Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Apple probes blast at Chinese plant linked to iPad (Reuters)
• China's McDonald's Will Give You a Discount, Just for Being Male (Time.com)
• China needs Doha round conclusion: Chinese official (Reuters)
• 2 killed in explosion at China electronics plant (AP)
• China says detained artist Ai Weiwei's company evaded taxes (Reuters)
• China police allege Ai Weiwei firm evaded tax (AFP)
• China alleges huge tax evasion by artist Ai Weiwei (AP)
• China to speed up delivery of 50 fighter jets to Pakistan (Reuters)
• NKorean leader Kim Jong Il in China, reports say (AP)
• China's Hu salutes Pakistan PM as 'old friend' (AFP)
• Pakistan minister: China providing 50 fighter jets (AP)
• NYSE working with Shanghai on international board (Reuters)
• China strengthens grip over rare earths market (AFP)
• Taiwanese general indicted for China spying (AP)

Apple probes blast at Chinese plant linked to iPad (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc is investigating an explosion that killed two people and injured 16 at a Foxconn factory said to produce the popular iPad 2.

China's McDonald's Will Give You a Discount, Just for Being Male (Time.com) Posted: 20 May 2011 02:05 PM PDT Time.com - Tired of paying a cover charge and not getting a break? Chinese McDonald's restaurants are taking pity and introducing a "man-only discount" for those with the Y chromosome

China needs Doha round conclusion: Chinese official (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT Reuters - China is committed to the successful conclusion of the long-running Doha round world trade talks, a Chinese official said Friday, brushing off a suggestion that China's reluctance to further open its markets was an impediment to closing the deal.

2 killed in explosion at China electronics plant (AP) Posted: 20 May 2011 11:05 AM PDT AP - Chinese media reports say two people have died following an explosion at a factory in southwestern China belonging to electronics maker Foxconn Technology Group.

China says detained artist Ai Weiwei's company evaded taxes (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2011 08:28 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese police said a company controlled by artist Ai Weiwei had evaded a "huge amount" of taxes, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, the first indication of the "economic crimes" behind his detention, which has triggered an international outcry. Ai's sister, Gao Ge, said his family had not been officially notified of the tax accusations, which she said were another unfounded effort by the police to justify holding Ai.

China police allege Ai Weiwei firm evaded tax (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2011 07:43 AM PDT AFP - Police in Beijing on Friday alleged a firm controlled by Ai Weiwei had evaded "a huge amount" of tax, state media said, as authorities appeared to ramp up their case against the detained artist.

China alleges huge tax evasion by artist Ai Weiwei (AP) Posted: 20 May 2011 07:43 AM PDT AP - A company China says is controlled by artist Ai Weiwei was accused Friday of massive tax evasion in the government's clearest disclosure yet about its investigation of the activist detained more than six weeks.

China to speed up delivery of 50 fighter jets to Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2011 06:21 AM PDT Reuters - China has agreed to speed up the delivery of 50 fighter jets to Pakistan, a Pakistani government minister confirmed on Friday, as Islamabad tries to deepen ties with Beijing as an alternative to increasingly fragile relations with the United States.

NKorean leader Kim Jong Il in China, reports say (AP) Posted: 20 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who rarely travels abroad, made an unusual third trip in just over a year Friday to his country's main ally and benefactor, China, news agencies reported.

China's Hu salutes Pakistan PM as 'old friend' (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2011 04:46 AM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday saluted Pakistan's prime minister as an "old friend" of Beijing, extending more warm words to Islamabad as it faces US pressure after Osama bin Laden's killing.

Pakistan minister: China providing 50 fighter jets (AP) Posted: 20 May 2011 03:45 AM PDT AP - China has agreed to provide Pakistan with 50 more fighter jets in a deal clinched during Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's trip to Beijing, Pakistani defense officials said Friday.

NYSE working with Shanghai on international board (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2011 02:53 AM PDT Reuters - The New York Stock Exchange is working with China to launch the country's international board that will allow foreign firms to list on the mainland, in a move seen as a crucial step in developing its capital markets.

China strengthens grip over rare earths market (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2011 10:28 PM PDT AFP - China has further tightened its grip on the rare earths market, raising taxes on the minerals vital to high-tech industry and banning new projects to produce the metals via separation.

Taiwanese general indicted for China spying (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 08:55 PM PDT AP - Military prosecutors in Taiwan say they have indicted a major general on charges of providing military secrets to China.

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