9 March 2010, 9:48 am
BEIJING (AP) - It was a political gaffe for Chinese short track speedskater Zhou Yang - failing to thank her country and its government after winning two gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 8:57 am
(AP:BEIJING) So this is how you get through China's biggest political event of the year: "Sit still, stare toward the front, pretend like you're looking but you're really not, pretend like you're listening but you're really not ... make your brain blank."... Read More »
9 March 2010, 6:56 am
(AP:BEIJING) China's top lawmaker said Tuesday that legislative priorities this year would be to improve social security and promote more equitable economic development, but he rejected calls to open up the political system.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 6:55 am
(AP:BEIJING) China on Tuesday warned the United States against any future arms sales to Taiwan, including F-16 fighter jets the island has been pushing for in hopes of upgrading its air defense capabilities.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 4:05 am
From London to Beijing in two days by rail... Read More »
9 March 2010, 12:11 am
(AP:BEIJING) An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of its huge holdings of U.S. government debt and indicated Beijing has no plans for a big increase in its gold stockpile.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 12:00 am
See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv...... Read More »
8 March 2010, 11:56 pm
(AP:BEIJING) An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of Beijing's huge holdings of U.S. government debt.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 6:29 am
BEIJING, March 8 (UPI) -- Construction of the Eastern-Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline to the Sea of Japan will be completed by the end of 2010, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.... Read More »
7 March 2010, 8:58 pm
Both good news and bad news await students returning to Beijing with a postgraduate degree from overseas universities.... Read More »
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