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European firms in China call for more level playing field (Sep 3)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - European companies in China on Thursday called for greater market access and a level playing field with Chinese rivals amid growing frustration among foreign firms over perceived unfair treatment.


Latest China landslides kill four, 44 still missing (Sep 3)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - At least four people died and 44 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck a community in southwestern China, state media reported on Thursday.


China to vaccinate 100 mil. for measles (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against measles this month to help eliminate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death and disability in developing countries, the WHO said on Wednesday.


Hong Kong strikes deal on first minimum wage; unions want more (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hong Kong officials have reached an agreement on the city's first minimum wage but unions said Wednesday that they will keep pushing for higher pay to shrink a growing income gap. A government commission tasked with deciding the controversial new wage floor — an issue which has divided business and labor groups for more than a decade — said this week it had settled on a figure, which it did not disclose.


China auto sales rebound to grow by 56 percent in Aug. to 1.21 million (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Auto sales in China, the world's biggest car market, rebounded in August as subsidies for energy-efficient vehicles spurred demand. Sales rose 55.7 percent over a year earlier to 1.21 million vehicles, up from 1 million vehicles the month before, the Cabinet's China Automotive Technology and Research Center said Wednesday.


China imposes anti-subsidy duties on chicken (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - China has imposed anti-subsidy duties for five years on imports of U.S. chicken products after concluding producers received improper support, the Commerce Ministry said Wednesday amid a string of trade spats with Washington.


China manufacturing picking up; India, Russia going strong (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - China's manufacturing sector regained some momentum in August while India and Russia continued to power ahead, cheering investors in the face of signs that sputtering U.S. recovery was cooling global demand.


Chinese mobile users must show ID to get number (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Cellphone customers in China must provide identification from Wednesday to purchase a new number, state media said — the latest step by Beijing to tighten curbs over the world's largest mobile market.


China launches naval war games in the Yellow Sea (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - China on Wednesday launched live-fire naval exercises in the Yellow Sea, state media said, after voicing opposition to similar war games to be staged there by the United States and South Korea.


China intensifying military presence build-up: reports (Sep 2)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - China is ramping-up its military presence facing Taiwan despite the easing of hostilities across the Strait, a defense ministry report cited by local media warned yesterday.