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China stimulus plan fuels hope for new investment (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:47 AM CST AP - Investors welcomed China's multibillion-dollar stimulus package but analysts said Monday the plan will depend on Chinese companies to supply a big share of the spending.

China's new reality: Economic boom is slowing (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:08 AM CST AP - Job cuts, factory closures, unpaid export shipments — stalling worldwide demand for products made-in-China is driving home a new economic reality for businesses that until recently were struggling to keep up with soaring exports.

China says no progress made at Tibet talks (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 02:37 AM CST AP - China blamed the Dalai Lama and his envoys Monday for the failure to make progress during recent talks, saying the Tibetan leader's calls for greater autonomy masked his desire for the Himalayan region's independence.

China says no compromising on Tibet's future (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 02:25 AM CST Reuters - The Dalai Lama's calls for "high-level autonomy" for Tibet will never be accepted by Beijing, a Chinese official said, taking an unbending line before talks by exiled Tibetans about the future of their cause.

China share index up 7.3 percent on stimulus news (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 02:21 AM CST AP - Chinese stocks soared Monday after the government announced a $586 billion spending package aimed at fending off the impact of the global economic slowdown.

Chinese cancel Taiwan trips after violent protests (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 01:28 AM CST AP - At least two groups of Chinese officials have canceled plans to visit Taiwan because of violent protests against a Chinese envoy when he visited the island last week, a Taiwanese official said Monday.

China says no progress in talks with Dalai envoys (AFP) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:46 AM CST AFP - China said Monday that talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama on the future of Tibet had failed to make progress and insisted it would not compromise on the status of the Himalayan region.

Strong quake hits China's Qinghai region (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 11:59 PM CST Reuters - A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 hit a sparsely populated area in China's western province of Qinghai Monday, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries.

Strong quake hits northwest China (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 11:42 PM CST AFP - A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck northwest China's Qinghai province Monday, shaking buildings hundreds of miles (kilometres) away and sending people into the streets, officials said.

USGS: 6.5-magnitude quake strikes northwest China (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 11:04 PM CST AP - A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck remote northwestern China on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Safety-wary China officials cancel Taiwan trips: KMT (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 09:41 PM CST Reuters - Three official groups from China have canceled plans to visit Taiwan because of violent political protests last week directed against Beijing's top negotiator to the island, the local ruling party said on Monday.

China wholesale inflation eases to 6.6 percent (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 09:29 PM CST AP - China's wholesale inflation eased in October as oil prices fell, giving Beijing more room to rev up the slowing economy with its new multibillion-dollar stimulus package, according to data reported Monday.

China rebuilds six months after quake, amid frustrations (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 09:25 PM CST AFP - Rebuilding work is in full swing in China's Sichuan province six months after the worst earthquake in a generation levelled entire towns, but for some families, help is slow and insufficient.

China okays $586 billion stimulus to boost economy (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 05:56 AM CST Reuters - China's cabinet has approved a massive stimulus package worth 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) through 2010 to boost domestic demand, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.

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