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China sentences two to death over tainted milk (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:55 AM CST Reuters - A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced two men to death for their role in the production and sale of melamine-tainted milk that killed at least six children and made nearly 300,000 ill.

Death penalty given to man over China milk scandal: state media (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:48 AM CST AFP - A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced two men to death for making and selling some of the tainted milk that killed six babies and sickened nearly 300,000 others, state media reported.

China defends media's Obama speech censorship (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:40 AM CST Reuters - China on Thursday defended the censorship on state television and domestic websites of inauguration speech references by U.S. President Barack Obama to communism and dissent, saying it was an editorial right.

China's economy slows sharply as global crisis hits (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:34 AM CST AFP - China's economy slowed dramatically at the end of 2008 as the full force of the global crisis hit home, dragging growth to a seven-year low, official data showed Thursday.

2 death sentences given in China milk scandal (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:27 AM CST AP - A Chinese court condemned two men to death Thursday and handed a life term to a former dairy boss in the first sentences for those involved in the country's contaminated milk scandal.

China's economy slows sharply, Japan exports sink (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:25 AM CST AP - China's economic slump worsened in the final quarter of 2008 as the impact of the global crisis spread, heightening fears of job losses and unrest, while Japanese exports fell at a record pace in December.

China police detain two over Myanmar kidnap scandal: state media (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:05 AM CST AFP - Police in north China have detained two people allegedly linked to the Myanmar-based kidnapping of at least 50 teenagers whose parents were sent ransom demands, state media reported Thursday.

Chinese province bans raising chickens in cities (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 01:58 AM CST AFP - A province in eastern China where a woman died of bird flu has banned the raising of chickens in cities, in an effort to prevent more people from being infected, state press reported on Thursday.

China to spend $124 billion on medical reforms (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 10:45 PM CST AP - China will pump 850 billion yuan ($124 billion) into its creaking health care system over the next three years to fill a big hole in the country's social safety net.

China's nightmare train journeys have dream New Year destination (AFP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 10:05 PM CST AFP - Si Yuefeng was exhausted as he stumbled off a decrepit train after 28 hours of standing up, yet he was happy as the nightmare journey had finally brought him home for the Chinese New Year.

China's economy slows sharply as crisis bites (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 09:38 PM CST Reuters - China's economic growth slumped to 6.8 percent last quarter, dragging down the pace of expansion for all of 2008 to a seven-year low of 9.0 percent as the full force of the global financial crisis struck home.

China says hopes ties with Obama's U.S. deepen (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 09:52 AM CST Reuters - China hopes to deepen ties with the United States under President Barack Obama, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday.

China upholds ex-Beijing official's death penalty (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:45 AM CST AP - A Chinese court Wednesday upheld the suspended death sentence for corruption of a former Beijing vice mayor who supervised Olympic construction projects, the man's lawyer said.

China shares down on dismal earnings forecasts (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:19 AM CST AP - Chinese shares retreated Wednesday for the first time in four days on dismal corporate earnings forecasts.

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