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Obama seeks market-based yuan; Congress impatient (Reuters)
Hawaii man's China military secrets trial to begin (AP)
China hails 'miracle' as 115 rescued from flooded mine (AFP)
Obama wants China currency market-based: White House (Reuters)
China dismisses Mekong dam criticism at regional meeting (AFP)
China urges firms to boycott Australian, Brazil iron ore (AFP)
China quiet on U.S. currency report delay (Reuters)
At least 95 workers survive China mine flood: state tv (AFP)

Obama seeks market-based yuan; Congress impatient (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States on Monday reiterated its call for China's currency to be market-based, as lawmakers warned they would act if there was no movement from China on revaluing the yuan.

Hawaii man's China military secrets trial to begin (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 02:28 PM PDT

AP - A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer from Maui who is accused of selling military secrets to China is due to face trial in federal court this week.

China hails 'miracle' as 115 rescued from flooded mine (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:53 AM PDT

AFP - More than 110 workers were pulled out alive from a Chinese coal mine on Monday in what has been hailed as a miracle rescue over a week after the men were trapped by an underground flood.

Obama wants China currency market-based: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 07:34 AM PDT

Reuters - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Monday that President Barack Obama wants China's yuan currency to be market-based.

China dismisses Mekong dam criticism at regional meeting (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 03:42 AM PDT

AFP - China rejected criticism Monday of its dams on the shrinking Mekong River, telling Southeast Asian leaders that it was not to blame for a regional drought affecting millions of people.

China urges firms to boycott Australian, Brazil iron ore (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 01:59 AM PDT

AFP - A Chinese industrial group has urged domestic steel companies to stop buying iron ore from the world's top three miners in protest over an alleged price monopoly, state media said on Monday.

China quiet on U.S. currency report delay (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:41 PM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese central bank adviser said Beijing could ease pressure over the yuan by buying more from recession-hit U.S. states, but China had no official reaction on Monday to the Obama administration's delay of a contentious currency report.