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EU officials to press China on Tibet
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TOKYO: The European Union said Thursday it will press China in talks
this week to engage in a dialogue with the Dalai Lama to bring about
“concrete improvement” in people’s lives in restive Tibet.
An EU delegation including European Commission
chief Jose Manuel Barroso is holding two days of talks from Thursday
with President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders.
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Taiwan’s top court clears
president-elect of corruption
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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Supreme Court cleared the island’s
President-elect Ma Ying-jeou of corruption charges Thursday,
delivering a final ruling in the high-profile case less than a month
before he takes office.
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Earnings of China’s listed firms increase
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BEIJING: Listed companies on the Chinese mainland reported a
year-on-year growth of more than 50 percent in their net profits for
the first quarter of this year, with those from the real estate
sector contributing significantly.
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Chinese top list of foreigners barred from RP
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CHINESE nationals tops the list of foreigners
who were prevented from entering the Philippines during the first
quarter of the year, the Bureau of Immigration reported Thursday.
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ANALYSIS
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What filled the gap left by
net exports remains unclear
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In the first quarter of 2008, China, the world’s fastest-growing
major economy, realized a 10.6 percent growth in gross domestic
product (GDP). Though 1.1 percentage points lower than the same
period last year, the figure still represents a handsome growth of
the country.
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