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Dalai Lama urges pressure over Tibet 'oppression' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 10:26 AM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (R) greets Dutch Foreign minister Maxime Verhagen prior to their meeting as part of an AFP - Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, urged the international community Friday to make an independent assessment of the situation in the region and put pressure on China to end the "oppression".

Number of missing rises to 80 in China landslide: state media (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 09:44 AM PDT

A bulldozer clears the rubble after a 2001 landslide demolished a residential block of flats in China's Wulong county. At least 80 people were feared buried Friday when part of a mountain collapsed in a massive landslide in a remote area of southwestern China, the government and state media said.(AFP/Xinhua/File)AFP - At least 80 people were feared buried Friday when part of a mountain collapsed in a massive landslide in a remote area of southwestern China, the government and state media said.

Nearly 60 buried in China landslide: govt (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 07:35 AM PDT

A bulldozer clears the rubble after a 2001 landslide demolished a residential block of flats in China's Wulong county. At least 80 people were feared buried Friday when part of a mountain collapsed in a massive landslide in a remote area of southwestern China, the government and state media said.(AFP/Xinhua/File)AFP - At least 56 people were buried Friday when part of a mountain collapsed in a massive landslide in a remote area of southwestern China, the government said.

China bus fire kills 25, dozens injured: state media (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 07:34 AM PDT

Map locating China's southwest city of Chengdu, where 25 people were killed and 76 injured when a bus caught fire.(AFP graphic/Martin Megino/Gal)AFP - Twenty-five people were killed and 76 injured when a bus caught fire in southwestern China on Friday, state media reported.

US-China diplomats meet amid NKorea sanctions trip (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:44 AM PDT

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, left, shakes hands with Vice Foreign Minister and chief Chinese envoy for North Korea Wu Dawei, center, shake hands as U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth, right, looks on during their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, Friday, June 5, 2009. The United States reportedly will impose its own financial sanctions on North Korea apart from punishments that the U.N. has been considering for Pyongyang's latest nuclear test. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, Pool)AP - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met with top Chinese diplomats Friday on a trip seeking support for tough new sanctions on North Korea, after he reportedly told South Korea the U.S. will impose its own financial penalties apart from those being considered by the United Nations.

Rio dumps Chinalco for iron ore tie-up with BHP (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:43 AM PDT

Rio Tinto Chief Executive Tom Albanese (R) and Chinalco President Xiao Yaqing sign a document during a meeting in London February 12, 2009. Chinese state-owned aluminium group Chinalco will invest $19.5 billion in miner Rio Tinto in a deal that will secure resource supplies for China and help cut Rio's debts. REUTERS/Stephen HirdReuters - Rio Tinto dumped plans for a landmark investment from China on Friday, opting instead to raise $21 billion through a rights issue and a joint venture with one-time suitor BHP Billiton.

China's ICBC to buy 70 pct of BEA's Canadian arm (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:18 AM PDT

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the country's largest lender by total assets, has announced a deal to acquire 70 percent of Bank of East Asia's Canadian unit for 73 million dollars.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's largest lender by total assets, has announced a deal to acquire 70 percent of Bank of East Asia's Canadian unit for 73 million dollars.

Hummer buy seen a rocky road for obscure China firm (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:08 AM PDT

Reuters - A little-known Chinese heavy machinery maker could face a bumpy road ahead in its quest to buy General Motors' Hummer brand, facing pitfalls ranging from regulatory to financing issues.

Landslide in Chinese mining region buries 59 (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:01 AM PDT

AP - At least 59 people were buried by a landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese iron mining region of Chongqing, safety officials said.

Bus fire in southwestern China kills 25 (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:08 AM PDT

A burning bus is seen in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, June 5, 2009. A fire aboard the public bus killed 25 people and left dozens hospitalized Friday morning in southwestern China, state media reported. (AP Photo)AP - At least 25 people died and dozens were hurt Friday when a packed commuter bus burst into flames and was destroyed within minutes during the morning rush hour in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu.

Reports question Chinese Hummer acquisition (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 02:21 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, June 3, 2009, customers look at Hummer vehicles in a parking lot of an auto market in Beijing, China. General Motors Corp.'s planned sale of its Hummer brand to a little-known Chinese truck maker could be blocked by regulators who have not approved the deal and are questioning its wisdom. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - General Motors Corp.'s planned sale of its Hummer brand to a little-known Chinese truck maker could be blocked by regulators who have not approved the deal and are questioning its wisdom.

China: Will ensure stimulus protects environment (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 01:37 AM PDT

AP - China said Friday it will strictly monitor the government's economic stimulus package for projects that cause pollution, addressing worries that officials would ignore the environment in an effort to maintain China's high economic growth rates.

Hong Kong's defiance at Tiananmen vigil: activists (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:34 AM PDT

Pro-democracy and human rights supporters lead thousands in a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park in Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square(AFP/Daniel Sorabji)AFP - A massive turnout at Hong Kong's candlelight vigil marking the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown re-asserted the southern Chinese city's independence from Beijing, campaigners said.

China considering environmental tax: govt (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:05 AM PDT

A woman wears a mask against traffic pollution whilst riding her bicycle in Hohhot in China's Inner Mongolia region. China has said it is considering taxing polluting businesses in a bid to improve the environment in the nation, one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China said Friday it was considering taxing polluting businesses in a bid to improve the environment in the nation, one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

China bus fire kills at least 24: Xinhua (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:51 PM PDT

Reuters - A bus caught fire in the southwestern province of Sichuan on Friday, killing at least 24 people, Xinhua news agency said.

Storm kills 22 people in central China (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:09 PM PDT

AP - A storm with gale-force winds killed 22 people and seriously injured 117 in central China, state media said Friday.

Washington commemoration of Tiananmen overshadowed (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:54 PM PDT

FILE -- In this June 5, 1989 file photo, a Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square. The man, calling for an end to the recent violence and bloodshed against pro-democracy demonstrators, was pulled away by bystanders, and the tanks continued on their way. (AP Photo/Jeff Widener, File)AP - Activists and U.S. lawmakers looking to highlight the 20th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown at Tiananmen Square are finding their efforts overshadowed by the emergence of a China crucial to U.S. economic and diplomatic efforts around the world.

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