2009年10月29日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Feds: Chinese drywall reports still inconclusive (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, during a briefing on the imported Chinese drywall situation in Florida. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Federal studies released Thursday cannot yet definitively link imported Chinese drywall to health problems or corrosion of pipes and wires that thousands of U.S. homeowners have been reporting for nearly a year.


EU denounces China's execution of two Tibetans (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:24 AM PDT

A TV grab taken on March 15, 2008 from French television France 24 shows CCTV footage of a building on fire during riots in Lhasa, Tibet. The European Union on Thursday condemned China's execution of two Tibetans, voicing concerns over how their trials were conducted.(AFP/France 24/File)AFP - The European Union on Thursday condemned China's execution of two Tibetans, voicing concerns over how their trials were conducted.


New site promotes French luxury labels in China (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:54 AM PDT

China's Ambassador to France Kong Quan, left, Francoise Montenay, CEO of Chanel, center, and Yves Carcelle, chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton, right, chat during a ceremony in Paris, Thursday Oct. 29, 2009. An association of French luxury labels has launched a new Web site to promote the brands in China, one of the sector's key emerging markets. In a lavish ceremony Thursday held in the Chinese embassy in Paris, the heads of Christian Dior, Chanel and dozens of other French labels celebrated the launch of the site, which is aimed at showcasing the houses to brand-hungry Chinese consumers. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - A new Web site launched Thursday gives China's 1.3 billion people a chance to ogle French luxury, from designer clothing to diamond-dripping watches and glittering gold jewelry, as part of a bid by French houses to tap into the Asian giant's growing hunger for high-end goods.


Chinese medicine tactic doesn't turn breech babies (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:13 AM PDT

Reuters - A traditional Chinese therapy used for turning babies out of the breech position before birth may not be effective, a new study finds.

French luxury preens on website in China (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:57 AM PDT

Francoise Montenay (C), Chairperson of the Board at the Comite Colbert and Bernad Fornas (2R), vice-president of Comite Colbert, together with Chinese officials launch their website in Beijing. France's creme de la creme luxury firms, hit by a drop in sales on traditional markets, on Thursday launched a China charm offensive, with a 3D website that gives a peek at the best France has to offer.(AFP/Wang Zhao)AFP - France's creme de la creme luxury firms, hit by a drop in sales on traditional markets, on Thursday launched a China charm offensive, with a 3D website that gives a peek at the best France has to offer.


China's Hu invites North Korea's Kim to visit: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:25 AM PDT

South Korean soldiers walk along a barbed-wire fence in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, June 2009. South Korean security authorities have announced the arrest of a college lecturer on charges of spying for North Korea, saying he was recruited by Pyongyang's agents in India.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao has invited reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for a visit as Pyongyang has reached out to its foes and signaled it could return to dormant nuclear talks hosted by Beijing.


U.S., China talk nice on trade, pork ban lifted (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:54 AM PDT

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke attends the opening ceremony of the 20th China and U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China pledged to lift its ban on U.S. pork on Thursday and the United States took a step toward easing restrictions on chicken imports as the two superpowers agreed to tackle a series of trade irritants.


Chinese vice premier visits Australia (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:38 AM PDT

AP - Beijing is sending a top-level official to Australia this week for the first time since a series of rows sent relations plummeting between the Asian giant and one of its key suppliers of raw materials.

Lingle to travel to China to hawk Hawaii tourism (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:29 AM PDT

AP - Gov. Linda Lingle will leave on Friday for a two-week excursion to China where she intends to sell Hawaii as a tourism destination and to bolster opportunities for the state's products to be sold there.

Alcoa working with China on commercial jetliner (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:11 AM PDT

AP - Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it is working with China on the development of the country's newest and biggest commercial jetliner.

China to lift swine flu-inspired ban on US pork (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 06:58 AM PDT

AP - Chinese officials have agreed to lift the ban on U.S. pork imports they imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu.

Plans to rebuild damaged CCTV building under way (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 06:43 AM PDT

A view of the burned building that's part hotel and part facilities for the state run China's Central Television next to its iconic CCTV tower, unseen in Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. A Chinese newspaper reported Monday that work is due to start soon on the building which was badly damaged by fireworks during Chinese New Year celebrations earlier this year. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The chief architect for the landmark new headquarters for China's powerful state broadcaster said the part of the complex that burned in a massive fire earlier this year can be repaired and does not need to be torn down.


US, China wrap up high-level trade talks (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 06:11 AM PDT

A dealer sits next to tyres on display at a tire shop in Beijing in September 2009. China and the United States wrapped up trade talks Thursday with token gestures on commercial disputes but tension lurked beneath the surface ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China and the United States wrapped up trade talks Thursday with token gestures on commercial disputes but tension lurked beneath the surface ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama.


China confirms probe of US auto imports (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 03:32 AM PDT

AP - China's commerce minister says Beijing is carrying out a probe of some imports of American-made autos.

China's Geely faces Volvo safety image challenge (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT

Geely Automobile, one of China's largest private carmakers, has confirmed its bid for Volvo which - analysts say - is evidence of the country's growing economic clout, but they have also warned the company will face a tough challenge ensuring the Swedish brand's reputation for safety.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AFP - Geely Automobile's confirmed bid for Volvo is evidence of China's growing economic clout, but the company will face the tough challenge of ensuring the Swedish brand's reputation for safety, analysts say.


China's Geely says 'fully prepared' for Volvo buy (AFP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 08:41 PM PDT

China's Geely Automobile, one of the country's largest private carmakers, said Thursday it was AFP - China's Geely Automobile, one of the country's largest private carmakers, said Thursday it was "fully prepared" to make good on a bid to buy premium Swedish brand Volvo from US auto giant Ford Motor Co.


Chinese visit seals end of chilly ties with Australia (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 07:01 PM PDT

China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) reacts to the audience during the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Tax Dialogue Global Conference in Beijing October 26, 2009. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - The arrival of China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang in Sydney on Thursday and a glowing editorial in one of China's most popular newspapers this week seem to seal the end of diplomatic tensions between Canberra and Beijing.


China to pursue trade case against US automakers (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 05:58 PM PDT

AP - China has told the U.S. that it will take steps that could lead to higher tariffs on imports of autos made by GM, Chrysler and Ford.
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