Yahoo! News: World - China

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• British PM to urge more political freedom in China (AFP)
• GE to invest more than $2B into China efforts (AP)
• China bars lawyer from attending London conference (AP)
• France says EU nations to attend Nobel peace award (Reuters)
• China raises expectations of more rate rises (Reuters)
• China asks Japan not to attend Nobel peace award (Reuters)
• Cameron focuses on business ties on big China trip (AP)
• Business is business in Japan's Chinatown (Reuters)
• ICBC expanding in Europe, Middle East (AFP)
• China to rein in dioxin emissions to help air quality (AFP)
• Volcker says no quick way to cut US unemployment (AP)

British PM to urge more political freedom in China (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:32 PM PST AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday will call for "greater political opening" in China as its economy surges forward, as he ends a visit designed to drum up trade, his office said.

GE to invest more than $2B into China efforts (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:29 PM PST AP - General Electric Co. plans to sink more than $2 billion into its efforts in China through 2012 as the conglomerate looks to tackle the country's pressing energy and infrastructure needs.

China bars lawyer from attending London conference (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:14 AM PST AP - A renowned Chinese human rights lawyer whose firm is representing imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo said he was blocked from leaving Tuesday to attend a conference in London.

France says EU nations to attend Nobel peace award (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:40 AM PST Reuters - European countries are planning to attend a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring dissident Liu Xiaobo, France said on Tuesday, rebuffing calls from China for its trade partners to boycott the event.

China raises expectations of more rate rises (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:03 AM PST Reuters - China signaled its intention on Tuesday to drain excess cash from its financial system by unexpectedly raising the yield on bills at a central bank auction and announcing new rules to curb hot money inflows.

China asks Japan not to attend Nobel peace award (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:05 AM PST Reuters - China has asked Japan not to attend a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Japan's foreign minister said, in a move that could further strain Sino-Japanese ties after a recent territorial row.

Cameron focuses on business ties on big China trip (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron focused on expanding business ties as his country's largest ever official delegation visited China on Tuesday in the latest European drive to win foreign contracts and spur sluggish home economies.

Business is business in Japan's Chinatown (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:17 AM PST Reuters - Even with festering strains between China and Japan, business is business, and in the Japanese city hosting a regional summit the bonds binding Asia's top two economies can be counted in pork buns and chestnuts.

ICBC expanding in Europe, Middle East (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:18 PM PST AFP - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest by market value, is accelerating its global expansion with new branches in Europe and the Middle East, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

China to rein in dioxin emissions to help air quality (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PST AFP - China has said it aims to cut the intensity of dioxin emissions in key industries by 10 percent by 2015, as part of efforts by the world's top polluter to tackle ever-worsening air quality.

Volcker says no quick way to cut US unemployment (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:37 PM PST AP - Paul Volcker, a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, said Tuesday he sees no short-term way to reduce high U.S. unemployment and expects slow growth for the next year or more.

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