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China's Vice President Xi Jinping

Remove Export Restrictions, China Tells U.S.

Addressing a gathering of U.S. business leaders, policymakers and academics in Washington, Chinese vice-president Xi Jinpin said that more balanced economic ties are needed for the crucial task of addressing the trade imbalance between the two major economies.

Alibaba's Taobao at center of failed Yahoo deal: sources

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Yahoo Inc's efforts to craft a complex $17 billion asset swap with its Asian partners stumbled over how to value Taobao, the fast-growing online retail business owned by China's Alibaba Group, according to sources familiar with the matter.

More Chinese cities halt Apple iPad orders: reports

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Retailers in more Chinese cities have been told by authorities to take the popular iPad tablet PCs off their shelves this week, media reports said on Thursday, due to a legal battle between a Chinese technology firm and Apple Inc over trademark issues.
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GE's Rice sees China growth slowing in 2012

General Electric Co believes China's economy, a key source of revenue growth for the largest U.S. conglomerate, will slow this year but not substantially below 8 percent, said the executive who runs the company's international operations.
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Greece Riots

The Greek Protesters May Be Right; For Now, Austerity Is Bad Economics

In country after country in Europe the so-called bitter pill approach has been wholeheartedly embraced as the only solution by both conservative and leftwing governments. Problem is, it's looking more and more likely that they're wrong: as a strategy, austerity has by and large failed.
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Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency

Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones are made are far better than those at garment factories or other facilities elsewhere in the country, according to the head of a non-profit agency investigating the plants.
An employee stands next to an empty display desk which was used to put Apple iPads at a dealership in Hefei, Anhui province, February 15, 2012. A Chinese tech firm that claims it still owns the iPad trademark will seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's

Proview Says Any Ban of iPad Exports Hard to Impose

A debt-laden Chinese technology firm seeking to ban all shipments of Apple's popular iPad tablet into and out of the country has been told that China's customs authorities are unlikely to intervene in the trademark battle.
World's Deadliest Pathogens: How Secure are Labs?

World's Deadliest Pathogens: How Secure are Labs?

Labs whose experiments on dangerous pathogens are funded by the U.S. government must follow specific rules to keep the microbes from escaping, but those rules are not enforceable for researchers working with private funds. Outside the country, security and safety requirements vary widely, experts say.
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Airbus learns from A380 saga: CEO

The head of Airbus said he had ordered an internal investigation into how the company allowed wing cracks to develop on its flagship A380 passenger jet as the world's largest planemaker sought to draw a line under weeks of embarrassing publicity.
China and Europe

China to Continue to Invest in Eurozone Debt

China will continue to invest in euro zone government debt and it remains confident in the euro, the country's central bank governor said on Wednesday, while calling on Europeans to produce more attractive investment products for China.
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Stock futures up on China comments, euro zone data

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, buoyed by comments from China's central bank chief that the country would keep investing in euro zone debt and better-than-expected data from Germany and France.
Proview Technology has filed a lawsuit against Apple, saying that the California company has committed fraud and unfair competition.  The China-based technology company accused Apple of misrepresenting itself when securing the iPad trademark, according to

iPad 3 Rumors Roundup: What Should We Really Expect?

The rumors about Apple's next generation iPad - dubbed iPad 3 - are always buzzing around the Internet, but it won't keep for long, if the latest report of iMore that the new tablet will be unveiled on March 7, is true.
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Alibaba Group petitions USTR over piracy list

Alibaba Group, which is 40 percent owned by Yahoo Inc has petitioned the United States Trade Representative office over the inclusion of Taobao, its consumer e-commerce platform, on USTR's notorious markets for piracy list, an Alibaba Group spokesman said on Wednesday.

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