percent from 55.38 percent.
A group of 22 Uighurs who fled after ethnic rioting in western China are seeking asylum in Cambodia after using an underground network of missionaries in China that has helped North Korean refugees in the past.
A young giant panda who became a major draw after his birth at Washington's National Zoo will return to China soon.
General Motors and China?s SAIC Motor Corp. are set to announce a tie-up on Friday for the sale of vehicles in India, a report said.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s exports unexpectedly rose for the first time in a year in October as demand from China jumped amid an Asian economic recovery.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- China’s benchmark stock index rose, capping the biggest weekly gain since March, as bank capital- raising concerns eased and Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA agreed to boost its stake in China Citic Bank.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- China Shipbuilding Industry Co. , the nation’s largest maker of vessel equipment, plans to raise as much as 14.7 billion yuan ($2.15 billion) in Shanghai in the country’s third-largest initial public offering this year.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. will transfer a 1 percent stake in its China passenger-car venture to partner SAIC Motor Corp. while forming a new venture with the Shanghai-based company to sell low-cost vehicles in India.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- China, the world’s biggest soybean buyer , may import a record amount in December on soaring demand and as port congestion delayed shipments scheduled to arrive last month. Futures rose in Chicago.
Chinese solar cell maker Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. on Friday said a subsidiary agreed to build a 100 megawatt solar power plant in China.
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