Posts Tagged East Asia

New rice contamination reported in China

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country’s largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.

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Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, arrives for a meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, left, at the Indian Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Keqiang is on a three-day visit to discuss bilateral and trade ties. (AP Photo /Manish Swarup)

NEW DELHI (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides.

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Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

In this March 17, 2013 file photo, China's newly-named Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a press conference after the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.  Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier is heading to India on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to expedite efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. China says Li's choice of India for his first trip abroad since taking office in March shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China’s new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

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