Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China wants 'one-child' compensation over NZ quake (AP)
• China arrests more activists for urging protests (AFP)
• China says 3,001 arrested for product piracy (AP)
• Chinese farmers go online to sell produce (AFP)
• 2 Chinese dissidents freed after 10 years in jail (AP)
• Young migrants changing the face of China's cities (AP)
• China says Middle East should solve problems itself (Reuters)
• China Everbright names 10 banks for HK float: IFR (Reuters)

China wants 'one-child' compensation over NZ quake (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 06:20 PM PDT AP - A Chinese official said Monday that New Zealand should consider special compensation to parents of Chinese students killed in an earthquake last month because their loss was magnified under the country's one-child policy.

China arrests more activists for urging protests (AFP) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 02:59 PM PDT AFP - Police in China have arrested and charged more activists with subversion, rights groups say, as online calls Sunday urged Chinese to join anti-government rallies for the fourth week running.

China says 3,001 arrested for product piracy (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 02:50 PM PDT AP - Chinese authorities have arrested 3,001 people in their latest crackdown on rampant product piracy and seized fake or counterfeit medicines, liquor, mobile phones and other goods, officials said Sunday.

Chinese farmers go online to sell produce (AFP) Posted: 12 Mar 2011 10:40 PM PST AFP - For years, Wang Yulan and her husband drove their three-wheeled vehicle to an outdoor market near Beijing to sell broccoli, peppers, eggplants and tomatoes grown on their small plot of land.

2 Chinese dissidents freed after 10 years in jail (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2011 10:29 PM PST AP - Two Chinese dissidents who were sentenced to 10 years in prison for getting together to talk about political reform and posting their views online have been released after completing their jail terms, their fathers said Sunday.

Young migrants changing the face of China's cities (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PST AP - Li Biying's hands tell you she's left the farm behind.

China says Middle East should solve problems itself (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:20 PM PST Reuters - Middle East countries should be left to themselves to resolve the problems they currently face without outside interference, a Chinese vice foreign minister said during a visit to the region.

China Everbright names 10 banks for HK float: IFR (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:28 PM PST Reuters - China Everbright Bank (601818.SS) has mandated 10 banks for its planned about $6 billion Hong Kong listing, IFR reported late on Saturday.

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