Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Child mortality highlights China's urban-rural divide (Reuters)
• China bans poet from traveling to US conference (AP)
• China, Afghanistan vow to fight terrorism, drugs (AFP)
• China's New Requirement for Women in Space: Married with Children (Time.com)
• China says willing to talk more with US (AFP)
• China says it agrees with Afghanistan on politics (AP)
• China to deliver Rio Tinto verdict on Monday (AFP)
• Verdict on China Rio trial on Monday, Australia says (Reuters)
• China miner to buy Brazil's Itaminas iron ore mine (AP)
• PetroChina's 2009 net profit falls 9.7 percent (AP)
• China suffering 'diabetes epidemic' (AFP)
• China drills more wells, seeds clouds amid drought (AP)
• China sees interest rates as "heavy-duty weapon" (Reuters)
• Chinese investors eye New Zealand's dairy sector (AP)
• China official rejects U.S. complaints on currency (Reuters)

Child mortality highlights China's urban-rural divide (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:06 PM PDT Reuters - Children born in rural China are three to six times more likely to die before they turn 5 than those in the cities, a study found, highlighting the wide gulf in healthcare provision for the rich and poor in China.

China bans poet from traveling to US conference (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:22 AM PDT AP - A pixie-ish literature professor is the latest person to run afoul of China's government, denied permission to travel to a prominent academic conference in the United States this week.

China, Afghanistan vow to fight terrorism, drugs (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:59 AM PDT AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged Thursday to extend aid and economic support for Afghanistan's reconstruction, while calling for both nations to jointly fight terrorism and drug trafficking.

China's New Requirement for Women in Space: Married with Children (Time.com) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PDT Time.com - China's first two female reserve astronauts, selected earlier this month from a pool of fifteen women fighter pilots, were required to be wives and mothers. Why?

China says willing to talk more with US (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:03 AM PDT AFP - China said Thursday it was willing to boost contacts with the United States to resolve a host of issues that are dogging ties, including a long-standing dispute over the value of the yuan.

China says it agrees with Afghanistan on politics (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:38 AM PDT AP - China reassured visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday that it won't be joining the chorus of disapproval at home and abroad over corruption, cronyism and electoral fraud plaguing his government.

China to deliver Rio Tinto verdict on Monday (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:36 AM PDT AFP - A Chinese court will deliver its verdict in the politically sensitive trial of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto on March 29, the Anglo-Australian firm said Thursday.

Verdict on China Rio trial on Monday, Australia says (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:05 AM PDT Reuters - Australia said on Thursday it had been told by China that the verdict in the trial of four Rio Tinto executives charged with bribery and stealing commercial secrets will be handed down on Monday.

China miner to buy Brazil's Itaminas iron ore mine (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:55 AM PDT AP - A state-run Chinese mining company said Thursday it has agreed to buy the Itaminas iron ore mine in Brazil from its owner, Bernardo de Mello.

PetroChina's 2009 net profit falls 9.7 percent (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT AP - PetroChina Ltd., Asia's biggest oil producer, said Thursday its net profit fell 9.7 percent in 2009 as sluggish demand and controls on prices for its processed products squeezed its refining margins.

China suffering 'diabetes epidemic' (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:41 AM PDT AFP - China now has a diabetes "epidemic" as obesity rates rise, a study warned Thursday, with one in 10 adults in the rapidly developing nation suffering from a disease already rampant in the West.

China drills more wells, seeds clouds amid drought (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:40 AM PDT AP - Emergency wells were being drilled and cloud-seeding operations carried out in southern China, where the worst drought in decades has left millions of people without water and caused more than 1,000 schools to close, officials said Thursday.

China sees interest rates as "heavy-duty weapon" (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:49 PM PDT Reuters - A senior Chinese central banker on Thursday played down the need for an imminent rise in borrowing costs to keep a balance between growth and inflation in the world's third-largest economy.

Chinese investors eye New Zealand's dairy sector (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:32 PM PDT AP - A Hong Kong-based investment group says it wants to invest up to New Zealand dollars 1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in New Zealand's dairy industry to make high-quality infant formula and long-life milk products for the Chinese market.

China official rejects U.S. complaints on currency (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:24 PM PDT Reuters - A Chinese official said on Wednesday China would reform its currency policy gradually and keep the exchange rate stable, rejecting mounting U.S. calls to allow the yuan to rise more quickly.

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