| Parents of China milk scandal victims detained (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:12 AM CST Reuters - A group of parents whose children fell ill from drinking tainted Chinese milk have been detained by police apparently trying to block them from holding a news conference, one of the fathers said on Friday.
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| China manufacturing sector close to recession: CLSA (AFP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 01:59 AM CST AFP - China's manufacturing sector is close to a technical recession after output contracted at a record pace in December, a leading independent brokerage said Friday.
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| Rice to visit China Jan 7-8: foreign ministry (AFP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 01:05 AM CST AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit China on January 7 and 8, the foreign ministry said here Friday, in her last scheduled trip before the Bush administration leaves office.
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| China factories cut output at record pace: CLSA PMI (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 11:54 PM CST Reuters - Chinese factories slashed output and workers at a record pace in December and manufacturing activity overall fell for a fifth month as the global financial crisis hit export demand, a survey by brokerage CLSA showed on Friday.
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| Alstom boss says world should not buy Chinese trains: report (AFP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 11:11 PM CST AFP - Alstom Transport, the world's second-largest train-maker, is calling on nations not to buy Chinese-made trains, accusing the country of shutting foreign firms out of domestic bids, a report said Friday.
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| China dairy firms plead for forgiveness in New Year (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 09:13 PM CST Reuters - Please forgive us, a group of Chinese dairy firms said in a New Year text message sent to millions of mobile phone subscribers.
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| China's Hu praises 30 years of ties with U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:51 AM CST Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao called for strengthened cooperation with the United States as the two countries marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties on New Year's Day.
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| China, US mark 30 years of diplomatic relations (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:05 AM CST AP - China and the United States should take their cooperation to new levels to tackle the ongoing global financial crisis, state media said Thursday, the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two sides.
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