2009年10月20日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China vows 'all-out efforts' to rescue hijacked ship (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:14 AM PDT

Two French soldiers watch the horizon from the French warship AFP - China vowed Tuesday to make "all-out efforts" to rescue a Chinese cargo ship hijacked by armed Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean northeast of the Seychelles.


China opposes Dalai Lama visit to disputed India border area (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:11 AM PDT

Exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama prays in Hsiaolin, in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan in August 2009. China said Tuesday it was AFP - China said Tuesday it was "firmly opposed" to a planned visit by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian region at the centre of a border dispute with China.


Uighur leader's Japan visit draws fire from China (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 08:15 AM PDT

Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer speaks to journalists upon her arrival at the Narita International airport, near Tokyo. Kadeer called on Japan to pressure China on human rights as she arrived in Tokyo Tuesday for a visit that drew immediate fire from Beijing.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Exiled Uighur minority leader Rebiya Kadeer called on Japan to pressure China on human rights as she arrived in Tokyo Tuesday for a visit that drew immediate fire from Beijing.


China committed to NKorea sanctions: US envoy (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:51 AM PDT

Ambassador Philip Goldberg, the US envoy charged with North Korean sanctions, pictured in July 2009, said Tuesday that China had expressed its commitment to implementing UN sanctions on North Korea aimed at getting the isolated nation to return to six-nation denuclearisation talks.(AFP/File/Kamarul Akhir)AFP - A top US diplomat said Tuesday that China had expressed its commitment to implementing UN sanctions on North Korea aimed at getting the isolated nation to return to six-nation denuclearisation talks.


Somali pirates threaten to kill Chinese sailors (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Pirates from Somalia who hijacked a Chinese bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean threatened on Tuesday to execute its 25 Chinese crew members if any rescue operation was attempted.

China auto output hits 10 mln units for 1st time (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:27 AM PDT

AP - China's annual auto production surpassed 10 million for the first time on Tuesday, as a new "Liberation" model truck rolled off the assembly line at state-owned First Automobile Works, state media reported.

Hijacked China ship shows pirates extending reach (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:32 AM PDT

Reuters - The hijacking of a Chinese coal ship in the Indian Ocean shows Somali pirates are extending their reach beyond the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast, shippers said as traders worried that more coal ships could become targets.

China-EU summit set for November 30 in Nanjing: EU (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT

China and the European Union will hold their annual summit on November 30 in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, with climate change and the global economy topping the agenda, the EU has said.(AFP/File)AFP - China and the European Union will hold their annual summit on November 30 in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, with climate change and the global economy topping the agenda, the EU said Tuesday.


One escaped convict shot dead: China state media (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT

Police in northern China shot and killed one escaped convict on Tuesday and captured his three fellow fugitives, state media reported, bringing a dramatic end to a four-day manhunt.(AFP/File)AFP - Police in northern China shot and killed one escaped convict on Tuesday and captured his three fellow fugitives, state media reported, bringing a dramatic end to a four-day manhunt.


Bank of China exec resigns, tipped for IMF post (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:11 PM PDT

The Bank of China has announced that vice president Zhu Min, pictured, had resigned, amid speculation that he is set to take a senior position at the International Monetary Fund.(AFP/File)AFP - The Bank of China announced Tuesday vice president Zhu Min had resigned, amid speculation that he is set to take a senior position at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).


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