Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China hints at readiness to let yuan rise (Reuters)
• Experts to design molecule to shut down fat gene (Reuters)
• Crusading Chinese lawyer gives up activism (AP)
• China, India leaders to set up hotline (Reuters)
• China Life profit doubles on global market rebound (Reuters)
• Rescuers in fading bid to save 29 from China mine (AP)
• China battles to save 29 missing in mine (AFP)
• Geithner to visit Beijing amid currency dispute (AP)
• Chinese officials warned of allure of sex, power (AP)
• China, India agree to set up hot line for leaders (AP)
• China tightens rules on Internet cafes (AFP)
• Chinese president to meet Obama in US this month (AP)
• China, U.S. agree to respect "core interests": diplomat (Reuters)
• China cyber-spies target India, Dalai Lama: report (Reuters)
• Obama and Hu to meet after public disputes (AFP)

China hints at readiness to let yuan rise (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:40 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will hold talks in Beijing on Thursday against a background of fresh signals from Chinese policymakers that they might be paving the way to let the yuan resume its rise.

Experts to design molecule to shut down fat gene (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - Scientists in China may have discovered how a gene responsible for obesity kicks into action and want to design a molecule to shut it down.

Crusading Chinese lawyer gives up activism (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:11 AM PDT AP - A crusading Chinese rights lawyer whose disappearance more than a year ago caused an international outcry said Wednesday that he is abandoning his once prominent role as a government critic in hopes he'll be allowed to reunite with his family.

China, India leaders to set up hotline (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:03 AM PDT Reuters - China and India agreed to set up a top level hotline on Wednesday, sealing a "cordial" Beijing visit by India's foreign minister that consolidated an improvement in ties between the sometimes fractious neighbors.

China Life profit doubles on global market rebound (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:48 AM PDT Reuters - China Life (2628.HK), the world's top life insurer by market value, reported fourth quarter earnings more than double a year ago, helped by new accounting rules, a rebound in global markets and strong premium growth.

Rescuers in fading bid to save 29 from China mine (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:06 AM PDT AP - Rescuers pumped water Wednesday in a fading bid to find more survivors in a flooded mine in northern China where 115 miners had earlier been pulled to safety in dramatic rescues after being trapped for more than a week.

China battles to save 29 missing in mine (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:06 AM PDT AFP - Problems mounted for rescuers searching for survivors in a flooded China mine on Wednesday, with officials warning of a toxic gas build-up as the death toll rose to nine.

Geithner to visit Beijing amid currency dispute (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:42 AM PDT AP - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will visit Beijing for talks with a Chinese vice premier for economic affairs on Thursday, Geithner's spokesman said, in a sign the two sides are moving toward settling a dispute over China's currency controls.

Chinese officials warned of allure of sex, power (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:54 AM PDT AP - China's president has warned officials to be aware of the temptations of beautiful women, money and power in a speech wrapping up a campaign on examining and improving the development of the Communist Party.

China, India agree to set up hot line for leaders (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:57 AM PDT AP - China and India have agreed to set up a hot line linking their top leaders.

China tightens rules on Internet cafes (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 11:35 PM PDT AFP - Cybercafes in China that admit three or more underage patrons will have their licences revoked under the government's latest effort to tighten controls on web access in the world's largest online market.

Chinese president to meet Obama in US this month (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:40 PM PDT AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao will hold talks with President Barack Obama during a coming trip to the U.S. to attend a nuclear security summit in Washington, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

China, U.S. agree to respect "core interests": diplomat (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:57 PM PDT Reuters - China has an understanding with the United States for each to respect the core interests of the other, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday, calling for positive ties ahead of a Washington trip by China's president following a period of tension.

China cyber-spies target India, Dalai Lama: report (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:22 PM PDT Reuters - A cyber-espionage group based in southwest China stole documents from the Indian Defense Ministry and emails from the Dalai Lama's office, Canadian researchers said in a report on Tuesday.

Obama and Hu to meet after public disputes (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:06 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama will meet President Hu Jintao of China next week on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit, as both sides take steps to move on after weeks of irascible exchanges.

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