Yahoo! News: World - China

China to overhaul battered dairy industry (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:58 AM CST AP - China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step — from cow breeding to milk sales — saying its worst food quality scandal in years had revealed "major problems" in quality control.

Beijing to move thousands in renovation project (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:36 AM CST Reuters - The Chinese capital will double its investment in protecting the city's imperial-era neighborhoods next year but thousands of families will be moved in the process, state media said on Thursday.

Protest-hit China says job stability top priority (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:30 AM CST Reuters - Stabilising employment is the top priority for China, a minister said on Thursday as he revealed a rise in jobless workers triggered by a weakened export sector amid a series of strikes and protests.

China shares fall but property, metals limit loss (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:12 AM CST AP - Chinese shares joined the global sell-off Thursday but gains in property developers and gold miners provided a floor for the market, partly offsetting losses in banks and insurers.

China warns jobs outlook 'grim' as economy slows (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:32 AM CST AP - Chinese officials warned Thursday that the country faces a "grim" employment outlook with demand for workers falling and job seekers in the cities outnumbering new jobs by two-to-one as the economy slows.

China at last tries to report the news first (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:10 AM CST Reuters - Chinese media's increased reporting of protests over land, labor and investment issues reveals an attempt by the government to manage the impact of bad news by acknowledging it, sources said on Thursday.

China Internet giant Baidu's stock price dives amid allegations (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:14 PM CST AFP - Shares in China's Nasdaq-listed Internet giant Baidu have dived more than a third amid allegations it gave unlicensed medical firms prominent exposure for money, without telling its customers.

China's Hu keeps up courtship with Peru deal (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 07:31 PM CST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up talks on a free-trade deal with Peru on his final stop of a three-nation swing through Latin America that has underscored the Asian giant's growing clout.

Police arrests highlight anger with force in China (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 09:13 AM CST AP - Long identified with corruption, abuse and political repression, China's police are facing an increased outpouring of public anger that has led to mob attacks, caustic Internet postings and displays of sympathy for a convicted cop-killer.

About 300 cabbies go on strike in southwest China (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 06:35 AM CST AP - A few hundred taxi drivers went on strike Wednesday in a southwestern Chinese district to protest a proposed increase in the number of cabs operating there, state media reported.

Chinese automakers, hit by slowdown, ask for help (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 05:02 AM CST AP - While U.S. automakers plead for emergency loans from Washington, China's still-young car manufacturers are also appealing for their government's help amid a sales slump.

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