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Clinton frets over Chinese, Iranian inroads in Americas
Washington (AFP) May 1, 2009Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday defended new moves to engage anti-US leaders in Latin America as a way to check what she called "disturbing" Iranian and Chinese inroads in the region. Clinton said President Barack Obama has had to take a new tack after his predecessor George W. Bush's efforts to isolate such leaders had only made them "more negative" toward Washington and more ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Taiwan's defence minister apologises for scandals 
Taipei (AFP) April 11, 2009Taiwan's defence minister Chen Chao-min Saturday apologised for a recent spate of corruption scandals and alleged crimes involving the island's armed forces. "I am very distressed over the military's recent performance and I would like to express my utmost apologies for letting the public down," Chen told reporters. His statement came after a retired lieutenant general and several other ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Japan's Itochu to take stake in Chinese food giant 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Japanese trading giant Itochu Corp. said Thursday it had agreed to buy a 20 percent stake in Chinese processed food manufacturer Ting Hsin for 710 million dollars. The deal, which is expected to be completed by May, is the latest in a series of overseas investments by the Japanese trading house to try to spur future growth as the domestic economy languishes in recession. Ting Hsin is ... read more *New* Comments: 0 China arrests 30 over riots in northwest: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Police have arrested 30 people for involvment in a two-day violent protest in northwest China that had to be broken up with tear gas after 74 people were injured. As calm returned to Longnan in Gansu province, authorities said they had questioned 110 people over the riots during which people threw stones, bricks and bottles to attack police, according to a local government statement. ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Chinese 'Bill Gates' booed by angry Peruvian textile workers 
Lima (AFP) Nov 19, 2008Jack Ma, a Chinese web entrepreneur sometimes called his country's "Bill Gates", was Wednesday jeered by angry Peruvian textile workers who saw him as the negative personification of a China-Peru free trade agreement. Around 200 traders in the Lima district of Gamarra gathered to protest a visit by Ma, who had been invited to speak to them by Peruvian Production Minister Elena Conterno, on ... read more *New* Comments: 0 |
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