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Lunar New Year highlights China labour woes

Among the millions crowding China's railways stations and airports in the annual Lunar New Year trek home are many workers who won't be coming back to their jobs in the workshop of the world.

Hawaii man gets 32 years in prison for selling stealth bomber secrets to China

A Mauri, Hawaii-based man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for passing on classified national defense information to China, besides committing other offenses such as money laundering and filing false tax returns.

End of cheap food era as grain prices stay high: Reuters poll

U.S. grain prices should stay unrelentingly high this year, according to a Reuters poll, the latest sign that the era of cheap food has come to an end.

Gold Down 6.7% for Jan., Worst Month Since Dec. '09 as US Inflation-Rate Doubles

Gold Bullion prices failed to rally from last night's tumble in Asian and London trade on Friday, extending the month's sharp losses and hitting to four-month lows in the US Dollar and six-month lows against the Swiss Franc and commodity currency Aussie and Canadian Dollars.

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Analysis: Obama green job vision faces challenge from abroad

CEO Bill Watkins wants to build a $100 million next-generation LED light factory near his Silicon Valley-area headquarters, but China wants the 2,000 jobs he hopes to create.

Apple, RIM, ZTE won in booming cellphone market

Global cellphone sales surged 18 percent from a year ago in October-December, boosted by strong growth of North American smartphone vendors Apple and RIM.

NBA announces All-Star Game starting lineups

LeBron James and his Miami Heat team mate Dwyane Wade were both picked for the NBA All-Stars Thursday, joining Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose and Amar'e Stoudemire in an Eastern Conference starting team overflowing with talent.

China to open up yuan cautiously, boost trade

China will carefully open up its yuan to more trading based on market needs and plans to double its level of imports in five years, its commerce minister said on Thursday, as the country liberalizes its economy, now the world's second largest.

China trade min says aims to double imports in 5 yrs

China aims to double its level of imports in five years, its commerce minister said on Thursday, forecasting that U.S. exports to China would double to $200 billion over the same period.

The rise of China's women

Milestones in the progress of Chinese women's tennis after Li Na reached the final of the Australian Open on Thursday:

Full-Text: Speech at Davos by Indonesia’ President on 21st Century globalism

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia, set out his vision for “sustainable and balanced” growth in the 21st Century, at Davos world economic forum.

China inflation to peak around mid-2011 -BoCom

China's annual inflation will probably top 6 percent around the middle of 2011 before losing steam in the second half of the year, the Bank of Communications said on Thursday.

Buzzdeck could tell if you're gonna be a rock star

For a virtually unknown 16-year-old British ukulele player and singer, Misty Miller already boasts an impressive international following.

China wants to import more: ICBC chairman

China wants to import more to solve its trade imbalances instead of parking windfall revenues in U.S. and euro zone government bonds, the chairman of China's largest lender said on Thursday.

Russia says awaiting Iranian response on fuel swap

Global powers seeking to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons are still hoping for a response from Tehran to a fuel swap proposal seen as a step towards ending the persistent standoff, Russia said on Thursday.

Africa growth on way back to pre-crisis level

African economic growth is heading back to pre-crisis growth levels, propelled by strong demand for its resources and increased South-South investment, notably from China.

G20 should better represent Africa: Botswana

Africa should have a greater presence in the Group of 20 nations rather than be largely excluded and simply told how to run their economies, Botswana's central bank governor said on Thursday.

Lenovo, NEC in Japanese joint venture to sell PCs

Chinese group Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC brand, is to invest $175 million in a joint venture with Japanese company NEC to sell PCs in Japan, it said, to help it outpace global market growth.

iPad Lifts Apple To World's Third Largest PC Maker

Apple became the third largest PC vendor in the fourth quarter of 2010, helped by strong sales of iPad and Mac as well as fast growth in the Asia Pacific region, according to the latest report from Canalys.

Fed cautious on recovery, focused on joblessness

The Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday it was in no rush to cut short its rescue of the U.S. economy, saying high unemployment still justified its $600 billion bond-buying plan even though the economy has

Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (FLWS, NFLX, NEI, ABBC, QCOM, REXX, SBUX, ETFC, CHNG, RIMM)

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: 1-800-Flowers.com, Netflix, Network Engines, Abington Bancorp, and Qualcomm. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Rex Energy, Starbucks, E*Trade Financial, China Natural Gas, and Research In Motion.

Shark Populations Dwindle; Plan to Save Sharks Still Not Implemented

Shark populations continue to decline due to unregulated fishing, much of it to meet the high demand for fins. A new analysis finds that the international plan, which was approved by members of UNFAO in 2001, has yet to be fully implemented.

Alibaba shelves listing plans of Taobao, Alipay

China's largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group has postponed indefinitely its listing plans for its subsidiaries, said a company source on Thursday.

Analysis: Supermarket operators shop till drop in SE Asia battle

A battle between large supermarket operators to tap into Southeast Asia's growing consumer wealth could trigger more acquisitions, with Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines seen as the next hot spots.

Lawmakers plan to reintroduce China currency bill

U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce China currency legislation that was overwhelmingly approved last year by the House of Representative but failed to become law, congressional aides said on Wednesday.

China Q1 GDP seen up 9 pct y/y, CPI up 5 pct -report

China's annual economic growth is expected to ease to about 9 percent in the first quarter while consumer inflation is projected at 5 percent, according to a government think tank report published in the official Chinese Securities Journal on Thursday.

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