2009年11月19日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Senators seek probe into China's yuan peg (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:41 PM PST

An employee counts Renminbi banknotes at a Bank of China branch in Changzhi, Shanxi province November 13, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Expressing frustration over the Obama administration's light touch on China's yuan exchange rate, two U.S. senators asked the Commerce Department on Thursday to investigate alleged Chinese currency "manipulation."


Congress urged to combat China trade practices (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:19 PM PST

Reuters - The United States must combat China's trade-distorting industrial and currency policies with U.S. trade laws and by using the World Trade Organization, a congressional advisory body said on Thursday.

AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:02 PM PST

In this photo released by David Rowley, taken Dec. 7, 1993 and made available Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, Feng Xue, right, poses with unidentified people for photos in Yuexi, Anhui  Province. Xue was been detained for two years by Chinese police on state secrets charges over the purchase of a commercial database on the oil industry. (AP Photo/David Rowley)AP - Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.


China tightens supervision of online games (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:04 AM PST

A Chinese youth plays an online game at a Internet cafe in Beijing in 2007. China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained content that was AFP - China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained content that was "harmful" to players.


US advisory panel warns of rampant Chinese spying (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 07:00 AM PST

AP - A U.S. congressional advisory panel said Thursday that Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets to use in building Beijing's military and economic strength.

Obama's China visit leaves dissidents disappointed (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST

US President Barack Obama (R) greets guests after a town hall meeting with future Chinese leaders at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai, China, November 16. Obama spoke about his belief in AFP - Although US President Barack Obama raised the thorny issue of human rights during his first visit to China this week, he left many political dissidents -- those who were not locked up -- disappointed.


1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:24 AM PST

AP - China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.

China tries dissident from U.S. after Obama leaves (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:17 AM PST

Reuters - A student leader of China's 1989 pro-democracy movement who has long lived in the United States went on trial in China on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama finished a visit that raised human rights.

Former China student leader tried on fraud charges (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:36 AM PST

AP - An exiled former leader of the 1989 student pro-democracy movement went on trial on financial fraud charges Thursday in southwestern China, a case highlighted by his controversial handover to the mainland from Hong Kong.

More English needed as China steps up peacekeeping (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:36 AM PST

Reuters - A lack of proficiency in English has been one of the main factors hindering Chinese peacekeeping forces in their missions overseas, officials said on Thursday at a new training center outside Beijing.

Bankers poised to help China's richest invest $7.6 trln: group (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:12 AM PST

Reuters - The number of U.S.-dollar millionaires in China is expected to nearly double in five years, luring private bankers eager to help them invest an expected combined wealth over $7.6 trillion by 2013, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said on Thursday.

China Commercial Aircraft plans plant in Shanghai (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:42 PM PST

In this Nov. 15, 2009 photo released by General Electric via Business Wire, General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, right center, and Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) President Lin Zuoming, shake hands at an announcement in Beijing, China. General Electric's aviation unit is teaming with AVIC to develop and market electronic systems for commercial aircraft customers, including the C919 narrow-body aircraft that China hopes will compete with jets made by industry giants Boeing and Airbus. (AP Photo/General Electric via Business Wire) NO SALESAP - Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China plans to build an assembly line for its homegrown C919 jetliners in Shanghai, the latest step in the country's ambitions to become a leader in world aviation.


Deutsche Bank to be key player in Chinese bank (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:36 PM PST

Deutsche Bank is set to become the largest shareholder in China's Huaxia Bank after agreeing to increase its stake in the mid-sized lender to 17.12 percent, the Chinese bank said Thursday.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Deutsche Bank is set to become the largest shareholder in China's Huaxia Bank after agreeing to increase its stake in the mid-sized lender to 17.12 percent, the Chinese bank said Thursday.


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