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News: World - China World - China 02/09/2012 04:04 PM Another Tibetan sets himself on fire in China (AP) AP - Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said. 02/09/2012 03:59 PM China skirting African corruption in direct aid (AP) AP - China last month sent a senior official to symbolically hand over the keys to a nine-story twin tower to house Uganda's president and prime minister, a gift from Beijing. 02/09/2012 01:52 PM China inflation spike pricks policy easing expectations (Reuters) Reuters - China's annual inflation spiked to a consensus-busting 4.5 percent in January as spending jumped during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday season, breaking a five-month softening trend and forcing a market rethink of policy easing expectations. 02/09/2012 01:43 PM Holiday hits China auto sales in January (AP) AP - The year of the dragon rolled in with a whimper instead of a roar for China's auto industry. Car sales in the world's biggest auto market fell 24 percent in January from a year earlier, industry figures show. 02/09/2012 01:42 PM China: Syria veto won't hurt cooperation with US (AP) AP - U.S. outrage over Beijing's veto of a U.N. Syria resolution won't affect cooperation on other international issues, a top Chinese diplomat said Thursday, as Beijing announced it had recently hosted a leading Syrian opposition figure. 02/09/2012 01:31 PM China's buffeted and ambitious Bo Xilai stays afloat (Reuters) Reuters - A bizarre consular drama in southwest China is just the latest to buffet Bo Xilai, the suave politician angling to join the Communist Party's inner circle, but on Thursday residents of the city he runs fancied his chances of surviving. 02/09/2012 01:26 PM US Embassy to improve processing visas to Chinese (AP) AP - The U.S. Embassy in China is promising to streamline visa requests and hire more people to process applicants as part of President Barack Obama's push to boost tourism to the United States. 02/09/2012 11:58 AM China swats away trouble before Xi's U.S. trip (Reuters) Reuters - China swatted away friction over Syria on Thursday to lay out an optimistic view of ties with the United States in the next decade when Vice President Xi Jinping, who visits the White House next week, is likely to lead the rising Asian power. 02/09/2012 11:46 AM China says Syrian opposition visited, first such contract (Reuters) Reuters - China said on Thursday that a Syrian opposition delegation had visited the country this week and met a vice foreign minister, the first contact reported by Beijing in the wake of its veto in the U.N. of a draft resolution on the country. 02/09/2012 11:19 AM China says Syria opposition delegation visited (AP) AP - China's Foreign Ministry says that a Syrian opposition delegation visited Beijing and met Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun. 02/09/2012 10:07 AM US says missing Chinese top cop met US diplomats (AP) AP - The celebrity top cop relieved of his duties in a major Chinese city met officials at a U.S. consulate amid unconfirmed reports of an asylum bid, but then left the building, the U.S. State Department said. His whereabouts were unclear Thursday. 02/09/2012 09:50 AM China's inflation rebounds in January to 4.5 pct (AP) AP - China's inflation rebounded in January as food prices soared, renewing pressure on Beijing to control living costs as it tries to boost slowing growth amid warnings of a looming global downturn. China News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com Provides the latest RSS feeds for China News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page 02/09/2012 01:00 PM Himalayas and nearby peaks haven't melted over past decade The world's greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have not lost any ice for the past 10 years, a new study has reveale 02/09/2012 11:10 AM Chinese dad forces son to run almost naked on snow to man him up A Chinese dad on a visit to New York made his 4-year-old son, dressed only in gym shoes and a pair of yellow underpants, run and do push-ups in the snow to develop a "masculine temperament". shocking 02/09/2012 10:20 AM Chinese policeman who cracked down on organized crime is on 'holiday', maybe corrupt A Chinese policeman, who has acquired a reputation for cracking down on organized crime, has reportedly gone a holiday, amid rumours that he is under investigation for corruption. 02/09/2012 10:01 AM Chinese firm slaps $1.6bln lawsuit against Apple for using iPad trademark A Chinese tech company has said that it owns the rights to the iPad trademark and sued Apple for 1.6 billion dollars. 02/09/2012 06:20 AM To curb pollution, China reverts to bicycles China, once a nation of bicycles, is reverting to it as a means of movement once again in a measure to push government vehicles off the roads at least once a week in a nationwide effort to conserve en 02/09/2012 02:50 AM China to stockpile sugar China will stockpile one million tonnes of sugar in an effort to stabilize prices and protect farmers' interests, the government said Wednesday. 02/08/2012 09:10 PM India reassures China over Tibet, calls for stronger ties Against the backdrop of recent self-immolations by Buddhist monks, India Wednesday struck a cautious note on the growing Tibetan unrest, telling China that it was "willing to offer any help" to ease t 02/08/2012 07:50 PM Krishna opens $10 million Indian embassy complex in Beijing Pitching for stronger India-China relations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday formally inaugurated the Indian embassy's new $10 million complex here which has been built with sandstone 02/08/2012 06:40 PM Chinese kid forced to exercise in snow in US A video clip of a four-year-old Chinese boy being forced to do push-ups, wearing just an underwear despite freezing temperature, on a road in the New York city of the US has evoked outrage. 02/08/2012 03:30 PM Krishna calls on key Chinese leaders with aim of improving bilateral ties Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna met with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing on Wednesday at the start of his three-day visit to the country. 02/08/2012 03:20 PM Top Chinese policeman's 'leave' raises many eyebrows A top Chinese policeman, who shot to national fame for leading a popular crackdown on organised crime, has gone on leave under mysterious circumstances amid rumours that he is being investigated for c 02/08/2012 02:40 PM Now, online dating blog to aid eligible police bachelors in finding partners A China based online blog, which offers an opportunity for single police officers to find their date as per their convenience, has become a huge hit on the Internet.

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