27/8/05

CHINA, EU to Resume Talks on Textile-Quota Deadlock Sunday
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — China and the European Union will hold a fourth
day of talks Sunday, Aug. 28, over the EU’s refusal to open …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aAWG8QVjN99U&refer=asia

CHINA’S poorest will suffer
The Observer – UK
But China’s workers are flexing their muscles. It is difficult to convey
to those who haven’t seen it just how vast and poor is China’s agricultural
hinterland. …
observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,1557943,00.html

‘IDOL’ TV show breaks records in China
China Daily – China
The television finale of an “American Idol”-type pop star contest in China
has broken ratings records, the Associated Press reported. …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/28/content_472786.htm

MANDELSON defies China trade deal critics
The Observer – UK
European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said yesterday that the controversial
textile-quota deal he negotiated with China had averted a possible trade
war. …
observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,6903,1558146,00.html

26/8/05

CHINA, EU Continue Textile Talks in Beijing; No Agreement Yet
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — China, the world’s biggest textile exporter, and
the European Union will continue talks today in Beijing aimed at easing
shipment quotas …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a1sUzRt0CA0c&refer=asia

CHINA toasts war games with Russia with a picnic and beer
Stuff.co.nz – Wellington,New Zealand
BEIJING: China praised its first joint military exercises with Russia yesterday
for lifting relations to an all-time high and opening room for further
…
www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3390966a12,00.html

CHINA, Japan says North Korea talks set for next week
Reuters – USA
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Japan said on Friday six-party talks aimed
at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program are still on for
next week, but …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=

2005-08-26T120849Z_01_DIT527143_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-
KOREA-NORTH-TALKS-DC.XML

JFK was ready to use nuclear bomb on China, tapes reveal
Independent – London,England,UK
… President John F Kennedy and his advisers considered using nuclear
weapons against China if the Communist nation attacked India a second
time. …
news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article308341.ece

25/8/05

MY NOTEBOOK: Hard lesson from China-EU textile row
New Straits Times – Persekutuan,Malaysia
European Union leaders are in a knot over the quotas that were reintroduced
to protect European textile manufacturers hit by imports from China. …
www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Columns/20050826081628/Article/indexb_html

HK PCCW To Buy 50% Stake In China Netcom Broadband Unit
Yahoo News – USA
(008.HK), Hong Kong’s dominant fixed-line telecommunications operator,
said Friday it has entered an agreement to acquire a 50% stake in China
Netcom Broadband …
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050826/15/3uiff.html

FREE trade is the best way to stop China wanting to rock the boat
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
… All because the man from the British chainstore thinks he can get shirts
cheaper from China. Mr Li is further away. … China gets richer. …
www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/
08/26/do2601.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2005/08/26/ixopinion.html

CHINA’S Baidu.com’s bubble already deflating
Miami Herald – FL,USA
… second day of trading, reflected investors’ ongoing love affair with
Baidu’s much larger US cousin, Google Inc., and outsize hopes for China’s
consumer class …
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/12476027.htm

CHINA driving oil sky-high
Scotsman – United Kingdom
… fresh rise came after the United States reported a decline in petrol
stocks, but the driving force remains the ongoing economic expansion of
China, which said …
business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1843562005

24/8/05

CHINA: Korea nuclear talks may resume Sept.2
Xinhua – China
… The six nations — China, Japan, the two Koreas, Russia and the United
States — failed to hammer out a joint document aimed at getting North
Korea to abandon …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/25/content_3400719.htm

CHINA’S Kazakh prize: The expert opinion
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
… The Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), responsible for
more than two-thirds of China’s oil production, is China’s largest energy
company. …
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GH25Ad01.html

EU textile delegation arrives in China, talks to start
Forbes – USA
BEIJING (AFX) – European Union negotiators have arrived in Beijing for
talks expected aimed at slowing China’s booming textile exports, a diplomat
said. …
www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/08/24/afx2191288.html

CHINA Demand Boosts Profit At Goodyear’s BHP
Forbes – USA
The proverbial price of tea in China may be an intangible. But the values
of commodities to the roaring Asian nation are quite material indeed.
…
www.forbes.com/work/management/2005/08/24
/bhp-mining-china-cx_gl_0824autofacescan07.html

HSBC hopes to eventually double stake in China’s BoCom to 40 pct …
Forbes – USA
BEIJING (AFX) – HSBC said it wants to eventually double its stake in China’s
Bank of Communications (BoCom) to about 40 pct and has ruled out buying
into any …
www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/08/24/afx2191292.html

23/8/05

CHINA gloats over Kazakh victory
Financial Express – Bombay,India
BEIJING, AUG 23: The latest development in the high-stakes rivalry between
energy hungry India and China saw India once again trumped by its Himalayan
neighbour …
www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=100204

CHINA, EU trying to resolve textile crisis
Xinhua – China
24 — China and the European Union (EU) will start negotiations in Beijing
tomorrow to resolve the ongoing textile crisis, according to a senior
official of …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/24/content_3394703.htm

CHINA-RUSSIA drills enter phase III
China Daily – China
A submarine cruises past warships during a China-Russia joint military
exercise off China’s Shandong Peninsula August 23, 2005. [newsphoto].
…
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/24/content_471715.htm

HONG Kong to Limit Fish Imports From China to Approved Farms
Bloomberg – USA
24 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong plans to limit fish imports from China to approved
farms in response to a food scare involving Chinese eels and fresh-water
fish …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a6l.UHqICgO4&refer=asia

HK PRESS: China Bank Of Commun Applies For Insurance JV
Yahoo News – USA
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)—China’s Bank of Communications Co. (3328.HK) has
applied to set up an insurance joint venture through its …
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050824/15/3ug7g.html

22/8/05

CHINA bids for oil firm
London Free Press – Canada
became the latest item on China’s energy menu yesterday as the Canadian-based
Asian oil producer accepted a $4.18-billion US takeover proposal from
China’s …
www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Business/2005/08/23/1184190-sun.html

CHINA-RUSSIA games in final stage
BBC News – UK
… Navy and air force units will also be involved in the manoeuvres. The
exercises will culminate in an amphibious landing on the Shandong Peninsula
in China. …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4175530.stm

CHINA: Is it a threat, or an opportunity? (I)
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) was forced to withdraw
its competitive bidding for the purchase of US Unocal Corp. …
english.people.com.cn/200508/23/eng20050823_204164.html

CHINA reports pig disease death after giving all clear
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A pig-borne disease that killed nearly 40 people
in southwest China has claimed a victim in the far south, bordering Hong
Kong …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK228789.htm

MONSTER is lord of rings in China
Manchester Evening News – Manchester,England,UK
Lancashire-based ringtones specialist MonsterMob is preparing a deal that
will give them a foothold in China. The company, which …
www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/business/s/
170/170813_monster_is_lord_of_rings_in_china.html

21/8/05

CATERPILLAR aims to expand China presence
Xinhua – China
… said its China-based subsidiaries had teamed up with a Shanghai industrial
park developer to expand the heavy machinery maker¡¯s presence in that
country …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/22/content_3386222.htm

BANGLADESHI PM’s China visit highly successful: FM
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan Sunday termed Prime Minister
Khaleda Zia’s visit to China highly successful, saying it would add new
dimensions and …
english.people.com.cn/200508/22/eng20050822_203909.html

CHINA-RUSSIA drills entering third stage
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… On August 14-16, the troops from China and Russia held their first
joint practice on these three scenarios on Shandong Peninsula and its
surrounding waters. …
english.people.com.cn/200508/22/eng20050822_203914.html

HK PRESS: China.com Considering Nasdaq Listing
Yahoo News – USA
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)—Hong Kong-listed portal operator China.com Ltd.
(8006.HK) is … China.com parent CDC Corp. (CHINA) is listed …
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050822/15/3ue2k.html

CHINA’S Ping An H1 profit rises 49 pct
Reuters – USA
(2318.HK: Quote, Profile, Research), China’s No. … Net profit attributable
to shareholders at Ping An, which trails China Life Insurance Co. …
today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?type
=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nHKG255608&imageid=&cap=

20/8/05

GOODWIN eyes happy returns from China
The Sunday Times – UK
… as Goodwin marked his 47th birthday, his group was putting the finishing
touches to a deal that gives RBS a strategic stake in Bank of China, the
country’s …
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1743077,00.html

CHINA, Russia Begin More Military Drills
Guardian Unlimited – UK
BEIJING (AP) – Russian and Chinese paratroopers landed along China’s northeastern
coast Saturday as some 9,000 soldiers from the two countries began the
second …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5222683,00.html

CHINA Railcom issues 1bn yuan worth of corporate bonds
Xinhua – China
21 (Xinhuanet) — China Railcom, the country’s sixth largest state-owned
telecom operator, will issue one billion yuan (123.46 million US dollars)
worth of …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/21/content_3382455.htm

19/8/05

CHINA, Russia Begin More Military Drills
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
BEIJING — China and Russia began the second stage of their historic joint
military drills early Saturday, shifting to China’s northeast coast after
two days …
www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-
china-russia,0,223564.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

CHINA Shanghai Auto Q2 net drops, warns of loss
Reuters – USA
… Ltd., owner of a fifth of General Motors’ largest car venture in China,
on Saturday posted a more than one-half drop in second quarter earnings,
warning it may …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=marketsNews&storyID=
2005-08-20T033936Z_01_SHA212536_RTRIDST_0_AUTOS-CHINA-SHANGHAIAUTO.XML

RUSSIAN space chief calls for more space cooperation with China
Xinhua – China
… The Russian Federal Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov said Friday
that Russia hopes to conduct more space cooperation with China, including
manned space …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/20/content_3380298.htm

MAC calls upon China to return to cross-strait talks
Taipei Times – Taiwan
An official from the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) renewed yesterday the
MAC’s calls for China to return to the negotiating table to facilitate
efforts in …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/20/2003268456

CHINA-RUSSIA drills highlight long-term US tasks
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
… the United States to observe Chinese troops in action but also highlight
the challenges for US diplomacy and defense planning in Asia as China’s
power grows …
in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID
=2005-08-19T211001Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-213230-1.xml

CHINA’S oil purchase fraught with woes
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
… China is already the world’s second largest oil importer, after the
United States. … China’s total crude oil imports soared 35% last year
to 840 million barrels. …
biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/8/20/business/11811722&sec=business

BRUSSELS acts to avert China import crisis
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… year, to •57.5bn (£38.9bn). Exports from the EU to China, by contrast,
fell 1% to •19.1bn over the same January to May period.
www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1552966,00.html

TOURISM income to make up 7% of China’s GDP by 2010
Xinhua – China
20 (Xinhuanet) — China’s total income from the tourism industry will amount
to 1.226 trillion yuan (151 billion US dollars) by the year 2010, making
up 7 …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/20/content_3379368.htm

18/8/05

RUSSIA, CHINA BEGIN WAR-GAMES
Special Broadcasting Service – Australia
Longtime adversaries Russia and China have carried out their first-ever
joint war-games, amid expressions of concern from the United States. …
www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=118554&region=2

US should temper textile demands – China media
Reuters – USA
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States should not make excessive demands
in talks on China’s surging textile exports, a newspaper editorial said
on Friday …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-08-19T021039Z_01_HO907823_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-TRADE-CHINA-USA-DC.XML

RBS buys into Bank of China
Guardian Unlimited – UK
The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to acquire a 5% stake in Bank of
China for $1.6bn (£900m), placating investors’ concerns that it might
overpay for a …
www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1552024,00.html

STUDY: China already a market economy
Xinhua – China
BEIJING, Aug. 19 — A recent study on China’s market economy development
shows the country’s marketization level has reached 73 percent. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/19/content_3375732.htm

CHINA Has Arrested American on Suspicion of Spying for Taiwan
New York Times – United States
18 – China has arrested a Chinese-born American businessman on accusations
of spying in what appears to be a deepening investigation into the possibility
of …
www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/international/asia/19spy.html

17/8/05

US, China move closer to accord on textiles but more talks needed
Forbes – USA
SAN FRANCISCO (XFN-ASIA) – The US and China drew closer to a deal to regulate
surging volumes of Chinese textile shipments that have heightened trade
tensions …
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/08/17/afx2184236.html

YAHOO’S Yang Found Way to Beat EBay on China Hikes (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) — It started with walks along China’s Great Wall and
culminated at California’s Pebble Beach resort, where Yahoo Inc.! …
quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=a3YNMU.Eo0ug

RUSSIA, China open first joint military exercises
Reuters – USA
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Russia began eight days of war games on Thursday
aimed at boosting cooperation between the former adversaries and sending
a …
today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-18T005944Z_01_HO803563_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-CHINA-RUSSIA-DC.XML

CHINA and Kenya ink five pacts
China Daily – China
By Qin Jize (China Daily). China … The five-day visit is Kibaki’s first
personal trip to China since he assumed office in 2002. Hu …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/18/content_470050.htm

CHINA’S wise currency move
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
China changed her exchange rate regime from one that is pegged to the US$
to a managed crawl on Jul 21. This week, i Capital will …
biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/8/18/business/11800983&sec=business

16/8/05

AU commission chairperson: China’s development, opportunity for …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
China’s development is a good opportunity for Africa, chairperson of the
Commission of the African Union (AU) Alpha Oumar Konare said in an interview
in …
english.people.com.cn/200508/17/eng20050817_202921.html

US, China meet to resolve textile row
Forbes – USA
… But the two-day meeting has been expanded as the US seeks to emulate
a deal reached by the EU with China in June that averted a potential trade
war over …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/08/16/afx2182810.html

CHINA Protests Japanese Visits to Tokyo War Shrine (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
16 (Bloomberg) — China protested visits made by Japanese Cabinet members
and lawmakers to a Tokyo war shrine during the 60th anniversary of the
end of World …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=adZ6pG1ofMmY&refer=top_world_news

CHINA, Russia to conduct joint military exercises
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… aimed at any third country. And analysts agree Russia and China are
unlikely to team up against a common foe. They say the maneuvers …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1124158937905

ISRAEL to talk to US before arms sales to China
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Israel has agreed to consult with the US government before selling weapons
to China or other nations under an understanding announced Tuesday. …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1124158937522

15/8/05

CHINA urges Japanese leaders to fulfil commitments with concrete …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
China on Monday voiced the hope that the Japanese government and its leaders
would fulfill their remarks and commitments on Japan’s remorse over its
aggressive …
english.people.com.cn/200508/16/eng20050816_202606.html

PUSH China to enter talks
Taipei Times – Taiwan
… in retaining its limited number of diplomatic friends is growing by
the day — Japan must be seeing something most other nations, including
China, aren’t — at …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/08/16/2003267957

CHINA slams new proposals on Taiwan
Xinhua – China
BEIJING, Aug. 16 — China criticizes Chad and a few other countries for
proposing consideration of the so-called “Taiwan participation in the
United Nations.”. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/16/content_3360850.htm

KMT legislators depart for China
Taipei Times – Taiwan
A group of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators left for China yesterday,
saying that their trip was aimed at building bridges across the Taiwan
Strait …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/16/2003267918

CHINA Jan-July urban fixed-asset investment up 27.2 pct – NBS …
Forbes – USA
BEIJING (AFX) – China’s urban fixed-asset investment, a major driver of
the country’s economic growth, rose 27.2 pct to 3.46 trln yuan in the
first seven …
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/08/15/afx2181771.html

14/8/05

GROWTH: China vs. India
BusinessWeek – USA
The debate’s first question is, Will India ever grow as rapidly as China?
If so, how might that occur? … Will India ever grow as rapidly as China?
…
www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2005/nf20050815_8591.htm

CHINA marks victory over War of Resistance Against Japanese …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
A series of activities were held across China on August 14 to mark the
60th anniversary of China’s victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese
Aggression …
english.people.com.cn/200508/15/eng20050815_202412.html

CHINA tightens security to head off anti-Japan demos
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) – China on Monday stepped up security outside
the Japanese ambassador’s residence, the scene of violent anti-Japan protests
earlier …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK262360.htm

CHINA reels from cyclone, floods, quake
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) – A tropical storm killed two people when it
roared into southern China and floods in the industrial northeast destroyed
hundreds of …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK172292.htm

13/8/05

IRAN looks to China for backing in nuclear dispute
Sunday Business Post – Dublin,Ireland
… of worrying about what the West might do to hold back the nuclear programme,
Iranians are looking east, where they see a rising giant and a close ally
in China …
www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqid=7075-qqqx=1.asp

CHINA “shocked and saddened” by assassination of Sri Lankan FM
Xinhua – China
¡¡BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhuanet) — The Chinese government was shocked
and saddened by the assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/13/content_3348262.htm

ONE million flee storm in China
Scotsman – United Kingdom
MORE than one million residents have fled their homes to escape a tropical
storm which yesterday swept ashore in southern China a week after a typhoon
tore up …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1779992005

QUEEN to visit China in charm offensive
Independent – London,England,UK
The Queen is preparing to make an official visit to China, the last major
Communist state, as part of a concerted charm offensive by Britain to
strengthen …
news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article305778.ece

12/8/05

CHINA opposes taking Iran to UNSC for oil deals
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON August 12 (IranMania) – China’s opposition to taking the Iranian
nuclear crisis to the UN Security Council is largely driven by their long-term
oil …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?
NewsCode=34229&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

IT’S back to the dotcom boom days for China, write Mure Dickie and …
Australian – Australia
… Recent weeks have shown investors’ willingness to put aside conservative
approaches to valuations and business plans when it comes to China, the
internet’s …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16239411%5E36375,00.html

CHINA offers up currency basket contents, but market still in dark
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
BEIJING: China shed a little light on its new foreign exchange regime yesterday
when the central bank governor gave the strongest clues yet about the
…
biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/8/13/business/11764152&sec=business

A view on China’s foreign trade and economic relations 1st half …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
A good scenario has been seen in China’s foreign trade and international
economic cooperation over the first six months of this year, as a result
of efforts on …
english.people.com.cn/200508/13/eng20050813_202131.html