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Four dead, 19 hurt in China tax office blast: state media
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:39:13 GMT
 AFP - Four people were killed and 19 injured Friday in a blast at a tax office in central China that police said appeared to be a deliberate attack, state media reported.
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Shanghai journalists attacked after shampoo report
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:08:42 GMT
 AFP - Shanghai's National Business Daily said an editor and several journalists were attacked Friday by men claiming to work for a shampoo maker whose products have been alleged to contain toxic chemicals.
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US expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:07:44 GMT
 AP - China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported — bigger than the famous Exxon Valdez spill two decades ago — and some of the oil was dumped deliberately to avoid further disaster, an American expert said Friday.
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China races to recover chemical barrels from river
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:03:06 GMT
 AFP - Workers on Friday struggled to recover 3,000 barrels filled with hazardous chemicals that were swept into a river in northeast China by floods, amid fears some had sunk, state media said.
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China says convertible yuan the ultimate goal
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:46:05 GMT
 AFP - China wants the yuan to be fully convertible and such currencies are generally free-floating, a top central bank official said Friday, six weeks after Beijing pledged to loosen its grip on the yuan.
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China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:36 GMT
Reuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
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China says it opposes EU sanctions against Iran
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:26:00 GMT
AP - China said Friday that it opposes the sanctions the European Union is imposing on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, saying it supports Iran's renewed efforts to hold talks on a possible swap of nuclear fuel.
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China opposes new EU sanctions on Iran
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:33:43 GMT
Reuters - China said on Friday that it did not approve of tougher new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran, and welcomed Tehran's offer to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap without conditions.
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Charles River Labs calls off WuXi Pharmatech buy
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:07:03 GMT
AP - Charles River Laboratories International Inc., a U.S. medical research equipment and services company, said Friday it is canceling a $1.6 billion acquisition of WuXi PharmaTech after shareholder objections.
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Luxuries from China's Forbidden City to travel US
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:14:26 GMT
 AP - Deep in a long-forgotten corner of the Forbidden City and up a twisting stairway are four sets of twin doors, shut for more than eight decades. They reveal rare sweeping views to the north, south, east and west above the golden-tiled rooftops of the imperial palace.
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Taiwanese wary about China amid warming ties
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:07:31 GMT
 AP - In the crowded Taipei theater, Eddy Fang laughs politely at the Chinese ensemble's comic references to jealous husbands and overweight wives but can't help thinking it's all a bit lowbrow in relatively sophisticated Taiwan.
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China criticizes Clinton comments on island chains
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:50:58 GMT
 AP - China's military on Friday criticized remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Washington had a strong interest in seeing territorial disputes in the South China Sea resolved peacefully.
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China naval drill in South China Sea: state media
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:03:10 GMT
 AFP - China this week staged a large naval and air exercise on its southeast coast, as South Korea and the United States conducted their own naval drill opposed by Beijing, state media said Friday.
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China to crack down on pro-Cantonese protesters
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:56:00 GMT
Reuters - Authorities in China's southern city of Guangzhou will punish people who try and organize any more protests in support of the Cantonese dialect, a state-run newspaper said on Friday.
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US lawmakers urge probe of China Ansteel's deal
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:13:59 GMT
 AFP - A group of US legislators has urged President Barack Obama to investigate a plan by a top Chinese steelmaker to invest in an American firm, saying Washington failed to heed an earlier call.
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China jails 3 Uighurs for sites deemed sensitive
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:52:23 GMT
AP - China has jailed three minority Uighurs who ran websites with content considered politically sensitive by the government, according to a media report and an advocacy group.
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U.S. officials to go to China to push shunning Iran
(Reuters)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:35:59 GMT
Reuters - Senior U.S. officials said on Thursday they will travel to China in August to push Beijing to abide by international sanctions on Iran.
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Floods kill 29 in China's northeast
(AFP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:41:24 GMT
 AFP - At least 29 people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through northeast China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll from the worst floods in years neared 1,000.
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Four held over China pipeline blast, toll hits 13
(AFP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:02:37 GMT
 AFP - Police have arrested four people in connection with a chemical pipeline explosion that rocked a city in eastern China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 13.
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China govt approves Geely acquisition of Volvo
(AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:29:10 GMT
 AP - Geely Holding Group has received final Chinese government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., the Commerce Ministry said Thursday.
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