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Chinese fisherman shot dead by S. Korea coastguardSeoul (AFP) Oct 16, 2012 A Chinese fisherman died Tuesday after being hit by a rubber bullet during a raid by South Korean coast guard commandos on illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea, officials said. The 44-year-old was declared dead around 6pm (0900 GMT), hours after he was rushed by helicopter to a hospital in the southwestern port of Mokpo, a coast guard spokesman told AFP. "We believe a rubber bullet hit his chest during a raid by coast guard commandos to stop illegal fishing," he said. Some 30 Chinese boats were ... read more |
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  Chinese warships sail near Japan island: Tokyo A Chinese naval flotilla including destroyers sailed through waters near Japanese islands on Tuesday, in what one commentator said was a sign of things to come as China flexes its military muscles. ... more | .. |
 China views dim on Obama -- but not US values The Chinese public, once upbeat about US President Barack Obama, increasingly sees a hostile relationship with Washington but mostly still admires American democracy, a survey said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese warships sail near Japan island: Tokyo A Chinese naval flotilla including two destroyers sailed through waters near Japanese islands on Tuesday, further fuelling tensions, in what one commentator said was a sign of things to come. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  China leads rise in Asia military spending: study Military spending by Asia's major powers increased dramatically over the past decade with China leading the way, as its defense budget quadrupled since 2000, according to a study released Monday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan probing allaged theft of technology for China Taiwan is investigating the alleged theft by two former executives of sensitive technology from leading flat-panel maker AU Optronics and its sale to a Chinese rival, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Spain raids Chinese mob, arrests 80 Spanish police arrested 80 people in raids on Chinese mobsters and accomplices, including a Spanish porn star, suspected of illegally laundering hundreds of thousands of euros, authorities said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Nasdaq OMX, China's Dalian Commodity team up US market operator Nasdaq OMX and Chinese firm Dalian Commodity Exchange unveiled a partnership Monday to seek new business opportunities in China and globally. ... more |
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  Toyota to halt production at China plant: reports Toyota plans to halt production next week at its biggest assembly plant in China, reports said Tuesday, with demand for Japanese cars slumping because of a bitter territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Volvo Cars suspends production at Swedish plant Volvo Cars, part of China's Geely group, said on Monday that production at one of its main plants would be suspended for a week due to a slowdown in the European auto market. ... more | .. |
  Shares in China's ZTE slump after profit warning Shares in Chinese telecom firm ZTE, accused by US lawmakers of posing a security threat, tumbled 15.9 percent in Hong Kong on Monday after it released a third-quarter profit warning. ... more | .. |
  Sinopec, ENN drop $2.2 bn offer for China Gas China's Sinopec and ENN Energy Holdings said Monday they have dropped a $2.2 billion offer for China Gas Holdings, the first hostile bid by a state-owned Chinese business for a private firm. ... more |
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  China's manned spacecraft in final preparations for mid-June launch China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission ... more | .. |
 China launches civilian technology satellites China successfully launched the Practice-9 A and Practice-9 B satellites into space at 11:25 a.m. Sunday, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center said. The satellites, launched from the center in ... more | .. |
 Chinese political system could 'blow up', says US academic China's top-down political system, under pressure from a growing middle class empowered by wealth and social networks, is likely to "blow up at some point," US academic Francis Fukuyama told AFP in an interview. ... more | .. |
  China to up reforestation China has plans to increase its forest coverage to 21.66 percent by 2015 in an effort to improve the country's ecological environment, an official said Sunday. ... more |
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Companies slam delay on deep-sea mining rules
Slew of satellite projects aims to head off future wildfires
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Chinese dissident author savages Beijing at German awards Chinese dissident author Liao Yiwu on Sunday tore into the leadership in Beijing, describing his homeland as an "inhuman empire with bloody hands" as he scooped a prestigious German book prize. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan butterfly pioneer laments threat to species Chen Wei-shou, the pioneer of Taiwan butterfly research, remembers being spell-bound when as a boy of six he first saw "a flower that could move". A life-long obsession had begun. ... more | .. |
 Former Chinese official sheds light on dark side of power "Politics is an ugly business," says an official in Chinese author Wang Xiaofang's novel, "The Civil Servant's Notebook". "You always need to keep a knife in reserve, even for your own boss." ... more | .. |
  Obama crams for debate, Romney fires China shot President Barack Obama settled into a Virginia resort Saturday, plotting to transform his pitch to voters after a lackluster first clash with Mitt Romney dampened his re-election hopes. ... more |
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  Mexico takes textile dispute with China to the WTO Mexico has called for discussions at the World Trade Organisation on Chinese support for its textile companies, a statement said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Two Chinese kidnapped on Cameroon-C.Africa border Two Chinese nationals working on a road project in Central African Republic were kidnapped in an attack three weeks ago on a border post along the Cameroonian frontier, a police source said Monday. ... more | .. |
  China calls on US, Japan to fix their finances China said Saturday the failure by Washington and Tokyo to fix their fiscal problems was hurting the global economy, as it called for "bold, swift and decisive action" to reverse a slowdown. ... more | .. |
 China IMF boycott 'a sign of things to come': analysts China's top level boycott of global financial meetings in Japan this week is a sign of things to come, analysts say, as an economically emboldened Beijing shows struggling Western nations it doesn't need to play by their rules. ... more |
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 China central bank focused on inflation before growth China's deputy chief central banker said Sunday his top priority is to control inflation, despite calls by developed economies to ramp up consumer demand and domestic pressure to chase growth. ... more | .. |
China Nobel winner defends prize -- and Mao Chinese author Mo Yan on Friday defended his Nobel prize from dissidents who accused him of being a communist stooge, and expressed hope for the early release of jailed fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo. ... more | .. |
 Beverage tycoon tops Forbes' China rich list Beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou regained his position as China's richest man this year, Forbes magazine said Friday, but the global economic slump took its toll on other billionaires. ... more | .. |
China bank lending pulls back in September Chinese bank lending tumbled in September, official figures showed Friday, following a surge in the previous month on government efforts to bolster the slumping economy. ... more |
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China economy to dodge hard landing: IMF The International Monetary Fund on Friday all but ruled out a hard landing for China's slowing economy, saying it would expand despite increasing headwinds from battered markets in Europe and the United States. ... more | .. |
 China exports jump but weakness seen ahead Chinese exports rose 9.9 percent in September year-on-year to a record monthly high, the government said Saturday, but analysts warned the performance was unsustainable given the weak global outlook. ... more | .. |
 China's yuan hits record high amid US pressure China's currency hit a record high against the US dollar on Friday, in what analysts said could be a response to US political pressure over claims the yuan is vastly undervalued. ... more | .. |
 World economy needs action from China, EU: Geithner US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday the global economy was on the mend, but more needed to be done to stoke domestic demand in China and fix Europe's fiscal woes. ... more |
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