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September 2007
- Russia and China Spying at Cold War Levels, Top Spy Warns
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Sep 18, 07 9:04 PM CDT
  
  China and Russia are spying on the US at nearly cold war levels, the nation's top spy told lawmakers today. Vice Admiral McConnell defended the Patriot Act as necessary for US defense and asked Congress to give intelligence agencies even greater eavesdropping powers. His testimony comes weeks after an alleged strike by Chinese hackers on the Pentagon. More »
  
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  China • Congress • Russia • Pentagon • hackers • Cold War • spying • Patriot Act • eavesdropping
- 'Super Typhoon' Strikes China
  
  newser | BBC | Sep 18, 07 8:22 PM CDT
  
  What China is calling a "super typhoon" struck its east coast today as huge waves pounded the shore and soldiers evacuated residents in heavy rain. Winds of up to 150 feet per second roared through Zhejiang province, whipping up the 36-foot-high waves and suspending ferry and boat services. Earlier rains shut down schools and flooded Shanghai. More »
  
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  China • flood • Taiwan • Shanghai • typhoon • Typhoon Wipha
- 1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon
  
  newser | Associated Press | Sep 18, 07 2:37 PM CDT
  
  The Chinese government is evacuating 1.8 million people ahead of what is expected to be one of the most powerful typhoons to strike the mainland in years. Typhoon Wipha is bearing down on the densely populated coast with wind gusts at 165 mph and waves up to 36 feet high. Wipha is predicted to make landfall south of Shanghai early tomorrow. More »
  
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  China • Taiwan • evacuation • Shanghai • typhoon • Typhoon Wipha
- Korea Denies Secret Nuclear Pact with Syria
  
  newser | Associated Press | Sep 18, 07 10:44 AM CDT
  
  North Korea and Syria each strongly denied a secret nuclear alliance today, after an Israeli raid in Syria, rumored to be aimed at a nuclear installation, raised suspicions. North Korea called the pact a fabrication designed to stall progress in its multi-national nuclear negotiations, while a state-run Syrian newspaper said it was a “flagrant lie.” But the AP says senior US officials confirm Korean presence in Syria. More »
  
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  China • Israel • North Korea • Syria • nuclear weapons • nuclear proliferation
- Chinese McDonald's Aim at KFC
  
  newser | Associated Press | Sep 17, 07 11:26 AM CDT
  
  You can visit Ronald McDonald at 800 restaurants across China, but the Colonel will feed you at a whopping 1,940 KFC locations. So McDonald's is starting the engine on a new campaign to overcome the Chinese cultural bias for poultry over beef: Unable to compete in sheer number of outlets, the company is pioneering drive-throughs. More »
  
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  China • food • restaurant • McDonald's • fast food • KFC
- World's 10 Most Polluted Places
  
  newser | Time | Sep 16, 07 8:32 AM CDT
  
  Millions around the world live in soot-blackened cities and toxic wastelands. Time offers a reverse travel guide to the most polluted places on Earth: Linfen, China Tianjin, China Sukinda, India More »
  
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  China • list • environment • travel • pollution • Ukraine • lead poisoning • Chernobyl
- Taiwanese Rally Renews Attempt to Join UN
  
  newser | BBC | Sep 15, 07 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Tens of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets today to again seek a seat at the UN. The UN has rejected previous attempts to join under its official name, the Republic of China, so the island nation now tries to join as Taiwan. But the bid is certain to fail because most UN members won't risk damaging diplomatic relations with China, BBC News reports. More »
  
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  China • United Nations • Taiwan • Hu Jintao
- China Will Scale Back Executions
  
  newser | BBC | Sep 14, 07 9:50 AM CDT
  
  China's Supreme Court has ordered judges to stop being so execution-happy. China carries out more capital punishment than the rest of the world combined, but the Supreme People's Court posted an order on its website today that the death penalty should be used only for "an extremely small number of serious offenders"—and that economic crimes and crimes of passion should be excluded, in some cases. More »
  
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  China • death penalty • capital punishment • sentencing • execution
- Prices in Toyland Are Going Up
  
  newser | Associated Press | Sep 14, 07 7:04 AM CDT
  
  Toyland is about to become a more expensive place, as price hikes of 10% or more kick in to pay for heightened vigilance by toy makers following the recall of millions of lead-tainted and otherwise unsafe playthings imported from China. The added costs, which won't kick in until after Christmas, will pay for independent lab testing which American manufacturers and retailers are scrambling to put in place. More »
  
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  China • Wal-Mart • Disney • recall • toys • Mattel • lead • price • Barbie • Toys 'R' Us
- New Shanghai Art Fair Wows Critics, Dealers
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Sep 12, 07 5:45 AM CDT
  
  Western art dealers are jittery about the coming month's fairs in London and Paris, but at Shanghai's first international contemporary art fair the mood was buy, buy, buy. The Telegraph traveled to ShContemporary, a fair that assembled galleries from Asia, Europe and the US. Censorship might reign in the People's Republic, but inside the fair the mood was transgressive and fashionable. More »
  
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  China • art • art market • Shanghai
- China Agrees to End Lead Toy Imports
  
  newser | CNN | Sep 11, 07 2:10 PM CDT
  
  After three recalls by Mattel and growing nail-biting among parents, Chinese officials have signed an agreement with Washington to stop using lead paint in imported toys, CNNMoney reports. Although the US outlawed sales of lead-painted toys in 1978, Chinese-made products containing the hazardous metal continue to seep into the market. Today's announcement signaled China's desire to preserve its market presence in America. More »
  
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  China • recall • toys • Mattel • toy recalls • lead
- Trade Gap Dips to Lowest Level in 3 Years
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Sep 11, 07 9:25 AM CDT
  
  The US trade gap—the difference in total value between imports and exports—dropped to a 3-year low in July as exports jumped on a weak dollar and growing overseas demand. The figure fell 0.3% to $59.2 billion, roughly on par with the estimate economists surveyed by Bloomberg foresaw. Said one analyst, “the broad outlook for trade looks quite positive.” More »
  
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  China • United States • housing market • US dollar • credit market • exports • trade • imports • trade deficit • international trade
- Wall Street Funds Chinese Spy Upgrade
  
  newser | New York Times | Sep 11, 07 7:46 AM CDT
  
  Wall Street money is fueling the high-tech upgrade of China's police state, the New York Times reports. US hedge funds have poured $150 million into Chinese surveillance companies that are developing the latest in government spookware, from face-recognition technology to behavior-recognition software that can spot a disturbance before it begins. More »
  
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  China • Wall Street • surveillance • Tom Lantos • police state
- Oil, Steel Fuel Surge in Asian Markets
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Sep 11, 07 4:14 AM CDT
  
  Crude climbed within 50 cents of a record today, and that meant Asian stock indexes were climbing as well with the Nikkei rising 0.3% and the Asia-Pacific index up 0.1% after big losses Friday. Steel joined oil as a big mover when South Korean producers announced a price increase. Those prices, coupled with demand from China, are outweighing fears about a US slowdown. More »
  
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  China • Japan • South Korea • crude oil • Asian markets • Asian stocks • steel • Nikkei 225 Stock Average
- Soaring Inflation Rocks China
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Sep 11, 07 3:36 AM CDT
  
  China's soaring inflation rate is the highest in a decade, putting pressure on the central bank to hike interest rates for the fifth time in six months to cool China's superheated economy. Food prices have jumped 18%, raising fears of public unrest., Bloomberg reports. Consumer prices rose across the board 5.6% in July from a year ago, and 6.5% in August.. More »
  
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  China • US economy • inflation • interest rate • food prices • central bank
- Recalls Will Increase 'Made in China' Prices
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Sep 9, 07 10:44 AM CDT
  
  Following a series of high-profile toy recalls and international criticism over China's export standards, the the cost of merchandise bearing the "Made in China" is expected to rise at least 10% in the next year, the LA Times reports. "For American consumers, the big China sale over the last 20 years is over," says one economist. More »
  
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  China • exports • recall • toy recalls • Chinese economy • foreign labor • labor costs
- Chinese Woman 'Needled' for Being Female
  
  newser | BBC | Sep 9, 07 6:41 AM CDT
  
  Chinese doctors have found an astonishing 26 sewing needles embedded in the body of a woman which they believe were inserted when she was a baby by grandparents who wanted a grandson. Some of the needles have pierced vital organs, and a broken one lies in the woman's brain. The needles were discovered when the 31-year-old woman complained of blood in her urine, reports the BBC. More »
  
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  China • women • surgery • grandparents • needles • Guangdong
- APEC Leaders Agree to Take on Global Warming
  
  newser | Associated Press | Sep 8, 07 11:24 AM CDT
  
  Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim nations yesterday pledged to “slow, stop, and then reverse” greenhouse emissions, at the annual APEC summit. The group—which includes developing nations and top emitters Russia, China, Japan, and the US—could influence UN climate change negotiations. But critics call the pact unambitious, citing a lack of goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions. More »
  
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  China • Russia • climate change • global warming • Japan • Australia • APEC
- Bush Calls For Freedom in China
  
  newser | Reuters | Sep 7, 07 6:07 AM CDT
  
  President Bush yesterday called on Chinese officials to demonstrate a commitment to "greater openness and tolerance" before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In a speech to business executives in Sydney on the eve of the Asia-Pacific summit, Bush emphasized the need for greater freedoms throughout Asia and warned China that the world will watching during the international games. More »
  
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  China • Russia • Vladimir Putin • Australia • Myanmar • democracy • Hu Jintao • uranium • APEC
- US, China Grow Closer Despite Touchy Issues
  
  newser | New York Times | Sep 6, 07 3:18 PM CDT
  
  President Bush accepted an invitation today from China’s president to attend next summer’s Olympics, a gesture that will likely anger human rights activists but may increase pressure on Beijing, the Times reports. In a 90-minute meeting in the eve of the APEC summit, Hu Jintao and Bush also discussed climate change and recalls of Chinese-made toys. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • climate change • United States • Australia • military • human rights • Olympic Games • Hu Jintao • toy recalls

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