Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China, Kazakhstan unveil landmark gas pipeline (AP)
• China creates 9.4 mln new jobs in 2009 (AFP)
• China's Xi urges deeper Japan ties ahead of visit (Reuters)
• China's Hu kicks off tour of energy-rich Central Asia (AFP)
• China's Hu boosts energy ties with Central Asia (Reuters)
• Obama half-brother named Chinese "image ambassador" (Reuters)
• China charges leading dissident with subversion (AFP)
• China moves to trial of prominent dissident (Reuters)
• China finds $1.5 billion held by corrupt officials (AP)

China, Kazakhstan unveil landmark gas pipeline (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 06:51 AM PST AP - The leaders of Kazakhstan and China jointly unveiled Saturday the Kazakh section of a natural gas pipeline that will tap into Central Asia's vast energy riches and loosen Russia's influence over the region.

China creates 9.4 mln new jobs in 2009 (AFP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 06:23 AM PST AFP - Some 9.4 million jobs were created in China's cities during the first ten months of the year, exceeding the goal of nine million for the entire year, state media said on Saturday.

China's Xi urges deeper Japan ties ahead of visit (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 05:54 AM PST Reuters - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, seen as frontrunner to succeed President Hu Jintao, on Saturday expressed hopes for deeper ties with Japan, as controversy swirled about his meeting with Emperor Akihito next week.

China's Hu kicks off tour of energy-rich Central Asia (AFP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 05:39 AM PST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao opened the Kazakh section of a gas pipeline from Central Asia on Saturday, as he kicked off a tour highlighting Beijing's growing influence over the region's energy resources.

China's Hu boosts energy ties with Central Asia (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 04:53 AM PST Reuters - Chinese leader Hu Jintao opened the Kazakh section of a new Central Asia-China gas pipeline on Saturday, tightening Beijing's control over natural resources in the vast energy-rich region.

Obama half-brother named Chinese "image ambassador" (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 01:33 AM PST Reuters - The half-brother of President Barack Obama has been named a "volunteer image ambassador" for the gritty southern Chinese city in which he lives, state media said on Saturday.

China charges leading dissident with subversion (AFP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:16 PM PST AFP - Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been formally indicted for subversion, his family and a rights group said Saturday, one year after he was detained in the wake of signing a pro-democracy charter.

China moves to trial of prominent dissident (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:44 PM PST Reuters - Chinese prosecutors have indicted one of the nation's best-known dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, on subversion charges, his lawyer said on Saturday, laying the way for a trial likely to draw an international outcry.

China finds $1.5 billion held by corrupt officials (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:21 PM PST AP - China has found $1.5 billion in public money held illegally by officials across the country in a crackdown since June, the latest measure of the widespread corruption that has long infuriated its citizens.

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