Yahoo! News: World - China

Snow business: China enjoys induced snowfall (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 01:53 AM CST AP - China's normally dry capital lay covered in a white blanket for a third day Thursday, with Beijing residents and tourists basking in an unusual, artificially produced snowfall.

China issues call to crush Tibetan 'separatists' (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 01:19 AM CST AFP - China has ordered government and security forces in Tibet to crush any signs of support for the Dalai Lama, state media said Thursday, as the tense 50th anniversary of an anti-Chinese uprising nears.

China probes "mystery" kidney stones in children (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 12:58 AM CST Reuters - China is baffled by a "drastic" rise in the number of infants falling ill with kidney stones in the wake of a tainted milk scandal which killed six children from kidney complications and made hundreds of thousands ill.

China warns Tibet clergy against demonstrations (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 12:53 AM CST AP - A Communist Party official in Tibet has warned Buddhist clergy against political activity in the run-up to the first anniversary of last year's massive anti-government protests.

Air China says no additional fuel hedging (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 12:39 AM CST AFP - Flag carrier Air China said it will not increase fuel hedging positions after being burnt with huge losses last year, state media reported Thursday.

U.S. hopes to mend military ties with China: report (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 10:24 PM CST Reuters - The head of U.S. military forces in the Pacific is hopeful bilateral military exchanges with China can be restored following a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the New York Times said on Thursday.

Copenhagen's Little Mermaid goes to China (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 12:28 PM CST AP - The Little Mermaid will leave Denmark for the first time in its nearly 100-year history.

China hopes for continuity as Clinton visits (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 10:59 AM CST AP - President Barack Obama is charting a new course with Iraq and Afghanistan. He's seeking a more active U.S. approach in Pakistan and the Middle East.

Sweden grants asylum to former Guantanamo detainee (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 10:57 AM CST AP - A Swedish immigration court granted asylum Wednesday to a Chinese Muslim who was released from Guantanamo Bay after the U.S. acknowledged he was not a terrorist.

AIDS becomes China's deadliest infectious disease (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 09:18 AM CST AP - AIDS was the top killer among infectious diseases in China for the first time last year, with 6,897 people dying in the nine months through September, a state news agency said.

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