Yahoo! News: World - China

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• 10,000 Chinese protest series of needle stabbings (AP)
• Fresh protests in restive Xinjiang capital: witnesses (AFP)
• Protesters demand China's Xinjiang leader resign (Reuters)
• China to draw foreign investments via partnership rule (Reuters)
• China denies U.S. reporters were seized in China (Reuters)
• China tries to calm unease over rare earths curbs (AP)
• China to buy $50 billion of first IMF bonds (AP)
• China shares up 5 percent on strong lending news (AP)
• Beijing denies NKorea seized US reporters in China (AP)
• China detains 15 for syringe attacks in Xinjiang (Reuters)
• China stresses prevention of heavy metal pollution (AP)
• U.S., Australia to ask China to exercises: report (Reuters)
• China approves single-dose swine flu vaccine (AP)

10,000 Chinese protest series of needle stabbings (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 01:02 PM PDT AP - Thousands marched through this city in western China on Thursday after a series of stabbings with hypodermic needles further unnerved residents already jittery over deadly rioting between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs.

Fresh protests in restive Xinjiang capital: witnesses (AFP) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 12:54 PM PDT AFP - The Chinese city of Urumqi was under lockdown after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets Thursday over mysterious syringe attacks in the capital of restive Xinjiang region.

Protesters demand China's Xinjiang leader resign (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 10:46 AM PDT Reuters - Protesters massed in the capital of China's far western region of Xinjiang on Thursday demanding the ousting of its top official, amid a scare over syringe stabbings that has reignited ethnic tensions.

China to draw foreign investments via partnership rule (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 03:12 AM PDT Reuters - China plans new rules to allow foreign companies to set up local units in the form of a locally registered partnership, in a landmark move to attract investment, a draft proposal seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.

China denies U.S. reporters were seized in China (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 02:14 AM PDT Reuters - China rejected on Thursday claims by two U.S. journalists that they were seized on Chinese territory before being dragged into North Korea and jailed there for illegal entry into the reclusive state.

China tries to calm unease over rare earths curbs (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 02:14 AM PDT AP - A Chinese official tried to calm unease about curbs on exports of rare earths used in clean energy products and superconductors, saying Thursday that sales will continue but must be limited to reduce damage to China's environment.

China to buy $50 billion of first IMF bonds (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 02:13 AM PDT AP - China has agreed to buy $50 billion of the International Monetary Fund's first bond issue in a move that will help to strengthen the body's lending ability and diversify Beijing's foreign holdings.

China shares up 5 percent on strong lending news (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 02:05 AM PDT AP - Chinese shares jumped 5 percent Thursday following reports that lending by big state-owned banks remained robust in August, though they later fell back slightly.

Beijing denies NKorea seized US reporters in China (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 01:46 AM PDT AP - China on Thursday rejected claims by two U.S. journalists that North Korean guards had crossed into Chinese territory to grab and drag them back into North Korea.

China detains 15 for syringe attacks in Xinjiang (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2009 12:21 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese police in the far western region of Xinjiang have detained 15 people for stabbing attacks using syringes that have increased tension between ethnic groups in the region, media and visitors to the area said on Thursday.

China stresses prevention of heavy metal pollution (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:29 PM PDT AP - China needs to work harder to fight heavy metal pollution following the recent discovery of clusters of severe lead poisoning involving hundreds of children, the country's environment minister said Thursday.

U.S., Australia to ask China to exercises: report (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - China will be asked by the United States and Australia to join military exercises to repair ties after a diplomatic row between Canberra and Beijing, a top U.S. military official said on Thursday.

China approves single-dose swine flu vaccine (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 10:01 PM PDT AP - The answer may be at hand to a crucial question about vaccination for the advancing swine flu — one shot or two? Chinese officials approved a vaccine Thursday that they say prevents the new flu in a single dose.

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