Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Insight: Investors say Buffett might go all-in on China's BYD (Reuters)
• "Biden set" a hit at Beijing restaurant (Reuters)
• APNewsBreak: Global Fund lifts China grant freeze (AP)
• China rail firm boss, blamed for crash, dies of heart attack (Reuters)
• China factory output cools in August: HSBC (Reuters)
• Philippines, Vietnam get warships in China spat (AP)
• China starts bullet train safety inspections (AP)
• China urges Libya to protect investments (Reuters)
• Fire at ceramics factory in China kills 15 people (AP)
• Chinese site bans Web tools used to evade filters (AP)
• China central bank adviser expects long-term dollar decline (Reuters)
• Beijing's Panchen Lama ends trip to monastery (AP)
• 5 Uighur Chinese held in Malaysia risk deportation (AP)
• China says Libyan oil projects of mutual benefit (AP)
• Biden: China didn't need reassurance on U.S. economy (Reuters)

Insight: Investors say Buffett might go all-in on China's BYD (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:57 AM PDT Reuters - Warren Buffett has a Chinese car problem, and he may be tempted to fix it himself -- at a cost of billions of dollars.

"Biden set" a hit at Beijing restaurant (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - Black bean sauce noodles and other delicacies served at one Beijing eatery are being snapped up by customers eager to order the dishes eaten by Vice President Joe Biden on a recent visit, a meal dubbed "noodle diplomacy."

APNewsBreak: Global Fund lifts China grant freeze (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:33 AM PDT AP - A high-profile global health fund that has come under pressure to clean up corruption has ended its dispute with China and will resume hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for programs to fight AIDS and other diseases, thereby removing a source of embarrassment for Beijing.

China rail firm boss, blamed for crash, dies of heart attack (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:47 AM PDT Reuters - The head of a Chinese railways technology firm blamed for faulty signaling gear that caused a high-speed rail crash last month died of a heart attack while the company was being inspected, Chinese media said Tuesday.

China factory output cools in August: HSBC (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:42 AM PDT Reuters - China's factory sector is likely to slow slightly for a second consecutive month in August as sluggish overseas demand saps new orders, HSBC's China Flash PMI showed on Tuesday.

Philippines, Vietnam get warships in China spat (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:59 AM PDT AP - The Philippines and Vietnam each received warships Tuesday to beef up their navies as they face tensions with China over disputed islands, raising the prospect of a deepening arms race in the South China Sea.

China starts bullet train safety inspections (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:30 AM PDT AP - China has begun inspections of all its showcase bullet train lines following a crash last month that killed 40 people, as authorities try to work out who is ultimately responsible for the disaster.

China urges Libya to protect investments (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:28 AM PDT Reuters - China on Tuesday urged Libya to protect its investments and said their oil trade benefited both countries, after a Libyan rebel warned that Chinese oil companies could lose out after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.

Fire at ceramics factory in China kills 15 people (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:45 AM PDT AP - A fire at a ceramics factory in southern China has killed 15 people and seriously injured another.

Chinese site bans Web tools used to evade filters (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT AP - A major Chinese online commerce site has banned sales of software used to bypass Internet censorship amid Beijing's efforts to block the development of a Middle East-style protest movement.

China central bank adviser expects long-term dollar decline (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. dollar is likely to weaken over the long-term, although it may rebound in the short run, Xia Bin, an academic adviser to the central bank said on Tuesday, reiterating his long-held view.

Beijing's Panchen Lama ends trip to monastery (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT AP - A Tibetan spiritual leader installed by China's communist government against the Dalai Lama's wishes has finished a trip to a major Buddhist monastery with comments unlikely to endear him to an already skeptical Tibetan public.

5 Uighur Chinese held in Malaysia risk deportation (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:37 PM PDT AP - The U.N. refugee agency sought access to five ethnic Uighur Chinese arrested in Malaysia amid criticism by rights activists Tuesday over the country's deportation of 11 others to China.

China says Libyan oil projects of mutual benefit (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT AP - China's oil investments in Libya are important to both sides and Beijing is hoping for a swift return to stability, the government said Tuesday.

Biden: China didn't need reassurance on U.S. economy (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:22 PM 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.

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