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China seals off NW town as plague kills 2nd man (AP)
China seals off town after plague kills two (Reuters)
China reports accusations against exiled Uighur (AP)
A closer look at plague and how it is spread (AP)
China doctor reveals 100 rules for would-be spacemen (Reuters)
Hundreds sickened by China chemical plant: state media (AFP)
Uighur leader's family 'blame her' for unrest: Beijing (AFP)
China's stimulus-fueled stock boom alarms Beijing (AP)
Metal leak at China chemical plant leaves 500 sick (AP)
Survey: China manufacturing improved in July (AP)
GM China July sales up 77.7%: company (AFP)
China censors Namibia corruption case that may touch president's son (The Christian Science Monitor)
China says Uighur leader's children condemn mother (Reuters)
Chinese developers line up for HK listings: report (AFP)
Everbright Securities aims for 1.6 bln dlr IPO (AFP)
China manufacturing at 12-month high, index shows (AFP)
China urges nationals in Turkey to be vigilant (AFP)

China seals off NW town as plague kills 2nd man (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 12:09 PM PDT

AP - China locked down a remote farming town after two people died and 10 more were sickened with pneumonic plague, a lung infection that can kill a human in 24 hours if left untreated.

China seals off town after plague kills two (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 11:22 AM PDT

Reuters - China has sealed off a remote far-western town of 10,000 people after two people died of pneumonic plague, state media said Monday, but the World Health Organization said such outbreaks were nothing new.

China reports accusations against exiled Uighur (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 10:23 AM PDT

AP - China on Monday released a letter it says was penned by close relatives of exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer blaming her for last month's deadly riots in her native Xinjiang. An associate of Kadeer said the letter was fake.

A closer look at plague and how it is spread (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 10:17 AM PDT

AP - A look at the pneumonic plague that has killed two in China:

China doctor reveals 100 rules for would-be spacemen (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 09:29 AM PDT

Reuters - No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities.

Hundreds sickened by China chemical plant: state media (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 09:08 AM PDT

AFP - More than 500 people have been sickened by pollution from a chemical plant in central China that has also been blamed for two deaths, state media reported Monday.

Uighur leader's family 'blame her' for unrest: Beijing (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 07:19 AM PDT

AFP - Two children of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer have blamed her for deadly ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said on Monday, but a spokesman for her group said their letters were fakes.

China's stimulus-fueled stock boom alarms Beijing (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 06:18 AM PDT

AP - The crowd in the packed Guosen Securities office jostles around buzzing printers that spit out receipts for their share buys, hoping to cash in on China's stimulus-fueled stock market boom.

Metal leak at China chemical plant leaves 500 sick (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 04:41 AM PDT

AP - More than 500 villagers in central China have been found to have high concentrations of a dangerous metal in their bodies after a series of leaks from a chemical plant, state media reported Monday.

Survey: China manufacturing improved in July (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 03:33 AM PDT

AP - China's manufacturing expanded in July at its fastest rate in a year as domestic demand offset sluggish exports, a survey showed Monday, highlighting the importance of Beijing's huge stimulus in driving Chinese growth.

GM China July sales up 77.7%: company (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:49 AM PDT

AFP - General Motors, which has just emerged from bankruptcy under a US government-backed plan, said Monday its sales in China jumped 77.7 percent last month from a year earlier to 144,593 units.

China censors Namibia corruption case that may touch president's son (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A potential corruption scandal may be brewing in Namibia involving a Chinese company that until last year was headed by the son of China's President Hu Jintao.

China says Uighur leader's children condemn mother (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 12:05 AM PDT

Reuters - China ratcheted up pressure on exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer on Monday, saying two of her children and her brother had written letters condemning their mother for orchestrating last month's ethnic riots.

Chinese developers line up for HK listings: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2009 10:40 PM PDT

AFP - Several Chinese developers are planning to raise billions of dollars by listing on the Hong Kong bourse to take advantage of a strong rebound in the housing market, a report said Monday.

Everbright Securities aims for 1.6 bln dlr IPO (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2009 10:24 PM PDT

AFP - China's Everbright Securities said it plans to raise up to 10.96 billion yuan (1.6 billion dollars) in a share offer as the domestic initial public offering (IPO) market continues to pick up.

China manufacturing at 12-month high, index shows (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2009 10:24 PM PDT

AFP - Manufacturing in China hit a 12-month high in July mainly driven by domestic demand, a leading independent index showed Monday, in a further sign the economy is recovering.