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China vets brokerages’ computer systems after $3.8 billion buy error

YoopyaAugust 22, 2013April 21, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 22, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – China’s more than 110 brokerages will come under government scrutiny after Everbright Securities mistakenly made 23.4 billion yuan ($3.82 billion) of buy orders, collectively the...

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China’s Bo mounts feisty defense, says was framed

YoopyaAugust 22, 2013April 21, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 22, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Fallen politician Bo Xilai put up a feisty defense on Thursday as he faced China’s most political trial in decades, saying he was...

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Japanese visits to shrine on war anniversary anger China

YoopyaAugust 15, 2013May 15, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 15, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Japan’s prime minister sent an offering to a shrine for war dead on Thursday, the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two defeat, while...

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Typhoon batters Philippines; 1 dead, 45 missing

YoopyaAugust 12, 2013June 16, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 12, 2013June 16, 20240

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rains across mountains, cities and food-growing...

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Apple-supplier Pegatron violates China workers’ rights: China Labor Watch

YoopyaJuly 29, 2013May 15, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 29, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Pegatron Corp, a Taiwanese company that makes Apple Inc products, is violating workers’ rights at its Chinese factories in Shanghai and Suzhou, New...

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Once a top Chinese politician, fallen Bo Xilai indicted for corruption, abuse of power

YoopyaJuly 25, 2013August 1, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 25, 2013August 1, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — Deposed Chinese politician Bo Xilai was charged with corruption and abuse of power Thursday, as China’s new leadership tries to steer the...

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Toll from China quake hits 94, with 1,000 injured

YoopyaJuly 23, 2013June 16, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 23, 2013June 16, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers with shovels and sniffer dogs chipped away at collapsed hillsides Tuesday as the death toll rose to 94 from a strong...

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Strong quake hits dry farming region of western China; at least 75 killed, 400 injured

YoopyaJuly 22, 2013July 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 22, 2013July 4, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake struck a dry, hilly farming area in western China early Monday, killing at least 75 people, injuring more...

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China revives the storied Red Flag limousine as a rolling embodiment of global ambitions

YoopyaJuly 15, 2013July 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 15, 2013July 4, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — The massive frame, bug-eyed headlights, huge retro front grille and scarlet glass hood ornament can mean only one thing: China’s big and...

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Panda from China delivers first cub in Taiwan

YoopyaJuly 7, 2013July 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 7, 2013July 4, 20240

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A giant panda, one of a pair presented by China four years ago to mark warming ties with Taiwan, has given...