2009年11月17日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China court rules against Microsoft in IPR case: report (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:10 PM PST

Reuters - A Chinese court has ruled that Microsoft (MSFT.0) infringed a Chinese software maker's intellectual property rights in a surprise decision that has renewed concerns about China's management of IPR disputes, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Obama in China faces currency strains and a Great Wall (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:46 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L), NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2nd R) and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown before a working dinner at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.     REUTERS/Yves Herman (GERMANY)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will continue efforts to court China on Wednesday while cajoling it on economic and currency strains, with the final day of his visit featuring talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.


China, U.S. announce they'll work together on clean energy (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:28 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao agreed Tuesday that U.S. and Chinese scientists and engineers will work together to speed the widespread use of electric cars, buildings that need far less energy and coal-fired power plants that don't pump out gases that cause global warming.

Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:07 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and China's President Hu Jintao shake hands after making a joint statement at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China and the United States agree Iran must show its nuclear program is peaceful and transparent, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday, but Chinese President Hu Jintao was more guarded on the dispute at a summit in Beijing.


Beijing grapples with growing garbage crisis (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:02 AM PST

A Chinese garbage collector picks through the rubbish at a garbage disposal site in Beijing in October 2009. Municipal authorities, recognising that the city's dumps are full to the brim, have announced plans to build a series of new waste treatment centres, using methods such as incineration and biochemical disposal.(AFP/File)AFP - Every night, Mrs Wang finds herself shuttered in her northwest Beijing apartment because of the stench from the nearby dump.


China, US call for resumption of N.Korea talks (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:06 AM PST

Replica missiles at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul. China and the United States want talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme to resume AFP - China and the United States want talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme to resume "as soon as possible", US President Barack Obama said Tuesday after talks with his host Hu Jintao.


China, U.S. eye pact to help troubled banks: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:45 AM PST

Customers leave an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) branch in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Chinese and U.S. regulators are negotiating a pact aimed at encouraging Chinese financial institutions to buy into small and medium-sized banks in the United States, bankers briefed on the plan said on Tuesday.


Obama calls for climate pact with 'immediate' effect (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:28 AM PST

US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao pictured in Beijing. Obama has said the US and China want climate change talks in Copenhagen to culminate in a global accord that has AFP - US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the United States and China want next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen to culminate in a global accord that has "immediate operational effect."


GE in Chinese aerospace, energy, railroad ventures (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:25 AM PST

AP - General Electric Co. said Tuesday it is forming joint ventures with major Chinese groups that operate aerospace, energy and rail businesses.

IMF chief urges China to let yuan rise (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:27 AM PST

AP - The chief of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that Beijing should let its currency rise as a stronger yuan would help China's development and ease global imbalances.

Obama warns Iran of 'consequences' over nuclear plans (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:56 AM PST

A short-range missile is test-launched during war games in Qom, 120 kms south of Tehran in September. US President Barack Obama has warned Iran of AFP - US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday of "consequences" if it failed to assure the world its nuclear ambitions were peaceful, after the UN watchdog demanded more answers from Tehran.


China, US vow to address trade disputes (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:16 AM PST

Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the National People's Congress speaks with US President Barack Obama in Beijing. China and the United States have pledged to resolve their lingering trade disputes and combat protectionism, as Obama calls on Beijing to let the yuan rise.(AFP/David Gray)AFP - China and the United States on Tuesday pledged to resolve their lingering trade disputes and combat protectionism, as visiting US President Barack Obama called on Beijing to let the yuan rise.


'Tibetans open to talks with China' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 02:56 AM PST

The Dalai Lama in Arunachal Pradesh on November 9. The Dalai Lama's office said Tuesday the Tibetan leader was ready for the resumption of talks with China as suggested by US President Barack Obama during his trip to Beijing.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)AFP - The Dalai Lama's office said Tuesday the Tibetan leader was ready for the resumption of talks with China as suggested by US President Barack Obama during his trip to Beijing.


China would welcome meeting between U.S. and North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 01:29 AM PST

Reuters - China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said on Tuesday that Beijing expects the United States to hold a bilateral meeting soon with North Korea and said his government would welcome such a move.

Obama pushes human rights in meetings with Chinese (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 01:21 AM PST

China's President Hu Jintao (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama inspect honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jason LeeAP - President Barack Obama is pushing China on human rights, telling President Hu Jintao the U.S. believes all men and woman have "certain fundamental rights."


U.S. confident on China's position on Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 01:14 AM PST

President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao shake hands after making a joint statement at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - The United States is confident that China will have the same position on Iran as other world powers, Jeffrey Bader, a top adviser to President Barack Obama on Asia, said on Tuesday.


Court rules against Microsoft in China font case (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:37 AM PST

A man passes under the logo of software company Microsoft at a trade fair in Germany. A Chinese court has found the US software giant guilty of infringing a Chinese company's intellectual property rights by including certain fonts in its operating systems, according to a court judgement.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - A Chinese court has ruled Microsoft Corp. infringed a Chinese company's intellectual property rights by including certain fonts in its operating systems, the companies confirmed Tuesday.


Obama urges early China talks with Dalai Lama reps (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 09:16 PM PST

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) following a statement to the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The United States and China on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on a host of issues from climate change to North Korea as Obama pledged positive and comprehensive ties with Beijing.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao that he backs an early resumption of talks between Beijing and representatives of the Dalai Lama.


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