Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Sarkozy urges China to help in building free Libya (AP)
• China says it supports Palestinians' statehood bid (AP)
• North Korean leader Kim visiting China: report (Reuters)
• ICBC, AgBank post record H1, dismiss local government (Reuters)
• China's Hu tells Sarkozy concerned about euro (Reuters)
• China replaces Tibet's hard-line party boss (AP)
• PetroChina 1H profit near flat on refining loss (AP)
• China media dismiss Pentagon "cock-and-bull" report (Reuters)
• UBS cuts China growth outlook amid global slowdown (Reuters)
• Chinese state TV shows military cyber hacking clip (Reuters)
• Migrant kids in limbo as Beijing closes schools (AP)
• Chinese firms could be at back of line in Libya (AP)
• 26 workers missing in flood in illegal China mine (AP)
• China state news agency blasts US defense report (AP)
• WikiLeaks: Ma sees Taiwan-China political talks (AP)
• Analysis: China's telecom patent boom heralds innovation era (Reuters)
• China executes man for running over Mongol herder (AP)
• China on track for modern military by 2020: U.S. (Reuters)

Sarkozy urges China to help in building free Libya (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:45 AM PDT AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged a once reluctant China on Thursday to join Western nations in rebuilding Libya, inviting Beijing to a conference to discuss the North African country's future.

China says it supports Palestinians' statehood bid (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:32 AM PDT AP - China says it supports a Palestinian plan to seek full membership in the United Nations next month.

North Korean leader Kim visiting China: report (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:05 AM PDT Reuters - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il is visiting northeast China after ending a trip to Russia, China's official Xinhua news agency said late on Thursday in an unusually open confirmation of Kim's latest visit to his neighbor and biggest patron.

ICBC, AgBank post record H1, dismiss local government (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:39 AM PDT Reuters - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (1398.HK) and Agricultural Bank of China Ltd (1288.HK), the country's top and No.3 lenders, respectively, on Thursday reported record first-half profits on better pricing power for loans and dismissed rising concerns over loans to local governments.

China's Hu tells Sarkozy concerned about euro (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 04:52 AM PDT Reuters - China hopes that Europe will take steps to protect China's investments there, Chinese President Hu Jintao told the French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, nonetheless voicing confidence in the euro and vowing to keep investing in it.

China replaces Tibet's hard-line party boss (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:23 AM PDT AP - China on Thursday replaced Tibet's hard-line Communist Party boss under whom bloody rioting broke out in the Himalayan region three years ago.

PetroChina 1H profit near flat on refining loss (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:20 AM PDT AP - PetroChina Ltd., China's biggest oil and gas company, said Thursday that first-half profit edged up 1 percent as losses in its refining business eroded gains from higher oil and gas output.

China media dismiss Pentagon "cock-and-bull" report (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:17 AM PDT Reuters - China's state news agency on Thursday condemned a Pentagon report on China's growing military might, calling its account of Beijing's weapons modernization drive an alarmist "cock-and-bull story."

UBS cuts China growth outlook amid global slowdown (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:11 AM PDT Reuters - UBS cut its 2011 and 2012 growth forecasts for China on Thursday to reflect weaker growth prospects in developed economies, saying the central bank may relax policy if the world's second-largest economy falters.

Chinese state TV shows military cyber hacking clip (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:59 AM PDT Reuters - A six-second clip on Chinese state television has provided a rare glimpse into purported cyber hacking attacks launched by the country's military, despite long-standing official denials that the government engages in such activity.

Migrant kids in limbo as Beijing closes schools (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:58 AM PDT AP - When Ying Dingfa isn't working odd jobs as a plumber or repairman, he's making sure his 10-year-old grandson gets to school on time since both of the boy's parents work around the clock to earn a living.

Chinese firms could be at back of line in Libya (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:56 AM PDT AP - China's initial hostility toward the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi and its belated outreach to Libya's rebels could mean that Chinese firms eager to return to the country after the conflict will be at the back of the line.

26 workers missing in flood in illegal China mine (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:28 AM PDT AP - Twenty-six miners have been trapped for two days in a flooded coal mine in northeastern China and it could take several more days for rescuers to pump the shaft clear, state media reported Thursday.

China state news agency blasts US defense report (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:54 AM PDT AP - China's state news agency on Thursday blasted a Pentagon report on the Chinese military as a smear that exaggerates the threat Beijing poses to the region.

WikiLeaks: Ma sees Taiwan-China political talks (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:12 AM PDT AP - Taiwan's president told the outgoing head of the United States Pacific Command that "activities" by China's People's Liberation Army could convince the island to enter into political talks with Beijing, according to an American diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.

Analysis: China's telecom patent boom heralds innovation era (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:32 PM PDT Reuters - China's telecom giants are building up a war-chest of patents to help give them an edge in the legal battles raging between the world's smartphone makers, aided by Beijing's push to transform the country from workshop to innovator.

China executes man for running over Mongol herder (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:12 PM PDT AP - China has executed a truck driver for killing an ethnic Mongol herder in a case that sparked Inner Mongolia's largest demonstrations in 20 years.

China on track for modern military by 2020: U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT Reuters - China appears on track to forge a modern military by 2020, a rapid buildup that could be potentially destabilizing to the Asia-Pacific region, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

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