Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Western Canada lumber sales to China soar in 2010 (Reuters)
• China plans to rein in heavy metal pollution (Reuters)
• China silent on protest call, hails 'stability' (AFP)
• China concerned about Libya, slow to rebuke Gaddafi (Reuters)
• Special Report: Is Wen's "new socialist countryside" working? (Reuters)
• Best Buy to retool in China to focus on Five Star (AP)
• Fraud Scandal Hits China's Online Giant Alibaba (Time.com)
• Beijing says most Chinese want political stability (AP)
• China urges Libya to restore social stability (AP)
• US retailer Best Buy closes China stores (AFP)
• China official warns of domestic unrest and "hostile" West (Reuters)
• China: State firms to hand over more profits (AP)
• Volvo planning factory in west China's Chengdu (AP)

Western Canada lumber sales to China soar in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST Reuters - Lumber sales to China from British Columbia skyrocketed last year and a top official in Canada's largest timber-exporting province believes it can continue to grow despite increasing U.S. competition.

China plans to rein in heavy metal pollution (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:27 AM PST Reuters - China's environmental protection agency has vowed to curb heavy metal pollution in a bid to cut widespread industrial contaminants like lead that have poisoned children and sparked protests.

China silent on protest call, hails 'stability' (AFP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:15 AM PST AFP - China on Tuesday dodged questions about a weekend clampdown that saw a security show of force and detentions in response to a web campaign for Middle East-style protests, instead insisting stability was key.

China concerned about Libya, slow to rebuke Gaddafi (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:47 AM PST Reuters - China Tuesday expressed concern about unrest in Libya but held back from joining other nations in condemning Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for the bloody unrest in the oil-exporting nation.

Special Report: Is Wen's "new socialist countryside" working? (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:43 AM PST Reuters - When Chinese premier Wen Jiabao visited Zhao Mengleng's village, she hoped to show him the cracks threatening her mud-brick home, a reminder that the country's embryonic prosperity has not reached everybody in the vast rural heartland.

Best Buy to retool in China to focus on Five Star (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:16 AM PST AP - Electronics retailer Best Buy says it plans to add 40 to 50 outlets of its Five Star chain in China and will close all nine of its Best Buy-branded stores in the country.

Fraud Scandal Hits China's Online Giant Alibaba (Time.com) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:30 AM PST Time.com - A fraud scandal at Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com is a sharp blow to a business built on faith in online transactions

Beijing says most Chinese want political stability (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:14 AM PST AP - The Foreign Ministry in Beijing has refused to comment directly on calls for a so-called 'Jasmine Revolution' in China but said nothing could shake the majority's desire for political stability and harmony.

China urges Libya to restore social stability (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:30 AM PST AP - China's Foreign Ministry says it is worried about Chinese citizens and businesses in Libya and hopes the country can restore social stability as soon as possible.

US retailer Best Buy closes China stores (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:49 PM PST AFP - US retailer Best Buy said Tuesday it would close its nine outlets in China as well as its head office in Shanghai, making it the latest foreign big box operator to struggle in the fast-growing market.

China official warns of domestic unrest and "hostile" West (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:35 PM PST Reuters - The Chinese government faces a turbulent time of domestic unrest and challenges from "hostile Western forces" that it will fight with more sophisticated controls, a Communist Party law-and-order official said.

China: State firms to hand over more profits (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:45 PM PST AP - China's banks and other top state companies will be required to hand over more profit to the government, a Cabinet official said Tuesday, as Beijing shifts resources to encouraging consumer spending and small businesses.

Volvo planning factory in west China's Chengdu (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:51 PM PST AP - Chinese officials say Volvo Car Corp. plans a manufacturing base in the western Chinese city of Chengdu as it aims for expansion in the world's biggest auto market following its buyout by independent automaker Geely.

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