World - China

BEIJING - Rising temperatures over the next few decades will unleash storms, floods and drought across China's Yangtze River Basin, a new report says, raising the prospect of catastrophe for a region that is home to nearly a third of the country's population. Full Story »

BEIJING - China lashed out at the Dalai Lama's visit to a disputed border region in India on Tuesday, saying his trip to the area revealed the exiled Tibetan leader's separatist agenda. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - China on Tuesday defended its handling of the executions of nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region in July, saying the cases were dealt with "according to law". Full Story »

BEIJING - A group of protesters pleaded for help Tuesday from President Barack Obama before his visit to China next week, saying anyone seen as a troublemaker is often treated harshly before major events in the capital. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - The United States and China will work to keep their latest tit-for-tat trade spats from escalating into an all-out war, a top US official said Tuesday, just days before a visit by President Barack Obama. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government reacted swiftly after Chinese authorities announced the first executions relating to violence in China's far western city of Urumqi in July that left at least 197 people dead. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - China on Tuesday again condemned the visit of the Dalai Lama to an Indian border state near Tibet, saying it was evidence of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's "anti-Chinese" stance. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - Property prices in major Chinese cities picked up in October, government data showed Tuesday, as people scrambled to buy amid fears that tax breaks and other favourable policies may soon be withdrawn. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - The founder and managing editor of one of China's most influential publications has resigned -- the latest twist in a battle for control of a magazine known for its daring investigative reports. Full Story »

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Malaysia on Tuesday, in his first round of regional diplomacy before heading to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in neighbouring Singapore. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will directly raise human rights with Chinese President Hu Jintao next week, after being criticized for not meeting Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama before visiting Beijing. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to raise the issue of the yuan currency with Chinese officials when he meets with them in Beijing next week. Full Story »

BEIJING - China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. The men are the first to be put to death for the country's worst ethnic violence in decades. Full Story »

BEIJING - The editor-in-chief of a hard-driving Chinese magazine that tackled tough subjects such as corruption, pollution and worker's rights resigned Monday, casting doubt over prospects for greater media independence. Full Story »

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - China's pledge of 10 billion dollars in concessional loans to African states and enhanced trade was warmly received by African delegates as a two-day summit in Egypt ended on Monday. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has executed nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic rioting in the far western Xinjiang region in July, the first to be put to death over the unrest, the China News Service said Monday. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - China has executed nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region, regional authorities said Monday, the first executions since the violence in July. Full Story »

SHANGHAI (AFP) - US auto giant General Motors said Monday it had extended its record sales streak in China, selling more than 1.5 million units this year in contrast to weak sales at home since exiting bankruptcy. Full Story »