Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China urged to help in Senate counterfeit probe (Reuters)
• Kissinger, Huntsman: U.S., China need cyber detente (Reuters)
• China's "Born in the USA" Frenzy (Time.com)
• China's Latest Export: Stock Fraud (Time.com)
• China floods, landslides force 55,000 to flee: report (Reuters)
• 55,000 evacuated after China flooding (AFP)
• Special report: Huntsman's path to White House starts in China (Reuters)
• Refugees flee Myanmar clashes near Chinese border (Reuters)
• China restricts lending as inflation hits 5.5% (AFP)
• China food costs push inflation to 5.5 pct in May (AP)
• Google 'applying for China mapping licence' (AFP)
• North Korea carrier to start direct Shanghai flights (AFP)
• China raises bank reserves to contain inflation (AP)
• China rebukes US over South China Sea disputes (AP)
• China ups bank reserves ratio as inflation hits 34-month high (Reuters)
• Chinese share bribe stories on web (AFP)
• Taiwan arrests man accused of spying for China (AP)
• Security tight in riot-torn southern Chinese city (AP)
• China death toll from flooding at 105, 63 missing (AP)

China urged to help in Senate counterfeit probe (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 04:54 PM PDT Reuters - The Senate Armed Services Committee urged China to let investigators travel unfettered to the Chinese mainland to probe reports that Chinese-made counterfeit parts are making their way into U.S. weapons and other electronics.

Kissinger, Huntsman: U.S., China need cyber detente (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 04:30 PM PDT Reuters - The United States and China need to reach an agreement to restrict cyber attacks and designate some areas as off limits to hacking, two former senior U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

China's "Born in the USA" Frenzy (Time.com) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 04:25 PM PDT Time.com - More and more well-off Chinese women are going to the United States to give birth to their children. But while an American passport can certainly be beneficial, it can also be more of a hassle than one might expect

China's Latest Export: Stock Fraud (Time.com) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 03:20 PM PDT Time.com - Chinese software company Longtop Financial Technologies did everything it could to make U.S. stock buyers believe it was a safe investment. Perhaps it was doing too much

China floods, landslides force 55,000 to flee: report (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 01:05 PM PDT Reuters - Torrential rain in southern China triggered floods and landslides, killing an unknown number of people and forcing more than 55,000 to leave their homes, Xinhua news agency, monitored by the BBC, reported Tuesday.

55,000 evacuated after China flooding (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT AFP - China was pounded by more summer rain forcing the evacuation of more than 55,000 people, state media said late Tuesday, warning of further downpours.

Special report: Huntsman's path to White House starts in China (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT Reuters - Jon Huntsman is a savvy operator who knows how to work a crowd. But it was someone in a crowd who worked Huntsman on a bitterly cold Sunday last month when the U.S. envoy to China was seen at a small anti-government protest in Beijing.

Refugees flee Myanmar clashes near Chinese border (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 07:40 AM PDT Reuters - Myanmar's military has clashed for several days with a militia controlled by the country's ethnic Kachin minority in a remote but strategic region where China is building hydropower plants, various sources said on Tuesday.

China restricts lending as inflation hits 5.5% (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:50 AM PDT AFP - China said on Tuesday that its politically sensitive inflation rate hit its highest level in nearly three years in May, prompting Beijing to order banks to increase the amount of money they keep in reserve.

China food costs push inflation to 5.5 pct in May (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:07 AM PDT AP - China's inflation rose to its highest level in nearly three years in May, thanks largely to stubbornly high food prices, adding to economic and social strains that have fanned recent protests.

Google 'applying for China mapping licence' (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:05 AM PDT AFP - Google and its joint venture partner in China have applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in the world's biggest web market, a news report said on Tuesday.

North Korea carrier to start direct Shanghai flights (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 04:28 AM PDT AFP - North Korea's carrier said on Tuesday it would offer twice-weekly flights between Shanghai and Pyongyang starting next month, in a sign the secretive state is looking to attract more Chinese tourists.

China raises bank reserves to contain inflation (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 04:27 AM PDT AP - China's central bank Tuesday lifted the ratio of funds that banks must set aside as reserves by a half point as it attempts to contain rising inflation.

China rebukes US over South China Sea disputes (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 03:28 AM PDT AP - China criticized the U.S. on Tuesday over a senator's call for multilateral negotiations to resolve festering territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

China ups bank reserves ratio as inflation hits 34-month high (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 12:55 AM PDT Reuters - China's central bank raised bank reserve ratios on Tuesday for the ninth time since last October after data showed inflation rising in May to 5.5 percent, its highest level in almost three years.

Chinese share bribe stories on web (AFP) Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:10 PM PDT AFP - Several Chinese websites have sprung up in the past week on which citizens confess to buying out officials, inspired by an Indian anti-corruption site called "I Paid A Bribe", state media said Tuesday.

Taiwan arrests man accused of spying for China (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:13 PM PDT AP - A senior Taiwan defense official says the island's authorities have arrested a Taiwanese man for spying for China.

Security tight in riot-torn southern Chinese city (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:48 PM PDT AP - Security forces patrolled the streets and manned roadblocks Tuesday in a southern Chinese city where rioting factory workers attacked police stations and torched vehicles over the weekend, residents said.

China death toll from flooding at 105, 63 missing (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:37 PM PDT AP - China says the death toll from recent flooding has risen to 105 people with 63 others missing.

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