2009年2月11日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China investigating milk products of 2 companies (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 12:54 AM CST

AP - China is investigating the safety of milk products produced by one of the country's largest dairies and a unit of France's Groupe Danone SA. Both companies insisted there were no problems.

Twelve held after China state TV complex blaze (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 12:51 AM CST

Workers stand on the roof of a building located next to the soon-to-be-opened and fire-damaged Mandarin Oriental hotel in Beijing February 10, 2009. (David Gray/Reuters)Reuters - Twelve people have been detained in connection with a huge blaze caused by unlicensed fireworks that partly destroyed Beijing's hypermodern state television and hotel complex, state media reported on Thursday.

Chinese TV official among 12 held over fire: police (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 12:04 AM CST

A fireman removes the Chinese flag from outside the burnt-out Mandarin Oriental Hotel the day after a huge fire engulfing the building in Beijing. Beijing police said Thursday they had detained a senior staff member at China's state television station and 11 other people over a fireworks show that set part of its new headquarters ablaze.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Beijing police said Thursday they had detained a senior staff member at China's state television station and 11 other people over a fireworks show that set part of its new headquarters ablaze.

Scandal-hit Chinese milk firm declared bankrupt: Xinhua (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:59 PM CST

The head office building of Sanlu Group in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, in December. Sanlu Group, the dairy firm at the heart of China's huge contaminated milk scandal, has been formally declared bankrupt, state media reported Thursday, citing a local court.(AFP/File/Robert Saiget)AFP - Sanlu Group, the dairy firm at the heart of China's huge contaminated milk scandal, has been formally declared bankrupt, state media reported Thursday, citing a local court.

12 detained over massive fire in Beijing complex (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:28 PM CST

Fire-damaged rooms can be seen in the soon-to-be-opened Mandarin Oriental hotel in Beijing February 10, 2009. Twelve people have been detained in connection with a huge blaze caused by unlicensed fireworks that partly destroyed Beijing's hypermodern state television and hotel complex, state media reported on Thursday. REUTERS/David GrayAP - Police in China's capital have detained 12 people over a massive hotel fire at a government television complex sparked by an unlicensed fireworks display, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.

China says Japan warned on disputed islands (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 10:31 PM CST

Map showing the disputed islands in the East China Sea known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. Beijing said it had issued a sharp warning to Tokyo over media reports that Japan had positioned patrol vessels capable of carrying helicopters near a disputed island chain.(AFP/Graphic/Martin Megino/Gal)AFP - Beijing said it had issued a sharp warning to Tokyo over media reports that Japan had positioned patrol vessels capable of carrying helicopters near a disputed island chain.

Ex-M.Stanley China property head under SEC probe: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 09:27 PM CST

Reuters - The former China head of Morgan Stanley Real Estate has been under an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for suspected violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), said three sources with knowledge of the matter.

Rio Tinto agrees to $19.5 billion Chinalco deal: source (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:54 PM CST

An undated handout photo shows a worker tapping titanium as it comes out of a furnace at Richards Bay Minerals smelter in South Africa. (Rio Tinto/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc will sell $12.3 billion in assets to Chinalco and raise a further $7.2 billion by issuing China's top aluminum maker convertible bonds to cut debt, a source with direct knowledge of the deal said on Thursday.

Rio Tinto says it is in talks with Chinalco (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 02:19 PM CST

AP - Rio Tinto confirmed Wednesday that it is in talks about a possible transaction with Aluminum Corp. of China, in response to media reports that the Chinese company may take a big stake in the London-based mining giant, which is struggling under the weight of heavy debt.

Mecca monorail deal marks Saudi visit by China's Hu (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:42 PM CST

Muslim pilgrims pass the Kaaba at Mecca's Grand Mosque at the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his second day in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with a contract to build a monorail in Islam's holiest city and with a pact on oil and petrochemicals supplies under his arm.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his second day in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with a contract to build a monorail in Islam's holiest city and with a pact on oil and petrochemicals supplies under his arm.

China rejects human rights criticism at UN (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 12:30 PM CST

AP - China rejected proposals Wednesday to end labor camp sentences, abolish the death penalty and guarantee freedom of religion, as it concluded its first examination before the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Money low, so US may skip 2010 Shanghai Expo (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:59 AM CST

AP - Canada will have its Cirque du Soleil. France will showcase its cuisine. The United States may be a no-show.

Senegal's Wade praises China 'partnership' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 09:53 AM CST

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade, seen here in 2008, has praised the West African country's partnership with China ahead of a visit Saturday by his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has praised the West African country's partnership with China ahead of a visit Saturday by his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.

China rebuffs West on ending death penalty, rights (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 09:31 AM CST

A soldier unfurls the Chinese national flag as it is raised in front of the giant portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, October 15, 2007. (David Gray/Reuters)Reuters - China rejected calls from Western and some Latin American countries on Wednesday to end the death penalty and to agree to enforce a wide range of human rights including allowing independent labor unions.

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