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China to send warships to fight Somalia piracy (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:41 AM CST AFP - China is preparing to send warships to fight rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia, the government said Thursday, a day after one of its commercial vessels foiled an attack near the African state.

China activist's wife hopes to set up foundation (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:40 AM CST AP - The wife of an imprisoned Chinese dissident who was awarded the European Parliament's top human rights award hopes to use the prize money to start a foundation to support the families of other activists.

China's President Hu urges growth and stability (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:38 AM CST Reuters - China must focus on economic growth and social stability in the face of a global slump, President Hu Jintao said on Thursday, vowing a stronger state role in steering market reforms.

Protesters urge China province to stop eating cats (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:36 AM CST AP - A southern Chinese province must stop the "shameful" and "cruel slaughter" of cats for food, a group of more than 40 animal lovers in Beijing said Thursday as they unfurled banners in a tearful protest.

China shares rise on moves to boost real estate (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:27 AM CST AP - Chinese shares rose Thursday after the government announced tax cuts and other moves aimed at propping up the weakening housing sector. Renewed hopes for an interest rate cut also buoyed buying sentiment.

Hu Jintao pledges open China amid 30-year celebration (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:54 AM CST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged Thursday that China would never turn back on its path of opening to the world, as he led celebrations for the nation's 30 years of spectacular economic reforms.

30 years transform China, but not its politics (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:49 AM CST AP - China marked the 30th anniversary of the start of its capitalist revolution with a speech Thursday from Communist Party leader Hu Jintao, who urged continued economic reform but said it would not lead to Western-style democracy.

Chronology of China's reform era (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:41 AM CST AP - 1978: Economic, social and cultural reforms launched under Deng Xiaoping, two years after the death of Mao Zedong. GDP per capita is 381 yuan.

Australian miner's shares climb after bailout news (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 11:44 PM CST AP - Shares in Australian miner Mount Gibson Iron Ltd. continued to climb Thursday after the government approved a bailout by two Chinese companies who will underwrite a capital-raising share issue.

Blast at China coal mine traps 18 (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 08:41 PM CST AP - China's official Xinhua News Agency says 18 miners are trapped after a coal mine blast in central China.

EU honors Chinese dissident Hu Jia in absentia (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 08:50 AM CST AP - The European Parliament gave a jailed Chinese dissident a one-minute standing ovation on Wednesday as it honored him in absentia with its top human rights award.

China says two 'terrorists' will be executed for pre-Olympic attack (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 07:13 AM CST AFP - China announced Wednesday that two Islamic "terrorists" would be executed for a deadly attack on police that was staged four days before the Beijing Olympics and intended to sabotage the Games.

China sentences 2 to death for attack in Xinjiang (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 06:54 AM CST AP - A Chinese court Wednesday sentenced two people to death for what it said was attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics with an attack in the far-west region of Xinjiang that killed 17 police days before the games.

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