2009年12月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Canada 'deplores' sentencing of Chinese dissident (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:32 PM PST

Protestors leave banners and yellow ribbons outside the China liaison office to protest over Chinese dissident Lu Xiaobo in Hong Kong. Canada's foreign minister on Friday strongly condemned China for sentencing Liu to 11 years in prison for subversion and called for the activist to be released.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Canada's foreign minister on Friday strongly condemned China for sentencing dissident Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for subversion and called for the activist to be released.

China dissident jailed for 11 years for subversion (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST

A lone protester displays writing on his foregead reading AFP - A Beijing court on Friday sentenced leading dissident Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for subversion, prompting the United States to accuse China of persecuting its political opponents.

China's Geely to leave Volvo intact: state media (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:53 AM PST

Customers looks at a Chinese Geely car at its outlet in Beijing in October 2009. Geely will leave Volvo intact if it is successful in buying the Swedish brand from US auto giant Ford, the company's top executive was quoted Friday by state media as saying.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Chinese carmaker Geely will leave Volvo intact if it is successful in buying the Swedish brand from US auto giant Ford, the company's top executive was quoted Friday by state media as saying.

US calls for release of jailed China dissident: official (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:26 AM PST

Protestors leave banners and yellow ribbons outside the China liaison office to protest over Chinese dissident Lu Xiaobo in Hong Kong. The United States on Friday reiterated its calls for the immediate release of Liu, after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on subversion charges.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - The United States on Friday reiterated its calls for the immediate release of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on subversion charges.

China cracks down on online games: report (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:34 AM PST

A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic online games, state media reported Friday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic online games, state media reported Friday.

China jails dissident for 11 years for subversion (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:06 AM PST

Protesters hold picture of the mainland dissident Liu Xiaobo during a protest at the China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A Chinese court handed down a harsh 11-year sentence to the prominent dissident Friday on subversion charges after he called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - China sentenced the co-author of a daring call for reform to an unprecedented 11 years in prison Friday in what rights groups called a direct slap at international pressure — and a warning that the treatment for dissidents will be increasingly harsh.

China stocks mixed on new share sales (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:48 AM PST

AP - Chinese stocks ended mixed Friday on concerns about new share sales that drained market liquidity.

China jails dissident Liu Xiaobo for 11 years (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 03:45 AM PST

A demonstrator holds a picture of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo during a protest, urging Nobel peace prize recipient President Barack Obama to demand the Chinese government to release all dissidents, outside the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuReuters - China's most prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, was jailed on Friday for 11 years for campaigning for political freedoms, with the stiff sentence on a subversion charge swiftly condemned by rights groups and Washington.

Geely will keep Volvo running as is: report (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 02:05 AM PST

Reuters - China's Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor Co's Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the firm's top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday.

China SARS victims suffer hormone treatment effects: report (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:45 AM PST

A Chinese patient diagnosed with SARS during a news conference in Guangzhou, southern China, January 21, 2004. REUTERS/China Photo/FilesReuters - About 300 survivors of a deadly outbreak of SARS in China in 2003 are now suffering from serious after-effects, possibly due to aggressive hormone treatment to save their lives, the Beijing News said on Friday.

China revises up 2008 economic growth (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:30 AM PST

Pedestrians pass a highrise building being constructed in Beijing on December 16, 2009. China said it would curb AFP - China announced on Friday that the country's economy grew by 9.6 percent in 2008, up from a previously announced figure of nine percent.

China defends Wen Jiabao's role in Copenhagen talks (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:44 PM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao addresses the session of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - China on Friday defended the role played by premier Wen Jiabao at climate change talks in Copenhagen this month after a barrage of international criticism blaming China for obstructing negotiations.

China dissident gets 11 years in prison: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:12 PM PST

<p/>(afp.com)AFP - Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was on Friday sentenced to 11 years in prison on subversion charges, one of his lawyers told AFP by telephone.

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