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Treasury Secretary Lew to press Chinese leaders on cyber attacks
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew plans to pressure Chinese leaders to crack down on cyber attacks against U.S. targets when he visits Beijing this week on his first foreign trip since being confirmed. A senior Obama administration...
Tags: China, Jack Lew, White House, Computer Crime, Xi Jinping
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China pledges restraint in government spending
BEIJING -- The Chinese government pledged on Sunday a moratorium on new government offices and guesthouses along with a reduction in government payrolls and official cars. The newly installed premier, Li Keqiang, made the promise in his debut speech at...
Tags: Government, U.S. Congress, China, White House, National Government
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China's Xi Jinping formally assumes title of president
BEIJING -- Capping a highly choreographed transition of power, Xi Jinping formally assumed the Chinese presidency Thursday after a secret vote at the National People's Congress. The 59-year-old son of a former vice premier is the most successful of...
Tags: China, Hu Jintao, Elections, College of Cardinals, Xi Jinping
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Ai Weiwei at work on a heavy-metal rock album and movie project
Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie. Ai's debut album...
Tags: China, Entertainment, Ai Weiwei, Chen Guangcheng, Arts and Culture
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China's North Korea dilemma
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote this week on a new round of sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's February nuclear test, and with China's backing, it is likely to pass. Beijing was "strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed" to...
Tags: China, Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea, Kim Jong Un, Japan
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Jerry Brown delays China trip to celebrate birthday at home
SAN FRANCISCO -- Dozens of Gov. Jerry Brown's friends and campaign donors along with state business officials were off to Beijing on Sunday for the beginning of a weeklong trade mission -- but the governor was not among them. Brown, who turns 75,...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, China, Jerry Brown, Politics
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Tighter U.N. sanctions target North Korean banking and cargo
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.The United Nations Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on North Korea on Thursday in reaction to its defiant nuclear test last month, tightening financial restrictions on the isolated nation. The vote came after North Korea threatened to...Tags: China, North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Wars and Interventions, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hong Kong film industry changes focus to mainland
HONG KONG — When Mabel Cheung, one of this city's leading directors, shot her historical-political drama "The Soong Sisters" in China in the mid-1990s, the nature of the exchange for the co-production was simple: Beijing provided inexpensive...
Tags: China, Freedom of the Press, Entertainment, Looper (movie), Iron Man 3 (movie)
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North Korea vows to expand nuclear arsenal, signaling end of talks
SEOUL — Escalating the stakes of a standoff with Washington and its allies, North Korea is signaling that it will abandon two decades of negotiations to constrain its nuclear program and will close the door on any deal over its atomic weapons and...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), U.S. Department of State, Wars and Interventions, John Kerry, Nuclear Power
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China Lion investor emerges as a leading contender to buy Rhythm & Hues [updated]
[UPDATE: A hearing on the sale of Rhythm & Hues has been postponed until 10 a.m. Friday as bidding discussions continue.] A principal investor in China Lion, a Chinese film distribution company with offices in Los Angeles, is among the bidders...
Tags: China, Entertainment, James Cameron, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Chinese government launches screenwriting contest for U.S. writers
In the latest effort by China to expand its cultural influence and build stronger ties to Hollywood, government officials in Beijing are looking for U.S.-based screenwriters to help tell their stories. The Cultural Assets Office of the Beijing Municipal...
Tags: The Pink Panther (movie, 1964), China, AMC (tv network), Vice (movie), Harvard University
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Hong Kong Film Festival: Promoting the idea of going to the movies
HONG KONG — Hong Kong-born, London-raised Roger Garcia continues his role as the executive director of the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. We talked with him about this year's event, which continues through April 2. What is the goal...
Tags: Asia, China, James Cameron, Arts and Culture, Hong Kong
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