Yahoo! News: World - China

China delays Internet filter: state media (AFP)
China scraps filtering software mandate — for now (AP)
Taiwan opens door for Chinese investment (AP)
China's new corruption hotline overloaded (AFP)
China braces for extreme weather: state media (AFP)
China eyes new state asset management firm: report (AFP)
Quake jolts China's Sichuan, damaging houses (Reuters)
China hikes fuel prices as crude costs rise (AFP)

China delays Internet filter: state media (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 12:49 PM PDT

AFP - China has delayed a plan requiring that all new computers come with a Chinese-made Internet filtering software programme, state media reported Tuesday, hours before it was to take effect.

China scraps filtering software mandate — for now (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:17 AM PDT

AP - China's state media says the government will postpone enforcement of a new rule mandating all new computers be sold with a filtering software.

Taiwan opens door for Chinese investment (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:38 AM PDT

AP - Taiwan has opened up key parts of its manufacturing and service sectors to Chinese investment as another barrier falls between the once bitter foes.

China's new corruption hotline overloaded (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 12:23 AM PDT

AFP - China's new government corruption hotline was overwhelmed in its first week with more than 17,000 tips and an unknown number unable to get through on overloaded lines, state media has reported.

China braces for extreme weather: state media (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:43 PM PDT

AFP - China is bracing for extreme weather, with strong gales and scorching heat in recent weeks serving as harbingers of disasters to come, state media has said.

China eyes new state asset management firm: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:33 PM PDT

AFP - China is weighing a plan to set up a new company to manage some of the country's nearly 18 trillion yuan (2.6 billion dollars) in state assets, a report has said.

Quake jolts China's Sichuan, damaging houses (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 09:24 PM PDT

Reuters - A small earthquake on Tuesday damaged thousands of houses in China's Sichuan province, where an 8.0 magnitude quake last year killed more than 80,000 people.