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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 »

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.