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AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 7:45 am ET
China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.
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Jefferson City News Tribune - Sun Nov 8, 1:31 am ET
BEIJING (AP) -- China criticized Washington for imposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made steel pipes and launched a probe Friday of imported U.S. autos, adding to trade tensions two weeks before President Barack Obama visits Beijing.
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New York Times - 1 hour 50 minutes ago
Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader to an Indian Buddhist enclave that is also claimed by China.
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Cybergolf National - Sun Nov 8, 5:30 pm ET
Despite closing with a homely 76, Phil Mickelson prevailed on the second hole of a three-way playoff to win the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. Mickelson earned $833,000 in Asian's richest golf tournament. It was also his fourth win of the year.
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Voice of America - Sun Nov 8, 7:46 am ET
China's Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged $10 billion in loans to African countries over the next three years. Mr. Wen is in Cairo, where the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation began Sunday in the Red Sea resort, Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Nasdaq - Sat Nov 7, 3:32 pm ET
(Adds more comments, background.) ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -(Dow Jones)- China urged nations that issue major reserve currencies to keep their currencies and their exchange rates stable, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday, citing Finance Minister Xie Xuren.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 57 minutes ago
With cheap labour, investment incentives and unrestricted exports, one Chinese textile group has turned to Egypt as an ideal location to produce its ready-made garments, beating stiff competition at home.
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The Taunton Gazette - Sat Nov 7, 10:55 pm ET
Editor’s Note — Staff Writer Charles Winokoor spent six days in China last month.
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Market Watch - 14 minutes ago
The media industry might be facing an advertising recession, fragmentation and increasing competition, but one area looks to be in good shape in Asia: subscription television.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 4:14 am ET
China urged more contact with the U.S. military on Friday while President Hu Jintao said his nation's plans for space were peaceful, striking a conciliatory tone ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit.
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Grand Island Independent - Sun Nov 8, 1:12 pm ET
Superintendent Steve Joel will go on a trip to China from Dec. 2 to Dec. 10 to learn more about the Chinese system of education.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 8:26 am ET
A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later.
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INO News - Sun Nov 8, 7:40 am ET
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K does not have the right climate change strategy to attract international investment and is lagging behind countries such as China, according to a new study from Deutsche Bank, The Observer reports Sunday.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 8:57 am ET
China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of a "Great Wall of steel in the blue sky."
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 1:19 am ET
United Commercial Bank, a big San Francisco bank with branches in China, was closed by state regulators on Friday and its banking operations were acquired by East West Bancorp Inc, also active in both nations.
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Bloomberg - Sun Nov 8, 2:53 am ET
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China Minsheng Banking Corp. , the nation’s first privately owned lender, plans to raise as much as HK$31.54 billion ($4.07 billion) in the biggest public stock sale in Hong Kong since April 2007.
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USA Today - Sun Nov 8, 1:19 pm ET
Phil Mickelson staged a late rally to win the HSBC Champions by one stroke over South Africa's Ernie Els on Sunday.
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Great News Network - Sun Nov 8, 9:47 am ET
China has pledged to give Africa $10bn (£6bn) in concessional loans over the next three years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said at a summit in Egypt.
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The Winchester Star - Sun Nov 8, 10:42 am ET
In late November, the Griffin Museum of Photography’s executive director and curator Paula Tognarelli will travel to China to curate an exhibition at the Lishui Photo Festival.
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UPI - Sat Nov 7, 3:56 pm ET
BEIJING, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage said it opposes the recent auction sale of an 18th century Qing Dynasty seal.