Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China boosts Canada canola meal buys over India (Reuters)
• World watches as China economic leaders take stage (Reuters)
• Exclusive: China buys up Saudi, Russian oil to squeeze Iran (Reuters)
• Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state (Reuters)
• Up to 10,000 Myanmar refugees seek refuge in China (Reuters)
• Red Cross: 29 Chinese held in Sudan were released (AP)
• China vows to continue crackdown on Tibetan unrest (AP)
• China forges Arab ties, hedging bets in the Gulf (AP)
• Walmart names ex-Woolworths veteran as new China CEO (Reuters)
• US trip of China's next leader: From Obama to Iowa (AP)
• China sees "trust deficit" before Xi's U.S. trip (Reuters)
• China says it may send envoys over Syria violence (AP)
• Chinese rural ire grows with land grabs: survey (Reuters)
• Canada's Harper in China visit focused on energy (AP)
• China fines parents of HK-born second child: report (Reuters)
• China to publish sensitive wealth gap data (AP)

China boosts Canada canola meal buys over India (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:36 PM PST Reuters - Chinese animal feed company Tongwei Co Ltd will boost its buying of Canadian canola meal by up to C$240 million ($242 million) annually by 2015, after China banned meal from India late last year.

World watches as China economic leaders take stage (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:46 AM PST Reuters - A new guessing game is about to begin: will China's incoming generation of leaders show more courage than the current incumbents in tackling deep economic imbalances that threaten to bring growth to a sudden stop?

Exclusive: China buys up Saudi, Russian oil to squeeze Iran (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:38 AM PST Reuters - China is scouring the world for alternative oil supplies to replace a fall in its imports from Iran, as it seeks to negotiate lower prices from Tehran, and has been drawing heavily on Saudi Arabia.

Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:57 AM PST Reuters - Sudanese rebels released 29 Chinese workers Tuesday, ten days after kidnapping them in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan where the army has been fighting insurgents, Sudan's foreign ministry said.

Up to 10,000 Myanmar refugees seek refuge in China (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST Reuters - Thousands of refugees from fighting in remote northern Myanmar have flooded into makeshift tent cities erected on the other side of the long border with China, creating a humanitarian crisis and a complex diplomatic dilemma for Beijing.

Red Cross: 29 Chinese held in Sudan were released (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:27 AM PST AP - Twenty-nine Chinese workers abducted by rebels in Sudan more than a week ago have been released and flown to Kenya by the Red Cross, the group said Tuesday.

China vows to continue crackdown on Tibetan unrest (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:30 AM PST AP - China on Tuesday vowed to crack down on unrest in Tibetan areas and accused overseas activist groups and the Dalai Lama of fomenting the recent violence.

China forges Arab ties, hedging bets in the Gulf (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:07 AM PST AP - To celebrate Chinese New Year last month, Dubai's swankiest hotel bathed its sail-shaped facade in red lighting accented with an image of a twisting golden dragon.

Walmart names ex-Woolworths veteran as new China CEO (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:40 AM PST Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has named an industry veteran, but a relative newcomer to China, to run what is a strategically crucial business for the world's biggest retailer as it faces tougher competition in the fastest growing major economy.

US trip of China's next leader: From Obama to Iowa (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:15 AM PST AP - In 1985, Xi Jinping led a delegation to Muscatine, Iowa, to study advanced hog-raising techniques. He returns next week, preparing to lead the world's most populous nation.

China sees "trust deficit" before Xi's U.S. trip (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:51 AM PST Reuters - China and the United States suffer a "trust deficit" that Vice President Xi Jinping's trip to Washington could help ease, a Chinese diplomat said in a speech published on Tuesday, playing down Chinese fears about a U.S. "pivot" towards Asia.

China says it may send envoys over Syria violence (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:11 AM PST AP - China says it is considering sending envoys to discuss ways to end the violence in Syria.

Chinese rural ire grows with land grabs: survey (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:09 AM PST Reuters - More than half of Chinese farmers are unsatisfied with rural policies, according to a survey published on Tuesday that showed rising cases of agricultural land seizures by the state and a trend towards bigger farms as millions leave villages for work in cities.

Canada's Harper in China visit focused on energy (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2012 10:05 PM PST AP - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is visiting China to discuss oil sales and other economic ties following U.S. President Barack Obama's rejection of a pipeline carrying Canadian oil across the continental United States.

China fines parents of HK-born second child: report (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:33 PM PST Reuters - Mainland Chinese who have a second child in Hong Kong will be fined for breaching China's one-child policy, Chinese media quoted a family planning official as saying, as mainland Chinese women flock to the former British colony to give birth.

China to publish sensitive wealth gap data (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:11 PM PST AP - Chinese state media say the government plans to conduct a nationwide income survey to help it calculate a politically sensitive measure of wealth inequality.

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