Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Pentagon takes aim at China cyber threat (AP)
• U.S. lawmakers cheer as China steel firm backs out (Reuters)
• Attack on military police kills 7 in Xinjiang, China (Reuters)
• Bombing in restive west China kills 7, wounds 14 (AP)
• Latest China mudslides leave 14 dead, dozens missing (AFP)
• China struggles to cope with deadly summer storms (AP)
• Plane that crashed in China was NKorean military (AP)
• Plane that crashed in China is N.Korean: Xinhua (AFP)
• China tobacco firms accused of targeting children (Reuters)
• China says crashed North Korean jet had mechanical failure (Reuters)
• China's current account surplus surges in 2nd quarter (AFP)
• Explosion in China's restive Xinjiang kills seven (AFP)
• US boy returns from outreach visit to North Korea (AP)
• China train falls into river as floods hit bridge (AP)
• China rescuers seek dozens missing after landslide (Reuters)
• China Mobile profit lifted by economic growth (AFP)
• China begins yuan trade against Malaysian ringgit (AP)
• China plans to make more films, build theaters (AP)
• Another region in China raises minimum wage (AFP)
• ICBC shares mixed on Beijing's approval of bond sale (AFP)

Pentagon takes aim at China cyber threat (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 01:30 PM PDT AP - The U.S. for the first time is publicly warning about the Chinese military's use of civilian computer experts in clandestine cyber attacks aimed at American companies and government agencies.

U.S. lawmakers cheer as China steel firm backs out (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 01:13 PM PDT Reuters - Lawmakers from U.S. steel-producing states on Thursday cheered a decision by Chinese steel company Anshan Iron & Steel Group to back off plans to invest in a U.S. steel plant.

Attack on military police kills 7 in Xinjiang, China (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:32 AM PDT Reuters - Seven Chinese military police were killed on Thursday when a member of the Uighur minority rammed them with an explosives-laden vehicle in the Xinjiang border region, long the scene of ethnic tension and violence.

Bombing in restive west China kills 7, wounds 14 (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 08:55 AM PDT AP - A bomb attack in China's restive Xinjiang region killed seven people and wounded 14 on Thursday, and an exile group claimed victims included members of the local police force and its auxiliary unit.

Latest China mudslides leave 14 dead, dozens missing (AFP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 08:10 AM PDT AFP - Mudslides in a remote area of southwest China have killed 14 people and left dozens missing, state media said Thursday, while a train derailed in another flood-hit area, sending two carriages into a river.

China struggles to cope with deadly summer storms (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:43 AM PDT AP - China struggled to cope with widespread storms that left dozens missing and presumed dead Thursday as rescuers cleaned up a mudslide-stricken town, while two passenger train cars plunged into a river after crossing a flood-damaged bridge.

Plane that crashed in China was NKorean military (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:37 AM PDT AP - A plane that crashed in a northeastern Chinese village this week belonged to the North Korean military and went down because of mechanical failure, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday. The pilot reportedly died on the spot.

Plane that crashed in China is N.Korean: Xinhua (AFP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:22 AM PDT AFP - A plane that crashed in northeastern China this week was a military aircraft from North Korea, state media reported Thursday.

China tobacco firms accused of targeting children (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:52 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese tobacco companies are targeting women and children as potential smokers as the market in men has peaked, health experts said on Thursday.

China says crashed North Korean jet had mechanical failure (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:59 AM PDT Reuters - A North Korean fighter jet which crashed in China earlier this week mistakenly entered Chinese territory after suffering mechanical failure and losing its way, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.

China's current account surplus surges in 2nd quarter (AFP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:35 AM PDT AFP - China's current account surplus surged by 30 percent in the second quarter of 2010 from the same period last year, official data showed Thursday, amid strong demand for Chinese-made goods.

Explosion in China's restive Xinjiang kills seven (AFP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:07 AM PDT AFP - Seven people were killed Thursday when a man drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a crowd and it blew up in China's Xinjiang region, the scene of deadly ethnic unrest last year, an official said.

US boy returns from outreach visit to North Korea (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 04:37 AM PDT AP - A 13-year-old American boy who made a rare visit to Pyongyang says officials there welcomed his idea for a "children's peace forest" in the demilitarized zone dividing North and South Korea, although they said it would only happen if the countries signed a peace treaty first.

China train falls into river as floods hit bridge (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 04:22 AM PDT AP - Two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river Thursday after floods knocked out a bridge in southwestern China, but all passengers were able to escape safely, state media reported.

China rescuers seek dozens missing after landslide (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 04:09 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese rescuers scoured a remote valley in the nation's southwest for survivors on Thursday after a landslide leveled a village, killing at least 14 people and leaving dozens missing.

China Mobile profit lifted by economic growth (AFP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 03:59 AM PDT AFP - China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, said Thursday that the "healthy momentum" of the Chinese economy boosted its profits in the first half of the year.

China begins yuan trade against Malaysian ringgit (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 01:57 AM PDT AP - China began allowing the Malaysian ringgit to trade against its currency in its domestic foreign exchange market on Thursday — another step toward raising the yuan's scope in international trading.

China plans to make more films, build theaters (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 01:39 AM PDT AP - China said it will expand its movie industry by making more films and building more theaters to meet growing demand.

Another region in China raises minimum wage (AFP) Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:17 PM PDT AFP - Authorities in northwestern China have become the latest in the country to hike minimum wages, state media said Thursday, as Beijing battles to contain rising food prices and labour action over low pay.

ICBC shares mixed on Beijing's approval of bond sale (AFP) Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:17 PM PDT AFP - Shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China were mixed Thursday after the country's regulator approved the lender's plan to sell convertible bonds worth up to 3.7 billion dollars.

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