China-made children’s products unsafe: state media – Tehran Times
BEIJING (AFP) Nearly half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China’s top manufacturing province is unsafe, with many products containing harmful chemicals, state media said. The discovery was made in an official
US Treasury chief reaches out to China – Inquirer.net
WASHINGTON–US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who makes his first trip to Beijing Sunday, will exploit his early links with China to steer relations with the Asian giant under President Barack Obama’s watch. Having started on the wrong foot by
China rejects deal on iron ore price cuts – Financial Times
China s top steel negotiator has formally rejected iron ore price cuts negotiated between Rio Tinto , the Australian mining giant, and Japanese and South Korean steel mills, signalling a showdown between Beijing and the miners. These prices do
Geithner keeps tabs on GM during China trip – WLOS.com
BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner isn’t leaving behind the troubles facing the U.S. auto industry, as he starts two days of talks with Chinese officials in Beijing. He spent much of his flight to China on the phone — staying in
Geithner to Reassure China U.S. Will Control Deficits (Update1) – Bloomberg
No one is going to be more concerned about future deficits than we are, Geithner told reporters on the way to two days of meetings that start today in China s capital. Geithner will meet with Premier Wen Jiabao , who in March called for the U
Now, gangs steal girls as gender gap hits China – Times of India
When Li Xiang Xiang went out of her family s home on April 1 to the shop around the corner, as she did every day, her mother expected to see her back in minutes with a big smile and a bag of sweets. Instead, Xiang Xiang whose rhyming name means
China Raises Diesel, Gasoline Prices in Boost to Oil Refiners – Bloomberg
June 1 (Bloomberg) — China, the world s second-biggest energy consumer, increased fuel prices by as much as 8 percent today, allowing the nation s refiners to pass on climbing crude oil costs. Prices charged by refiners to wholesalers for
The End of the Big Business-China Love Affair – Time
In May 2005, when the corporate world’s enthusiasm for China was at its peak, I spent a few days in Beijing in the company of a bunch of top business executives from the U.S. and Europe. The occasion was a conference sponsored by my then employer
U.S. urges more foreign aid for Afghanistan – Tehran Times
SINGAPORE (Reuters) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates Saturday urged the international community to give more aid to Afghanistan to build infrastructure, expand its military and police, and ensure security for elections this year. I know
Geithner calls for closer economic ties with China – Katu.com
BEIJING (AP) – After years of acrimonious economic relations with China, the U.S. insists it wants to turn the page and develop closer ties with the world’s third largest economy. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who arrived Sunday in
