2009年6月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


U.S., EU act against China on raw material exports (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 03:09 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States and European Union took action against China on Tuesday for restricting exports of industrial raw materials, intensifying a trade struggle at a delicate time for the global economy.

US case against China export curbs signals tension (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 01:16 PM PDT

AP - Long-simmering economic tensions between the U.S. and China boiled over Tuesday as the Obama administration filed its first unfair-trade case against Beijing, accusing it of restricting exports of materials needed to produce steel, aluminum and other products.

Foreign reporters allowed scripted trip to Tibet (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Crowds are reflected in water in water in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, China, Saturday, June 20, 2009. The Potala Palace was the former home of the Dalai Lama before he fled Tibet after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.  (AP Photo/Greg Baker)AP - The Chinese paramilitary police who usually patrol Tibet's often tense capital went to work in black and yellow track suits last week instead of their green uniforms. The occasion: a government-arranged visit by a group of foreign journalists.


Young Beijingers dance to a Latino beat (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 09:00 AM PDT

A Latino dancer performs salsa dancing during a AFP - It's a big night for Wang Ying, a Chinese student passionate about salsa who has thrown on her party clothes for one of the first "Latino" parties of the summer in Beijing.


U.S.,EU launch WTO case against China on raw materials (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 08:14 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States and European Union are launching a World Trade Organization case against China over its export restrictions on raw materials, officials announced Tuesday.

U.S. launches WTO case against China (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 07:01 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States is launching a World Trade Organization case against China over its export restrictions on raw materials, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Tuesday.

Birth defects show human price of coal (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 06:02 AM PDT

A labourer smokes while taking a rest at a cinder dump site in Changzhi, Shanxi province, in this June 18, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Ten-year old Yilong is already a statistic.


Airbus delivers first China-made jet (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 04:27 AM PDT

Visitors look at the first Airbus A320 completed in China during a presentation and delivery ceremony at the Airbus plant in Tianjin. European aviation giant Airbus said the event symbolised its long-term focus on the growing Chinese market.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - European aviation giant Airbus delivered the first A320 aircraft made at its factory in China on Tuesday, saying the event symbolised its long-term focus on the growing Chinese market.


US and China meet for defence talks (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 01:24 AM PDT

A Chinese Navy patrol boat is seen on the Yalu River which separates China and North Korea in Dandong in northeast China's Liaoning province in May. US and Chinese defence officials met in Beijing for talks in which the Americans were expected to nudge China towards supporting more pressure on North Korea.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - US and Chinese defence officials met in Beijing for talks in which the Americans were expected to nudge China towards supporting more pressure on North Korea.


China rights lawyer beaten, stripped by police (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 12:11 AM PDT

A human rights group has condemned Chinese police for allegedly stripping and beating a prominent Shanghai lawyer during a nine-hour detention last week.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A human rights group has condemned Chinese police for allegedly stripping and beating a prominent Shanghai lawyer during a nine-hour detention last week.


China finds lending irregularities in major banks (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 11:16 PM PDT

People pass China's Central Bank in Beijing. Three major Chinese banks have said the nation's top auditor had uncovered lending irregularities in their business, adding the findings would not impact their financial results.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - Three major Chinese banks have said the nation's top auditor had uncovered lending irregularities in their business, adding the findings would not impact their financial results.


China to stick to controversial software rule (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 09:21 PM PDT

A woman surfs the internet on a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. China will not back away from a new rule requiring that Internet filtering software be shipped with all computers sold in the country despite heavy criticism of the plan, state media has said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China will not back away from a new rule requiring that Internet filtering software be shipped with all computers sold in the country despite heavy criticism of the plan, state media has said.


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