Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China VP's promotion a sign succession on track (AP)
• China allows rowdy anti-Japanese protests (AP)
• IMF chief urges better control of capital flows (AP)
• China VP promoted as party pledges political reform (AFP)
• China mine toll hits 31 as anger rises over rescue (AFP)
• China vows to unleash growth from grassroots (Reuters)
• Japan leaders 'broke secret islet pact with China' (AFP)
• China aims for 'relatively fast' growth through 2015 (AFP)
• China Vice-President given key military posting (AFP)
• Japan PM wants China to ensure citizens' safety (Reuters)
• Wal-Mart, Gap to launch online stores in China (AFP)
• US has 'double standards' in currency dispute: China (AFP)
• China mine death toll rises to 30: government (AFP)
• Report: US asks China to stop deals with Iran (AP)
• Little hope for miners in latest China disaster (Reuters)
• Fast yuan rise will be short-lived: report (Reuters)

China VP's promotion a sign succession on track (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 08:34 AM PDT AP - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping was promoted to a key post in the Communist Party's military committee Monday, affirming his path to be the country's leader within three years.

China allows rowdy anti-Japanese protests (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 07:20 AM PDT AP - Chinese authorities have allowed rowdy anti-Japanese demonstrations in several cities to defuse simmering public anger over a territorial dispute with Japan and to prevent the frustrations from being turned against the Chinese regime itself, analysts said Monday.

IMF chief urges better control of capital flows (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT AP - Rapid flows of capital toward Asia require swift action and cooperation to ensure stability, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Monday, following a conference with central bankers focused on nurturing the global recovery.

China VP promoted as party pledges political reform (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 06:58 AM PDT AFP - China's Communists promoted Vice President Xi Jinping to a key position seen as a vital step in his ascent to the top job and pledged to pursue political reform as they wrapped up an annual meeting Monday.

China mine toll hits 31 as anger rises over rescue (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 06:32 AM PDT AFP - The death toll from a coal mine blast in China rose to 31 on Monday, the government said, as hopes faded for six miners still trapped and anger grew among web users wishing for a Chile-style rescue.

China vows to unleash growth from grassroots (Reuters) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 05:59 AM PDT Reuters - China must lift the incomes and spending power of hundreds of millions of farmers and workers to keep the world's second-biggest economy from faltering on its ascent, the nation's leaders said on Monday.

Japan leaders 'broke secret islet pact with China' (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:54 AM PDT AFP - A row between Japan and China blew up because the year-old centre left government in Tokyo unwittingly failed to keep a "secret pact" with China over disputed islands, Japanese media said Monday.

China aims for 'relatively fast' growth through 2015 (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:05 AM PDT AFP - China, the world's second-largest economy, aims to maintain "stable and relatively fast" growth over the next five years, the ruling Communist Party said Monday at the close of its key annual meeting.

China Vice-President given key military posting (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:04 AM PDT AFP - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping was named vice-chairman of a powerful military commission, state media said Monday -- a move believed to be a key step in his bid to succeed President Hu Jintao.

Japan PM wants China to ensure citizens' safety (Reuters) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:44 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's prime minister on Monday urged China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens and firms after Chinese protesters took to the streets over a maritime territorial dispute straining ties between Asia's top economies.

Wal-Mart, Gap to launch online stores in China (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:32 AM PDT AFP - The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart and US clothing giant Gap are to launch online stores in China to tap the country's fast-growing e-commerce market, the Financial Times reported Monday.

US has 'double standards' in currency dispute: China (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:13 PM PDT AFP - China's state media on Monday accused the United States of "double standards" and blamed the loose monetary policies of the world's biggest economy for triggering global currency tensions.

China mine death toll rises to 30: government (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:10 PM PDT AFP - The death toll from a gas explosion in a coal mine in central China has risen to 30, with seven workers still trapped underground, the country's work safety watchdog said Monday.

Report: US asks China to stop deals with Iran (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 08:19 PM PDT AP - The United States has asked Beijing to do more to stop Chinese companies from providing assistance and expertise to Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons and more powerful missiles, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

Little hope for miners in latest China disaster (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 08:01 PM PDT Reuters - There is little hope of finding alive 11 missing coal miners trapped after a gas leak in central China that already killed 26 people, state media said Monday of the country's latest mining disaster.

Fast yuan rise will be short-lived: report (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 07:55 PM PDT Reuters - The accelerated yuan appreciation of recent weeks will not last long because China's trade surplus will soon peak, an official state newspaper reported on Monday.

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