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Obama faces tough choice on China tire duty case
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama faces a tough choice as he nears a deadline on whether to slap tariffs on a flood of Chinese tires entering the United States: Imposing duties could antagonize strategically important China; not doing so would anger Obama's union allies.
Nations:U.S. China North Korea People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. China-U.S. Trade Ties
2009-09-11
Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops
KUNMING, China - Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential -- rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron.
Nations:China Philippines India Argentina Brazil Switzerland People:Wen Jiabao Activities:Global Food Crisis
2008-11-30
China sits out global crisis, focusing on own growth
BEIJING -- China sits on a huge pile of money, and its policymakers crave global assets. So why doesn't China spend a little and save the world from global financial meltdown?
People:Wen Jiabao Activities:Global Financial Crisis China Economic Reform China-U.S. Trade Ties Source:(McClatchy)
2008-10-11
Around the world, much is expected of Barack Obama
Here's all Barack Obama has to do to meet the world's expectations if he's elected president of the United States:
Nations:China Iraq U.S. Palestine Israel India People:Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-06-06
China: Why Western B-Schools Are Leaving
Cass Business School in London was one of several dozen MBA programs tempted by a seemingly massive and untapped market for management education in China. It started a joint executive education program with the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2004 and has had about 80 students graduate from its two-year program.
Nations:China
2008-05-17
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