2009年5月13日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Chinese imports could bring GM political troubles (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2009 03:36 PM PDT

Clarifies that some models of the five brands are imported. Graphic shows GM importsAP - As thousands of General Motors workers await word on more U.S. plant closures, reports that the company plans to import Chinese-made vehicles to the U.S. have created a political problem for the automaker and the White House.


Exiled Tiananmen-era dissident detained in China (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2009 12:15 PM PDT

A Beijing citizen stands in front of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace in this June 5, 1989 file photo during the crushing of the Tiananmen Square uprising. REUTERS/StringerAP - An exiled leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests has been secretly detained in south China for more than six months after trying to return to his homeland for the first time since 2002, his family said Wednesday.


China arrests returned Tiananmen leader: family (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Tourists visit Tiananmen Square during the May Day holiday in Beijing May 1, 2009. A former student leader of China's 1989 pro-democracy movement has been arrested on fraud charges, his family said on Wednesday, weeks before the 20th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - A former student leader of China's 1989 pro-democracy movement has been arrested on fraud charges, his family said on Wednesday, weeks before the 20th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests.


US dismayed by reported arrest of China protest leader (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2009 11:17 AM PDT

A 1989 photo shows students gesturing and shouting slogans as thousands gather in Tiananmen Square during an unauthorized demonstration to mourn the death of Hu Yaobang. The United States voiced concern Wednesday over China's reported arrest of a student leader of the 1989 democracy protests.(AFP/File/Catherine Henriette)AFP - The United States voiced concern Wednesday over China's reported arrest of a student leader of the 1989 democracy protests.


China arrests 1989 student protest leader: brother (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2009 11:14 AM PDT

Thousands rally during the 1989 protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. A student leader of the 1989 democracy protests has been arrested on fraud charges, as the CHinese authorities brace for the 20th anniversary of the demonstrations.(AFP/File/Toshio Sakai)AFP - A student leader of the 1989 democracy protests in China has been arrested on fraud charges, his brother said Wednesday, as authorities brace for the 20th anniversary of the demonstrations.


Reports: GM to export China-built cars to US (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2009 08:33 AM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday, April 21, 2009 file photo shows the General Motors world headquarters in Detroit. General Motors Corp. said Thursday May 7, 2009 it lost $6 billion in the first quarter and spent $10.2 billion more cash than it took in, as a sales slump cut revenue by $20 billion. The nation's biggest domestic automaker lost $9.78 per share, compared with a loss of $3.3 billion, or $5.80 per share, in the year-ago period. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - General Motors Corp. plans to begin exports of vehicles made in China to the United States within two years, ramping up sales to more than 50,000 by 2014, reports said Wednesday.


China retail sales jump, industrial output slows (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2009 03:45 AM PDT

AP - Resilient demand from Chinese shoppers helped push retail sales up 14.8 percent in April, but a paltry rise in industrial output sapped hopes for a fast recovery.

Weakening of China economy 'just temporary' (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2009 12:15 AM PDT

File photo shows workers producing handsets at a semi-hightech factory in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. Chinese industrial production growth eased in April, according to figures out Wednesday, as personal consumption also showed weakness despite government moves to boost the economy.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinese industrial production growth eased in April, according to figures out Wednesday, as personal consumption also showed weakness despite government moves to boost the economy.


China Eastern gets mln dlr govt injection: airline (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 08:36 PM PDT

A China Eastern flight attendant at Beijing's international airport. The national carrier has said it had received a government injection of two billion yuan (290 million dollars) to overcome AFP - China Eastern Airlines said Wednesday it had received a government injection of two billion yuan (290 million dollars) to overcome "difficulties" amid the financial crisis.


China's industrial output 'up 7.3 pct in April' (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 08:34 PM PDT

A worker checks equipment at a factory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. The country's industrial output rose 7.3 percent in April from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics has said.(AFP/File)AFP - China's industrial output rose 7.3 percent in April from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday, marking a slight slowdown compared with the previous month.


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