2009年8月16日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China to adapt for EU rules on illegal fishing: study (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:15 PM PDT

This 2007 photo shows fish seized at a port in western Africa, from two Chinese ships, which were intercepted using 'bottom trawling,' disregarding the local fishing laws. China, the world's leading exporter of marine fish products, needs to adapt its fisheries if it is to meet new EU regulations to combat illegal fishing, according to a report released on Monday.(AFP/File/Kambou Sia)AFP - China, the world's leading exporter of marine fish products, needs to adapt its fisheries if it is to meet new EU regulations to combat illegal fishing, according to a report released on Monday.


BHP exec says iron ore reform could have prevented Rio case (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 04:49 PM PDT

BHP Billiton on Sunday called for more transparent iron ore pricing, saying it would help prevent situations such as the arrest of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu in China. BHP's chief financial officer Alex Vanselow, pictured in 2008, said the world's largest miner believed iron ore should be a traded commodity, rather than having prices set annually in negotiations.(AFP/File/Alex Mita)AFP - BHP Billiton on Sunday called for more transparent iron ore pricing, saying it would help prevent situations such as the arrest of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu in China.


Chinese steelworkers' protest halts plant takeover (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 03:18 AM PDT

AP - China on Sunday called off the takeover of a state-owned steel plant after workers protested and trapped an official in the factory office for four days — the second time in a month that the country's steelworkers have rallied to successfully avoid privatization.

Tibet's tourist record: state media (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 11:53 PM PDT

A Tibetan Buddhist monk is seen near Xining in northwest China. A total of 1.2 million tourists visited Tibet last month - a record for July - state media has said, as travellers returned to the Himalayan region 17 months after deadly unrest there.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A total of 1.2 million tourists visited Tibet last month -- a record for July -- state media said Sunday, as travellers returned to the Himalayan region 17 months after deadly unrest there.


1,200 new cars hit Beijing every day: state media (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 08:40 PM PDT

Rush hour traffic on a major road in Beijing. More than 1,200 new cars hit the roads of China's capital every day in the first seven months of the year, state media reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - More than 1,200 new cars hit the roads of China's capital Beijing every day on average in the first seven months of the year, state media reported Sunday.


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