http://business-times.asiaone.com/china/0,5515,,00.html? The Business Times Online Edition - Singapore en-us Copyright 2007 Business Times Online. 7 Jan 2009 SGT 7 Jan 2009 SGT 60 http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/static/image/images/topmastheadsmall.gif http://business-times.asiaone.com http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,312969,00.html? (BEIJING) China risks a wave of protests and riots in 2009 as rising unemployment stokes discontent among migrant workers and university graduates, a state-run magazine has said in one of the bluntest alarms yet of rising unrest. The News 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,312956,00.html? (SHANGHAI/BEIJING) China's economy will probably grow by about 8 per cent this year, the central bank's research bureau forecast yesterday, the latest in a string of relatively optimistic estimates. The News 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,312950,00.html? (BEIJING) China's government is using the collapse in commodity prices to further its domestic agenda, with support for stricken sectors tailored to speed up reform plans rather than rescue ailing companies or prop up prices. The News 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,312953,00.html? (BEIJING) The recent fall in China's foreign exchange reserves reflected a drop in the value of some of the assets in which they are held, especially those denominated in euros, an adviser to the central bank said yesterday. The News 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT