Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Hu cuts short BRIC talks to handle China's quake 'calamity' (AFP)
• Concern for shelter after China quake kills 617 (Reuters)
• China's Quake: Avoiding the Political Aftershocks (Time.com)
• China's president and Indian premier hold talks: report (AFP)
• China's robust growth fuels debate over policy (AP)
• Hu shortens Latin America tour due to quake (AFP)
• Strong Chinese GDP growth backs tightening case (Reuters)
• Cooling steps expected as China economy surges (AFP)
• China defends exchange rate despite US pressure (AFP)
• China sentences ex-CDB exec to death with reprieve (Reuters)
• Company: Chinese cyberattack targets Australia (AP)
• AIG in long-term commitment to China's PICC: PICC chief (Reuters)
• New figures highlight China's economic growth (AFP)

Hu cuts short BRIC talks to handle China's quake 'calamity' (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:07 PM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao cut short BRIC talks in Brazil Thursday to rush home to handle the "huge calamity" caused by a devastating quake in northwest China.

Concern for shelter after China quake kills 617 (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - China's premier flew to the Tibetan plateau on Thursday to oversee feverish rescue efforts after a strong earthquake, but crews held out little hope for residents trapped in freezing weather under the rubble of homes, schools and monasteries.

China's Quake: Avoiding the Political Aftershocks (Time.com) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:35 PM PDT Time.com - Between a catastrophic quake in 1976 and the SARS outbreak, Beijing has learned that the way to deal with disaster is to act quickly and publicly

China's president and Indian premier hold talks: report (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:17 AM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ahead of an international conference in Brazil on Thursday, state media said.

China's robust growth fuels debate over policy (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:49 AM PDT AP - The latest surge in China's growth is welcome news for the global recovery and could give Beijing room to let its currency yuan rise, while adding to pressure to take that step to help cool inflation.

Hu shortens Latin America tour due to quake (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:50 AM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao cut short a tour of Latin America on Thursday to return home to deal with a devastating earthquake in northwestern China, officials here said.

Strong Chinese GDP growth backs tightening case (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:01 AM PDT Reuters - China chalked up unexpectedly strong annual growth of 11.9 percent in the first quarter, prompting renewed calls for tighter policies to prevent the economy from overheating and stoking speculation of when Beijing will loosen its grip on the yuan.

Cooling steps expected as China economy surges (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:50 AM PDT AFP - Pressure grew on Beijing to raise interest rates and loosen currency controls Thursday after official data showed the economy grew at a red-hot 11.9 percent in the first three months of the year.

China defends exchange rate despite US pressure (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:06 AM PDT AFP - China Thursday defended its exchange rate policy as necessary to help exporters and curb speculative money inflows, even as the United States steps up pressure on Beijing for a stronger currency.

China sentences ex-CDB exec to death with reprieve (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:53 AM PDT Reuters - The former vice president of China Development Bank, one of China's three state-backed policy lenders, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes, but was given a two-year reprieve, state media reported on Thursday.

Company: Chinese cyberattack targets Australia (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:49 PM PDT AP - A company in Australia came under a cyberattack from China that was intense enough to slow traffic on part of the country's second-largest broadband network, company officials said Thursday.

AIG in long-term commitment to China's PICC: PICC chief (Reuters) Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:01 PM PDT Reuters - AIG remains a long-term investor in China's top non-life insurer PICC (2328.HK), the Chinese insurer said on Thursday, even as the embattled U.S. firm unwinds its holdings in other assets to repay the U.S. government.

New figures highlight China's economic growth (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT AFP - China's economy grew 11.9 percent in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period a year earlier, the government said on Thursday.

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