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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 »
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'
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 »
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 »