China's central bank slashes interest rate November 26, 2008 BEIJING, China (AP) -- China announced its biggest interest rate cut in 11 years on Wednesday to spur private borrowing and support a multibillion-dollar stimulus package to boost slowing economic growth. The European Union's administrative body, meanwhile, urged the bloc's 27 member countries to join together in making euro200 billion...

China's Richest Man Vanishes Amid Police Probe Monday, November 24, 2008 Huang Guangyu, China’s richest man, disappeared several days ago amid a police investigation for alleged share trading violations, Chinese media reported. Trading in Huang’s Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings was halted Monday on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company issued a statement saying it was making “necessary...

Anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok's international airport, officials tell CNN. （updated 13 minutes ago） Protesters shut down Bangkok airport BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Bangkok's main airport has closed after it was targeted by anti-government protesters, reports said Tuesday. The Associated Press said all departing flights were canceled from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport...

November 20, 2008 China fears job riots BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China's job outlook is "grim," and the global financial crisis could cause more layoffs and more labor unrest until the country's economic stimulus package kicks in next year, the nation's minister of human resources and social security said Thursday. Thousands of graduates crowd a jobs fair in Nanjing but vacancies are becoming ha...

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