2009年4月14日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Protesters clash with police in China dispute (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:03 AM PDT

Police inspectors patrol the streets in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in February 2009. Clashes between police and demonstrators erupted in south China after hundreds of people gathered to protest the handling of a housing dispute, locals and a rights group said Tuesday.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Clashes between police and demonstrators erupted in south China after hundreds of people gathered to protest the handling of a housing dispute, locals and a rights group said Tuesday.


China orders local gov'ts to listen to petitioners (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 07:49 AM PDT

AP - China's leadership ordered local officials Tuesday to step up efforts to address public grievances in their areas amid a surge in complaints that have been brought to the central government in Beijing.

China orders governments to go green: state media (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 07:03 AM PDT

A motorcyclist carries waste for recycling in Yanji in Jilin province. Local governments in China have been ordered to buy more energy efficient products as part of the national drive to curb pollution and combat global warming.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Local governments in China have been ordered to buy more energy efficient products as part of the national drive to curb pollution and combat global warming, state press reported on Tuesday.


Doctors confirm contender for world's tallest man (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 06:58 AM PDT

The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun of China, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong on January 10, 2009. A contender for world's tallest man underwent foot surgery at a Chinese hospital where doctors confirmed he is 10 centimetres (four inches) taller than the current title-holder, state press said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - A contender for world's tallest man underwent foot surgery at a Chinese hospital where doctors confirmed he is 10 centimetres (four inches) taller than the current title-holder, state press said Tuesday.


Chinese workers protest again over unpaid wages (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 06:06 AM PDT

AP - Hundreds of workers at a textile factory in southern China blocked roads Tuesday, in a second day of protests over unpaid wages, an employee said.

Hong Kong students start vote on Tiananmen killings (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 04:11 AM PDT

Reuters - A Hong Kong student union is holding a student vote on whether China should apologize for its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananamen Square 20 years ago in which hundreds were killed.
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