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* EDF to help CGN gain UK reactor licence (Adds details, background, comments)

CALGARY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Pipeline company TransCanada Corp has announced new job cuts, eliminating about 20 percent of its directors as slumping oil prices continue to take their toll on its customers, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - China has reduced capacity in its iron and steel industry by 700 million tonnes, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday China had reduced capacity in its iron and steel industry and that he attached great importance to human rights.

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping, on the second full-day of a state visit to Britain, said on Wednesday he wanted to build a global strategic partnership with London and deepen relations between the two countries.

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday Britain could not have a "frank" discussion with China about issues such as human rights if it did not have a strong economic and trade relationship with the country.

DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Qatar, a major supporter of rebels in Syria's civil war, suggested it could intervene militarily following Russia's intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad but said it still preferred a political solution to the crisis.

* For other news from the Reuters Commodities Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Commodities15 (Updates with comment from Vitol, Trafigura executives)

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Volkswagen may have to set aside more than the 6.5 billion euros ($7.4 billion) it has calculated so far to cover the costs of an emissions fraud if the scandal has a negative effect on car sales, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

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