Chinese court rejects HIV discrimination case

A Chinese court has ruled against a man who says he was denied a teaching job because he is HIV positive, his lawyer says.

The plaintiff, identified only by his alias Xiao Wu, filed the claim against the education department of Anqing in eastern Anhui province.

He said that he had passed the academic tests and interviews for the job but was rejected after a health screening.

State media said it was China's first such discrimination case.

A lawyer for the man said he planned to challenge the ruling.

"The plaintiff is not satisfied with the verdict. We have decided to appeal," Zheng Jineng told AFP news agency.

The man, a recent graduate in his early 20s, said when proceedings began that he was not asking for compensation but wanted to be given "the job he deserves", according to the China Daily.

Officials say an estimated 740,000 Chinese people are living with HIV/Aids.

Many face discrimination in employment, education and healthcare because of the stigma attached to the virus.

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Chinese PM says he will visit India this year

HANOI: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he would be visiting India this year in his opening remarks ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday. The prime minister responded by saying that he was "extremely delighted" to hear about it.

The 30-minute meeting, also attended by National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and Secretary-East Lata Reddy as well as four cabinet ministers from the Chinese side, saw Wen talking of the strong sense of history which binds the two countries.

Wen told the prime minister that he had said on many occasions that there was enough space for China and India to grow. "To that I add that there is enough space in the world for India and China to have cooperation."

On this 60th year of the anniversary of India-China diplomatic relations, he said: ""I will be visiting India this year."

The prime minister responded by saying the two had met on 10 occasions in the last six years.

He said he was "extremely delighted" to hear that Wen would be coming. He also said there would be for consensus on key issues to lay the foundation for a very successful visit.

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