2009年9月10日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Clinton says US, China need to cooperate more (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:42 PM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says China and the United States bear a heavy responsibility to cooperate in solving the world's toughest problems.

Chinese govt to help finish Revel's AC casino (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 02:32 PM PDT

AP - Revel Entertainment has turned to the Chinese government for help finishing the lavish casino it is building on Atlantic City's Boardwalk.

Study: Wind could cut China's emissions by 30 pct (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 11:55 AM PDT

AP - China could cut its emissions by 30 percent in the next two decades if it switches to wind power to meet about half of its electricity demands, a U.S. study published Thursday said.

Shell, China Shenhua clean coal plan: company (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 09:19 AM PDT

Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell said it has signed an agreement with a unit of China's largest coal company Shenhua Group to jointly develop clean coal technology.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell said it has signed an agreement with a unit of China's largest coal company Shenhua Group to jointly develop clean coal technology.


Chinese gov't to finance rest of Revel's AC casino (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 09:10 AM PDT

AP - Revel Entertainment has turned to the Chinese government for financing to finish its lavish Atlantic City casino.

China plans massive high-speed rail expansion: state media (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 09:06 AM PDT

Passengers have their photo taken on the platform of two bullet trains in Beijing on August 2009. China plans to build 42 high-speed railway lines by 2012 in a massive system overhaul that is part of efforts to spur economic growth amid the global downturn, state media have reported.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China plans to build 42 high-speed railway lines by 2012 in a massive system overhaul that is part of efforts to spur economic growth amid the global downturn, state media have reported.


China protests Dalai Lama, Uighur speeches (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 07:46 AM PDT

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama looks at an audience of members of the Global Tibetan Professional Network's New Delhi chapter, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - China on Thursday protested planned speeches by the Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer before a Prague conference on human rights in Asia.


China tainted milk parents warned against meeting (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2009 file photo, Zheng Shuzhen, grandmother of a baby who died after drinking tainted milk, weeps with a photo of her 1-year-old granddaughter Zhou mengxin outside a Health Ministry office in Beijing. Chinese police have tried to prevent parents of children sickened by tainted milk powder from traveling to Beijing to mark the anniversary of last year's scandal, an activist said Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - Chinese police have tried to prevent parents of children sickened by tainted milk powder from traveling to Beijing to mark the anniversary of last year's scandal, an activist said Thursday.


China will stay the course on stimulus: Premier Wen (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:22 AM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum meeting, in China's port city Dalian, September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China will unswervingly apply its policy mix of massive government spending and loose money because its economic recovery remains fragile, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday.


European firms want 'level playing field' in China (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:48 AM PDT

Workers load goods for export at a warehouse in Beijing, 2007. European Union trade commissioner Catherine Ashton said that foreign companies operating in China did not expect AFP - European Union trade commissioner Catherine Ashton said Thursday that foreign companies operating in China did not expect "red carpet treatment" but wanted a level playing field.


China protests against U.S. steel pipes tariffs (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:42 AM PDT

Reuters - China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday said a U.S. decision to impose preliminary duties on imports of Chinese-made steel pipes broke global trade rules, as it lobbies against an impending decision on tire shipments.

China to maintain stimulus push: Wen (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:19 AM PDT

A security guard sits at a construction site near the central business district in Beijing, August 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday his nation's economic recovery remained fragile and that it was too soon for Beijing to reconsider its current stimulus policy.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday his nation's economic recovery remained fragile and that it was too soon for Beijing to reconsider its current stimulus policy.


China military village grooms prize parade troops (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 03:59 AM PDT

Chinese soldiers practise marching in formation during a session at the 60th National Day Parade Village on the outskirts of Beijing September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Every dish is tested for toxins, visitors are disinfected, canteens are closed to outsiders because of swine flu worries, and the number of people served at each meal is a state secret.


Western brands may be a step too far for Chinese car makers (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 03:46 AM PDT

A salesman stands next to a Hummer for sale at an auto trading centre in Shanghai June 3, 2009. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Chinese carmakers are venturing on to the global stage with bids for Western brands from Volvo and Hummer to Saab, but there are doubts these inexperienced firms can manage the transformation such deals would bring.


China could be $1 trillion green tech market (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 01:46 AM PDT

AP - China potentially could be a $500 billion to $1 trillion a year market for environmentally sustainable "green technologies," a group of businesses and experts said in a report Thursday that urges governments to ease the way for such initiatives.

Officials punished after China mine accidents (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 09:15 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 China's Henan province on September 8. Chinese authorities have taken action against 13 officials and managers after two mining accidents this week in central Henan province left at least 57 people dead, state media said Thursday.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinese authorities have taken action against 13 officials and managers after two mining accidents this week in central Henan province left at least 57 people dead, state media said Thursday.


China mine death tolls hits 56; 36 trapped (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 08:44 PM 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 - More than 20 officials and mine managers have been fired, suspended or arrested after accidents in two mines in a central Chinese province left 56 dead and another 36 missing with little hope of survival.


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