The Truth About China's Coal

Source: Resource Investor

There was another big blow in the realm of conventional thinking this week. And it comes to us straight from our frenemies in China. No more coal, they said. And you can keep your iron, too. The headlines proclaimed it as a sign of ...
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Google, Vegas Strip Steak, Microsoft, ABC: Intellectual Property

Source: Bloomberg.com

Google Inc. (GOOG), the largest Web search provider, didn’t infringe Oracle Corp. (ORCL)’s patents in developing Android software, a federal jury found in the second phase of an intellectual property trial in San Francisco. The 10-person jury ruled unani ...
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China manufacturing slows again

Source: Herald Sun

CHINESE manufacturing contracted in May for the seventh consecutive month as exports deteriorated, British banking giant HSBC said, arguing the data showed the need for more policy easing. HSBC's purchasing managers index (PMI), which measures f ...
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Chinese 8.2 yrs older than chronological age

Source: China Daily

A recent report on Chinese health revealed that the average Chinese person is 8.2 years older than his or her chronological age, a sign of poor health, Beijing Times reported Thursday. The survey of China' ...
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China media: Economic warning

Source: BBC News

23 May 2012 Last updated at 23:57 ET Beijing vowed to boost domestic demand to forestall any slowdown Thursday's newspapers discuss a pledge by the cabinet to prevent China's economy from any further slowdown. At a State Council meeting chaired ...
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China Manufacturing Activity Worsens In May: HSBC

Source: FOX Business

HONG KONG – China's manufacturing activity contracted at a faster pace in May as conditions for exporters worsened during the month, the preliminary findings of a survey by HSBC showed Thursday. The "flash" reading of the manuf ...
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Philippines underscores need for 'mediation'

Source: Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines- Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has told the United Nations General Assembly that the Philippines will continue to pursue peaceful means, such as mediation, to resolve the territorial disput ...
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Tokyo raises 1 bln yen to buy China dispute islets

Source: Bangkok Post

The Tokyo city government said members of the public had pledged almost one billion yen ($12.5 million) to its drive to buy a group of uninhabited islands at the centre of a row with China. Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, pictured in 2011. ...
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Around the Region for May 24, 2012.

Source: Gainesville Sun

School bus driver cited in traffic crash An Alachua County school bus collided Tuesday afternoon with a sport utility vehicle. A Chevy Suburban, driven by Ada Pelt, 51, was going east on Archer Road and stopped at an intersection at S ...
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