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(Adds U.S. senator introducing bill to arm Syrian rebels, paragraphs 26-28) * After strikes, Israel seeks to ease tension with Syria * China urges restraint during Israeli PM's visit * Russia says chance of foreign intervention growing * Oil price...

* China April exports seen up 10.3 pct y/y * China April imports seen up 13.9 pct y/y * Trade surplus seen at $15.1 bln * Data due on Wednesday, May 8, 0200 GMT BEIJING, May 6 (Reuters) - China's annual export growth may have picked up slightly in...

* China Apr CPI seen at +2.3 pct y/y vs 2.1 pct in Mar * Apr PPI seen at -2.3 pct y/y vs -1.9 pct in Mar * Fixed-asset investment seen at +21 pct Jan-Apr vs +20.9 Jan-Mar * Industrial production seen at +9.5 pct y/y vs 8.9 pct in Mar * Retail sales seen...

By Fayaz Bukhari and Satarupa Bhattacharjya SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Indian, May 5 (Reuters) - India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a...

By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, May 4 (Reuters) - China will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week for separate bilateral talks as it tries to shore up its role in a region where its diplomatic influence...

(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer May 3 (Reuters) - Don't look to Washington. The United States will remain the world's most powerful nation for years to come, but the Obama administration and U.S....

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's trade chief will recommend placing punitive import duties on billions of euros of solar panels from China, people close to the matter say, in a protectionist move that risks upsetting Beijing. The case, the biggest the...

Plans for a Chinese-owned international-trade center in Kissimmee have stalled. Osceola County Manager Don Fisher didn't close the door on the deal but said Beijing Construction Engineering Group, the company behind the so-called Center for International...

* Germany supports duties on China to protect local industry * China's solar panel output is more than entire world demand By Robin Emmott and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS, May 3 (Reuters) - The EU's trade chief will recommend placing punitive import...

By Steven C. Johnson and Nishant Kumar NEW YORK/HONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - Where there's an investing niche, there's probably an exchange-traded fund that exploits it. Mainland China is an exception. Chinese plans to increase foreign access to its...

NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Where there's an investing niche, there's probably an exchange-traded fund that exploits it. Mainland China is an exception. Chinese plans to increase foreign access to its $3 trillion onshore stock market may pave the...