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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2184 world World - China en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:33 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2184 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_bi_ge/cn_canada_teck_resources_china ap/20090703/cn_canada_teck_resources_china AP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:33 GMT AP - Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/chinaeconomyproperty afp/20090703/chinaeconomyproperty AFP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:59:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/chinaeconomyproperty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246598685280-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lNWtJoo8J.c330c6gXqc9A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A view of new office and residential buildings in the so-called central business district of Beijing. China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, according to state media.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, state media reported Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/chinaeconomyproperty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246598685280-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lNWtJoo8J.c330c6gXqc9A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of new office and residential buildings in the so-called central business district of Beijing. China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, according to state media.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/chinashanghaibuildingcollapse afp/20090703/chinashanghaibuildingcollapse AFP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:16:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/chinashanghaibuildingcollapse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246605337685-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Y9jSWfOgx45tWUBPyitj7Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A 13-storey residential building under construction in Shanghai fell over on June 27. The building that collapsed last week, killing a construction worker, did so because contractors had recklessly shifted the earth at its base, the city government said.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Shanghai building which collapsed last week, killing a construction worker, did so because contractors had recklessly shifted the earth at its base, the city government said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/chinashanghaibuildingcollapse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246605337685-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Y9jSWfOgx45tWUBPyitj7Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="A 13-storey residential building under construction in Shanghai fell over on June 27. The building that collapsed last week, killing a construction worker, did so because contractors had recklessly shifted the earth at its base, the city government said.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bus_fire ap/20090703/as_china_bus_fire AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bus_fire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.75e51214eb4349d39a130ff880c461f5.china_bus_fire_tok801.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=LhvkZCDvRawSRZTq1fYcwA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 5, 2009 file photo a burning bus is seen in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. A Chinese bus fire that killed 27 people and injured dozens last month was deliberately set by a man who committed suicide, state media said Friday July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Chinese bus fire that killed 27 people and injured dozens last month was deliberately set by a man who committed suicide, state media said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bus_fire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.75e51214eb4349d39a130ff880c461f5.china_bus_fire_tok801.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=LhvkZCDvRawSRZTq1fYcwA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 5, 2009 file photo a burning bus is seen in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. A Chinese bus fire that killed 27 people and injured dozens last month was deliberately set by a man who committed suicide, state media said Friday July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_china_anniversary_woes ap/20090702/as_china_anniversary_woes AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:10:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_china_anniversary_woes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.cee059409bc24fe4b7cd154eaea89c18.china_anniversary_woes_xhg205.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=R.FCg8VTICSdG3YwL6Wjyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Students at the Capital Institute of Physical Education walk past a backdrop prepared for a ceremony marking the mobilization of personnel for the 60th National Day celebrations at the school's field in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. As the government gears up for a lavish celebration to mark Communist China's 60th anniversary on Oct. 1, indignation is being voiced by many students across the city who are unhappy about having to sacrifice their summer holidays to prepare for the event. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Until last week, Alice Li's summer plans were simple: work part-time at a convenience store, study for graduate exams and go to the amusement park with friends.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_china_anniversary_woes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.cee059409bc24fe4b7cd154eaea89c18.china_anniversary_woes_xhg205.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=R.FCg8VTICSdG3YwL6Wjyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Students at the Capital Institute of Physical Education walk past a backdrop prepared for a ceremony marking the mobilization of personnel for the 60th National Day celebrations at the school's field in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. As the government gears up for a lavish celebration to mark Communist China's 60th anniversary on Oct. 1, indignation is being voiced by many students across the city who are unhappy about having to sacrifice their summer holidays to prepare for the event. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/pl_nm/us_trade_usa_china nm/20090702/us_trade_usa_china Reuters politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:18:40 GMT Reuters - The U.S. government is concerned about industry reports that China will stop issuing import permits for chicken, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_tec_china_internet ap/20090702/as_tec_china_internet AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:44:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_tec_china_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.d0dfbf9e1435499a90cc15ac88e80b8d.china_internet_bej802.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yhr_973e_b7INqiBSf3Wqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_tec_china_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.d0dfbf9e1435499a90cc15ac88e80b8d.china_internet_bej802.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yhr_973e_b7INqiBSf3Wqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/chinaeconomystocksipobusiness afp/20090702/chinaeconomystocksipobusiness AFP business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:56:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/chinaeconomystocksipobusiness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246521334665-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=OxKm_Wj55LT0_zXWjincfQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during the global downturn, according to an official. The remarks came as figures showed foreign direct investment in China had fallen for an eighth straight month in June as overseas companies grow more cautious due to the crisis.(AFP/File/Chai Hin Goh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during the global downturn, according to an official.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/chinaeconomystocksipobusiness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246521334665-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=OxKm_Wj55LT0_zXWjincfQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during the global downturn, according to an official. The remarks came as figures showed foreign direct investment in China had fallen for an eighth straight month in June as overseas companies grow more cautious due to the crisis.(AFP/File/Chai Hin Goh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensor afp/20090702/chinaitcomputerinternetcensor AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:21:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246515551866-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=.KNP3gw_OxuvcdAl8ey_kw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246515551866-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=.KNP3gw_OxuvcdAl8ey_kw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_china_g8 ap/20090702/as_china_g8 AP science Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:55:43 GMT AP - China said Thursday it opposed part of a landmark U.S. bill to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying tariffs should not be imposed on countries that do not cut emissions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/chinag8diplomacyitaly afp/20090702/chinag8diplomacyitaly AFP business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:41:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/chinag8diplomacyitaly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246513084054-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=By_f_6nweSBcU7n0f6kVBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="China said Thursday it wanted a broader global monetary system days before President Hu Jintao (pictured on June 19) was set to leave for the G8 summit, during which the issue of a new reserve currency could be raised.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China said it wanted a broader global monetary system days before President Hu Jintao was set to leave for the G8 summit, during which the issue of a new reserve currency could be raised.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/chinag8diplomacyitaly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246513084054-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=By_f_6nweSBcU7n0f6kVBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="China said Thursday it wanted a broader global monetary system days before President Hu Jintao (pictured on June 19) was set to leave for the G8 summit, during which the issue of a new reserve currency could be raised.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wl_nm/us_china_internet nm/20090702/us_china_internet Reuters world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:41:58 GMT Reuters - It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delayed this week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_china_economy_listings nm/20090702/us_china_economy_listings Reuters business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:31:23 GMT Reuters - The Ministry of Commerce is working with other ministries to encourage foreign-funded firms to make public share offerings in China, a senior official said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/g8uschinaobama afp/20090701/g8uschinaobama AFP politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:55:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/g8uschinaobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246478013751-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2owyImSVii3M5JrOh2IuUQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama will meet China's President Hu Jintao, pictured here in June 2009, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in Italy next week, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama will meet China's President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in Italy next week, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/g8uschinaobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246478013751-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2owyImSVii3M5JrOh2IuUQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama will meet China's President Hu Jintao, pictured here in June 2009, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in Italy next week, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy ap/20090701/as_china_economy AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:44:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.03a9179bc96740aa95f41e394afe84b2.china_economy_xbej801.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=PZotenXhbALkmhRJClwoXQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 26, 2009 file photo, a steel worker labors at a small-scale steel plant in Shenyang, in northeast China's Liaoning province. China's manufacturing expanded in June, adding to signs the world's third-largest economy is recovering from its slump, but few new factory jobs were created, according to two surveys released Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - China's manufacturing expanded in June, adding to signs the world's third-largest economy is rebounding from the collapse in global trade, but few new jobs were created, according to two surveys released Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.03a9179bc96740aa95f41e394afe84b2.china_economy_xbej801.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=PZotenXhbALkmhRJClwoXQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 26, 2009 file photo, a steel worker labors at a small-scale steel plant in Shenyang, in northeast China's Liaoning province. China's manufacturing expanded in June, adding to signs the world's third-largest economy is recovering from its slump, but few new factory jobs were created, according to two surveys released Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_gm ap/20090701/as_china_gm AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:41:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_gm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.e9fcc60bbf2a42139eccf29a4af2eea1.china_gm_xbej101.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=fE_e7FFM2Vs9NcdIJIRFow--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, an employee cleans a Buick sedan in the showroom of a GM dealership in Beijing, China. General Motors Corp. said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that sales in China jumped 38 percent in the first half of this year, helped by strong demand for its minivans and other small vehicles. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - General Motors Corp. said Wednesday that sales in China jumped 38 percent in the first half of this year, helped by strong demand for its minivans and other small vehicles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_gm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.e9fcc60bbf2a42139eccf29a4af2eea1.china_gm_xbej101.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=fE_e7FFM2Vs9NcdIJIRFow--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, an employee cleans a Buick sedan in the showroom of a GM dealership in Beijing, China. General Motors Corp. said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that sales in China jumped 38 percent in the first half of this year, helped by strong demand for its minivans and other small vehicles. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_china_internet_celebration nm/20090701/us_china_internet_celebration Reuters world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:39:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_china_internet_celebration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r2303370086.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=47fQi1KVHqeKjTJplAMCzg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Children play online games at an internet cafe in Xiangfan, Hubei province July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Chinese web users flooded to a trendy art zone cafe on Wednesday to celebrate a last-minute halt to a rollout of government-sponsored filtering software, and make a stand for freedom of expression in the Communist-run state.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_china_internet_celebration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r2303370086.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=47fQi1KVHqeKjTJplAMCzg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Children play online games at an internet cafe in Xiangfan, Hubei province July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_china_media ap/20090701/as_china_media AP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:30:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_china_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.fe3407ae8272447592d5de58f720712e.china_media_xbej102.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=WuRCwpMbwgPtyV9tHNn4.g--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo, passengers watch live TV coverage of new Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member Li Keqiang being introduced to the media, on a Xinhua news screen outside a train station in Beijing, China. The main media arm of the Chinese government said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that it had launched a trial run for an international English-language television news service as part of a drive to boost the country's image and global media influence. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The main media arm of the Chinese government said Wednesday it had launched a trial run for an international English-language television news service as part of a drive to boost the country's image and global media influence.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_china_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.fe3407ae8272447592d5de58f720712e.china_media_xbej102.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=WuRCwpMbwgPtyV9tHNn4.g--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo, passengers watch live TV coverage of new Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member Li Keqiang being introduced to the media, on a Xinhua news screen outside a train station in Beijing, China. The main media arm of the Chinese government said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that it had launched a trial run for an international English-language television news service as part of a drive to boost the country's image and global media influence. (AP Photo, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/bs_afp/chinausautocompanygm afp/20090701/chinausautocompanygm AFP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:19:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/bs_afp/chinausautocompanygm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246423035280-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=XRSbMfbi_6U7__2mJvMZQQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Cadillac vehicles parked on a section of the Great Wall near Beijing. General Motors China has said vehicle sales in the world's most populous nation were up 38 percent year-on-year as the market continued to outpace expectations for growth.(AFP/HO/GM/File/Natalie Behring-Chisholm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - General Motors China said sales in the world's most populous nation have risen steeply so far in 2009, marking a stark contrast to the auto giant's woes elsewhere.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/bs_afp/chinausautocompanygm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246423035280-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=XRSbMfbi_6U7__2mJvMZQQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Cadillac vehicles parked on a section of the Great Wall near Beijing. General Motors China has said vehicle sales in the world's most populous nation were up 38 percent year-on-year as the market continued to outpace expectations for growth.(AFP/HO/GM/File/Natalie Behring-Chisholm)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensorbusiness afp/20090701/chinaitcomputerinternetcensorbusiness AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensorbusiness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246391347755-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=8Go1WdyTvHQ4gu.XB1F1aQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A man surfs the Internet on a Beijing street. The American and European chambers of commerce in China have welcomed a decision by Beijing to delay an order that new computers sold in the country be equipped with an Internet filtering programme.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The American and European chambers of commerce in China have welcomed a decision by Beijing to delay an order that new computers sold in the country be equipped with an Internet filtering programme.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensorbusiness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246391347755-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=8Go1WdyTvHQ4gu.XB1F1aQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man surfs the Internet on a Beijing street. The American and European chambers of commerce in China have welcomed a decision by Beijing to delay an order that new computers sold in the country be equipped with an Internet filtering programme.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)