for Africa Tour China President Prepares for Africa Tour BEIJING (AP) -- Twice in the past three years, Chinese President Hu Jintao has been greeted in Africa as the welcomed leader of a new economic and political power. But on a trip starting Tuesday,

Economy & Finance -- Infomax poll for December -- KDI report on Korean business competitiveness against Japanese and Chinese companies -- 9th round of S. Korea-Canada free trade talks on Jan. 29-Feb. 2 -- News conference by newly appointed industry and

China continued to increase production in 2006, partly with the addition of a new manufacturing plant.Last year, a Chinese investment group based in Beijing built a new $100 million soda ash plant in Kungrad, located in an area of western Uzbekistan. The

a strong reaction from Beijing, which has viewed self-ruled Taiwan as sovereign territory since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949 and has vowed to bring the island back under mainland rule, by force if necessary. In one change, Sun Yat-sen, father

Top National News Regional News National Sports Sudan tops agenda as Chinese president prepares for key Africa tour By ALEXA OLESEN Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) -- Twice in the past three years, Chinese President Hu Jintao has been

for a slice of the market in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer. BP is an investor in Chinese petrol stations and petrochemicals plants and wants to do more business in the country, where oil demand is growing much more quickly than in top

for fear of arrest. Higher-quality Russian- and Iraqi-made Kalashnikov assault rifles are no longer available, and Egyptian or Chinese models sell for up to US$2,300, almost double what they cost a year ago, the dealers said. Kalashnikov bullets now cost