2009年5月21日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


U.S. manufacturers, retailers see more China risk (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 12:43 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. manufacturers and retailers that get products or components from China are increasingly concerned about quality, intellectual property and rising costs in China, and more are looking at alternate sites, according to a study published on Thursday.

China says rich nations must cut emissions by 40 pct (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Two KFOR helicopters fly over a power plant in the town of Obilic in 2006. China confirmed Thursday that it will demand rich nations cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 in upcoming global climate change negotiations.(AFP/File/Ermal Meta)AFP - China confirmed Thursday that it will demand rich nations cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 in upcoming global climate change negotiations.


Former China official says he helped Zhao on memoir (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2009 09:03 AM PDT

A man reads a memoir of top Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang in Hong Kong on May 14, 2009. A former top official in China has said he and three others secretly helped deposed leader Zhao pen a memoir in which he sharply criticises the violent crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen protests.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - A former top official in China has said he and three others secretly helped deposed leader Zhao Ziyang pen a memoir in which he sharply criticises the violent crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen protests.


Lenovo reports losses as sales plummet (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2009 07:39 AM PDT

A salesman stands next to a banner displaying Lenovo's logo at its booth in a shopping mall in Beijing in January 2009. China's Lenovo, the world's fourth largest maker of personal computers, Thursday reported a net loss of 226.4 million US dollars in the 2008-09 fiscal year citing structural changes and weak sales.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's Lenovo, the world's fourth largest maker of personal computers, Thursday reported a net loss of 226.4 million US dollars in the 2008-09 fiscal year citing structural changes and weak sales.


US House speaker Pelosi to visit China: state media (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2009 06:34 AM PDT

US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen here on May 20, 2009, will visit China this month, state press said Thursday of the longtime critic of Beijing's rule over Tibet and its human rights record.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit China this month, state press said Thursday of the longtime critic of Beijing's rule over Tibet and its human rights record.


China ex-censor claims key Tiananmen memoirs role (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 04:51 AM PDT

Reuters - A former senior Chinese censor has claimed a major role in recording purged leader Zhao Ziyang's memoirs that decry the quelling of pro-democracy protests in 1989, adding to calls for the government to repent the crackdown.

PC maker Lenovo reports $226.4m annual loss (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2009 04:47 AM PDT

A salesman stands next to a banner displaying Lenovo's logo at its booth in a shopping mall in Beijing in January 2009. China's Lenovo, the world's fourth largest maker of personal computers, Thursday reported a net loss of 226.4 million US dollars in the 2008-09 fiscal year citing structural changes and weak sales.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's Lenovo, the world's fourth largest maker of personal computers, on Thursday reported a net loss of 226.4 million US dollars in the 2008-09 fiscal year citing structural changes and weak sales.


Ex-aide praises late deposed Chinese premier (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2009 02:16 AM PDT

Bao Tong, right, talks on the phone near a photo of Zhao Ziyang, the Chinese leader ousted for opposing the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen square democracy movement, at his home in Beijing, China, Friday, May 15 , 2009. Bao who was then a top aide to Zhao, hopes Zhao's posthumous memoirs which are to be published just weeks before the 20th anniversary of the crackdown will provide lessons to China's future generation and top leaders. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - A former aide to deposed Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang says he and three other men helped Zhao record and compile his memoirs, published this month just before the 20th anniversary of the crackdown that saw him thrown out of office.


Tiananmen dissident calls for 'white China' day (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2009 01:47 AM PDT

Tiananmen Square dissident Wang Dan. Part of the 1989 pro-democracy protests in China, Wang has said he hopes the nation would be AFP - Wang Dan, a key figure in the 1989 pro-democracy protests in China, said Thursday he hoped the nation would be "covered in white" to mark the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen crackdown.


Brazil upbeat on dollar drop from China trade (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 11:45 PM PDT

Brazil's president Lula da Silva (left) toasts with China's President Hu Jintao during a signing ceremony in Beijing on May 19. The Brazilian head of state is confident a plan to ditch the US dollar in trade with China will be a success, saying central bankers should meet on the issue.(AFP/Pool/File/Jason Lee)AFP - Brazil's president is confident a plan to ditch the US dollar in trade with China will be a success, saying central bankers should meet on the issue, Chinese state media said Thursday.


Hundreds rally in China over police beating (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 10:51 PM PDT

A policeman checks a cyclist in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar. As many as 1,000 protestors took to the streets in northwestern China after police officers allegedly beat a cyclist for running a red light, state media have reported.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - As many as 1,000 protestors took to the streets in northwestern China after police officers allegedly beat a cyclist for running a red light, state media reported Thursday.


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