China
Five charged after Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone
BEIJING - Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a kidney so he could buy an iPhone and an iPad, the government-run Xinhua News Agency said on Friday.
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China tells military to ignore rumors, shuts pro-Bo website
BEIJING - China's top military newspaper told troops on Friday to ignore online rumors and authorities shut a left-wing website that has decried the ousting of populist official Bo Xilai, as the ruling Communist Party fought jitters over a leadership transition.
Syria pressured from all sides at U.N. to halt violence
UNITED NATIONS - Syria faced pressure from all sides at the United Nations on Thursday as U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan set a precise deadline for an end to the conflict with clear backing from Russia, China and the rest of the U.N. Security Council.
India, China, Nigeria, Indonesia, U.S. to lead city growth: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS - India, China, Nigeria, Indonesia and the United States are set to lead the world's growth in urban populations during the next four decades, sparking challenges in providing jobs, housing, energy and infrastructure, the United Nations said on Thursday.
PetroChina in talks with Shell, Hess to explore shale oil
BEIJING - PetroChina Co Ltd is talking to Royal Dutch Shell and Hess Corp to explore shale oil in Santanghu Basin in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, parent China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said in a company-owned newspaper.
Volvo to spend $11 billion over coming years
STOCKHOLM/FRANKFURT - Swedish carmaker Volvo , owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd, plans to spend $11 billion on developing new products and boosting its manufacturing footprint in the next few years, a company spokesman said on Thursday.
Diabetes continuing to spike in China
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more common type of diabetes in China grew by 30 percent in just seven years, according to a new survey of thousands of Shanghai residents.
China's Wen urges breakup of bank monopoly as growth slows
- China's premier called the country's big banks a monopoly that needed to be broken to get money flowing to cash-starved private firms, as the nation's economy appears to have skidded to its slowest growth in three years.
What does China's Wen mean when he says break bank monopoly?
- When Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks about busting a bank monopoly, he may be thinking of modest financial reforms, not a dismantling of the Big Four state-owned banks.
First Marines in Australia as U.S. ramps up Asia-Pacific focus
- About 200 U.S. Marines began a six month deployment in Australia on Wednesday, in the first wave of a buildup of 2,500 troops due eventually to rotate through a de facto base in Darwin, as the U.S. deepens its military presence in the Asia-Pacific.
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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
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.