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US envoy in Beijing for 30th anniversary of ties (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 03:49 AM CST AP - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte marked 30 years of U.S. diplomatic relations with China on Wednesday by attending a table tennis match that commemorated the start of "pingpong diplomacy."

Bank of America sells shares in Chinese bank (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 03:21 AM CST AP - Bank of America Corp. raised more money Wednesday to cope with U.S. economic turmoil by selling part of its stake in China Construction Bank Ltd., China's second-biggest commercial lender, for $2.8 billion.

Billions at stake as China issues 3G licences (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 03:00 AM CST AFP - China issued long-awaited third-generation mobile phone licences Wednesday, a move that will pour billions of dollars into new networks as consumers buy video- and Internet-enabled handsets.

Negroponte optimistic about future Sino-US relations (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:59 AM CST AFP - US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte spoke optimistically about the future of Sino-US relations on Wednesday, as he made a high-profile trip to Beijing to celebrate 30 years of diplomatic ties.

China shares fall on profit-taking (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:42 AM CST AP - Chinese shares declined Wednesday after a short-lived rally on profit-taking in banks and refiners, and telecom shares fell despite the government's release of third-generation mobile phone licenses.

Reports: Chinese tycoon's wife detained in probe (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:36 AM CST AP - The wife of billionaire Chinese appliance retailer Wong Kwong-yu has been detained as police investigate Wong for possible financial offenses, according to news reports.

China issues bird flu alert after woman dies (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST Reuters - China issued a bird flu alert Wednesday after a woman died of the virus, the first such death in the country in almost a year, and closed poultry markets for disinfecting in a province surrounding Beijing.

Desperate China grads vie for dwindling nanny jobs (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:55 PM CST Reuters - Desperate Chinese graduates, facing grim job prospects amid slowing economic growth, are clamoring to find posts as nannies and domestic helpers for the rich in one southern province, state media reported on Wednesday.

The Sino-U.S. 'mature marriage' (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:39 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - The old joke about marriage goes something like this: At a social gathering, the long-married wife waxes on about her 30 years of matrimony, and her dutiful husband pipes up, “Yes, the 30 years seem like just 30 minutes!”

Baidu Web site apologizes for pornography charge (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:26 PM CST AP - China's most popular search engine Baidu apologized Wednesday for hosting links to pornographic content after it was criticized by the government, saying it was sorry for the negative impact on society.

China face economic pain, sensitive anniversaries (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST AP - The year ahead will challenge Chinese security officials increasingly nervous about social stability, the nation's top police officer said, amid concerns about gang violence, separatism and dissident plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.

China says 19-year-old woman dies from bird flu (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 08:31 AM CST AP - A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government reported Tuesday, but the World Health Organization said the case did not appear to signal a new public health threat.

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