Yahoo! News: World - China

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• White House voices concern on China currency bill (Reuters)
• Russia claims to have detained Chinese spy (AP)
• White House cites concerns on currency bill (AP)
• Senate eyes Thursday vote on China currency bill (Reuters)
• Insight: What a stronger Chinese yuan means for the U.S. (Reuters)
• Death toll rises to 17 in China coal mine blast (AP)
• How to Spot China's New Space Laboratory in Night Sky (SPACE.com)
• Russia says it has detained suspected Chinese spy (Reuters)
• China's Wen sees progress in inflation fight (Reuters)
• Lawmakers find a common whipping boy: China (AP)

White House voices concern on China currency bill (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:42 PM PDT Reuters - The prospects for U.S. legislation designed to get China to revalue its currency appeared to dim on Wednesday when the White House voiced concern it could violate international trade rules.

Russia claims to have detained Chinese spy (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:06 PM PDT AP - Russia's intelligence service said Wednesday it has detained an alleged Chinese spy who tried to obtain designs of an advanced missile system as part of Beijing's efforts to update its weaponry.

White House cites concerns on currency bill (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:32 AM PDT AP - The White House says it has concerns that a bill to punish China for undervaluing its currency and taking away American jobs could conflict with U.S. international obligations.

Senate eyes Thursday vote on China currency bill (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:13 AM PDT Reuters - The Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on legislation designed to press China to let its yuan currency rise in value, setting the stage for debate in the House of Representatives, whose leader has called the bill a "dangerous" overreach by lawmakers.

Insight: What a stronger Chinese yuan means for the U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:28 AM PDT Reuters - A sharp rise in China's yuan currency might cut the U.S. trade deficit by as much as one third and create enough American jobs to put at least a modest dent in the unemployment rate.

Death toll rises to 17 in China coal mine blast (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:05 AM PDT AP - The death toll from a coal mine explosion in southwestern China has risen to 17.

How to Spot China's New Space Laboratory in Night Sky (SPACE.com) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:45 AM PDT SPACE.com - Over the last 13 years skywatchers have had the opportunity to watch the world's largest man-made object in space, the International Space Station, take shape. As the space station gradually grew in size, observers here on Earth could see it become steadily brighter as it sailed across the twilight sky.

Russia says it has detained suspected Chinese spy (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:45 AM PDT Reuters - Russia's security service said on Wednesday it had detained a suspected undercover Chinese spy late last year who was working to gain access to sensitive missile technology, Russian news agencies reported.

China's Wen sees progress in inflation fight (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:09 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said his government has scored initial success in taming inflation, and told banks to lend more to small firms and tolerate high levels of bad debt from them, official media reported on Wednesday.

Lawmakers find a common whipping boy: China (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT AP - Divided sharply on most big issues, lawmakers are finding common ground in attacking a familiar foe: China.

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