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Hu says Chinese drive will not hurt Africa (Reuters)

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:36:47 -0800 | Yahoo! News

China's President Hu Jintao waits before giving a talk at the University of Pretoria, February 7, 2007. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)Reuters - President Hu Jintao, apparently seeking to ease concerns over China's investment drive in Africa, said on Wednesday that Beijing's business interests would not hurt the continent.



Work, youth before babies for Chinese who freeze eggs (Reuters)

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:25:01 -0800 | Yahoo! News

Chinese women walk past a shop window in Beijing in this June 15, 2005 file photo. An increasing number of Chinese women are asking fertility institutes to freeze their eggs so they can postpone pregnancy to enjoy more of their career and youth, Chinese media reported on Wednesday. (Jason Lee/Reuters)Reuters - Maybe baby?



China's Hu heads to Mozambique as Africa tour winds down (AFP)

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:56:45 GMT | Yahoo! News

Chinese President Hu Jintao(L) and Mozambican President Armando Guebuza(R) review Mozambican troops in Maputo. Hu arrived in Mozambique on the penultimate stop in his eight-nation African tour with Beijing expected to make dole-outs to the war-ravaged southern nation.(AFP/Ferhat Momade)AFP - Chinese leader Hu Jintao was due to arrive in Mozambique on the last major leg of an African tour after fending off accusations that Beijing is only interested in exploiting the continent's mineral wealth.




China sees risks of African acquisitions (AP)

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:42:44 GMT | Yahoo! News

Chinese president, Hu Jintao, inspects a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. Hu is on a state visit to South Africa as part of his African tour. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Africa bearing the usual gifts of money for soccer stadiums and interest-free loans. But he also has brought a new recognition of the downside of China's aggressive quest for the continent's resources.



Mixed reaction at development meet to China's Africa aid push (AFP)

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:47:50 GMT | Yahoo! News

Delegates listen at the Third International Roundtable on aid to developping countries being held in Hanoi. Aid experts from the World Bank, UN and other development agencies and banks met in Vietnam for a four-day conference aimed at making global development efforts more effective.(AFP/Hoang Dinh)AFP - China's big spending in Africa drew a mixed response at a global aid meeting in Vietnam, where many welcomed the giant's new role on the continent but some voiced disquiet about its intentions.



China, aiming to shrink deficit, grants tax rebate on parts imports (AFP)

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:02:51 GMT | Yahoo! News

Graphic showing China's trade figures over the last year as it hit a record surplus of 74 percent(AFP Graphic)AFP - China will grant tax rebates on imports of parts and materials for the production of advanced equipment in a bid to cut its huge foreign trade surplus, state media has reported.



China's Hu wraps up visit to Mozambique (AFP)

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:28:18 GMT | Yahoo! News

Chinese President Hu Jintao(L) and Mozambican President Armando Guebuza(R) review Mozambican troops in Maputo. Hu announced a debt waiver, cash grants, increased market access and "pragmatic cooperation" with war-ravaged Mozambique on the last major stop of his current African tour.(AFP/Ferhat Momade)AFP - Chinese leader Hu Jintao is wraping up a visit to Mozambique, his last key stop on an eight-nation African tour which has seen him rejecting criticism that Beijing was milking the world's poorest region through unequal trade.



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