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Taiwan leader Ma vows no war with China in his term (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 04:30 AM CDT Reuters - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou vowed on Tuesday that no war would break out with long-time political rival China, which considers the self-ruled island as part of its territory, during his term in office.

Taiwanese protesters attack Chinese envoy (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 04:10 AM CDT AP - Pro-independence protesters in southern Taiwan pushed an envoy from rival China to the ground on Tuesday while shouting that their island does not belong to Beijing.

Wal-Mart projects China sales growth over 25 percent (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:59 AM CDT Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc , the world's largest retailer, expects it can keep delivering annual sales growth in China of at least 25 percent, a company executive said on Tuesday.

Hong Kong to test meat, vegetables for melamine (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:39 AM CDT Reuters - Hong Kong will soon begin testing meat, vegetables and processed food for melamine, a move that underlines concerns about environmental contamination and food safety, experts say.

China faces crib recall amid tainted milk scandal (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:12 AM CDT Reuters - China, embroiled in a tainted milk scandal that has made thousand of infants sick, said it took product safety very seriously, especially where children were concerned, after a new report about faulty Chinese-made cribs.

China releases list of wanted terror group leaders (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:02 AM CDT AP - Chinese police on Tuesday called on foreign nations to arrest and extradite eight alleged Islamic terror group leaders accused plotting attacks during the Beijing Olympics.

China names eight Muslim 'terrorists' abroad on most wanted list (AFP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:01 AM CDT AFP - China on Tuesday published a list of eight alleged Muslim terrorists based overseas it said had threatened the Beijing Olympics, and appealed to other countries for help in capturing them.

China names eight wanted Olympic terror plotters (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:50 AM CDT Reuters - China released on Tuesday a wanted list of eight "terrorists" it said had threatened the Beijing Olympics and were bent on achieving independence for its restive western region of Xinjiang.

Sanofi expands drug R&D activities in China (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 01:17 AM CDT Reuters - France's Sanofi-Aventis said on Tuesday it was expanding its research and development in presence in China, underlying a growing trend by global drug companies seeking to tap into the country's science base.

China dissidents eye uncertain post-Olympics landscape (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 11:05 PM CDT AFP - Despite hopes the Olympics would improve human rights, China's crackdown on dissidents before and during the Games has likely set the stage for a lasting period of even tighter controls, government critics say.

China's economy feels chill from global crisis (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 10:58 PM CDT AP - The laid-off factory workers and slumping car sales indicated China's booming economy was not immune to the global meltdown. New figures confirm it: China's economy is still growing, but at the slowest pace in five years.

Court refuses to immediately free Turkic Muslims (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:15 PM CDT AP - A divided federal appeals court on Monday refused to allow the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Turkic Muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, agreeing to keep them in prison for at least several more weeks.

1,500 Chinese raccoon dogs die from tainted feed (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:26 PM CDT AP - Some 1,500 dogs bred for their raccoon-like fur have died after eating feed tainted with melamine, a veterinarian said Monday, raising questions about how widespread the industrial chemical is in China's food chain.

Sudan: Kidnappers of Chinese want oil money (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:21 PM CDT AP - The kidnappers of nine Chinese oil workers in southwestern Sudan are demanding a share of the region's oil profits, Sudan's Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Tainted medicine suspected in China baby death (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:43 AM CDT AP - Chinese health authorities ordered hospitals to stop using an herbal drug after it was suspected of causing the death of a newborn and triggering "adverse effects" in three others, a state news agency reported Monday.

China recalls another herbal drug after baby death (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:24 AM CDT Reuters - China has recalled a herbal remedy after it was blamed for the death of a newborn baby, state media said on Monday, in the latest health scare to hit the country.

Sex shop body spreads tainted with China melamine (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:28 AM CDT Reuters - Chocolate-flavored body spreads sold in British sex shops have been found to be tainted with melamine, the chemical that made thousands of babies ill in China, food safety authorities said on Monday.

China's Communist Party approves rural land reform (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:35 AM CDT AP - China's communist leaders have approved a key rural reform that for the first time will permit farmers to lease or transfer their land in a change aimed at raising rural incomes and speeding migration from the farm to the cities.

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