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![]() Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2010 The United States pressed China on Monday for joint action against North Korea, at the start of high-level talks aimed at putting an end to months of discord, notably over currency and trade disputes. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are leading a huge delegation to the Strategic and Economic Dialogue - two days of discussions that come at a sensitive time in Sino-US relations. The two countries are looking to move forward on a number of issues inclu ... read more |
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China, Canada among top five on US piracy watch list![]() US legislators have accused Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Spain of "robbing Americans" by failing to crack down on piracy of movies, music, videogames and other copyrighted works. Theft of intellectual property in the five nations was at "alarming levels," the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus said Wednesday, placing them at the top of the "2010 International Piracy Watch Li ... more China's infrastructure gains affect energy ![]() China's high-energy consuming sectors are taking a toll on the country's efforts to save energy and cut emissions. The industrial output of China's six major energy-hungry industries - electricity, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, construction materials, petroleum processing and chemicals - grew 17.9 percent in April from a year earlier, figures from China's National Bureau of Stati ... more China tempted by Greek railway privatisation: minister ![]() Chinese companies might be interested in Greece's privatisation of heavily indebted railway OSE, Transport Minister Dimitris Reppas said Thursday. "OSE's recovery plan allows private investors to invest in the passenger and freight transport sector," Reppas said after talks in Athens with the head of Chinese shipping giant COSCO, Wei Jiafu. "That could interest either Cosco or another co ... more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 19, 2010 US legislators condemned Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Spain on Wednesday for failing to crack down on piracy of movies, music, videogames and other copyrighted works. Theft of intellectual property in the five nations was at "alarming levels," the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus said, placing them at the top of the "2010 International Piracy Watch List" for the second year in a row. The caucus, made up of 70 members of the US House of Representatives and Senate, said it was " ... read more |
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