Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Expert: NKorea won't see improved ties with SKorea (AP)
• China approves testing property tax in some cities (AP)
• China to step up controversial technology plans (AP)
• China's Li reaches historic Slam final (AFP)
• China's first Disney Store to open in 2012 (AFP)
• New outcry over charges in China hit-and-run (AFP)
• Chinese fugitive briefly a web sensation (AFP)
• Lawmakers plan to reintroduce China currency bill (Reuters)
• Carrefour says sorry for deceptive pricing in China (AFP)

Expert: NKorea won't see improved ties with SKorea (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:29 AM PST AP - A leading international expert at one of China's top universities predicts that North Korea will not improve relations with South Korea while Lee Myung-bak is still president of the south.

China approves testing property tax in some cities (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:09 AM PST AP - China will impose property taxes in some cities to help curb surging prices, the finance ministry said Thursday, part of a broader effort to control high inflation.

China to step up controversial technology plans (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:55 AM PST AP - China plans to step up efforts to develop clean energy and other technology industries this year, government officials said Thursday, a strategy that has strained trade ties with Washington and other governments.

China's Li reaches historic Slam final (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:58 PM PST AFP - China's Li Na beat world number one Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the Australian Open semis Thursday to become the first Asian woman to reach a Grand Slam final.

China's first Disney Store to open in 2012 (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:57 PM PST AFP - Walt Disney Company said Thursday it planned to open its first store in mainland China by the middle of next year as it moves to further expand its presence in the fast-growing market.

New outcry over charges in China hit-and-run (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:17 PM PST AFP - Chinese web users were up in arms Thursday over the trial of a man accused of attempting to exploit his father's senior police ranking to flee a fatal road accident, calling the charges too light.

Chinese fugitive briefly a web sensation (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:57 PM PST AFP - A microblog purportedly set up by a longtime Chinese fugitive attracted more than 10,000 followers within hours before it was shut down, state media reported Thursday.

Lawmakers plan to reintroduce China currency bill (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:01 PM PST Reuters - U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce China currency legislation that was overwhelmingly approved last year by the House of Representative but failed to become law, congressional aides said on Wednesday.

Carrefour says sorry for deceptive pricing in China (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:22 PM PST AFP - French retailer Carrefour has apologised after 11 of its stores in China were caught overcharging customers for products such as cotton underwear and tea leaves, state media said Thursday.

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