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China says little interest in 88 quake orphans up for adoption (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 02:05 AM CDT

AFP - Chinese authorities have reported receiving little response after putting 88 children orphaned in the devastating May earthquake up for adoption, state press said Monday.

Chinese protester freed after Olympics detention (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 01:45 AM CDT

AP - A Chinese woman detained for a month after protesting about being evicted from her home ahead of the Olympics has been freed, the woman and her son said Monday.

China needs 245 bln dlrs to rebuild after quake: official media (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 01:22 AM CDT

AFP - China has raised or allocated just one quarter of the 245 billion dollars needed to rebuild areas devastated by this year's devastating earthquake, state press said Monday.

China frets at U.S. risk after Fannie/Freddie bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 01:06 AM CDT

Reuters - The U.S. Treasury's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is good news in the short term for China, the biggest holder of the giant mortgage lenders' debt, but Beijing's huge U.S. exposure still poses a serious risk, a prominent government researcher said on Monday.

China to make anti-monopoly review of Coca-Cola deal: report (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 12:57 AM CDT

AFP - China's commerce ministry has said it will make an anti-monopoly review of Coca-Cola's proposed multi-billion-dollar takeover of Chinese juice producer Huiyuan, state media reported.

Only two of China's quake orphans finds new parents (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 10:40 PM CDT

Reuters - Nearly four months an earthquake killed nearly 90,000 people in China's Sichuan province, only two of 88 orphans eligible for adoption had found a new home, local officials and state media said on Monday. Tens of thousands of Chinese families offered to take in orphans after the May 12 disaster, but most had found homes with relatives, leaving just 88 to be put up for adoption.

Three China mine accidents kill 42, trap 18 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 10:02 PM CDT

Reuters - Three Chinese coal mine accidents in just four days killed at least 42 people, trapped 18, and left three missing, media reported on Monday.

China's new prosperity fuels fitness craze (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 11:38 AM CDT

AP - Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer.