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RPT-China's Hu tells Obama he wants healthy ties
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao told U.S. President Barack Obama he wants healthy ties between the two nations, while stressing Beijing's sensitivity about Taiwan and Tibet, Chinese television reported on Friday.
China's Hu tells Obama he wants healthy ties
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao told U.S. President Barack Obama he wants healthy ties between the two nations, while stressing Beijing's sensitivity about Taiwan and Tibet, Chinese television reported on Friday.
U.S.-Russian crew blasts off to space station
MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew blasted off to the International Space Station on board a Russian Soyuz space ship on Friday, starting a half-a-year odyssey in orbit. Russians Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Korniyenko, and U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson lifted off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as planned, at 8:04 a.m. Moscow time (0404 GMT), a spokesman for Mission Control said.
China to increase imports of strategic resources
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - China will not abandon policies designed to promote exports but will increase imports and stockpiles of strategic resources, Vice-Commerce Minister Chen Jian told a forum on Friday. (Reporting by Langi Chiang and Alan Wheatley; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec hits record high on earnings hopes
* Samsung to release Q1 guidance next week (Adds details)
China headed for small March trade deficit-official
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - China was shaping up to have a small trade deficit for March based on figures at the middle of the month, Vice-Commerce Minister Chen Jian said on Friday.
Nikkei hits 18-mth high, pokes above resistance
TOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average hit a fresh 18-month high on Friday, and buoyed by upbeat data on U.S. manufacturing and jobless claims.
POSCO tentatively agree Q2 iron ore prices with Vale
SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's POSCO , the world's No. 4 steel maker, said on Friday it had "provisionally" agreed to a price of $100-$105 per tonne for April-June iron ore imports with Brazilian mining company Vale .
Chinese c.bank sets yuan mid-point at 6.8260
SHANGHAI, April 2 (Reuters) - The central bank set the mid-point of the yuan's <CNY=CFXS> <CNY=SAEC> exchange rate against the dollar on Friday as follows.
Taiwan stocks gain; U.S. data boosts sentiment
TAIPEI, April 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose 0.41 percent on Friday, boosted by improved investor sentiment following upbeat data from the United States, with electronics and financials both gaining.
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