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Yahoo! News: World - China

Chinese manufacturing shrinks in December (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 01:57 AM CST

A few traders at the Shanghai stock market work with quiet atmosphere on New Year's Eve in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. China's shares fell Wednesday amid concern about a worsening economic slump, ending 2008 down 65 percent after global economic turmoil battered corporate profits. (AP Photo)AP - China's manufacturing shrank for a third month in December as export demand fell, suggesting an economic slump is worsening despite government efforts to shield the country from global turmoil, according to data reported Sunday.


China arrested almost 1,300 in Muslim west last year: report (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 12:32 AM CST

Police check the identity cards of ethnic Uighurs while searching their bags in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's mainly Muslim Xinjiang region. China has arrested almost 1,300 people for terrorism, religious extremism or other state security charges in the restive western region last year, state press have said.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China arrested almost 1,300 people for terrorism, religious extremism or other state security charges in the country's Muslim-majority western Xinjiang region last year, state press said Sunday.


Fireworks factory blast kills 13 in eastern China (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 12:09 AM CST

AP - An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in eastern China killed 13 people, state media reported Sunday.

Blast at China fireworks factory kills 13: state media (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 11:56 PM CST

File photo shows a Chinese woman walking by a poster warning against fireworks. Thirteen people were killed when a blast rocked an illegal fireworks factory in eastern China, state press reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - Thirteen people were killed when a blast rocked an illegal fireworks factory in eastern China, state press reported Sunday.


China's preparing Tiananmen Square military parade: report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 11:53 PM CST

File photo shows Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers marching in Tiananmen Square. China will mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic with a military parade showcasing the nation's latest weapons, state press said Sunday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China will mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic with a military parade showcasing the nation's latest weapons, state press said Sunday.


Taiwan believes China may cut missiles aimed at it (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 10:54 PM CST

Visitors walk past a Hongqi-2 Missile in the hall of weapons at the Chinese Military Museum, in Beijing January 4, 2009. (Jason Lee/Reuters)Reuters - China may be planning to slowly reduce the number of missiles aimed at Taiwan in a significant show of goodwill toward the self-ruled island, a Taiwanese military official said Sunday.


Ecuador president threatens to expel Hutchison (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 01:20 PM CST

AP - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said Saturday he may expel Hong Kong-based Hutchinson Port Holdings because it isn't meeting a timetable for investments at the Manta cargo port.
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