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China's Xinjiang offers rewards after deadliest unrest in four years
BEIJING - China announced rewards of up to 100,000 yuan ($16,000) on Tuesday for information leading the arrest of those responsible for the deadliest violence in four years in the vast far-western region of Xinjiang, dominated by Muslim Uighurs.
Jumbo China bond sale in Hong Kong sees mixed demand amid cash squeeze
HONG KONG - China managed to sell $2.1 billion of yuan-denominated bonds in choppy market conditions in Hong Kong on Wednesday as fears of a Chinese credit crunch eased.
China central bank holds line on shadow banking as rates spike
SHANGHAI/BEIJING - China's central bank faced down the country's cash-hungry banks on Friday, letting interest rates again spike to extraordinary levels as it increases the pressure on the banks to rein in rampant informal lending and speculative trading. | Video
China's 'first lady' Peng avoids California limelight
RANCHO MIRAGE, California - China's photogenic "first lady" Peng Liyuan played steel drums in Trinidad, strolled hand-in-hand with a coffee farmer's daughter in Costa Rica and snapped pictures with her iPhone in the shadow of Mayan ruins in Mexico.
Insight: North Korean economy surrenders to foreign currency invasion
CHANGBAI, China/SEOUL - Chinese currency and U.S. dollars are being used more widely than ever in North Korea instead of the country's own money, a stark illustration of the extent to which the leadership under Kim Jong-un has lost control over the economy.
Insight: North Korean economy surrenders to foreign currency invasion
CHANGBAI, China/SEOUL - Chinese currency and U.S. dollars are being used more widely than ever in North Korea instead of the country's own money, a stark illustration of the extent to which the leadership under Kim Jung-un has lost control over the economy.
Special Report: Why China's film makers love to hate Japan
HENGDIAN, China - Shi Zhongpeng dies for a living. For 3,000 yuan ($488) a month, the sturdily built stuntman is killed over and over playing Japanese soldiers in war movies and TV series churned out by Chinese film studios.
Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes
ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling hub.
Analysis: Bullish yuan herd leaves China fundamentals in the dust
SHANGHAI - Investors convinced China's currency is once again a one-way bet upward should think again: signs of slowing economic growth could cut short the yuan's rally.
Insight: China's 2020 consumer is in a town you've never heard of
ZHENGZHOU/CHONGQING, China - Wearing a floral brocade cardigan and toting a Huawei smartphone, Guo Qian, 22, gushes over her latest purchases on Taobao, China's largest e-commerce platform. As an administrative worker, Guo makes only 3,000 yuan a month and spends most of it.
The yuan charge
The Obama administration is taking China head on over the yuan. As Congress comes closer to punishing Beijing for not letting the currency strengthen more rapidly, Reuters explains the factors behind the yuan's sudden gains. Document
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