2009年6月4日星期四

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Canada calls for public accounting of Tiananmen victims (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:58 PM PDT

Thousands of people pile into Victoria Park prior to a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. Canada's foreign affairs minister paid homage Thursday to the victims of China's Tiananmen crackdown of 1989, calling on Beijing to account for those who lost their lives in pursuit of democracy.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Canada's foreign affairs minister paid homage Thursday to the victims of China's Tiananmen crackdown of 1989, calling on Beijing to account for those who lost their lives in pursuit of democracy.

Washington commemoration of Tiananmen overshadowed (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:27 PM PDT

FILE -- In this June 5, 1989 file photo, a Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square. The man, calling for an end to the recent violence and bloodshed against pro-democracy demonstrators, was pulled away by bystanders, and the tanks continued on their way. (AP Photo/Jeff Widener, File)AP - Activists and U.S. lawmakers looking to highlight the 20th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown at Tiananmen Square are finding their efforts overshadowed by the emergence of a China crucial to U.S. economic and diplomatic efforts around the world.

Rio weighs options as Chinalco deal in doubt (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Rio Tinto is looking at new ways to deal with its huge debt burden, the mining group said on Thursday in response to reports its planned $19.5 billion stake sale to China's Chinalco has collapsed.

Storm kills 20 people in central China (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:34 AM PDT

AP - A storm with gale-force winds killed 20 people and seriously injured 117 in central China, state media said Thursday.

China: Govt should not smoke with public money (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:34 AM PDT

AP - China's corruption watchdog will clamp down on government officials who use public money to buy expensive cigarettes, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday, after one county last month urged its officials to smoke more than a million local cigarettes a year.

Exiled Tiananmen dissident back in Taiwan (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:07 AM PDT

Chinese dissident Wu'er Kaixi, seen here in May 2009, has been deported to Taiwan after failing to enter Macau and turn himself in to the Chinese government. Wu'er Kaixi was one of the main student leaders from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - One of the main student leaders from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests was deported to Taiwan on Thursday after failing to enter Macau and turn himself in to the Chinese government.

Dalai Lama honours Tiananmen dead (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 11:27 PM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his palace temple in Dharamshala, India. The Dalai Lama has paid tribute to those killed in the Tiananmen Square crackdown and urged China's leaders to review the events that led to the bloodshed.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana/File)AFP - Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, paid tribute Thursday to those killed in the Tiananmen Square crackdown and urged China's leaders to review the events that led to the bloodshed.

China's Hu, Obama discuss NKorea: state media (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 10:50 PM PDT

Missiles on display at a war museum in Seoul on June 1. Chinese President Hu Jintao has held telephone talks with his US counterpart Barack Obama about North Korea's nuclear programmes following its weapons test last month, Chinese state media has said.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao held telephone talks with his US counterpart Barack Obama about North Korea's nuclear programmes following its weapons test last month, state media said.

Standard Chartered, HSBC China yuan bonds issue (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 10:14 PM PDT

A tram bearing the insignia of Standard Chartered bank passes through the Central district in Hong Kong. The banking group, alongside HSBC Holdings, has said they will issue yuan-denominated bonds in China to support Beijing's efforts to develop the local financial market.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Standard Chartered and HSBC Holdings said they will issue yuan-denominated bonds in China to support Beijing's efforts to develop the local financial market.

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