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2 reportedly held in 'ghost bride' sale (AP)

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:00:37 GMT | Yahoo! News

A bride in Western style wedding attire walks along the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, in a file photo. Chinese police have arrested three men for killing two young women to sell their corpses as 'ghost brides' for dead single men, a Chinese newspaper reported, warning the dark custom might have claimed many other victims. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)AP - Police in northern China have detained three men for the deaths of two women whose corpses were to be sold as "ghost brides" to accompany dead men in the afterlife, state media said.



Hong Kong eyes tougher Vatican for China (AP)

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:40:59 GMT | Yahoo! News

Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen answers questions during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Hong Kong's outspoken cardinal said it was time for the Vatican to take a more uncompromising line toward the Chinese government, which broke with the church more than a half-century ago and has sought to maintain control of Catholic institutions.



China's WEF envoy sees space weaponizing (AP)

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:47:03 GMT | Yahoo! News

Graphic illustrating China's anti-satellite capabilities after Beijing admitted carrying out a satellite destruction test. China's confirmation that it tested an anti-satellite weapon is refueling debate in the United States between proponents of space regulation and those who insist on Washington's absolute free rein.(AFP)AP - A senior Chinese military officer predicts that weapons will be deployed in outer space despite the government's long-standing desire to prevent an arms race in space.




Shanghai retrieves 'every cent' of embezzled cash (AFP)

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:50:31 GMT | Yahoo! News

The Shanghai graft scandal involved officials misusing the city's 1.25 billion dollar pension fund for speculative property and highway projects. The scandal ensnared many senior Shanghai officials and toppled its top Communist Party official, Chen Liangyu.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Shanghai has retrieved "every cent" siphoned off from its social security in a major scandal that shook China's largest city last year, according to state media reports.



China further tightens control over state asset sales (AFP)

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:36:13 GMT | Yahoo! News

Beijing's fast-developing skyline. Under the new rules, issued by Ministry of Finance, private deals will be strictly controlled and will require approvals from the national and provincial state assets regulators.(AFP/File/Frederic J.Brown)AFP - China has announced new rules aimed at guaranteeing that state assets identified as key to the nation's economic security are not sold too cheaply to foreigners.



Chinese cautiously pole dance their way to fitness (Reuters)

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:20:09 GMT | Yahoo! News

A dance instructor shows a move to students at Roland pole dancing school in Beijing December 9, 2006. The dance school, which opened half a year ago, is the first in Beijing to introduce pole dancing which is a new form of exercise adopted by women all over the world. (Jason Lee/Reuters)Reuters - Treadmills are run-of-the-mill -- Luo Lan wants the Chinese masses to pole dance instead.



Head of coal-rich Chinese province sorry for accidents (AFP)

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:39:43 GMT | Yahoo! News

A coal miner at a mine in Xiaoqinghe, Shanxi province, China.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - The governor of China's coal-rich Shanxi province has made a rare public apology for a rash of coal mine disasters last year and vowed to address the problem, according to state media reports.



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