China blocks STX shipyard

Plans by Korean shipbuilder STX to build its new shipyard in Dalian, northern China, is being challenged by the Chinese government's restraint on building large ships. STX began construction on the $1-billion shipyard near Dalian in March but regulations on foreign firms are barring the firm from digging a dry ...

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