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China Mobile reiterates no plan to control Far EasTone | Industries | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Reuters
HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - China Mobile (0941.HK), China’s dominant mobile carrier, on Thursday said it has no intention of taking control of Far EasTone (4904.TW) if its controversial plan to buy 12 percent of the Taiwan […]

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UPDATE 1-China Mobile reiterates no plan to control Far EasTone | Industries | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Reuters
UPDATE 1-China Mobile reiterates no plan to control Far EasTone
Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:19am EDT
HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - Dominant Chinese mobile carrier China Mobile (0941.HK) said it has no intention of seeking control of Far […]

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China ‘May Have Interest’ in Mid-Cap Mining Stocks, Says Citi - Bloomberg.com
China ‘May Have Interest’ in Mid-Cap Mining Stocks, Says Citi
By Roger Neill
June 18 (Bloomberg) — China may have an “interest” in U.K. mid-cap mining companies after the failure of Aluminum Corp. of China’s proposed investment in Rio Tinto Group, with First Quantum Minerals Ltd. […]

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World Bank Raises China 2009 Growth Forecast to 7.2% (Update3) - Bloomberg.com
World Bank Raises China 2009 Growth Forecast to 7.2% (Update3)
By Bloomberg News
June 18 (Bloomberg) — The World Bank raised its growth forecast for China this year and advised policy makers to delay until 2010 any additional stimulus plan to boost the world’s third-largest economy.
China’s […]

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China denies reports of Beijing visit by Kim Jong Il’s son_English_Xinhua
China denies reports of Beijing visit by Kim Jong Il’s son
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday denied reports that the son of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) top leader Kim Jong Il had […]

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China Holds Firm on Software Filter, U.S. Firms Say - NYTimes.com
China Holds Firm on Software Filter, U.S. Firms Say
By EDWARD WONG & ASHLEE VANCE
Published: June 18, 2009
BEIJING — U.S. computer makers say the Chinese government has not backed down from a requirement that Internet filtering software be installed on all computers sold in China after […]

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China Hearsay: China law, business, and economics commentary
I Don’t Think “Rebalancing” Means What They Think It Means
Lots o news recently about the negative export numbers here (over 26% drop from the May numbers last year). As this is a huge sector in China, this of course is something to be concerned about as GDP and […]

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Chinese Pride Celebration Faces Obstacles :: EDGE Boston
Chinese Pride Celebration Faces Obstacles
by Kilian Melloy
Friday Jun 12, 2009
Shanghai’s inaugural Pride Week has come under attack by officials, according to media reports that indicate that although the event has state approval, the police and commerce bureau of the city have intimidated venues where events were initially scheduled […]

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China Anti-Porn Software Censors More Than Sex (Update2) - Bloomberg.com
China Anti-Porn Software Censors More Than Sex (Update2)
By Mark Lee and Sanchez Wang
June 12 (Bloomberg) — China’s anti-pornography software that will be loaded in all personal computers sold in the country blocks anti-government Web sites and restricts users from typing in keywords unrelated to sex, a […]

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Detainees in U.S. Courts Raises Questions Over Due Process - Political News - FOXNews.com
Detainees in U.S. Courts Raises Questions Over Due Process
The contentious debate over bringing terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay prison to the U.S. to be tried in federal courts raises thorny questions about the rights afforded to them, including bail hearings, plea negotiations, […]

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