Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Chinese premier due in Macau for economic forum (AFP)
• China's Hu makes first Japan visit since island row (AFP)
• Defendant loses China's first HIV jobs bias case (AP)
• Obama: Fed action not designed to weaken dollar (AP)
• Beijing to melt snow to address water shortage (AFP)
• Hunt for missing seamen after ship sinks off Japan (AFP)
• China issues tougher rare earth export rules (AFP)
• US 'encouraged' at rise of China's yuan (AFP)
• Inflation "under-statement" sparks row in China (Reuters)

Chinese premier due in Macau for economic forum (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2010 01:26 PM PST AFP - Premier Wen Jiabao arrives in Macau on Saturday for a international economic forum, but could be met by campaigners calling for the release of a jailed Nobel laureate, in a rare chance to press their case on Chinese soil.

China's Hu makes first Japan visit since island row (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:39 AM PST AFP - China's President Hu Jintao arrived in Japan Friday for a Pacific Rim summit, his first visit since a bitter territorial row erupted two months ago between Beijing and Tokyo.

Defendant loses China's first HIV jobs bias case (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2010 01:43 AM PST AP - A Chinese court ruled Friday against the defendant in the country's first lawsuit over employment discrimination against people who are HIV-positive, the man's lawyer said.

Obama: Fed action not designed to weaken dollar (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2010 01:36 AM PST AP - Staking his ground in the global fight over the world's major currencies, President Barack Obama on Friday disputed claims that the U.S. was deliberately weakening the dollar while accusing China of manipulating its yuan.

Beijing to melt snow to address water shortage (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:17 PM PST AFP - Beijing will collect and melt snow this winter in a bid to quench the water shortage that has plagued the Chinese capital for years, state media reported Friday.

Hunt for missing seamen after ship sinks off Japan (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:03 PM PST AFP - Rescuers were still hunting Friday for 20 missing seamen after a cargo ship sank off Japan's southern islands, leaving two people dead, Japan's coastguard said.

China issues tougher rare earth export rules (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:01 PM PST AFP - China has said it has toughened rare earth export rules to allow only producers that meet environmental protection laws and international standards to ship the precious elements out of the country.

US 'encouraged' at rise of China's yuan (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:07 PM PST AFP - The United States is "very encouraged" by China's progress in allowing the yuan to rise, despite "heat" and public rows with Beijing over exchange rates, a senior US official said Friday.

Inflation "under-statement" sparks row in China (Reuters) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:48 PM PST Reuters - With price pressures on the rise in China, a rare public spat has broken out in government circles about whether the statistics agency is suppressing the full truth of how high inflation really is.

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