Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China may be worst protectionist ever: U.S. analyst (Reuters)
• Chinese activist on trial as crackdown continues (AP)
• China recalls bullet trains in new blow to technology (Reuters)
• Tibetan monks leery of China-backed lama's visit (AP)
• Experts to hunt genes for China's high cholesterol (Reuters)
• Analysis: China costs start to worry U.S. multinationals (Reuters)
• China's enthusiasm for high-speed rail stalls (AP)
• China bank lending hits 7-month low amid tight policy (Reuters)
• China delays retirement of senior state banker: sources (Reuters)
• China urges action on EU and U.S. debt, to keep yuan policy (Reuters)
• Riot erupts in southwest China town: reports (Reuters)
• Experts to hunt down rogue genes for China's cholesterol problem (Reuters)

China may be worst protectionist ever: U.S. analyst (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:05 PM PDT Reuters - China's massive intervention in currency markets could qualify it as the most protectionist nation in history, a leading U.S. economist said on Friday.

Chinese activist on trial as crackdown continues (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT AP - A Chinese activist known for pushing legal issues and backing a jailed Nobel peace laureate went on trial Friday on a vaguely worded charge, reinforcing Beijing's sweeping crackdown on dissent.

China recalls bullet trains in new blow to technology (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:41 AM PDT Reuters - China's second-biggest train maker will recall 54 bullet trains used on the new showcase Beijing-Shanghai line for safety reasons, the firm said on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the nation's scandal-plagued rail system.

Tibetan monks leery of China-backed lama's visit (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:01 AM PDT AP - An expected visit by a Chinese-appointed Tibetan Buddhist leader to a prominent monastery has raised new fears of repression among monks loyal to another person named by the Dalai Lama, overseas activists say.

Experts to hunt genes for China's high cholesterol (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 06:18 AM PDT Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong are embarking on a study to identify genes that are responsible for high cholesterol and heart disease in patients in southern China, which they hope will pave the way for the design of better drugs.

Analysis: China costs start to worry U.S. multinationals (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 05:54 AM PDT Reuters - For years, low prices on China-sourced goods helped dampen inflation in the United States. Now China's efforts to boost domestic consumer spending, reducing reliance on exports, are leading to higher costs for multinationals that manufacture goods there.

China's enthusiasm for high-speed rail stalls (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:41 AM PDT AP - China's infatuation with high-speed rail soured at bullet train velocity.

China bank lending hits 7-month low amid tight policy (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 03:52 AM PDT Reuters - China's bank lending slowed more than expected in July to seven-month lows as Beijing kept a tight grip on monetary policy to quell near three-year-high inflation.

China delays retirement of senior state banker: sources (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:57 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao has delayed the retirement of China Development Bank's (CDB) chairman, sources said, suggesting that Beijing wants to keep a steady hand at the helm of the country's most powerful policy bank at a time of rising economic risks and global market volatility.

China urges action on EU and U.S. debt, to keep yuan policy (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:01 AM PDT Reuters - China is worried about challenges that the European Union faces in the next two months and urged the bloc as well as the United States to hold down government debt, its trade minister said on Friday.

Riot erupts in southwest China town: reports (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:07 AM PDT Reuters - Thousands of Chinese took to the streets of a southwestern town on Thursday, with some smashing police vehicles in the latest protest by citizens angered by the rough handling of local officials, according to news reports.

Experts to hunt down rogue genes for China's cholesterol problem (Reuters) Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:46 PM PDT Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong are embarking on a study to identify genes that are responsible for high cholesterol and heart disease in patients in southern China, which they hope will pave the way for the design of better drugs.

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