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Chinese translation cuts out parts of Obama speech (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:35 AM CST AP - The official Chinese translation of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech was missing his references to communism and dissent, while a live broadcast on state television Wednesday quickly cut away to the anchor when the topic was mentioned.

Chinese teenagers held for ransom in Myanmar: state media (AFP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 01:33 AM CST AFP - At least 50 teenagers from China are being held for ransom in a lawless area of Myanmar, state media reported Wednesday.

China censors Obama (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 01:29 AM CST McClatchy Newspapers - You can see in the above YouTube clip how quickly the Chinese state news broadcaster reacted during a live broadcast of Barack Obama’s inauguration speech.

China Life warns 2008 profit may drop 50 percent (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 12:37 AM CST AP - China Life shares fell sharply Wednesday as the country's leading insurer warned its 2008 profit may be down more than 50 percent from the previous year.

Writers call for China dissident's release (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 11:16 PM CST Reuters - An international writers' organization has called for the release of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, detained after he helped write a pro-democracy manifesto.

China warns of "grim" fight against deadly bird flu (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 06:30 PM CST Reuters - China faces a "grim" situation in preventing and controlling human cases of bird flu, the health minister said, after announcing four human infections in the last two weeks and three deaths.

Shanghai ups food hygiene; coliform found in cakes (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 09:44 AM CST AP - Shanghai's health authorities plan to issue new rules requiring big stores to ensure shopping baskets and carts are clean, after finding that most are contaminated with potentially hazardous molds and bacteria, state-run media reported Tuesday.

China financial cops linked to Gome tycoon case (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 03:48 AM CST AP - Two senior Chinese police officials in charge of investigating financial crimes are themselves being questioned about alleged links to a case involving appliance tycoon Wong Kwong-yu, reports said Tuesday.

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