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China faces wave of unrest in 2009
(Reuters)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:30:13 GMT
Reuters - China faces surging protests and riots in 2009 as rising unemployment stokes discontent among migrant workers and university graduates, a state-run magazine said in a blunt warning about unrest in this sensitive year.
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GM says China '08 sales up 6 pct but growth slows
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:02:43 GMT
AP - General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its 2008 sales in China rose 6 percent to 1.09 million vehicles, but the growth rate slowed as consumers held back amid the economic downturn.
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GM says 2008 China sales growth slowed to 6.1 percent
(AFP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:46:00 GMT
 AFP - US auto giant General Motors said Monday its sales growth in China slowed to 6.1 percent in 2008, less than a third of the rate seen the previous year as the economic slowdown affected demand.
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China targets Google in pornography crackdown
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:15:02 GMT
AP - China warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content.
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China vows new crackdown on Google, other websites
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:05:27 GMT
 AFP - China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.
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China vows new crackdown on Google, other web sites
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:23:20 GMT
AFP - China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.
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China's Hu tells Bush Sino-US ties will remain strong
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:55:07 GMT
 AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao used one of his last official conversations with US counterpart George W. Bush to voice confidence that bilateral ties would remain strong, the foreign ministry here said.
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China fines British students for 'illegal map-making'
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:20:37 GMT
 AFP - Chinese authorities have fined three British geology students for "illegal map-making activities" in the politically tense Muslim region of Xinjiang, state media reported on Monday.
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Girl's dismembered body found in fridge in China: report
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:51:57 GMT
 AFP - A four-year-old girl's dismembered body has been found in a fridge in southern China, leading to the arrest of a man who allegedly once said human flesh was "delicious", state media reported.
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China aiming to lure three million tourists to Tibet: state media
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:22:15 GMT
 AFP - China has launched a campaign to attract three million tourists to Tibet this year, after deadly unrest saw a huge drop-off in visitors in 2008, state media reported on Monday.
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China shares up on government support plans
(AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:04:56 GMT
AP - China's shares jumped Monday on the first trading day of 2009 after the government promised to take new steps to boost economic growth.
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China's top retailers say New Year sales rise 13 percent: govt
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:45:03 GMT
 AFP - Sales by China's main retailers rose 13 percent during the three-day New Year holiday, the commerce ministry said, despite jitters caused by the global financial crisis.
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China's Hu concerned about 'humanitarian crisis' in Gaza: statement
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:48:53 GMT
 AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has expressed concern about the "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza while talking to US President George W. Bush, Israel's most powerful ally, the foreign ministry said here.
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China's young generation gets thrifty in gloomy economy
(Reuters)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:22:48 GMT
 Reuters - China's office workers are tightening their belts, cutting back spending on everything from clothes to fast food, despite government efforts to boost consumption to stave off the worst effects of a global recession.
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Gaza crisis forces Rice to cancel China trip
(AFP)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:23:33 GMT
 AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has canceled a planned trip to China this week to deal with Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the State Department said Sunday.
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Rice cancels China trip to deal with Gaza
(Reuters)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:04:38 GMT
Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has canceled a trip to China this week because of the crisis in Gaza where Israel has launched a ground offensive, the State Department said on Sunday.
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Third rare 'Olympic' sturgeon dies in Hong Kong theme park
(AFP)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:30:31 GMT
 AFP - A third rare sturgeon has died in a Hong Kong aquatic park, a spokeswoman said Sunday, the latest misfortune to strike a school of the endangered fish donated from China to mark the Olympics.
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Chinese manufacturing shrinks in December
(AP)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:01:03 GMT
AP - China's manufacturing shrank for a third month in December as export demand fell, suggesting an economic slump is worsening despite government efforts to shield the country from global turmoil, according to data reported Sunday.
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China adjusts 2008 record trade surplus upward: report
(AFP)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:47:28 GMT
 AFP - China's trade surplus is likely to hit a record 290 billion dollars in 2008 despite woes caused by the global slowdown, state press said Sunday, citing the nation's customs administration.
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China arrested almost 1,300 in Muslim west last year: report
(AFP)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:32:18 GMT
 AFP - China arrested almost 1,300 people for terrorism, religious extremism or other state security charges in the country's Muslim-majority western Xinjiang region last year, state press said Sunday.
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