Yahoo! News: World - China

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• USW Encourages U.S. House to Cut Budget Deficit, Create Jobs by Taking Action to Stop China's Currency Manipulation (PR Newswire)
• N.Korea, China leaders hold meeting: reports (AFP)
• China urgently needs to reverse coal dependency: Greenpeace (AFP)
• Kashmir visa row stokes India and China tensions (Reuters)
• China to inspect airline safety in wake of crash (AP)
• China shares rise but earnings temper gains (AP)
• China warns US against selling Taiwan radars (AP)
• More than 17,000 enter China panda-keeper contest (AFP)
• GOME founder clan ups stake before shareholders meet: report (AFP)
• China builds base to tap deep-sea energy: state media (AFP)

USW Encourages U.S. House to Cut Budget Deficit, Create Jobs by Taking Action to Stop China's Currency Manipulation (PR Newswire) Posted: 27 Aug 2010 01:46 PM PDT PR Newswire - PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing Commerce Department statistics released this morning that indicate that economic growth is substantially lower than originally projected, the United Steelworkers (USW) sent letters to members of Congress today asking them to stop China's currency manipulation.

N.Korea, China leaders hold meeting: reports (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2010 07:53 AM PDT AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il apparently met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in northeastern China as he seeks the backing of his sole major ally for an expected handover of power to his son, news reports said.

China urgently needs to reverse coal dependency: Greenpeace (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2010 07:51 AM PDT AFP - Greenpeace said Friday that China "urgently" needed to reduce its dependency on coal, saying the emissions produced by its use posed a major threat to public health in the fast-growing Asian nation.

Kashmir visa row stokes India and China tensions (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2010 04:39 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India summoned China's ambassador Friday to protest against the refusal of a visa to an Indian general from the disputed Kashmir region, the latest spat between two Asian giants jostling for global influence and resources.

China to inspect airline safety in wake of crash (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2010 04:34 AM PDT AP - China will inspect airline safety measures nationwide in the wake of a crash that killed 42 people at a small airport in the northeast, the country's civil aviation body said Friday.

China shares rise but earnings temper gains (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2010 01:44 AM PDT AP - Chinese shares rose Friday but gains were tempered by mixed earnings reports from major companies.

China warns US against selling Taiwan radars (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:41 PM PDT AP - China objected Friday to a U.S. plan to supply radar equipment to Taiwan's air force, even though the sale was far short of the F-16 fighter jets the island's president urged Washington to provide last week.

More than 17,000 enter China panda-keeper contest (AFP) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:40 PM PDT AFP - More than 17,000 people from around the world have entered a contest to become a panda keeper for a month in China, organisers said Friday, less than two weeks after the competition was launched.

GOME founder clan ups stake before shareholders meet: report (AFP) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:37 PM PDT AFP - The family of the jailed founder of Chinese appliance giant GOME has raised its stake in the company ahead of a shareholder meeting on his bid to oust the firm's chairman, a report said Friday.

China builds base to tap deep-sea energy: state media (AFP) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:23 PM PDT AFP - China will build a multi-million-dollar research base on its east coast as it steps up its efforts to search for energy sources and rare earths on the ocean floor, state media said Friday.

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