Yahoo! News: World - China

China shares retreat as gloomy sentiment prevails (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:14 AM CDT AP - Chinese shares fell back Wednesday, as a brief-lived rally fizzled amid a resurgence of pessimism over the economic outlook.

Report: China to hold talks with Dalai Lama envoys (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT AP - China will hold a new round of talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama, state media reported Wednesday, days after the exiled spiritual leader said he had given up on persuading Beijing to allow greater autonomy for Tibet.

China investigates tainted eggs in new food scare (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:17 AM CDT AP - Chinese authorities said Wednesday they were investigating how eggs came to be contaminated with the same industrial chemical at the center of a milk scandal that sickened thousands of babies, as more tainted eggs turned up in Hong Kong and the mainland.

China tells Dalai Lama to 'treasure' imminent talks (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:42 AM CDT AFP - China on Wednesday told Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to treasure the opportunity of a fresh round of talks, as it confirmed the meeting would be held soon.

China confident envoy will be safe in Taiwan (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:34 AM CDT AP - China said Wednesday it was confident Taiwan will ensure the safety of a top envoy during an upcoming trip to the island, two weeks after his deputy was roughed up there by pro-independence protesters.

China plans talks with Tibet envoys in "near future" (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:33 AM CDT Reuters - China will arrange new talks with the Dalai Lama's envoys in the near future, state media said on Wednesday, days after the exiled Tibetan leader said he was downcast about negotiations with Beijing.

China says coal addiction makes climate change fight hard (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:11 AM CDT AFP - China warned Wednesday its heavy dependence on coal to fuel its fast-growing economy made it difficult to control greenhouse gas emissions, but said fighting global warming remained imperative.

China: Richer states should lead on climate change (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:42 AM CDT AP - Richer, developed nations should take the lead in reducing greenhouse emissions while helping poor countries with money and technology to fight climate change, China said in a policy paper released Wednesday.

Tainted egg scare spreads to Beijing (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:16 AM CDT AFP - Supermarkets in Beijing stopped selling eggs from one of China's major producers on Wednesday as fears about the toxic chemical melamine spread to the Chinese capital.

Two Chinese carriers post losses for third quarter (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:15 AM CDT AFP - Two of China's biggest airlines reported heavy losses for the third quarter, a traditionally peak season, as weakening demand and higher fuel costs eroded their profits.

China's CNOOC says 3Q revenues up 69 percent (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:11 AM CDT AP - CNOOC Ltd., a unit of China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer, said Wednesday that its revenues soared 69 percent in the third quarter of the year, thanks to the surge in global crude oil prices.

China's farmers cultivate sport at 'peasant olympics' (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:48 PM CDT AFP - Two months after China's elite athletes dazzled the world at the Beijing Olympics, the sporting prowess of its 900 million peasant farmers is getting its turn in the spotlight this week at China's 6th National Peasant Games.

China begins investigation of tainted eggs: state media (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:43 PM CDT AFP - Officials in northeast China said Wednesday they were looking into reports that eggs from a local company were tainted with the toxic chemical melamine, vowing "severe punishment", state media reported.

Thailand finds smuggled Chinese chocolate tainted with melamine (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:09 PM CDT AFP - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it had found high levels of melamine in chocolate bars smuggled in from China.

China defends energy policy after scathing report (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:02 AM CDT AFP - China on Tuesday defended its energy policy a day after three influential green organisations criticised its dependence on coal.

Intel says global investment plans on track (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 09:24 AM CDT Reuters - Chip giant Intel Corp's chief executive said on Tuesday that its investments around the world are proceeding as originally planned, but that some disruption from the global financial crisis was unavoidable.

WHO says no safety threat from Hong Kong eggs (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:52 AM CDT AFP - The World Health Organisation said Tuesday it had asked China for information about the quality of its eggs after the industrial chemical melamine was found in some sold in Hong Kong.

China tangerine sales go pear-shaped as rumors fly (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:22 AM CDT Reuters - China, trying to convince the world its food is safe, has now been hit by fruit fly rumors which have cost farmers millions of dollars in lost sales.

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