Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Police in China enlist Internet users for help (AFP)
• China raises interest rates amid inflation worries (AP)
• China fights inflation with Christmas rate rise (Reuters)
• China hikes interest rates in battle to curb inflation (AFP)
• Instant view: China raises interest rates again (Reuters)
• China to invest $30 bn in water saving projects (AFP)
• South Korea releases 3 Chinese fishermen (AP)
• Church plan in hometown of Confucius draws protest (AP)

Police in China enlist Internet users for help (AFP) Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:32 AM PST AFP - Police in China are offering cash and other rewards to encourage the country's millions of Internet users to help solve criminal investigations, state media said Saturday.

China raises interest rates amid inflation worries (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:29 AM PST AP - China increased interest rates Saturday for the second time in little more than two months as the government steps up its fight against rising inflation that could threaten political stability.

China fights inflation with Christmas rate rise (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:18 AM PST Reuters - China's central bank raised interest rates on Saturday for the second time in just over two months as it stepped up its battle to rein in stubbornly high inflation.

China hikes interest rates in battle to curb inflation (AFP) Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:45 AM PST AFP - China's central bank on Saturday raised interest rates for the second time in less than three months as authorities ramp up efforts to curb borrowing, rein in property prices and tame inflation.

Instant view: China raises interest rates again (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:09 AM PST Reuters - The People's Bank of China said on Saturday it would increase its one-year benchmark lending and deposit interest rates by 25 basis points, the second rate hike in just over two months.

China to invest $30 bn in water saving projects (AFP) Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:13 AM PST AFP - China plans to invest 30 billion dollars on water conservation projects in 2011 to reduce the impact of natural disasters on grain production, state media said Saturday.

South Korea releases 3 Chinese fishermen (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:52 AM PST AP - South Korea has released three Chinese fishermen after questioning them over a maritime scuffle with the coast guard.

Church plan in hometown of Confucius draws protest (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:21 PM PST AP - China's officially atheist government wants to build a Christian church in the hometown of Confucius to help foster a relationship between an ancient philosophy and the country's fastest-growing religion. But suddenly, it's not going so smoothly.

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