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China's first private jet hub to open next year (AP) Posted: 06 Dec 2008 12:21 AM CST AP - China's first private jet hub is expected to open next year in Shanghai as the country slowly works on easing the tight control of its airspace, a news report said Saturday.

China car sales drop amid slowing economy: state media (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 08:56 PM CST AFP - Car sales in China fell more than 10 percent in November as the global financial crisis eroded consumer confidence, state media reported.

WHO sets first limits for safe melamine levels in food (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:21 PM CST AFP - The World Health Organization on Friday issued safety limits for melamine levels in food as international concern mounted over a widening tainted food scandal in China.

Six-nation NKorea talks on track for Beijing, US says (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:02 PM CST AFP - Six-nation negotiations for North Korea's nuclear disarmament are still on track for Beijing next week even though China has yet to announce the event, the US State Department said Friday.

Chinese officials punished for lavish US tour (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:24 AM CST AP - The Chinese bureaucrats who spent taxpayers' money on a $700-a-night Las Vegas hotel and visits to Hawaiian beaches and a San Francisco sex show might have gotten away with it if someone hadn't lost a bag on the Shanghai subway.

Dalai Lama says solution of Tibet issue possible (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 07:42 AM CST AP - The Dalai Lama says he thinks the struggle over Tibet can be resolved "within a few days" if China becomes a more open society.

Overzealous cadres overwhelm China quake victims (Reuters) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 07:29 AM CST Reuters - Local officials who are over-eager to meet earthquake reconstruction targets are making survival more difficult for victims of a devastating quake in China's Sichuan province earlier this year, state radio said on Friday.

China releases plans for fuel tax increases (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 07:19 AM CST AP - China's Cabinet on Friday released details of a fuel tax reform that would raise taxes for gasoline and diesel while eliminating other fees for drivers.

Chinese man sentenced for plane hijacking (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:21 AM CST AP - A Chinese man who hijacked a plane 15 years ago and forced it to fly to Taiwan has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, state media said Friday.

Dalai Lama arrives in Poland for visit that irked China (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:42 AM CST AFP - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Poland Friday for an eight-day tour during which he will meet visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy to the anger of China.

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