Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Vatican says China's move to beatify Christian sign of hope (AFP)
• China growth sizzles, inflation bubbles (Reuters)
• China's Hu calls for Asian security cooperation (AP)
• China's inflation rises again; growth still high (AP)
• Chinese police capture man suspected of killing 10 (AP)
• China detains rights lawyer, sends man to labor camp (Reuters)
• China growth eases, inflation hits 32-month high (AFP)
• China 'Jasmine' detentions up to 54: rights group (AFP)
• South Africa's Zuma hits out at U.S. economic policies (Reuters)

Vatican says China's move to beatify Christian sign of hope (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:11 AM PDT AFP - One of the earliest Christian missionaries in China is to be beatified in Shanghai, the Vatican said Friday, in a sign of hope for improved relations between Beijing and the Holy See.

China growth sizzles, inflation bubbles (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:25 AM PDT Reuters - China's turbo-charged growth eased just a touch in the first quarter, while its inflation jumped to a 32-month high, putting pressure on the government to do more to rein in prices and keep the economy on an even keel.

China's Hu calls for Asian security cooperation (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:24 AM PDT AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao called Friday for Asian nations to better cooperate in security matters in a region increasingly beset by rival territorial claims — often involving China.

China's inflation rises again; growth still high (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:12 AM PDT AP - China's inflation jumped to a 32-month high in March despite government efforts to cool an overheated economy, adding to pressure for more interest rate hikes and other controls.

Chinese police capture man suspected of killing 10 (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:12 AM PDT AP - Police have captured a man in northeast China suspected of killing 10 people, including his wife, father and son.

China detains rights lawyer, sends man to labor camp (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:31 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese police have detained a prominent rights lawyer suspected of "creating a disturbance," and another who had said he was being followed is thought to have been taken into custody, the latest examples of a sustained crackdown on dissent.

China growth eases, inflation hits 32-month high (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:11 AM PDT AFP - China said on Friday that its economy slowed slightly in the first quarter of 2011 -- but inflation hit a 32-month high, suggesting Beijing's efforts to rein in soaring costs are still falling short.

China 'Jasmine' detentions up to 54: rights group (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT AFP - China has detained at least 54 dissidents, activists and others in an ongoing severe crackdown on dissent highlighted by the recent detention of famed artist Ai Weiwei, a rights group said Friday.

South Africa's Zuma hits out at U.S. economic policies (Reuters) Posted: 14 Apr 2011 10:25 PM PDT Reuters - South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday added his voice to criticism of the United States for pursuing loose policies that he said are putting the world economy at risk.

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