2009年9月6日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Automakers on uphill road to build brand in China (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 05:13 PM PDT

Reuters - After driving his BMW 5 series model for just three years, Chinese futures trader Jerry Lin traded in his car for an Audi A6.

Huntsman eyes China chemical plant purchases: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 04:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Huntsman , an American chemicals group, is looking to buy chemical plants in China with part of a $2.7 billion compensation package, said senior executive Paul Hulme in a Financial Times interview on Monday.

Call for firm action in China's restive Xinjiang (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 11:46 AM PDT

Chinese policemen sit in front of a billboard in Urumqi. Residents in Urumqi city demanded further action Sunday after the sacking of two top officials in restive Xinjiang region over hundreds of syringe attacks that sparked deadly protests.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Residents in Urumqi city demanded further action Sunday after the sacking of two top officials in restive Xinjiang region over hundreds of syringe attacks that sparked deadly protests.


China's Urumqi still edgy after officials sacked (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 08:17 AM PDT

Chinese security agents speak with each other as they sit around a main Uighur ethnic neighbourhood area in Urumqi in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region September 5, 2009. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Nerves remained raw in China's far western city of Urumqi, in turmoil over a wave of reported syringe attacks, and a small band of protesters again called on the region's top official to step down.


Tanks out in Beijing in 60th anniversary rehearsal (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 05:35 AM PDT

A Chinese military vehicle heads towards Tiananmen Square for rehearsals of the 60th National Day in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. The main east-west artery of Beijing was closed for a rehearsal of the elaborate military parade planned for Oct. 1, when the People's Republic of China celebrates six decades since its founding. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Tanks, armored personnel carriers and rocket launchers rolled along a major Beijing boulevard Sunday in practice for a parade next month to mark China's 60th anniversary.


Kadeer buildings loom as next Xinjiang flashpoint (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 10:16 PM PDT

The Kadeer Trade Centre (C, white building) and the Akida Trade Centre (R, green builing) in Urumqi, in China's western Xinjiang region. The Kadeer Trade Centre, part of the Rebiya Trade Centre complex of now-exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, has loomed for years in this regional capital as a reminder of the support she commands among her restive Muslim ethnic minority.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Broken glass crunched under the Uighur man's feet as he sneaked up a dim stairwell, careful not to be seen in a building that could become the next flashpoint in China's restive Xinjiang region.


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