2008年9月2日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Taliban claim kidnap of two Chinese in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 03:12 AM CDT

Reuters - Pakistani Taliban said on Tuesday they had kidnapped two Chinese telecommunications engineers and two Pakistanis and that abductions would continue until the government stopped attacking militants.

Bank of China welcomes convictions in huge embezzlement case (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 02:42 AM CDT

File photo shows the Bank of China's logo on display in Beijing. The bank, one of the country's top lenders, has welcomed the conviction in the USA of two former managers for a record-setting fraud estimated at nearly half a billion dollars.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - The Bank of China, one of the nation's top lenders, Tuesday welcomed the conviction in the United States of two former managers for record-setting fraud estimated at nearly half a billion dollars.


China to launch third manned space flight in September: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 01:39 AM CDT

The spacesuit of astronaut Nie Haisheng. China has brought forward the launch date of its third manned space flight to late September(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China has brought forward the launch date of its third manned space flight to late September, a report said Tuesday.


Chinese rail company damages 3,000-year-old relics: state media (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 01:09 AM CDT

A Beijing train. A Chinese construction company severely damaged relics dating back more than 3,000 years while building a section of a high-speed rail linking Beijing and Shanghai,(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - A Chinese construction company severely damaged relics dating back more than 3,000 years while building a section of a high-speed rail linking Beijing and Shanghai, state media reported Tuesday.


China corruption convictions abroad a warning: media (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 10:41 PM CDT

Reuters - The convictions of two former Bank of China managers and their wives for money laundering and racketeering in the United States will send a warning signal to Chinese officials on the risks of corruption, state media said.

China rushes troops to quake zone as toll rises (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 12:45 PM CDT

A seismograph reading. China deployed more than 8,000 soldiers and military reservists to help search and rescue efforts in the southwest Monday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that left 40 people dead, state press said.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - China deployed more than 8,000 soldiers and military reservists to help search and rescue efforts in the southwest Monday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that left 40 people dead, state press said.


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