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North Korea's nuclear ambitions area serious concern for Beijing and should be addressed through further dialogue, a senior Chinese military officer said on Wednesday after talks with Pentagon officials.

The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday.

JPMorgan tops a list of the world's strongest banks, while Royal Bank of Scotland suffered the biggest loss of any lender last year, according to new industry rankings on Wednesday.

Chinese Government hasn’t back down on its mandate about inclusion of web filtration on all PC to be produce starting July 1.

The United States and European Union took action against China on Tuesday for restricting exports of industrial raw materials, intensifying a trade struggle at a delicate time for the global economy.

New orders for Chinese shipyards fell 96% in the first five months of 2009, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released on Tuesday.

A Chinese inventor has sent his patented ultrasonic flycatcher to an international organization, which he hopes will pass it on to US President Barack Obama as a gift, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

The United States and European Union on Tuesday began a case against China at the World Trade Organization over its export restrictions on industrial raw materials, saying Beijing was trying to tilt the playing field in favor of its own industries.

The Brazilian real estate market is booming again after fizzling at the end of last year as sales have rebounded in one of the best emerging markets, a New York-based real estate private equity investor said in an interview on Tuesday.

The United States and European Union are launching a World Trade Organization case against China over its export restrictions on raw materials, officials announced on Tuesday.

A huge iron ore resource with more than three billion tons’ of proven reserves has been found in China's Benxi, Benxi Municipal Government said on Tuesday, making it one of the biggest iron ore mines in Asia.

India has imposed a duty of 14 percent on imports of aluminium flat rolled products from China, the finance ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Shares in Anglo American Plc, which rejected a $68 billion merger approach from rival Xstrata Plc, edged higher on Tuesday on market talk of a possible bid from Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco), dealers said.

A stumble in sentiment punctured hopes of a rapid rebound from recession in the euro zone's services-led economy and the European Union and United States faced off against China in a looming trade dispute over raw materials.

A stumble in sentiment dented hopes of a rapid rebound from recession in the euro zone's services-led economy and the European Union and United States faced off against China in a looming dispute over raw materials.

China's economy is headed in the right direction but the foundations of the recovery are not yet solid, a Chinese central bank official said on Tuesday, adding to a chorus of voices cautioning against expectations of a rapid rebound from the global crisis.

Ten-year old Yilong is already a statistic.

Business revenue of companies controlled by China's central government dropped 7.4% in the first five months over the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Monday.

PetroChina Company Limited announced on Sunday that it had completed purchase of 45.51% shares of refiner Singapore Petroleum Co (SPC) and would make a buyout offer for the rest of its shares in cash.

China will abolish export duties on some grains and industrial products and cut the duties for chemical fertilizers and nonferrous metals from July 1 to promote exports, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Monday.

Nokia Siemens Networks and Nortel signed USD$650 million planned acquisition agreement to purchase LTE and CDMA assets.