Yahoo! News: World - China

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• In China, German minister warns of global trade war (AFP)
• Senators assail China's "abusive" poultry duties (Reuters)
• Nobel winner's wife hopes to collect his award (AP)
• China steps up retaliation against Norway for Nobel (Reuters)
• China tries to calm nerves over Asia sea activity (AP)
• Reports: China moves again to limit bank lending (AP)
• China auto sales growth slows as demand moderates (AP)
• U.S. sees crisis fears easing over South China Sea (Reuters)
• China dominates list of richest self-made women (AFP)
• Wind could supply fifth of world energy: Greenpeace (AFP)
• China overtakes U.S. as biggest energy consumer: IEA (Reuters)
• China frees Vietnamese fishermen as ministers meet (Reuters)
• iPhone maker faces new criticism over China labor practices (Reuters)
• China raises bank reserve ratio for some banks (AFP)
• China says yuan reform doesn't mean appreciation (Reuters)

In China, German minister warns of global trade war (AFP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:22 PM PDT AFP - German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle cautioned upon arriving in China Tuesday that a global trade war was brewing, amid wide differences between key trading nations on currency policy.

Senators assail China's "abusive" poultry duties (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 01:58 PM PDT Reuters - Two senior Republican senators on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to ask China to withdraw duties on U.S. poultry they said were part of a larger pattern of unfair trade practices by Beijing.

Nobel winner's wife hopes to collect his award (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 10:37 AM PDT AP - The wife of the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo said Tuesday she hopes to travel to Norway to collect the Nobel Peace Prize on his behalf, though for now she can only leave her Beijing home under police escort.

China steps up retaliation against Norway for Nobel (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 08:45 AM PDT Reuters - China broadened its retaliation against Norway on Tuesday for the selection of a Chinese dissident for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, cancelling a second cabinet-level meeting and a Norwegian cultural event in China.

China tries to calm nerves over Asia sea activity (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 08:15 AM PDT AP - China worked to calm nerves Tuesday among Asian neighbors jittery over its recent attempts to assert greater control over disputed waters, while its rival Washington stressed its national interest in keeping those seas free for commerce.

Reports: China moves again to limit bank lending (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 06:23 AM PDT AP - China has told its biggest banks to increase reserves in a new move to control lending, news reports said Tuesday, as Beijing tries to cool inflation and housing prices without derailing its recovery from the global slump.

China auto sales growth slows as demand moderates (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 05:52 AM PDT AP - China's auto sales slowed further in September as a boom fueled by tax breaks and subsidies faded.

U.S. sees crisis fears easing over South China Sea (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:59 AM PDT Reuters - Asian nations appeared to be moving to ease the risk of an immediate crisis over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, where concern has risen over China's growing military reach and assertiveness.

China dominates list of richest self-made women (AFP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:11 AM PDT AFP - More than half of the 20 richest self-made women in the world are Chinese, with their average fortune surpassing US talk show host Oprah Winfrey and author JK Rowling, a list showed Tuesday.

Wind could supply fifth of world energy: Greenpeace (AFP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:30 AM PDT AFP - Wind power could meet about a fifth of the world's electricity demand within 20 years, an industry group and environmental watchdog Greenpeace predicted in a new report released on Tuesday.

China overtakes U.S. as biggest energy consumer: IEA (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:12 AM PDT Reuters - China has become the world's largest energy user, having overtaken the United States, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

China frees Vietnamese fishermen as ministers meet (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 11:23 PM PDT Reuters - China has released nine Vietnamese fishermen it detained near disputed islands, an issue which had threatened to raise tensions during a regional meeting of defense ministers in Hanoi.

iPhone maker faces new criticism over China labor practices (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT Reuters - Hon Hai, maker of Apple's iPhone, faces new allegations of worker abuse at its sprawling China plants in two reports that claim conditions have not improved despite company promises after a rash of suicides.

China raises bank reserve ratio for some banks (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:06 PM PDT AFP - China's central bank has ordered six lenders to temporarily increase the amount of money they must keep in reserve to rein in lending and combat rising inflation, state media said Tuesday.

China says yuan reform doesn't mean appreciation (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 07:42 PM PDT Reuters - China's policy of reforming its currency does not necessarily equate to exchange rate appreciation, and market players should get used to two-way yuan movements, the Chinese foreign exchange regulator said in a report on Tuesday.

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