2009年9月18日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Chinese authorities assault journalists: Japan news agency (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:16 AM PDT

Chinese security guards take photos of police in full SWAT gear beside an armoured personel carrier guarding a busy intersection in Beijing. Chinese authorities assaulted three journalists from a Japanese news agency in their Beijing hotel room, the agency said early Saturday, kicking them and destroying two computers.(AFP/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - Chinese authorities assaulted three journalists from a Japanese news agency in their Beijing hotel room, the agency said early Saturday, kicking them and destroying two computers.


Obama to meet China, Russia, Japan leaders at U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:38 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during the U.N. General Assembly next week, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Friday.

China vows crackdown on 'ethnic separatists' (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:53 AM PDT

Chinese troops take position outside a court building prior to the sentencing of three people over a wave of syringe attacks blamed on Muslim separatists, in Urumqi, farwest China's Xinjiang region on September 12, 2009. China's ruling Communist Party pledged on Friday to crack down on AFP - China's ruling Communist Party pledged on Friday to crack down on "ethnic separatists", two months after deadly ethnic unrest rocked the restive mainly Muslim region of Xinjiang.


Dry run: Beijing shuts early for parade practice (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:25 AM PDT

A man gets his hair cut into a pattern of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate at a barber in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan province Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Official celebrations will be held in China on Oct. 1 to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (AP Photo)AP - Police cleared streets and office buildings in parts of China's capital Friday for a full dress rehearsal of celebrations for 60 years of communist rule, touching off a mixture of excitement and resentment among ordinary Chinese told to stay away.


China's Communists vow crackdown on separatism (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:23 AM PDT

AP - China's Communist elite wrapped up their annual conclave Friday without a widely anticipated announcement to promote the country's vice president and presumed future leader to a powerful military commission.

China flexes diplomatic muscle to stymie Uighurs (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 01:50 AM PDT

Reuters - South Korea and a city in Taiwan have moved to deny exiled Muslim Uighurs from China's far-west platforms for voicing their cause, apparently bowing to fears that Beijing could use its growing muscle to hit back.

China approves Nasdaq-style board's first IPOs (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:54 AM PDT

File photo shows two women talking about stocks at a securities house in Shanghai. China's securities regulator has approved the first seven initial public offering applications for companies seeking to list on a planned Nasdaq-style exchange, state media reported Friday.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China's securities regulator has approved the first seven initial public offering applications for companies seeking to list on a planned Nasdaq-style exchange, state media reported Friday.


NKorea's Kim hints at returning to nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 01:32 PM PDT

Books about North Korean leader Kim Jong Il are displayed at a bookstore in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. A news report says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has expressed willingness to engage in 'bilateral and multilateral talks.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly said Friday his country is ready to engage in multilateral talks, the latest move in a diplomatic chess game with the U.S. and regional powers seeking to rid Pyongyang of nuclear weapons.


Man stabs 2 to death, wounds 12 in Beijing (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:46 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Xinhua news agency, the police cordon off Dashilan, a major commercial center near Qianmen in downtown Beijing, on Thursday Sept. 17, 2009. A man stabbed two people to death with a knife and wounded 12 others in central Beijing, which has been under increased security in preparation for China's 60th anniversary. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gong Lei)AP - A man stabbed two security guards to death with a knife and wounded 12 other people in central Beijing, despite increased security ahead of the 60th anniversary of Communist rule in China.


Two dead, 14 hurt in Beijing knife attacks (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:12 PM PDT

Chinese police check bags as they turn away residents at a checkpoint around Tiananmen Square on September 6. A Chinese man stabbed two people to death and injured 14 others in Beijing, state media said Friday, in an attack likely to highlight security fears ahead of China's National Day celebrations.(AFP/File)AFP - A Chinese man stabbed two people to death and injured 14 others in Beijing, state media said Friday, in an attack likely to highlight security fears ahead of China's National Day celebrations.


China rejects US criticism of its military (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:19 PM PDT

China and Russia are AP - China dismissed U.S. accusations that the growth and modernization of its military poses a threat, saying Friday that the comments were groundless and irresponsible.


Car sales spike in Beijing (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:28 PM PDT

File photo shows morning rush hour traffic along Beijing's Second Ring Road. Sales of new cars in Beijing have spiked to about 2,000 a day, a trend that will put up to four million vehicles on the streets of China's capital by year's end, state media said Friday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Sales of new cars in Beijing have spiked to about 2,000 a day, a trend that will put up to four million vehicles on the streets of China's capital by year's end, state media said Friday.


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