Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China train crash payments almost double: Xinhua (AFP)
• Relatives grieve over China crash as anger lingers (AP)
• Exclusive: China to guard bond investors from government shuffle (Reuters)
• Angry families mourn China train crash victims (Reuters)
• Chinese media attack US over debt battle (AFP)
• Philippines seeks regional backing for sea dispute (AP)
• China piracy sweep nets fake Tibetan books, porn films (Reuters)

China train crash payments almost double: Xinhua (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT AFP - China has almost doubled the compensation offered to relatives of those killed in a high-speed train crash, state media said Friday, after fierce criticism of authorities' handling of the disaster.

Relatives grieve over China crash as anger lingers (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:18 AM PDT AP - Grieving relatives laid flowers Friday at the site of a deadly Chinese bullet train crash that stirred public anger at authorities over perceptions that rapid development was given priority over safety.

Exclusive: China to guard bond investors from government shuffle (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:32 AM PDT Reuters - China has ordered companies that have issued bonds to submit any asset restructuring plans to bond holders for approval, sources said, as Beijing steps up its efforts to rein in the risks from a mounting pile of local government debt.

Angry families mourn China train crash victims (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:24 AM PDT Reuters - Angry families of people killed in last weekend's train crash in eastern China gathered to mourn on Friday, directing ire at the Railways Ministry for its botched handling of the disaster.

Chinese media attack US over debt battle (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:08 AM PDT AFP - Chinese media attacked the United States over its debt wrangling Friday, warning that lawmakers could depress the value of the dollar, fuel global inflation and plunge the world into another recession.

Philippines seeks regional backing for sea dispute (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:24 AM PDT AP - The Philippines is seeking the backing of Southeast Asian governments for its proposal to separate disputed areas in the South China Sea from non-disputed waters.

China piracy sweep nets fake Tibetan books, porn films (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:54 PM PDT Reuters - China's latest crackdown on intellectual property piracy has netted more than 20,000 fake Tibetan-language text books, 90,000 copies of a well-known Chinese film as well as porn films, state media said on Friday.

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