2009年11月4日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Dalai Lama relative joins Communist Party: state media (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 11:37 PM PST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, smiles to people before his lecture in Tokyo on November 1. A relative of the Dalai Lama has joined China's ruling Communist Party, state media reported on Wednesday. The 35-year-old, a soldier in the People's Liberation Army, took her oath to join the party on June 26.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - A relative of the Dalai Lama has joined China's ruling Communist Party, state media reported on Wednesday.


Outrage at photo of naked woman in China prostitute bust (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 11:17 PM PST

File photo shows a team of police women on patrol in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province. A photo showing a plainclothes policeman pulling a naked woman by the hair during a prostitution bust in central China has caused outrage on the Internet, where it has been widely circulated.(AFP/File)AFP - A photo showing a plainclothes policeman pulling a naked woman by the hair during a prostitution bust in central China has caused outrage on the Internet, where it has been widely circulated.


World Bank boosts China 2009 growth forecast (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 11:01 PM PST

Chinese labourers at a construction site in Hefei, eastern China. The World Bank has upgraded its 2009 economic growth forecast for the country to 8.4 percent on the back of huge public spending but warned stronger domestic demand was needed to ensure a sustainable recovery.(AFP/File)AFP - The World Bank Wednesday upgraded its 2009 growth forecast for China to 8.4 percent on the back of huge public spending but said stronger domestic demand was needed to ensure a sustainable recovery.


China OKs Disney theme park in Shanghai (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 10:57 PM PST

Fireworks light up the sky above Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland. China has given the green light for Walt Disney Co to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides said.(AFP/File/Gary Kwok)AFP - China has given the green light for Walt Disney Co. to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides said.


Obama's half-brother speaks of their abusive father (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 10:33 PM PST

US President Barack Obama's half brother Mark Ndesandjo holds a press conference prior to a book launch in Guangzhou on November 4. Ndesandjo who has lived in the southern chinese city of Shenzhen has broken his silence and launched his debut novel.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - US President Barack Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo Wednesday broke his silence to speak of their abusive father at the launch of his first novel.


China's CNPC starts building Myanmar oil pipeline (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 10:30 PM PST

China National Petroleum Corp, the country's top oil producer, has kicked off construction of a pipeline across Myanmar that should give the Asian giant quicker access to oil supplies in the secretive military-ruled state.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's top oil producer, has kicked off construction of a pipeline across Myanmar that should give the Asian giant quicker access to oil supplies.


Beijing gives frosty reception to man-made snowstorm (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 10:26 PM PST

Pedestrians make their way in snow at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on November 1. Government scientists in Beijing have been pilloried for inducing a recent heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and left city residents shivering, state media said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Wang Zhao)AFP - Government scientists in Beijing have been pilloried for inducing a recent heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and left city residents shivering, state media said Wednesday.


Disney says China approved Shanghai theme park (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 06:35 PM PST

Fireworks light up the sky above Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland. China's central government has given the green light to the Walt Disney Co to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides announced.(AFP/File/Gary Kwok)AP - China's planning agency has approved plans for a Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday, a major step toward setting a deal for the long awaited project.


China agrees Disney theme park in Shanghai: Disney (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 06:02 PM PST

A water tower decorated with Mickey Mouse 'ears' at Walt Disney's Paris operation. China has given its thumbs up to building a multi-billion dollar theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co has said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - China has given its thumbs up to building a multi-billion dollar Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co has said.


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