2010年4月2日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Report: NKorean special train arrives in China (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:59 PM PDT

AP - A North Korean special train arrived in a Chinese border city early Saturday amid speculation of a visit to the country by leader Kim Jong Il, a news report said.

Feds: Homes with Chinese drywall must be gutted (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a large chunk of Chinese drywall from the Alfonso Sanchez home in Davie, Fla. leans against the wall. New federal guidelines released Friday, April 2, 2010, say thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall won't be safe unless they are completely gutted.(AP Photo/J Pat Carter, file)AP - Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Rescuers hear taps in China mine where 153 trapped (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Rescue workers drop glucose packs down a pipe in the hope they will reach miners trapped underground, after water flooded portions of the Wangjialing Coal Mine, in Xiangning, Shanxi province, China, Friday, April 2, 2010. Rescuers heard tapping sounds Friday from the pipes in a flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers were trapped more than five days earlier, and another rescue team reportedly heard shouts, an official said. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Rescuers cheered Friday after hearing faint signs of life — tapping noises, and possibly shouting — from inside a flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers have been trapped for more than five days.

Geithner eyes improved odds on China yuan rise (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:01 PM PDT

An employee counts yuan banknotes at a commercial bank in Suining, Sichuan province March 30, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday the Obama administration wants to "maximize the chances" that China will quickly lift the value of its yuan currency and expressed confidence Beijing would decide doing so was in its interest.

Obama urges China's Hu to get behind Iran push (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:17 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao after making statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama urged his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to help ratchet up pressure on Iran over its nuclear activities, but Hu did not openly commit to new sanctions on Tehran, according to official reports on Friday.

Dam debate looms large over Mekong summit (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:07 AM PDT

The brown waters of the Mekong River seperate China (L) from Myanmar (R) as crew on a Chinese vessel take in the view near Guanlei, in China's southwest Yunnan province. Leaders of Southeast Asian nations straddling the shrinking lower Mekong River are set to lean on China at landmark talks as controversy builds over the cause of the waterway's lowest levels in decades.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Leaders of Southeast Asian nations straddling the shrinking lower Mekong River are set to lean on China at landmark talks as controversy builds over the cause of the waterway's lowest levels in decades.

Obama calls on Hu to support action on Iran (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:04 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama called on Chinese President Hu Jintao to join forces on the Iranian nuclear standoff as he stepped up efforts to block Tehran's atomic program.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama called on Chinese President Hu Jintao to join forces on the Iranian nuclear standoff as he stepped up efforts to block Tehran's atomic program.

Geithner wants to boost odds of China yuan move (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday he wanted to maximize the odds that China would lift the value of its yuan currency quickly and said he believed that they would do so.

White House: no decision on China currency policy (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 08:36 AM PDT

Reuters - The White House said on Friday that no formal decision has been made to delay a report on whether to declare China a currency manipulator.

Rescuers hear signs of life in China's flooded mine (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:40 AM PDT

Mine workers carry pipes to the entrance of the Wangjialing coal mine on April 1. Rescuers at a colliery in China heard signs of life Friday from a flooded shaft where 153 workers have been trapped for five days, bringing a glimmer of hope in a dire week for the nation's mining sector.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Rescuers at a colliery in China heard signs of life Friday from a flooded shaft where 153 workers have been trapped for five days, bringing a glimmer of hope in a dire week for the nation's mining sector.

Iran nuke envoy pushes for dialogue, not sanctions (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 06:47 AM PDT

Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, speaks during a press conference held at the Iran embassy in Beijing, China, Friday, April 2, 2010. Tehran's top nuclear negotiator met senior officials in Beijing for a second day Friday as U.S. reports said China had dropped its opposition to possible new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Tehran's top nuclear envoy called for negotiations without threat of sanctions on Friday, following meetings in Beijing in the wake of U.S. reports saying China had dropped its opposition to possible new U.N. measures against Iran.

GM China reports record sales in March (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:33 AM PDT

US auto giant General Motors said it sold a record 230,048 vehicles in China last month with demand strong for smaller, fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - US auto giant General Motors said Friday it sold a record 230,048 vehicles in China last month with demand strong for smaller, fuel-efficient cars.

US to ratchet up pressure on Iran (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 08:37 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks in Portland, Maine, on April 1. Obama has vowed the United States will ratchet up pressure on Iran in a unified global stand, as Tehran said it had persuaded Beijing sanctions were no longer necessary.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - President Barack Obama vowed Friday the United States will ratchet up pressure on Iran in a unified global stand, as Tehran said it had persuaded Beijing sanctions were no longer necessary.

China buys air defense systems from Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 04:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Russia has delivered 15 batteries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to China, Interfax news agency reported on Friday, under a contract analysts said could be worth as much as $2.25 billion.

China central bank warns of risks to global recovery (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 04:42 AM PDT

People?s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan answers a question during a press conference in Beijing in March. China's central bank has warned the global economic recovery could falter this year as developed countries exit their pro-growth policies adopted during the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's central bank warned Friday the global economic recovery could falter this year as developed countries exited their pro-growth policies adopted during the financial crisis.

China central bank sees dollar strength, global inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Reuters - China's central bank said on Friday that it expected the dollar to strengthen this year, but it raised the specter of worldwide asset bubbles and inflation.

US companies criticize Chinese market obstacles (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:48 AM PDT

AP - Foreign companies say China is increasingly using discriminatory rules to reduce access to previously open areas of its economy and promote its technology industries, a U.S. business group said Friday, adding to rising complaints of worsening conditions for foreign investors.

China steelmakers meet, mull iron ore price shift (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:45 AM PDT

AP - A state-affiliated industry group vowed Friday to tighten control over iron ore trading as Chinese steelmakers discussed strategy for contentious price talks with global miners — the backdrop to last month's commercial spying and bribery convictions of four Rio Tinto employees.

Chinese mine flood relatives fear toll cover-up (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:12 AM PDT

Rescue miners pull a tram car out of an entrance of the flooding accident of Wangjialing Coal Mine, located across both Xiangning county and Hejin city, in northern China's Shanxi province April 1, 2010. 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. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Families and survivors of a flood feared to be one of China's worst mine accidents in recent years say officials are covering up the true number of people trapped underground and failing in rescue efforts.

Signs of life in China's flooded mine: state TV (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:27 AM PDT

Rescuers take a break at the Wangjialing mine in Xiangning county, northern China's Shanxi province. Rescuers at a colliery in China heard signs of life from a flooded shaft where 153 workers have been trapped for five days, bringing a glimmer of hope in a dire week for the nation's mining sector.(AFP/AFP)AFP - Rescuers at a coal mine in north China have heard signs of life from a flooded shaft where 153 workers have been trapped for five days, state television reported Friday.

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