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Europe cannot afford to give up climate leadership-report
BRUSSELS - Europe's abdication from climate leadership would stunt growth in the region and hand a huge economic advantage to China and the United States as they carve out their share of a multi-billion low-carbon market, a German thinktank said on Thursday.
Chinese state media kick into high gear to ease GMO food fears
BEIJING - China's state media are working overtime to persuade the public that genetically modified food is safe, apparently softening up the population for a policy switch to allow the sale of such food to ensure its 1.35 billion people have enough to eat.
Google's Motorola seeks comeback with low-cost smartphone
SAN FRANCISCO - Motorola is betting that low-cost smartphones can provide the spark to rekindle its struggling business, even as the company's ownership by Google Inc will force it to sit out of China, the world's largest smartphone market.
Petrobras sells Peru unit to PetroChina/CNPC for $2.6 billion
BRASILIA/BEIJING - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has struck a deal to sell its Peruvian oil and gas assets to PetroChina , China's top oil and gas firm, and its parent China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) for $2.6 billion.
China, Norway may team up in search for Arctic oil
OSLO - Norway is deciding whether to team up with China to explore for oil in Iceland, Icelandic authorities said, setting up a rare cooperation for the two since a diplomatic row over the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Granted 'decisive' role, Chinese markets slide
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG - China's leaders failed to impress markets with their reform agenda for the next decade and investors sold Chinese shares on Wednesday concerned with Beijing's apparent reluctance to overhaul dominant state-owned firms. | Video
Hong Kong activists barred from setting off on 'protest' voyage
HONG KONG - Hong Kong blocked a group of Chinese activists from embarking upon what was believed to be a voyage to disputed islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday, preventing a diplomatic run in with Japan.
China points to social welfare reforms needed for urbanization drive
BEIJING/HONG KONG - Among the issues China's top leaders tackled this week as they hammered out their policy roadmap, some may determine whether children attending the likes of the Pengying school in Beijing fulfill their dreams.
China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia elected to U.N. Human Rights Council
UNITED NATIONS - China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday won three-year seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, the United Nations' top rights body, despite concerns about abuses and restrictions on freedoms in all four nations.
China points to social welfare reforms needed for urbanization drive
BEIJING/HONG KONG - Among the issues China's top leaders tackled this week as they hammered out their policy roadmap, some may determine whether children attending the likes of the Pengying school in Beijing fulfill their dreams.
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Criminal complaint against Silk Road’s owner
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