All posts tagged "China"

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  China carfentanil ban a ‘game-changer’ for opioid epidemic

  "It's a substantial step in the fight against opioids here in the United States"

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  Recent Trump win on China trademark raises ethics questions

  At stake are 49 pending trademark applications — all made during his campaign — and 77 marks already registered under his own name, most of which will come up for renewal during his term

  • Posted February 14, 2017
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  Chinese auto sales weaken in January as sales tax rises

  Sales in the world's biggest auto market declined 1.1 percent from a year earlier to 2.2 million

  • Posted February 13, 2017
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  In shift, Trump tells Xi he will honor ‘one China’ policy

  More than two months after deviating from decades of American diplomacy regarding Taiwan by accepting a phone call from the self-governing island's president, Trump appeared to be trying to reassure Beijing he would not seek to upend...

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  Asian Stocks Up After Dow Breaks Through 20,000 Milestone

  Asian shares advanced Thursday as investors cheered the Dow Jones industrial average's first ever close above the 20,000 milestone

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  US Stock Indexes Close Slightly Lower; Oil Prices Slide

  Energy companies led U.S. stock indexes slightly lower Monday as the price of crude oil fell. Real estate, phone companies and other high-dividend stocks did better than the rest of the market as bond yields headed lower,...

  • Posted January 23, 2017
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  From Statues to Doormats, Here’s What Annoys Asian Nations

  How can you get under the skin of an Asian country? Diplomatic body searches, bomber flights, shrine statues and even doormats have set governments on edge. Here’s a nation-by-nation look at Asia’s figurative, and in one case...

  • Posted January 23, 2017
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  China’s Xi defends trade as Beijing seeks bolder global role

  The president urged the world to "say no to protectionism"

  • Posted January 17, 2017
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  IMF raises China growth forecast but warns on debt

  Says world's 2nd-largest economy should expand by 6.5% this year

  • Posted January 16, 2017
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  China again rejects Trump’s suggestion to negotiate Taiwan

  The "one China" policy is "non-negotiable"

  • Posted January 15, 2017