Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Chinese artist Ai Weiwei under house arrest (AP)
• China's Hu calls for Portuguese cooperation on reform agenda (AFP)
• China says ship, crew hijacked off Somalia in June rescued (AFP)
• China's Hu seals France ties ahead of G20 (AFP)
• China's president visits Portugal, eyes investment (AP)
• China inflation rate to exceed 4 pct in 2011: report (Reuters)
• Dalai Lama in Japan, backs Chinese dissident Liu (Reuters)
• 19 dead in China mall fire: media (AFP)
• Shopping mall fire in northern China kills 18 (AP)
• Japan still to blame, China says after ship video leak (AFP)
• Sprint axes China's Huawei, ZTE 'on security grounds' (AFP)

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei under house arrest (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 03:17 PM PDT AP - Chinese avant-garde artist Ai Weiwei said Saturday authorities would keep him under house arrest for at least another 24 hours to prevent him from attending a party commemorating the forced demolition of his newly built studio in Shanghai.

China's Hu calls for Portuguese cooperation on reform agenda (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PDT AFP - China wants to strengthen cooperation with Portugal on international issues such as reform of the United Nations, President Hu Jintao said Saturday.

China says ship, crew hijacked off Somalia in June rescued (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:35 AM PDT AFP - A Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 19 Chinese crew that was hijacked in June by pirates off the coast of Somalia has been rescued, the Chinese transport ministry said Saturday.

China's Hu seals France ties ahead of G20 (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 10:02 AM PDT AFP - China's President Hu Jintao wrapped up a lavish state visit to France on Saturday after throwing his weight behind its upcoming G20 presidency and plans for global financial reform.

China's president visits Portugal, eyes investment (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 10:01 AM PDT AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has started a two-day state visit to Portugal where officials are hoping investments by Beijing will help revive one of the European Union's frailest economies.

China inflation rate to exceed 4 pct in 2011: report (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:31 AM PDT Reuters - China's inflation rate will climb above 4 percent next year, with inflationary pressures peaking in the first few months of 2011, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday, citing a researcher with the country's State Information Center.

Dalai Lama in Japan, backs Chinese dissident Liu (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 11:56 PM PDT Reuters - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in Japan for a visit that will likely overlap with Chinese leader Hu Jintao's attendance at a regional summit, repeated on Saturday his support for jailed Chinese dissident and fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

19 dead in China mall fire: media (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:12 PM PDT AFP - Fire ripped through a shopping mall in northeast China, killing 19 people, state media said, as police detained the general manager of the complex for questioning.

Shopping mall fire in northern China kills 18 (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:27 PM PDT AP - A fire in a shopping mall in northern China has killed 18 people and injured 24, the government said Saturday.

Japan still to blame, China says after ship video leak (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:06 PM PDT AFP - China has again put the blame on Japan for a maritime incident two months ago that sparked the worst row between the Asian powers in years, after the leak of a video apparently showing the collision.

Sprint axes China's Huawei, ZTE 'on security grounds' (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:19 PM PDT AFP - Sprint Nextel is excluding China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. from a multi-billion dollar contract to upgrade its cellular network largely because of national security concerns in Washington, according to The Wall Street Journal report.

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