2010年4月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Sarkozy arrives in China for state visit (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:32 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, arrived in China on Wednesday, his office announced, for a visit aimed at putting past tensions with Beijing over Tibet to rest.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in China on Wednesday, his office announced, for a visit aimed at putting past tensions with Beijing over Tibet to rest.


China lifts travel ban against people with HIV (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 06:19 PM PDT

AP - China has scrapped a 20-year travel ban that barred people with HIV and AIDS from entering the country just days ahead of the opening of the Shanghai Expo, which hopes to welcome millions of overseas visitors.

Shanghai sets stage for World Expo spectacular (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Shanghai unveils to the world on Friday its multi-billion dollar World Expo, which China hopes will be an opportunity to assert its growing global clout and show off the fruits of its economic transformation.

China lifts ban on entry of HIV/AIDS carriers (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:01 AM PDT

A Chinese worker paints a wall of the Thai pavilion at the site of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on April 7. China announced Tuesday that it had lifted travel restrictions for foreigners who suffer from HIV and AIDS ahead of the 2010 Expo.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China announced Tuesday that it had lifted travel restrictions for foreigners with HIV and AIDS ahead of the 2010 Expo.


China wants telecom companies to inform on clients (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 05:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, people use computers at an Internet cafe in Taiyuan, in north China's Shanxi province. China is poised to pass a law requiring telecommunications and Internet companies to report any revelation of state secrets, potentially forcing businesses to collaborate with the country's vast security apparatus that stifles political dissent.  The move to make communications companies monitor and inform on clients' activities, reported Tuesday, April 27, 2010, by state media, comes as China continues tightening controls on the Internet and telecommunications services. (AP Photo, File) ** CHINA OUT **AP - China is poised to strengthen a law to require telecommunications and Internet companies to inform on customers who discuss state secrets, potentially forcing businesses to collaborate with the country's vast security apparatus that stifles political dissent.


Shanghai Expo designer denies mascot copy of Gumby (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:37 AM PDT

AP - The Shanghai Expo mascot Haibao, a plump sky blue cartoon figure shaped like a stick person, is the latest target of claims event organizers may have "borrowed" some creativity for the event.

EU trade envoy tells China to let yuan rise (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:38 AM PDT

The European Union's top trade envoy Karel De Gucht, seen here in January 2010, stepped up pressure on China for a stronger currency, saying it was in the interests of both sides for the yuan to appreciate.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - The European Union's top trade envoy stepped up pressure on China for a stronger currency on Tuesday, saying it was in the interests of both sides for the yuan to appreciate.


Two kidnapped Chinese men freed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:09 AM PDT

Taliban militants guard kidnapped Chinese engineers in Pakistan's troubled northwestern Swat valley. The two Chinese nationals, kidnapped three months ago, have been freed and are in good health, the government in Beijing said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Chand Khan)AFP - Two Chinese nationals kidnapped three months ago by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been freed and are in good health, the government in Beijing said on Tuesday.


China's Alibaba teams up with US PayPal (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:45 PM PDT

Passengers take a taxi adourned with the logo of e-commerce firm Alibaba in Hong Kong. The company has said its new transaction platform would accept payments from users of US online payment service PayPal.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba said Tuesday its new transaction platform would accept payments from users of US online payment service PayPal, amid efforts to expand overseas.


Pariah states show warm, fuzzy side at Shanghai Expo (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:33 PM PDT

A picture taken with a fisheye lens shows a view of the Shanghai World Expo on April 25, 2010. Along with daily parades, fireworks and other festivities, the Shanghai World Expo's 192 participating countries are contributing to a six-month calendar of music, dance and stage shows.(AFP/File)AFP - Wags are already calling it "Axis of Evil Square" -- a corner of Shanghai's World Expo where the North Korean and Iranian pavilions put on a friendly face to the world.


Bayer sees sharp growth in China medical market (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Germany drug and chemical maker Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) said on Tuesday it expects China's medical market to grow nearly 10-fold over the next decade, as the country is set to overhaul its medical system.

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