Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China mounts air exercise with Turkey, U.S. says (Reuters)
• China highlights climate change efforts (AP)
• China blames climate talks standoff on rich nations (Reuters)
• 'Heavy metals in Chinese cigarettes' pose high risk (AFP)
• China moves to hunt for domestic potash reserves (AFP)
• China livid as dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize (Reuters)
• Embraer says still mulling China factory status (AP)
• China launching search for domestic potash sources (AP)
• To cool property deals, Shanghai sets 1 home limit (AP)

China mounts air exercise with Turkey, U.S. says (Reuters) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - The air forces of China and Turkey have carried out a joint exercise, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday, in what appeared to be the first such drill involving Beijing and a NATO member country.

China highlights climate change efforts (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT AP - As the world's biggest greenhouse gas producer, China was widely seen as an obstacle in the Copenhagen climate summit last year. But while negotiations inched forward, Beijing poured $34.6 billion into clean energy in 2009, nearly double the U.S. investment.

China blames climate talks standoff on rich nations (Reuters) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - China said on Friday rich nations must lock in fresh vows to slash greenhouse gas output to unblock talks for a new climate change deal, while some negotiators said Beijing was holding progress hostage.

'Heavy metals in Chinese cigarettes' pose high risk (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:16 AM PDT AFP - A new international research project has found high levels of heavy metals in Chinese cigarettes, with some containing three times the level of lead, cadmium and arsenic of Canadian brands.

China moves to hunt for domestic potash reserves (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:03 AM PDT AFP - China plans to spend nearly 15 million dollars a year until 2015 to look for potash reserves at home, state media said Friday, as Sinochem reportedly struggles to mount a bid for Canada's Potash Corp.

China livid as dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize (Reuters) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:29 PM PDT Reuters - Jailed Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for two decades of non-violent struggle for human rights, infuriating China, which called the award "an obscenity".

Embraer says still mulling China factory status (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:15 PM PDT AP - Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer said Friday it is still discussing plans for its aircraft factory in northern China, denying reports it will close the plant.

China launching search for domestic potash sources (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:11 PM PDT AP - China has launched a search for domestic sources of potash to ensure stable supplies of the mineral used in fertilizer, a state news agency said Friday, amid official concern about mining giant BHP's bid to acquire a major Canadian producer.

To cool property deals, Shanghai sets 1 home limit (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:10 PM PDT AP - Authorities in China's largest city have ordered that families be allowed to only purchase one home each, part of a series of moves aimed at cooling surging property prices.

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