March 2009

New Progress for China in Australian Mine Deals

By admin on March 31, 2009

In two closely followed transactions, Chinese state-owned companies made headway on their investments in the mining companies Oz Minerals and Fortescue Metals Group.

Asia split over China’s "war of nerves" with U.S.

By admin on March 31, 2009

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Asian policymakers are preoccupied with China’s “war of nerves” over the U.S.

Asia split over China’s "war of nerves" with U.S.

By admin on March 31, 2009

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Asian policymakers are preoccupied with China’s “war of nerves” over the U.S. dollar’s global status rather than the impact of the Fed’s debt buying on their vast dollar-linked savings, officials told Reuters.

North Korea to try U.S. journalists as launch nears

By admin on March 30, 2009

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it would put on trial two U.S. journalists arrested this month on its border with China, stoking tensions with Washington ahead of a planned rocket launch that has already alarmed the region.

North Korea to try U.S. journalists as launch nears

By admin on March 30, 2009

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it would put on trial two U.S. journalists arrested this month on its border with China, stoking tensions with Washington ahead of a planned rocket launch that has already alarmed the region.

China’s Minmetals Revises Bid for Oz Minerals

By admin on March 30, 2009

The state-run China Minmetals Corporation revised its offer for the assets of Oz Minerals, after Australian authorities rejected the original bid on security grounds.

China, Taiwan military to meet in U.S.: report

By admin on March 30, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese and Taiwanese military officers will meet for the first time since the end of a civil war in 1949 at a forum in Hawaii this summer, state media said on Tuesday, in a further sign of improving ties between the political rivals.

North Korea to put U.S. journalists on trial

By admin on March 30, 2009

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it would put on trial two U.S. journalists arrested earlier this month on its border with China, accusing them of “hostile acts.”

Google Plans to Offer Free Music Downloads in China

By admin on March 30, 2009

Google said it was responding to the popularity of such services in China, with a service it offers nowhere else.

China’s CCB says 10 percent BofA stake ‘reasonable’

By admin on March 30, 2009

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Construction Bank (CCB) , the world’s second-largest lender by market value, said on Monday it would be “reasonable” for major shareholder Bank of America to reduce its stake to 10 percent.

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