Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Chinese navy brings medical aid to Jamaica (AP)
• Anger over detained Chinese activist reaches capital (Reuters)
• Explosion in China kills at least 7, injures 200 (AP)
• Surveys show slow growth in China manufacturing (AP)
• China to discuss financial woes in Russia (AP)
• China PMI in surprise fall, lowest since 2009 (Reuters)
• China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill (AP)
• China nabs fake drug ring; US FDA urges vigilance (AP)
• 2 quakes jolt China's west; no injuries reported (AP)
• China launches spacecraft ahead of docking test (Reuters)
• China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8 blasts off (AP)

Chinese navy brings medical aid to Jamaica (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 03:30 PM PDT AP - Dozens of doctors and nurses fanned out from a Chinese navy hospital ship Tuesday to treat poor Jamaicans as part of a global humanitarian mission to portray China's rapidly growing military as a responsible power.

Anger over detained Chinese activist reaches capital (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:45 AM PDT Reuters - Supporters of a blind legal activist, whose long confinement in his village in east China has sparked widespread anger, petitioned Beijing officials on Tuesday after some said they were beaten when they tried to visit the activist.

Explosion in China kills at least 7, injures 200 (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:40 AM PDT AP - A massive explosion near an expressway ramp in southwest China killed at least seven people and injured about 200 while also destroying several homes on Tuesday.

Surveys show slow growth in China manufacturing (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 03:22 AM PDT AP - China's manufacturing remained sluggish in October, with a government industry group reporting the slowest growth in nearly three years, partly due to weak export orders.

China to discuss financial woes in Russia (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PDT AP - Premier Wen Jiabao will discuss the global economic crisis when he meets his counterparts in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization next week.

China PMI in surprise fall, lowest since 2009 (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PDT Reuters - China's big manufacturers ran at their slowest pace in October since early 2009, purchasing managers' data shows, though signs of a bounce-back at smaller firms and a sharp fall in factory-gate prices suggest no swift change to interest rates.

China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 12:28 AM PDT AP - Outspoken artist Ai Weiwei said Tuesday that Chinese authorities are now seeking $2.4 million in back taxes and fines from him, a sign that the government is not easing pressure on the dissident detained for nearly three months earlier this year.

China nabs fake drug ring; US FDA urges vigilance (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:11 PM PDT AP - Police in central China's Henan province say they have arrested 114 people in a crackdown on a counterfeit drugs ring and seized $30 million in fake medications.

2 quakes jolt China's west; no injuries reported (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:51 PM PDT AP - Two moderate earthquakes shook China's northwest and southwest regions Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

China launches spacecraft ahead of docking test (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 07:06 PM PDT Reuters - China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday ahead of a docking exercise that will be a key test of the rising power's plans to secure a long-term manned foothold in space.

China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8 blasts off (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:21 PM PDT AP - China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8 blasted off Tuesday morning, in the latest step in what will be a decade-long effort by the country to place a manned permanent space station in orbit.

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