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China census highlights growing rights awareness (AP)
AP - Census takers counting China's more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it's getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update.
EU's Ashton urges China on trade, Iran (AFP)
AFP - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged China Thursday to create a better investment environment for European businesses and maintain a joint stand on the Iranian nuclear issue.
US officials to visit China for talks (AFP)
AFP - US National Economic Council chairman Larry Summers will visit China next week for talks on bilateral relations, China announced Thursday.
China landslides kill eight, 40 missing (AFP)
AFP - At least eight people died and 40 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck a community in southwestern China, state media reported on Thursday.
A Dearth of Work for China's College Grads (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - The job hunt came as a shock. The 23-year-old job seeker graduated in June from a good school -- Beijing University of Technology -- with a bachelor's degree in materials science, a subject he figured would appeal to employers. Yet he had to go through scores of interviews and comb the online job sites endlessly before landing a job at a local trading company. Happy ending? Barely. The pay, $368 a month, is meager by Beijing standards, so he has had to move back in with his parents and he's too ashamed about the outcome of his job search to give his name. ...
Bumper-to-bumper as epic China traffic jam returns (AFP)
AFP - A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120 kilometres (75 miles) reappeared in northern China Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, state media said.
South China landslide kills 4, leaves 44 missing (AP)
AP - Rescuers were searching for 44 people missing Thursday after a landslide hit a village in southern China and killed at least four people.
China coal miner digs down to dodge housing costs (AFP)
AFP - A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, state media reported on Thursday.
China auto sales rebound to grow 56 percent in Aug (AP)
AP - Auto sales in China, the world's biggest car market, rebounded in August as subsidies for energy-efficient vehicles and a stronger currency spurred demand, while sales in the U.S. faltered.
China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam (Reuters)
Reuters - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.
European firms in China urge level playing field (AFP)
AFP - 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.
Group: China failing to keep WTO access pledges (AP)
AP - China has failed to honor promises to the World Trade Organization to open its oil and phone markets, a European business group said Thursday, adding to complaints of worsening conditions for foreign companies.
Summary Box: China requires ID to buy cell numbers (AP)
AP - CAN I SEE YOUR ID?: China is now requiring identification from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number.
Chinese manufacturing, auto sales show rebound (AP)
AP - Chinese manufacturing growth improved and auto sales rebounded in August, suggesting the world's second-biggest economy may not be slowing as quickly as feared.
Summary Box: China manufacturing, auto sales (AP)
AP - TRUCKING ALONG: Chinese manufacturing growth improved and auto sales rebounded in August, suggesting the world's second-biggest economy may not be slowing as quickly as feared.
China imposes anti-subsidy duties on US chicken (AP)
AP - 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.
Chinese manufacturing rebounds in August (AFP)
AFP - Manufacturing in China rebounded in August, surveys showed Wednesday, easing concerns the economy was heading for a sharp slowdown in the second half of 2010.
China warns of fallout from U.S. anti-dumping plans (Reuters)
Reuters - Plans by the United States to strengthen its anti-dumping regime will damage the global trade order, China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday.
China to vaccinate 100 million children to fight measles (Reuters)
Reuters - 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.
N.Korea seeks stronger ties with China (Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.

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