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The Million-Dollar Mastiff
Katharine Crnko Nov 24, 2011
A Red Tibetan Mastiff has become the world's most expensive dog, after a Chinese coal baron purchased the pup for over $1.5 million, the Daily Ma...
MID-DAY UPDATE: China announces trade deficit, Eurozone debt crisis escalates
Katharine Crnko Mar 10, 2011
A surprise from China today -- the country said it bought more goods from around the world than it sold. It's called a trade deficit. And China...
Emerging economies gain on Forbes billionaire list
Rebecca Singer Aug 5, 2011
Forbes has released its 2011 list of world billionaires. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim tops the list for the second year in a row, but for the first time, the Asia-Pacific region had more billionaires than Europe.
China reports $7.3 billion trade deficit
Steve Chiotakis Mar 10, 2011
China's trade deficit hit $7.3 billion in February -- the largest in seven years. Analysts blame the gap on mass celebrations of the Lunar New Year.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Gary Locke expected to be new U.S. Ambassador to China, Oil prices fall on OPEC discussions
Katharine Crnko Mar 8, 2011
Today President Obama is expected to nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the new U.S. Ambassador to China. He'd be the first Chinese-Ame...
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be named ambassador to China
Rob Schmitz Mar 8, 2011
President Obama is expected to nominate Locke to represent the U.S. in Beijing. Locke would be the first Chinese-American to serve in the post, and has worked on trade with China before.
China plans "more money for the masses"
Rob Schmitz Mar 7, 2011
As unrest continues in the North Africa and the Middle East, China hopes to prevent similar protests with a new five-year plan to fight inflation and low wages. Rob Schmitz explains.
China to track cell phone users
John Moe Mar 4, 2011
The government of China says it will track the movements of 17 million citizens in Beijing. The government says they're doing it in hopes of...
China's U.S. debt holdings jumps to $1.160 trillion
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 1, 2011
The U.S. Treasury Department has revised China's holdings of U.S. debt to $1.16 trillion. As Nancy Marshall Genzer explains, that is considerably more than previously report.
U.S. puts Chinese search engine on "notorious" list
John Moe Mar 1, 2011
The U.S. Trade Representative's office released a list Monday of "notorious markets" for counterfeit goods. At the top, China's search engine Baidu...
