Yahoo! News: World - China

Canada, China to strengthen economic ties (AFP)
Dozens killed as typhoons hit East Asia (AFP)
Rio Tinto shares drop on China spy allegations (Reuters)
China says 2.75 million security cameras installed (AP)
China's Internet a major concern to officials (AFP)
China property sales soar, triggering bubble fears (AFP)
Bln-dlr money-laundering ring smashed in China: report (AFP)
Australia: China's latest Rio spy claims not new (Reuters)
China says plane diverted to Afghanistan by threat (AP)
Beijing yet to approve Disney's Shanghai park: report (AFP)
China breaks up large underground bank ring (Reuters)
Shanghai braces for rain after typhoon hits coast (AFP)
Lead poisoning hits 300 children near China factory (Reuters)
A rape claim puts focus on Beijing's 'black jails' (AP)
China to issue all July economic data on Tuesday (Reuters)

Canada, China to strengthen economic ties (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 04:15 PM PDT

AFP - Disagreements on issues including human rights will not stop Canada from forging strong economic ties with China, which are an "overriding goal," Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday.

Dozens killed as typhoons hit East Asia (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 01:34 PM PDT

AFP - At least 42 people died and scores more were reported missing Tuesday after typhoons battered East Asia, as parts of the region experienced their worst weather in half a century.

Rio Tinto shares drop on China spy allegations (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 06:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Shares in global miner Rio Tinto Ltd fell more than 3 percent on Monday after a Chinese magazine published additional spying allegations against the company.

China says 2.75 million security cameras installed (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 05:05 AM PDT

AP - China's police say they have installed 2.75 million surveillance cameras since 2003 and are expanding the system into the largely neglected countryside.

China's Internet a major concern to officials (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 04:10 AM PDT

AFP - The Internet in China has become a major concern for officials, who are increasingly being scrutinised by the general public, a government adviser said Monday.

China property sales soar, triggering bubble fears (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 02:15 AM PDT

AFP - Property sales in China have soared by over 60 percent so far this year, the government said Monday, triggering fears of emerging asset bubbles.

Bln-dlr money-laundering ring smashed in China: report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 12:43 AM PDT

AFP - Police in south China have arrested 11 people and smashed a money-laundering operation that sent 10 billion yuan (1.46 billion dollars) of criminal cash abroad, state media reported on Monday.

Australia: China's latest Rio spy claims not new (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 12:15 AM PDT

Reuters - China's latest spying allegations against global miner Rio Tinto Ltd (Rio.AX) were nothing new, a spokeswoman for Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Monday, adding Australia wanted China to deal with the case expeditiously.

China says plane diverted to Afghanistan by threat (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 11:59 PM PDT

AP - An Afghan plane bound for the restive western Chinese region of Xinjiang was sent back to Afghanistan after a bomb threat, a Chinese state news agency said.

Beijing yet to approve Disney's Shanghai park: report (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 11:07 PM PDT

AFP - Plans to build mainland China's first Disneyland park in Shanghai have yet to be given the go ahead by the central government, state media reported on Monday.

China breaks up large underground bank ring (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 10:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Police in southern China have broken up a ring that operated as an underground bank to illegally send around 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) abroad since 2004, state media said on Monday.

Shanghai braces for rain after typhoon hits coast (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 10:44 PM PDT

AFP - Shanghai braced for torrential rain Monday after Typhoon Morakot slammed China's southeast coast, prompting the evacuation of nearly a million people and leaving one dead, officials said.

Lead poisoning hits 300 children near China factory (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 09:52 PM PDT

Reuters - More than 300 children from a county in northwestern China need treatment for lead poisoning that their parents blame on a nearby metal smelter, the official China Daily reported on Monday.

A rape claim puts focus on Beijing's 'black jails' (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 09:00 PM PDT

AP - The 20-year-old student spoke softly but firmly as she described how a dispute over grades led to her rape at an unofficial jail.