World - China

BEIJING (AFP) - A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday. Full Story »

HONG KONG - China is big enough to support two Disneyland resorts, a top executive said Sunday, amid concerns the company's new Shanghai park would draw visitors away from its one in Hong Kong. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - The half-brother of US President Barack Obama has been made an "image ambassador" for southern China's booming city of Shenzhen, state press reported Sunday. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - The top editor of a Chinese newspaper that interviewed U.S. President Barack Obama has been demoted, sources said, in a move they described as fallout from Communist Party censors' anger over its handling of the story. Full Story »

BEIJING - State media say authorities in central China have captured a man who went on a shooting spree with a shotgun, killing 12 people including his father. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - Computer engineer Jenny Jin and her husband have been hunting for a home for a year, but like many young would-be property owners in China, they have struggled to enter the market due to soaring prices. Full Story »

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - The leaders of Kazakhstan and China jointly unveiled Saturday the Kazakh section of a natural gas pipeline that will tap into Central Asia's vast energy riches and loosen Russia's influence over the region. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - Some 9.4 million jobs were created in China's cities during the first ten months of the year, exceeding the goal of nine million for the entire year, state media said on Saturday. Full Story »

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, seen as frontrunner to succeed President Hu Jintao, on Saturday expressed hopes for deeper ties with Japan, as controversy swirled about his meeting with Emperor Akihito next week. Full Story »

ASTANA (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao opened the Kazakh section of a gas pipeline from Central Asia on Saturday, as he kicked off a tour highlighting Beijing's growing influence over the region's energy resources. Full Story »

ASTANA/OTAR (Reuters) - Chinese leader Hu Jintao opened the Kazakh section of a new Central Asia-China gas pipeline on Saturday, tightening Beijing's control over natural resources in the vast energy-rich region. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - The half-brother of President Barack Obama has been named a "volunteer image ambassador" for the gritty southern Chinese city in which he lives, state media said on Saturday. Full Story »

BEIJING - China has found $1.5 billion in public money held illegally by officials across the country in a crackdown since June, the latest measure of the widespread corruption that has long infuriated its citizens. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's top Senate ally urged Chinese President Hu Jintao in a letter released Friday to personally address US worries about China's currency and record on intellectual property. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's vaccination campaign against the H1N1 flu strain is not proceeding as fast as it should be partly because people are needlessly worried about the safety of the vaccine, officials said on Friday. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN - China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on Friday said the chief U.S. climate negotiator either lacks common sense or is "extremely irresponsible" for saying that no U.S. climate financing should be going to China. Full Story »

BEIJING - Foreign companies are criticizing a new Chinese regulation they fear could block them from the multibillion dollar business of selling high-tech products to government departments. Full Story »

BEIJING - China's Health Ministry warned Friday that the swine flu outbreak in the country could peak over the next several months, especially as hundreds of millions of people return home for the traditional Chinese New Year. Full Story »