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China's life expectancy to jump: report (Reuters)
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:02:37 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - Average life expectancy in China will
jump 13 years to 85 years and all households will be lifted out
of poverty by the middle of the century, Chinese academics
forecast in a report issued in state media on Monday.
Report: China has no plans for new tests (AP)
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:46:27 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - China has no plans to carry out another test of an anti-satellite weapon, Japan's former defense chief said Monday, citing a conversation with the Chinese defense minister.
From 'Rich List' to jail: Another Chinese millionaire locked up (AFP)
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:07:35 GMT | Yahoo! News
AFP - The former head of China's leading sports beverage manufacturer, and until recently a member of the Forbes China Rich List, has been jailed for 15 years for embezzlement, according to state media reports.
Treasury names U.S.-China point man (AP)
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:49:36 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is setting up a telephone hot-line connecting him directly with the vice premier of China and naming a new deputy to oversee high level talks amid agitation in congressional quarters for a tougher line with Beijing on trade issues.
Bush talks to China's Hu about N. Korea deal (Reuters)
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:34:31 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - President Bush told Chinese
President Hu Jintao on Thursday that North Korea must live up
to its commitments under a deal calling for Pyongyang to take
steps toward nuclear disarmament.
China, Japan seek to keep rapprochement on course (Reuters)
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:35:30 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing
expressed hope on Friday that a rapprochement in ties with
Tokyo would stay on course, but also mentioned the wartime past
that haunts relations.
Chinese share prices surge to new record (AP)
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:19:05 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Shanghai's benchmark stock index surged past the psychological benchmark of 3,000 to a new record Friday, though share prices later fell back to close only marginally higher amid renewed profit-taking.
