Yahoo! News: World - China

U.S. yuan critics urge Obama keep campaign promise (Reuters)
China hints at resumption of yuan appreciation (Reuters)
China's output, retail sales gather pace in October (AFP)
China industrial output,retail sales up in October (AP)
China to guide yuan with eye on major currencies (Reuters)
China mining co. accused of damaging Great Wall (AP)
Amnesty denounces China executions (AFP)
Playing with weather stirs debate in China (AFP)
Mixed figures on China's economy (AFP)

U.S. yuan critics urge Obama keep campaign promise (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:26 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. critics of China's currency policy said on Wednesday they were skeptical of a hint from Beijing that it could soon let its yuan rise against the dollar again after an 18-month hiatus.

China hints at resumption of yuan appreciation (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:54 AM PST

Reuters - China sent its clearest signal yet that it was ready to allow yuan appreciation after an 18-month hiatus, saying on Wednesday it would consider major currencies, not just the dollar, in guiding the exchange rate.

China's output, retail sales gather pace in October (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 04:07 AM PST

AFP - China said Wednesday that massive government spending was paying off as a new wave of data showed the world's third-largest economy continued to strengthen, following the worst global crisis in decades.

China industrial output,retail sales up in October (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 03:34 AM PST

AP - The slump in China's exports eased last month as industrial output and retail sales rose sharply, the government said Wednesday, showing that recovery in the world's third-largest economy was firmly on track.

China to guide yuan with eye on major currencies (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 02:11 AM PST

Reuters - China said on Wednesday it will consider major currencies in guiding the yuan, suggesting a departure from an effective dollar peg that has been in place since the middle of last year.

China mining co. accused of damaging Great Wall (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 02:03 AM PST

AP - A Chinese gold mining company is being investigated for causing serious damage to one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall of China.

Amnesty denounces China executions (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:18 AM PST

AFP - Amnesty International condemned China's execution of nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its Xinjiang region, and expressed fears more could take place.

Playing with weather stirs debate in China (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:15 AM PST

AFP - Chinese scientists artificially induced the second major snowstorm to wreak havoc in Beijing this season, state media said, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature.