Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China sub collides with array towed by U.S. ship: report (Reuters)
• US expects China to cut emissions after a 'peak year' (AFP)
• China output, sales up as stimulus takes effect (AFP)
• Chinese policeman gets life for beating death (AP)
• China's May retail sales, industrial output up (AP)
• China stops 2 hydropower dams; cites environment (AP)
• China environmental watchdog halts dam projects (AFP)
• Volcker says US growth possible this year (AP)
• China state TV host denies spying for Taiwan (AFP)
• China's industrial output up 8.9 pct in May: govt (AFP)
• China retail sales up 15.2 percent in May: govt (AFP)

China sub collides with array towed by U.S. ship: report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:03 PM PDT Reuters - A Chinese submarine accidentally collided with an underwater sonar array being towed by a U.S. military ship, CNN reported on Friday, quoting an unnamed military official.

US expects China to cut emissions after a 'peak year' (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:49 PM PDT AFP - The United States wants China to accept slow increases in its greenhouse gas emissions until it hits a "peak year," beyond which a real decrease must occur, US negotiator Todd Stern said Friday.

China output, sales up as stimulus takes effect (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:33 AM PDT AFP - China's May industrial output and retail sales both grew at a faster pace than in previous months, the government said Friday, as massive stimulus measures introduced since last year kicked in.

Chinese policeman gets life for beating death (AP) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:46 AM PDT AP - A court in northeastern China sentenced a policeman to life in prison on Friday for the nightclub beating death of a college student, state media reported. Another officer involved was sentenced to 12 years.

China's May retail sales, industrial output up (AP) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:26 AM PDT AP - China's retail sales, bank lending and industrial output grew in May as the government spent heavily on a stimulus to boost the world's third-largest economy as exports plunged, data showed Friday.

China stops 2 hydropower dams; cites environment (AP) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 01:32 AM PDT AP - China's environment ministry has suspended construction of two ambitious hydropower dams in the upper Yangtze River region, saying the projects were illegal because they were started without necessary environmental assessments.

China environmental watchdog halts dam projects (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 01:06 AM PDT AFP - China's environmental watchdog has halted the construction of two dams on the Yangtze river, putting in jeopardy a 29 billion dollar plan to harness the waterway, state press said.

Volcker says US growth possible this year (AP) Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:48 AM PDT AP - Global financial markets are starting to heal and the U.S. economy could begin to grow again this year, but a strong recovery is unlikely, said President Barack Obama's top adviser Paul Volcker.

China state TV host denies spying for Taiwan (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 10:43 PM PDT AFP - A star presenter with China's state television network has denied allegations that she spied for Taiwan, amid reports that she could be under investigation, state newspapers have said.

China's industrial output up 8.9 pct in May: govt (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 10:13 PM PDT AFP - China's industrial output rose 8.9 percent in May from a year earlier, the government has said, as massive stimulus measures introduced last year kick in.

China retail sales up 15.2 percent in May: govt (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 08:29 PM PDT AFP - Chinese retail sales, the main gauge of consumer spending in the world's third largest economy, grew by 15.2 percent in May from the same month a year ago, the government has said.

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