2009年11月8日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China, like U.S., tackles thorny health care reform (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 05:22 PM PST

A pupil receives a H1N1 vaccine injection at a school in Chenzhou, Hunan province October 29, 2009. REUTERS/China DailyReuters - Construction worker Li Fuxing had been in the wealthy Chinese city of Hangzhou for less than a month when a falling beam smashed his knee, landing him with hospital bills equivalent to half a year's wages.


'Made in China' now made in Egypt (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 03:57 PM PST

Employees work at the Nile Textile Group factory in the free zone of Port Said, 220 kms northeast of Cairo. With cheap labour, investment incentives and unrestricted exports, one Chinese textile group has turned to Egypt as an ideal location to produce its ready-made garments, beating stiff competition at home.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)AFP - With cheap labour, investment incentives and unrestricted exports, one Chinese textile group has turned to Egypt as an ideal location to produce its ready-made garments, beating stiff competition at home.


China hopes U.S. keeps deficit to appropriate size (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:49 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks at a session of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt at in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - China hopes that the United States will keep its deficit to an appropriate size to ensure basic stability in the U.S. dollar exchange rate, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.


China to give Africa $10 billion dollars in loans (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:56 AM PST

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured at the opening session of the fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh -- has pledged to give Africa $10 billion in loans, brushing off criticism of AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday pledged to give Africa 10 billion dollars in loans, brushing off criticism of "neo-colonialism" as China boosts its presence on the continent.


Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:50 AM PST

Chinese Prime minister Wen Jiabao looks on during a presser at the end of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt's Sharm el Sheik resort Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic.


China to give Africa $10 billion in loans: Wen (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 03:37 AM PST

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured at the opening session of the fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh -- has pledged to give African countries $10 billion in concessional loans.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged to give African countries 10 billion dollars in concessional loans as a two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation opened in Egypt on Sunday.


China to boost aid to Africa as ties blossom (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 03:31 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks at a session of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt at in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10 billion in concessional loans over the next three years on Sunday, saying China was a "true and trusted friend" of the continent and its people.


China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:54 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, the two giant panda from China, are displayed their new enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan. After inspecting the pandas at the Taipei Zoo on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, Chinese panda expert Zhang Hemin suggested a separation of a month or two might rekindle the affection needed to reproduce. (AP Photo/Guo Ru-hsiao, Pool, File)AP - Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.


China's new Nasdaq-style board sees wild start (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 08:34 PM PST

Chinese investors monitor stock index figures at a trading house in Shanghai. China's new Nasdaq-style market saw a week of wild yo-yo swings as frenzied investors sent the start-up shares to AFP - China's new Nasdaq-style market saw a week of wild yo-yo swings as frenzied investors sent the start-up shares to "ridiculously" high levels, analysts say, warning a correction is on the cards.


iPhone disappoints in China launch: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 08:04 PM PST

Posters promote Apple iPhones at a store in Beijing. The official launch of the high-tech handset in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say.


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