Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China detains 52 in fake drug, Viagra crackdown (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Solutions sought for lengthy Chinese stock halts (Reuters)
• China seeks better military ties with India (AFP)
• 660 reservoirs at risk of overflowing in China (AP)
• China braces for tropical storm amid floods (AFP)
• China urges solution to Libya crisis, hosts rebel leader (Reuters)
• Death for Chinese man in case that fueled protests (AP)
• China defends claims in South China Sea (AFP)
• Chinese man gets death in pollution protest case (Reuters)
• Vietnam, China hold joint naval patrol amid spat (AP)
• Report: China plans aircraft carrier test in July (AP)
• China welcomes Libyan opposition leader (AP)
• Scarlet fever kills second child in Hong Kong, epidemic to peak (Reuters)
• China says it's committed to low-carbon economy (AP)
• Scandals or not, VC firms still love China Net startups (Reuters)
• Chinese banks falter as slowdown, tightening bite (Reuters)
• Wife of jailed China dissident returns home (AFP)

China detains 52 in fake drug, Viagra crackdown (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - Police in China have detained 52 people in a crackdown on fake drugs, including the anti-impotence pill Viagra, seizing pills for other illicit aphrodisiacs and pornographic pictures in the process, state media said on Tuesday.

Exclusive: Solutions sought for lengthy Chinese stock halts (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:28 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. securities industry is studying ways to avoid lengthy trading halts of U.S.-listed Chinese securities that have been suspected of accounting problems, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) said.

China seeks better military ties with India (AFP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:10 AM PDT AFP - China said Tuesday it hopes to boost military cooperation with India as the two Asian powerhouses resume defence ties that were frozen for a year over a visa dispute.

660 reservoirs at risk of overflowing in China (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:14 AM PDT AP - Heavy rains in eastern China have put more than 660 reservoirs at risk of overflowing, an official said Tuesday.

China braces for tropical storm amid floods (AFP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:57 AM PDT AFP - China, already hit by torrential downpours that have left more than 260 dead or missing, braced Tuesday for more rains and wind as a tropical storm neared its southern coast, weather authorities said.

China urges solution to Libya crisis, hosts rebel leader (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - China said on Tuesday that a meeting with the Libyan rebels' diplomatic chief, who is in Beijing for a two-day visit, was an effort to seek a quick solution to the crisis in the North African nation, a situation it said could not go on.

Death for Chinese man in case that fueled protests (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:52 AM PDT AP - Chinese state media say a man has been sentenced to death in a case that fueled the biggest ethnic protests in Inner Mongolia in two decades.

China defends claims in South China Sea (AFP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:18 AM PDT AFP - China said Tuesday its territorial claims in the South China Sea did not interfere with other countries' right to travel in the disputed waters and pledged to resolve the latest spat peacefully.

Chinese man gets death in pollution protest case (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:07 AM PDT Reuters - A court in China's vast northern region of Inner Mongolia has sentenced to death a coal mine worker for killing a resident who had complained about pollution, state media said on Tuesday.

Vietnam, China hold joint naval patrol amid spat (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:25 AM PDT AP - Vietnam and China have concluded two days of joint naval patrols, including a port call in China, despite a heated dispute over claims in the South China Sea, state media said Tuesday.

Report: China plans aircraft carrier test in July (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 04:21 AM PDT AP - China is planning an initial sea trial of its first aircraft carrier next month, a Hong Kong newspaper said Tuesday, a move likely to further worry neighbors amid heightened tensions over territorial disputes.

China welcomes Libyan opposition leader (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:30 AM PDT AP - Engaging Libya's powerful opposition will be important in resolving the crisis in the North African country, China said Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's growing role as mediator and delivering another setback to dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Scarlet fever kills second child in Hong Kong, epidemic to peak (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:56 AM PDT Reuters - Hong Kong closed a kindergarten for a week on Tuesday after initial tests showed that a second child may have died of scarlet fever and experts warned that the epidemic sweeping through Hong Kong, Macao and parts of China may worsen.

China says it's committed to low-carbon economy (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:45 AM PDT AP - Chinese officials announced Wednesday a three-day international conference to discuss how to address climate change, while conveying to the world that China is determined to develop a low-carbon economy.

Scandals or not, VC firms still love China Net startups (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:34 PM PDT Reuters - The rash of accounting scandals that has hit U.S.-listed Chinese stocks has not curbed the appetite of private equity and venture capital firms looking for the next set of Chinese Internet stars in the mainland's "So-Lo-Mo" and luxury e-commerce sectors.

Chinese banks falter as slowdown, tightening bite (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT Reuters - Shares of major Chinese lenders China Construction Bank (0939.HK) and Agricultural Bank of China (1288.HK) fell to multi-month lows on Tuesday, hit by potentially souring loans, an economic slowdown and tighter capital requirements.

Wife of jailed China dissident returns home (AFP) Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:55 PM PDT AFP - The wife of jailed Chinese rights activist Hu Jia, who is due to be freed this weekend, has said she is back in her Beijing home after being apprehended and taken to visit her husband in prison.

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