2009年4月12日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Chinese premier says economy improving (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 03:17 PM PDT

A worker stands on a platform of a building under construction in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Premier Wen Jiabao says China's economy is showing 'positive changes' but called for more efforts to combat the impact of the global financial crisis, state media reported Sunday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Premier Wen Jiabao said China's economy was showing "positive changes" but called for more efforts to combat the impact of the global financial crisis, state media reported Sunday.

Tainted Chinese drywall shows up in Katrina homes (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 01:21 PM PDT

St. Bernard Parish Fire Chief Thomas Stone removes an electrical outlet as Marco Kaltofen, a professional engineer and environmental scientist, and president of Boston Chemical Data Corp., a Natick, Mass.-based environmental investigation firm, looks on during an inspect of Chief Stone's bathroom for sulfur-emitting Chinese drywall in in Chalmette, Friday, April 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - Thomas Stone and his wife rebuilt after their home was flooded by six feet of water during Hurricane Katrina, never dreaming they would face the agony of tearing it apart all over again.

China police act as strike becomes riot: report (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 10:08 PM PDT

Taxis in Beijing. Police in the central Chinese city of Yueyang have detained 11 people after a massive taxi strike developed into a riot with drivers beaten and cars smashed, state media said(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Police in the central Chinese city of Yueyang have detained 11 people after a massive taxi strike developed into a riot with drivers beaten and cars smashed, state media said.

China's Catholics celebrate tense Easter (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 07:54 PM PDT

A Christian church in Dandong, Liaoning province. Easter for China's Catholics has a familiar ring this year as priests and activists say 60 years of government repression of those loyal to the Pope shows no sign of easing(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Easter for China's Catholics has a familiar ring this year as priests and activists say 60 years of government repression of those loyal to the Pope shows no sign of easing.

AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 06:31 PM PDT

In this April 8, 2009 photo, Mary Ann Schultheis stands in the guest room of her Parkland, Fla. home speaking about the problems that she is having with her house. Chinese drywall was used in the construction of her house and is now causing problems, including corroding copper pipes and wiring and the house has a smell. Some officials believe the only way to solve the problems is to remove the walls, studs, and wiring. She had the house on the market for sale, but she is taking it off the market until she finds a way to correct the problems. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.

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