Yahoo! News: World - China

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• EU, U.S. grapple with crunch in rare earth supplies (Reuters)
• No China rare earth embargo to U.S. and EU: Molycorp CEO (Reuters)
• Time to look beyond Chinese rare earths, says EU trade boss (AFP)
• 'China must move' on currency: US (AFP)
• Hillary Clinton to visit China on Asia-Pacific trip (Reuters)
• Fake chips from China sold to U.S. defense contractors (Reuters)
• Special report: Faked in China: Inside the pirates' web (Reuters)
• China's Three Gorges Dam is full up for first time (AFP)
• Special Report: Is Wall Street chasing the dragon? (Reuters)
• NASA chief visits China manned space launch site (AP)
• China urges action from Japan in islands dispute (AFP)
• Fast train, big dam show China's engineering might (AP)
• US seeks Beijing's help on Chinese drywall firms (AFP)
• Profit slumps at Buffett-backed China carmaker (AFP)
• US product safety czar seeks China help on drywall (AP)
• China's Three Gorges Dam reaches maximum capacity (AP)
• China panda baby boom aids against extinction (AP)
• Chinese boy survives 20-story fall from window (AP)
• Vietnamese fishermen detained a month arrive home (AP)
• China urges order as anti-Japan protest flares (Reuters)

EU, U.S. grapple with crunch in rare earth supplies (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:55 PM PDT Reuters - The European Union and the United States said on Tuesday they were pressing for solutions to concerns China may be exploiting its stranglehold on rare earth metals, crucial in the making of everything from portable phones to wind turbines.

No China rare earth embargo to U.S. and EU: Molycorp CEO (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:55 PM PDT Reuters - China will reduce its exports of rare earth metals to the United States and Europe, but will not cut them off entirely, the head of the largest Western producer of the minerals said on Tuesday.

Time to look beyond Chinese rare earths, says EU trade boss (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT AFP - European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht on Tuesday urged global partners to diversify mining sources for prized rare earths as a battle with China deepened over scarce supplies.

'China must move' on currency: US (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT AFP - The White House underscored Tuesday its hope that China will reevaluate its currency, which the United States believes has been kept artificially low to favor Chinese exports.

Hillary Clinton to visit China on Asia-Pacific trip (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make a brief stop in China during her October 27-November 8 trip to the Asia Pacific region, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.

Fake chips from China sold to U.S. defense contractors (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:22 AM PDT Reuters - Shannon Wren ran what appeared to be a low-key computer business in Florida but had a love for fast and fancy cars, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a Rolls Royce, a Ferrari Spider, a Bentley Arnage and motorcyles.

Special report: Faked in China: Inside the pirates' web (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - Anybody could tell right away that the Louis Vuitton shoulder bag was fake because it was delivered in a recycled box that once shipped batteries.

China's Three Gorges Dam is full up for first time (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:00 AM PDT AFP - The water level in China's Three Gorges Dam reached full capacity Tuesday for the first time since the world's biggest hydroelectric project began generating power in 2008, state media said.

Special Report: Is Wall Street chasing the dragon? (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman wasn't going to miss his chance.

NASA chief visits China manned space launch site (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:59 AM PDT AP - The head of NASA visited China's manned space flight launch center during a trip to the country to explore possibilities for cooperation, the U.S. agency said Tuesday.

China urges action from Japan in islands dispute (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:16 AM PDT AFP - China on Tuesday called for "concrete action" from Japan ahead of future meetings between the at-odds neighbours, as the nations' premiers were set to head to Vietnam this week for a regional summit.

Fast train, big dam show China's engineering might (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:33 AM PDT AP - China rolled out its fastest train yet on Tuesday and announced that the Three Gorges Dam, the world's biggest hydroelectric project, is now generating electricity at maximum capacity â€" engineering triumphs that signal the nation's growing ambitions as its economy booms.

US seeks Beijing's help on Chinese drywall firms (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:23 AM PDT AFP - The top US product safety official urged Beijing on Tuesday to press state-owned firms to help Americans fix homes that have been damaged by toxic drywall made in China.

Profit slumps at Buffett-backed China carmaker (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:56 AM PDT AFP - Chinese carmaker BYD, backed by US billionaire Warren Buffett, saw its profits plunge 99 percent year on year in the three months to September, a report said Tuesday.

US product safety czar seeks China help on drywall (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:57 AM PDT AP - The U.S. is hoping China will help persuade its manufacturers of tainted drywall to cooperate in helping homeowners fix their homes, the chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission said Tuesday.

China's Three Gorges Dam reaches maximum capacity (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:41 AM PDT AP - Water rose to the maximum level at China's Three Gorges Dam on Tuesday, driving electricity output to full capacity at the world's largest hydropower plant for the first time since it began operating two years ago, its operator said.

China panda baby boom aids against extinction (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:15 AM PDT AP - China's panda population is booming this year thanks to a record number of births in captivity, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders.

Chinese boy survives 20-story fall from window (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:11 AM PDT AP - A 10-year-old Chinese boy has survived falling 20 stories from an apartment window and landing on a parked car.

Vietnamese fishermen detained a month arrive home (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:08 AM PDT AP - Nine Vietnamese fishermen returned home Tuesday after an ordeal at sea that included a month of detention by China and a week lost on stormy seas.

China urges order as anti-Japan protest flares (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:02 AM PDT Reuters - China's top internal security official urged people to stay within the law in voicing patriotism, as a fresh protest against Japan flared on Tuesday following one that turned against the Beijing government.

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