2009年5月7日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Report: 5,335 students dead/missing in China quake (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 11:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 23, 2008 file photo, a father holds a photo of his daughter who was killed in an earthquake, while sitting in the ruins of the Fuxin No. 2 Primary School in Wufu, in China's southwest Sichuan province. On Thursday, May 7, 2009, China says that 5,335 students died in last year's Sichuan earthquake, the first time a number had been given for the politically charged issue. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)AP - China on Thursday released its first official tally of students who died or went missing in last year's Sichuan earthquake — 5,335 — but denied allegations of corruption and shoddy construction — a politically charged issue that has been an enduring source of grief to parents.

China warns EU on protectionism (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:59 AM PDT

EU Trade commissioner Catherine Ashtone (L) poses with Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan, prior to their meeting at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. Wang warned Europe on Thursday about turning to protectionism in the depths of an economic crisis at the start of two-days of high-level talks with EU officials.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan warned Europe on Thursday about turning to protectionism in the depths of an economic crisis at the start of two-days of high-level talks with EU officials.

China says 5,335 children dead, missing from '08 quake (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 08:32 AM PDT

A visitor mourns for victims of the Sichuan earthquake at the Donghekou Earthquake Site Park in Qingchuan County, Sichuan province December 26, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China on Thursday put the official number of dead and missing schoolchildren from last year's devastating Sichuan earthquake at 5,335, far lower than the number compiled from news reports at the time.

US reiterates desire to negotiate with NKorea (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 07:29 AM PDT

US envoy for the six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear policy Stephen Bostworth arrives with members of his delegation in Beijing. Bosworth said Thursday that Washington was willing to negotiate with Pyongyang, as he began a trip aimed at convincing the reclusive state to resume nuclear disarmament talks.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The US envoy to North Korea said Thursday that Washington was willing to negotiate with Pyongyang, as he began a trip aimed at convincing the reclusive state to resume nuclear disarmament talks.

Villagers in central China clash with police (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:55 AM PDT

AP - More than 1,000 villagers clashed with police in central China following a land dispute with construction workers that left one person dead, reports said Thursday.

China says 5,335 children dead, missing in quake (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:07 AM PDT

A father waits for rescue workers to dig through rubble in the hope of finding his child at a primary school in Hanwang town in Sichuan province in May 2008. China said Thursday that last year's massive Sichuan earthquake left 5,335 schoolchildren dead or missing, releasing its first official tally just days before the anniversary of the disaster.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - China said Thursday that last year's massive Sichuan earthquake left 5,335 schoolchildren dead or missing, releasing its first official tally just days before the anniversary of the disaster.

No more 'errors' on Tibet, China tells Paris (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:03 AM PDT

A Human Rights activist hold flares in front of a Tibetan flag as he demontrates near the Effeil tower in Paris in early August 2008. China has warned Paris not to make more AFP - China warned Paris Thursday not to make more "errors" on Tibet amid news the Dalai Lama may be made an honorary citizen of the French capital, just as frosty ties between the two nations had improved.

China warns France against award for Dalai Lama (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 01:54 AM PDT

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, listens at the Reuters - China Thursday warned France not to grant exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship of Paris when he visits next month, saying it would only anger the Chinese people.

China quake left 5,335 students dead or missing (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 08:57 PM PDT

Grieving parents hold portraits of their deceased children outside government offices in Deyang in China's quake-stricken Sichuan province in late May 2008. Chinese authorities have said that last year's natural disaster killed 5,335 students, the first government tally.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The powerful quake that hit southwest China one year ago left 5,335 students dead or missing in Sichuan province, an official said Thursday, the first time the government has given such a tally.

US, China discuss security 'concerns' (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 08:21 PM PDT

The US envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, in Seoul in early March. US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao have spoken over their shared security 'concerns' as the US special envoy made his way to Beijing and then to Seoul, Tokyo and Moscow in a bid to salvage stalled six-party talks on Pyongyang's stalled nuclear disarmament programme.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - President Barack Obama spoke Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and shared his "concerns" over security issues including North Korea's nuclear program and deteriorating conditions in Pakistan, the White House said.

Obama speaks with Chinese President Hu (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 08:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in the Grand Foyer the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 6, 2009, after his trilateral meeting with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zadari. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama discussed the global economy and health issues in a phone call with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Thousands clash with police in Chinese city: rights group (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2009 07:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of protesters clashed with police in front of a municipal government building in south China in the latest in a series of land disputes, a human rights group reported. At least 20 people were injured.

Hit by job crunch, China trains entrepreneurs (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2009 07:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Jia Shaohua is offering a radical solution to China's employment crunch: he teaches his students not just the skills they will need to find jobs, but how to create jobs of their own.

Obama, China's Hu discuss North Korea, Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2009 05:59 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday about global economic issues, concerns over North Korea and the issue of militants in Pakistan, the White House said in a statement.

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