Somali pirates say $4 million ransom paid for coal ship – Reuters
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A helicopter dropped a $4 million ransom payment on Sunday on to the deck of a Chinese coal ship hijacked by Somali pirates in mid-October, a pirate source on board the vessel said. The De Xin Hai and its 25 crew were carrying
Crew of hijacked Chinese carrier rescued – Financial Times
BEIJING, December 28 The crew of a Chinese ship hijacked by Somali pirates in mid-October was safely rescued, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, making no mention of a reported ransom payment. The De Xin Hai, owned by a unit of Cosco
Chinese court sentences prominent dissident to 11 years in jail for – Newser
sentenced a prominent dissident to 11 years on Friday _ the longest term ever handed down for subversion at the No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court in Beijing after a two-hour trial Wednesday in which prosecutors accused Liu of “serious
Chinese premier says people should be proud of “effective” stimulus – Investors Business Daily
Dec 27, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) — BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) – Chinese people should be proud of the country’s economic performance as the government’s economic stimulus package had proved effective, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday. “We have
Chinese Premier Wen Says Better If Banks Lend Less – ABC News
BEIJING (Reuters) – It would be better if lending by Chinese banks was not on such a large scale, Premier Wen Jiabao said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Premier Wen said that the overall lending situation had improved in the second half of the
Somali Pirates Release Chinese Ship – Digital Chosunilbo
The official Chinese news agency says a Chinese cargo ship seized two months ago off Somalia has been released by its hijackers and its crew of 25 is safe. Xinhua quotes the Chinese Marine Search and Rescue Center as saying the vessel (the De Xin Hai
Chinese ship rescued from Somali pirates: report – YAHOO!
BEIJING (AFP) A Chinese cargo ship and its crew of 25 were rescued from Somali pirates Monday, state media said, after their kidnappers collected a ransom of 3.5 million dollars (2.2 million euros). The bulk carrier Dexinhai, hijacked on October
Chinese Jan-Nov. Industrial Profits Increase – RTT News
(RTTNews) – Chinese industrial profits increased 7.8% to CNY 2.58 trillion during January to November, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report on Monday. Industrial profits fell 10.6% in the January to August period. Profit of state owned
Simmons Bedding financiers seek Chinese bidder: report – YAHOO!
SINGAPORE (Reuters) A group of financiers is trying to put a U.S. mattress maker now under bankruptcy court protection into play by encouraging Chinese bidders to top an already arranged offer for Simmons Bedding Co. (SIMBB.UL), the Wall Street
Chinese dissident gets 11 years for subversion – Washington Post
sentence to the prominent dissident Friday on subversion charges after he called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (Kin Cheung – AP) Liu Xia, wife of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
