Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China's rare earths export cut spurs trade concerns (Reuters)
• China to cut crucial rare earths export quotas (AP)
• China to crack down on lavish public-funded fetes (AP)
• Rate reforms can tame inflation: China central bank (Reuters)
• China corruption 'still very serious' (AFP)
• China's spats call into question 'peaceful rise' (AP)
• 12 Chinese with fake US visas arrested in Bangkok (AP)
• China to continue property tightening in 2011: report (Reuters)
• Jailed China tainted milk activist paroled (AP)
• Paypal to help set up e-commerce hub in China mega-city (AFP)
• Report: Laos deports Uighurs back to China (AP)
• Beijing hikes minimum wage in capital by 20 pct (AFP)
• China cracks down on abuse at animal parks (AFP)

China's rare earths export cut spurs trade concerns (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:44 PM PST Reuters - China's move to slash export quotas on rare earth minerals -- vital in a slew of high-tech products -- has raised fresh international trade concerns, and Japan's Sony Corp vowed on Wednesday to reduce its reliance on the minerals.

China to cut crucial rare earths export quotas (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:18 AM PST AP - China said it is reducing the amount of rare earths it will export for the first half of the year by more than 10 percent — likely to be an unpopular move worldwide since the minerals are vital to the manufacture of high-tech products.

China to crack down on lavish public-funded fetes (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:13 AM PST AP - China plans to crack down in the coming year on lavish parties and seminars organized by government officials, hoping to placate a public angered by corruption and accounts of sex and booze-fueled fetes held at taxpayer expense.

Rate reforms can tame inflation: China central bank (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:13 AM PST Reuters - China should hasten the liberalisation of its interest rate market to rein in accelerating inflation in the world's second-biggest economy, a senior Chinese central bank official said on Wednesday.

China corruption 'still very serious' (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:01 AM PST AFP - China on Wednesday admitted its corruption problem was "still very serious" and pledged to work harder to crush widespread official graft and win the public's confidence.

China's spats call into question 'peaceful rise' (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:25 AM PST AP - China's high-profile feuds with the United States, along with territorial spats with Southeast Asian neighbors and Japan, showed a more muscular foreign policy in 2010 that called into question Beijing's promise of a "peaceful rise."

12 Chinese with fake US visas arrested in Bangkok (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:21 AM PST AP - US and Thai officials have arrested a group of 12 Chinese nationals accused of obtaining fake visas to try to gain entry to the United States.

China to continue property tightening in 2011: report (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:12 AM PST Reuters - China will not relax curbs on property speculation in 2011 and will reinforce the implementation of measures to contain rising home prices, domestic media reported on Wednesday, citing Housing Minister Jiang Weixin.

Jailed China tainted milk activist paroled (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:04 PM PST AP - A Chinese activist who was jailed for protesting a massive tainted milk scandal apparently has been freed on medical parole, though his former lawyer said Wednesday he may have been coerced into a deal in which he must stay silent.

Paypal to help set up e-commerce hub in China mega-city (AFP) Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:58 PM PST AFP - US online payment service Paypal has agreed to help set up an international e-commerce hub in southwestern China as more foreign companies cash in on the country's fast-growing Internet sales market.

Report: Laos deports Uighurs back to China (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:43 PM PST AP - A media report says Laos has deported seven Uighurs who fled China after ethnic riots last year, raising concerns over the treatment of Uighurs forcibly returned to face prosecution by the Chinese government.

Beijing hikes minimum wage in capital by 20 pct (AFP) Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:19 PM PST AFP - Authorities in Beijing have hiked the minimum wage in the capital by about 20 percent for the second time in six months amid soaring food costs, rising property prices and China's widening wealth gap.

China cracks down on abuse at animal parks (AFP) Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:51 PM PST AFP - China has stripped the licences of seven animal parks and ordered more than 50 others to crack down on abusive practices after inspections revealed a host of violations, state media said Wednesday.

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