Yahoo! News: World - China

China oil demand weakens due to global crisis (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:27 AM CST AP - Fuel demand in China has weakened sharply since September due to the global financial crisis, the country's biggest oil company says.

China urges US to lift food import restrictions (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:17 AM CST AP - China urged Washington on Tuesday to lift new restrictions that U.S. health officials have imposed on imported foods from China, insisting Beijing has taken effective measures to improve food safety standards since it was hit by a recent tainted milk scandal.

China stance on Tibet clouds exile talks in India (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:16 AM CST AP - With Tibetan exiles now considering whether to push for independence, China on Tuesday reaffirmed it's hard-line stance on the future of the Himalayan region, saying that any move to separate Tibet from China was "doomed."

China stocks tumble on profit-taking (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:09 AM CST AP - Chinese shares fell sharply Tuesday on profit-taking and worries about a slowing economy after advancing for four trading days.

GM shows 3 new models for China (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:53 AM CST AP - General Motors Corp. put three new models for China on show Tuesday, maneuvering to keep its edge in a market vital to its future as it struggles for survival back home.

China denies attempting to get U.S. space data (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 02:53 AM CST Reuters - China Tuesday denied it had illicitly sought technical data for space launch vehicles from the United States, after a physicist from Virginia pleaded guilty to illegally exporting the information to China.

Man admits killing Canadian model in Shanghai: state media (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 01:48 AM CST AFP - An 18-year-old told a Shanghai court he stabbed a Canadian model during a robbery then returned hours later to steal her belongings as she lay dying in a stairwell, state media reported Tuesday.

Chinese provinces try to limit layoffs (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 01:44 AM CST AP - Two Chinese provinces are trying to deter companies from laying off large numbers of workers as they struggle to limit the fallout from the global financial crisis.

Beijing orders demolition of leading activist's home (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 01:33 AM CST AFP - Beijing authorities have issued an order to destroy the home of one of China's leading rights activists who has been in police custody for more than 200 days, her husband and lawyer said Tuesday.

China rejects sending troops to Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 12:07 AM CST AP - China said Tuesday it would not send any troops to Afghanistan — rejecting recent speculation that Beijing might support the international coalition there.

China miners rescued, little hope for subway workers (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 11:35 PM CST Reuters - Rescuers in central China have saved 32 out of 34 miners who had been trapped by an underground flood, but there is now little hope of finding 14 people missing in a subway tunnel collapse, state media said on Tuesday.

Chinese president in Cuba on leg of Latam tour (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 11:19 PM CST AP - President Hu Jintao began a two-day visit to Cuba by agreeing to increase Chinese purchases of Cuban nickel and sugar, and send farm goods to the communist-run island as it recovers from three devastating storms.

China central bank says downturn risks rising (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 11:03 PM CST AP - The risks of an economic downturn in China are growing and protectionist sentiment abroad could hurt global growth, the country's central bank said Tuesday.

Protest in China flares over land dispute: state media (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 11:02 PM CST AFP - Up to 2,000 people attacked a local Communist Party headquarters in northwest China early Tuesday in protest over a land dispute, state media reported.

Rioters attack government office in northwest China (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 10:30 PM CST Reuters - A crowd of about 1,000 people attacked a government office in northwest China, smashing cars and beating police and officials in a riot sparked by a property dispute, the local government said on Tuesday.

32 workers rescued from flooded mine: state media (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 09:21 PM CST AFP - Thirty-two workers were rescued from a flooded coal mine in China on Tuesday after being trapped for nearly a day but the boss was being probed for running an illegal operation, state media reported.

China's Hu to boost ties in Cuba visit (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 09:08 PM CST AFP - China's President Hu Jintao traveled to Cuba to boost ties with the government of President Raul Castro, as the slowly-opening communist island also reaches out to Russia.

China, Costa Rica to launch trade talks (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 08:51 PM CST AP - China and Costa Rica will launch free trade talks in January and hope to seal a deal by 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao said Monday during his first visit to a Central American country.

China says no plan to send troops to Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST Reuters - China is not planning on sending troops to Afghanistan to join the International Security Assistance Force there, state media said on Tuesday.

Slowdown doesn't shrink China's LatAm ambitions (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2008 08:18 PM CST AP - China isn't letting the global financial crisis shrink its ambitions in Latin America, where it has sunk billions into mining and replaced the United States as Chile's top trading partner.

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