Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China to grow 10-11 percent this year: economist (Reuters)
• China mudslides leave 127 dead, 1,300 missing (AFP)
• Northwest wineries seek growing Chinese market (AP)
• No smoking in school: China fights against tobacco (AP)
• Mudslides devastate China town (Reuters)
• 127 dead, thousands missing in China landslides (AP)
• China's savings rate 'to drop in coming decade' (AFP)
• China Premier Wen travels to landslide-hit region (AFP)
• China mudslides kill at least 80, over 2,000 missing (Reuters)
• China car demand eases but future still strong (AFP)
• Huge landslides in China leave at least 65 dead (AFP)

China to grow 10-11 percent this year: economist (Reuters) Posted: 08 Aug 2010 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - China's economy will enjoy a strong, stable second half, putting it on course for full-year growth of about 10-11 percent, a leading government economist said in comments published on Monday.

China mudslides leave 127 dead, 1,300 missing (AFP) Posted: 08 Aug 2010 01:18 PM PDT AFP - At least 127 people were killed and nearly 1,300 missing Sunday after mudslides swept away homes and destroyed roads in northwestern China as the nation battled its worst flooding in a decade.

Northwest wineries seek growing Chinese market (AP) Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:29 PM PDT AP - Hong Kong and mainland China are developing a strong thirst for wine, and Washington and Oregon are hoping for a taste of those growing markets.

No smoking in school: China fights against tobacco (AP) Posted: 08 Aug 2010 09:47 AM PDT AP - In China, tobacco companies sponsor schools. Almost half of all male doctors smoke. And one wedding dinner ritual involves the bride lighting cigarettes for each of her male guests.

Mudslides devastate China town (Reuters) Posted: 08 Aug 2010 07:30 AM PDT Reuters - Mudslides engulfed a town in northwest China on Sunday, killing at least 127 people and leaving nearly 1,300 residents missing as rescue teams dug out crushed homes and tried to blast away debris clogging a river.

127 dead, thousands missing in China landslides (AP) Posted: 08 Aug 2010 06:07 AM PDT AP - Rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China on Sunday, smashing buildings, overturning cars and killing at least 127 people.

China's savings rate 'to drop in coming decade' (AFP) Posted: 07 Aug 2010 11:16 PM PDT AFP - China's high savings rate is expected to fall substantially in coming years as its workforce shrinks, the population ages and social security spending increases, a BIS report shows.

China Premier Wen travels to landslide-hit region (AFP) Posted: 07 Aug 2010 09:56 PM PDT AFP - China's Premier Wen Jiabao is travelling to the country's northwest where landslides triggered by heavy rain have left over 80 people dead and more than 2,000 missing, state media said Sunday.

China mudslides kill at least 80, over 2,000 missing (Reuters) Posted: 07 Aug 2010 09:30 PM PDT Reuters - Mudslides that battered a town in northwest China killed at least 80 people on Sunday and more than 2,000 residents are missing, an official told Chinese state television news.

China car demand eases but future still strong (AFP) Posted: 07 Aug 2010 09:20 PM PDT AFP - China's auto sales are going to roar ahead for the foreseeable future despite signs of cooling demand in the world's largest car market, experts say.

Huge landslides in China leave at least 65 dead (AFP) Posted: 07 Aug 2010 06:35 PM PDT AFP - At least 65 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rain in flood-hit China, state media reported Sunday, in the latest natural disaster to strike the nation.

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