2009年12月2日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Experts: Harper's 1st visit to China to thaw ties (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 05:29 AM PST

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, left, and his wife Laureen Harper,  arrives in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Harper arrived to China for what Chinese experts are touting as a fence-mending trip to repair ties damaged by Ottawa.  China-Canada relations have soured over a series of disagreements, especially since Harper's Conservative government took office nearly four years ago with a harder line on China's human rights record.(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for what Chinese experts are touting as a fence-mending trip to repair ties damaged by Ottawa.


Government-backed Chinese gay bar stays empty (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 04:45 AM PST

Chinese tug at a volunteer dressed as a red ribbon for a snap shot during an AIDS awareness event to mark World AIDS Day in Beijing Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. A group of protesters, who have been infected with AIDS or have relatives who became HIV positive after receiving infected blood disrupted a UNAIDS event, calling for greater support for people living with AIDS/HIV in China.(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - A new bar in southwestern China aimed at educating gay men about AIDS stayed conspicuously empty during its official opening as potential customers shunned the spotlight, state media said Wednesday.


Harper kicks off China visit to bolster ties (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 04:41 AM PST

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seen here arriving at Beijing airport with his wife Laureen, has arrived in China for a four-day visit that will include talks with top Chinese leaders as he bids to boost trade and turn around languishing ties.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a four-day visit that will include talks with top Chinese leaders as he bids to boost trade and turn around languishing ties.


China sentences 5 church leaders to labor camp (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:06 PM PST

AP - Five members of an unregistered Chinese Protestant congregation have been sentenced to two years in a labor camp following a police raid on their church, a monitoring group said Wednesday.

China's OK on GMO rice, corn seen boosting yields (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:50 PM PST

China has approved genetically modified strains of rice and corn in a move experts say could dramatically boost crop yields, but Greenpeace China has said the commercialisation of genetically modified rice was a AFP - China has approved genetically modified strains of rice and corn in a move experts say could dramatically boost crop yields and help the world's most populous nation avoid food shortages.


China to remove outdated industry: state media (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:29 PM PST

A cyclist passes through thick pollution emitted from a factory in Yutian, close to the capital Beijing. The country is planning AFP - China is planning "rare" and "heavy-handed" steps to phase out outdated industry, state media said Wednesday, days after Beijing pledged to slow the growth in its fast-rising carbon emissions.


China lets foreigners set up limited partnerships (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 09:42 PM PST

Reuters - Foreign firms and individuals will be allowed to set up limited partnership firms in China from March 2010, a move that could make it easier for some overseas investors to tap the domestic market.
bnzv