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The United States urged China Monday to ensure fair trials after nine people were executed over ethnic unrest, throwing the spotlight on human rights ahead of President Barack Obama's Beijing visit. The US government reacted swiftly after Chinese authorities announced the first executions relating to violence in China's far western city of Urumqi in July that left at least 197 people dead. ... read more 
Tawang, India (AFP) Nov 10, 2009The Dalai Lama on Tuesday held a second mass prayer meeting close to India's border with Tibet, as China took a fresh swipe at his week-long tour of the Arunachal Pradesh region. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told tens of thousands of devotees gathered in Tawang that Tibetan Buddhism faced great difficulties but that their "religion and culture would survive the challenges." ... more
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Taipei (AFP) Nov 10, 2009Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets. The Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), also agreed to provide "TSMC with other valuable consideration," TSMC said in a statement, without providing details. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2009The United States and China will work to keep their latest tit-for-tat trade spats from escalating into an all-out war, a top US official said Tuesday, just days before a visit by President Barack Obama. Robert Hormats, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, said "tensions, misunderstandings and frictions" were inevitable between major trade partners a ... more 
Sydney (AFP) Nov 10, 2009Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said Tuesday it was interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm. Rio chief executive Tom Albanese also said the company hoped for a "timely and transparent resolution" of the case against top executive Stern Hu, who was arrested in China weeks after the 19.5 billion US dollar ... more |
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Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 9, 2009African foreign ministers on Monday welcomed a pledge by China to offer the continent 10 billion dollars in concessional loans, but said regional cooperation was also vital. "Africa is hungry for development. Africa has lagged behind for too long (and) has always been treated and judged with very, very lopsided standards," Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula told AFP. "The standards ... more 
Tawang, India (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Tens of thousands of Buddhist devotees gathered Monday to hear the Dalai Lama on his visit to a Tibetan border region that he insists is "non-political" but which China views as deeply provocative. Some 30,000 people, many of whom had arrived days in advance, were expected to attend a mass session of religious teaching by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader at the remote Tawang monastery in ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 9, 2009US auto giant General Motors said Monday it had extended its record sales streak in China, selling more than 1.5 million units this year in contrast to weak sales at home since exiting bankruptcy. GM and its Chinese joint venture partners passed the 1.5 million mark Monday after strong a October pushed sales for the first 10 months to about 1.46 million, the company said in a statement. ... more |
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