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Israel's Netanyahu visits China but avoids Palestinian leader Abbas
BEIJING -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Shanghai on Tuesday, paying tribute to the city’s role sheltering Jews during World War II and conveniently avoiding Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was visiting Beijing....
Tags: Heads of State, Mahmoud Abbas, United Nations, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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GM to build $1.3-billion Cadillac factory in China
The Chinese appetite for luxury automotive brands, including Cadillac, has become so great that General Motors has won government permission to build a $1.3-billion factory near Shanghai, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. The Chinese National Development...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, General Motors Corp., Plant Openings
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Chinese take to streets to push environmental concerns
SHANGHAI -- Reflecting growing social tensions over China's high pollution, hundreds of demonstrators marched here Saturday to protest the building of a lithium-ion battery plant, while officials of another major Chinese city where people took to the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Iran, Plant Openings, China, Environmental Pollution
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Aloysius Jin Luxian dies at 96; Shanghai bishop
Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, who revived the Catholic Church in China's financial hub after years of Maoist persecution, died Saturday, the Communist Party's official Catholic Patriotic Assn. said in a statement on its website. He was 96. Jin'...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Vatican City, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, China
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Bird flu outbreak is spreading fear in China
BEIJING — On a subway car in Shanghai, commotion breaks out when someone spots a live chicken poking its head out of a bag tucked under one of the seats. On a highway in Zhejiang province, a motorist is so panicked by bird droppings landing on her...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Nanjing (China), Kentucky Fried Chicken, United Nations, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Shanghai Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz releases GLA crossover concept
If you liked Mercedes-Benz’s recent CLA compact sedan but want something with a bigger helping of rugged, pay attention to the Shanghai Auto Show. It’s there that the German automaker will debut an all-new concept dubbed the GLA. This small...
Tags: Auto Shows, Passenger Cars, Porsche, Manufacturing and Engineering, Mercedes-Benz
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Brown wants China aboard California's high-speed rail project
SHANGHAI — Gov. Jerry Brown's trade mission to China this week is intersecting with one of the most controversial issues of his governorship: California's $68-billion bullet train. The governor has staked part of his legacy on the rail network,...
Tags: Amtrak, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Jerry Brown, Railway Transportation
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Brown asks lawyers to review judges' order on prison population
SHANGHAI — California Gov. Jerry Brown said Saturday that he has asked his lawyers to review a new order from a panel of federal judges requiring him to file a fresh plan for reducing the state's prison population. The judges have threatened to...
Tags: Trials, Prisons, Jerry Brown, Lawyers, Politics
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Jerry Brown gets assist from Yao Ming during Shanghai river cruise
SHANGHAI -- It was a quiet day for California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, beginning with a meeting of a ranking local Communist Party official and capped with a river cruise featuring former NBA superstar Yao Ming. Just another day in China for...
Tags: Yao Ming, Politics, Jerry Brown, Government, Wines
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Jerry Brown's first day in Shanghai is heavy on ceremony
SHANGHAI, China -- Gov. Jerry Brown officially launched California's new trade and investment office here Friday, the first such office to open since the state shuttered a dozen outposts around the globe a decade ago. To celebrate the opening, and...
Tags: Politics, Richard Nixon, Government, Jerry Brown, Music
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China: Mandarin's artful Shanghai hotel opens
Art gallery or hotel? Mandarin Oriental has just opened its eighth property in China, this one in Shanghai, and the hotel houses 4,000 original artworks. The art collection at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai, can be seen throughout the hotel, where...
Tags: Personal Service, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Michelin Group, Arts, China
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Chinese officials urge calm as seventh bird flu victim dies
The toll from China’s new strain of bird flu climbed to seven on Monday with the death of a 64-year-old retiree in Shanghai and the number of cases spread to 24, but officials expressed confidence the outbreak could be contained. The World...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pneumonia, Health Organizations, Flu
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