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China: 19,000 victims identified from May quake (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:55 AM CST AP - A little over a quarter of the 70,000 people who died in a massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May have been identified, a Chinese official said Friday, as authorities rushed to prepare stricken areas for the coming winter.

China shares end lower after surge; property gains (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:15 AM CST AP - Chinese stocks ended lower Friday after a volatile session punctuated by speculation of a weekend interest rate cut and suspected government buying of shares.

Extra harsh winter threatens China quake victims (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:58 AM CST Reuters - An usually harsh winter is expected in the mountains of Sichuan, where millions of quake victims live in temporary housing that gives little protection against cold, rain and snow, provincial officials said on Friday.

Top official meets rioters as China seeks stability (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:30 AM CST Reuters - The governor of a Chinese province sat down with protesters after they fought pitched battles with police, a rare concession by a leader and a sign of government concerns about stability as the economy slows.

US financial lobby urges open markets for China (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:49 AM CST AP - Members of a U.S. financial industry group visiting China this week to push for more open capital markets said they found officials here alarmed by the credit crisis, but eager to work together to resolve problems.

Shanghai's Peace Hotel to become arts centre (AFP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:19 AM CST AFP - Shanghai's iconic Peace Hotel, once known as the most luxurious destination in the Far East, is to host a contemporary arts centre, according to operators.

House of leading Chinese rights activist demolished (AFP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 12:51 AM CST AFP - Beijing authorities destroyed the home of leading rights activist Ni Yulan on Friday as her distraught husband pleaded with the government to release her from jail.

China vows not to compromise with Tibetan exiles (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 12:23 AM CST AP - China launched a new attack on the Dalai Lama's drive for Tibetan autonomy on Friday, vowing not to compromise with leaders of the Tibetan exile community meeting to debate the future of their movement.

Dell sees China sales down (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 12:17 AM CST Reuters - Dell Inc's sales in China slowed last quarter, but Beijing's economic stimulus measures are likely to boost technology spending, the world's No. 2 personal computer maker said on Friday.

China says quake school toll over 19,000 (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:56 PM CST Reuters - Schools that collapsed during China's May earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, nearly a quarter of the total deaths, an official said on Friday, giving the first government estimate.

China's Hu calls for deeper partnership with Latin America (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:11 PM CST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao called Thursday for a new era of cooperation with Latin America, saying the world's biggest developing country and the large developing region were a natural fit.

China fund in talks for stake in AIG unit: report (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:40 PM CST Reuters - A consortium led by sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp is in talks to buy a stake of up to 49 percent in American Life Insurance Co, a unit of U.S. insurance company American International Group , the Nikkei financial daily reported.

Over 1,000 melamine babies still in China hospitals (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:22 PM CST Reuters - Over a thousand Chinese infants are still in hospital receiving treatment for kidney damage caused by tainted milk, China's Health Ministry said on Thursday, more than two months after the scandal broke.

US panel warns of Chinese espionage (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 11:03 AM CST AP - China has accelerated computer espionage attacks on the U.S. government, defense contractors and American businesses, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday.

China arrests 30 over riots in northwest: govt (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:28 AM CST AFP - Police have arrested 30 people for involvment in a two-day violent protest in northwest China that had to be broken up with tear gas after 74 people were injured.

Conservatives call on Bush to free Muslim Uighurs (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 08:22 AM CST AP - A group of conservatives is chastising the Bush administration for refusing to free 17 Turkic Muslims being held without charges at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying their continued detention defies legal principles and "undermines our standing in the world."

US opens consulate in China industry center Wuhan (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:29 AM CST AP - The U.S. opened its first new consulate in China in 20 years on Thursday as part of a shift of diplomatic resources away from Europe and toward the "new front lines of diplomacy."

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