Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Israel defense minister to China for first time in decade (Reuters)
• Protesters clash with police in China (AFP)
• China Communist Party newspaper cautions Vietnam (AP)
• Nitrates in meat blamed in Chinese man's death (AP)
• Flooding in central China kills 41; 33 missing (AP)
• Riot in China city after official dies in custody (AP)
• Report: 2 wounded by bomb in north China city (AP)
• Vietnam welcomes international help as sea dispute escalates (Reuters)
• Bill Gates in China push against secondhand smoke (AP)

Israel defense minister to China for first time in decade (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak will travel to China for the first time in a decade, his office said on Saturday.

Protesters clash with police in China (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT AFP - Two officials have been detained in central China after 1,500 protesters clashed with riot squads following the alleged death in police custody of a local legislator, state press said Saturday.

China Communist Party newspaper cautions Vietnam (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 06:06 AM PDT AP - A newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party warned Vietnam on Saturday to show restraint or come out the loser in an escalating squabble over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Nitrates in meat blamed in Chinese man's death (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 05:44 AM PDT AP - A Chinese butcher was sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for adding industrial-grade nitrates to meat that were blamed in a man's poisoning death.

Flooding in central China kills 41; 33 missing (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 04:10 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.

Riot in China city after official dies in custody (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 04:08 AM PDT AP - Paramilitary police patrolled the streets of a central Chinese city Saturday following a riot over the death of city councilman in police custody, the latest in a string of incidents highlighting government fears of widening social unrest.

Report: 2 wounded by bomb in north China city (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 03:12 AM PDT AP - China's state news service says two people were wounded by a bomb outside government headquarters in the northeastern city of Tianjin. It said the attacker sought revenge over personal problems.

Vietnam welcomes international help as sea dispute escalates (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 02:40 AM PDT Reuters - Vietnam said on Saturday live-fire naval drills scheduled for Monday were "routine" and said it would welcome efforts by the international community, including the United States, to help resolve disputes in the South China Sea.

Bill Gates in China push against secondhand smoke (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT AP - Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates was in China on Saturday to raise awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke in the country with the world's largest smoking population.

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