2010年1月13日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


U.S., Google and China square off over Internet (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:44 PM PST

Reuters - Google's threat to quit China over censorship and hacking intensified Sino-U.S. frictions on Wednesday as Washington said it had serious concerns and demanded an explanation from Beijing.

La. sues companies over tainted Chinese drywall (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:29 PM PST

AP - Louisiana's attorney general is suing building supply manufacturers and developers over imported Chinese drywall that's been blamed for corroding pipes and sickening people.

GM exec: China likely to keep auto sales lead (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:04 PM PST

AP - China has probably passed the U.S. for good as the world's largest auto sales market, General Motor Co.'s top executive in China said Wednesday.

U.S., eyeing rising China, to bolster Asia links (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:46 AM PST

Reuters - The United States aims to expand its involvement in East Asia amid concerns that China may use its growing military clout to coerce its neighbors or move against Taiwan, officials told Congress on Wednesday.

China urges integration of various media platforms (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:27 AM PST

A woman uses her mobile phone in Beijing in early 2009. China's government has called for the acceleration of a proposal to integrate the nation's Internet, telecommunications and broadcast media.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's government on Wednesday called for the acceleration of a proposal to integrate the nation's Internet, telecommunications and broadcast media.


China moves to rein in lending, cool economy (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:04 AM PST

A bank clerk transfers stacks of renminbi in a bank in Hefei in central China's Anhui province Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010. Asian stock markets slid Wednesday amid worries that China's move to curb its torrent of bank lending could slow the pace of recovery in other countries. (AP Photo)AP - China's lavish bank lending spurred a recovery but also pumped up markets as speculators scooped up stocks and property and even dabbled in garlic, dried chilli peppers and luxury Pu'er tea.


China again warns against arms sales to Taiwan (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:43 AM PST

AP - China again expressed its opposition to arms sales to Taiwan on Wednesday — the latest in a series of warnings over recent U.S. government contracts with Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin Corp. for Taiwan-bound weapons.

North Korea says it will allow more US tourists (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:37 AM PST

AP - North Korea said Wednesday it will begin to allow in more American tourists after years of heavy restrictions on visits to the isolate country, according a tour operator.

Google threat a rare show of defiance in China (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:37 AM PST

A Chinese flag flutters outside Google's China headquarters in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. Google Inc. will stop censoring its search results in China and may pull out of the country completely after discovering that computer hackers had tricked human-rights activists into exposing their e-mail accounts to outsiders. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Google's threat to pull out of China over censorship is a rare display of defiance in a system where foreign companies have long accepted intrusive controls to gain access to a huge and growing market.


Ahead of the Bell: Google's threat boosts rivals (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:43 AM PST

AP - News that Google Inc. may pack up its operations in China boosted shares of its Chinese rivals Wednesday.

State media: 8 Chinese peacekeepers die in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 02:50 AM PST

AP - An official Chinese newspaper says eight Chinese peacekeepers were killed in the earthquake that struck Haiti and that 10 others are missing.

China scraps limits on foreign wind turbine parts (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 02:41 AM PST

A wind turbine complex is pictured close to Dali in China's southwestern province of Yunnan. China has scrapped restrictions on the use of foreign parts in wind power turbines, state media reported, as the nation seeks access to more advanced technology to meet its clean energy targets.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China has scrapped restrictions on the use of foreign parts in wind power turbines, state media reported, as the nation seeks access to more advanced technology to meet its clean energy targets.


China keeps focus on property; markets fear tighter money (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:58 AM PST

Reuters - China renewed its vow to curb runaway property prices and keep a watch on excessive lending, while investors rushed to cut exposure to risk on Wednesday, a day after the central bank tightened bank reserve requirements.

China's Xinjiang to step up security spending: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:57 PM PST

A woman walks past a road block in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang in September, 2009. Funding for public security in China's restive Xinjiang region will nearly double in 2010, state media said Wednesday, following ethnic unrest that left nearly 200 people dead last year.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Funding for public security in China's restive Xinjiang region will nearly double in 2010, state media said Wednesday, following ethnic unrest that left nearly 200 people dead last year.


China fund's 2009 return may pass 10 pct: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:26 PM PST

A market vendor counts yuan notes in central Beijing. China's sovereign wealth fund could earn more than 10 percent from its investments for 2009, up from 6.8 percent for the previous year, state media has reported.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China's sovereign wealth fund could earn more than 10 percent from its investments for 2009, up from 6.8 percent for the previous year, state media reported Wednesday.


Clinton: Google China case raises serious concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:46 PM PST

Reuters - The United States has very serious concerns about charges by Google that China is censoring web search results and otherwise interfering with Internet freedoms, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.

China plans security spending hike in Xinjiang (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:30 PM PST

AP - China plans to nearly double public security spending in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang following ethnic rioting last year that left almost 200 people dead, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.

Students fake foreign status to enter China universities (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 07:43 PM PST

Chinese university freshmen queue up to register as they arrive at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing in August 2009. Students born, raised and educated in China are using fake foreign passports to get into top universities, which have higher entrance standards for domestic candidates, state media said Wednesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Students born, raised and educated in China are using fake foreign passports to get into top universities, which have higher entrance standards for domestic candidates, state media said Wednesday.


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