Obama's Asia Trip: Too Focused on Common Ground? Nov 19, 2009
He dipped his head all through Asia greeting Japan's Emperor with a deep bend at the waist, nodding to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on a Beijing tarmac, even bobbing forward in gratitude before his tour guide at the Courtyard of Loyal Obedience in the Forbidden City ... "" MARK OBAMA NDESANDJO, President Barack Obama's half-brother who lives in southern China, on meeting his brother in Beijing For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages ... "" MARK OBAMA NDESANDJO, President... (Time.com)
Sony Ericsson to shut India centre Nov 19, 2009
Product development would be consolidated in Sony Ericsson operations in Redwood Shores, California; Lund, Sweden; Tokyo; and Beijing, Doster said. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue said the headquarters relocation "will be another boost to our state's economy." "Our talented workforce, connected transportation network, and access to high-tech industry are all keys to our success attracting corporate headquarters and quality jobs," Perdue said, noting that other tech companies such as NCR have recently... (India Times)
US tries to pacify India Nov 19, 2009
Trying to placate New Delhi which is upset over the joint statement issued in Beijing after talks between President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, the US said it has an "equally important relationship" with India as that with China. "I don't think there needs to be any concern in India about what the President said in China. We have very important relations with China. But we have equally important relations with India. "And I think that will come out very clearly during the... (India Times)
'Debt could fuel double-dip recession' Nov 19, 2009
BEIJING: US president Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising US deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession. With the US unemployment rate at 10. (India Times)
Policing role for China irks India Nov 19, 2009
A day after US President Barack Obama encouraged China to play a more stronger international role and asked it to work with the US for bringing stability in Indo-Pak relations, New Delhi said that it will not countenance any move that will provide Beijing a wider footprint in the region ... Critics have pointed out that Mr Obama bent over backwards to please Beijing on every count from currency to climate change. (India Times)
THREATS: N. Korea says Obama trying to pick a fight Nov 19, 2009
Jin Linbo, a Korea specialist at the China Institute of International Studies in Beijing, warned that progress will be difficult without more cooperation from China, which is North Korea's main ally and economic sponsor ... A day after welcoming Obama to Beijing, Chinese Vice President welcomed a top North Korean general to the city Tuesday. (USA Today)
US housing starts slump as inflation creeps up Nov 19, 2009
President Barack Obama told Fox News in Beijing on Wednesday it was important to contain the nation's budget deficits, warning if too much debt piled up, it could lead to a double-dip recession. Still, he repeated that his administration was considering ways to accelerate economic growth, with tax measures among the options to give companies incentives to hire. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Best hotel executive lounges Nov 19, 2009
"I have not put my nose outside the door for three days, says French businessman Patrick Benoist, cocooned with his laptop, vin rouge and camembert at a window table of what could be a glamorous Parisian lounge bar. The Horizon Club in the Shangri-La hotel in Kuala Lumpur is a hotel version of something like the famously chilled Buddha Bar in Paris's 8th arrondissement, with white marble floors and ebony walls, plum velvet lounges and cream padded chairs, quartzite bars and plasma screens.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
N. Korea offered aid to scrap nukes Nov 19, 2009
The head of China's legislature, Wu Bangguo, told Obama on Monday, "In China, there is a saying that if you want to appreciate the history of China in the past 100 years, go to Shanghai; in the past 1,000 years, come to Beijing; and for the past 2,000 years, go to Xi'an" the imperial capital of China's first emperor and later dynasties. Obama replied that he was impressed with the dynamism of Shanghai, where he held a town hall-style meeting with Chinese youth Monday and which, he said, is... (MSNBC -- International)
Former China student leader tried on fraud charges Nov 19, 2009
BEIJING An exiled former leader of the 1989 student pro-democracy movement went on trial in southwestern China on Thursday on financial fraud charges after being extradited from Hong Kong, a human rights group reported ... A high-profile figure in the 1989 student-led demonstrations in Beijing that were crushed by the army, Zhou was sent to a mainland Chinese jail in September of last year after attempting to enter Hong Kong from the United States. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
U.S. Allies Weighing Sanctions Against Iran Nov 19, 2009
" Later, though, more than 100 people waved U.S. and South Korean flags and yelled, "Welcome, Obama, U.S.A." Obama's trip has included stops in Japan and Singapore and a longer, ceremony-filled visit to China. Senior Obama adviser David Axelrod defended the success of Obama's mission in Asia against questions the president received few concessions in China and did not emerge with a slew of tangible agreements. Axelrod said Obama had laid a groundwork. "This is not an immediate gratification... (Time.com)
Buying Antique Chinese Furniture in... Nov 19, 2009
Late Qing dynasty furniture is plentiful and includes country style furniture and so-called provincial pieces although they were also used in Beijing and other major cities. Other kinds of furniture are stools, kitchen cabinets and wedding cupboards painted red or green with large circular brass fittings. (Suite101.com)
Amid upturn in relations, Obama visits South Korea Nov 19, 2009
President Obama toured the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China on the outskirts of Beijing yesterday. He is scheduled to meet with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea today. (Boston Globe)
Disarming the Velvet Revolution Nov 18, 2009
Editor's note: Tomas Etzler is a CNN producer based in Beijing. He was worked for CNN since 1999 and frequently travels to Afghanistan and Pakistan to join the CNN teams covering conflict and instability in the region. (CNN -- World)
Kirk questions delay on swine flu vaccine Nov 18, 2009
The White House confirmed yesterday that Garrett will be included among a round of network interviews that the president is giving in Beijing. Fox and the administration have been in a public fight since then-White House communications director Anita Dunn said the network acted like the research or communications arm of the Republican Party. (Boston Globe)
Obama meets Wen, wraps up China Nov 18, 2009
BEIJING: US President Barack Obama continued courting China in talks with Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, opening an opportunity to press him on the economic and currency strains that have shadowed his goodwill visit ... Many in Washington believe Beijing keeps the yuan too low in value, putting competitors at a disadvantage and distorting global economic flows ... Such summits are about setting priorities for future dealings, not making immediate policy changes, said Jin Canrong, an expert on... (India Times)
Obama's mission impossible with China Nov 18, 2009
China may resist sharing the burden of global leadership, but economic interdependence still gives Washington and Beijing a shared destiny ... The democracies on China's periphery, especially Taiwan (which remains under direct military threat from Beijing) but recently South Korea and Thailand as well, feel more palpably than other governments a suspicion and distrust toward Beijing, even as they experience some spillover benefits from one of the world's fastest-growing economies ... Facing the... (Christian Science Monitor)
PBOC's Fan warns of asset bubbles Nov 18, 2009
Although he flagged the risk of bubbles and said real estate in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen was expensive, Fan said nationwide property prices in China were not "crazy". "If that can be contained to a few places, it will not cause a crisis like the one that happened in the US," Fan said. (India Times)
Show Transcript: November 18 Nov 18, 2009
HENRY: In Beijing's bitter cold, President Obama was all about showcasing a new warmth with China as he toured the historic Forbidden City and its Hall of Supreme Harmony ... While Mr. Obama avoided a meeting with the Dalai Lama in Washington last month to not ruffle feathers before this visit, here in Beijing, he gently but publicly pushed the Chinese to cool tensions with the Tibetan spiritual leader ... Ed Henry, CNN, Beijing. (CNN -- US)
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama tours Forbidden City Nov 18, 2009
BEIJING Playing tourist on his first visit ever to China, President Barack Obama drew a chilly comparison between the Chinese capital and his Illinois hometown. U.S. President Barack Obama, center, during a state dinner reception with Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 ... (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, prepare to take their seats at a state... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
IMF head eyes global currency change Nov 18, 2009
BEIJING: The imperative of greater global currency stability means the world can no longer rely, as it has done since the end of the gold standard, on a currency issued by a single country, the head of the IMF said on Tuesday. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, restated his view that a new global currency might evolve out of the Special Drawing Right, the Fund's in-house unit of account. (India Times)
World watches as China, US steer ship of relations Nov 18, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- When the American merchant ship Empress of China arrived in the Middle Kingdom in 1784, the crew probably could have known they were making history, but they could never have predicted where the current of history would take the ship of China-U.S. relations. More than two centuries after the vessel's arrival, the earliest contact between the two nations as believed by American historian Jonathan D. Spence, President Barack Obama's maiden visit to China, which came... (Xinhuanet, China)
Department News Nov 17, 2009
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Dozens missing as Myanmar ferry sinks Nov 17, 2009
Nov. 17: NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd reports on the speeches given by President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao after talks in Beijing, calling the. NBC World Blog. (MSNBC -- International)
U.S. Politics Nov 17, 2009
Police detained dozens of activists and petitioners in Beijing and elsewhere in China as President Barack Obama arrived on his first state visit to the country, friends, family members and a human rights group said Monday. By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
(Vetted) Question Time: Obama's Chinese Town Hall Nov 17, 2009
A TIME reporter tried to find Chinese residents watching the event in Beijing Internet caf;s, but a survey of a half-dozen establishments found no one watching ... With reporting by Austin Ramzy and Chengcheng Jiang / Beijing. (Time.com)
Court rules against MS in font case Nov 17, 2009
BEIJING: A Chinese court has ruled Microsoft Corp. infringed a Chinese company's intellectual property rights by including certain fonts in its operating systems, the companies confirmed Tuesday. Beijing's No.1 Intermediate People's Court found Microsoft had exceeded the scope of a previous agreement to use and sell fonts owned by Zhongyi Electronic Ltd, Lan Fei, a spokeswoman of Beijing-based company told AFP.. (India Times)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 17, 2009
At talks in Beijing, Barack Obama and Hu Jintao are unable to disguise deep differences on trade, security, climate change and human rights. Some of Britain s most dangerous suspected terrorists are given the money for household bills and telephone costs. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Surf's up... in China? Nov 17, 2009
But Angela Wang, a business consultant from Beijing who declared herself "addicted" after her first lesson under Sheridan, expressed hope that the environmentalism that follows surfing could be a catalyst for cleaner beaches. "If you want to have fun with nature, you need to be friends with it," she said. (iAfrica.com)
Rudd's foreign policy made on the run - and it's showing Nov 17, 2009
He started with a warm embrace, including a stop in Beijing in preference to Tokyo as part of his first overseas visit as Prime Minister ... The confusion deepened in Beijing when the Australian Government's Defence White Paper cast China as a potential threat to regional stability even raising the spectre of major power conflict. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Report: Olympics ticket monopoly freezes out fans Nov 16, 2009
Profits for his companies have grown from 7 million at the 2002 Games to tens of millions at last year's Beijing Games. Dizdarevic's companies have a dual role for the Vancouver games: Jet Set paid VANOC a reported 15 million in cash and in kind to become the official hospitality-package provider for Games sponsors and the Canadian public through 2012. (Longview Daily News, WA)
'Stronger yuan needed ' Nov 16, 2009
BEIJING: A stronger Chinese yuan is part of the reforms that Beijing needs to implement to increase domestic consumption and help ease global imbalances, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday ... In the case of China, that means an increasing emphasis on domestic demand, especially private consumption, Strauss-Kahn said in remarks prepared for a financial conference in Beijing ... A stronger Chinese yuan is part of the reforms that Beijing needs to implement to increase... (India Times)
Worlds top late-night restaurants Nov 16, 2009
Daniel Boulud is the chef and owner of Daniel, Bar Boulud, Caf Boulud, DB Bistro Moderne, and DBGB Kitchen & Bar in New York; Daniel Boulud Brasserie in Las Vegas; Caf Boulud in Palm Beach; Maison Boulud in Beijing; and DB Bistro Moderne and Lumire in Vancouver. He is also the host of late-night dining show After Hours. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Beijing: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours Nov 16, 2009
There's a lot of architectural swagger in Beijing, but between and behind it there's also a lot for the tourist to enjoy. At the physical and metaphorical center of Beijing is the Forbidden City, the vast palace complex of former emperors that is now one of the greatest museums in the world. (Time.com)
Keith Urban's Rough Ride to Country Fame Nov 16, 2009
Musician Talks About Path From Australia to Nashville and Nationwide Stardom. Country/western artist Keith Urban (CBS). (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Obama must maintain a delicate balance in China Nov 16, 2009
Amid all that, Obama has adopted a pragmatic approach that stresses the positive, sometimes earning him criticism that he is being too soft on Beijing, particularly in the area of human rights abuses and what the United States regards as an undervalued Chinese currency that disadvantages US products ... Second, Obama wants not to anger Beijing, but to encourage it to pair its growing economic and political clout with greater leadership in solving some of the most urgent global problems,... (Boston Globe)
China, US spar over forex rates ahead of Obama visit Nov 16, 2009
An APEC delegation official said Washington and Beijing could not agree on the wording. That underscored strains likely to feature when Obama travels to Shanghai later on Sunday following moves by Washington to slap duties on various Chinese-made products and a growing drumbeat of pressure on Beijing to let 00004000 its yuan currency strengthen ... Chinese banking regulator Liu Mingkang told a forum in Beijing on Sunday that ultra-low interest rates in the US were fuelling speculation in... (India Times)
Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet Nov 16, 2009
Obama arrived in Shanghai, China's commercial hub, late on Sunday and is due to meet city officials and hold a town hall-style meeting with young people before heading to Beijing later on Monday. Chinese state-run Internet sites have asked the public for questions to quiz Obama at the youth meeting, and many urged him to explain if he plans to meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader whom Beijing brands a separatist ... Obama's message won backing from the managing director of the... (India Times)
Home Crowd Propels No. 12 UNM Men Back To NCAA Championships Nov 15, 2009
Barringer - the American record holder and a Beijing Olympian in the 3,000m steeplechase - will the overwhelming favorite at next week's NCAA Championships. New Mexico All-Mountain Region Honorees Sr. - 3rd Sr. - 7th Sr. - 13th. (Golobos.com)
Obama: No "Political Theater" Over Hasan Nov 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2009. Orders Full Investigation Into Ft. Hood Shootings, Asks That Congressional Hearings Not Compromise Probe. (CBS News)
GE and AVIC to form avionics JV Nov 15, 2009
BEIJING: General Electric Co and Aviation Industry Corp, a Chinese state-owned aircraft maker, have agreed to form a joint venture to develop and market avionics systems for commercial aircraft, the companies said on Sunday. The partners aim to set up the venture by mid-2010, subject to regulatory approval, they said in a statement. (India Times)
Apec leaders drop climate target Nov 15, 2009
Tuesday 17: Summit in Beijing with Chinese President Hu Jintao 5. Wednesday 18: Ends tour in South Korea. (BBC News -- Americas)
US covers for Pak slip-ups on terror Nov 15, 2009
On Friday, US officials had to again bat for Pakistan after embarrassing disclosures on the eve of President Barack Obamas visit to Beijing about the long-running China-Pakistan nuclear nexus, even as two US Congressmen demanded a probe into the Pakistani connection of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged gunman who mowed down 13 people at a military base 00004000 in Texas. Demanding a Congressional inquiry, the lawmakers Pete Hoekstra (a former CIA Director) and Michael McCaul (a former... (India Times)
Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanist... Nov 14, 2009
Many governments are keen to see a revitalized U.S. engagement in part to counterbalance China, and even a newly powerful Beijing says it welcomes a continuing U.S. role in the region. Japan, long billed by Washington as the cornerstone of U.S. Asia policy, is caught up in these shifts. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Obama: Afghanistan Troop Decision Soon Nov 14, 2009
Many governments are keen to see a revitalized U.S. engagement in part to counterbalance China, and even a newly powerful Beijing says it welcomes a continuing U.S. role in the region ... High Fashion Explodes on the Beijing Runways. (CBS News -- World)
US trade deficit widens 18.2% Nov 14, 2009
President Barack Obama is expected to raise concerns about Chinas exchange rate regime when he meets with Chinese leaders next week in Beijing. On Friday he was in Japan for talks before heading to Singapore for this weekends annual summit meeting with leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (India Times)
Report: China should end secret jails Nov 14, 2009
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chinese authorities should abolish secret jails used to unlawfully detain citizens who travel to the capital and other major cities to file complaints, Human Rights Watch says ... "The existence of black jails in the heart of Beijing makes a mockery of the Chinese government's rhetoric on improving human rights and respecting the rule of law," said Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director of Human Rights Watch ... A 15-year-old told the group she was seized in Beijing... (CNN -- World)
New Orchid Deception Found: Wearing The Scent Of Hornet's Prey Nov 14, 2009
The researchers include Jennifer Brodmann, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; Robert Twele, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Wittko Francke, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Luo Yi-bo, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Song Xi-qiang, Hainan University, Haikou, China; and Manfred Ayasse, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
State to spend $448K on World Expo booth Nov 14, 2009
The expo will support the anticipated startup of Hainan Airlines' direct service to Hawai'i from Beijing amid anticipated growth of the Chinese market, HTA officials said. Other initiatives receiving funding. (Honolulu Advertiser)
* Obama leaves on debut Asia trip, first stop Japan Nov 13, 2009
Obama will next visit Shanghai and fly to Beijing for a state dinner and talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (JA), then wrap up his tour in South Korea. It's a common perception in the region that US influence has been on the decline in the last decade, while Chinese influence has been increasing, said Obama's top East Asia aide, Jeffrey Bader. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
New Report Released on China's 'Black Jails' Nov 13, 2009
A man walks through the site of a former black jail in Beijing on Nov. 11, 2009, where a young woman says she was raped while being illegally detained Elizabeth Dalziel / AP ... The dubiousness of that explanation prompted an online outcry from concerned citizens and promises from Beijing of a nationwide review ... A report released Nov. 12 by New York based Human Rights Watch describes a system of "black jails" in Beijing and provincial capitals that operate outside the law, though with the... (Time.com)
Clear imperatives for USOC Nov 13, 2009
Best chance for a medal rides with Kendrick Farris, who placed eighth at 85 kilograms in Beijing and is competing in his third world competition, along with Lance Frye (77 kg) and Matthew Bruce (85 kg). Tim Morehouse, who won a silver medal in fencing with the US men s sabre team last year, became the first Olympian in the Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame when he was inducted this month along with the Globe s Bud Collins, who formerly coached the tennis team. (Boston Globe)
Asian mkts mostly lower after US fall Nov 13, 2009
BEIJING: Asian markets were mostly lower on Friday amid investor uncertainty about the global outlook after Wall Street fell on weak energy demand. Markets in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul declined, while Hong Kong and Taipei traded slightly high 00004000 er after major US indexes slid by about 1 per cent overnight. (India Times)
Stapled Chinese visas invalid: MEA Nov 13, 2009
With Beijing refusing to stop the practice, the government has been left with no choice but to tackle the issue at its own end by warning Indians that such visas will not be recognised by the Indian authorities. Such paper visas stapled to the passport are not considered valid for travel out of the country, said the ministry of external affairs in a travel advisory on Chinese visas. (India Times)
China's tough measures00004000 on flu appear to pay off Nov 13, 2009
"I think there were a variety of measures put in place by different countries, and it's difficult to say what worked best and what didn't, but China's has worked very well, I think," said Michael O'Leary, the director of the Beijing office of the World Health Organization ... The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said that 2,046 American citizens had been quarantined by the end of October, with 215 of those testing positive for H1N1 ... One of the most extreme cases took place in July, when a group of 65... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
China cautions Obama over meeting Dalai Lama... Nov 13, 2009
BEIJING On the eve of President Barack Obama's first visit to Asia, China floated a potentially provocative comparison, likening serfdom in Tibet to slavery in the U.S. an apparent attempt to gain support for its policies in the Himalayan region. Invoking Obama's African heritage and Civil War president Abraham Lincoln, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday that Obama should be more sympathetic to its contention it has brought development and prosperity to Tibet since 1959. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
China's End Run Around the U.S. Nov 13, 2009
As more free-trade deals exclude America, Beijing could dominate a new Asian trade bloc ... Beijing - President Barack Obama makes his first state visit to East Asia on Nov. 13-19 ... He'll start off in Tokyo, attend a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore, travel to Shanghai and Beijing, then finish up in Seoul. (BusinessWeek)
Taiwan's New Tech Dreams Nov 13, 2009
And with relations between Beijing and Taipei on the mend, increasing travel and trade between the two sides will speed integration and further lift the Taiwanese economy. Taipei's Songshan Airport, for decades a sleepy terminal for short hops across the island, now buzzes as the hub of direct flights to mainland cities. (BusinessWeek)
At least 38 dead in China snow storms Nov 13, 2009
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Microsoft's search engine to pose more challenges to Google Nov 12, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Microsoft's search engine Bing, launched May this year, is going to add more applications and tools as an upgrading step to challenge the search engine market leader Google, according to reports Thursday. Search engine websites as Google and others respond to users' queries by providing links to other websites that netizens can access to information easily. (Xinhuanet, China)
Peking duck goes Imperial - Malaysian style Nov 12, 2009
The famous dish from Beijing has been popular since the Imperial era. It is even considered a national dish in China. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Obama set to launch debut Asia mission Nov 12, 2009
Obama will next visit Shanghai, and fly on to Beijing for a state dinner and talks with President Hu Jintao, then wrap up his tour in South Korea ... It is a measure of China's rising influence that Obama's talks in Beijing will range over global questions including North Korea, Iran's nuclear program and Afghanistan ... Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Shanghai Monday, before flying to Beijing ahead of formal talks and a state dinner on Tuesday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
US Air flight attendants to picket Friday Nov 12, 2009
The Tempe-based airlines also is dropping flights to a number of destinations and postponing a planned flight between Philadelphia and Beijing. The jobs cuts will occur through the first half of next year and impact 200 pilots, 150 flight attendants and 600 service and ramp positions. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
China 'running illegal prisons' Nov 12, 2009
By Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing ... Among those detained are ordinary people who have travelled to Beijing to report local injustices ... Many of those held are petitioners, people who travel to Beijing to present their complaints to the State Bureau for Letters and Calls. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Last days: Bingyi, Erna Hecey Gallery, Brussels Nov 12, 2009
National Gallery, Beijing China Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York. . (AbsoluteArts.com)
