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China's Hu and Germany's Merkel patch up diplomatic row (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:51 AM CDT AFP - President Hu Jintao hailed China's "good" ties with Germany in a meeting Friday with Chancellor Angela Merkel that indicated the two sides had patched up a testy row over her meeting with the Dalai Lama.

Report: China officials fail to return from Paris (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:17 AM CDT AP - Two Chinese bureaucrats have failed to return from official trips to Paris and authorities are investigating their claims of health problems and other reasons, state media reports and officials said Friday.

China sees severe global economic shock (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:20 AM CDT Reuters - The global financial crisis is a severe shock for the world economy and China is doing all in its power to tackle it, the country's leaders said on Friday.

U.S. condemns beating of sons of Chinese pastor (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:53 PM CDT Reuters - The United States strongly condemned on Thursday the "brutal beating" of two sons of a detained Beijing pastor and voiced concern over what it said was a pattern of intimidation of religious leaders in China.

Arsenic pollutes scenic lake in China: state media (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 11:43 AM CDT AFP - Water supplies for at least 26,000 people were cut off in southwest China after a scenic lake popular with holidaymakers was contaminated with arsenic and other pollutants, state media reported Thursday.

China says EU human rights award winner a criminal (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 11:38 AM CDT AP - China's government reacted angrily Thursday to the European Parliament's decision to give its top human rights prize to jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia, with Beijing calling him a criminal and the award interference.

China shows financial muscle 'by boosting property market' (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 10:43 AM CDT AFP - China's aggressive moves to boost its ailing real estate market provide a glimpse of its unrivalled position in coping with the global financial turmoil, analysts said Thursday.

China bridles as dissident wins top EU rights prize (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 08:49 AM CDT Reuters - The European Parliament, in a move that immediately drew a tart rebuke from Beijing, awarded its top human rights prize Thursday to a Chinese dissident who was jailed for subversion after testifying to the assembly last year.

China to get U.S. training on handling outbreaks (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 06:27 AM CDT Reuters - The United States is expanding a training program for Chinese health officials to include communications to promote transparency during disease outbreaks, the director of the U.S. Center for Disease Control said on Thursday.

China reviews tougher laws amid milk scandal (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 06:27 AM CDT Reuters - China began reviewing a tougher draft food safety law on Thursday following criticism from the United Nations over its sluggish response to a spreading tainted milk scandal that made thousands of children ill.

China property rescue package gets muted reception (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:24 AM CDT AP - China's latest effort to stave off a crash landing for the economy and revive its weakening housing market failed to stir much enthusiasm Thursday among investors spooked by a raft of bad news at home and abroad.

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