Manufacturing output weakened significantly but the main driver of the fall in the PMI was a decline in new orders, falling to 47.8 from 50.5 in October. Photo: EPA By [...]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government accused the Chinese of being the world’s “most active and persistent” perpetrators of economic spying, an unusual move designed to spur stronger U.S. and international action to combat rampant industrial espionage that threatens economic growth. Russian intelligence agents are also conducting extensive spying to collect U.S. economic data and technology, according [...]
Members of China’s PLA (Peoples Liberation Army) during training outside the Forbidden City in Beijing Photo: EPA 10:40AM GMT 02 Nov 2011 Comments The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) – already 2.3 [...]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States strongly rejected calls from China and Russia for greater Internet controls on Tuesday at a major conference on the future of cyberspace, although Western states too faced accusations of double standards.[Read more...]
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AP - China’s high-flying economy is starting to lose altitude. The big question is whether the world’s economic superstar will shrink gradually — or so fast that it harms a fragile global economy.[Read more...]
AP - Cyber attacks traced to China targeted at least 48 chemical and military-related companies in an effort to steal technical secrets, a U.S. computer security company said Tuesday, adding to complaints about pervasive Internet crime linked to this country.[Read more...]
A Government adviser has accused China and Russia of carrying out cyber warfare attacks aimed at stealing national security secrets from other countries.[Read more...]
Barclays As European politicians relaxed on Mediterranean beaches over the summer months, Barclays traders sitting at their desks in London were dumping their countries bonds at speed and in size. Overall, at the end of September Barclays exposure to peripheral eurozone government debt was about a third lower [...]
Reuters - China will make job creation a more urgent priority in the face of slowed economic growth and weakened exports, Premier Wen Jibao said in comments published Sunday, also warning that efforts to tame housing prices were at a critical point.[Read more...]
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