Britain looks East for Beijing boost
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Britain, whose athletes with the exception of gold medal winners Kelly Holmes and the men's sprint relay, performed so poorly at the Athens Olympics, have turned to China for help in the buildup to the 2008 Beijing Games.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown  arrived in a snowy Beijing on Friday on a short trip to boost  trade with the world's fastest-growing major economy and to  discuss human rights and democracy.
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China will strengthen ties with foreign partners to revitalize the economy in Northeast China and to further co-operation in Northeast Asia, a senior official said.
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Britain's Gordon Brown heads to China and India Thursday for his first visit as prime minister, looking notably to get the world's two most populous countries on board for a new deal on climate change.
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ATHENS -- The countdown clock for 2008 will be installed in Tiananmen Square next month. Not that Beijing has been lollygagging since the Lords of the Rings awarded the Summer Games to the city three years ago. Beijing is bristling with cranes and steamshovels and jackhammers providing a staccato beat, with 30 sports venues in various stages of construction, including ...
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A year before Beijing hosts the Summer Games, the country is feverishly preparing for its chance to show it is ready to take its place among the Great Powers  -  on its own terms
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London 2012, organizers of the UK capital&#39;s 3.875 billion-pound ($7.2 billion) bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, said it would bring more venues closer to the Olympic Park, improve
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday headed from China to India, hoping for movement from New Delhi on tackling climate change while also building on trade and investment links.
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NEW YORK - It doesn&#39;t look like Britannia will again rule the waves anytime soon. In the World Economic Forum&#39;s Global Competitiveness Report, the UK&#39;s business environment rose four places to 11th this year, ahead of Germany at 13 and France at 27.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told China on Friday he was taking their relationship to a new level and that he wanted Britain to be the number one choice for Chinese trade and investment.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's visit to China switches to environmental issues Saturday, as he seeks to boost co-operation between the two countries on tackling climate change, senior Downing Street officials said.
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Britain's finance minister Gordon Brown was due to embark on a tour of east and southern Africa, expected to be used as a chance to sell his ambitious notion of a so-called "new Marshall Plan" to help the continent.
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China and Bulgaria will boost bilateral relations, especially in the economic and trade sectors, leaders of the two countries said here Tuesday.
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Gordon Brown launched his maiden visit to China as prime minister Friday, hailing Chinese investment and outlining an ambitious target to boost bilateral trade by 50 percent by 2010.
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BIRMINGHAM, England : British companies are under increasing pressure to relocate parts of their business overseas to remain competitive, with Asia and Eastern Europe the chosen destinations, a survey showed.
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Britain will seek Washington's support  to help it achieve goals on global poverty reduction, debt  relief and fair trade during London's G8 presidency next year,  finance minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday welcomed Chinese investment, saying he wanted Britain to be the top destination for money from the Asian giant.