2009年4月19日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Shanghai auto expo: showdown for global automakers (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 04:04 PM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a Wiesmann MF4 GT is on display during an auto show in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Saturday, April 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Haifeng)AP - International automakers are converging on China's commercial capital for a show that, once marginal, is now a key showcase — and battleground — for the world's only major growing car market.

Hobbled US giants face China carmakers in Shanghai (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 03:03 PM PDT

A model stands beside a Chinese-made Geely on display at the Beijing Auto Show in 2008. Troubled US auto giants will square off against Chinese newcomers in Shanghai this week as they try to pull ahead in what has suddenly become the world's number one car market.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Troubled US auto giants will square off against Chinese newcomers in Shanghai this week as they try to pull ahead in what has suddenly become the world's number one car market.

China's wild alligators to double in 10 years (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 02:49 PM PDT

A group of Yangtze alligators. China's endangered Yangtze alligator population is expected to more than double to 300 in the wild within five to 10 years, state media reported Sunday.(AFP/XINHUA/File)AFP - China's endangered Yangtze alligator population is expected to more than double to 300 in the wild within five to 10 years, state media reported Sunday.

Taiwan receives 3,000 Chinese tourists per day (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 10:04 AM PDT

AP - Taiwan has reached its goal of hosting 3,000 Chinese tourists a day as ties between the two rivals continue to strengthen, the government said Sunday.

China to build new panda breeding center (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 06:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2008 file photo, a panda eats special food prepared as result of shortage of bamboos while a landslide triggered by the May 12 earthquake on a nearby mountain is seen in the background at Wolong Panda Breeding Center in Wolong, China's southwest Sichuan province. China will start building a new panda breeding center next month in the country's southwestern Sichuan province to replace the endangered animal's main preserve that was badly damaged in last year's massive earthquake, state media reported Sunday, April 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)AP - China will begin building a new panda breeding center next month to replace a world-famous preserve badly damaged in last year's devastating earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported Sunday.

15 suspicious deaths in China jails in 2009 alone (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:45 PM PDT

Police pass the People's Heroes Monument in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Stricter monitoring measures are being introduced in all Chinese jails after at least 15 people died in unusual circumstances this year alone, state media has reported.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Stricter monitoring measures are being introduced in all Chinese jails after at least 15 people died in unusual circumstances this year alone, state media reported Sunday.

US admiral hails China anti-piracy cooperation (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:19 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the Belgian government, the Belgian ship Pompei, owned by De Nul, is shown in unidentified waters. On Saturday, April 18, 2009 the Belgian government reported that a Belgian ship may have been attacked by pirates of the east African coast. It said the ship, the Pompei, gave two warnings early this morning that it was under attack off the east African coast on its way to the Seychelles. (AP Photo/Belgian Government)AP - Anti-piracy operations off Somalia are producing an unprecedented degree of cooperation, giving the American and Chinese navies a rare opportunity to work together after a recent high-profile confrontation, the chief of U.S. Naval Operations said Sunday.

China building new panda breeding centre: media (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:45 PM PDT

China will start building a new giant panda breeding centre as early as next month after last year's 8.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed much of their habitat, according to state media. The new centre in the Wolong nature reserve will replace a destroyed base in southwestern Sichuan province where most of China's captive pandas were kept before the earthquake.(AFP/File)AFP - China will start building a new giant panda breeding centre as early as next month after last year's 8.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed much of their habitat, according to state media.

China extends help to Hong Kong during economic crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:20 PM PDT

Reuters - China will issue more yuan-dominated bonds in Hong Kong and make it easier for firms there to borrow money and sell goods on the mainland, the Hong Kong government said, to help it fight off the economic crisis.

U.S. says watching China's naval expansion closely (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 08:28 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States would like to have a better idea about the intentions behind China's naval build-up, a senior U.S. navy officer said on Sunday, but downplayed worries over Chinese plans for an aircraft carrier.

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