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Bikes thrive in China despite car invasion

SHANGHAI, China - For a vivid insight into the clash of old and new in China, follow the bicycle. Morning rush hour in Beijing and Shanghai used to be rivers of cyclists flowing in a majestic hush down broad bike lanes. Today, many of those lanes ...

G-8 leaders face demands on climate, oil, Africa

... Britain, France, Canada, Italy and Russia — began gathering in the northern Japanese resort village of Toyako on Sunday for three days of meetings among themselves and with heads of African nations and rapidly developing countries such as China.

Hodgepodge of activists protest G-8

The grab-bag of causes represented at the summit has expanded as the number of nonmember nations invited — such as African countries and up-and-coming economic powers like China — has increased, bringing a widening circle of concerns to the table

Chinese arrive on historic flights to Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Hundreds of Chinese tourists flew into Taiwan Friday in the first wave of regular cross-straits commercial flights in nearly six decades that could transform ties between the old foes. The first flight, a China Southern Airlines ...

Audi's half-year Chinese sales up 23 pct

FRANKFURT, Germany - German carmaker Audi AG said Friday its sales rose 23 percent in the first half of the year in China. Audi said it sold a record 60,509 vehicles in China, including Hong Kong, from January to June. Audi is based in Ingolstadt and ...