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ANALYSIS: FACEBOOK CAN'T TAKE ASIAN GROWTH FOR GRANTED SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Even as Facebook fever grips investors ahead of the social networking giant's potential $100 billion-plus initial public offering, its breakneck growth in Asia may be slowing as it moves beyond desktop users to those who access the Internet largely or solely from a mobile p... 05/17/2012 15:36, Yahoo!News	RISING WEALTH IN CHINA FAILS TO BUY MORE HAPPINESS Sometimes more money just buys more unhappiness. Take China, for example. Everyone assumed that people would get happier as their wallets got fatter. But a new study shows that the opposite occurred, at least for those at the lower end of the income spectrum. 05/17/2012 05:07, msnbc
FIGURE IN CHINA’S POLITICAL DRAMA FOUND IN CAMBODIA Until now, Patrick Henri Devillers, a French architect who has been part of the Bo Xilai drama in China, had not been heard from. 05/16/2012 23:07, NewYork Times	IS CHINA'S CRACKDOWN ON FOREIGNERS ABOUT CRIME OR ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION? China has launched a 100-day crackdown against illegal immigration and illegal employment in the wake of a high-profile sexual assault case involving a British national who was videotaped allegedly attempting to force himself on a Chinese woman. 05/16/2012 13:14, msnbc
RETIRED PARTY MEMBERS CALL FOR 2 TOP CHINESE OFFICIALS TO RESIGN A petition circulated by 16 retired Communist Party members seeks the resignation of China’s security boss, Zhou Yongkang, and a top propaganda official, Liu Yunshan. 05/16/2012 08:35, NewYork Times	LETTER FROM CHINA: A CHINESE COMPOSER SOUNDS OFF ABOUT MUSIC AND POLITICS A leading contemporary composer in China says the country is backward in a range of educational and cultural areas, including music, even though Chinese musicians and composers do extremely well abroad. 05/16/2012 02:56, NewYork Times
CHINA MOBILE IN TALKS WITH APPLE FOR IPHONE HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, said on Wednesday it is negotiating with Apple Inc to carry the popular iPhone in China. China Mobile is the only Chinese operator that does not officially carry the iPhone because its homegrown 3G technology... 05/16/2012 09:12, Yahoo!News	BRITISH LABEL PAUL SMITH TO RE-ENTER CHINA British fashion label Paul Smith said Tuesday it was planning to open 24 stores in China over the next five years in its second attempt at tapping the country's booming luxury market. 05/16/2012 08:52, Yahoo!News
SINA RESULTS BEAT VIEW, WARNS WEIBO TO EAT INTO Q2 (Reuters) - Sina Corp sounded a bearish note for the coming quarters, warning that further losses may lie ahead because of increased investment into its microblogging platform Weibo, China's version of Twitter. China's largest Internet portal and media website posted a first-quarter loss tha... 05/16/2012 08:10, Yahoo!News	WHO LOVES US, BABY? CHINA STILL DOES The United States may be hurtling towards a fiscal cliff at the end of the year. But if the U.S. is Thelma then China is Louise.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_news_international/~4/Zh5Uzms9S0w" height="1" width="1"/> 05/15/2012 14:28, CNN
GEORGE W. BUSH HONORS AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND DISSIDENTS WORLDWIDE Frmer President George W. Bush spoke Tuesday to dissidents from countries including China, Cuba and Syria, to honor their attempts to spread democracy.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=jW0G4LwWbCE:oWsClPUS98o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.... 05/15/2012 14:21, CNN	FOXCONN: NO, OUR CEO DID NOT JUST CONFIRM THE APPLE ITV A report in China Daily last week contained a suggestion from Chinese manufacturing giant Foxconn's CEO that the company was preparing to manufacture Apple's rumored "iTV". They've now poured cold water on that idea. 05/15/2012 11:42, msnbc
RENREN SHARES RISE ON STRONG RESULTS (Reuters) - Renren Inc's shares rose 11 percent after the Chinese social networking site posted quarterly results ahead of analysts' estimates, boosted by revenue from gaming services. Renren said its revenue from gaming rose 91 percent in the quarter to $17.5 million, as the company's r... 05/15/2012 18:06, Yahoo!News	FOREIGN HOLDINGS OF US DEBT HIT RECORD HIGH WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record high in March. China, the largest buyer of Treasury debt, increased its holdings for a third straight month.... 05/15/2012 06:35, AssociatedPress
NEWS CORP. AGREES TO BUY 19.9% STAKE IN CHINA'S BONA FILM GROUP The deal by 20th Century Fox's parent is Hollywood latest attempt to cash in on Asia's movie boom.BEIJING — 20th Century Fox parent News Corp. has agreed to acquire a 19.9% stake in Beijing-based Bona Film Group, the latest attempt by Hollywood to cash in on Asia's movie boom. The deal also si... 05/15/2012 05:21, LaTimes	AFTER SLAMMING BRAKES ON GROWTH, CHINA REACHES FOR STIMULUS Industrial production, imports and exports show signs of a slowdown. The deceleration is being felt in the U.S., especially Southern California.BEIJING — After months of careful tinkering aimed at slowing China's supercharged economy, Chinese officials may have gotten more than they bargained ... 05/15/2012 05:21, LaTimes
AFTER SLAMMING BRAKES ON GROWTH, CHINA REACHES FOR STIMULUS Industrial production, imports and exports show signs of a slowdown. The deceleration is being felt in the U.S., especially Southern California.BEIJING — After months of careful tinkering aimed at slowing China's supercharged economy, Chinese officials may have gotten more than they bargained ... 05/15/2012 02:42, LaTimes	NEWS CORP TO ACQUIRE 20 PERCENT OF CHINESE FILM DISTRIBUTOR BEIJING (Reuters) - News Corp has agreed to buy a stake in Chinese movie distributor Bona Film Group Ltd, becoming the latest U.S. media company to expand into China's booming movie market. News Corp will take a 19.9 percent stake in Bona Film from founder and chief executive Yu Dong, Bona said ... 05/15/2012 11:56, Yahoo!News
IHT RENDEZVOUS: OIL, NATIONALISM AND BANANAS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Fish, oil and bananas all play a role in the latest round of the high-stakes sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea. Relations between China and the Philippines have deteriorated sharply, and nationalist rhetoric has been flying. 05/15/2012 01:00, NewYork Times	AFTER SLAMMING BRAKES ON GROWTH, CHINA REACHES FOR STIMULUS Industrial production, imports and exports show signs of a slowdown. The deceleration is being felt in the U.S., especially Southern California.BEIJING — After months of careful tinkering aimed at slowing China's supercharged economy, Chinese officials may have gotten more than they bargained ... 05/15/2012 00:07, LaTimes
NEWS ANALYSIS: CHINA’S POLITICAL TURMOIL WON’T DELAY NEW LEADERSHIP Communist Party insiders and observers say China’s once-in-a-decade leadership change is still on track for this autumn, despite a spectacular political scandal. 05/14/2012 19:21, NewYork Times	8,000 CONTRACTORS SAID ELIGIBLE FOR U.S. CYBER GUARD WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Up to 8,000 companies doing business with the Pentagon may be qualified to join a newly expanded U.S. effort to guard sensitive information on private networks, a senior Defense Department official said Monday. The Pentagon on Friday invited all of its eligible contractors to ... 05/15/2012 03:40, Yahoo!News
FOXCONN DENIES REPORT IT IS WORKING ON APPLE ITV Foxconn, Apple's biggest manufacturer, denied reports it was preparing to begin producing an Apple iTV after the Web went wild with rumors after a report from China. 05/14/2012 14:56, LaTimes	THE CURSE OF THE VOLVO 240 It became huge news recently when Volvo Cars signed an endorsement deal with Knicks basketball sensation Jeremy Lin to cash in on the booming market for upscale cars in China.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_news_international/~4/V33_4CAV120" height="1" width="1"/> 05/14/2012 09:07, CNN
GLOBAL PUSH TO GUARANTEE HEALTH COVERAGE LEAVES U.S. BEHIND China, Mexico and other countries far less affluent are working to provide medical insurance for all citizens. It's viewed as an economic investment.WASHINGTON — Even as Americans debate whether to scrap President Obama's healthcare law and its promise of guaranteed health coverage, many far l... 05/14/2012 07:56, LaTimes	EUROZONE WORRIES STILL PRESSURE STOCKS Markets are having difficulty establishing a bullish platform as continuing worries over the eurozone counteract news of more monetary easing in China.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=DtoJrIr25nU:ZyHwKVMbcX0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.... 05/14/2012 01:35, CNN
IHT RENDEZVOUS: WANG LIJUN, CHEN GUANGCHENG AND WESTERN AMNESIA In his latest Page Two column, Anand Giridharadas argues that the West is not remembering its own history when it scolds China for abuses. And he says that, in its way, China is opening up, bit by bit. 05/13/2012 17:56, NewYork Times	CHINA, SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN SEEK TRADING PACT The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan also agreed to try to calm tensions on the Korean Peninsula. 05/13/2012 17:56, NewYork Times
CHINA, SKOREA, JAPAN TRY TO EASE NKOREA TENSIONS BEIJING (AP) -- The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan said Sunday that they will work together to try to calm tensions on the Korean peninsula. The three largest East Asian economies also took steps toward deepening their economic ties by laying the groundwork for a regional free trade are... 05/13/2012 00:42, AssociatedPress	CHINA, JAPAN, S. KOREA OK FREE-TRADE TALKS Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Sunday that China, Japan and South Korea agree to launch talks for a free-trade area this year. 05/13/2012 00:42, msnbc
AFTER DISAPPOINTING FIGURES, CHINA WILL TRY TO STIMULATE ECONOMY After this week’s disappointing economic figures, China’s central bank said Saturday that it would reduce the share of deposits banks must set aside as reserves. 05/12/2012 19:14, NewYork Times	ECHOING OUT OF TEXAS, A VOICE OF CHINA FREEDOM Bob Fu, a Chinese-born pastor who started the dissident group ChinaAid, was instrumental in calling attention to the plight of the activist Chen Guangcheng. 05/12/2012 19:14, NewYork Times
APPLE AND FOXCONN TO IMPROVE FACTORY WORKING CONDITIONS? [VIDEO] The top executive from Foxconn, one of Apple's major suppliers, has confirmed that Apple and Foxconn will share the initial costs of improving Foxconn's factories in China. 05/12/2012 21:12, Yahoo!News	GLOBAL PUSH TO GUARANTEE HEALTH COVERAGE LEAVES U.S. BEHIND China, Mexico and other countries far less affluent are working to provide medical insurance for all citizens. It's viewed as an economic investment. WASHINGTON — Even as Americans debate whether to scrap President Obama's healthcare law and its promise of guaranteed health coverage, many far ... 05/12/2012 05:14, LaTimes
ROOM FOR DEBATE: HAVE THE BRIC NATIONS LOST THEIR MOMENTUM? What happens to the world economy if Brazil, Russia, India and China experience a slowdown? 05/11/2012 21:29, NewYork Times	COURT PROTECTS OF GOOGLE-NSA CONTACTS U.S. authorities are not required to release any internal National Security Agency communications it had with Internet giant Google Inc. after a 2010 cyber attack in China, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=mWP... 05/11/2012 19:28, CNN
CHINA ORDERS BIG FOUR ACCOUNTING FIRMS TO LOCALIZE OPERATIONS The world's biggest accounting firms must appoint Chinese citizens to head their mainland operations within five years, an edict that could crimp the auditors' expansion in China.BEIJING — The Chinese government has ordered the world's Big Four accounting firms to appoint Chinese citizens to h... 05/11/2012 17:56, LaTimes	MANDRAGORA PARTNERS WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT FILM GROUP NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Mandragora International Group, parent company of Solar Pictures, will co-produce "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" with China Film Group Corporation, China's government-run production and distribution company. Bobby Paunescu, founder and CEO of Mandragora, will write... 05/12/2012 03:12, Yahoo!News
HUAWEI GEARING UP TO TAKE ON CISCO ON ITS HOME TURF (Reuters) - Huawei's head of North America, John Roese, said his company is more than ready to take on larger rival Cisco Systems but noted it will take some patience -- and time. "The U.S. is by far our most complex market ... for us our entrance into the U.S. is similar to a western compan... 05/12/2012 02:36, Yahoo!News	THE LEDE BLOG: TERRITORY CLAIMED BY CHINA AND PHILIPPINES IS MAINLY UNDERWATER A skirmish over who owns a band of coral rocks in the South China Sea - China or the Philippines - would have to be small, since the land mass is almost comically tiny. 05/11/2012 16:35, NewYork Times
NEWS SUMMARY: GOOGLE-NSA COMMUNICATIONS STAYING SECRET: A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose National Security Agency records about the 2010 cyberattack on Google users in China. 05/12/2012 01:28, Yahoo!News	CHINESE LEADER'S DOWNFALL LEADS TO BLOGGER'S FREEDOM After serving a year making Christmas lights in grueling conditions, Fang Hong was released on April 24 from the Drug Rehabilitation and Re-Education-Through-Labor Center in China's southwestern mega-city of Chongqing. 05/11/2012 15:07, msnbc
COURT AFFIRMS PROTECTION OF GOOGLE/NSA COMMUNICATIONS U.S. authorities are not required to release any internal National Security Agency communications it had with Internet giant Google Inc. after a 2010 cyber attack in China, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=5nm3SQl... 05/11/2012 13:14, CNN	COURT WON'T ORDER GOOGLE-NSA INTERACTIONS RELEASED A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request related to the 2010 cyberattack on Google users in China. 05/11/2012 18:56, Yahoo!News
APPLE 'ITV' CONFIRMED BY FOXCONN BOSS Foxconn Technology Group founder and chief executive Terry Gou has reportedly gone on record in stating that his company will soon begin manufacturing a television for Apple. Production has not yet begun, China Daily reports, and the electronics manufacturing giant is currently preparing its facilit... 05/11/2012 17:54, Yahoo!News	CHINA ORDERS BIG FOUR ACCOUNTING FIRMS TO LOCALIZE OPERATIONS The world's biggest accounting firms must appoint Chinese citizens to head their mainland operations within five years, an edict that could crimp the auditors' expansion in China.BEIJING — The Chinese government has ordered the world's Big Four accounting firms to appoint Chinese citizens to h... 05/11/2012 06:49, LaTimes
CHINA'S INFLATION EASES IN APRIL, ANOTHER SIGN OF A SLOWING ECONOMY BEIJING — Inflation in China moderated last month in another sign that the world's second-largest economy is cooling. 05/11/2012 06:49, LaTimes	CURRENTS: AMNESIA AS THE WEST JUDGES CHINA Two different Chinese men -- one hotheaded cop, one blind activist escaping house arrest -- chose to flee to U.S. diplomatic outposts as a refuge. But is U.S.-style freedom the answer for China? 05/11/2012 05:00, NewYork Times
DISMAL CHINA, INDIA DATA SIGNAL SLOWING GROWTH SHANGHAI (AP) -- Dismal data from China and India signal a weakening of the global recovery, undermining hopes for the dynamic emerging economies of Asia to help prop up growth.... 05/11/2012 02:21, AssociatedPress	PROVIEW REJECTS APPLE'S SETTLEMENT OFFER IN IPAD DISPUTE Apple reportedly offered Proview $16 million to settle the companies' ongoing legal dispute over the iPad name, but Proview rejected the offer, Chinese website Sina reported. The cash-strapped company is instead looking for $400 million dollars in an attempt to appease numerous creditors, eight... 05/11/2012 07:18, Yahoo!News