People's Republic of China

...developing countries in having a detailed map of who is polluting and where. For the first time, China has factored agricultural sources into its pollution studies. "That's huge," Seligsohn said. "Many challenges China faces in terms...

In this article: China, Tax, Industrial waste, Ma Jun, and World Resources Institute

BEIJING -- China has called for more talks in the wake of calls by other world powers for possible sanctions on Iran if it goes through with its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu refused to...

In this article: Iran, China, Uranium, U.N., and Beijing

...comment in second paragraph.) By Shiyin Chen and Jacob Greber Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said China needs to monitor inflation as analysts forecast consumer prices rose in January by the most...

In this article: Zhou Xiaochuan, Inflation, Sydney, China, Bank of China, and Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.

Published: February 8, 2010 HONG KONG The police in central China have arrested three people and seized money and equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a crackdown on the country's biggest commercial operation to train computer...

In this article: China, Computer security, Ronald J. Deibert, Google, Gmail, University of Toronto, Silicon Valley, Wuhan, and Hong Kong

SHANGHAI Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly bought more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corporations, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America...

In this article: China, United States, Morgan Stanley, China Investment Corporation, Noble Group, Visa, Wen Jiabao, Blackstone, Shanghai, and Bank of America

...to essays he wrote about the 1989 student-led demonstrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square that ended in a deadly military crackdown. China routinely uses such broad and vaguely defined accusations to imprison dissidents, sometimes for...

In this article: China, Sichuan, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Amnesty International

...Reef or Parace Vela, which it calls its southernmost island. China refuses to recognize Tokyo's claim, saying it is a rock, not an island. China's project to build base points extends to the Paracel Islands, known in Chinese as Xisha,...

In this article: China, East China Sea, Natural gas, Waikejiao, and Diaoyu

BEIJING -- The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should...

In this article: China, Melamine, China Daily, Shanghai, Beijing, and Nitrogen

February 08, 2010, 02:27 AM EST Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China may allow the yuan to strengthen at annual rate of 5 percent against the dollar, after raising borrowing costs in June to prevent the economy overheating, Nomura Institute of Capital...

In this article: China, Inflation, Tokyo, Nomura, People's Bank of China, and Nomura Holdings Inc.

...Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and AU Optronics Corp. may be particularly at risk from a trade deal between China and South Korea. China and Hong Kong combined is Taiwan's largest overseas market, accounting for 40 percent of the...

In this article: Taiwan, China, Chiang Pin-kung, Asean, Democratic Progressive Party, Kuomintang, Taipei, and Goods and services