BEIJING: US Secretary of State John
Kerry is in China to press Beijing to
halt increasingly assertive actions it
is taking in the South China Sea
that have alarmed the United States
and China's smaller neighbors.
Amid verbal sparring between US
and Chinese officials over land
reclamation projects China is
conducting in disputed waters, Kerry
arrived in Beijing on Saturday for a
series of meetings with the
communist nation's top leaders.
LONDON: Brent crude oil fell below $
66 a barrel on Friday after reports
that a growing supply glut was
boosting inventories worldwide.
Oil futures have rallied strongly
since January after collapsing last
year but analysts say the rebound
may have overshot and could be
about to correct.