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2009-01-06 22:29

China shares up on government support pledge (AP)

AP - Chinese shares rose for a second day Tuesday on investor hopes about government pledges to boost economic growth.

2009-01-06 22:29

China seen facing wave of unrest in 2009 (Reuters)

Protesters sit behind a police line outside a government office in central Beijing in this October 20, 2008 photo. (David Gray/Reuters)Reuters - China faces surging protests and riots in 2009 as rising unemployment stokes discontent, a state-run magazine said in a blunt warning of the hazards to Communist Party control from a sharp economic downturn.


2009-01-06 22:29

China confirms woman died of bird flu in Beijing (Reuters)

A health worker culls poultry at Matigara village on the outskirts of the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri January 4, 2009. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - A 19-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing after coming into contact with poultry, health authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong said on Tuesday.


2009-01-06 14:48

China targets Google in pornography crackdown (AP)

AP - China warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content.

2009-01-06 14:48

GM says 2008 China sales growth slowed to 6.1 percent (AFP)

File photo shows a Buick at an auto show in Beijing. US auto giant General Motors said Monday its sales growth in China slowed to 6.1 percent in 2008, less than a third of the rate seen the previous year as the economic slowdown affected demand.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - US auto giant General Motors said Monday its sales growth in China slowed to 6.1 percent in 2008, less than a third of the rate seen the previous year as the economic slowdown affected demand.


2009-01-06 14:48

China axe murderer kills 8, including toddler: state media (AFP)

Police in central China have launched a manhunt for a love-lorn junk collector suspected in the axe murders of eight people, including a two-year-old boy, state media has reported.(AFP/Daimler/HO/File/Doug Kanter)AFP - Police in central China have launched a manhunt for a love-lorn junk collector suspected in the axe murders of eight people, including a two-year-old boy, state media reported on Tuesday.


2009-01-06 07:15

China's Hu tells Bush Sino-US ties will remain strong (AFP)

US President George W. Bush shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao ahead of talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November 2008. Hu has used one of his last official conversations with Bush to voice confidence that bilateral ties would remain strong.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao used one of his last official conversations with US counterpart George W. Bush to voice confidence that bilateral ties would remain strong, the foreign ministry here said.


2009-01-06 07:15

China vows new crackdown on Google, other web sites (AFP)

People surf the web at an internet cafe in Beijing. China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.


2009-01-06 07:15

China vows new crackdown on Google, other websites (AFP)

People surf the web at an internet cafe in Beijing. China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.


2009-01-05 23:42

China aiming to lure three million tourists to Tibet: state media (AFP)

A Han Chinese tourist snaps pictures of a young Tibetan Buddhist monk carrying water at the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery in Shangrila. China has launched a campaign to attract three million tourists to the Himalayan region this year, after deadly unrest saw a huge drop-off in visitors in 2008, state media has reported.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China has launched a campaign to attract three million tourists to Tibet this year, after deadly unrest saw a huge drop-off in visitors in 2008, state media reported on Monday.


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