2009年4月21日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Tibetan lama on trial for weapons charge in China (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 10:42 AM PDT

In this photo taken Nov 23, 2005 and released April 22, 2009 by the International Campaign for Tibet, Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche is seen in Ganzi, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Nov 23, 2005. The respected Tibetan lama went on trial in a Chinese court Tuesday on charges related to last year's protests in Tibetan areas and faces a lengthy prison term if convicted, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/International Campaign for Tibet)AP - A respected Tibetan lama went on trial on weapons charges Tuesday as three people were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for deadly arson attacks during last year's rioting in the Tibetan capital.


US: Chinese aircraft carrier may worry neighbors (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 09:46 AM PDT

A Chinese Navy submarine is docked at Qingdao port, China's Shandong Province, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of its navy on April 23. (AP Photo/Guang Niu, Pool)AP - A future Chinese aircraft carrier may worry neighboring navies because Beijing has not specified what role the warship would play in the region, the U.S. chief of Naval Operations said Tuesday.


Wal-Mart China management restructuring hits snag (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 03:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Wal-Mart Inc's plan to eliminate jobs at its China unit has met with resistance from the up to 1,400 workers involved, the U.S. retailer said on Tuesday.

China to build 20 hydro dams on Yangtze River (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 01:49 AM PDT

AP - China plans to build more than 20 dams along the country's longest river by 2020 as part of a plan to further develop the Yangtze River's hydropower, an official said Tuesday.

China to show off resurgent naval strength (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 12:35 AM PDT

Reuters - China will show off its resurgent naval strength this week at a parade marking 60 years since the founding of its navy, presenting its fleet of warships and nuclear submarines as a force for peace, not aggression.

Will Obama meet with China's nemesis, Dalai Lama? (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 12:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2007 file photo, President Bush and The Dalai Lama confer in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring The Dalai Lama. One of Washington's most closely watched visits will happen in October, when a frail, 74-year-old Buddhist monk seeks an audience with President Barack Obama. Obama must make a delicate calculation as he considers a meeting with the Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet's Buddhists, seen by his supporters as a symbol of peace and vilified by China as 'wolf in monk's robes' who seeks to split Tibet from the rest of China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, FILE)AP - A closely watched visit is set to take place in October, when a frail, 74-year-old Buddhist monk seeks an audience with President Barack Obama.


Russia, China finalise oil pipeline deal (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 11:40 PM PDT

A worker stacks empty oil drums at a yard in Tangshan city in China's northwest Hebei province. China and Russia have signed a multi-billion dollar deal, bringing into play a series of agreements on constructing an oil pipeline and supplying fuel to Chinese markets, state media has reported.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China and Russia signed a multi-billion dollar deal Tuesday, bringing into play a series of agreements on constructing an oil pipeline and supplying fuel to Chinese markets, state media reported.


China says planning more dams on troubled Yangtze (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 11:35 PM PDT

China's longest river, the Yangtze, seen from the remote mountains in Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan province. China will build at least 20 more reservoirs or hydroelectric projects on the Yangtze river system by 2020, the government has said, despite growing concerns over dam construction there.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China will build at least 20 more reservoirs or hydroelectric projects in the Yangtze river system by 2020, the government said Tuesday, despite growing concerns over dam construction there.


Tibet arsonist gets suspended death sentence (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 09:11 PM PDT

Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol near the Potala Palace in Lhasa in late June 2008. A Tibet court has issued a suspended death sentence for one man and stiff jail terms for two others for setting deadly fires in riots last year, Chinese state media has said.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - A Tibet court has issued a suspended death sentence for one man and stiff jail terms for two others for setting deadly fires in riots last year, Chinese state media said Tuesday.


Chinese dairy launches new milk powder products (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 08:37 PM PDT

AP - The Chinese dairy that bought the company at the heart of a tainted milk scandal that sickened hundreds of thousands of children has launched a new line of milk powder products, state media reported Tuesday.
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