Yahoo! News: World - China

---

• China, US to wrap up key talks on economy, N.Korea (AFP)
• China taking tough line as dialogue with US begins (AP)
• Youngest Everest climber wants others to 'go big' (AP)
• Japan court rejects China poison victims' claim (AP)
• Marriott plans to double presence in China by 2015 (AP)
• GM China joint venture to boost capacity 50% by 2012 (AFP)
• Hu says China to hold firm on yuan policy (AFP)
• Buses collide, killing 10 in China (AP)
• Clinton: US, China must act together on NKorea (AP)
• China state planner takes cautious stance toward tightening (Reuters)
• China says U.S.-China talks to promote global growth (Reuters)
• Geithner says sees global economy improving (Reuters)
• China, US open high-level talks in Beijing (AFP)
• Geithner urges U.S., China cooperation on freer trade (Reuters)
• China urges the U.S. to lift export restrictions (Reuters)

China, US to wrap up key talks on economy, N.Korea (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:16 PM PDT AFP - The United States and China were to wrap up key talks Tuesday aimed at smoothing out differences on currency and trade issues, as Washington hopes to persuade Beijing to get tough on North Korea.

China taking tough line as dialogue with US begins (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT AP - China showed its growing assertiveness Monday as it launched high-level talks with Washington, saying it will carry out currency reform at its own pace and calling for an end to U.S. curbs on high-tech exports.

Youngest Everest climber wants others to 'go big' (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 09:33 AM PDT AP - For Jordan Romero, the 13-year-old American who became the youngest climber to summit Mount Everest, it all began with the desire to dream big.

Japan court rejects China poison victims' claim (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 07:08 AM PDT AP - A Tokyo court rejected compensation claims Monday by a group of Chinese plaintiffs over the death and the sickening of 44 people after construction workers broke open several barrels of World War II poison gas abandoned by Japanese troops.

Marriott plans to double presence in China by 2015 (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 04:28 AM PDT AP - Marriott International Inc. said Monday it plans to double the number of hotels it runs in China in about five years.

GM China joint venture to boost capacity 50% by 2012 (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 03:44 AM PDT AFP - General Motors' main Chinese commercial vehicle joint venture said Monday it would raise its production capacity by nearly 50 percent to 1.31 million units by the second half of 2012.

Hu says China to hold firm on yuan policy (AFP) Posted: 23 May 2010 10:56 PM PDT AFP - China will adjust its exchange rate policy at its own pace, President Hu Jintao said Monday at the start of talks with the United States over the Chinese currency and other sensitive trade issues.

Buses collide, killing 10 in China (AP) Posted: 23 May 2010 08:57 PM PDT AP - A head-on collision between two buses in southern China killed 10 people and injured an additional 43 early Monday in the second major bus accident in two days.

Clinton: US, China must act together on NKorea (AP) Posted: 23 May 2010 08:39 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged China on Monday to work with the United States to coordinate a response to the sinking of a South Korean warship, which has been blamed on North Korea.

China state planner takes cautious stance toward tightening (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2010 08:04 PM PDT Reuters - China should be particularly cautious in introducing new tightening measures, as the global and domestic economies still face uncertainties, a state planning official said on Monday.

China says U.S.-China talks to promote global growth (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2010 06:58 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said the goal of U.S.-China talks that got under way in Beijing on Monday is to promote strong, sustainable global growth.

Geithner says sees global economy improving (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2010 06:51 PM PDT Reuters - The global economy has been strengthening faster than expected, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday during talks with China in Beijing.

China, US open high-level talks in Beijing (AFP) Posted: 23 May 2010 06:44 PM PDT AFP - The United States and China on Monday opened two days of high-level talks due to cover a wide range of issues including tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship, blamed on Pyongyang.

Geithner urges U.S., China cooperation on freer trade (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2010 06:39 PM PDT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday the United States and China need to work together to reduce trade barriers and develop a more balanced global economy.

China urges the U.S. to lift export restrictions (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2010 06:26 PM PDT Reuters - China urged the United States to lift restrictions on exports to China as early as possible, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said ahead of talks between the two countries in Beijing.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: World - China To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610