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China city's stressed-out cabbies go on strike (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 04:47 AM CST Reuters - Taxi drivers who broke a strike and returned to work in a southwest Chinese city Monday asked officials for protection after angry crowds smashed about 20 cabs, police cars and other vehicles, state media said.

China official talks ties on historic Taiwan trip (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:51 AM CST Reuters - A top Chinese negotiator began China's first high-level visit to political rival Taiwan in 60 years on Monday to pursue agreements on direct flights, food safety and the economy despite protests against warming ties.

PepsiCo to invest $1 billion in China (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:41 AM CST Reuters - PepsiCo Inc , a U.S.-based food and beverage company, said on Monday it plans to invest $1 billion in China over the next four years, as part of the company's strategy to expand in emerging markets.

Chinese manufacturing activity slows sharply (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:21 AM CST AP - China's manufacturing activity slowed sharply in October amid weaker export demand despite a flurry of official measures to boost flagging growth in the world's fourth-largest economy, an industry group reported Monday.

China shares hit new 2-year low on economic unease (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:45 AM CST AP - Chinese shares fell to a new two-year low on Monday, extending October's losses as gloomy manufacturing data added to jitters about a slowing economy.

China envoy in Taiwan says talks crucial (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:36 AM CST AP - The highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Taiwan since the two sides split in 1949 arrived Monday for economic talks that he says are crucial for building trust between the longtime rivals.

China minister says tainted eggs are a one-off (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 01:26 AM CST Reuters - Chinese eggs tainted with an industrial chemical were an isolated case, the Agriculture Minister was quoted saying the day after officials were ordered to crack the "dark" networks selling contaminated animal feed.

Cars smashed as taxi drivers stage rare protest in China (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 12:48 AM CST AFP - Taxi drivers smashed car windows and police vehicles as they went on strike in one of China's biggest cities Monday, state press said, in a rare bout of industrial action for the communist-run country.

China applauds Japan air force chief's dismissal (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 11:27 PM CST AP - An official Chinese newspaper has applauded the dismissal of Japan's air force chief over an essay he wrote that claimed Japan had not been an "aggressor" in World War II.

China mudslides kill at least 22 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 09:09 PM CST Reuters - The death toll from mudslides caused by heavy rain in southwest China has risen from 15 to at least 22, with 45 missing, state media reported.

China landslide leaves 20 dead, 42 missing (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 07:21 PM CST AP - A landslide in southwestern China has left at least 20 people dead and 42 others missing, state media said Monday.

China mudslides kill 20, with 42 missing (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 10:55 AM CST Reuters - Mudslides in southwest China on the weekend killed at least 20 people, with another 42 missing in the hilly countryside, official media reported.

Twenty dead in China landslides (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 09:19 AM CST AFP - Twenty people were confirmed dead and 42 were missing on Sunday after mudslides engulfed several villages in southwest China, state press reported.

China container ship sinks, 5 dead, 3 missing (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 03:42 AM CST Reuters - Five sailors are dead and three more missing after a Chinese container ship sank in waters off the country's northeast, official media reported on Sunday.

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