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Xinhua China News Digest at 16:00 GMT, Jan. 17Jan 17, 2013 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News Agency as of 16:00 GMT, Jan. 17: TOP STORIES * China Exclusive: China unaffected by Boeing 787 checks BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese airlines are not affected so far as more countries have announced to temporarily ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners for investigations into battery-related problems. * 505 suspects arrested in transnational telecom scam BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The last 23 suspects from the Chinese mainland arrived in Beijing in custody Thursday via a flight from Cambodia, marking the downfall of a transnational telecom fraud ring. * Former Japanese PM apologizes for wartime crimes in China NANJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Thursday apologized for Japan's wartime crimes in China and expressed his hope that the tragedy would not be repeated. FINANCE & BUSINESS * Airbus delivered 125 aircraft to China in 2012 BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 125 new aircraft to Chinese operators in 2012, accounting for over 20 percent of its global deliveries during the period, according to figures from Airbus China. * China processes 75 pct of world's fur: chamber BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China tans and dyes more than 75 percent of the world's fur, according to a report from a Chinese chamber of commerce. ---------------------------------------------------- YOUR QUERIES: Duty editor: Li Jianmin @ 8610 6307 3665 ---------------------------------------------------- |