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DETROIT: After a night spent signing mounds of paperwork authorizing the transfer of cash, real estate, technology and other property, GM attorneys are expected to officially usher the new General Motors out of bankruptcy protection on Frid...

CHICAGO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is once again lending his clout to Chicago's Olympic bid, according to local media reports Tuesday. While meeting with members of the International Olympic Committee in Nigeria Tuesday...

China's leadership recently decided to assess the performance of government officials not just by how fast they managed to spur economic growth but also by the environmental soundness of that growth. ,k This was a continuation of measures C...

China and the United States signed a 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework here Wednesday after the two nations concluded their fourth round of Strategic Economic Dialogue, or SED. Speaking to reporters before the signing cer...

China and the United States agree on the benefits of trade and see protectionism as counterproductive, China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming said here Wednesday. During the discussion on trade and competitiveness, both sides agreed that int...

Representatives from U.S. and Chinese companies on Monday signed 71 contracts and agreements worth 13.6 billion U.S. dollars in total in Missouri and Washington D.C. The deals were made at two ceremonies in St. Louis, Mo., and here, and bot...

U.S. carmaker Ford on Thursday stepped up competition in China's heated sedan market with the launch of a new model Ford Mondeo. The launch came as the Union of National Passenger Cars Market Information released figures showing FAW VW, one...

United Airlines will become the first U.S. airline to offer a daily, nonstop route between Guangzhou and San Francisco when it launches the service on June 18, 2008. The new Guangzhou service will be United Airlines' sixth daily nonstop ser...

Britain-based office product supplier Staples and UPS, the world's leading package delivery company, are planning to establish a joint venture to launch new co-branded stores in China. The new store format, co-branded Staples UPS Express, c...