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China and Japan split pool spoils as tragedy hits Games AFP via Yahoo! News China and Japan ended six days of swimming action deadlocked with 16 gold each, but tragedy marred the Asian Games when a South Korean equestrian rider was crushed to death in a fall. China adds to its medal haul; S.Korean rider dies at Asian Games AFP via Yahoo! News China has hauled in more gold medals as it neared the magic 100 mark on a day overshadowed by the death of a South Korean equestrian rider who was crushed in a fall. Piracy in China cost film industry 2.7 billion dollars last year: survey AFP via Yahoo! News Piracy in China cost the film industry 2.7 billion dollars of potential revenue in 2005, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), an organization formed by major Hollywood film producers said. China sees steep spike in 2006 trade surplus as it readies to host US VIPs AFP via Yahoo! News China's trade surplus this year will beat all previous records by a wide margin, the government said, as it prepares to host key US policy makers on a mission to ease economic frictions. China names new Oly supervisor to prevent corruption Sports Illustrated China installed a new supervisor of construction projects for the 2008 Beijing Olympics following the dismissal of a vice mayor in charge of games construction. China names new supervisor for construction at 2008 Beijing Olympics International Herald Tribune China has installed a new supervisor for construction projects for the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of efforts to prevent corruption, following the dismissal of a vice mayor in charge of construction for the games. China Inflation Seen Picking Up as Food, Energy Costs Increase Bloomberg.com Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Inflation in China, the world's fastest-growing major economy, probably picked up in November as food and fuel costs increased. World Bank, China Plan African Aid AP via Yahoo! Finance The World Bank and China plan to work together in African aid projects as Beijing expands ties with the continent, a World Bank vice president said Thursday. China and Taiwan: Two Chens face two systems The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News As recent corruption scandals have ensnared top politicians on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the differences between democratically ruled Taiwan's approach to corruption and mainland China's have been on graphic display in "the tale of two Chens." China opens tight oil market CNN.com BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China will open its wholesale oil products market to foreign firms next year, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday, but analysts say tight rules will mean little real increase in competition from abroad.
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