Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China unveils anti-missile test after Taiwan sale (Reuters)
• China says missile defense system test successful (AP)
• North China braces for more icy weather (AFP)
• China sends Rio case to prosecutors (Reuters)
• China pledges more investment, religious controls in Tibet (Reuters)
• Chinese officials fled overseas with $50 billion (AP)
• China overtakes US as world's largest auto market (AFP)
• Rio Tinto bribery case now with China prosecutors (AP)
• WTO panel to look into US tariffs on Chinese tires (AP)
• China rewards student for porn-surfing (AFP)
• Skewed China birth rate to leave 24 mln men single (AFP)
• China lending reportedly jumps, feeding hot economy (Reuters)
• China hospital wrongly declares man dead: report (AFP)
• China businessman under fire for Yale donation (AFP)
• Corrupt China officials pocket 50 billion: media (AFP)
• China banks lend 600 billion yuan in first week: report (Reuters)

China unveils anti-missile test after Taiwan sale (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 05:11 PM PST Reuters - China successfully tested emerging military technology aimed at destroying missiles in mid-air, the government said, while state media warned ties with Washington would be hurt by U.S. missile sales to Taiwan.

China says missile defense system test successful (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:27 PM PST AP - China announced that its military intercepted a missile in mid-flight Monday in a test of new technology that comes amid heightened tensions over Taiwan and increased willingness by the Asian giant to show off its advanced military capabilities.

North China braces for more icy weather (AFP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 08:56 AM PST AFP - Northern China braced for another blast of frigid air Monday, as coal shortages neared "alarming" levels due to surging power use amid a prolonged cold snap, the government and state media reported.

China sends Rio case to prosecutors (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 07:12 AM PST Reuters - A Chinese investigation into a detained Australian Rio Tinto Ltd executive and three colleagues has been sent to prosecutors, Australia's foreign office and the mining company said on Monday.

China pledges more investment, religious controls in Tibet (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 06:16 AM PST Reuters - Chinese leaders have pledged to increase investment in Tibet this year while keeping the restive region's Buddhist monks on a tight leash, state media have reported, in an effort to use economic growth to quell dissatisfaction.

Chinese officials fled overseas with $50 billion (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 05:41 AM PST AP - Thousands of Chinese officials have fled overseas with as much as $50 billion in their pockets in stolen government funds during the country's economic boom over the past three decades, China's top prosecutorial office said Monday.

China overtakes US as world's largest auto market (AFP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:46 AM PST AFP - China's auto sales surged past those in the United States in 2009 to make the Asian nation the world's biggest car market, industry data showed Monday, but analysts warned sales would slow this year.

Rio Tinto bribery case now with China prosecutors (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:07 AM PST AP - Chinese police have concluded an investigation into four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto arrested on charges of infringing trade secrets and bribery and sent the case to prosecutors, the Australian government said Monday.

WTO panel to look into US tariffs on Chinese tires (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:03 AM PST AP - The World Trade Organization will launch an investigation into American import taxes on Chinese tires at a meeting of trade diplomats next week, according to a statement Monday.

China rewards student for porn-surfing (AFP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 03:27 AM PST AFP - A college student in China who said his studies suffered after he discovered Internet porn has been awarded 10,000 yuan (1,466 dollars) for helping the government crack down on sexual content online.

Skewed China birth rate to leave 24 mln men single (AFP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 02:59 AM PST AFP - More than 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses in 2020, state media reported on Monday, citing a study that blamed sex-specific abortions as a major factor.

China lending reportedly jumps, feeding hot economy (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 02:12 AM PST Reuters - Chinese bank lending surged in the first week of 2010, industry sources said on Monday, adding to the concerns fueled by blockbuster trade data for December that the world's third-largest economy is overheating.

China hospital wrongly declares man dead: report (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:27 PM PST AFP - A hospital in southwest China prematurely sent a man injured in a motorcycle crash to the mortuary, prompting outrage from his family, who found him alive in a coffin, state media reported.

China businessman under fire for Yale donation (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST AFP - A Chinese businessman's huge donation to his Yale University graduate school has sparked a nationalist-tinged Web backlash, with some calling him a "traitor" for not giving the cash to a school in China.

Corrupt China officials pocket 50 billion: media (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 07:49 PM PST AFP - Thousands of officials have fled China over the past 30 years with some 50 billion dollars in public funds, state media said Monday, as the government scrambles to stem the tide of corruption.

China banks lend 600 billion yuan in first week: report (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 06:09 PM PST Reuters - Chinese banks made about 600 billion yuan ($88 billion) in new loans in the first week of 2010, the Economic Information Daily reported on Monday.

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