2008年12月7日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

China to invest $22B on railways in north province (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 03:15 AM CST

AP - China plans to invest $22 billion to build more railways in the coal-rich northern province of Shanxi as part of a bid to ease chronic congestion and promote domestic growth in the face of the global economic slowdown, state media reported Sunday.

China blasts Sarkozy's Dalai Lama meeting as 'unwise' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:25 AM CST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by the Dalai Lama in Gdansk, Poland. Chinese state media have blasted Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama as an AFP - Chinese state media on Sunday blasted French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama as an "unwise move" that has undermined relations with Beijing.


Xinhua: Sarkozy's meeting with Dalai Lama 'unwise' (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 09:00 PM CST

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama was an "unwise" move by France that has hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and undermined bilateral ties, a state news agency said.

France's Sarkozy meets Dalai Lama as China fumes (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 02:33 PM CST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is welcomed by the Dalai Lama in Gdansk, Poland. In a move which has China fuming, Sarkozy met with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday at a gathering of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Gdansk, Poland.(AFP/POOL/Eric Feferberg)AFP - In a move which has China fuming, French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday at a gathering of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Gdansk, Poland.


China's 1st private airline suspends flights early (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 08:39 AM CST

AP - China's first private airline, suffering from financial and management woes, began a planned one-month suspension of passenger service 10 days early Saturday after skittish airports insisted on cash to refuel its planes, state media reported.

US ag chief: China, US agree on free farm trade (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 06:36 AM CST

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, left, listens to information from Chief Executive Officer and President of Oregon Fruit Products Co. Joseph Peterson, of Salem, Ore., right, at the company's booth at International Exhibition of Food and Drink, Retail and Hospitality Equipment, Supplies and Services on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in Shanghai, China. Schafer visits Shanghai following his participation in the Strategic Economic Dialogue between the United States and China in Beijing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The United States and China agree on the need to resist protectionist farm tariffs even in the face of the world economic crisis, the U.S. agriculture secretary said Saturday, while urging action on a world trade agreement.


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