2009年1月18日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - China

"Erroneous" Western democracy not for China: official (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2009 03:16 AM CST

A Chinese soldier looks into the camera at the India-China trade route at Nathu-La, 55 km (34 miles) north of Gangtok, capital of India's northeastern state of Sikkim, January 17, 2009. (Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)Reuters - China must build defenses against "erroneous" ideas involving Western-style democracy, a top government official said in comments published on Sunday, shooting down recent calls by dissidents for political reform.

Girl in China critically ill with bird flu (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 11:34 PM CST

In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, a man walk past a poultry vendor waiting for customer at a market in Beijing. A 2-year-old girl in northern China has tested positive for bird flu and is in critical condition, the second case of human infection in a month, the Health Ministry said in a notice on its Web site late Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - A 2-year-old girl in northern China has tested positive for bird flu and is in critical condition — the second case of human infection in a month.

China confirms toddler infected with bird flu (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 09:54 PM CST

Reuters - A two-year-old girl is in critical condition at a hospital in northern China after becoming infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said on Sunday, the second case in China in as many weeks.

Chinese publisher's Obama instincts proved right (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 08:14 PM CST

Chinese editor Han Manchun, responsible for getting US President-elect Barack Obama's book AFP - Young publisher Han Manchun was so taken by US president-elect Barack Obama's ideas that he decided to have one of his books translated -- and created an unexpected hit in China.

Global slump casts a pall over Chinese New Year (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 07:04 PM CST

Visitors stroll past barrels of candies at a famed Chinese New Year's market in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Squeezed by the global slowdown, consumers and companies in China and other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, which begins this year on Jan. 26, are slashing their spending on traditionally lavish gifts, liquor and banquets. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Painter Wei Haibin is carefully weighing every purchase as he heads home to Hebei province for China's biggest family holiday — a time when the economy typically enjoys a bounce.

A look at China's Lunar New Year (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:22 PM CST

AP - Like the celebration of Christmas in many western countries, the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday traditionally provides a significant chunk of annual revenue for many businesses in China and other Asian countries. Now squeezed by the global economic slump, many Chinese families and companies are cutting their spending on gifts and banquets to welcome the Year of the Ox, which begins Jan. 26.

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