2010年3月30日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

2 detained for dead babies found along China river (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 04:06 PM PDT

AP - The bodies of 21 babies, some with hospital identification tags around their tiny ankles, washed ashore on a river in eastern China and two mortuary workers were detained for allegedly dumping them.

Google says China's "great firewall" blocked search (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Reuters - Google Inc blamed "the great firewall" of China for blocking its Internet search service in the country on Tuesday, but said it did not know if the stoppage was a Chinese technical glitch or a deliberate move in their face-off over Internet censorship.

China jails nine reporters over pre-Olympic cover-up: media (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 03:17 PM PDT

Workers stand atop a mound of coal while loading a coal delivery truck west of Dingzhou in 2009, in northern China's Hebei province. A court in China has jailed nine journalists for taking bribes to cover up a deadly mining accident, state media said Tuesday, referring to a disaster that occurred before the Beijing Olympics.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A court in China has jailed nine journalists for taking bribes to cover up a deadly mining accident, state media said Tuesday, referring to a disaster that occurred before the Beijing Olympics.

Google pegs China search trouble to 'Great Firewall' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 03:14 PM PDT

A Chinese web surfer starts up the Google.cn at an office in Beijing. Google said Tuesday that a deeper look at trouble with results at its Chinese-language search engine indicated the cause was AFP - Google said Tuesday that a deeper look at trouble with results at its Chinese-language search engine indicated the cause was "The Great Firewall of China" erected by censors there.

Bodies of 21 infants, foetuses dumped in China river (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:26 PM PDT

A security guard walks past a sign at a hospital in Beijing. Two mortuary workers were detained and two senior hospital staff were sacked in eastern China after the bodies of at least 21 infants and foetuses were found in a river, state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - Two mortuary workers were detained and two senior hospital staff were sacked in eastern China after the bodies of at least 21 infants and foetuses were found in a river, state media reported Tuesday.

China's Geely to spend 2.7 billion dollars buying Volvo (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Li Shufu (R), chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding, answers a question at a press conference in Beijing. Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding said Tuesday it will inject up to 900 million dollars into Swedish brand Volvo Cars as it seeks to turn around the loss-making company.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding said Tuesday it will inject up to 900 million dollars into Swedish brand Volvo Cars as it seeks to turn around the loss-making company.

China welcomes smoother U.S. ties, nudges Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama conducts a press conference February 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. Washington angered Beijing on its bubbling issues over separatism with a 6.4-billion-dollar arms sale to Taiwan in January, and US President Barack Obama's talks with the Dalai Lama at the White House the following month.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)Reuters - China on Tuesday sought smoother ties with the United States and welcomed President Barack Obama's call for a positive relationship in a meeting with Beijing's new ambassador to Washington.

Bombardier signs credit deal with China's CDB (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 09:26 AM PDT

Visitors wait to see the interior model display of a Bombardier cabin at an aerospace exhibition in 2006. Bombardier Aerospace said Tuesday it signed an agreement with Chinese-based CDB Leasing Co. for leasing and finance credits for customers up to 3.85 billion US dollars.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Bombardier Aerospace said Tuesday it signed an agreement with Chinese-based CDB Leasing Co. for leasing and finance credits for customers up to 3.85 billion US dollars.

Leaks reported at China mine days before flood (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 09:15 AM PDT

Relatives of mine worker weeps at the Wangjialing coal mine in Xiangning township, Shanxi province, about 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of Beijing, Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Workers reported underground water leaks days before a flood coursed through a coal mine in northern China, where 153 people remained trapped Tuesday in potentially one of the country's worst mining disasters, a worker and state media said.(AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Frustration mounted at a flooded mine in northern China as anguished relatives of 153 workers trapped underground briefly turned violent Tuesday amid revelations that warning signs of the flood went unheeded.

Race against clock to save China mine workers (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Coal miners smoke cigarettes after finishing a 12-hour shift after being drafted in to help look for trapped colleagues at the Wangjialing coal mine, in northern China's Shanxi province on March 29, 2010. Nearly 1,000 rescuers raced against the clock Tuesday to free more than 150 workers trapped in a flooded half-built coal mine in north China, as officials warned gas was building up in the pit.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Rescuers on Tuesday raced to find 153 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern China, as workers angrily accused mine management of ignoring warning signs of the impending disaster.

China's Geely to put $900 million more into Volvo (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:20 AM PDT

Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Li Shufu, left, Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson , a Volvo S60 car and CEO of Volvo Cars Corp Stephen ODell , right, during a press conference in the Volvo Hall at the Volvo plant and headquarter in Torslanda, Gothenburg, Sweden, Sunday March 28, 2010. China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed an agreement on Sunday to buy Ford's Swedish carmaker Volvo. (AP Photo / Bjorn Larsson Rosvall / SCANPIX) ** SWEDEN OUT **AP - Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group expects to spend hundreds of millions of dollars beyond the $1.8 billion purchase price for Volvo Cars to make the Swedish car company profitable, Geely's chairman said Tuesday.

Families of 153 trapped Chinese miners fight for hope (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:15 AM PDT

The relative of a trapped coal mine worker is carried away from the site of a flooding accident at Wangjialing Coal Mine, located across Xiangning county and Hejin city, Shanxi province March 30, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Over 1,000 rescuers fought against the clock at a Chinese coal mine where 153 workers were trapped by flooding in what could be one of the worst disasters to hit the deadly industry in recent years.

China shows new divisions on yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 04:41 AM PDT

An employee hands yuan banknotes to a customer at a branch of Bank of China in Hefei, Anhui province March 17, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China displayed new divisions on Tuesday over how to respond to mounting U.S. pressure to let its exchange rate rise.

McDonald's opens Hamburger Univ. in Shanghai (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 04:33 AM PDT

A US fast-food giant McDonald's staff is seen waiting outside a drive-in restaurant in Beijing. McDonald's said Tuesday it plans to nearly double its number of outlets in China by the end of 2013 as the US fast-food giant seeks to expand its presence in the world's biggest developing economy.(AFP/File)AP - China's newest university has no football field or fancy library. For inspiration, it looks not to Confucius, but to Ronald McDonald. But Shanghai's Hamburger U. aspires to be a leader in higher learning for ambitious Chinese managers.

China's Geely says scale key to drive Volvo to profits (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Li Shufu answers a question while a Volvo logo is seen behind him at a news conference in Beijing March 30, 2010. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China's biggest private carmaker, said on Tuesday that it is prepared to pump up to $900 million into the Volvo unit it is buying from Ford, as part of its plan to return the Swedish carmaker to the black. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China's biggest private carmaker, said on Tuesday scale is the key to returning Volvo to profitability, but has no current plans to build the Swedish brand in China.

Tainted milk activist goes on trial in China (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 01:53 AM PDT

AP - A man who organized a support group for parents of children sickened in one of China's worst food safety scandals pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of inciting social disorder, his lawyer said.

Australia worries about Rio Tinto verdict (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 01:07 AM PDT

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd waves to members of the public in Melbourne March 31, 2010. China warned Australia not to make AP - Australia's prime minister said Tuesday that secrecy surrounding China's trial of four Rio Tinto workers for commercial spying leaves room for doubt about the convictions and a major Australian commerce group said the result could harm business confidence.

McDonald's to double China outlets in 3 years (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

A US fast-food giant McDonald's staff is seen waiting outside a drive-in restaurant in Beijing. McDonald's said Tuesday it plans to nearly double its number of outlets in China by the end of 2013 as the US fast-food giant seeks to expand its presence in the world's biggest developing economy.(AFP/File)AFP - McDonald's said Tuesday it plans to nearly double its number of outlets in China by the end of 2013 as the US fast-food giant seeks to expand its presence in the world's biggest developing economy.

Mass animal grave found at China zoo: state media (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PDT

File photo of a White Tiger (Panthera Tigris). A mass grave of animals, including white tigers, that died of illness and malnutrition has been found at a zoo in China, state media said Tuesday, again throwing the spotlight on poor conditions at the nation's wildlife parks.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - A mass grave of animals that died of illness and malnutrition has been found at a zoo in China, state media said Tuesday, again throwing the spotlight on poor conditions at the nation's wildlife parks.

Australia says Rio trials opaque, business seeks answers (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:29 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said the world is watching the trial of the Rio Tinto employees. The trial has been widely seen as a test of the rule of law in China and has sparked concerns about doing business in the world's third-largest economy.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)Reuters - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Tuesday that the verdicts in the trial of four executives of global miner Rio Tinto left serious unanswered questions for business about China's legal system.

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