2009年9月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China mine blast death toll hits 42; 37 trapped (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:26 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers enter the Xinhua No. 4 coal mine in Xinhua district of Pingdingshan city, central China's Henan Province. An explosion at an illegal coal mine killed 35 miners in central China's Henan province Tuesday and left another 44 men trapped, the government said. An initial investigation showed that the mine in Pingdingshan city had been operating illegally at the time, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The mine's owners have been placed under police surveillance and the company's bank accounts have been frozen. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhaojiuyuan Peng)AP - The death toll from an explosion at an illegal coal mine in central China rose to 42 Wednesday with another 37 men still trapped with little hope for survival.

Chinese oil group gets $30 bln for overseas growth (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:23 AM PDT

A photographer is silhouetted against the logo of Chinese oil firm Petrochina, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), pictured at a press conference in Hong Kong. CNPC, China's biggest oil producer, said Wednesday it had secured a 30 billion dollar credit line from a state-owned bank to fund its overseas expansion.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the nation's biggest oil producer, said Wednesday it had secured a 30 billion dollar credit line from a state-owned bank to fund its overseas expansion.

Security fears batter tourism in China's Xinjiang (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:01 AM PDT

An unidentified diplomat examines a gun at a display by Myanmar's Police Force of weapons seized from Kokang ethnic rebels in Laukkai, capital of Myanmar's Kokang region, September 8, 2009. Myanmar's military regime is stepping up efforts to show its neighbours that armed ethnic separatists on its border are under control after violent clashes that sent thousands of refugees pouring into China. The normally reclusive junta invited a group of more than 50 observers to the Kokang region bordering China, an ethnic Chinese enclave the military says is now under its control after decades of rebellion to Yangon's rule. Picture taken September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Khin Maung Win/Pool (MYANMAR MILITARY SOCIETY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)AP - Tourist arrivals in the volatile western region of Xinjiang have plummeted since July's deadly ethnic rioting, Chinese state media say.

China's Geely Group 'mulls Volvo bid' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:23 AM PDT

A car made by Chinese auto manufacturer Geely in Beijing. Chinese carmaker Geely Holding Group may bid for US auto giant Ford Motor's loss-making Volvo Car unit, Geely's listed unit in Hong Kong confirmed on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Chinese carmaker Geely Holding Group may bid for US auto giant Ford Motor's loss-making Volvo Car unit, Geely's listed unit in Hong Kong confirmed on Wednesday.

Death toll rises to 42 in China mine blast (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 11:59 PM PDT

Chinese security guards surround the entrance to a mine as family members arrive to find out the fate of the miners, following a gas explosion in Pingdingshan, central Henan province on September 8. The death toll from a gas explosion at the coal mine rose to 42, with 37 workers still trapped underground, state media reported Wednesday, citing local officials.(AFP)AFP - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has risen to 42, with 37 workers still trapped underground, state media reported Wednesday, citing local officials.

Beijing police start National Day night patrols (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 11:27 PM PDT

A group of women from a Chinese militia batalion join the men for a marching drill as they rehearse for the National Day parade, in Beijing on September 7. Police in Beijing will begin night-time armed patrols next week as part of a huge security crackdown ahead of National Day festivities on October 1, Chinese media reported Wednesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Police in Beijing will begin night-time armed patrols next week as part of a huge security crackdown ahead of National Day festivities on October 1, Chinese media reported Wednesday.

Wrecking ball set to swing again in heart of Beijing (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 08:07 PM PDT

Li Taitai sits beneath a 100-year-old date tree in the courtyard her family has lived in for eight generations; she is in exasperation over government efforts to demolish her home in Beijing.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Li Taitai sits beneath a 100-year-old date tree in the courtyard her family has lived in for eight generations and rubs her eyes in exasperation over Chinese government efforts to demolish her home.

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