China
China urges dialogue in South Sudan dispute with oil firms
BEIJING, Feb 22 - China on Thursday urged dialogue between South Sudan and Chinese oil firms following the expulsion this week of the head of Chinese-Malaysian oil consortium Petrodar, in its first comments on an escalating row.
China's policy-led slowdown spawns property showdown
BEIJING - China's policy-induced property slowdown has put the central and local governments on a $320 billion (204 billion pound) collision course in one of the economy's biggest growth-generating sectors.
Migrants elbow for Foxconn jobs despite labor probe
LONGHUA, China - Apple's top manufacturer in China, Foxconn Technology, is having no problems luring fresh workers to churn out ever more gadgets, despite the firm's reputation as a tough employer that has put it under a thorough probe into its labor practices.
China says found more oil and gas deposits in 2011
BEIJING, Feb 23 - China found more proven geological oil and gas reserves last year than a year earlier, the Ministry of Land and Resources said on Thursday.
Migrants elbow for Foxconn jobs despite labour probe
LONGHUA, China - Apple's top manufacturer in China, Foxconn Technology, is having no problems luring fresh workers to churn out ever more gadgets, despite the firm's reputation as a tough employer that has put it under a thorough probe into its labour practices.
Analysis: China's policy-led slowdown spawns property showdown
BEIJING - China's policy-induced property slowdown has put the central and local governments on a $320 billion collision course in one of the economy's biggest growth-generating sectors.
Hong Kong and China shares decline, financials weaker
HONG KONG, Feb 23 - Hong Kong and China shares declined on Thursday, dragged by weakness in financial stocks as investors took profits after its recent relative strength and ahead of some key earnings in the next few days.
HP, Dell watch rising China labor costs for Apple
SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc are keeping a close eye on a big jump in wages for workers that assemble Apple Inc's iPhone in China, and could be forced to nudge up prices for their own products if labor costs keep rising.
CNOOC in JV talks for Uganda refinery - report
BEIJING, Feb 23 - Stated-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) is negotiating with Uganda to participate in the African country's first refinery, the China Daily reported on Thursday.
Wrestling scion joins Disney in the ring in China
- Shane McMahon, the son of pro-wrestling impresario Vince McMahon, will team up with Walt Disney Co to distribute video-on-demand Disney movies in China.
Reuters Breakingviews
The China Files
Can China keep up the astonishing growth rate it has witnessed in the past three decades? And if not, what strain will this put on the country's political system? Reuters Breakingviews editor Hugo Dixon looks at China's future in this series. Commentary
Greeks on the street
Greeks smashing windows and setting fire to shops and banks in a fury of opposition to yet more austerity is gripping, but not unique. There are underlying elements than make such uprisings more common in Greece than elsewhere.
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