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Nuclear ambitions, terrorism focus at G8 meetGatineau, Canada (AFP) March 30, 2010 Group of Eight ministers gathered here Tuesday to discuss nuclear proliferation as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said China would play a role in efforts to forge sanctions against Iran at the United Nations. "I think as the weeks go forward and we begin the hard work of trying to come up with a Security Council resolution, China will be involved," Clinton said in an interview with Canadian television, affirming that Beijing recognized the threat of Iran's nuclear program. "China is part ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 28, 2010At least 152 workers were trapped in a coal mine in northern China on Sunday after it flooded, state media reported, in the latest incident in the country's hazardous mining industry. A total of 261 miners were working in the pit when the accident took place Sunday afternoon in Shanxi province, and just over 100 of them managed to escape while the others remained trapped, the official Xinhua ... more  
Stockholm (AFP) March 27, 2010Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding is set to imminently seal a deal to buy troubled Volvo from US auto giant as Volvo unions Saturday gave a thumbs up following earlier fears of job losses. If there are no 11th-hour glitches, the signing will take place on Sunday afternoon when a press conference is scheduled or on Monday, a Volvo spokesman told AFP. "A press conference has been sch ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) March 28, 2010A Chinese court will deliver its verdict Monday in the sensitive trial of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto, concluding a case that reflects the murkiness of China's steel industry. Australian executive Stern Hu and three Chinese staff were tried last week in a Shanghai court on charges of accepting bribes totalling around 13 million dollars and stealing trade secrets. The defenda ... more |
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Foreign firms ponder China futureBeijing (AFP) March 25, 2010 Foreign firms in China, rattled by the trial of Rio Tinto staff and Google's woes, are finding it harder to do business in the country due to mounting red tape and a murky legal system, experts say. Thirty years after Beijing opened up to foreign investment, international companies face onerous rules, preferential treatment for local firms and growing nationalism - making some reconsider their future in the nation. "The foreign business community for the first time is seeing future opportunitie ... read more |
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