http://mynews.mychinab2b.com/Finance/yuan-is-becoming-a-strong-regional-currency-russian-official-/ Russian Deputy Finance Minister Dmitry Pankin told Xinhua on Wednesday the Chinese yuan was becoming a strong regional currency. Pankin said at the Russian Forum 2010 the increasing use of the yuan in international trade settlement "is a natural course." Russia was closely watching the use of the yuan in Chinese Hong Kong, he added, as well as its future prospects. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:30:26 MST en