Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Feds: Chinese drywall reports still inconclusive (AP)
• EU denounces China's execution of two Tibetans (AFP)
• New site promotes French luxury labels in China (AP)
• Chinese medicine tactic doesn't turn breech babies (Reuters)
• French luxury preens on website in China (AFP)
• China's Hu invites North Korea's Kim to visit: report (Reuters)
• U.S., China talk nice on trade, pork ban lifted (Reuters)
• Chinese vice premier visits Australia (AP)
• Lingle to travel to China to hawk Hawaii tourism (AP)
• Alcoa working with China on commercial jetliner (AP)
• China to lift swine flu-inspired ban on US pork (AP)
• Plans to rebuild damaged CCTV building under way (AP)
• US, China wrap up high-level trade talks (AFP)
• China confirms probe of US auto imports (AP)
• China's Geely faces Volvo safety image challenge (AFP)
• China's Geely says 'fully prepared' for Volvo buy (AFP)
• Chinese visit seals end of chilly ties with Australia (Reuters)
• China to pursue trade case against US automakers (AP)

Feds: Chinese drywall reports still inconclusive (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT AP - Federal studies released Thursday cannot yet definitively link imported Chinese drywall to health problems or corrosion of pipes and wires that thousands of U.S. homeowners have been reporting for nearly a year.

EU denounces China's execution of two Tibetans (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:24 AM PDT AFP - The European Union on Thursday condemned China's execution of two Tibetans, voicing concerns over how their trials were conducted.

New site promotes French luxury labels in China (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:54 AM PDT AP - A new Web site launched Thursday gives China's 1.3 billion people a chance to ogle French luxury, from designer clothing to diamond-dripping watches and glittering gold jewelry, as part of a bid by French houses to tap into the Asian giant's growing hunger for high-end goods.

Chinese medicine tactic doesn't turn breech babies (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:13 AM PDT Reuters - A traditional Chinese therapy used for turning babies out of the breech position before birth may not be effective, a new study finds.

French luxury preens on website in China (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:57 AM PDT AFP - France's creme de la creme luxury firms, hit by a drop in sales on traditional markets, on Thursday launched a China charm offensive, with a 3D website that gives a peek at the best France has to offer.

China's Hu invites North Korea's Kim to visit: report (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:25 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao has invited reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for a visit as Pyongyang has reached out to its foes and signaled it could return to dormant nuclear talks hosted by Beijing.

U.S., China talk nice on trade, pork ban lifted (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - China pledged to lift its ban on U.S. pork on Thursday and the United States took a step toward easing restrictions on chicken imports as the two superpowers agreed to tackle a series of trade irritants.

Chinese vice premier visits Australia (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:38 AM PDT AP - Beijing is sending a top-level official to Australia this week for the first time since a series of rows sent relations plummeting between the Asian giant and one of its key suppliers of raw materials.

Lingle to travel to China to hawk Hawaii tourism (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:29 AM PDT AP - Gov. Linda Lingle will leave on Friday for a two-week excursion to China where she intends to sell Hawaii as a tourism destination and to bolster opportunities for the state's products to be sold there.

Alcoa working with China on commercial jetliner (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:11 AM PDT AP - Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it is working with China on the development of the country's newest and biggest commercial jetliner.

China to lift swine flu-inspired ban on US pork (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 06:58 AM PDT AP - Chinese officials have agreed to lift the ban on U.S. pork imports they imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu.

Plans to rebuild damaged CCTV building under way (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 06:43 AM PDT AP - The chief architect for the landmark new headquarters for China's powerful state broadcaster said the part of the complex that burned in a massive fire earlier this year can be repaired and does not need to be torn down.

US, China wrap up high-level trade talks (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 06:11 AM PDT AFP - China and the United States wrapped up trade talks Thursday with token gestures on commercial disputes but tension lurked beneath the surface ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama.

China confirms probe of US auto imports (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 03:32 AM PDT AP - China's commerce minister says Beijing is carrying out a probe of some imports of American-made autos.

China's Geely faces Volvo safety image challenge (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT AFP - Geely Automobile's confirmed bid for Volvo is evidence of China's growing economic clout, but the company will face the tough challenge of ensuring the Swedish brand's reputation for safety, analysts say.

China's Geely says 'fully prepared' for Volvo buy (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2009 08:41 PM PDT AFP - China's Geely Automobile, one of the country's largest private carmakers, said Thursday it was "fully prepared" to make good on a bid to buy premium Swedish brand Volvo from US auto giant Ford Motor Co.

Chinese visit seals end of chilly ties with Australia (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2009 07:01 PM PDT Reuters - The arrival of China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang in Sydney on Thursday and a glowing editorial in one of China's most popular newspapers this week seem to seal the end of diplomatic tensions between Canberra and Beijing.

China to pursue trade case against US automakers (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2009 05:58 PM PDT AP - China has told the U.S. that it will take steps that could lead to higher tariffs on imports of autos made by GM, Chrysler and Ford.

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