2009年2月16日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Nearly 1,500 more cars in Beijing daily: state media (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 11:08 PM CST

Vehicles are stuck in a heavy traffic in Beijing in January. Nearly 1,500 cars a day have been added to Beijing's streets since the start of the year, state media said on Tuesday, indicating new curbs on driving had not dampened the desire for automobiles.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Nearly 1,500 cars a day have been added to Beijing's streets since the start of the year, state media said on Tuesday, indicating new curbs on driving had not dampened the desire for automobiles.


Chinese trade city a magnet for Arabs, Africans (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 09:28 PM CST

File image shows two Middle Eastern residents of the Chinese city of Yiwu, Zhejiang Province cooking kebabs at a street stall. A small trade city in eastern China has become a magnet for Arab and African business people looking to purchase goods at what is the world's largest wholesale market for small products.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - A small trade city in eastern China has become a magnet for Arab and African business people looking to purchase goods at what is the world's largest wholesale market for small products.


In China, war with Vietnam is forgotten history (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 08:22 PM CST

Chinese soldiers arrested are kept by Vietnamese fighters on the battlefield of Cao Bang, in February 1979. China invaded Vietnam 30 years ago this week, but the event will not be officially marked by Beijing, which refuses to acknowledge the war -- making life even harder for veterans who are haunted by it.(AFP/File)AFP - China invaded Vietnam 30 years ago this week, but the event will not be officially marked by Beijing, which refuses to acknowledge the war -- making life even harder for veterans who are haunted by it.


Economic crisis deepening: China's Hu (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 05:14 PM CST

Chinese President Hu Jintao waves during a visit to a construction site of a national theater financed by China in Dakar, on February 14, 2009. The impact of the economic crisis is deepening and will hit developing nations particularly hard, Hu warned as he embarked on the final leg of a tour of Africa.(AFP/File/Seyllou)AFP - The impact of the economic crisis is deepening and will hit developing nations particularly hard, Chinese President Hu Jintao warned on Monday as he embarked on the final leg of a tour of Africa.


Harper's Index on China (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 08:24 AM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - Harper’s Magazine has recently put its famous Index on line. A compendium of curious and interesting statistics, the Index is one of Harper’s hallmarks.

Chinese blogger stabbed after public reading (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 07:05 AM CST

AP - A Chinese blogger whose satirical postings have gained a wide following was stabbed in the stomach at a Beijing book store after giving a reading, witnesses and friends said Monday.

China papers bask in G7 praise, pillory "Buy American" (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 03:55 AM CST

A general view of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Rome in this February 14, 2009 photo. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese official media on Monday welcomed the relatively mild line on the yuan currency from a G7 meeting as vindication for its policies, while continuing to pillory "Buy American" provisions in U.S. rescue plans.


FDI in China down 32.6 percent in Jan: govt (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 02:19 AM CST

Shoppers walk past a top fashion boutique in a shopping mall in Beijing in January. Foreign direct investment in China fell 32.6 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Monday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Foreign direct investment in China fell 32.6 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Monday.


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