Daily Archives: May 8, 2012

China April inflation, output data to show stabilising economy

May 8, 2012

BEIJING (Reuters) – New evidence that the Chinese economy has bottomed out and is now stabilising is likely to be seen in a raft of data due out on Friday, with inflation falling and output strengthening, a Reuters survey showed. Analysts polled by Reuters expect annual consumer price inflation to have moderated to 3.3...

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China key to globalized energy, EU says

May 8, 2012

BRUSSELS (UPI) — China has a vital role to play in a globalized energy sector where energy security is a key ingredient in national security, a European official said. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Brussels for the first-ever bilateral summit on energy policy. European officials said that, with a European energy market...

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China dissident Chen expects Beijing to allow U.S. trip

May 8, 2012

By Chris Buckley BEIJING | Mon May 7, 2012 8:32am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) – Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng said on Monday he expects Beijing to let him and his family travel to the United States without fresh troubles, but remains unsure how long it will take for official approval to come through....

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China-U.S. Summit Avoids Showdown On Audit Inspections

May 8, 2012
China-U.S. Summit Avoids Showdown On Audit Inspections

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner attends the joint statment reading for the closing of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing on May 4, 2012 (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner led a full team to Beijing for last week’s economic talks, which were largely...

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For China, Oil Helps Lift Other Exports

May 8, 2012

BEIJING — A $1 trillion oil-fueled trade windfall could not be better timed to help companies move into higher-value products and rebalance the economy in China, the world’s biggest exporter. Fast-growing countries producing oil and other commodities are taking advantage of the windfall from the recent gains in prices for those commodities, buying about...

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Hunger’ Hopes for China Appetite

May 8, 2012
Hunger’ Hopes for China Appetite

Associated Press Jennifer Lawrence, left, and Liam Hemsworth in “The Hunger Games” Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is taking “The Hunger Games” to China, in Hollywood’s most recent ploy to feed off of China’s growing number of movie-goers. “The Hunger Games,” based on a trilogy of young-adult books by author Suzanne Collins, has been one...

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