Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Vietnam plans live-fire drill after China dispute (AP)
• Clinton warns Africa of China's economic embrace (Reuters)
• Flooding in central China kills 41; 33 missing (AP)
• China cracks the whip on affordable housing (AFP)
• China's trade surplus widens to $13.05bn in May (AFP)
• China May trade gap smaller than expected (Reuters)
• China's May imports accelerate, exports weaken (AP)
• Future murky for China dissident freed from prison (AP)
• China floods kill 34 in drought-hit provinces (Reuters)
• China quake activist freed from prison: wife (AFP)
• Morgan Stanley launches China securities venture (AFP)
• Morgan Stanley, China partner launch brokerage JV (Reuters)
• Pinera offers Chile as China business platform (AP)
• China's mental hospitals: a new push to quash dissent? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Vietnam plans live-fire drill after China dispute (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:37 PM PDT AP - A squabble over territory in the South China Sea escalated Friday when Vietnam announced a live ammunition drill in an apparent response to China's demand that the Vietnamese halt all oil exploration in the area.

Clinton warns Africa of China's economic embrace (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday warned Africa that China does not always have its interests at heart as economic ties expand, and offered the United States as an alternative.

Flooding in central China kills 41; 33 missing (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT AP - More flooding across central China has killed 41 people, state media reported Friday, bringing the total killed in seasonal flooding this year to at least 95.

China cracks the whip on affordable housing (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:05 AM PDT AFP - China's housing authorities said Friday construction of 10 million state-subsidised apartments must start by the end of November in order to meet this year's target, calling it a "political mission".

China's trade surplus widens to $13.05bn in May (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT AFP - China's politically sensitive trade surplus expanded to $13.05 billion in May, data showed Friday, while strong imports eased fears of a slowdown in the world's number two economy.

China May trade gap smaller than expected (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:08 AM PDT Reuters - China posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in May of $13.1 billion because of soaring imports and weaker global demand growth, giving mixed signals about how the economy fared when some of its best export customers faltered.

China's May imports accelerate, exports weaken (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:59 AM PDT AP - China's import growth accelerated in May in a sign the world's second-largest economy might not be slowing as sharply as some fear, while exports weakened amid slower global demand.

Future murky for China dissident freed from prison (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:49 AM PDT AP - An activist who criticized China response to a 2008 earthquake was released from prison Friday but says he's unsure if he'll be kept under house arrest as other freed activists have been.

China floods kill 34 in drought-hit provinces (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:47 AM PDT Reuters - Torrential rain in two drought-stricken central China provinces triggered landslides and brought down houses, killing at least 34 people and leaving 30 missing, state media said on Friday.

China quake activist freed from prison: wife (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT AFP - A prominent Chinese dissident who campaigned for the parents of children killed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake was released from prison Friday after serving a three-year term, his wife told AFP.

Morgan Stanley launches China securities venture (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:21 AM PDT AFP - Morgan Stanley Friday launched a securities joint venture in China, boosting its presence in the booming mainland market after selling its stake in China International Capital Corp last year.

Morgan Stanley, China partner launch brokerage JV (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT Reuters - Morgan Stanley and its China partner Huaxin Securities launched their joint venture on Friday, joining several other rivals looking to cash in on the country's booming investment banking business.

Pinera offers Chile as China business platform (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:59 PM PDT AP - Chile's businessman president met with the Chinese vice president Thursday and offered his country as a platform for China to expand its business dealings in Latin America.

China's mental hospitals: a new push to quash dissent? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:20 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When Zheng Ran felt that he had been unfairly denied a promotion at the branch of the Bank of Beijing where he worked, he decided to strike back.

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