Yahoo! News: World - China

---

• China says debt financing unlikely 'to save' US, EU (AFP)
• China evacuates 200,000+ ahead of typhoon (AFP)
• China paying 'close attention' to Africa famine (AFP)
• Experts question if China attacks planned abroad (AP)
• Joe Biden to visit China, Japan, Mongolia (Reuters)
• Japan arrests Chinese fishing boat captains (Reuters)
• China to continue supporting Europe despite crisis (AFP)
• Special report: The "shorts" who popped a China bubble (Reuters)
• ICBC to buy stake in Standard's Argentine unit (AP)
• China's Olympic speed skater Wang dropped after brawl (AFP)
• China should let yuan "float": former central bank adviser (Reuters)

China says debt financing unlikely 'to save' US, EU (AFP) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:40 AM PDT AFP - China said Friday that debt deals in the United States and in Europe would not be enough to save their economies and "concrete steps" must be taken to rebalance the global economy.

China evacuates 200,000+ ahead of typhoon (AFP) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:15 AM PDT AFP - China evacuated more than 200,000 people on its east coast and cancelled nearly 200 flights Friday in preparation for the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in years.

China paying 'close attention' to Africa famine (AFP) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:02 AM PDT AFP - China said Friday it was paying "close attention" to a disastrous famine in the Horn of Africa, after top US House Democrat Nancy Pelosi urged it to do more.

Experts question if China attacks planned abroad (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 06:39 AM PDT AP - Chinese Muslim militants have been to Taliban-controlled parts of neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan, but there is scant evidence supporting Chinese government claims that they returned home to carry out recent terrorist attacks.

Joe Biden to visit China, Japan, Mongolia (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 06:32 AM PDT Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden will travel to China later this month to help strengthen U.S. ties with Beijing in a trip that will also include stops in Japan and Mongolia, the White House said Thursday.

Japan arrests Chinese fishing boat captains (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 05:17 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's Coastguard on Friday arrested two Chinese fishing boat captains whose vessels it said were operating without permission in waters Japan considers its exclusive economic zone.

China to continue supporting Europe despite crisis (AFP) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 02:10 AM PDT AFP - China said on Friday it remains confident in the eurozone and will continue to support the currency, even as the region's deepening debt crisis threatens to engulf Italy and Spain.

Special report: The "shorts" who popped a China bubble (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/SYDNEY (Reuters) -They are a rag-tag bunch, often working from home or tiny offices scattered round the world, from rural Texas to Beverly Hills and a suburb near Australia's Bondi Beach.

ICBC to buy stake in Standard's Argentine unit (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:27 PM PDT AP - China's biggest lender is expanding its global reach by purchasing 80 percent of a bank in Argentina.

China's Olympic speed skater Wang dropped after brawl (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:42 PM PDT AFP - China's three-time Olympic gold medal winning speed skater Wang Meng has been dropped from the national team following a drunken brawl with the manager, the country's governing body for sport said.

China should let yuan "float": former central bank adviser (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:02 PM PDT Reuters - China should let the yuan "float" as soon as possible to halt a further build-up of China's foreign exchange reserves and avoid "destructive" losses in its dollar investments, a former central bank adviser said in comments published on Friday.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: World - China To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610