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China to punish those concealing swine flu info

AP - Friday, November 20

BEIJING - China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up. More »

  • AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist

    AP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING - Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit.

  • Chinese defence chief to visit N.Korea: media

    Chinese defence chief to visit N.Korea: media

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie will visit North Korea soon, state-run media said on Friday, amid efforts to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks.

  • China orders more accurate swine flu tallies

    China orders more accurate swine flu tallies

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING (AFP) - - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths after a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak claimed the true number of fatalities was being covered up.

  • Japan, China agree to improve military, political exchanges

    Japan, China agree to improve military, political exchanges

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    TOKYO (AFP) - - The foreign ministers of Japan and China agreed Thursday to advance political and military exchanges in a bid to foster mutual trust, a Japanese diplomat said.

  • China tightens supervision of online games

    China tightens supervision of online games

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING (AFP) - - China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained content that was "harmful" to players.

  • US advisory panel warns of rampant Chinese spying

    AP - Friday, November 20

    WASHINGTON - A U.S. congressional advisory panel said Thursday that Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets to use in building Beijing's military and economic strength.

  • Former China student leader tried on fraud charges

    AP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING - An exiled former leader of the 1989 student pro-democracy movement went on trial on financial fraud charges Thursday in southwestern China, a case highlighted by his controversial handover to the mainland from Hong Kong.

  • China criticizes new Israeli move on settlements

    AP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING - China criticized the Israeli government's move to expand a Jewish neighborhood in the part of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians, saying it poses new obstacles to the Middle East peace process.

  • Afghan minister accused of major bribery: report

    Afghan minister accused of major bribery: report

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Afghanistan's minister of mines accepted a 30-million-dollar bribe to award a huge development project to a Chinese state firm, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a US official.

  • Desperate parents roam China to find kidnapped children

    Desperate parents roam China to find kidnapped children

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    ZHENGZHOU, China (AFP) - - Hu Xiaojiao was watching an undercover report about forced labour at a brick kiln in the midst of a slavery scandal in China two years ago when she saw her missing adult son in the video.

  • Tibetan cause faces 'setback' when Dalai Lama dies

    Tibetan cause faces 'setback' when Dalai Lama dies

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    ROME (AFP) - - The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday his death would be a "setback" for Tibetans' struggle, but that he was confident the next generation would carry on his torch.

  • N.Korea nuke talks top Obama agenda in Seoul

    N.Korea nuke talks top Obama agenda in Seoul

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    SEOUL (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea Wednesday on the last leg of his debut Asian tour, with North Korea's nuclear programme due to top the agenda after three days of negotiations in China.

  • China's Wen seeks to reassure Obama on trade

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19

    By Caren Bohan and Patricia Zengerle

  • Last Chinese veteran of liberation of France dies

    AP - Thursday, November 19

    BEIJING - The last Chinese veteran of the 1944 liberation of France has died, state media reported Wednesday.

  • Obama closes China trip with PM talks, Great Wall

    Obama closes China trip with PM talks, Great Wall

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    BEIJING (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama ended the official part of his trip to China on Wednesday by meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who emphasised that their two nations were better off as partners, not rivals.

  • US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions

    AP - Wednesday, November 18

    BEIJING - A joint statement by the U.S. and Chinese presidents on climate change is encouraging as pressure builds in the last few weeks before a 192-nation conference in Copenhagen, but the language leaves a lot unsaid, observers in both countries said Wednesday.

  • China, US call for resumption of N.Korea talks

    China, US call for resumption of N.Korea talks

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    BEIJING (AFP) - - China and the United States want talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme to resume "as soon as possible", US President Barack Obama said Tuesday after talks with his host Hu Jintao.

  • Obama urges early China talks with Dalai Lama reps

    Obama urges early China talks with Dalai Lama reps

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    BEIJING (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao that he backs an early resumption of talks between Beijing and representatives of the Dalai Lama.

  • Group: Founder of Tibetan Web site gets 15 years

    AP - Tuesday, November 17

    BEIJING - The founder of a Tibetan literary Web site was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of disclosing state secrets, an overseas monitoring group said Tuesday.