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US criticizes China's domestic, economic policies (AP)
 AP - The Obama administration accused China on Thursday of abusing its citizens' rights and maintaining currency policies that cost millions of U.S. jobs, a double-barrel attack that comes amid a growing willingness to confront and even antagonize the Asian power.
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Stricken trainer Roach says Pacquiao should go out on top
DALLAS, Texas (AFP) – Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao have never spoken about Roach's battle with Parkinson's disease but there is a candid conversation the trainer and boxer expect to have one day. When Roach was nearing the end of his welterweight boxing career in 1986, he was called into the ...
China’s Foreign Trade up 45 Percent in February
Mar. 11 – China’s exports grew for the third straight month in February to US$94.52 billion, up from 45.7 percent year-on-year, indicating a rebound in global demand.
Imports also increased according to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs on Wednesday, rising 44.7 percent...
China to Fine-Tune its Stimulus Plan
Mar. 11 – China will reform the RMB exchange rate in a gradual and controlled manner and Chinese economic stimulus plans will be continuously implemented but fine-tuned, China’s Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said before the National People’s Congress on March 8.
Chen explained that all of Chin...
EU expects free trade deal with India by October
The European Union expects to clinch a free trade pact with India by October, the EU's trade chief said Thursday, as the 27-member trading bloc pushes to secure new markets across Asia.
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Banyan : Not whaling but drowning
In a sea of international opprobrium. But a compromise may be at handIF YOU’RE tempted by a slab of meat gristle which surrenders little but an ooze of grease when chewed, then you’ll love whale. Add to the sensory experience the accumulated mercury to be found in whale meat. Consider the suffering caused by the hunt to these intelligent mammals; and a mi...
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