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** CORRECTS TO SAY DURING INSTEAD OF AFTER THE CONFERENCE ** China's Premier Wen Jiabao gestures during his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not undermining it.


Sun Mar 14 06:25:53 -0500 2010

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - A memo drafted for a congressional panel says that investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, casting doubt on the driver's story.


Sun Mar 14 06:24:56 -0500 2010

Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, is greeted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao after the closing of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's premier rejected foreign pressure over its exchange rate controls and said Sunday the Chinese currency will be kept "basically stable."


Sat Mar 13 22:59:45 -0600 2010

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao makes a point at his annual press conference after the closing of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China's premier expressed concern about the U.S. dollar and called on Washington on Sunday to take "concrete steps" to reassure Beijing about the safety of its huge Treasury bond holdings.


Sat Mar 13 23:01:38 -0600 2010