Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China says Philippines harming its maritime rights (AFP)
• Floods kill 21 people, leave 37 missing in China (AP)
• China agrees to invest in Cuban oil refinery (AP)
• Ford, GM, Honda see mixed China sales in May (AP)
• China official says U.S. could pursue weak dollar policy (Reuters)
• Schools shut in two Chinese towns after toxic leak (AFP)
• China hosts Libyan foreign minister (Reuters)
• Einstein exhibition off Shanghai museum's calendar (AP)
• China acid spill knocks out water to half million (AP)
• Libya's foreign minister visits China (AP)
• Inflation halting global recovery: China official (AFP)
• China executes student who stabbed woman to death (AP)
• China executes student over hit-and-run murder (AFP)

China says Philippines harming its maritime rights (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:04 AM PDT AFP - China on Tuesday accused the Philippines of harming its maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, in sharp retaliation to claims by Manila that Beijing is undermining regional peace.

Floods kill 21 people, leave 37 missing in China (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT AP - Rain-triggered floods in southwestern China have killed 21 people and left 37 others missing while damaging roads, bridges and thousands of homes, officials said Tuesday.

China agrees to invest in Cuban oil refinery (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:09 AM PDT AP - Cuba and China have signed a series of economic accords that include the expansion of an oil refinery in Cienfuegos.

Ford, GM, Honda see mixed China sales in May (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:47 AM PDT AP - Foreign automakers are seeing mixed sales trends in China as the world's biggest market for new vehicles cools after years of torrid growth.

China official says U.S. could pursue weak dollar policy (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:37 AM PDT Reuters - China should guard against risks from "excessive" holdings of U.S. assets as Washington could pursue a policy to weaken the dollar, a senior currency regulator said in comments published on a website that briefly pushed the dollar lower.

Schools shut in two Chinese towns after toxic leak (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:02 AM PDT AFP - Authorities have closed schools in two towns in China after industrial waste contaminated the water supply for 200,000 residents, officials and state media said Tuesday.

China hosts Libyan foreign minister (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:51 AM PDT Reuters - Libya's Foreign Minister arrived in China on Tuesday for talks and Beijing said a Chinese diplomat had visited a Libyan rebel stronghold, as China looks to play a more active role in efforts to end fighting over the fate of Muammar Gaddafi's government.

Einstein exhibition off Shanghai museum's calendar (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:49 AM PDT AP - A plan to bring an Albert Einstein exhibition to Shanghai was shelved after the Chinese museum suggested merging it with one on Confucius, a Swiss museum director said Tuesday.

China acid spill knocks out water to half million (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:58 AM PDT AP - A toxic chemical spilled into a river that supplies drinking water to the scenic city of Hangzhou in eastern China, knocking out supplies to more than half a million people and creating a run on bottled water.

Libya's foreign minister visits China (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:32 AM PDT AP - China said Tuesday that Libya's foreign minister is visiting Beijing just days after Chinese officials announced they had reached out to the rebel forces challenging Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Inflation halting global recovery: China official (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:17 AM PDT AFP - Growing inflation worldwide is casting a pall over the global economic recovery and risks hurting the financial system, China's top banking regulator has been quoted as saying.

China executes student who stabbed woman to death (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:19 PM PDT AP - A state news agency says Chinese authorities executed a college student who ran into a young mother with his car and then stabbed her to death to avoid paying any compensation. The case sparked a public outcry.

China executes student over hit-and-run murder (AFP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:18 PM PDT AFP - China on Tuesday executed a music student convicted of stabbing a woman to death after hurting her in a car crash, a crime that sparked national debate over China's "rich second generation."

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