2009年11月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

U.S. eyes "intent" of China's space programs (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:32 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. military needs to deepen dialogue with China to better understand the intent of its space programs, a U.S. general said on Tuesday, after a Chinese commander announced plans to develop offensive military capabilities in space.

China sentences notorious gang 'godmother' (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 01:50 PM PST

Xie Caiping, left, and other gangster suspects stand trial at the Chongqing No.5 Intermediate People's Court in Chongqing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The woman called the 'godmother' of a mafia-style gang in China's southern city of Chongqing was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday for running underground casinos and bribing government officials. (AP Photo)AP - Dubbed the "godmother" of the Chinese underworld, she was notorious for her toughness and a lavish lifestyle that reportedly included luxury villas and a stable of 16 young lovers.

US eyes China's rapid advancements in space (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 12:45 PM PST

AP - Wary of China's rapid advancements in space programs over the last decade, military commanders said Tuesday that the U.S. needs to improve its satellite presence in the Southern Hemisphere to better track launches from Asia, even as officials work to improve relations with Beijing.

Chinese official: Syphilis boom driven by economy (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 10:36 AM PST

AP - China has seen a tenfold increase in syphilis cases over the past decade, as migrant workers made enough money in the country's economic boom to hire more prostitutes, a senior Chinese health official was quoted as saying Tuesday.

China seeks laws to protect polluted lakes: state media (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 09:10 AM PST

Local workers clean algae from Taihu lake in Wuxi, in China's eastern Jiangsu province in 2007. Officials in China have called for special laws to halt pollution of the nation's thousands of lakes, which are drying up at a rate of about 20 per year, state media reported.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Officials in China have called for special laws to halt pollution of the nation's thousands of lakes, which are drying up at a rate of about 20 per year, state media reported.

China launches crackdown in Muslim region (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:45 AM PST

AP - Police in China's far west have stepped up a hunt for people who took part in deadly ethnic riots there four months ago and other so-called terrorists, the regional public security ministry said Tuesday.

Mafia 'godmother' jailed in China (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:41 AM PST

Forty-six year-old AFP - A court in China Tuesday sentenced the "godmother" of an organised crime gang to 18 years in jail after a sensational trial which gripped the nation with lurid tales of sex and corruption.

Beijing says Dalai Lama shows anti-China bias (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:52 AM PST

Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, greets journalists on his arrival for a press conference in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Dalai Lama plans to give lectures in Tokyo, Matsuyama and Naha during his nine-day visit to Japan since Friday according to his Tokyo office. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - China said it expressed grave concern to India about a visit by the Dalai Lama to a state in the country's northeast at the heart of a long-running border dispute, saying it showed an anti-China bias.

China's economy powering syphilis spread (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:27 AM PST

Reuters - China is experiencing an epidemic of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that the country virtually wiped out in the 1960s, a senior public health official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

China attacks Dalai Lama for hurting Sino-India ties (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:22 AM PST

Reuters - China on Tuesday accused the Dalai Lama of seeking to undermine Beijing's relationship with Delhi through a visit to a disputed border region, insulating India's government from direct Chinese wrath over the dispute.

China in new Xinjiang crackdown: state media (AFP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:55 PM PST

File photo shows a member of the Chinese security forces armed with a bayonet-mounted rifle patrolling the streets of Urumqi. Police in China's restive Xinjiang region have launched a fresh manhunt aimed at capturing fugitives wanted in connection with deadly ethnic violence in July this year, state media said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Police in China's restive Xinjiang region have launched a fresh manhunt aimed at capturing fugitives wanted in connection with deadly ethnic violence in July this year, state media said Tuesday.

China police chief urges harsher Internet controls (AFP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:16 PM PST

A woman surfs the internet on a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. China's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population.

China launches "strike hard" crackdown in restive west (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 07:08 PM PST

Chinese soldiers seen on patrol in Urumqi. Violence between mainly Muslim Uighurs and members of China's dominant Han ethnic group erupted in early July in the Xinjiang capital, leaving nearly 200 people dead, according to the official toll.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)Reuters - Chinese forces have launched a "strike hard" security campaign in the restless far western region of Xinjiang, vowing to wipe out lawlessness and "change the face" of the public security situation there.

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