2009年4月29日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Chinese, Japanese PMs meet, pledge to nurture ties (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:50 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) inspect an honour guard in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The prime ministers of China and Japan pledged during talks here on Wednesday to push forward a recent thaw in relations between the historic Asian rivals.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - The prime ministers of China and Japan pledged during talks here on Wednesday to push forward a recent thaw in relations between the historic Asian rivals.


Taiwan president: China approves island WHO role (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:35 AM PDT

AP - Taiwan said Wednesday it had persuaded China to allow it to participate in a key U.N. body, offering a victory for President Ma Ying-jeou's campaign to win greater international recognition for the democratic island.

China energy efficiency improves in Q1: govt (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Cyclists push their bikes across a footbridge in front of a cloud of steam emitted from a water-cooling tower at a power plant in Beijing. China cut average energy consumption by 2.9 percent on year in the first quarter, as a major stimulus package helped save energy while maintaining economic growth, the government said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China cut average energy consumption by 2.9 percent on year in the first quarter, as a major stimulus package helped save energy while maintaining economic growth, the government said Wednesday.


China, Japan meet as North Korea raises tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:43 AM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) walks past an honor guard upon his arrival at Beijing airport for his two-day visit to China April 29, 2009. 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. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso Wednesday that ties between their nations are important for both, opening talks likely to also cover North Korea's threats to hold another nuclear test.


China buying mission to head for Europe (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:48 AM PDT

The skyline of Canary Wharf business district in east London. China will send a buying and investment team to Europe before the end of June, an official has said, following a similar mission to four European Union countries earlier this year.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - China will send a buying and investment team to Europe before the end of June, an official said Wednesday, following a similar mission to four European Union countries earlier this year.


Sinopec profits soar in first quarter (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2009 10:17 PM PDT

A car leaves a service station of Sinopec in Chengdu, in China's southwestern province of Sichuan. Sinopec, said net profit soared 85.1 percent in the first quarter, helped by lower global crude prices.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Asia's top oil refiner, China's Sinopec, said net profit soared 85.1 percent in the first quarter, helped by lower global crude prices.


China learns lesson from fake degrees (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2009 08:20 PM PDT

An advertisement with a phone number to call to buy a fake diploma on a street corner in Beijing. One hour and about US$40 is all it takes to get a fake degree in China, but the chances of fooling an employer or foreign university have greatly diminished following a crackdown in recent years.(AFP/Cui Tao)AFP - One hour and about 40 dollars is all it takes to get a fake degree in China, but the chances of fooling an employer or foreign university have diminished following a crackdown in recent years.


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