U.S. officials to go to China to push shunning Iran (Reuters)
Reuters - Senior U.S. officials said on Thursday they will travel to China in August to push Beijing to abide by international sanctions on Iran.
Floods kill 29 in China's northeast (AFP)

Barrels from a chemical plant float in the Songhua river in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province on July 28. At least 29 people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through northeast China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll from the worst floods in years neared 1,000.(AFP/File)AFP - At least 29 people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through northeast China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll from the worst floods in years neared 1,000.
Four held over China pipeline blast, toll hits 13 (AFP)

Firefighters inspect an explosion at a plastics factory in Nanjing. Police have arrested four people in connection with a chemical pipeline explosion that rocked a city in eastern China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 13.(AFP)AFP - Police have arrested four people in connection with a chemical pipeline explosion that rocked a city in eastern China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 13.
China govt approves Geely acquisition of Volvo (AP)

FILE - In this March 28, 2010 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Geely Holding Group Chairman Li Shufu speaks during a news conference after a signing ceremony to buy Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo Cars in Goteborg, Sweden. Geely Holding Group has received final Chinese government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., the Commerce Ministry said Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wu Wei, File) ** NO SALES **AP - Geely Holding Group has received final Chinese government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., the Commerce Ministry said Thursday.
Rio Tinto, China's Chalco seal deal for Guinea mine (AFP)

File photo of an employee of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto at the Shanghai offices of the firm. Mining giant Rio Tinto and China's Chalco on Thursday signed a binding agreement to jointly develop a huge African iron ore field, with the Chinese company to invest 1.35 billion dollars in the project.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Mining giant Rio Tinto and China's Chalco on Thursday signed a binding agreement to jointly develop a huge African iron ore field, with the Chinese company to invest 1.35 billion dollars in the project.
China denies forced technology transfer charge (AFP)

A high-speed train pulls out from the new railway station in Wuhan, central China. Beijing on Thursday denied charges by a US business group that its technology transfer rules for foreign firms constitute AFP - Beijing on Thursday denied charges by a US business group that its technology transfer rules for foreign firms constitute "theft" on a massive scale, and defended its policies as meeting global rules.
China urges change in U.S. policy to avoid friction (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States should alter policy to take account of China's role as a major player on the world stage if it wants to avoid friction and instability, a major state newspaper said on Thursday.
China stops journalist's arrest after public outcry (AFP)

A man uses a laptop. Police in eastern China have quashed an arrest order for a fugitive graft-busting journalist following a public outcry, in an apparent rare victory for media freedom.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Police in eastern China on Thursday quashed an arrest order for a fugitive graft-busting journalist following a public outcry, in an apparent rare victory for media freedom.
China conducts naval drill in disputed southern seas (Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese naval forces have carried out a series of drills in the South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, strategic waters which are disputed by a number of Southeast Asia countries.
Official: Water safe after chemical spill in China (AP)

In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, people look at the chemical barrels floating on the Songhua River after they were washed away by the flood in Jilin city in northeast China's Jilin province. Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wednesday, as the worst flooding in more than a decade continued to besiege areas of the country. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - The water supply was safe in a northeastern China city after more than 3,000 containers of toxic chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods in a decade in the country, an official said Thursday.
Tiananmen dissident to seek re-entry to China (Reuters)
Reuters - Wu'er Kaixi, a leading figure in China's 1989 pro-democracy movement, said on Thursday he would step up efforts to re-enter China after two failed attempts, saying he would risk arrest to visit his parents.
Floods wash 3,000 chemical barrels into China river (AFP)

Map of China locating northeast Jilin province. Authorities were scrambling to recover 3,000 barrels full of hazardous chemicals that were washed into a major river in northeastern China by recent flooding.(AFP/Graphic/AFP/Graphic)AFP - Authorities were scrambling on Thursday to recover 3,000 barrels full of hazardous chemicals that were washed into a major river in northeastern China by recent flooding.
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