2008年11月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China scrambles to build homes for quake survivors (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 04:28 AM CST

People who lost their relatives during the Sichuan earthquake wait for the opening ceremony of the Donghekou Earthquake Site Park in Qingchuan, Sichuan province, November 12, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - Six months after China's Sichuan earthquake, local authorities are scrambling to build housing for millions made homeless as winter approaches.

China recalls capsules suspected of liver damage (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:59 AM CST

Reuters - China has ordered a hemorrhoid medicine off pharmacy shelves over fears the capsules were to blame for liver problems, state media reported on Wednesday.

Report: GM may up stake in Chinese joint venture (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:38 AM CST

A man makes a phone call in a Buick car dealership in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. Reports citing a Chinese auto executive said Wednesday that financially struggling General Motors Corp. is considering increasing its stake in its highly successful joint venture with Chinese automakers SAIC and Wuling Automobile Co. The venture, which makes small trucks, minivans and the Chevrolet Spark, saw sales climb 20 percent last year to more than 552,000 units. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)AP - General Motors Corp. plans to increase its stake in its thriving joint venture with Chinese automakers SAIC and Wuling Automobile, media reports said Wednesday, citing a senior SAIC executive.

China shares up, extending gains on stimulus plan (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:41 AM CST

AP - Chinese shares eked out modest gains Wednesday despite a weak region as construction sector stocks continued to rally on the government's $564 billion stimulus package. Financials also rose.

China sombre on six-month anniversary of quake (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:12 AM CST

Visitors look at photos showing earthquake-hit Beichuan, the town below them that was hardest hit by the earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan. China marked the six-month anniversary of its devastating earthquake in sombre, low-key fashion Wednesday, amid the huge task of rebuilding the lives of the millions impacted by the disaster.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China marked the six-month anniversary of its devastating earthquake in sombre, low-key fashion Wednesday, amid the huge task of rebuilding the lives of the millions impacted by the disaster.

Aftershock hits ethnic Tibetan, Mongolian region in China (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:48 AM CST

Updated map of China locating the epicentre of a 6.5-magnitude quake on Monday. Several aftershocks were reported in the area.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - An aftershock of magnitude 5.4 shook an ethnic Tibetan and Mongolian region in northwest China early Wednesday, less than two days after a powerful quake hit the area, the US Geological Survey said.

China's third taxi strike powers on: state media (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:31 AM CST

File photo shows Chinese police on Hainan island. A strike involving hundreds of taxi drivers in south China entered its third day on Wednesday, as they demanded the release of 21 colleagues who police detained for protesting, state media reported.(AFP/File/Chai Hin Goh)AFP - A strike involving hundreds of taxi drivers in south China entered its third day on Wednesday, as they demanded the release of 21 colleagues who police detained for protesting, state media reported.

China's CNPC says signed 3 bln dlr Iraq oil development deal (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 10:56 PM CST

Cyclists pass a service station in Beijing. China National Petroleum Corp, the country's largest oil producer, has said it has signed a US$3 billion deal to develop an oil field in Iraq.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's largest oil producer, said Wednesday that it had signed a three-billion-dollar deal to develop an oil field in Iraq.

China's October retail sales up 22 percent (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 10:19 PM CST

AP - China's retail sales remained robust in October, a positive sign for Chinese leaders who want to boost consumer spending to insulate the economy from a global slowdown.

USGS: Moderate quake strikes northwestern China (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST

AP - A moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northwestern China on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

China's new reality: Economic boom is slowing (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 10:43 AM CST

In this Feb. 16, 2008 file photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, workers prepare for construction of a new project Shanghai Center at the building site in Pudong District of Shanghai, east China. China's economy is still growing at an enviable rate: It expanded 9 percent in the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2008. But that was the slowest in 5 years and down from 11.9 percent last year. Forecasts for next year range as low as 7.5 percent. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Niu Yixin, File)AP - Job cuts, factory closures, unpaid export shipments — stalling worldwide demand for products made-in-China is driving home a new economic reality for businesses that until recently were struggling to keep up with soaring exports.

Chinese menus, medicine threatening wildlife (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 10:20 AM CST

In this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, an Amur tiger, more commonly known as a Siberian Tiger, sits in the wet foliage as rain falls on the Tiger Mountain Habitat at the Bronx Zoo in New York, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Tigers are an endangered species, they are often poached for their fur or their body parts: which are used in traditional medicines. (AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)Reuters - Wild animals are climbing back onto Chinese plates after the deadly SARS virus made some diners wary, and booming demand for traditional medicine is also threatening some plants, environmentalists said on Wednesday.

Official: Iraq, China finalize oil service deal (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:00 AM CST

AP - Iraq and China have signed the final agreement on a $3 billion deal to develop the Ahdab oil field south of Baghdad over a 22 year-period, an Oil Ministry official said Tuesday.

China investigates violence in latest taxi strike (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 06:20 AM CST

AP - Police detained 21 people for smashing taxicabs during the latest taxi strike to hit China as more drivers took to the streets Tuesday to protest high costs and competition from illegal cabs.

China posts record trade surplus, despite global turmoil (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 05:56 AM CST

Containers are loaded onto delivery trucks after being taken off a cargo ship at Tianjin port, 170 km south-east of Beijing, June 2008. China said Tuesday its trade surplus hit a monthly all-time high of 35.2 billion dollars in October, as exports remained strong despite the global economic turmoil.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China said Tuesday its trade surplus hit a monthly all-time high of 35.2 billion dollars in October, as exports remained strong despite the global economic turmoil.

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