Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Analysis: China, U.S. call time-out on diplomatic brawls (Reuters)
• Biden: China didn't need reassurance on U.S. economy (Reuters)
• China Construction Bank 1H profit jumps to $14.5B (AP)
• China paper warns of impact from euro crisis "Black Death" (Reuters)
• Vietnamese police detain 50 in anti-China protest (AP)
• China wants active role in Libyan reconstruction (AP)
• China says it respects the will of Libyan people (Reuters)
• Tainted vinegar suspected in 11 deaths in China (AP)
• Eleven die from suspected tainted vinegar in China (Reuters)

Analysis: China, U.S. call time-out on diplomatic brawls (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - During Vice President Joe Biden's visit to China, Beijing and Washington confined their brawling to the basketball court, and for now economic and political needs should keep tensions in the diplomatic arena from spiraling into fully-fledged feuds.

Biden: China didn't need reassurance on U.S. economy (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday China's leaders did not seek reassurances about the weak U.S. economy, and he called Xi Jinping -- the man expected to take over as China's next president -- pragmatic and strong.

China Construction Bank 1H profit jumps to $14.5B (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:39 AM PDT AP - State-owned China Construction Bank Ltd., the country's third-biggest commercial lender, says its first half profit rose 31 percent to $14.5 billion, buoyed by higher income from fees and interest.

China paper warns of impact from euro crisis "Black Death" (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:15 AM PDT Reuters - The "Black Death" of debt crisis across the euro zone will hurt China by sapping demand for exports, although Beijing's relatively small holdings of euro assets will limit any damage to foreign exchange reserves, the nation's top official newspaper said on Monday.

Vietnamese police detain 50 in anti-China protest (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:04 AM PDT AP - Vietnamese authorities detained 50 people during an anti-China rally that was labeled a "ridiculous farce" by state-run media on Monday after the government allowed similar protests for more than two months.

China wants active role in Libyan reconstruction (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:14 AM PDT AP - China is ready to play an active role in Libya's reconstruction, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday as Libyan opposition fighters seeking to oust leader Moammar Gadhafi poured into Tripoli.

China says it respects the will of Libyan people (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:20 AM PDT Reuters - China respects the choice of the Libyan people and hopes the situation in the war-torn country will stabilize as soon as possible, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, as Libyan rebel fighters clashed with government forces in Tripoli.

Tainted vinegar suspected in 11 deaths in China (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT AP - Vinegar tainted with antifreeze is suspected of killing 11 people and sickening 120 after a communal Ramadan meal in China's far western region of Xinjiang.

Eleven die from suspected tainted vinegar in China (Reuters) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 10:27 PM PDT Reuters - Vinegar stored in plastic barrels that once contained antifreeze is suspected of killing 11 people and making 120 others sick in China's northwest Xinjiang region, state media said on Monday, in the latest deadly food safety scandal to hit the country.

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