2009年1月2日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Parents of China milk scandal victims detained (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:12 AM CST

An officer prepares to destroy unqualified milk powder which was confiscated, in Shanghai November 14, 2008. A group of parents whose children fell ill from drinking tainted Chinese milk have been detained by police apparently trying to block them from holding a news conference, one of the fathers said on Friday. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - A group of parents whose children fell ill from drinking tainted Chinese milk have been detained by police apparently trying to block them from holding a news conference, one of the fathers said on Friday.


China manufacturing sector close to recession: CLSA (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 01:59 AM CST

A factory in Shenzhen. China's manufacturing sector is close to a technical recession after output contracted at a record pace in December, a leading independent brokerage said(AFP/File/Str)AFP - China's manufacturing sector is close to a technical recession after output contracted at a record pace in December, a leading independent brokerage said Friday.


Rice to visit China Jan 7-8: foreign ministry (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 01:05 AM CST

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here, will visit China on January 7 and 8, the foreign ministry said here Friday, in her last scheduled trip before the Bush administration leaves office.(AFP/File/Pavel Wolberg)AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit China on January 7 and 8, the foreign ministry said here Friday, in her last scheduled trip before the Bush administration leaves office.


China factories cut output at record pace: CLSA PMI (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 11:54 PM CST

A labourer transports bricks at a construction site in Shanghai, December 16, 2008. (Aly Song/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese factories slashed output and workers at a record pace in December and manufacturing activity overall fell for a fifth month as the global financial crisis hit export demand, a survey by brokerage CLSA showed on Friday.


Alstom boss says world should not buy Chinese trains: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 11:11 PM CST

A train driver on the Beijing-Tianjin express. Alstom Transport, the world's second-largest train-maker, is calling on nations not to buy Chinese-made trains, accusing the country of shutting foreign firms out of domestic bids, a report said(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Alstom Transport, the world's second-largest train-maker, is calling on nations not to buy Chinese-made trains, accusing the country of shutting foreign firms out of domestic bids, a report said Friday.


China dairy firms plead for forgiveness in New Year (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 09:13 PM CST

Four former executives of the Sanlu Group (L-R), Tian Wenhua, Wang Yuliang, Hang Zhiqi and Wu Jusheng stand on trial at the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province December 31, 2008. The four defendants of the Sanlu Group, the major dairy at the center of China's tainted milk scandal, went on trial Wednesday at a court in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei Province, Xinhua News Agency reported. (China Daily/Reuters)Reuters - Please forgive us, a group of Chinese dairy firms said in a New Year text message sent to millions of mobile phone subscribers.


China's Hu praises 30 years of ties with U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:51 AM CST

The Chinese flag flies in front of shattered windows in the Chinese embassy in Belgrade after it was hit by NATO missiles in May 1999. (Petar Kujundzic/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao called for strengthened cooperation with the United States as the two countries marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties on New Year's Day.


China, US mark 30 years of diplomatic relations (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:05 AM CST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Hu Jintao gives a New Year address titled 'Jointly Promote World Peace, Stability and Prosperity,' which is broadcast from Beijing to domestic and overseas audiences via state TV and radio stations on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Fan Rujun)AP - China and the United States should take their cooperation to new levels to tackle the ongoing global financial crisis, state media said Thursday, the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two sides.


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