Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China urges ban on animal performances in zoos (AFP)
• China tells zoos to do better amid abuse concerns (AP)
• China says manned space station possible around 2020 (AFP)
• China to launch manned space lab around 2020: report (Reuters)
• Apple accused of copyright infringement in China (AFP)
• China holds first live-fire joint drills in Tibet (AP)
• China party paper rejects faster political change (Reuters)
• China to expand fleet to patrol disputed seas (Reuters)
• Dollar printing feeding China inflation: minister (AFP)
• Two Chinese face trial in U.S. on microchip charges (Reuters)
• Hundreds sign petition for Tibet language: activists (AFP)

China urges ban on animal performances in zoos (AFP) Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:07 AM PDT AFP - China has called on local authorities to ban animal performances in zoos, amid persistent concerns about the poor conditions that exist in the nation's wildlife parks.

China tells zoos to do better amid abuse concerns (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:53 AM PDT AP - China has urged zoos to stop serving wild animal products and holding wildlife performances in an attempt to improve the treatment of tigers, bears and other animals amid concerns over widespread abuse in zoos and wildlife parks.

China says manned space station possible around 2020 (AFP) Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:39 AM PDT AFP - China said Wednesday that it planned to complete a manned space station around 2020, as the Asian nation pushes ahead with its ambitious space exploration programme.

China to launch manned space lab around 2020: report (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:34 AM PDT Reuters - China said on Wednesday it would launch a space lab to be manned for long stretches within about 10 years, a move it believes would bring it closer to the United States and Russia as powers capable of reaching the moon.

Apple accused of copyright infringement in China (AFP) Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:08 AM PDT AFP - US high-tech giant Apple has been accused in China of copyright infringement, with a computer screen maker saying it owns the rights to the iPad name in the country, a report said Wednesday.

China holds first live-fire joint drills in Tibet (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:46 AM PDT AP - China's military on Wednesday said it held its first live-fire joint ground and air drills on the Tibetan plateau, likely setting off alarm bells in nervous neighbor India.

China party paper rejects faster political change (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:46 AM PDT Reuters - China's Communist Party newspaper said on Wednesday that stability had to be the bedrock of any political changes, parting company with more urgent calls for reform from some leaders, including Premier Wen Jiabao.

China to expand fleet to patrol disputed seas (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - China has launched a new inspection vessel to strengthen marine patrols and 36 more will be added to boost China's presence in disputed waters, state media said on Wednesday.

Dollar printing feeding China inflation: minister (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:33 PM PDT AFP - Rampant issuance of dollars by the United States is saddling China with "imported inflation", Chinese commerce minister Chen Deming was quoted as saying by state media on Wednesday.

Two Chinese face trial in U.S. on microchip charges (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Hungary and are awaiting extradition to the United States, where they face charges of seeking to buy microchips banned from export to China, state media said on Wednesday.

Hundreds sign petition for Tibet language: activists (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:25 PM PDT AFP - Hundreds of teachers and students in northwest China have signed a petition in support of the Tibetan language, a rights group said, after an official education reform plan triggered protests.

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