2008年12月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China shares rise on hopes for interest rates cut (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 03:20 AM CST

AP - Chinese shares extended gains Tuesday after central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan suggested another interest rate cut was likely.

Bird flu found in chickens in eastern China (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:33 AM CST

AP - Authorities in eastern China have killed more than 300,000 fowl after bird flu was discovered in chickens, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday.

China issues guidelines for ethnic harmony classes (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:21 AM CST

AP - China has issued guidelines for ethnic harmony classes in schools, underscoring the importance Beijing places on national unity in a year marked by turmoil in its far flung minority regions.

China says investment in assets slows in Nov. (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:08 AM CST

Migrant workers carries their bags as they arrive the Beijing Railway Station, in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned Monday that 2009 will prove to be a 'very difficult' year for China and the world amid the financial downturn, but said the Chinese government's efforts to shore up the country's own economy will help aid global stability. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's domestic investment in assets grew by 26.8 percent in the first 11 months of the year over a year earlier, cooling as companies crimped spending on real estate and factories.


Tycoon's woes reflect realities of China business (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 01:52 AM CST

AP - Billionaire Wong Kwong-yu personifies the journey China has taken since it launched sweeping economic reforms 30 years that transformed the communist country into an economic power.

Motorola wins China Telecom network upgrade work (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 12:23 AM CST

Reuters - Motorola has won a contract to upgrade part of China Telecom's network for advanced multimedia services, the U.S. telecom gear maker said in a statement on Tuesday.

China bans 17 harmful substances in food: govt (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 12:02 AM CST

A worker cuts fish at a market food outlet in Hong Kong in October. China has banned 17 substances, some commonly used as disinfectants or insecticides, as food additives as part of a four-month safety campaign launched following a scandal over tainted milk.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China has banned 17 substances, some commonly used as disinfectants or insecticides, as food additives as part of a four-month safety campaign launched following a scandal over tainted milk.


China still open to Tibet dialogue: govt (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 11:49 PM CST

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gives a speech on December 12 in Geneva. China said on Tuesday it was still open to dialogue with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, after the United Nations chief urged Beijing to continue the talks.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - China said on Tuesday it was still open to dialogue with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, after the United Nations chief urged Beijing to continue the talks.


China's first mass-produced hybrid car goes on sale: car maker (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:01 PM CST

Chinese-made BYD Auto's F6DM model is seen on display at the Beijing Auto Show on April 21, 2008. China's first mass-produced hybrid electric car hit the market on Monday, its manufacturer said, in a move aimed at driving the nation to the cutting edge of the world's green auto industry.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's first mass-produced hybrid electric car hit the market on Monday, its manufacturer said, in a move aimed at driving the nation to the cutting edge of the world's green auto industry.


WTO rejects China appeal against auto parts ruling (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 11:51 AM CST

AP - The World Trade Organization has rejected an appeal by China against a ruling that favored the United States in a dispute over car parts, the European Union and Canada.

Lye, boric acid banned as food additives in China (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 10:01 AM CST

Enforcement officers destroy tainted milk powder in Wuhan. China will launch a four-month food safety campaign from Wednesday to prevent the toxic chemical melamine and other harmful substances from ending up on the dinner table,(AFP/File/Str)AP - Substances commonly used as industrial dyes, insecticides and drain cleaners were included on a list of illegal food additives China released Monday as part of a monthslong government crackdown aimed at improving the country's shoddy food safety record.


World Bank: China focus on itself can aid world (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 08:25 AM CST

AP - World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned Monday that 2009 will prove to be a "very difficult" year for China and the world amid the financial downturn, but said the Chinese government's efforts to shore up the country's own economy will help aid global stability.

Taiwan, China ties grow with direct trade links (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 04:31 AM CST

Reuters - Taiwan and China launched direct daily passenger flights, new shipping routes and postal links on Monday for the first time since 1949 in a further thaw of once icy relations between the two political rivals.
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