Jocelyn Ford
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Chinese imports sneak back into US market
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 26, 2006
An uproar from US textile companies over cheap Chinese imports last year led to tariffs and restrictions on Chinese bras and other clothing. But now exporters have found a new way to get products into the US. Jocelyn Ford reports.
Asian markets soar
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 22, 2006
Stock markets across Asia rallied today on the heels of Wall Street's strong showing. Jocelyn Ford reports.
McDonald's drives through China
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 20, 2006
McDonald's signed a deal today with China's largest service station network, Sinopec, to create a burger and gas combo for China's up-and-coming middle class. Jocelyn Ford reports.
China's automotive industry
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 19, 2006
Today GM's top executive in China started a new job at that country's second largest automaker. Shanghai Automotive hired Philip Murtaugh to launch the company's first export to Europe. Jocelyn Ford reports from Beijing.
Natural gas discovery in South China Sea
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 15, 2006
Today in Asian trading, shares of Chinese oil company CNOOC soared more than 6% on news of a big, new energy find deep under the South China Sea. Jocelyn Ford reports from Beijing.
Small arms = big bucks for China
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 12, 2006
A report from Amnesty International finds covert Chinese arms exports are stoking conflicts in hot spots around the world. Jocelyn Ford reports.
Inflation fears deflating world markets
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 8, 2006
Concern about inflation and interest rates is cutting deeper and deeper into world markets. Today, Asian stocks fell to their lowest levels in months. Jocelyn Ford reports.
Google rethinks China compromise
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 7, 2006
Co-founder Sergey Brin admitted yesterday that the deal Google struck with China to allow some censorship on its search engine in that country may have been a mistake. Jocelyn Ford reports.
A stock you can bank on
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Jocelyn Ford
Jun 1, 2006
Shares of the Bank of China began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today and quickly shot up 15%. From Beijing, Jocelyn Ford tells us why investors have been scrambling to own a piece of it.
China ups its tobacco monopoly
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Jocelyn Ford
May 31, 2006
Today is World No Tobacco Day but while smoking's on the decline in the US, China is still puffing away madly.That doesn't mean foreign tobacco companies are making a fortune there though. Jocelyn Ford reports.