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Chinese PM, Pakistani president in talks: state media (AFP) Posted: 17 Apr 2009 10:30 AM PDT AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday in southern China, state media reported, with Beijing saying it would work with its Asian ally for peace in the region.

28,000 more moved from China Three Gorges area (AFP) Posted: 17 Apr 2009 06:43 AM PDT AFP - Landslides and mudflows caused by rising and falling waters behind China's gigantic Three Gorges Dam has forced the relocation of over 28,000 people since September, state press said Friday.

U.S. business worried China stimulus favors locals (Reuters) Posted: 17 Apr 2009 02:31 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. companies are concerned that they are not getting a fair chance at contracts linked to China's 4 trillion yuan ($585 billion) stimulus package, a leading U.S. business group said on Friday.

Car industry shakeup opens door to China upstarts (AP) Posted: 17 Apr 2009 01:42 AM PDT AP - As ailing global automakers agonize over their survival strategies, China's upstarts are racing them to launch homegrown hybrid and electric vehicles in the only major market that is still growing.

China loans 10 bln dlrs to Kazakhstan: state media (AFP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 11:19 PM PDT AFP - China has extended 10 billion dollars in loans to oil and gas-rich Kazakhstan, according to the Kazakh state news agency, in the latest Chinese deal locking up access to foreign resources.

Air China suffers 2008 loss of $1.3 billion (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 10:03 PM PDT AP - Air China Ltd., one of China's three major state-owned carriers, said Friday it lost 9.3 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) in 2008 due to surging fuel costs and wrong-way bets on fuel hedging contracts.

Chinese table tennis legend turns to politics (AFP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 09:46 PM PDT AFP - One of China's greatest athletes has taken a big stride in her burgeoning political career by taking on a senior role in one of the ruling Communist Party's powerful organs, according to state media.

Jilted man who killed 8 in China executed (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 07:56 PM PDT AP - A man who murdered eight people including a widow who jilted him and her 2-year-old grandson has been executed, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Friday.

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