Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Body of Minnesota climber found in China (AP)
• China to equip new PCs with web-blocking software: report (AFP)
• China requires PCs to come with anti-porn software (AP)
• China Eastern, Shanghai Airline shares suspended (AP)
• Police call for help in China bus blaze probe (AFP)
• Mayor of China's Shenzhen probed: state media (AFP)
• Weather hampers search for US climbers in China (AP)
• Lawyer says China must free dissident writer (AP)

Body of Minnesota climber found in China (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2009 12:18 PM PDT AP - Rescuers struggling through high winds and blizzards recovered the body of a second American climber Monday after an avalanche buried a team of three U.S. mountaineers in southwestern China last week, an official said.

China to equip new PCs with web-blocking software: report (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2009 06:15 AM PDT AFP - China will require all personal computers sold in the country from July 1 to come with software that blocks access to certain websites, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

China requires PCs to come with anti-porn software (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2009 06:00 AM PDT AP - China is requiring personal computers sold domestically to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites — potentially giving the government new control over the Internet with a tool the developer said Monday will give parents more oversight.

China Eastern, Shanghai Airline shares suspended (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2009 01:18 AM PDT AP - Trading in shares of China Eastern Airlines and smaller rival Shanghai Airlines was suspended Monday, though both carriers would not comment on reports they plan to merge.

Police call for help in China bus blaze probe (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2009 12:35 AM PDT AFP - Investigators probing a bus blaze in southwest China that killed 27 people have issued a public appeal for help in identifying a person suspected of bringing petrol on board the vehicle.

Mayor of China's Shenzhen probed: state media (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 10:23 PM PDT AFP - The mayor of the thriving southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has been placed under investigation for violating Communist Party discipline, state media said, reportedly over a graft case.

Weather hampers search for US climbers in China (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 09:55 PM PDT AP - High winds and blizzards hampered the search Monday for two U.S. mountain climbers after the body of a third American climber was found buried in an avalanche in southwestern China, an official said.

Lawyer says China must free dissident writer (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 08:32 PM PDT AP - The lawyer for a prominent Chinese writer secretly detained six months ago called on authorities Monday to free his client or formally charge him.

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