Shanghai -- General Motors China and state-owned automaker FAW Group Corp. launched a $293 million joint venture Sunday to make light-duty trucks and vans, initially for the fast-growing Chinese market.

Competition to supply planes to India sets up fierce bidding war Vancouver Sun This is aimed primarily at countering a similarly massive military modernization program in China and the evident determination of the Beijing government to ... and more »

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Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should favor so-called “coal truck” nations, which export natural resources to China, to benefit from the country’s increasing reliance on imported commodities, Investec Asset Management said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The future of wind farms and hybrid cars may well hinge on what happens to a 55-acre (22.3-hectare) hole in the ground at the edge of California's high desert.

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies were set for a monthly loss, led by the South Korean won, Philippine peso and Indian rupee, as speculation China is seeking to curb lending raised concern that export demand will slow.

China has denounced the Dalai Lama's trip to Taiwan, saying on Monday the visit by a man Beijing brands a separatist could have a "negative influence" on relations.

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