Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Chinese dissident sent to labor camp again (Reuters)
• LinkedIn site disrupted in protest-wary China (Reuters)
• Special Report: As China grows, contest intensifies for labor (Reuters)
• Fire officials extinguish Chinese capsule hotel (AFP)
• China plans 45 new airports as travel booms (AP)
• China proposes death penalty for organ traffickers (AFP)
• 21 Chinese listed as missing in New Zealand quake (AP)
• Shanghai passes one-dog law (AFP)
• China's only capsule hotel nixed over fire worries (AP)
• Taiwanese protest visit by Chinese envoy (AP)
• China charges subversion for protest repostings (AP)

Chinese dissident sent to labor camp again (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:45 AM PST Reuters - A Chinese woman who campaigned against a strict one-child policy was taken from her home to a labor camp Thursday, three days after she was released from detention early on medical parole, her husband said.

LinkedIn site disrupted in protest-wary China (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:26 AM PST Reuters - Access to the networking site LinkedIn was disrupted in China on Thursday, following online calls on other sites for gatherings inspired by protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East.

Special Report: As China grows, contest intensifies for labor (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:41 AM PST Reuters - He Shuaixing shakes his head listening to the pitch from a job recruiter on a cold wet day in a factory district outside Shenzhen , epicenter of China's export machine.

Fire officials extinguish Chinese capsule hotel (AFP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:20 AM PST AFP - A Japanese-style capsule hotel in downtown Shanghai has been shut down over safety concerns, the city's fire authorities said Thursday.

China plans 45 new airports as travel booms (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 02:18 AM PST AP - China plans to build at least 45 new airports in the next five years to serve booming travel, the top industry regulator said Thursday.

China proposes death penalty for organ traffickers (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:04 PM PST AFP - Organ traffickers in China could face the death penalty under a draft law being reviewed by the country's top legislature, state media reported Thursday.

21 Chinese listed as missing in New Zealand quake (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:48 PM PST AP - China's state broadcaster says 21 Chinese students are listed as missing following New Zealand's deadly earthquake.

Shanghai passes one-dog law (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:42 PM PST AFP - Shanghai has adopted a one-dog policy, passing a law limiting homes to one canine each as it tries to curb the growing popularity of man's best friend in China's leading metropolis.

China's only capsule hotel nixed over fire worries (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:26 PM PST AP - Shanghai fire authorities have refused to approve the city's first and perhaps its last capsule hotel, saying Thursday that materials used in its construction do not meet safety standards.

Taiwanese protest visit by Chinese envoy (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:21 PM PST AP - Taiwanese demonstrators are protesting the visit of a senior Chinese envoy to the southern part of the island.

China charges subversion for protest repostings (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:34 PM PST AP - China filed subversion charges against Internet users who reposted a call for protests as the authoritarian government enforced its crackdown against any Middle East-style democracy movement, activists said.

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