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3 Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

11:30am October 06, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

The scientists from the U.S., Japan and China were awarded the Nobel Prize Monday for discovering drugs to treat parasitic diseases such as malaria, river blindness and elephantiasis.

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Damaged buildings are seen in Liucheng County in south China's Guangxi region. The death toll from 17 suspected mail bombs in the area rose to seven Wednesday afternoon.

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At Least 17 Parcel Bombs Explode In Guangxi, China, Killing 7

12:25pm September 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

At least seven people are dead in a large city of southern China after a series of powerful explosions that are being blamed on parcel bombs. At least 17 explosions caused the damage.

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China Pledges Billions In Development Aid

2:30pm September 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

President Xi Jinping, speaking at a United Nations conference in New York, says Beijing hopes to increase its share to a total of $12 billion by 2030.

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. and China have a combined annual gross domestic product of about $30 trillion.

U.S.-China Business Relationship Is, As Trump Might Say, Huge

2:11pm September 23, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Even U.S. companies that don't have close ties with China have to be concerned with its slowing growth. When China buys fewer goods and commodities, prices fall for producers everywhere.

In U.S. Visit, China's President Talks Hemingway And Rum

9:06am September 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Speaking at a Westin hotel in Seattle, the Communist leader referred to the show House of Cards and recounted how he drank rum at a bar in Cuba out of his affection for Ernest Hemingway.

Xi Jinping presided over a Beijing military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. To some observers, this showed Xi in firm political and military control. On the economic side, though, the signals are more mixed.

Amid Tensions, China's President Heads To The U.S.

8:01pm September 21, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

On his first state visit, President Xi Jinping will meet with tech CEOs in Seattle before going to Washington, where he aims to allay U.S. concerns over cyber-security, human rights and other issues.

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