Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Toddler recovering after chopstick pierces brain (AP)
• China tainted milk problem kept secret for months (AP)
• Canada police search for "Chinese Warren Buffett" (Reuters)
• China central bank surprises with yield hike (Reuters)
• China executes 7 gang leaders, report says (AP)
• Taiwanese colleges to admit Chinese students (AP)
• Tibetan filmmaker sentenced to 6 years in prison (AP)
• Chinese dairy bosses could face February trial (AFP)
• China freeze to continue as power use, food prices rise (AFP)
• U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filter software (Reuters)
• China expectorates better from spitting tenants (AFP)
• Ford says China sales up 44 percent in 2009 (AP)
• Spitting could result in homelessness in China (AP)

Toddler recovering after chopstick pierces brain (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:22 AM PST AP - A 14-month-old boy in China is recovering after doctors removed a chopstick from his brain that accidentally poked up through his nose, a spokesman for the local hospital said Thursday.

China tainted milk problem kept secret for months (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:38 AM PST AP - Chinese authorities secretly investigated a dairy for nearly a year before announcing the company had been producing milk tainted with an industrial chemical, reflecting the country's unease with the transparency needed to restore public confidence in food safety.

Canada police search for "Chinese Warren Buffett" (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 07:44 AM PST Reuters - Canadian police issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for a man who promoted himself as the "Chinese Warren Buffett" but is accused in Canada of operating a C$30 million ($29 million) Ponzi scheme.

China central bank surprises with yield hike (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:45 AM PST Reuters - China's central bank surprised markets on Thursday by raising the interest rate on its three-month bills for the first time since August, intensifying its grip on liquidity a day after it promised to keep credit growth in check.

China executes 7 gang leaders, report says (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 02:21 AM PST AP - China executed seven gang leaders Thursday for murder, gun sales, gambling and other crimes in what state media called their province's worst gang case since the founding of communist China 60 years ago.

Taiwanese colleges to admit Chinese students (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:59 AM PST AP - Taiwanese universities are preparing to attract top-notch students from mainland China, an official said Thursday, setting the stage for the dismantling of another barrier amid warming ties between the sides.

Tibetan filmmaker sentenced to 6 years in prison (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:31 AM PST AP - A Tibetan filmmaker who made a documentary that was highly critical of the Chinese government's policies in Tibet has been sentenced to six years in prison, a family friend said Thursday.

Chinese dairy bosses could face February trial (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:25 AM PST AFP - Three Chinese dairy executives could face trial as early as next month for selling tainted milk products, prosecutors said Thursday, admitting the case had been under investigation for months.

China freeze to continue as power use, food prices rise (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST AFP - More regions of China faced power shortages, food prices rose and the government warned of crop damage as a cold front kept its icy grip on the country Thursday with more chilly weather forecast.

U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filter software (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:53 PM PST Reuters - A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.

China expectorates better from spitting tenants (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST AFP - Residents in state-subsidised housing in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou could be evicted if caught spitting or dropping cigarette butts too often, under a draft proposal unveiled this week.

Ford says China sales up 44 percent in 2009 (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:23 PM PST AP - Ford Motor Co. said Thursday sales in China by the company and its local partners soared 44 percent in 2009, highlighting the country's key role in driving demand for global automakers amid weak sales elsewhere.

Spitting could result in homelessness in China (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 07:44 PM PST AP - Residents could find themselves homeless if they get caught publicly spitting seven times at a low-income housing complex in a southern Chinese city.

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