2009年12月31日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China to be 3rd biggest wind power producer: media (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:30 AM PST

A wind turbine complex on the Zhemo Mountain in the outskirts of Dali, in China's southwestern province of Yunnan in November 2009. China is set to become the world's third largest wind power producer in 2009, state media reported, as the Asian giant seeks various ways to expand energy supply to power its economic boom.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China is set to become the world's third largest wind power producer in 2009, state media reported, as the Asian giant seeks various ways to expand energy supply to power its economic boom.

China says mentally ill murdered in extortion bids (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:47 AM PST

AP - Police have arrested nine people in southwest China suspected of trafficking mentally ill people to be murdered in mines across the country in a bid to blackmail mine owners into paying compensation, a local official said Thursday.

China hits back at U.S. steel pipe decision (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:14 AM PST

Reuters - China on Thursday decried a U.S. decision to impose duties of 10 to 16 percent on Chinese-made steel pipe, the biggest U.S. trade case to date against China, and said it had been made a scapegoat of protectionist interests.

Senior Chinese cop accused of taking bribes: report (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:29 AM PST

Reuters - A former senior Chinese police officer faces investigation on charges of taking massive bribes, official media reported on Thursday, in a development that appears to be linked to a broadening stock manipulation scandal.

Chinese Muslim region adopts law on national unity (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:27 AM PST

AP - The government of a restive Chinese Muslim region rocked recently by ethnic strife said Thursday it has adopted what appeared to be a sweeping law barring the spread of views deemed to threaten national unity.

Four foreigners face execution over China drugs: report (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:58 AM PST

Chart showing countries with the highest number of reported executions, topped by China in 2008. Four foreigners could face the death penalty in China after their arrests in connection with a major heroin bust, a report said Thursday, days after the execution of a Briton convicted on drugs charges.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Four foreigners could face the death penalty in China after their arrests in connection with a major heroin bust, a report said Thursday, days after the execution of a Briton convicted on drugs charges.

China jails senior Tibetan lama for 8 1/2 years (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:29 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken on Nov. 23, 2005 and released on April 22, 2009 by the International Campaign for Tibet, Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche is seen in Ganzi, southwestern China's Sichuan province. China has sentenced the respected Tibetan lama to eight-and-a-half years in jail for illegal land occupation and ammunition possession, possibly the first Buddhist leader tried for serious charges linked to riots in 2008 in the Tibetan capital, a lawyer said Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 (AP Photo/International Campaign for Tibet, File)AP - China has sentenced a respected Tibetan lama to 8 1/2 years in jail for illegal land occupation and ammunition possession, possibly the first senior Buddhist leader tried on serious charges linked to riots in 2008 in the Tibetan capital, a lawyer said Thursday.

Geely Automobile mulls ways to collaborate with Volvo (AFP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:29 PM PST

Customers look at a Chinese Geely car at an outlet in Beijing in October. Geely Automobile said Thursday it will look at ways to collaborate with Volvo once its parent group completes the acquisition of the loss-making Swedish brand from US auto giant Ford.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Geely Automobile said Thursday it will look at ways to collaborate with Volvo once its parent group completes the acquisition of the loss-making Swedish brand from US auto giant Ford.

World's fastest train stopped by... Chinese smoker (AFP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:00 PM PST

A newly launched bullet train is seen at the railway station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on December 24. China's newly unveiled rail link, which it claims is the fastest in the world, came to a screeching halt this week when a passenger lit up in a train toilet.(AFP/File)AFP - China has unveiled what it says is the fastest rail link in the world, but the train came to a screeching halt this week, leaving thousands of passengers stranded -- thanks to a law-breaking smoker.

Geely gets China's support for Volvo, 2010 auto sales (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:54 PM PST

A customer talks to a salesmen near a Geely Vision car at a Geely Automotive showroom in Suining, Sichuan province in this September 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Geely, China's No.1 private carmaker, said on Thursday that its parent company has strong support from the Chinese government to acquire Ford Motor's Volvo unit, and expects robust growth for China's auto industry in 2010, also with help from Beijing.

China's rise erodes Western bargaining power: observers (AFP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:05 PM PST

A Chinese paramilitary police stands guard on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Surging economic and diplomatic clout has given China the confidence to ignore old world powers like Britain, which failed to halt its first execution of a European since the 1950s, experts say.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - Surging economic and diplomatic clout has given China the confidence to ignore old world powers like Britain, which failed to halt its first execution of a European since the 1950s, experts say.

China arrests 4 foreigners over heroin haul: report (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:12 PM PST

Reuters - Four foreigners may face execution in China over a big seizure of heroin, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Thursday, after China and Britain clashed over the execution of a Briton found guilty of drug smuggling.

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