2009年8月13日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Controversial Internet filter optional, says China (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 08:46 AM PDT

People use computers at an internet cafe in Beijing in June. A top Beijing official said Thursday that a controversial Internet filter software was optional for all users after plans to install it on computers sold in China triggered a storm of protest.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A top Beijing official said Thursday that a controversial Internet filter software was optional for all users after plans to install it on computers sold in China triggered a storm of protest.

China might appeal WTO ruling on film import (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 04:24 AM PDT

In this July 19, 2008 file photo, a customer looks at a computer in Beijing's newly-opened Apple computer store. A verdict released Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 at the World Trade Organization in Geneva finds definitively against China for forcing American media producers to route their business in China through Chinese state-owned companies. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)AP - China said Thursday it might appeal a major World Trade Organization ruling that told Beijing to ease restrictions on imported movies, music and books in its latest trade dispute with Washington.

Minister: China wants more say over iron prices (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 02:24 AM PDT

AP - China affirmed its determination Thursday to tighten control over its huge steel industry and press foreign miners to cut iron ore prices, announcing a three-year ban on new mills and saying it wants more influence over costs.

China, Taiwan oil giants tie up in gas deal: report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 01:03 AM PDT

File photo of a Sinopec petrol station in Beijing. Sinopec's joint exploration of a gas block off Australia with Taiwan's CPC Corporation will be the second time the two companies have tied up to explore overseas energy blocks.(AFP/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - Sinopec, China's second largest oil producer, and Taiwan's government-controlled energy giant CPC Corporation have agreed to jointly explore a gas block off northern Australia, state media said Thursday.

China "regrets" WTO audio-visual ruling, may appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 12:48 AM PDT

Shopkeepers wait for customers at a store selling pirated DVDs in Beijing in a 2007 photo. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IVReuters - China, defending its controls on imported films and books, said on Thursday it may appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its restrictions, continuing its sparring with Washington over trade access.

Chinese parents "shed tears," begged for Web curbs (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 12:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese parents "shed tears" as they begged the government to protect their children from obscenity on the Internet, a government minister said on Thursday, justifying curbs on access to the Web in China.

Shanghai kids' sex-ed camp fails to excite: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 11:25 PM PDT

Children cool off playing at a water fountain in the plaza of a shopping mall in China in July. Shanghai's first sex-education camp for children aged eight to 13 began this week, but only six boys enrolled and the girls' section was cancelled, state media reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Shanghai's first sex-education camp for children aged eight to 13 began this week, but only six boys enrolled and the girls' section was cancelled, state media reported Thursday.

Australia says 'internal pressure' helped Rio case (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 11:13 PM PDT

An employee sits at the reception desk of the offices of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto in Shanghai. Australia on Thursday said its AFP - Australia on Thursday said its "internal pressure" helped persuade China to downgrade an espionage case against detained Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu.

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