Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Shanghai showcases auto world's China hopes (AFP)
• China dogs' rescue shows growing animal activism (AP)
• Beijing launches action plan to fight pollution (AFP)
• China urges U.S. to protect creditors after S&P warning (Reuters)
• Automakers unveil ambitious China expansion plans (AP)
• China stealth fighter "appears" to have made second flight (Reuters)
• China praises Cuba's planned economic reforms (AP)
• China says everything "normal" at restive Tibetan temple (Reuters)
• Singapore to become Chinese yuan trading center (AP)
• Germany's MAN unveils heavy truck for China (AFP)
• Chinese man appeals death sentence for 116 rapes (AP)
• BMW expects double-digit growth in China in 2011 (AFP)
• Man stabs, wounds 6 in western China, kills self (AP)
• Man stabs 6 then kills himself in China's Xinjiang: report (AFP)

Shanghai showcases auto world's China hopes (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:38 PM PDT AFP - Foreign and Chinese carmakers unveiled plans on Tuesday to ratchet up investment and introduce new models in China as Shanghai's auto show opened with all eyes on the world's largest car market.

China dogs' rescue shows growing animal activism (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:18 AM PDT AP - After spotting a truck packed with hundreds of whimpering dogs on a Beijing highway, a man put out a call on a microblogging site, begging fellow animal lovers to help him force the driver to release the animals.

Beijing launches action plan to fight pollution (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:45 AM PDT AFP - Beijing -- one of the world's most polluted cities -- launched a five-year action plan on Tuesday that aims to improve the environment by phasing out coal-fired boilers and reducing bad air days.

China urges U.S. to protect creditors after S&P warning (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT Reuters - China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the United States must take "responsible" measures to protect investors in its debt after Standard & Poor's threatened to lower its credit rating on the United States due to a bulging budget deficit.

Automakers unveil ambitious China expansion plans (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 04:13 AM PDT AP - Global automakers unveiled ambitious expansion plans for China on Tuesday, targeting the country's newly prosperous drivers as the industry struggles to recover from Japan's tsunami.

China stealth fighter "appears" to have made second flight (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:09 AM PDT Reuters - China appears to have staged a second test-flight of a new stealth fighter jet, a state-owned newspaper said on Tuesday, which if true could be another step toward narrowing the military gap with the United States.

China praises Cuba's planned economic reforms (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:08 AM PDT AP - China has praised Cuba's ruling Communist Party for approving sweeping economic and social reforms.

China says everything "normal" at restive Tibetan temple (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:05 AM PDT Reuters - China said on Tuesday everything was "normal" at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery after the Dalai Lama urged restraint in a stand-off between security forces and Tibetans at the temple in southwest China.

Singapore to become Chinese yuan trading center (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:01 AM PDT AP - Singapore will join Hong Kong as an offshore trading center for China's currency, the state-run Straits Times newspaper said Tuesday, citing a top official.

Germany's MAN unveils heavy truck for China (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:51 AM PDT AFP - German truckmaker MAN said Tuesday it was launching a new brand of heavy lorry aimed at China and other fast-growing emerging markets, to be showcased at the Shanghai auto show.

Chinese man appeals death sentence for 116 rapes (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:43 PM PDT AP - A Chinese farmer has appealed the death sentence he was given for raping 116 women, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday.

BMW expects double-digit growth in China in 2011 (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:26 PM PDT AFP - German luxury car maker BMW expects double-digit sales growth in China this year as the company expands its distribution network in the world's top car market, an official said Tuesday.

Man stabs, wounds 6 in western China, kills self (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:23 PM PDT AP - A man stabbed and wounded six people in China's far west before killing himself by slitting his throat, a news report and a local official said Tuesday.

Man stabs 6 then kills himself in China's Xinjiang: report (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 08:10 PM PDT AFP - A man stabbed and wounded six people in China's restive northwestern region of Xinjiang before slitting his own throat and dying, state media reported on Tuesday.

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