Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Judge: Policy didn't cover Chinese drywall damage (AP)
• Chinese military reluctant to forge US ties: Gates (AFP)
• Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Australian-Chinese man deported after Shanghai protest (Reuters)
• China takes baby steps in narrowing gender imbalance (Reuters)
• Spiraling violent crime triggers concern in China (AP)
• Gates says China's PLA may be trying to thwart ties (Reuters)
• British climber dies after reaching Everest summit (AP)
• Gates 'disappointed' by Chinese rebuff (AP)
• Honda's China strike a lesson for Japanese exporters (AFP)
• China 'not optimistic' on pollution emissions cuts (AP)
• China gives no word on refusing Gates' visit (AP)
• Death toll from China landslides rises to 38 (AFP)
• Angry passengers attack China airport staff (AFP)
• Another Foxconn worker dies, family blames overwork (Reuters)
• China 'not very optimistic' on cutting emissions (AFP)

Judge: Policy didn't cover Chinese drywall damage (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 06:05 PM PDT AP - An insurance company doesn't have to pay for damages at a Virginia man's home ruined by Chinese-made, sulfur-emitting drywall, a decision by a federal judge Thursday that could affect how lawsuits by thousands of U.S. homeowners are settled.

Chinese military reluctant to forge US ties: Gates (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 11:33 AM PDT AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed disappointment Thursday at China's decision to call off his planned visit, saying the country's military was reluctant to engage in dialogue with the United States.

Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:59 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When two giant employers in southern China offered their workers big wage increases this week, their goal was to dampen labor unrest. But the hikes do more than soothe factory floor anger; they signal huge changes in the way “the workshop of the world” is feeding global consumers.

Australian-Chinese man deported after Shanghai protest (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - A Chinese-born Australian activist, who changed his name to get round a ban on his return to China, was deported to Sydney after making a one-man protest in Shanghai, a campaign organizer said on Thursday.

China takes baby steps in narrowing gender imbalance (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - China has taken its first baby steps in narrowing a gender chasm that has left the country with tens of millions more boys than girls, an official said on Thursday.

Spiraling violent crime triggers concern in China (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 07:01 AM PDT AP - A series of grisly attacks in China, including school stabbings, a courthouse shooting and a slashing rampage on a train, have forced the public and officials to confront what experts say is the long-hidden problem of spiraling violent crime.

Gates says China's PLA may be trying to thwart ties (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 06:57 AM PDT Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday he believed the Chinese military was thwarting efforts to improve military-to-military relations in an apparent split with the country's political leadership.

British climber dies after reaching Everest summit (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 06:43 AM PDT AP - A British climber died hours after reaching the summit of Mount Everest as he was unable to descend and fellow climbers couldn't bring him down, his climbing team and a Chinese official said Thursday.

Gates 'disappointed' by Chinese rebuff (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:13 AM PDT AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says China's military isn't as interested in developing a better relationship with the United States as its political leaders are.

Honda's China strike a lesson for Japanese exporters (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:57 AM PDT AFP - After an unprecedented strike logjammed Honda's China production line, Japanese firms in the country may need to redraw their plans in a growing market that has emboldened low-wage workers, analysts say.

China 'not optimistic' on pollution emissions cuts (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:47 AM PDT AP - A key air pollutant has increased in China this year, highlighting the serious challenges faced by the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases as it tries to curb pollution, a senior Chinese official said Thursday.

China gives no word on refusing Gates' visit (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:35 AM PDT AP - China gave no explanation Thursday for why it refused to allow U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to visit this week.

Death toll from China landslides rises to 38 (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:37 AM PDT AFP - The death toll from flooding and landslides in southern China climbed to 38 on Thursday, state media reported, as torrential rains moved further west in the country.

Angry passengers attack China airport staff (AFP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:53 PM PDT AFP - Passengers furious about delays last month at a major Chinese airport vented their frustration by attacking about two dozen employees, state media said Thursday.

Another Foxconn worker dies, family blames overwork (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:31 PM PDT Reuters - A worker at iPhone maker Foxconn's southern China manufacturing hub, the scene of a string of employee suicides this year, died late last week from what his family said was overwork, a claim the company denied.

China 'not very optimistic' on cutting emissions (AFP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:18 PM PDT AFP - China, the world's top source of the toxic gases blamed for global warming, said Thursday it was "not very optimistic" that its efforts to slash emissions were working.

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