2009年4月18日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Chinese PM Wen and Bush hold talks: state media (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:06 AM PDT

Former US president George W. Bush (L) meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the Boao Forum. Wen on Saturday praised relations between Beijing and the new administration in Washington during a meeting with Bush, state media reported.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday praised relations between Beijing and the new administration in Washington during a meeting with former US president George W. Bush, state media reported.


Bush makes first overseas trip after presidency (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 06:47 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, speaks  with former U.S. President George W. Bush, left,  on the sidelines of the Boao Forum in Boao, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009 with the theme 'Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis' is to be held from April 17 to 19 .  (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - Former President George W. Bush cracked jokes about how he scoops up after his dog on neighborhood walks and then turned to more serious subjects like terrorism and the financial crisis Saturday during his first overseas trip since leaving office.


China says key currency countries need watching (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday that the economic polices of countries which issue global reserve currencies require closer supervision as part of building a diversified international monetary system.

Taiwan to discuss trade agreement with China (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:29 AM PDT

AP - Taiwan will discuss a partial free trade agreement with China and sign pacts to enhance economic cooperation during high-level talks in late April, negotiators said Saturday.

China to mark 60th anniversary of navy (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:25 AM PDT

Chinese Navy South Sea Fleet vice commander Xiao Xinnian (L) and Teishin Sugawara, Commander of the Japanese Maritime supply ship Tokiwa at a naval base in Yokosuka city in Kanagawa prefecture in 2007. China's navy is set to hold a huge maritime ceremony to mark its 60th anniversary in April, and has invited ships and top officials from dozens of countries to attend, state media has said.(AFP/Ren Zhenglai)AFP - China's navy is set to hold a huge maritime ceremony to mark its 60th anniversary in April, and has invited ships and top officials from dozens of countries to attend, state media said Saturday.


China's premier says economy better than expected (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:35 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during the Boao Forum Opening in Boao, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009 with the theme 'Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis' is to be held from April 17 to 19.  (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday the country's stimulus package is working and the economy is "better than expected," but he cautioned that complete recovery will take much more time because the global financial crisis continues to spread.


China's Wen says key currency countries need watching (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:11 AM PDT

Reuters - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday that economic polices of countries which issue global reserve currencies require closer supervision as part of building a diversified international monetary system.

China sets up $10 bln fund for SE Asia (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 01:31 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, seen here at the opening of the Boao Forum in southern China's Hainan province, has announced the establishment of a $10 billion fund to help promote infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has announced the establishment of a 10-billion-dollar fund to help promote infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.


18 people dead in coal mine explosion in China (AP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 11:00 PM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, an injured woman receives treatment in the People's Hospital in Yongxing County, central China's Hunan Province, Saturday, April 18, 2009.   A warehouse explosion killed 18 people and injured three at a coal mine in central China, a provincial official said Saturday. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhao Zhongzhi)AP - A warehouse explosion killed 18 people and injured three at a coal mine in central China, a provincial official said Saturday.


Eighteen killed in China mine explosion: official (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 10:30 PM PDT

A coal miner is seen walking through thick coal dust at a small mine in China's Shanxi province. China's coal mines are notoriously dangerous. Official figures show that more than 3,200 workers died in collieries last year, but independent observers say the actual figure could be much higher, as many accidents are covered up.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Eighteen people have been killed and three injured in an explosion at a mine in central China, according to an official, in the latest deadly accident to hit the nation's coal industry.


China coal mine warehouse blast kills at least 18 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 10:26 PM PDT

Reuters - At least 18 people were killed in a blast at a three-storey detonator and dynamite warehouse for a coal mine in southern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.

China plans $10 bln ASEAN infrastructure fund (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 10:14 PM PDT

Reuters - China will set up a $10 billion China-ASEAN investment cooperation fund to support infrastructure projects in the region, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday.

China retrieves billions in embezzled funds (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 08:58 PM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao (seen here on April 1) has repeatedly acknowledged that corruption is one of the greatest threats to the legitimacy of the ruling Communist Party. The government regularly announces major crackdowns on graft in official ranks in an effort to show the population that efforts are being made to extinguish corruption.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - China's top auditor said it had recovered a total of 27 billion yuan (four billion dollars) of funds embezzled in 2007, amid an ongoing battle against rampant corruption.


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