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• Treasury: Geither will discuss deficits with China (AP)
• Geithner to urge forex flexibility in China (Reuters)
• US delegation mixed on China climate change pact (AP)
• China to crack down on Internet bars: state media (AFP)
• China to launch Mars probe atop Russian rocket (Reuters)
• New holidays woo Chinese back to tradition (AP)
• Publisher defends Zhao memoir after Beijing attack (AFP)
• Chinese retailer GOME in talks with investors (AFP)

Treasury: Geither will discuss deficits with China (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will discuss the Obama administration's efforts to deal with record U.S. budget deficits in talks next week with top Chinese officials, a senior Treasury official said Thursday.

Geithner to urge forex flexibility in China (Reuters) Posted: 28 May 2009 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will discuss with top Chinese officials how to boost global economic growth as well as the importance of flexible exchange rates for smoothing imbalances, a senior U.S. Treasury Department official said on Thursday.

US delegation mixed on China climate change pact (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 09:05 AM PDT AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she remains hopeful of reaching an agreement with China on a common approach to climate change ahead of a conference in December in Copenhagen, despite considerable pessimism among other members of her congressional delegation.

China to crack down on Internet bars: state media (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 09:04 AM PDT AFP - China will launch a four-month crackdown on unapproved Internet cafes, state media said Thursday, signalling heightened vigilance ahead of two politically sensitive anniversaries.

China to launch Mars probe atop Russian rocket (Reuters) Posted: 28 May 2009 05:21 AM PDT Reuters - China's first Mars probe is expected to be launched in the second half of this year on top of a Russian rocket, said Xinhua on Thursday, the latest milestone in the nation's ambitious space program.

New holidays woo Chinese back to tradition (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 01:37 AM PDT AP - Instead of toiling in an office cubicle as she did two years ago, Ma Yanyan is spending Thursday's Dragon Boat Festival as befits tradition: rowing in sync to a thundering drum beat with 20 teammates across a lake.

Publisher defends Zhao memoir after Beijing attack (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 12:40 AM PDT AFP - The publisher of a memoir by deposed Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang defended the book following an attack by Beijing-backed media that made a rare mention of the 1989 democracy protests.

Chinese retailer GOME in talks with investors (AFP) Posted: 27 May 2009 08:04 PM PDT AFP - Chinese home appliance giant GOME, whose former chairman is mired in graft allegations, said it was in talks with possible investors as it tries to raise funds.

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