Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Geithner: China too slow with currency reforms (AP)
• Geithner says Chinese yuan rising too slowly (Reuters)
• U.S. industry and lawmakers urge action on China's yuan (Reuters)
• Summary Box: China rejects clean energy complaint (AP)
• China millionaire says 100 others will donate riches: report (AFP)
• China's public opinion gap: Chinese youth are starting to mistrust Beijing (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Japan's PM moves on yen, faces China's fury (AFP)
• Coal ash a source of concern in China: Greenpeace (AFP)
• Top Republican voices doubt on China currency bill (Reuters)
• China rejects US trade complaint over clean energy (AP)
• China protest calls grow in Japan dispute (Reuters)
• China summons Japanese ambassador in boat row (AFP)
• Chinese opposition activist released from prison (AP)
• China's foreign direct investment up 18.1% (AFP)
• China plans to monitor firms' environment impact (AFP)
• Foreign investment in China weakened in August (AP)
• China `paying close attention' to BHP-Potash deal (AP)
• China concerned over BHP's bid for Potash Corp (Reuters)
• China hits back at Japan as boat row rumbles on (AFP)

Geithner: China too slow with currency reforms (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 04:50 PM PDT AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says that China has been moving too slowly to reform its currency system. In prepared testimony he will deliver before two congressional committees on Thursday, Geithner says the administration is considering what tools it might use to push China to move more quickly to allow its currency to appreciate in value against the dollar.

Geithner says Chinese yuan rising too slowly (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will tell lawmakers that China's yuan currency has risen too slowly and he is examining what tools may be needed to persuade Beijing to move faster.

U.S. industry and lawmakers urge action on China's yuan (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:08 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. lawmakers and industry groups ratcheted up pressure on Congress on Wednesday to pass a tough new trade law to punish China for what they see as an undervalued currency that threatens American jobs and profits.

Summary Box: China rejects clean energy complaint (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 10:58 AM PDT AP - THE DISPUTE: China rejected a trade complaint from the United Steelworkers over Beijing's support for clean energy industries.

China millionaire says 100 others will donate riches: report (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT AFP - A rich Chinese businessman said he has convinced more than 100 other industrialists to give away their personal wealth, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

China's public opinion gap: Chinese youth are starting to mistrust Beijing (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 09:18 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - One recent evening, a 20-something Chinese woman was watching the TV news here with her mother. A spokesman for the Health Ministry was denying allegations that contaminated milk powder had caused premature sexual development in baby Chinese girls, and reassuring viewers government tests found the powder safe.

Japan's PM moves on yen, faces China's fury (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:32 AM PDT AFP - A day after Japan's prime minister survived a leadership challenge, his government Wednesday moved to tackle the yen's damaging surge but faced new protests from China in a bitter territorial row.

Coal ash a source of concern in China: Greenpeace (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:01 AM PDT AFP - China's coal-fired plants produce enough toxic ash to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every two-and-a-half minutes, creating contaminants that travel far and wide, Greenpeace said on Wednesday.

Top Republican voices doubt on China currency bill (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - The senior Republican on the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday a proposed bill to press China to revalue its currency would not address fundamental Chinese trade barriers.

China rejects US trade complaint over clean energy (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:29 AM PDT AP - China rejected a U.S. union's trade complaint over Beijing's support for clean energy industries and said Wednesday such criticism is hypocritical at a time when China is under pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

China protest calls grow in Japan dispute (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:25 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese activists on Wednesday urged protests against Japan in the latest row over disputed islands which has stirred mutual distrust over sovereignty and control of potentially valuable oil and gas reserves.

China summons Japanese ambassador in boat row (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 06:33 AM PDT AFP - China called in Japan's envoy for a fresh dressing-down over the detention of a Chinese fishing captain as Washington weighed in on the worst diplomatic spat between the regional rivals in years.

Chinese opposition activist released from prison (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 06:20 AM PDT AP - One of the leaders of a would-be Chinese opposition group has been released from prison after completing an 11-year sentence for alleged subversion, a human rights group said Wednesday.

China's foreign direct investment up 18.1% (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 01:49 AM PDT AFP - Foreign direct investment in China rose 18.1 percent in the first eight months of 2010, the government said Wednesday, as confidence in the world's second-largest economy appeared to moderate slightly.

China plans to monitor firms' environment impact (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:32 AM PDT AFP - China said it will require listed firms in polluting industries to publish environmental impact reports annually as the government steps up efforts to hit an energy efficiency target.

Foreign investment in China weakened in August (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:31 PM PDT AP - Foreign investment in China weakened again in August after rebounding from a slowdown earlier this year, the government reported Wednesday.

China `paying close attention' to BHP-Potash deal (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:23 PM PDT AP - China is closely watching global miner BHP's $38.5 billion bid to acquire one of the world's biggest producers of potash and fertilizer, the government said Wednesday in its first official comment on the proposed takeover.

China concerned over BHP's bid for Potash Corp (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:44 PM PDT Reuters - China will pay close attention to the $39 billion bid that top global miner BHP Billiton is making for the world's biggest fertilizer maker, Potash Corp, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.

China hits back at Japan as boat row rumbles on (AFP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:41 PM PDT AFP - China said it had summoned Japan's ambassador for a fifth time to demand Tokyo release a Chinese fishing boat captain arrested after a collision between his and two Japanese vessels in disputed waters.

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