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US seeks China transparency in Xinjiang trialsWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 The United States on Thursday urged China to be more transparent in its trials in the Xinjiang region as courts handed down more death sentences over last year's deadly ethnic unrest. The State Department voiced disappointment that China did not agree to US requests to observe the court proceedings. "We continue to urge China to handle their detention and judicial processes in a more transparent manner," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters. "It's hard to comment on the s ... read more |
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Toyota's safety recall goes globalTokyo (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 Toyota's coveted safety record took a major new hit Thursday as a massive recall caused by an accelerator problem grew in the United States and spread to Europe and China for the first time. Toyota raced past US giant General Motors in 2008 to become the world's top-selling automaker, but it has been bedevilled by a series of safety issues that have raised questions about whether its quality control has suffered. Toyota shares tumbled 3.91 percent to 3,560 yen Thursday, after a drop of 4.26 perc ... read more |
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Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The man tipped to be China's next premier promised more flexible economic policies Thursday but gave no sign that Beijing would revalue its currency or meet Western demands to reduce its huge trade surplus. Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, making a much-anticipated appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said China was confident of maintaining rapid growth and made a veiled attack on the Un ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2010A consortium led by oil giant PetroChina has formally signed a 20-year deal with Iraq to develop the Halfaya oil field, as China boost its presence in the crude-rich region. PetroChina, France's Total, Malaysia's Petronas and Iraq's South Oil will develop the field in southern Iraq, which has proven reserves of about 4.1 billion barrels, the Chinese company said in a statement late Wednesday ... more  
New York (AFP) Jan 28, 2010US automaker Ford said Thursday it was suspending production of a commercial vehicle sold in China that may be suffering from the same accelerator problems as rival Toyota. "We think it's pretty isolated but we are aggressively running it to ground," Ford chief executive officer Alan Mulally told reporters. The suspension was a precautionary measure that will allow Ford and its Chinese p ... more |
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Google case may deter US firms from China: officialWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 The United States said Thursday that Google's problems in China with cyberattacks could deter US companies from investing in the Asian economic powerhouse amid rising trade tensions. "Recent events, specifically the well-publicized Google incident, have reminded us of the continued challenges faced by foreign and US companies operating in China," US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told a meeting of the US China Business Council in Washington. He called on China to continue making strides to be "mo ... read more |
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