The following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News Agency as of 11:00 GMT, Oct. 15. TOP STORIES: * Chinese president meets Kyrgyz PM BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met here Thursday afternoon with Prime Minister Igor Chudinov of Kyrgyzstan. * Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges to expand cooperation with Tajikistan BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met on Thursday with Tajikistani Prime Minister Akil Akilov, vowing to expand the bilateral cooperation. * 1st Ld-Writethru: China sentences six to death over Xinjiang riot URUMQI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Six people were sentenced Thursday to death for murder and other crimes in three court cases regarding the deadly July 5 riot in Urumqi, capital of the far western Xinjiang region. * China, Pakistan pledge to strengthen ties BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met Thursday in Beijing and pledged further efforts to enhance bilateral ties. * China, Afghanistan vow to promote practical cooperation BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to support Afghanistan's reconstruction, and make efforts to expand bilateral cooperation, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday. * China, Kazakhstan pledge to increase energy, infrastructure cooperation BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov met in Beijing Thursday and the two sides vowed to strengthen cooperation in energy and infrastructure. * China gives free A/H1N1 flu vaccine to Mecca pilgrims BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government is to give free A/H1N1 flu inoculations to 12,700 Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia this year, together with free medicines and disposable masks, the China Islamic Association announced Thursday. * Death toll in northwest China colliery explosion climbs to 12 SHIZUISHAN, Ningxia, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Wednesday's coal mine explosion in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has risen to 12, the local government said. BUSINESS & FINANCE: * China investor sentiment index up for 4th quarter: survey BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The index for China investor sentiment has kept rising for four consecutive quarters, says a survey released in Beijing Thursday by the International Netherlands Group (ING), a global financial institution based in Netherlands. * 1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese shares close slightly higher BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese equities closed slightly higher on Thursday, led by securities and steel companies. * 1st Ld-Writethru: China receives 7.9 bln U.S. dlrs FDI in September BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China received 7.9 billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) in September, up 18.9 percent from the same month last year, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday. YOUR QUERIES: Duty editor: Wang Jiaquan @ 8610 6307 3665 