2009年11月18日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:24 PM PST

AP - China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.

Obama gets five minutes with half-brother in China (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 11:13 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama took time out of his busy diplomatic schedule in China to meet with his half-brother, who lives in the southern part of the country -- but only for five minutes.

Obama wraps up China trip with PM talks, Great Wall (AFP/Pool/File)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:56 AM PST

Graphic on US President Barack Obama's trip to Asia. Obama wrapped up his first trip to China by meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who said the two nations were better off as partners not rivals, and visiting the Great Wall.(AFP/Graphic)AFP/Pool/File - US President Barack Obama wrapped up his first trip to China on Wednesday by meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who said the two nations were better off as partners not rivals, and visiting the Great Wall.


India says needs no help to heal Pakistan ties (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:49 AM PST

Soldiers of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistani Rangers hold their respective flags during the Reuters - India on Wednesday said it needs no external help to improve ties with neighbor Pakistan, in a testy response to a statement issued by the United States and China.


Obama, brother hold brief reunion in Beijing (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:27 AM PST

US President Barack Obama's half brother Mark Ndesandjo, seen here on November 4. President Barack Obama had a brief but emotional reunion with half-brother Mark Obama Ndesandjo in Beijing, during the US leader's first official visit to China.(AFP/file/Mike Clarke)AFP - President Barack Obama had a brief but emotional reunion with half-brother Mark Obama Ndesandjo in Beijing, during the US leader's first official visit to China.


Wen says China doesn't seek trade surplus with US (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 07:01 AM PST

AP - China's premier has told President Barack Obama that Beijing doesn't seek a trade surplus with the U.S.

China orders Microsoft to halt some Windows sales (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:58 AM PST

Reuters - Microsoft Corp has been ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling versions of its Windows operating systems that include fonts designed by a local company, citing a violation of licensing agreements.

Obama confronts history on Great Wall of China (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:55 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama took a walk alone on the Great Wall on Wednesday, wrapping up a visit to China with a visit to the ancient fortifications that symbolize the country's history and separateness.

China Mobile says still in iPhone talks with Apple (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:31 AM PST

Posters promote Apple iPhones at a store in Beijing. China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, said Wednesday it is still in negotiations with Apple over the sale of the iconic handset in China.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, said Wednesday it is still in negotiations with Apple over the sale of iPhones in China.


US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:46 PM PST

AP - A joint statement by the U.S. and Chinese presidents on climate change is encouraging as pressure builds in the last few weeks before a 192-nation conference in Copenhagen, but the language leaves a lot unsaid, observers in both countries said Wednesday.

China stifles Obama charisma (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:49 PM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao (left) walks with US President Barack Obama (centre left) as they arrive at a dinner in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on November 17. The two leaders pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.(AFP/Pool/David Gray)AFP - Something got lost in transit in US President Barack Obama's visit to China -- the charismatic rhetoric and dominance of mass communication that took him from nowhere to the White House.


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