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World Bank gives China $710 million for Sichuan (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2009 01:58 AM CST AP - The World Bank said Friday it will provide a $710 million loan to China to help rebuild areas hit by last year's devastating earthquake.

Car rams gate at US Embassy in Beijing in January (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2009 01:20 AM CST AP - Three Chinese men in a car rammed a gate at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in late January, but little damage was caused and the incident is being investigated, an embassy spokesman said Friday.

Tibet's religious life still bruised by Lhasa riots (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 10:07 PM CST Reuters - Buddhist monasteries have reopened to the devout in Tibet's regional capital, but nearly a year after monks' protests sparked deadly riots, officials keep a tight grip on traditional hotbeds of discontent.

China's Hu vows to increase Africa investment (AFP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 04:11 PM CST AFP - President Hu Jintao promised Thursday that China would step up its investment in Africa as Beijing looked to his whirlwind tour of Africa to shake off accusations it exploits the continent.

US intel chief warns against China-Taiwan conflict (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 02:57 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama's top intelligence adviser says the United States must make sure that China and rival Taiwan both know that military action would be a mistake.

China wants sculptures from Saint Laurent auction (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 01:06 PM CST AP - China has demanded the return of looted imperial bronzes scheduled to be sold in Paris as part of the estate auction of the late French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

Official: Tibetan areas closed to foreigners (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 10:50 AM CST AP - China is tightening its grip on Tibetan areas in the western part of the country by banning foreigners from the region ahead of the politically sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.

The Chinese are coming, to buy bargain US homes (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 10:35 AM CST AP - Beijing lawyer Ying Guohua is heading to the United States on a shopping trip, looking not for designer clothes or jewelry, but for a $1 million home in New York City or Los Angeles.

One worker's struggle for a factory job in China (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 10:34 AM CST AP - Xian Yuguo has a tattoo on his left arm with the Chinese character for wealth. But the 20-year-old was growing worried as he competed for a job with tens of millions of laborers in China's increasingly wobbly economy.

Rains bring relief from China drought (AFP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 09:32 AM CST AFP - Drought-hit regions of northern China enjoyed rare rain on Thursday and more precipitation was expected in coming days, providing relief from a severe drought that threatened vital wheat crops.

Chinalco to invest $19.5 billion in Rio Tinto (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 09:04 AM CST AP - Aluminum Corp. of China said it will invest $19.5 billion in Rio Tinto Group, easing the Anglo-Australian miner's heavy debt burden while securing Chinese access to long-coveted mining resources.

China claims victory at UN human rights panel (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 04:40 AM CST AP - China claimed victory Thursday after a U.N. panel examined its human rights record and found it to be on track, despite complaints over abuses including Beijing's use of labor camps and widespread allegations of police torture.

China says Tibet 'stable' (AFP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 02:43 AM CST AFP - China said Thursday that Tibet was "stable", a day after the Dalai Lama warned the Himalayan region could see another uprising as the one-year anniversary of anti-Chinese riots there approaches.

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