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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans: sources
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalize the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local government debt and inflate...Tags: Political Fundraising, Economy, Business and Finance, Productivity, Local Government, Economic Policy
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Harris: Google's Eric Schmidt on North Korea and technology's future
Google's glasses may one day whisper in your ear an old acquaintance's name when you unexpectedly bump into them at a party. Google's car will drive itself in years — not decades. And what if Google's search engine could predict a question you...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Science and Technology, Google Inc., Networking, Melissa Harris
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METALS-Copper eyes first weekly drop in four
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - London copper futures edged lower on Friday to remain on course to end a three-week upward streak, undermined by a firmer dollar and indications that demand from top consumer China is unlikely to pick up strongly as Beijing...Tags: Federal Reserve, Central Bank, Metal, Alcoa Incorporated, Government Debt
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China cracks down on over-the-top anti-Japan dramas
ReutersBEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - China's television regulator has ordered a crack down on dramas about the country's battles with Japan during and before World War Two and demanded they be more serious, state media said on Friday, following viewer complaints...Tags: Japan, Entertainment, Heroism, Sociology, Heroin
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FACTBOX-Foreign firms in China's shale gas sector
Reuters(Adds Italy Eni's joint study with CNPC) BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Italian oil firm Eni has entered a joint study with China's CNPC to explore a shale gas block in the southwestern province of Sichuan, officials said on Friday, becoming one of the...Tags: Peter Voser, Chevron Corportion, Italy, Energy Resources, ConocoPhillips
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Russian-financed search engine in Vietnam sends politically sensitive searches Google's way
Associated PressHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government...Tags: Online Media Industry, Google Inc., Networking, Vietnam, Hanoi (Vietnam)
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Google executive chairman talks future possibilities
Tribune reporterGoogle executive chairman Eric Schmidt imagines a day when struggling to remember someone's name at a party will be a thing of the past. In a wide-ranging talk on the future of technology in our lives and politics at the Economic Club of Chicago...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Google Inc., Networking, Cell Phones, Eric Schmidt
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China steps up inspection of meat trade after fake lamb scandal
ReutersBEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - China has begun a crackdown on the sales of fake, diseased and tainted meat products after a series of scandals that have further dented public confidence in the food industry, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday....Tags: Science and Technology, Standards, Bird Flu, Local Government, Food Industry
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a...Tags: U.S. Military, Defense, Harvard University, U.S. Air Force, NASA
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China says EU solar duties to "seriously harm" trade ties
ReutersBEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - China warned the European Union on Thursday that imposing duties on Chinese solar panels would "seriously harm" bilateral trade ties, upping the tone of its criticism a week after the EU said it would move ahead with hefty...Tags: European Union, International Organizations, China, Germany, Politics
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New protest in Chinese city over planned chemical plant
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Thursday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, the second demonstration this month against the project. China's...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Energy Resources, National Government, Petroleum Industry
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Yuan ends down for second day, but capital inflows imply near-term strength
Reuters* Data shows capital continues flowing into China heavily * Abundance of dollars means yuan has room to rise further * PBOC fixes slightly weaker midpoint on dollar rally * Having guided yuan to slew of record highs By Lu Jianxin and Pete Sweeney...Tags: Central Bank, Foreign Exchange Market, Money and Monetary Policy, People's Bank, China
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