2009年9月7日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China coal mine accident kills 13, 66 missing: report (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:15 PM PDT

Reuters - A coal mine accident early on Tuesday killed 13 people and 66 others were missing in central China's Henan Province, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing the state work safety watchdog.

Tense Chinese city imposes traffic ban: state media (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 11:26 AM PDT

Chinese troops are deployed at people square in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region on September 4. Authorities in the restive northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi imposed an overnight traffic ban on Monday, state media reported, despite claims the situation had calmed after deadly unrest.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Authorities in the restive northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi imposed an overnight traffic ban on Monday, state media reported, despite claims the situation had calmed after deadly unrest.


Google restored in China after porn row: ex-chief (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 09:21 AM PDT

People use computers at an internet cafe in Beijing in June. Google is again fully up and running in China after a row in which authorities accused the US Internet giant of illegally spreading pornographic content, the firm's outgoing regional chief said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Google is again fully up and running in China after a row in which authorities accused the US Internet giant of illegally spreading pornographic content, the firm's outgoing regional chief said Monday.


China threatens punishment for rumors in Urumqi (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 06:03 AM PDT

Chinese women walk pass Chinese security forces as they secure a street in Urumqi in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region September 6, 2009. Tensions lifted in China's far western city of Urumqi, in turmoil over a spate of needle attacks, after two high officials were fired and doctors' reassurances relieved angry and fearful city residents. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - The government in China's far western city of Urumqi ordered shops to close on Monday, sending new rumors through the city despite calls for calm after reported syringe attacks that inflamed ethnic tension.


Chinatrust may raise more cash, mum on AIG Taiwan unit (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:08 AM PDT

A shop assistant checks hundred yuan bank notes at a shop in Xiangfan, central China's Hubei province, August 19, 2006. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Chinatrust Financial (2891.TW) said on Monday it was planning to raise more cash on top of a $1.34 billion private placement announced on Friday, but declined to comment on reports it had outbid rivals for AIG's Taiwan unit.


China Unicom, Spain's Telefonica expand alliance (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, Chang Xiaobing, chairman and CEO of China Unicom attends the company's interim results announcement in Hong Kong. Spanish phone company Telefonica SA and China Unicom Ltd., one of China's three main state-owned carriers, say they will expand a strategic alliance and buy $1 billion worth of each other's shares. The companies said they will cooperate in development of technology for mobile phones, providing services to multinational customers and other areas under the agreement signed Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)AP - Spanish phone company Telefonica SA and China Unicom Ltd., one of China's three main state-owned carriers, say they will expand a strategic alliance and buy $1 billion worth of each other's shares.


Chinese Rio detainee applies for bail: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 02:45 AM PDT

Reuters - One of three detained Chinese employees of Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto has applied for bail, the state-owned news agency Chinanews and a source with direct knowledge of the case said on Monday.

China airlines, Boeing in talks to delay 787 jet (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese airlines are negotiating with Boeing Co to further delay taking delivery of 787 Dreamliner orders, a senior Boeing executive said on Monday, as they continue cost-cutting initiatives amid weak international air travel demand.

GE says confident of winning China engine contract (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 10:44 PM PDT

Reuters - General Electric Co is confident about winning contracts to supply engines for China's big aircraft project, the company's China chief said on Monday.

China imports of U.S. DDGS surge; drought hits crop (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 07:55 PM PDT

Reuters - China's imports of U.S. DDGS, a by-product of corn ethanol, have surged and the pace is expected to remain strong this year as long as U.S. corn prices remain significantly below that of Chinese corn, industry officials said.
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