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Mandelson says EU should ease China arms embargo

Reuters - 36 mins ago

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union should replace its arms embargo on China with a more selective approach, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Thursday. More »

  • China demands currency reform, Britain sceptical

    Reuters - 51 mins ago

    L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - China called on Thursday for reform of the global reserve currency system at a meeting of world leaders in one of its most direct attacks on the dollar's dominance. More »

  • Exiled China tycoon in U.S. clean car venture

    Reuters - 1 hour 11 mins ago

    HONG KONG/DETROIT (Reuters) - Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes, is preparing to launch an ambitious plan to make clean-tech cars in the United States, said a source. More »

  • Award turns blind Japan pianist into music sensation 

    Reuters - 3 hours 15 mins ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii has become the latest star on the classical music scene after winning one of the world's most prestigious awards, but the blind 20-year-old has no need for a score. More »

  • Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province in this file photo from June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

    More Web attacks hit, North Korea suspected 

    Reuters - 3 hours 16 mins ago

    SEOUL (Reuters) - A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week hit more targets Thursday, a Web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea. More »

  • China jails nine pig dealers for banned growth drug

    Reuters - 4 hours 44 mins ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China jailed nine pig dealers in the southern province of Guangzhou for selling pigs that had been fed a banned drug to make their meat leaner, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. More »

  • China tells G8, G5 world must diversify currency

    Reuters - 6 hours 19 mins ago

    L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - China used a meeting of the G8 rich nations and G5 developing powers Thursday to call for a more diversified and "rational" currency system to help stabilise foreign exchange rates, a Chinese official said. More »

  • China holds Rio Tinto staff for 'espionage'

    China holds Rio Tinto staff for 'espionage'

    ITN - 7 hours 9 mins ago

    China has detained staff from Australian miner Rio Tinto accusing them of stealing state secrets and harming economic security. More »

  • C.Asia evacuates citizens from riot-torn Xinjang

    Reuters - 7 hours 25 mins ago

    ALMATY (Reuters) - China's western neighbours Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan said on Thursday they were evacuating their citizens from the restive region of Xinjiang following days of ethnic rioting against Chinese rule. More »

  • Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province in this file photo from June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

    North Korea suspected as more Web attacks hit 

    Reuters - 7 hours 41 mins ago

    SEOUL (Reuters) - A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week hit more targets Thursday, a Web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea. More »

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