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Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Flood in China coal mine traps 23 people (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 12:03 AM CDT

AP - Twenty-three people were trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday.

Chinese don't wait for Apple launch to get iPhone (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 10:33 PM CDT

A Chinese salesgirl holds up a hacked Apple iPhone at a computer centre in Shanghai. In scenes reminiscent of a generation ago, Chinese are tapping friends and relatives travelling abroad to bring back electronic devices that are unavailable in China.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - In scenes reminiscent of a generation ago, Chinese are tapping friends and relatives travelling abroad to bring back electronic devices that are unavailable in China.


China space mission set for late September: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 09:37 PM CDT

Visitors are reflected on the glass case surounding the spacesuit of astronaut Nie Haisheng who took part in China's Shenzhou VI manned space flight mission in 2005, at an aerospace exhibition in China's southwestern city of Chengdu, in 2006. China's third manned space flight, which will feature China's first attempted space walk, will blast off in late September, state media reported.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China's third manned space flight, which will feature China's first attempted space walk, will blast off in late September, state media reported.


China counts down to third manned space launch (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 09:12 PM CDT

Reuters - China, still patting itself on the back after a hugely successful Olympics, will launch a three-man space flight this month, with all systems already in final preparation, state media said on Sunday.

US to de-list NKorea 'immediately' if accepts nuke verification: Hill (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 11:13 AM CDT

US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, seen here in March 2008, says Washington will AFP - The United States will take North Korea off its terror list "immediately" if it can agree a way to verify its nuclear facilities, top envoy Christopher Hill said Saturday.


China, Iran discuss nuclear issue (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 07:42 AM CDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, greets Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People Saturday,  Sept. 6, 2008 in Beijing, China.  China welcomed world leaders for the opening ceremony of the Paralympics on Saturday, eager for another chance to cement its role as a global player to an international audience.  The guest list included Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, German President Horst Koehler and South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo. (AP Photo/Guang Niu, Pool)AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged flexibility and a peaceful resolution of Iran's nuclear ambitions in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Saturday, days after Tehran announced it has increased its number of operating centrifuges.


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