China railway minister dismissed amid graft probe

AP – Fri Feb 25, 3:37 am ETChina’s railway minister was dismissed Friday, following reports that he was being investigated by the Communist Party’s corruption watchdog.

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  China scraps death penalty for some crimes

  AFP via Yahoo! News – Fri Feb 25, 11:06 am ETChina on Friday eliminated capital punishment for some economic crimes, as it moved to curb use of the death penalty in a country believed to execute more people than the rest of the world combined.

• China drops death penalty for some economic crimes

  AP via Yahoo! News – Fri Feb 25, 6:54 am ETChina dropped the death penalty for more than a dozen nonviolent crimes Friday and banned capital punishment for people over the age of 75 in largely symbolic moves that are not expected to significantly reduce executions.

• China culls death penalty crimes

  BBC News – Fri Feb 25, 8:20 am ETChina remove 13 economic offences from the list of 68 crimes punishable by death and bans the death penalty for over-75s.

• China drops death penalty for some smaller crimes

  AP via Yahoo! News – Fri Feb 25, 4:07 am ETChina dropped the death penalty Friday for more than a dozen nonviolent crimes and banned capital punishment for offenders over the age of 75 in a bid to rein in abuses in the justice system.

• China railway minister dismissed amid graft probe

  Fox News – Fri Feb 25, 4:09 am ETChina’s railway minister was dismissed Friday, following reports that he was being investigated by the Communist Party’s corruption watchdog.

• China Defends Yuan Policy in Ad

  Wall Street Journal Blogs – Fri Feb 25, 11:18 am ETChina reached out in the debate over the valuation of the yuan with an advertising supplement entitled “China Watch,” delivered in the Washington Post.

• China Minsheng Bank to Raise As Much As $4.5 Billion

  BusinessWeek – Fri Feb 25, 10:29 am ETChina Minsheng Banking Corp., the nation’s first non-state lender, said it plans to raise as much as 29.4 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) by selling shares and convertible bonds to boost its capital adequacy ratio.

• China plans 45 new airports as travel booms

  AP via Yahoo! News – Thu Feb 24, 3:59 pm ETChina plans to build at least 45 new airports in the next five years to serve booming travel, the top industry regulator said Thursday.

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  China shifting to no-logo luxury says Chloe CEO

  AFP via Yahoo! News – Fri Feb 25, 10:30 am ETThe tastes of China’s wealthy are shifting away from designer goods with flashy logos to more understated luxury brands, the chief executive of French fashion house Chloe said Friday.

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• China drops death penalty for some non-violent crimes

  The Globe and Mail – Fri Feb 25, 5:39 am ETChina executes more people every year than any other country

• China sends frigate to shield Libya evacuation

  EARTHtimes.org – Fri Feb 25, 8:07 am ETBeijing – China has sent a naval frigate to protect ships evacuating thousands of Chinese citizens from Libya, state media said Friday.

• China’s legislature ends bimonthly session

  People’s Daily – Fri Feb 25, 10:09 am ETChina’s top legislature on Friday ended its bimonthly session, adopting a series of bills including a law on vehicle and vessel taxation, which is aimed at standardizing taxation and promoting environmental awareness and energy efficiency.

• China scraps death penalty for some crimes

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 11:06 am ET

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  BEIJING (AFP) – China on Friday eliminated capital punishment for some economic crimes, as it moved to curb use of the death penalty in a country believed to execute more people than the rest of the world combined. Full Story »

• China activists charged over ‘Jasmine rally’ call

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 11:00 am ET

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  BEIJING (AFP) – Police have levelled subversion charges against several top activists who urged Middle East-style protests in China, in what appears to be a severe crackdown on dissent, rights groups said Friday. Full Story »

• U.S. envoy’s name blocked in latest run-in with China

  Reuters – Fri Feb 25, 8:45 am ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) – China has blocked a microblog search of the Chinese name of the U.S. ambassador after he was seen near a pro-democracy gathering, the latest in a series of run-ins between a possible U.S. presidential candidate and the Communist Party. Full Story »

• China’s Web police block US ambassador’s name

  AP – Fri Feb 25, 7:07 am ET

  BEIJING – China widened its Internet policing after online calls for protests like those that swept the Middle East, with social networking site LinkedIn and searches for the U.S. ambassador’s name both blocked on Friday. Full Story »

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China strives to evacuate nationals from Libya 02-26 01:23 China has made great efforts to evacuate its nationals from Libya over the past few days. The evacuees have been flown back to China or transferred to neighboring countries. Demonstration turn violent in central Baghdad 02-25 21:32 Thousands of protestors rallied in central Baghdad Friday, sparking sporadic clashes with Iraqi security forces. Iraqis gather in Baghdad for protest 3 protestors killed in Iraq’s Mosul Two Sessions to map out blueprint for next 5-year development 02-25 20:48 One important agenda to be weighed during the two sessions is to review and approve the outline for the nation’s 12th five-year plan covering the period for 2011 to 2015. China’s parliament session in world spotlight Top legislature preparing for annual session Irish vote in general election 02-25 15:25 Ireland held an early general election on Friday, the country’s first national poll since its financial bailout in late November. 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• Volvo to invest $10-11 billion in next 5 years

  AP – Fri Feb 25, 7:04 am ET

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  BEIJING – Volvo Cars said Friday it will invest $10-$11 billion worldwide over the next five years in an ambitious expansion following its acquisition by a Chinese automaker. Full Story »

• Best Buy, Home Depot find tough times in China

  AP – Fri Feb 25, 7:02 am ET

  AP

  SHANGHAI – Home Depot is no longer open for home improvements in Beijing. Best Buy Inc. decided its brand name electronics stores were not best for China. Full Story »

• China drops death penalty for some economic crimes

  AP – Fri Feb 25, 6:54 am ET

  BEIJING – China dropped the death penalty for more than a dozen nonviolent crimes Friday and banned capital punishment for people over the age of 75 in largely symbolic moves that are not expected to significantly reduce executions. Full Story »

• Volvo to invest $11 bn in next five years

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 6:03 am ET

  AFP/File

  BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese-owned car maker Volvo said Friday it hopes to become a global luxury brand and turn China into a major manufacturing base by investing $11 billion over the next five years. Full Story »

• China railway minister dismissed amid graft probe

  AP – Fri Feb 25, 3:37 am ET

  BEIJING – China’s railway minister was dismissed Friday, following reports that he was being investigated by the Communist Party’s corruption watchdog. Full Story »

• Drought rattles farmers in eastern China

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 3:27 am ET

  AFP/File

  BEISHANGPING, China (AFP) – Yu Ruicheng’s weathered face creases with worry as she stands on her dry wheat field in eastern China, where a record drought is threatening to send soaring global food prices even higher. Full Story »

• China sends navy ship to protect Libya evacuees

  AP – Fri Feb 25, 3:08 am ET

  BEIJING – China is taking the unprecedented step of dispatching a navy ship to protect its citizens being evacuated from conflict-ridden Libya — underscoring the navy’s growing capabilities and Beijing’s need to protect its citizens abroad. Full Story »

• China says over 2,400 dead in coal mines in 2010

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 1:59 am ET

  AFP/File

  BEIJING (AFP) – A total of 2,433 people died in coal mine accidents in China last year, a senior work safety official said Friday, vowing to beef up safety in the nation’s notoriously dangerous collieries. Full Story »

• “Jasmine” protests greet Chinese envoy in Taiwan

  Reuters – Fri Feb 25, 1:22 am ET

  TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese protesters threw flowers at a motorcade carrying China’s top envoy to the island and tried to deliver plastic jasmine flowers and jasmine juice to him as he visited Taiwan’s strongly pro-independence south. Full Story »

• Young migrants commit third of China crimes: report

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 1:13 am ET

  AFP/File

  BEIJING (AFP) – Young migrant workers committed a third of China’s crimes last year, a leading think tank said, reflecting growing discontent among the nation’s underprivileged members of society. Full Story »

• LinkedIn says access blocked in parts of China

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 12:58 am ET

  AFP/Getty Images/File

  BEIJING (AFP) – Career networking site LinkedIn said Friday its service had been blocked in parts of China, after the launch of an online campaign for Middle East-style rallies that has triggered official unease. Full Story »

• China’s Huawei seeks US government probe

  AFP – Fri Feb 25, 12:47 am ET

  AFP/File

  SHANGHAI (AFP) – Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Friday urged the US government to investigate the company, arguing “unfounded accusations” and “falsehoods” had jeopardised its operations in the United States. Full Story »

• Chinese official urges struggle against Dalai Lama

  AP – Thu Feb 24, 9:53 pm ET

  BEIJING – A top Chinese Communist Party official has called for a renewed struggle against the Dalai Lama’s influence, as well as strengthened controls over Tibetan Buddhism, state media reported Friday. Full Story »

• More Chinese evacuated from Libya arrive home

  AP – Thu Feb 24, 9:08 pm ET

  BEIJING – A second planeload of Chinese citizens evacuated from Libya has arrived in Beijing.

• China’s Web police block US ambassador’s name

  Seattle Times – Fri Feb 25, 7:17 am ETChina widened its Internet policing after online calls for protests like those that swept the Middle East, with social networking site LinkedIn and searches for the U.S. ambassador’s name both blocked on Friday.

• China, Nigeria celebrate 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties

  People’s Daily – Fri Feb 25, 10:09 am ETChina and Nigeria celebrated their 40th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations at a reception here Friday.

• China Stocks: Anhui Conch, Beijing SuperMap, Shenzhen Bank

  BusinessWeek – Fri Feb 25, 4:30 am ETShares of the following companies had unusual moves in China trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses as of the 3 p.m. close.

• China and Islamist insurgents fear fuels Russia’s 400 billion pounds rearmament

  ANI via Yahoo! India News – Fri Feb 25, 6:01 am ETLondon, Feb 25 (ANI): Fear of China and radical Islam on its southern borders has forced Russia to spend more than 400 billion pounds to upgrade its armed forces. spite having warm ties with Beijing in recent years, Russia is aware of China’s own rise as an economic and military power.

• China steels for iron reserves

  The Standard – Fri Feb 25, 2:27 am ETChina will study plans to create reserves this year for iron ore and coal as national strategic resources, the China Iron and Steel Association said yesterday.

• China blocks LinkedIn amid calls for ‘jasmine’ revolution

  New Kerala – Fri Feb 25, 4:56 am ETBeijing, Feb 25 : China has ramped up its online censorship efforts, with LinkedIn, a social networking site for professionals, the latest site to be blocked as authorities apparently move to snuff out efforts to organise anti-government protests.

• China hopes to take lead in int’l hi-tech standards

  People’s Daily – Fri Feb 25, 4:35 am ETChina has announced its ambition at the National Standardization Conference held on Feb.24 to take the lead in high-tech international standards.

• China Intelligence Information Systems, Inc. Subsidiary Signs Additional Contract with Xinwen Mining Group to Expand …

  PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance – Fri Feb 25, 8:30 am ETChina Intelligence Information Systems, Inc. , a leading virtualization solution provider in China, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinan Yinquan Technology Co., Ltd. has signed an additional contract with Xinwen Mining Group Co., Ltd .

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