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China carrier a show of force as Japan tension festers

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TOKYO/BEIJING - China sent its first aircraft carrier into formal service on Tuesday amid a tense maritime dispute with Japan in a show of force that could worry its neighbors. | Video

China's Suning widens product line with infant goods website

HONG KONG - China's top home appliance retailer, Suning Appliance Co Ltd , said it will buy an infant goods e-commerce site for $66 million to expand its online footprint the country and broaden its product lines and better compete against GOME Electrical Appliances .

China factory unrest a fresh headache for Foxconn

TAIYUAN, China - A brawl at a Foxconn factory that disrupted production at Apple's main China supplier for 24 hours highlights regimented dormitory life and thuggish security as major sources of labor tension in China.

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China announces formal handover of first aircraft carrier

BEIJING - China's first aircraft carrier officially entered service on Tuesday and the Defense Ministry said it would help project maritime power and defend Chinese territory.

World, 1:25am EDT

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.

World, 24 Sep 2012

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

World, Japan 24 Sep 2012

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.

24 Sep 2012

Reuters Breakingviews

Hugo Dixon

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 

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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