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Investor Wilbur Ross eyes JV in China shale tender
SINGAPORE - Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross plans to take part in China's first shale gas tender open to foreign investors by teaming up Exco Resources , a U.S. natural gas firm he holds a stake in, with a Chinese partner.
Obama should call China a currency manipulator: Romney aide
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's administration should formally declare China a currency manipulator in a semi-annual report due to be released by the U.S. Treasury on October 15, a spokesman for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said on Monday.
Wang Yang: reformist credentials tested by Chinese system
GUANGZHOU, China - Wang Yang, Communist Party chief of China's southern Guangdong province and seen by many in the West as a beacon of political reform, encouraged journalists earlier this year to expose the problem of pirated goods - part of his "Three Strikes" campaign against those hawking fake products.
Kellogg inks China JV to gain share in breakfast, snack market
- Kellogg Co is expanding its presence in China's fast growing breakfast and snack foods market through a new joint venture with Singapore palm oil producer Wilmar International , months after the U.S. cereal maker sold its stake in a cookie and cracker manufacturer in the country.
Japan protests as Chinese ships enter disputed waters
TOKYO - Four Chinese ships briefly entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, prompting an official protest from Tokyo and renewed diplomatic efforts to cool tensions between the rivals. | Video
China investment quota granted to foreigners exceeds $30 billion
SHANGHAI - Chinese regulators have cleared the way for overseas investors to buy more than $30 billion worth of stocks and bonds in China, exceeding the previous program limit, as Beijing seeks to attract more foreign portfolio investors.
China closes in on Bo Xilai after jailing ex-police chief
BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party took a big step towards sealing the fate of fallen politician Bo Xilai on Monday, when a court jailed his former police chief for 15 years over charges that indicated Bo tried to derail a murder inquiry. | Video
Beverage magnate tops China's rich list; property slips
SHANGHAI - China's super-rich saw their wealth shrink this year as property lost its spot as the number one source of wealth for the first time since record-keeping began, China's annual rich list shows.
China's corruption crackdown takes shine off luxury boom
HONG KONG - Luxury brands banking on a China rebound to boost sales may be in for an unpleasant surprise: weak demand in the world's second largest luxury market may last longer than the economic slowdown as Beijing cracks down on conspicuous consumption.
China's poorer regions fare better in downturn: survey
BEIJING - Businesses in China's poorer provinces are weathering the effects of economic downturn better than those in the country's wealthier regions, the preliminary findings of a nationwide survey of senior executives revealed on Monday.
Reuters Breakingviews
The China Files
Can China keep up the astonishing growth rate it has witnessed in the past three decades? And if not, what strain will this put on the country's political system? Reuters Breakingviews editor Hugo Dixon looks at China's future in this series. Commentary
A Mafia in FATA: Haqqanis and Drones
A new report about the Haqqani network's business interests raises questions about the anti-drones narrative in Pakistan
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