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China's inflation eases as trade gap grows (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 05:02 AM CDT AP - China's politically sensitive inflation eased to a 14-month low in August while export growth dipped, the government reported Wednesday, and analysts said Beijing might shift from fighting price rises to revving up the slowing economy.

China August trade surplus a record high of 28.7 bln dlrs: govt (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:45 AM CDT AFP - China said Wednesday its trade surplus hit a monthly all-time high of 28.7 billion dollars in August, but economists doubted this would push Beijing to allow any major rise in its currency.

Rescue work stepped up at China disaster town (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:30 AM CDT AFP - Rescue workers stepped up efforts Wednesday to find survivors buried below a torrent of mining waste and sludge in this small Chinese town, amid fears hundreds of people died in the disaster.

China's August trade surplus hits monthly record (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:12 AM CDT AP - China's yawning trade surplus rose to a monthly record high of $28.7 billion in August as the gap with the United States and Europe widened despite a global economic slowdown, according to data reported Wednesday.

China's August inflation eases to 4.9 percent (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 01:13 AM CDT AP - China's politically sensitive consumer inflation eased in August to a 14-month low, the government said Wednesday, and analysts said Beijing might shift from fighting price rises to revving up the slowing economy.

China to deliver 2 pandas to Taiwan by year's end (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 12:42 AM CDT AP - China said Wednesday it is ready to send two long-promised pandas to Taiwan by the end of the year in the latest sign of improved ties between the rivals.

Abandoned baby found at Beijing Bird's Nest toilets (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 12:07 AM CDT Reuters - A visitor to Beijing's National "Bird's Nest" Stadium was shocked to find a new-born baby abandoned in one of the venue's toilets, local media reported on Wednesday.

Fading hopes after deadly China mudslide (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 11:35 PM CDT Reuters - Angry residents wailed and protested as rescuers in northern China kept hunting on Wednesday for dozens of victims feared trapped by a deluge of mud after a mine waste reservoir collapsed.

China landslide kills 56; hundreds feared trapped (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 10:41 PM CDT AP - Rescuers used heavy equipment to search Wednesday for survivors buried under a torrent of sludge, mud and mining waste that plowed into buildings in northern China, killing at least 56 people, state media reported.

China says inflation at 4.9 percent in August (AFP) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 10:41 PM CDT AFP - China's inflation rate was 4.9 percent in August, down steeply from 6.3 percent in July, the government said on Wednesday.

China mudslide death toll rises to 56: state media (AFP) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 10:52 AM CDT AFP - The death toll from an industrial mudslide that swept through a town in northern China has risen to 56, state media said Tuesday.

China's relaxed reporting rules set to expire (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 09:52 AM CDT AP - China's relaxed rules for foreign journalists that were enacted before the Beijing Olympics will expire next month, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

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