China
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Hope for euro deal, China growth spur stocks
AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks put in solid gains on Monday as investors bet on a positive outcome to the euro zone crisis talks and took comfort from signs that China’s economy may not be in as much danger as feared.The euro was flat to [...]
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China urges EU to reach debt deal without delay
AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota BEIJING (Reuters) – China urged the European Union on Monday to deal with its debt crisis as soon as possible and prevent contagion from spreading, as the country’s number four-ranked leader arrived for a visit of the continent, including Greece.“We hope that the EU countries [...]
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China limits ‘overly entertaining’ TV programming
IP is over the quota IP is over the quota BEIJING (AP) — China plans to limit reality TV shows and other light fare shown on satellite television stations as part of a drive to wrest back Communist Party control over cultural industries that have fueled more independent viewpoints.The order from the State Administration of [...]
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China flash PMI rebounds to ease hard-landing fears
AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s vast manufacturing sector expanded moderately in October to snap three months of contraction, reflecting the resilience of robust domestic demand that is likely to soothe fears of an abrupt slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.HSBC’s flash purchasing managers’ index (PMI) also [...]
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China growth slows to 2-year low
AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic expansion slowed in the third quarter to its weakest pace in more than two years as euro-debt strains and a sluggish U.S. economy took a toll, but healthy domestic drivers suggest little room to relax monetary policy near term.GDP grew [...]
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Taiwan and China to sign nuclear power safety deal
AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s top China negotiator says the island will sign an agreement with China later this week to cooperate on nuclear power-related security issues.Tuesday’s statement by Chiang Pin-kung comes in the midst of President Ma Ying-jeou’s efforts to improve China ties.Chiang says [...]