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Family of world's shortest man shocked by his death
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:07:17 GMT
 AFP - The family of He Pingping, the world's shortest man, said Tuesday they were shocked by his unexpected death in Italy, saying he had shown no previous signs of bad health.
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Senate bill threatens stiff new penalties on China
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:35:39 GMT
Reuters - China would face stiff new U.S. penalties if it fails to revalue its currency, under a bipartisan bill to be introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, congressional aides said.
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Artists in China compensated after daring protest
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:38 GMT
 AFP - A group of artists who held a daring protest in Beijing over the razing of their studio district have received one million dollars in compensation from developers, their spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:32 GMT
Reuters - Google should obey Chinese government rules even if it decides to retreat from the country over hacking and censorship complaints, a Chinese government spokesman said on Tuesday.
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China shows no sign of budging on Iran sanctions
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:25:50 GMT
 AP - China showed no sign Tuesday of throwing its support behind new sanctions against Iran following talks with Britain's foreign minister, who had hoped to persuade Beijing to join a growing international consensus for more stringent measures.
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China criticizes US pressure over currency
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:02:48 GMT
AP - China on Tuesday rejected U.S. calls to ease currency controls and said criticism would not help efforts to end the global crisis.
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Land prices smash records in Beijing property frenzy
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:45:08 GMT
Reuters - Two land sales in Beijing have shattered price records and both buyers were state-owned companies, sparking outrage and astonishment at the city's frothy property market.
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China says missing lawyer sentenced for subversion
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:38:05 GMT
 AP - China's foreign minister added to the mystery surrounding missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng on Tuesday, saying he had been sentenced on subversion charges but offering no details on his present status or whereabouts.
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Gov't pledges to improve strained China ties
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:14:16 GMT
 AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi pledged Tuesday to work together to strengthen ties after the two nations clashed over human rights, climate change and Iran's nuclear drive.
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China again tells Google to obey the law
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:04:23 GMT
 AFP - China on Tuesday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as speculation mounted about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyberattacks.
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China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:49:32 GMT
Reuters - China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran's nuclear program, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.
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China hits back at US lawmakers on currency
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:51 GMT
 AFP - China on Tuesday dismissed calls from US lawmakers for Beijing to be labelled a currency manipulator, saying the value of the yuan was not to blame for global trade imbalances.
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China's Liu upbeat after athletics loss
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:33:43 GMT
 AFP - Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang has vowed to regain world-class form after finishing a lowly seventh in his international return at the World Indoor Championships, state press said Tuesday.
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China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario'
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:14:47 GMT
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.
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China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:09:30 GMT
Reuters - China on Tuesday shunned mounting U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying again that its currency is not the cause of its big trade surplus and vowing to keep the currency stable to shore up exports.
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Record number of Chinese unhappy over inflation
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:55:57 GMT
 Reuters - More than one in two Chinese savers regard the current inflation rate as unacceptable, according to a central bank survey on Tuesday that is likely to fan official concern about deteriorating inflation expectations.
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3 tigers very ill at Chinese zoo where 11 starved
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:55:42 GMT
AP - Zookeepers are scrambling to save three seriously ill Siberian tigers at a cash-strapped zoo in northeastern China where 11 of the big cats starved to death recently.
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25 dead in China coal mine fire
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:20:03 GMT
 AFP - Twenty-five people have been killed in a coal mine fire in central China, local authorities said Tuesday, the latest deadly incident in the country's hazardous mining industry.
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25 dead in central China coal mine fire
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:53 GMT
AP - An electrical fire at an illegal coal mine in central China has left 25 people dead, the latest fatal accident to rock the country's mining industry.
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China TechFaith posts jump in 4Q profit
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:57:53 GMT
AP - Chinese cell phone designer China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. said Monday it tripled its fourth-quarter profit, helped by a jump in revenue and a rise in value of derivative securities on its books.
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