Yahoo! News: World - China

China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media (AFP)
Yahoo pulled into Google fracas, Alibaba reacts (Reuters)
Obama still seeking Chinese help on many fronts (AP)
Taiwan to allow Chinese investment in bourse (AP)
Haiti aid a telling test of China-Taiwan relations (AP)
China discovered 5 bln tonnes of iron ore in 2009 (AFP)
AP Enterprise: US buyers must beware in China (AP)

China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST

AFP - China launched an orbiter into space early Sunday, the latest stage in the development of its own satellite navigation system, state media said.

Yahoo pulled into Google fracas, Alibaba reacts (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:13 AM PST

Reuters - Yahoo got pulled into a growing row between China and Google on Saturday, as its Chinese partner slammed Yahoo's statements supporting Google while a source revealed the search giant had stayed silent about cyber-attacks.

Obama still seeking Chinese help on many fronts (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 04:26 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama came into office talking tough on China. The emerging superpower, he promised, would be treated as a competitor, not coddled as a friend or shunned as an enemy.

Taiwan to allow Chinese investment in bourse (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 02:42 AM PST

AP - Taiwan will allow China's institutional investors to invest up to $500 million in the island's stock market, the government said Saturday, in its latest step to relax control on trade and investment with its rival.

Haiti aid a telling test of China-Taiwan relations (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 02:26 AM PST

AP - One of the world's trickiest relationships is being tested in devastated Haiti, where China and Taiwan are rushing aid to one of Taipei's few remaining diplomatic allies. Taiwan even announced that its president would personally deliver earthquake aid later this month.