China Hostages&#39; Firm Hopes &#39;Extreme Won&#39;t Happen&#39;
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The employer of two Chinese engineers kidnapped in Pakistan was hopeful they would be released as their abductors were targeting neither the company nor Chinese, a spokesman for the firm said on Monday.
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China&#39;s ruling communist party leadership was locked in a much-anticipated meeting Thursday amid an apparent power struggle at the heart of the 68-million-member organization.
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Three UN workers remained hostages of a Taliban faction despite hopes they would be freed by the Muslim festival of Eid which began on Saturday, the third anniversary of the Taliban&#39;s flight from the Afghan capital.
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China showed its deep concerns for the safety of two kidnapped Chinese engineers in Pakistan, ForeignMinistry spokesman Kong Quan told Xinhua on Saturday.
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Families of eight Chinese labourers held hostage by militants in Iraq plead for their release.
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ISLAMABAD, Oct. 13. âEfforts to secure the release of two Chinese engineers abducted by pro-Al-Qaida Pakistani militants failed for the second time today as their leader refused to meet the tribal negotiators sent by the government.
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The release of two Italian aid workers  in Iraq has raised hopes other hostages may soon be freed, but  reports that a large ransom was paid may only feed the  burgeoning hostage crisis.
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BEIJING  - Rescue teams resigned themselves to pulling only corpses from a mine where 103 workers remained trapped after a gas blast, as Chinese media demanded investment to mechanize the industry and improve safety.
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A Pakistani council of tribesmen sought on Tuesday to secure the release of two Chinese engineers taken hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants from tribes near Pakistan&#39;s border with Afghanistan.
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Islamic militants holding two Chinese engineers hostage in Pakistan threatened to kill one on Monday unless security forces ended a siege of their hideout.
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The release of two Italian aid workers in Iraq has raised hopes other hostages may soon be freed, but reports that a large ransom was paid may only feed the burgeoning hostage crisis.
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MG Rover may have hit the headlines through its tie-up with a leading Chinese automaker, but the deal -- if it even goes through -- may not be enough to pull the embattled British car manufacturer out of the mire, experts warn.
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Mediators trying to help China win the release of eight of its nationals being held hostage in Iraq are optimistic of success, as the deadline for the captives' execution approaches.
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Militants holding two Chinese engineers in a rugged tribal area near the Afghan border have threatened to kill them unless Pakistan releases Al-Qaeda detainees, a security official said.
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The official Xinhua News Agency defended controls on foreign news agencies' access to China's media market, saying it won't seek to profit from its new monopoly and promising that financial firms will continue to receive economic information.
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CHAGMALAI, Pakistan  - Islamic militants holding  two Chinese engineers hostage in Pakistan threatened to kill  one on Monday unless security forces ended a siege of their  hideout, a tactic the interior minister said had echoes of  Iraq.
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BEIJING - China said yesterday that its close ally North Korea will not be pulling out of six-party talks, despite Pyongyang hinting that Washington&#39;s hardline policy made the negotiations unworkable.