Yahoo! News: World - China

China officials to press Sudan to rescue kidnapped (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:16 AM CDT AP - China sent officials to Sudan on Thursday to urge the government there to rescue two missing Chinese workers from a group kidnapped in oil fields near the western region of Darfur.

China AIDS patients dying because of "tragic stigma" (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:07 AM CDT Reuters - Chinese AIDS victims are dying needlessly because a "tragic stigma" prevents them seeking help in a country where one fifth of people think the disease can be passed on by sharing a toilet, a top activist said on Thursday.

China shares up on regional gains and rate cuts (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:39 AM CDT AP - Chinese shares posted modest gains Thursday, led by financial stocks and refiners, after the central bank cut interest rates late the day before and other regional markets staged a dizzying rally.

Dalai Lama's envoys to arrive in Beijing Thursday (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:27 AM CDT AP - Two envoys of the Dalai Lama headed to China on Thursday for fresh talks arranged just days after the exiled leader suggested it was time Tibetans rethink their strategy for engaging Beijing, a Tibetan official said.

Chinese authorities tried to cover up toxic eggs: state media (AFP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:37 AM CDT AFP - A government in northeast China kept quiet the discovery of melamine-tainted eggs for weeks and ordered a media ban before Hong Kong authorities finally revealed the problem, state press said Thursday.

China sends officials to handle Sudan hostage crisis (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT Reuters - China sent a team of officials to Sudan on Thursday to seek the release of kidnapped oil workers in the disputed aftermath of rescue efforts after four Chinese hostages were killed.

Taiwan president says he will meet Chinese envoy (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:21 AM CDT AP - Taiwan's leader said he will meet with a top Chinese envoy next week in his role as the island's president, as he attempts to allay fears that such high-level contacts will compromise Taiwan's sovereignty.

12 people die after elevator plunges in China (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 11:20 PM CDT AP - China's official Xinhua News Agency says 12 people have died after an elevator plunged at a construction site in east China.

29 Chinese miners trapped after gas explosion (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 11:16 PM CDT AP - A gas explosion in a mine shaft at a coal mine in northern China has trapped 29 miners, a state news report said Thursday.

Chinese mine bribes journalists to cover up accident: state media (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 10:46 PM CDT AFP - A coal mining company in northern China paid thousands of dollars in bribes to journalists to cover up a deadly mining accident, state media said Thursday.

Dalai Lama's envoys due in Beijing for fence-mending (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 09:58 PM CDT Reuters - Envoys of the Dalai Lama fly to Beijing on Thursday for closed-door, fence-mending talks, two sources with knowledge of the meeting said, days after he expressed dismay at China's attitude about Tibet's future.

China investigates tainted eggs in new food scare (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 07:56 PM CDT AP - Three more Chinese brands of eggs containing melamine have been identified and a local government has acknowledged that officials knew about the contamination for a month before it was publicly disclosed.

Diplomat: 4th Chinese worker killed in Sudan (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 05:03 PM CDT AP - China's ambassador to Sudan says a fourth kidnapped Chinese oil worker has been killed in southwestern Sudan.

Obama says China must stop manipulating currency (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:53 PM CDT Reuters - China's huge trade surplus with the United States is "directly related to its manipulation of its currency's value," Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said in a letter released on Wednesday.

China vows penalties as melamine eggs scare spreads (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:41 PM CDT Reuters - Authorities in a northeastern Chinese city on Wednesday vowed severe punishment for those responsible for melamine-tainted eggs turning up in Hong Kong, as the health scare spread to another city in eastern China.

China cuts interest rates to spur growth (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 06:58 AM CDT AP - China cut key interest rates for the third time in six weeks on Wednesday in a bid to spur economic growth amid fears of a global recession that would hit its vital exports.

China wants more say in global financial bodies (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 06:43 AM CDT AP - China will want a bigger say in any new global financial order emerging from the current economic crisis, but will likely move cautiously in contributing to a proposed bailout fund for economic reeling countries, economists said Wednesday.

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