2009年10月10日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Death sentence in China for brawl that led to riots: court (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 03:48 PM PDT

Riot police are seen in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang region, on July 8, shortly after a protest by the Uighur community descended into violence with at least 197 people killed. The protest started because of a brawl between members of the mainly Muslim Uighur minority and Han Chinese workers at a Hong Kong-owned toy factory in Guangdong province over Internet rumours about an alleged rape.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - One man was sentenced to death and a second handed a life prison term over a factory brawl in southern China that sparked deadly unrest in the northwest Xinjiang region, authorities said Saturday.


China says time to act on NKorea disarmament talks (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:34 AM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao, center, poses with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, left, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during their meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Lee, Pool)AP - North Korea appears keen to improve ties with the U.S. and its neighbors in Asia and perhaps rejoin nuclear disarmament talks, China's premier said Saturday, urging fellow leaders not to let the opportunity slip away.


Asian leaders call for fresh N.Korea nuclear talks (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:59 AM PDT

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, seen here in Beijing, have called for the quick resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear drive, with Beijing saying the door was open to making real progress.(AFP/Pool/Jason Lee)AFP - The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea on Saturday called for the quick resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear drive, with Beijing saying the door was open to making real progress.


Japan PM says too early to end regional stimulus (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 06:12 AM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (left) with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing. Japan's prime minister says he has agreed with leaders of China and South Korea that it is too early to wind back stimulus policies designed to help their countries weather the economic crisis.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Japan's prime minister said on Saturday he had agreed with leaders of China and South Korea that it was too early to wind back stimulus policies designed to help their countries weather the economic crisis.


China objects to U.S. steel pipes probe (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 04:04 AM PDT

Reuters - China said it adamantly opposed a U.S. inquiry that could lead to new duties of 100 percent or more on seamless steel Chinese-made pipes, accusing Washington of "blindly" hitting its products with anti-dumping accusations.

China urges neighbors, U.S. to talk to North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 02:02 AM PDT

Reuters - North Korea wants to ease a standoff with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told East Asian neighbors at a summit focused on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and regional integration.

China says rich countries undercut climate talks (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:45 PM PDT

Reuters - China accused rich countries of undermining key elements of an international climate change agreement that nations hope to agree by the end of 2009, adding to a chorus of discord over the negotiations.

China: Death for man in brawl linked to riots (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:41 PM PDT

AP - A Chinese court sentenced a man to death Saturday for his role in a toy factory brawl that sparked riots in western Xinjiang region that left almost 200 dead in China's worst ethnic violence in decades.

China says N.Korea wants better U.S., Japan, Seoul ties (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:46 PM PDT

Activists burn a model of a North Korean missile and portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a protest in Seoul in April. The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea have called for the quick resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear drive, with Beijing saying the door was open to making real progress.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)Reuters - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday, days after he visited Pyongyang for talks, adding that time for making progress was limited.


China tells US to back off after Dalai Lama award (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:23 PM PDT

Tennyi Shatsang,  2, wears a Free Tibet sticker on her forehead as the Dalai Lama delivers remarks at American University in Washington, October 10, 2009.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst    (UNITED STATES RELIGION POLITICS)AP - China accused the United States on Friday of meddling in its domestic affairs after American lawmakers recognized the Dalai Lama with an award for his efforts to improve human rights.


3-way Asia summit begins in China, NKorea in focus (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 07:21 PM PDT

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, seen here in Beijing, have called for the quick resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear drive, with Beijing saying the door was open to making real progress.(AFP/Pool/Jason Lee)AFP - The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea on Saturday opened a rare three-way summit expected to focus on bringing North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks and building regional trust.


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