Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Names of China's Secret Astronauts Revealed by Autographed Envelope (SPACE.com)
• China tries to mediate Sudan oil impasse (AP)
• China rescues 178 children in trafficking bust (AP)
• Foreigners in China squeezed by pensions, taxes (AP)
• Multinational firms placing less importance on China: survey (Reuters)
• U.S. and China defense officials meet for talks (Reuters)
• China growth to ease as export outlook darkens (Reuters)
• China factory unrest spreads amid economic uncertainty (Reuters)
• U.S., China move to stop smuggling of nuclear materials (Reuters)
• Chinese, US officials in risk reduction talks (AP)
• Analysis: Foreign insurers miss the China party (Reuters)

Names of China's Secret Astronauts Revealed by Autographed Envelope (SPACE.com) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST SPACE.com - Could a collectible have just outed the names of China's second group of astronauts?

China tries to mediate Sudan oil impasse (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:28 AM PST AP - China inserted itself into the fight over oil between Sudan and its former territory South Sudan on Wednesday, sending a special envoy to try to break a deadlock between two rivals who often appear on the brink of renewed conflict.

China rescues 178 children in trafficking bust (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:57 AM PST AP - Chinese police arrested 608 suspects and rescued 178 children in busts of two separate child trafficking networks, authorities said Wednesday.

Foreigners in China squeezed by pensions, taxes (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:59 AM PST AP - Foreign companies that are looking to China to shore up wilting global sales have been hit by higher payroll taxes, surcharges to subsidize unions and other changes that are making conditions tougher just as economic growth slows.

Multinational firms placing less importance on China: survey (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 03:09 AM PST Reuters - Multinational companies operating in China are placing less importance on the world's second-biggest economy amid rising local competition and concern over intellectual property (IP) rights, a survey showed on Wednesday.

U.S. and China defense officials meet for talks (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:51 AM PST Reuters - Chinese and U.S. defense officials met on Wednesday for their highest-level talks since Washington's arms sales to Taiwan in September, state news agency Xinhua said, a sign the countries are trying to keep relations on an even keel despite tensions.

China growth to ease as export outlook darkens (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:50 AM PST Reuters - China's annual rate of export growth slowed in November versus October, Vice Commerce Minister Chong Quan said on Wednesday, confirming market expectations that deteriorating external conditions are dragging on the world's No. 2 economy.

China factory unrest spreads amid economic uncertainty (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:45 AM PST Reuters - Workers at a foreign-owned factory in China were on strike on Wednesday after a week of industrial disputes in coastal manufacturing hubs, with a wave of unrest showing no sign of abating as they push back against rising economic pressures.

U.S., China move to stop smuggling of nuclear materials (Reuters) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:55 PM PST Reuters - The United States and China launched a radiation detection system at a Shanghai port on Wednesday, part of a global effort to halt smuggling of nuclear materials that can be used in bombs.

Chinese, US officials in risk reduction talks (AP) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:29 PM PST AP - Chinese and U.S. defense officials met in Beijing on Wednesday to talk about reducing the risk of confrontation after recent friction over arms sales to Taiwan and a stepped-up American military presence on China's edges.

Analysis: Foreign insurers miss the China party (Reuters) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:59 PM PST Reuters - Ten years ago, foreign insurers were lining up to celebrate China's entry into the World Trade Organization, eager to tap what was certain to become the world's next big insurance frontier.

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