December 2009

China factories boom in Dec, demand lifts Korea exports

By admin on December 31, 2009

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China’s economic growth looks set to accelerate into the new year, with booming factories driving a December manufacturing survey to a 20-month high while South Korea’s exports to the country surged on strong demand.

China’s official PMI hits 20-month high in December

By admin on December 31, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s manufacturing sector steamed ahead in December as strong rises in new orders and output drove a key economic survey to a 20-month high.

China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown

By admin on December 31, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.

U.S. auto sales may end bleak 2009 on minor uptick

By admin on December 31, 2009

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales are expected to end 2009 on a slight upswing in December, capping a year that saw General Motors and Chrysler collapse into bankruptcy and China overtake the United States as the biggest car market.

China hits back at U.S. steel pipe decision

By admin on December 30, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday decried a U.S. decision to impose duties of 10 to 16 percent on Chinese-made steel pipe, the biggest U.S. trade case to date against China, and said it had been made a scapegoat of protectionist interests.

Beijing Journal: Evicted by Goliath, Restaurant Finds a David

By admin on December 30, 2009

As an unceasing real-estate boom has swept China, property owners and occupants often protest unfair compensation for the development of their property.

U.S. Duties on Pipes From China Approved

By admin on December 30, 2009

The vote sets the stage for the U.S. government to impose duties of 10 to 16 percent to offset Chinese government subsidies.

China arrests 4 foreigners over heroin haul: report

By admin on December 30, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Four foreigners may face execution in China over a big seizure of heroin, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Thursday, after China and Britain clashed over the execution of a Briton found guilty of drug smuggling.

Geely sees robust China auto sales in 2010

By admin on December 30, 2009

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Geely, China’s No.1 private carmaker, sees robust growth for China’s auto industry in 2010, on strong domestic demand and government subsidies, a top Geely executive said on Thursday.

U.S. panel OKs duties on China steel in record case

By admin on December 30, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel gave final approval on Wednesday to duties ranging from about 10 to 16 percent on Chinese-made steel pipe in the biggest U.S. trade case to date against China

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