Yahoo! News: World - China

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• EU says China's trade policies still too opaque (AFP)
• Strike-hit Honda sees some progress on China output (Reuters)
• Japan, China seek to prevent maritime friction (Reuters)
• China says final toll from April quake near 2,700 (AP)
• China bans court evidence obtained by torture (AP)
• Final China quake toll near 3,000 dead and missing (Reuters)
• Honda Motor hoping to resume output after strike (AP)
• China's Wen maintains 'sense of crisis' over economy (AFP)
• Japan PM backs Seoul's UN bid to punish NKorea (AP)
• China's Wen: global economy double-dip possible (Reuters)
• Honda says 'some progress' in talks with China strikers (AFP)
• No more "comrades" on Beijing buses (Reuters)
• China students lack political education: official (AFP)
• China, Japan premiers agree hotline after naval incidents (AFP)

EU says China's trade policies still too opaque (AFP) Posted: 31 May 2010 11:28 AM PDT AFP - The European Union on Monday criticised China during a World Trade Organization review of Beijing's trade policies, complaining that they remain somewhat opaque.

Strike-hit Honda sees some progress on China output (Reuters) Posted: 31 May 2010 07:18 AM PDT Reuters - Workers at a strike-bound Honda Motor parts factory in southern China pressed on with a drive to win higher wages on Monday while the carmaker lured back many to partly resume production.

Japan, China seek to prevent maritime friction (Reuters) Posted: 31 May 2010 05:56 AM PDT Reuters - Japan and China agreed on Monday to set up an emergency hotline and set in place ways to prevent maritime friction sparked by Beijing's growing naval reach from getting out of hand.

China says final toll from April quake near 2,700 (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 05:40 AM PDT AP - The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck a remote Tibetan region in western China has risen to 2,698, officials said Monday.

China bans court evidence obtained by torture (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 05:24 AM PDT AP - China has issued new rules saying evidence obtained through torture and threats cannot be used in criminal prosecutions and said such evidence would be thrown out in death penalty cases that are under appeal.

Final China quake toll near 3,000 dead and missing (Reuters) Posted: 31 May 2010 04:28 AM PDT Reuters - Nearly 3,000 people are dead or missing after a strong quake in China's northwest last month, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday, giving a final toll for the tremor in largely Tibetan Yushu county.

Honda Motor hoping to resume output after strike (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT AP - Honda Motor Co. said Monday that it hopes to resume stalled production at its auto factories in southern China by tomorrow following a strike at a crucial parts plant.

China's Wen maintains 'sense of crisis' over economy (AFP) Posted: 31 May 2010 01:43 AM PDT AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned Monday that the world must stay alert to the risk of relapsing into economic crisis as Europe's debt woes drag on, and not withdraw stimulus measures prematurely.

Japan PM backs Seoul's UN bid to punish NKorea (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 01:23 AM PDT AP - Japan's prime minister told his Chinese counterpart Monday that he supports Seoul's plans to bring North Korea before the U.N. Security Council for sanctions or condemnation for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, an official said.

China's Wen: global economy double-dip possible (Reuters) Posted: 31 May 2010 01:21 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Monday that global economic growth remained vulnerable to sovereign debt risks and the possibility of a second downturn, but said his own nation's growth remained on track.

Honda says 'some progress' in talks with China strikers (AFP) Posted: 31 May 2010 12:01 AM PDT AFP - Japan's Honda Motor said Monday it had "made some progress" in negotiations with workers at its auto parts factory in China, where a strike has halted the company's vehicle production in the country.

No more "comrades" on Beijing buses (Reuters) Posted: 30 May 2010 11:21 PM PDT Reuters - China's bus drivers and ticket sellers have been urged to leave communism behind, with a new training manual instructing them to call travellers "sir" or "madam" instead of "comrade," state media reported on Monday.

China students lack political education: official (AFP) Posted: 30 May 2010 09:50 PM PDT AFP - China's propaganda chief has said the teaching of communist ideology at universities is lacking, ahead of the anniversary of the 1989 crushing of the Tiananmen democracy protests, state media said Monday.

China, Japan premiers agree hotline after naval incidents (AFP) Posted: 31 May 2010 02:11 AM PDT AFP - The premiers of China and Japan agreed Monday to set up a hotline following a series of tense naval incidents, and to resume formal talks on jointly exploring offshore gas and oil fields.

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