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China coal miner talks with power producers fail (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 03:05 AM CST AP - Chinese coal miners and power producers failed to reach full agreement on prices in weeklong talks over supply contracts for next year, reports said Monday.

China, Russia top brass hold first hot line chat (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:45 AM CST AP - Top brass from the Chinese and Russian armies hailed closer ties in their first-ever conversation Monday over a newly installed military hot line, state media reported Monday.

Chinese teen to attend Obama inauguration (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:32 AM CST AP - A high school student in southwest China who raised money for survivors of a devastating earthquake by selling cookies and her own watercolor paintings will attend next month's inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

China stocks fall on supply, earnings fears (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:10 AM CST AP - Chinese shares drifted lower Monday, with little fresh news to distract investors from worries over a flood of newly tradable shares and bleak corporate earnings prospects.

Trials open for 4 over China tainted milk scandal (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:10 AM CST AP - Four people went on trial Monday in connection with China's tainted milk scandal, state media reported, following the announcement of steps to compensate the families of hundreds of thousands of children harmed by contaminated infant formula.

GM supplier Delphi suspends work at China factory (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:21 AM CST AP - U.S. car parts maker Delphi has suspended work at a factory in Suzhou due to shrinking demand amid the global economic slump, a media report and a staff member said Monday.

China ties recent bomber to July bus blasts (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:28 AM CST AP - Chinese police have blamed a bus bombing that raised fears of terrorism ahead of the Beijing Olympics on a man who planted a bomb in a coffee bar in a southwestern city last week, state media reported Monday.

Chinese dairy firms to pay out millions to milk victims: state media (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:06 AM CST AFP - Twenty-two Chinese dairy firms will pay 160 million dollars into a compensation fund for families of babies that died or fell ill after drinking tainted milk, state media said Monday.

Massive quake rebuild holds key for China economy (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2008 09:07 PM CST Reuters - ANXIAN, China (Reuters) -- In 80 seconds of shaking, China's devastating earthquake earlier this year cut a swathe of death and destruction through remote hilly towns.

China sets stricter school construction standards (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2008 03:13 AM CST AP - China's top legislature has set stricter construction standards for schools after thousands of poorly built classrooms collapsed in May's massive earthquake, killing many students, state media reported.

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