2009年8月22日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China says 2 environment officials investigated (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:39 AM PDT

A child lies on a bed as he receive medical treatment at a hospital in Changsha, Hunan province, China, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, after they were lead poisoned by Wugang Manganese Smelting Plant in Wenping township, central Hunan province. China has detained two factory officials after 1,300 children were poisoned by pollution from the manganese processing plant, days after emissions from a lead smelter in another province sickened hundreds. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Two environmental officials were being investigated Saturday after more than 1,300 children were sickened with lead poisoning caused by pollution from a manganese processing plant in central China.


Obama to visit Beijing in November: US ambassador (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:28 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama, seen here on August 18, will make his first presidential visit to China in November to bring fresh impetus to relations between the United States and the Asian giant.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Barack Obama will make his first presidential visit to China in November to bring fresh impetus to relations between the United States and the Asian giant, Washington's new ambassador said Saturday.


Obama to visit China mid-November (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 03:28 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the elections in Afghanistan from the White House in Washington August 21, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama will visit China in mid-November, the new United States ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday, setting a date for a big summit likely to tackle the global economy, North Korea and climate change.


Obama to visit China in November (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 01:46 AM PDT

The newly appointed U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, left,  speaks to the media, while his wife Mary Kaye looks on during a press conference in the courtyard of his residence in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. President Barack Obama will visit China for the first time in November, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to China said Saturday  (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - President Barack Obama will visit China for the first time in November, the new U.S. ambassador said Saturday, a day after he arrived in the country.


12 million jobseekers in China won't find work (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:46 PM PDT

In this Aug. 20, 2009 photo, an investor looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China. The Shanghai market rallied a stunning 90 percent through early August, driven by what many analysts believe is a flood of money diverted into stocks from bank lending to support Beijing's massive stimulus spending. That added to hopes abroad that China would help lift the world from its slump. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - As many as 12 million people in China who are looking for jobs will not be able to find employment this year, an official newspaper reported Saturday.


Ex-China supreme court vice head 'on graft charges' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 09:36 PM PDT

Chinese Supreme People's Court building is pictured in Beijing. The disgraced former vice head of China's Supreme People's Court, Huang Songyou, has been kicked out of the ruling Communist Party and will face criminal charges for corruption, according to state press.(AFP/File)AFP - The disgraced former vice head of China's Supreme People's Court has been kicked out of the ruling Communist Party and will face criminal charges for corruption, state press said on Saturday.


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