2009年4月28日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Allianz, AmEx sell half of stakes in China's ICBC (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2009 09:27 AM PDT

ICBC chairman Jianqing Jiang speaks at the company's results announcements in Hong Kong in March 2009. American Express Co. and German insurer Allianz said Tuesday they had offloaded half of their stakes in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) as soon as a lock-up period expired.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - American Express Co. and German insurer Allianz said Tuesday they had offloaded half of their stakes in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) as soon as a lock-up period expired.


China, Peru sign free trade agreement (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2009 09:25 AM PDT

China and Peru on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement, state media here said, as Beijing continues to seek new markets and reserves of raw materials to fuel its economy. The deal was signed during a five-day visit to Beijing by Peruvian Vice President Luis Giampietri, seen here in 2006, and came after a year of negotiations and preparations, the Xinhua news agency reported.(AFP/POOL/File/How Hwee Young)AFP - China and Peru on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement, state media here said, as Beijing continues to seek new markets and reserves of raw materials to fuel its economy.


Japan, China summit to focus on positive, not feuds (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 10:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Leaders of Japan and China will be seeking to send an upbeat economic message when they meet this week, tiptoeing around a feud over a Tokyo shrine for war dead, to focus on countering the global slump.

US protectionism growing, says China trade chief (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 10:53 PM PDT

File photo shows Chinese Commerce Minister, Chen Deming, who has accused the US of growing trade protectionism against China, saying that bilateral economic ties are being tested.(AFP/File/Hassan Ammar)AFP - US trade protectionism against China is growing, putting bilateral economic ties to the test, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said in Tuesday's Asian Wall Street Journal.


China launches security campaign for anniversary (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 08:46 PM PDT

AP - China announced plans Tuesday to ramp up public security ahead of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Communist nation, after a similar campaign last year for the Olympic Games.

Learning from SARS, China vows swift flu reporting (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 08:38 PM PDT

A health worker stands by ready to ask incoming passengers to remove any head gears before temperature screenings at the International Airport in Hong Kong April 27, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent Yu/PoolReuters - China has vowed to disclose any human cases of swine fever promptly, while state-run newspapers on Tuesday urged officials to be open and avoid the kind of cover-ups that brought panic during the SARS epidemic.


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