Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Summary Box: World Bank lifts China growth outlook (AP)
• China accuses peace prize supporter of subversion (AP)
• World Bank raises China growth outlook (AP)
• China executes serial killer in 11 murders (AP)
• China considering rare earths strategic reserves (AFP)
• World Bank warning over China trade imbalance risk (AFP)
• UN chief raises human rights in China speech (AFP)
• US concerned about blind Chinese activist (AFP)
• Doctors remove chopstick in man's stomach for 28 years (AFP)
• China Construction Bank to raise $9.2 billion (AP)

Summary Box: World Bank lifts China growth outlook (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:33 AM PDT AP - TIME TO SHIFT? The World Bank says that with China's rapid growth easing to a manageable pace, Beijing can do more to promote domestic consumption and reduce reliance on trade.

China accuses peace prize supporter of subversion (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:22 AM PDT AP - A Chinese man who handed out fliers in local parks about imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been detained on suspicion of subversion, a rights group and a fellow activist said Wednesday.

World Bank raises China growth outlook (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:59 AM PDT AP - China's rapid growth is easing to a manageable pace and Beijing can do more to reconfigure its economy to promote domestic consumption and reduce reliance on trade, the World Bank said Wednesday.

China executes serial killer in 11 murders (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:37 AM PDT AP - China has executed a serial killer convicted of murdering 11 people, including three police officers, over the course of nearly a decade.

China considering rare earths strategic reserves (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:01 AM PDT AFP - China is considering setting up strategic reserves of 10 minor metals including rare earths, state media said Wednesday, as Beijing moves to tighten control of its supply of the vital minerals.

World Bank warning over China trade imbalance risk (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:38 PM PDT AFP - The World Bank on Wednesday boosted its 2010 growth forecast for China to 10 percent, but warned that global tensions over trade imbalances could cast a shadow over the rosy economic outlook.

UN chief raises human rights in China speech (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:02 PM PDT AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday emphasised the need for worldwide respect of human rights during a visit to China, after critics accused him of being too soft on Beijing on the issue.

US concerned about blind Chinese activist (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:25 PM PDT AFP - The United States said it was talking to people close to Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng to discuss how best to help the rights lawyer, unreachable since his release from jail two months ago.

Doctors remove chopstick in man's stomach for 28 years (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:58 PM PDT AFP - Surgeons in Shanghai have operated on a 50-year-old Chinese man to remove a chopstick that he swallowed 28 years ago, state media reported.

China Construction Bank to raise $9.2 billion (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:15 PM PDT AP - China Construction Bank, the country's second-biggest lender, plans to raise 61.6 billion yuan ($9.2 billion) from a share sale in Shanghai and Hong Kong to help fortify its capital base following a lending boom.

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