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The US Treasury Department said China has not met standards of a currency manipulator, but it would closely monitor the pace of the yuan appreciation.

Obama administration officials said China's currency remains "significantly undervalued" but again didn't label Beijing a currency manipulator in a semiannual report to Congress.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and Japan must tackle their tax issues and China must relax restrictions on the yuan, as they share responsibility with Europe for restoring global economic health, EU leaders said ahead of a June summit of the G20 leading economies.

[[403378]] Les Etats-Unis ont estimé vendredi que la Chine ne manipulait pas sa devise pour en tirer un avantage commercial injuste, mais que le gouvernement chinois devait engager des réformes dans le domaine des changes car le yuan restait "significativement sous-évalué". De nombreux élus...

The Treasury said China's currency remains undervalued but again didn't label Beijing a currency manipulator in a semiannual report to Congress.

Le département du Trésor américain estime que le yuan reste « considérablement sous-évalué ».

A foreign bank in Guangzhou has admitted that it gave priority to applicants for an intern job if they had a 500,000 yuan ($79,000) deposit in the bank.

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese state media say a North Korean boat has hijacked 29 Chinese fishermen on three separate boats and demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) for their release....

A bottle of Vidal Sassoon shampoo costs 88 yuan ($14) in the supermarkets - about four times the price of a simple meal for the average Chinese worker. But, to many, it is money well spent.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves on Saturday, freeing an estimated 400 billion yuan ($63.5 billion) for lending to head-off the risk of a sudden slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

Im Streit um die Markenrechte für das iPad in China soll Apple nach einem Zeitungsbericht 100 Millionen Yuan geboten haben.

Photo: REUTERS A worker paints a single-seater submarine designed by Zhang Wuyi and his fellow engineers at a shipyard in Wuhan, Hubei province May 7, 2012. Zhang, a 37-year-old local farmer, who is interested in scientific inventions, has made six miniature submarines with several fellow engineers, one of which was sold to a businessman in [...]

Angesichts des Embargos der westlichen Welt findet Iran offenbar Wege, sein Öl gegen Yuan-Devisen nach China zu exportieren. Die chinesische Währung wird von Teheran als Zahlungsmittel akzeptiert.

* China yuan funds of overseas PE firms to be treated as foreign

Iran is accepting renminbi for some of the crude oil it supplies to China, industry executives in Beijing and Kuwait and Dubai-based bankers said, partly as a consequence of US sanctions aimed at limiting Tehran's nuclear programme.

The woman's desperate husband brought the money into the Sichuan branch of the Bank of China to try and get help.

China and US are having their annual dialogue with the US pushing again for the revaluation of the yuan.

Timothy Geithner urged China to allow its currency to appreciation further and also speed up economic reforms, which he said were crucial to the global recovery.

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reiterated calls for China to embrace a stronger yuan on Thursday by saying a firmer currency would give Beijing more flexibility in managing future economic growth and inflation.

For all the hot air expended over whether the Chinese yuan is under- or overvalued, it’s really a moot issue, writes Michael Casey.

In the film "Chungking Express," the actress Faye Wong listens to the Mamas and the Papas hit "California Dreaming" on repeat while she works odd hours at a local snack bar. Through this repetition, it becomes obvious that her dreams of America are palpable, but so is the distance to get there. In this way, the country becomes a fantasy destination, rather than a reality. In a new exhibition at...

Nan Yong, former director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, was accused of accepting 1.48 million yuan ($235,000) in bribes.

Dutch parliament will try to pass budget in time for 30 April deadline. • Company results in focus again in the absence of major economic data• Today's agenda10.06am: China's prime minister Wen Jiabao said this morning that China was ready to reduce trade imbalances with eastern and southern European countries and would set up a dedicated fund as well as a credit line to achieve it. Reuters i...

China forciert die Internationalisierung des Yuan. Doch bis er den amerikanischen Dollar als Leitwährung ablöst, dürfte noch viel Zeit vergehen.

La banque a surpris avec des résultats meilleurs que prévu, même s'ils ont été diminués par un ajustement comptable de la valeur de sa dette. Elle achève le premier trimestre avec un capital renforcé et un record de liquidités, mais l'immobilier continue de peser.Articles en rapportLe contrat à terme pourra être interdit« Nous voulons faciliter les échanges avec la Chine »- 8,23 % Cable & W...

Paris veut le plus rapidement possible se placer en « position privilégiée pour l'internationalisation du yuan.

SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange is considering allowing its members to clear contracts in China's yuan currency as part of plans to set up its own clearing house, an...

China's currency is like a prisoner that has been moved from solitary confinement into general circulation. It has more room to stretch, but it's still not free.

Le Yuan se libéralise. Depuis ce matin, la monnaie chinoise peut fluctuer de 1% autour de son cours pivot fixé chaque jour et indexé sur le dollar.…

CHINA'S move to widen the trading bracket of the yuan has been applauded as a major step towards vital financial market reform.

China’s currency hit with biggest drop in a week after it gets a green light to move higher

La marge de fluctuation du yuan est élargie à partir de ce lundi. En conséquence, la monnaie chinoise est au plus bas depuis trois mois par rapport au dollar ce matin. Le Japon salue cette initiative chinoise.Articles en rapportHollande prédit une décision sur le AAA après l'électionPolémique au Japon sur la relance du nucléaireChômage : Bruxelles lance un pavé dans la mareImpôts locaux : enfin...

China macht einen weiteren Schritt hin zu einer frei handelbaren Währung. Ab Montag darf die chinesische Währung ein Prozent vom Mittel für den Yuan-Dollar-Handel abweichen. Bisher lag die erlaubte Schwankungsbreite bei 0,5 Prozent.

Die Unterbewertung des Yuan sorgt immer wieder für Streit zwischen China und den USA. Nun lockert Peking den Wechselkurs etwas. Im Hinterkopf hat die Regierung dabei einen großen Plan.

China’s central bank announced on Saturday a slight easing of its controversial currency controls. It says it will allow the country’s yuan to rise and fall by a slightly wider margin against the dollar in daily trading.

The People’s Bank of China said it would allow the yuan to rise or fall 1 per cent from a mid-point every day, effective Monday, compared with its previous 0.5 per cent limit

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China will den streng regulierten Wechselkurs seiner Währung zum US-Dollar etwas lockern. Peking plant mittelfristig den Yuan als Alternative zum Dollar zu stärken.

Kurz vor der Frühjahrstagung von IWF und Weltbank zeigt China Bereitschaft, auf den Westen zuzugehen. Peking erhöht die Schwankungsbreites der Landeswährung Yuan. Gleichzeitig soll das chinesische Geld als Weltwährung ins Spiel gebracht werden.

Die Zentralbank der Volksrepublik macht einen weiteren Schritt hin zu einer frei handelbaren Währung: Ab Montag wird die Handelsspanne des Yuan gegenüber dem Dollar doppelt so hoch sein wie zuvor. Peking will die Rolle der chinesischen Währung im Welthandel weiter ausbauen.

China will den starren Wechselkurs des Yuan zum Dollar leicht lockern. Von Montag an darf der Yuan im Handel mit dem Dollar etwas stärker als bisher schwanken.

Seit Jahren werfen die Amerikaner China vor, seine Währung künstlich billig zu halten. Nun reagiert die Führung in Peking und will den Wechselkurs des Yuan lockern. Doch die Ankündigung ist nur scheinbar ein Entgegenkommen: In Wahrheit könnte China damit mittelfristig den Dollar angreifen.

El Banco Central chino emite un comunicado en que indica que permitirá hasta una variación de hasta el 1%

Our hearts go out to Titanic fans in China! They won't be able to draw Rose like one of Jack's French girls! The country's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has censored some of the more racier scenes in the film's 3D re-release - including Kate Winslet's infamous nude scene. In the edited scene, [...]

Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a kidney so he could buy an iPhone and an iPad, the government-run Xinhua News Agency said on Friday.

A 17-year-old boy, who was paid 22,000 yuan ($3,500), sold his kidney for an illicit transplant operation and used the proceeds to buy an Apple iPhone and iPad.

The fast growing smartphone vendor said sales increased 23 percent in 2011, however profits dipped by more than a third.

REVALUATION of the yuan would be good for the country as well as the Western world.

Un yuan cada vez más caro se ha conjurado con el ansia de bienestar de la población china para echar por tierra la etiqueta de 'fábrica del mundo'. Las exportaciones caen, las empresas comienzan a buscar otros destinos en los que la mano de obra es mucho más barata. Vietnam y Bangladesh son dos de los más beneficiados, con sueldos mínimos de entre 35 y 50 euros mensuales. Pero los trabajadores,...

BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier suggested Wednesday the rise of the yuan against the dollar has ended, possibly fueling tensions with the U.S. amid complaints the tightly controlled currency is undervalued and distorts trade....

Comments by a Bank of Canada official may be start of a campaign to take a leading role in persuading Beijing to change its currency ways

BEIJING -- Another year, another chance for scientists here to pop the champagne corks. In a draft budget released today at the opening session of the annual National People's Congress, China has earmarked 32.45 billion yuan ($5.14 billion) for basic research in 2012--up 26% from last year's appropriation...from ScienceInsider

China wird in diesem Jahr seinen Militärhaushalt mit 11,2 Prozent wieder deutlich steigern. Vor Beginn der diesjährigen Sitzung des Volkskongresses am Montag in Peking sagte Tagungssprecher Li Zhaoxing (links im Bild) am Sonntag auf einer Pressekonferenz, die Verteidigungsausgaben stiegen auf 670,27 Milliarden Yuan (80,6 Milliarden Euro). Er verteidigte den starken Zuwachs als "angemessen und v...

China's defence budget will rise 11.2 percent in 2012 to 670.27 billion yuan ($106.41 billion), a government spokesman said Sunday, amid growing concerns about Beijing's military build-up.

China's defence budget will rise 11.2% in 2012 to 670.27 billion yuan ($106.41 billion), a government spokesman said today, amid growing concerns about Beijing's military build-up.

The visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in the US was dubbed by the Western media as "pre-coronation." The politician is preparing to replace Hu Jintao at the helm of world's second economy next year. The main outcome of his tour was the renewed determination of China to follow the current course after the change of leadership of the country

Workers at Apple‘s Foxconn factories in China, the subjects of recent controversy, have received their third raise since 2010. The raise c…

Foxconn is under increased scrutiny as of late. The nearly 40-year old company assembles a big portion of the world's electronic goods but many are questioning its treatment of workers. But nothing calms a troubled soul like cash. The company just released a statement indicating pay raises for Chinese workers just before the Fair Trade Association is set to interview employees about life at Fox...

CHINA said retail sales surged 16.2 per cent year on year to 470 billion yuan ($69.87 billion) during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, as consumers splashed out on food, wine and clothes.

Cinq pays de la zone euro sont dégradés par l’agence de notation Fitch : la Belgique, l’Italie, l’Espagne, la Slovénie et Chypre. La note belge a été d&...lire la suitehistoires liées16:46 Des dizaines de personnes attaquent l’ambassade de Syrie au Caire16:44 Timothy Geithner s’en prend une nouvelle fois au yuan sous-évalué16:43 Photomaton teste un distributeur automatique de parapluies16:5...

Le secrétaire américain au Trésor Timothy Geithner a une nouvelle fois déploré, vendredi à Davos, que la Chine maintienne sa monnaie, le yuan, en dessous de sa valeur r...lire la suite

The UK Treasury announces plans to make London the leading international centre for trading the Chinese currency, the yuan.

Les sauveteurs étaient engagés ce dimanche dans une course contre la montre pour retrouver des survivants dans l'épave du paquebot de croisière géant Costa Concordia, gisant sur le flanc près d'une île italienne, après le sauvetage miraculeux de trois rescapés. Malheureusement, en début d'après-midi, deux nouveaux cadavres ont été découverts à bord du navire naufragé.histoires liéesLe fossé Nor...

The $64,000 question facing the global economy this year should be more accurately dubbed the 404,163 yuan question: Can China avoid a big slowdown in growth in 2012?

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A group of Chinese authors has sued Apple Inc for 11.9 million yuan ($1.9 million) in compensation for allegedly providing copyright-infringing books for download through its online store, Chinese financial magazine Caixin reported.

China forciert den globalen Aufstieg seiner Währung. Sie könnte einmal den Dollar vom Thron stoßen. Doch bis dahin ist es für den Yuan noch ein langer Weg. mehr...

Chinese authorities say they have uncovered 531bn yuan ($84bn; £50bn) worth of irregularities in local government debt.

Im Jahr 2011 hat China den Yuan um rund 4,5 Prozent aufwerten lassen. Langfristig dürfte sich der Trend fortsetzen, die Aufwertung sich aber verlangsamen.

Les États-Unis restent prudents sur la sous-évaluation de la monnaie...

Commerce . La monnaie chinoise pourra être utilisée dans les échanges bilatéraux. Un deal en pleine crise de l’euro.

Currency expected to appreciate further next year as China ignores US pressure to devalue its currency.

China and Japan unveil plans to promote the direct exchange of the yen and yuan to cut costs for companies and boost trade.

A lot. Despite delayed launches, they download nearly as many iPad apps as U.S. users Share of U.S. and Chinese iPad app downloads. Source: Distimo Consider this: The original iPad didn't go on sale on mainland China until September 2010, five months after its U.S. launch. The iPad 2 arrived in May 2011, two months after its U.S. launch, and even then just in Wi-Fi-only versions. The 3G iPad 2...

Yuan Zhen. 27 ans. Designer. "Le développement de Shanghai ne peut être...

BEIJING — The wife of activist Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says police questioned her for several hours and told her she is a suspect in an unspecified criminal case. Lu Qing said four officers came to her Beijing home Tuesday and forced her to come with them to a police station. She said many of their questions were about Ai’s design company Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd. Authorities have...

A CHINESE banker spent eight cold, hungry years living on the run in the forest after he was accused of stealing 30 million yuan (€3.5 million).

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will make the yuan more flexible in either direction and its recent reforms to make the currency more market-oriented have begun to achieve some results, Premier Wen Jiabao said. Wen's comments underscored Beijing's intention to introduce two-way fluctuations in the yuan to dampen expectations that… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

By the end of the decade, China wants to establish the yuan as a reserve currency that could someday challenge the almighty buck.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said he is still agonizing whether to pay a 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) bill for alleged tax evasion due next week and tacitly admit guilt,...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Longyuan Power Group Corp on Monday said it agreed to buy from its parent, China Guodian Corp, wind energy and biomass assets worth 1.51 billion yuan ($238.2 million).

In the days since the Chinese government delivered a punitive 15 million yuan (€1.7 million) tax bill to the artist Ai Weiwei, thousands of people have responded by donating money in a gesture that is at once benevolent and subversive.

Tian Yuan hat China zum Auftakt der WM in Paris die ersten Goldmedaillen beschert. Die 18-Jährige setzte sich in der Klasse bis 48 kg mit einer Zweikampfleistung von 207 kg durch.