2009年6月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China backpedals on filtering software order (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:43 AM PDT

Chinese vendors and shoppers haggle over price for computers at a computer mall in Beijing, China, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. China appeared to cave in to public pressure Tuesday by announcing that computer users are not required to install Internet-filtering software, though it will still come with all PCs sold on the mainland. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of online life.


Police fatally wound man during protest in China's Xinjiang (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:22 AM PDT

Chinese police patrol in the main square in Xinjiang in 2008. Police in China's western-most Muslim region of Xinjiang fired warning shots to disperse a crowd protesting against a real estate project Tuesday, fatally wounding a man, state media said.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Police in China's western-most Muslim region of Xinjiang fired warning shots to disperse a crowd protesting against a real estate project Tuesday, fatally wounding a man, state media said.


Court frees woman who stabbed Chinese official (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 09:36 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Deng Yujiao is seen at a local court in Badong County, central China's Hubei Province, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Deng, a Chinese karaoke bar waitress who became a folk hero after fatally stabbing a communist official who demanded sex was freed Tuesday by a court that ruled she acted in self-defense, state media said.  (AP Photo/Xinhua,Hao Tongqian)AP - A Chinese woman who became a folk hero after fatally stabbing a Communist Party official to fend off his demands for sex was freed by a court Tuesday, a decision that likely avoided a storm of public criticism over the carefully watched case.


China tries 2 men accused of being gang bosses (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 09:20 AM PDT

Crowds gather outside a court in Yangjiang during the opening of a trial for two alleged gangster bosses in south China's Guangdong province on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Xu Jianqiang, the 'Hammerhead,' and his partner, Lin Guoqin, or 'Spicy Qin,' are accused of using violence and threats to build an empire that included everything from underground casinos to cement factories, truck lines and poultry markets. (AP Photo/William Foreman)AP - Scores of police gripping black clubs guarded a courthouse in southern China on Tuesday — the first day of a trial for two alleged gangster bosses, the "Hammerhead" and "Spicy Qin," accused of using violence to build an empire that included everything from underground casinos to cement factories, truck lines and poultry markets.


Vatican China envoy to get tough with Beijing (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 08:52 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican's top envoy for China says the time has come for the Holy See to get tough with Beijing and not compromise over religious freedom, saying relations are taking a "worrisome slide" for the worse.

Report: NKorean leader's son secretly visits China (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 05:24 AM PDT

AP - The youngest son — and reportedly heir apparent — of North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il secretly visited China last week and was urged by President Hu Jintao to have the North halt additional nuclear tests, a top Japanese newspaper said Tuesday.

Chinese waitress walks free after killing official (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 04:30 AM PDT

People use computers at an internet bar in Beijing. A Chinese waitress convicted of killing an official who demanded sex walked free from court Tuesday, after a nationwide Internet campaign hailed her as a heroine for standing up to government sleaze.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A Chinese waitress convicted of killing an official who demanded sex walked free from court Tuesday, after a nationwide Internet campaign hailed her as a heroine for standing up to government sleaze.


China acknowledges incident between sub, US ship (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 04:21 AM PDT

AP - China's Foreign Ministry acknowledged for the first time Tuesday a collision last week between a Chinese submarine and a sonar being towed by a U.S. Navy destroyer.

China city kills 36,000 dogs after rabies deaths (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 03:11 AM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese city has killed 36,000 stray and pet dogs in a bid to wipe out rabies, state media said on Tuesday, as the country considers a draft law recognizing animal rights and making such a cull illegal.

Russia, China seek greater international clout (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:45 PM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao line up for a family photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. Singh urged regional cooperation against terrorism and other security threats on Tuesday, shortly before he was due to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.  REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin  (RUSSIA POLITICS)AP - The leaders of four major emerging economies — Russia, China, Brazil and India — apparently failed Tuesday to reach consensus on reducing the dominance of the U.S. dollar despite growing calls for an alternative global reserve currency.


China Communist Party newspaper to expand coverage (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:20 AM PDT

AP - The ruling Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the People's Daily, is expanding its coverage as part of a reported multibillion-dollar drive to expand China's international media influence.

Beijing to adopt lethal injection (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:06 AM PDT

Chinese paramilitary police guard the entrance to the Chinese Supreme People's Court building in Beijing. Criminals sentenced to death in Beijing are to be killed by lethal injection, not by gunshot, by year's end, state media has said in China, the nation that executes more convicts than any other.(AFP/File)AFP - Criminals sentenced to death in Beijing are to be killed by lethal injection, not by gunshot, by year's end, state media has said in China, the nation that executes more convicts than any other.


China to swap bullets for lethal injections (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 10:34 PM PDT

Reuters - China's capital plans to use lethal injections in executions by the end of the year and firing squads will eventually be phased out across the country, state media on said on Tuesday, quoting law officials.

China drafts law to protect animals: state media (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 09:52 PM PDT

A dog receives haircat in Sichuan. China is drafting its first law to protect animals from abuse, which could see serious violators end up in jail, state media reported(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China is drafting its first law to protect animals from abuse, which could see serious violators end up in jail, state media reported.


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