Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China is willing to detail emission efforts (AP)
• BHP-Rio tie-up 'a monopoly': China steel industry (AFP)
• Shanghai Expo to show baby pandas at city's zoos (AP)
• China central banker says harder to buy U.S. Treasuries (Reuters)
• China holds US engineer on trade secrets charge (AP)
• Chinese rules on home confiscations under attack (Reuters)
• China jails 11 over online games scam: state media (AFP)
• Deaths over housing lead to China reform call (AP)

China is willing to detail emission efforts (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:07 AM PST AP - China says it is willing to provide details about its actions to control carbon emissions, moving to meet a key U.S. demand for verification of China's promises to fight global warming.

BHP-Rio tie-up 'a monopoly': China steel industry (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:07 AM PST AFP - China's steel industry said Thursday it "firmly opposes" BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's iron ore joint venture, branding it a "monopoly in disguise".

Shanghai Expo to show baby pandas at city's zoos (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2009 05:12 AM PST AP - Ten giant panda cubs will be on display at the Shanghai World Expo next year at the city's zoos, giving tens of millions of Chinese and foreign visitors a glimpse at the highly endangered species.

China central banker says harder to buy U.S. Treasuries (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2009 04:15 AM PST Reuters - It is getting harder for governments to buy U.S. Treasuries because the United States' shrinking current-account gap is reducing supply of dollars overseas, a Chinese central bank official said on Thursday.

China holds US engineer on trade secrets charge (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2009 02:45 AM PST AP - Chinese police have detained an American automotive engineer for more than a year on accusations he misused trade secrets — the latest case of vague secrecy laws being used against an American in China.

Chinese rules on home confiscations under attack (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:24 PM PST Reuters - China's rules on the forced demolition of homes are under attack after a Beijing man set fire to himself to protest against confiscation of his family's home, while legal experts urged reforms to better protect residents.

China jails 11 over online games scam: state media (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:51 PM PST AFP - A court in east China has handed down jail sentences of up to three years to 11 people for their roles in online gaming scams that netted them around 140,000 dollars, state media said.

Deaths over housing lead to China reform call (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:19 AM PST AP - Yue Xiyou died after trying to defend his fiancee's apartment from a wrecking crew. A woman named Tang Fuzhen protested another demolition by standing on the roof and setting herself on fire.

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