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China says no to greenhouse gas cuts (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 07:29 AM PDT

An image of a dish of a Peking Duck decorates a canopy of a restaurant in front of a power station in Beijing on June 9, 2009. The United States and China made a AFP - China will not accept binding cuts in its greenhouse gas emissions, an official said Thursday, after the United States said it made progress with Beijing in talks here on a global climate pact.

China's Sinopec eyes stake in energy firm Addax: report (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 07:02 AM PDT

Su Shulin, chairman of Sinopec Corp, seen here in March 2009, speaks at the company's 2008 results announcement in Hong Kong. China's top refiner Sinopec is planning to take over oil and gas producer Addax Petroleum Corp. for as much as eight billion dollars.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - China's top refiner Sinopec is planning to take over oil and gas producer Addax Petroleum Corp. for as much as eight billion dollars, state press reported Thursday.

China dismiss Shenzhen mayor: state media (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 05:05 AM PDT

Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng, seen here in 2008, has been removed from his post for AFP - The mayor of the thriving southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has been removed from his post for "serious disciplinary violations," state media said Thursday, amid reports of alleged graft.

China defends net filtering software amid outcry (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 04:54 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Friday, May 8, 2009, a Chinese girl surfing internet at a cyber cafe in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. Chinese state media on Thursday issued an unprecedented defense of newly required Internet filtering software that must be packaged with every computer sold in China starting next month, after a public outcry at home and abroad. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Chinese state media on Thursday issued an unprecedented defense of newly required Internet filtering software that must be packaged with every computer sold in China starting next month, after a public outcry at home and abroad.

China calls for 'balanced' UN resolution on N.Korea (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 04:16 AM PDT

North Korea soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom in 2008. China has called for an AFP - China called on Thursday for an "appropriate and balanced" UN resolution against North Korea for its recent nuclear test and missile launches after a draft was submitted to the Security Council.

China's May trade plunges but investment up (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 03:51 AM PDT

In this photo taken March 3, 2009, piles of containers at Waigaoqiao Container Port are seen in Shanghai, China. China's exports fell by a record margin in May as the global slump battered trade, while imports also fell sharply, data showed Thursday, June 11, 2009. May exports tumbled 26.4 percent from a year earlier, exceeding February's previous record drop of 25.7 percent, the Chinese customs agency reported. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's investment surged in May as the government poured money into its economic stimulus, helping to offset an unexpectedly sharp drop in trade, and economists said the world's third-largest economy was improving.

China demands U.S. send Guantanamo Uighurs back (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 02:59 AM PDT

A Guantanamo detainee walks inside the open-air yard at Camp 4 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/PoolReuters - China demanded on Thursday that the United States return 17 Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay to China and not send them to the Pacific island nation of Palau, which has agreed to accept the detainees.

China exports dive in May amid robust investment (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 02:06 AM PDT

A Chinese worker sews teddy bears in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. China's exports plummeted for a seventh straight month in May, data has shown, as the world's third biggest economy continues to feel the strain of the global economic slump amid the strain of the global economic slump(AFP/File/Wang Lei)AFP - China's exports plummeted for a seventh straight month in May, data showed Thursday, as the world's third biggest economy continued to feel the strain of the global economic slump.

China rejects move to send detainees to Palau (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 01:12 AM PDT

Chinese Uighur detainees talk to reporters at Camp Iguana in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The United States has sent to Bermuda four Uighur men who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba despite having been declared no threat to US national security, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.(AFP/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - Beijing said Thursday that the 17 Chinese Muslims the United States is sending to Pacific island nation of Palau are terrorists and should be handed back to China instead.

Beijing 'garbage crisis' looms: state media (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:59 AM PDT

A garbageman in Beijing, which faces a AFP - Beijing faces a "garbage crisis" as an increasing volume of rubbish threatens to overwhelm the capital's existing landfills, state media reported.

Taiwan invited to light up Chinese cities (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:36 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, June 10, 2009, a visitor inspects an energy-efficient LED panel's construction at the LED (Light-Emitting Diodes) exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan. During a two-day conference in Taiwan earlier this week, Chinese officials have invited Taiwanese companies to supply ten selected mainland cities with ultra-bright, energy-saving LED lights, the latest in a series of big business deals between the rivals. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Chinese officials have invited Taiwanese companies to supply selected mainland cities with ultra-bright, energy-saving LED lights, the latest in a series of big business deals between the rivals.

China's May exports plunge 26.4 percent (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:32 AM PDT

In this photo taken March 3, 2009, piles of containers at Waigaoqiao Container Port are seen in Shanghai, China. China's exports fell by a record margin in May as the global slump battered trade, while imports also fell sharply, data showed Thursday, June 11, 2009. May exports tumbled 26.4 percent from a year earlier, exceeding February's previous record drop of 25.7 percent, the Chinese customs agency reported. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's trade plunged in May but analysts said the worst of the slump is past and the world's third-largest economy is improving as investment rises sharply.

China Internet filter challenged in rights uproar (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 11:36 PM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese lawyer has demanded a public hearing to reconsider a government demand that all new personal computers carry Internet filtering software, adding to uproar over a plan critics say is ineffective and intrusive.

Afghanistan calls for China's help against militants (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:35 PM PDT

Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta has called for China to open up their common border as an alternative supply route to help forces battling Islamic militants, Chinese state media said Thursday.(AFP/File/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - Afghanistan's foreign minister has called for China to open up their common border as an alternative supply route to help forces battling Islamic militants, Chinese state media said Thursday.

China imports, exports sharply down in May: govt (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:22 PM PDT

The port of Shenzhen in heartland of the China's export-oriented economy. Exports from the country fell 26.4 percent in May from a year earlier, the seventh straight monthly decline, while imports were down 25.2 percent, customs authorities have said.(AFP/File/Francois Bougon)AFP - Chinese exports plunged sharply in May, posting the seventh straight monthly decline, customs authorities said, highlighting the continued impact of the global economic crisis.

China's first Gay Pride event (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:21 PM PDT

A gay bar in Beijing, China where much of mainstream society views homosexuality with suspicion. China's first Gay Pride event, organised by Shanghai's English-speaking expatriates, has been quietly celebrating homosexuality this week with a series of events held in private venues rather than a large parade which avoids the need for government permission.(AFP/File/Frederic Brown)AFP - China's first Gay Pride event, organised by Shanghai's English-speaking expatriates, has been quietly celebrating homosexuality this week with no hint of a parade or advertising hype.

China: teachers detained for cheating scheme (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:27 PM PDT

Students in Sichuan. Chinese police have detained two high school teachers for providing students with electronic devices to help them cheat on the country's make-or-break college entrance exams, state media said(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Chinese police have detained two high school teachers for providing students with electronic devices to help them cheat on the country's make-or-break college entrance exams, state media said.

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