2009年7月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Economic reformer leads southern Chinese province (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 11:27 AM PDT

AP - One of Wang Yang's favorite slogans is "Free your thinking," and many believe the economic reformer will soon be one of China's top leaders unless he stumbles on his current job: running Guangdong — the nation's richest province.

US seeks China office to ensure export safety (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 11:02 AM PDT

AP - U.S. regulators announced plans Thursday to set up a Beijing office to help ensure Chinese exports are safe for Americans following a slew of recalls involving everything from pet food to children's toys.

Heavy rains flood Shanghai: state media (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 10:19 AM PDT

A man rides a bicycle through a flooded street after a heavy storm in Shanghai. The AFP - The "heaviest rains in 70 years" lashed Shanghai Thursday, flooding 3,000 homes and leaving nearly 2,000 travellers stranded at the city's airports, state media reported.

1,000 protest over China chemical plant pollution: residents (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 09:04 AM PDT

A farmer carries bundles of dried corn stalks across farmland in February 2009. More than 1,000 people protested for a second day in central China on Thursday over pollution from a chemical plant that they say has sickened locals and poisoned surrounding farmlands, residents said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - More than 1,000 people protested for a second day in central China on Thursday over pollution from a chemical plant that they say has sickened locals and poisoned surrounding farmlands, residents said.

Southern China oil refinery moved over environment concern (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 09:02 AM PDT

A worker at an oil refinery in western China. A controversial oil refinery project in southern China will be relocated after it was criticised by environmental groups, a senior Chinese official said Thursday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A controversial oil refinery project in southern China will be relocated after it was criticised by environmental groups, a senior Chinese official said Thursday.

Report says 13 million abortions a year in China (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 09:01 AM PDT

AP - China performs more abortions than any other country in the world, about 13 million a year, mostly for young single women who aren't using contraception. One expert says the figures show many Chinese now consider the cheap, widely available procedure an acceptable form of birth control.

US joins talks on universal system for child product labels (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 08:59 AM PDT

A US couple leaves of toy store. A global standard for the labelling of goods for children would help make them safer, the US's product safety chief said here Thursday.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - A global standard for the labelling of goods for children would help make them safer, the US's product safety chief said here Thursday.

13 million abortions in China each year: report (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 08:24 AM PDT

Reuters - Some 13 million abortions are carried out in China each year, in part because there is little education about contraception or disease for the rising numbers of young people who are having sex, state media said on Thursday.

China police detain rights lawyer: legal group (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 05:36 AM PDT

AP - Rights groups urged China's government Thursday to disclose the whereabouts of a leading human rights lawyer who was detained by police in a dawn raid and has not been heard from since.

China's central bank reassures on monetary policy (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 04:38 AM PDT

Reuters - China's central bank pledged to maintain loose monetary policy to support the economy and said it would ensure sustainable credit growth without resorting to heavy-handed quotas to rein in a lending spree.

China seeks to reduce its abortion toll (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 03:23 AM PDT

File photo of a young Chinese couple waiting to see a doctor at a help centre in Chongqing dealing with accidental pregnancies. With more than 13 million abortions at registered clinics every year, China needs to step up sex education to better inform youth on contraception, state press said.(AFP/File)AFP - With more than 13 million abortions at registered clinics every year, China needs to step up sex education to better inform youth on contraception, state press said Thursday.

China needs new policies after Xinjiang: official (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 03:22 AM PDT

Wang Yang, Guangdong's powerful Communist Party boss who has close ties to President Hu Jintao, speaks during a news conference in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou July 30, 2009. Wang said it was time for a rethink on ethnic policies, though he did not say specifically what was wrong or offer solutions. A senior Chinese official made a rare admission on Thursday that the country had to change its policies toward ethnic minorities in light of deadly riots in far western Xinjiang this month. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA POLITICS)Reuters - A senior Chinese official made a rare admission on Thursday that the country had to change its policies toward ethnic minorities in light of deadly riots in far western Xinjiang this month.

Chinese dissident to plead not guilty (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 03:17 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese dissident who criticized the government's response to a massive earthquake last year that left almost 90,000 people dead or missing will plead not guilty in a state secrets trial that opens next week, his lawyer said Thursday.

Beijing closing coal plants in environmental move (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 03:15 AM PDT

AP - China has taken advantage of a drop in electricity demand due to the global financial crisis to speed up a campaign to close small coal-fired power plants and improve its battered environment, an official said Thursday.

China dismisses Uighur claim 10,000 are missing (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 02:14 AM PDT

Wang Yang, Guangdong's powerful Communist Party boss who has close ties to President Hu Jintao, speaks during a news conference in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou July 30, 2009. Wang said it was time for a rethink on ethnic policies, though he did not say specifically what was wrong or offer solutions. A senior Chinese official made a rare admission on Thursday that the country had to change its policies toward ethnic minorities in light of deadly riots in far western Xinjiang this month. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA POLITICS)AP - China dismissed an exiled activist's claim that 10,000 minority Uighurs disappeared during a recent crackdown after ethnic riots erupted in its far west, calling the figure "completely fabricated" on Thursday.

Report: China stops mining project with NKorea (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 01:12 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese investment company has abruptly suspended a joint project with a North Korean firm that has been targeted under U.N. sanctions, a news report said Thursday.

China releases Xinjiang 'most wanted' list (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 01:01 AM PDT

Chinese armed security personnel man their positions on the periphery of the Uighur district in Urumqi on July 16. Police in China's Urumqi city have issued a list with photos of 15 suspects wanted in connection with ethnic unrest this month that the government says left 197 dead, state media said Thursday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Police in China's Urumqi city have issued a list with photos of 15 suspects wanted in connection with ethnic unrest this month that the government says left 197 dead, state media said Thursday.

China to reimpose air fuel surcharge: state media (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 12:42 AM PDT

File photo of an Air China plane landing at Beijing Capital airport. China may reimpose a fuel surcharge on domestic flights from the beginning of next month after a nearly eight-month hiatus, state media reported.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - China may reimpose a fuel surcharge on domestic flights from the beginning of next month after a nearly eight-month hiatus, state media reported.

Heavy rains, landslides kill 66 in southern China (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:16 PM PDT

A villager carries relief supplies as he crosses a river in the rain in Qingchuan county, Sichuan province July 21, 2009. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters warned of serious floods along major rivers, as the peak flood season began, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINAReuters - Heavy rainstorms have caused flooding and landslides across southern China, killing at least 66 people this summer and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate their homes, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.

Torrential rain in China kills 66 since June (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:13 PM PDT

Chinese residents make their way across a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Loudi, central China's Hunan province on July 26. Torrential rain and landslides have killed at least 66 people and left another 66 missing in south and central China since the beginning of June, state media reported Thursday.(AFP)AFP - Torrential rain and landslides have killed at least 66 people and left another 66 missing in south and central China since the beginning of June, state media reported Thursday.

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