Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China's Africa goals more than just natural resources (Reuters)
• Acid ship 'sinks in China's Yangtze' (AFP)
• China to map out Africa strategy at forum in Egypt (AP)
• Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced' (AFP)
• Survey: China manufacturing grows for eighth month (AP)
• Iran ship crew rescued from Yangtze: state media (AFP)
• China sacks education minister amid scandal (AP)
• Cycling in Chinese city is anything but leisurely (AP)

China's Africa goals more than just natural resources (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 05:26 PM PST Reuters - Barely a month goes by without some new energy or mineral deal being struck between China and an African nation. These deals have transfixed the West, but China gets far more from the relationship than raw resources.

Acid ship 'sinks in China's Yangtze' (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST AFP - A ship carrying 100 tonnes of hydrochloric acid sank in China's Yangtze river on Sunday after colliding with another vessel, state media reported, citing local officials.

China to map out Africa strategy at forum in Egypt (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 04:28 AM PST AP - China will set the future direction of its burgeoning ties with Africa at a multinational forum in Egypt this month, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced' (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 01:56 AM PST AFP - Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported.

Survey: China manufacturing grows for eighth month (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 01:03 AM PST AP - China's manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth straight month in October, pointing to further signs that the recovering economy is on firmer ground, a survey by an industry group said Sunday.

Iran ship crew rescued from Yangtze: state media (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 11:56 PM PDT AFP - A rescue operation Sunday airlifted 37 crew members from an Iranian-registered cargo ship that ran aground in heavy weather at the mouth of China's Yangtze river, state media said.

China sacks education minister amid scandal (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT AP - China's legislature has removed the country's unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system.

Cycling in Chinese city is anything but leisurely (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT AP - A friend sent me a YouTube link to a video called "Insane Cycling — New York City." I clicked on it, hoping to glean a few tips for my own cycling on the anarchic streets of China.

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