Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Birth defects linked to coal smoke, pesticides: China study (Reuters)
• On visit, Iraq asks China for reconstruction fund (AP)
• Canada says Chinese fugitive case has to run its course (Reuters)
• State media: 4 die in violence in China's far west (AP)
• Four dead in police station clash in China's Xinjiang (AFP)
• Police "gun down" rioters in China's Xinjiang, at least 4 dead (Reuters)
• China plans carbon-trading pilot scheme (AFP)
• Fitch expects more China corporate fraud probes (AP)
• Champion gymnast's downfall shocks China (AFP)
• China firms have 'widespread weaknesses': agency (AFP)
• China inflation cops take aim at "poor man's ginseng" (Reuters)
• China assails U.S. over Dalai Lama, fallout seen limited (Reuters)
• Analysis: China's big banks cushioned from local govt debt (Reuters)

Birth defects linked to coal smoke, pesticides: China study (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:06 PM PDT Reuters - Pregnant women who are exposed to coal smoke and pesticides are up to four times more likely to have babies with serious birth defects than women not exposed to these chemicals, a Chinese study has found.

On visit, Iraq asks China for reconstruction fund (AP) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 07:46 AM PDT AP - Iraq's prime minister sought investment from China in the form of a dedicated fund to support reconstruction of the war-battered, oil-rich nation as he made his first official visit to the country Monday , an Iraqi government official said.

Canada says Chinese fugitive case has to run its course (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 06:54 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's foreign minister said Monday that the country's legal system must be allowed to independently take its course over the case of China's most wanted man, after his refugee claim was rejected and he was nearly deported this month.

State media: 4 die in violence in China's far west (AP) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 06:28 AM PDT AP - More than four people, including a policeman, were killed Monday in an attack on a police station in far western China, state media reported. No motive was cited, but the Xinjiang region has been the scene of past ethnic conflict.

Four dead in police station clash in China's Xinjiang (AFP) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 05:57 AM PDT AFP - At least four people including a police officer were killed when a crowd attacked a police station in China's restive Xinjiang region on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Police "gun down" rioters in China's Xinjiang, at least 4 dead (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 04:37 AM PDT Reuters - Police in western China's restive Xinjiang on Monday "gunned down" several rioters who attacked a police station and killed at least four people, though an exile group said the incident started when police fired on peaceful protesters.

China plans carbon-trading pilot scheme (AFP) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 03:20 AM PDT AFP - China will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market as the world's largest polluter seeks to reduce emissions and save energy, state media said.

Fitch expects more China corporate fraud probes (AP) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 02:14 AM PDT AP - Chinese companies will continue to be hit by corporate fraud accusations and investigations as the country struggles to improve corporate governance standards, Fitch Ratings said on Monday.

Champion gymnast's downfall shocks China (AFP) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 01:41 AM PDT AFP - A champion gymnast forced to turn to begging after injury ended his career prematurely has become a media sensation in China after a fan recognised him eking out a living on the streets of Beijing.

China firms have 'widespread weaknesses': agency (AFP) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 01:33 AM PDT AFP - Ratings agency Fitch warned Monday of "widespread weaknesses" in Chinese corporate governance and a lack of "quality information" for shareholders after a spate of accounting scandals overseas.

China inflation cops take aim at "poor man's ginseng" (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:39 AM PDT Reuters - China's powerful price police have an antidote for inflation woes ailing the world's second-largest economy -- strike hard at an obscure herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.

China assails U.S. over Dalai Lama, fallout seen limited (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:09 PM PDT Reuters - China stepped up its criticism of Washington on Monday after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama, but stopped short of threatening retaliation, indicating Beijing was keen to avoid escalating tensions between the world's biggest economies.

Analysis: China's big banks cushioned from local govt debt (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jul 2011 09:44 PM PDT Reuters - While investors fret about a jump in bad loans from China's local government entities, the country's so-called "Big Four" banks are busy squirreling money away for the day when borrowers start defaulting in large numbers.

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