2010年6月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Judge: Policy didn't cover Chinese drywall damage (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 06:05 PM PDT

AP - An insurance company doesn't have to pay for damages at a Virginia man's home ruined by Chinese-made, sulfur-emitting drywall, a decision by a federal judge Thursday that could affect how lawsuits by thousands of U.S. homeowners are settled.

Chinese military reluctant to forge US ties: Gates (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 11:33 AM PDT

US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, seen here with his wife Becky as they disembark the plane at Paya Labar Airfield, Singapore, expressed disappointment Thursday at China's decision to call off his planned visit, saying the country's military was reluctant to engage in a dialogue with the United States.(AFP/POOL/File/Carolyn Kaster)AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed disappointment Thursday at China's decision to call off his planned visit, saying the country's military was reluctant to engage in dialogue with the United States.


Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:59 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When two giant employers in southern China offered their workers big wage increases this week, their goal was to dampen labor unrest. But the hikes do more than soothe factory floor anger; they signal huge changes in the way “the workshop of the world” is feeding global consumers.

Australian-Chinese man deported after Shanghai protest (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese-born Australian activist, who changed his name to get round a ban on his return to China, was deported to Sydney after making a one-man protest in Shanghai, a campaign organizer said on Thursday.

China takes baby steps in narrowing gender imbalance (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Reuters - China has taken its first baby steps in narrowing a gender chasm that has left the country with tens of millions more boys than girls, an official said on Thursday.

Spiraling violent crime triggers concern in China (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 07:01 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, June 1, 2010, a grieving women is helped out from a court where a man shot dead three judges before killing himself in Yongzhou in south China's Hunan province. A series of grisly, headline-grabbing attacks in China, including schoolyard stabbings, a courthouse shooting and a slashing rampage on a train, have forced the public to confront what experts say is the long-hidden problem of spiraling violent crime. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - A series of grisly attacks in China, including school stabbings, a courthouse shooting and a slashing rampage on a train, have forced the public and officials to confront what experts say is the long-hidden problem of spiraling violent crime.


Gates says China's PLA may be trying to thwart ties (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 06:57 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates listens to questions from the media aboard a military aircraft enroute to Singapore June 3, 2010. Gates said on Thursday the Chinese military may be thwarting efforts to improve military-to-military relations in an apparent split with the country's political leadership. REUTERS/Carolyn Kaster/Pool (MILITARY POLITICS)Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday he believed the Chinese military was thwarting efforts to improve military-to-military relations in an apparent split with the country's political leadership.


British climber dies after reaching Everest summit (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 06:43 AM PDT

AP - A British climber died hours after reaching the summit of Mount Everest as he was unable to descend and fellow climbers couldn't bring him down, his climbing team and a Chinese official said Thursday.

Gates 'disappointed' by Chinese rebuff (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:13 AM PDT

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says China's military isn't as interested in developing a better relationship with the United States as its political leaders are.

Honda's China strike a lesson for Japanese exporters (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:57 AM PDT

Workers place an engine in a Honda Accord at an assembly plant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. After an unprecedented strike logjammed Honda's China production line, Japanese firms in the country may need to redraw their plans in a growing market that has emboldened low-wage workers, analysts have said.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - After an unprecedented strike logjammed Honda's China production line, Japanese firms in the country may need to redraw their plans in a growing market that has emboldened low-wage workers, analysts say.


China 'not optimistic' on pollution emissions cuts (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:47 AM PDT

AP - A key air pollutant has increased in China this year, highlighting the serious challenges faced by the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases as it tries to curb pollution, a senior Chinese official said Thursday.

China gives no word on refusing Gates' visit (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:35 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates waves prior to boarding a plane at Whidbey Naval Air Station, Wash., Wednesday, June 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)AP - China gave no explanation Thursday for why it refused to allow U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to visit this week.


Death toll from China landslides rises to 38 (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:37 AM PDT

The death toll from flooding and landslides in southern China has climbed to 38, according to state media. Heavy rainstorms pounding the region have triggered deadly landslides and forced the evacuation of nearly 80,000 people.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - The death toll from flooding and landslides in southern China climbed to 38 on Thursday, state media reported, as torrential rains moved further west in the country.


Angry passengers attack China airport staff (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Stranded passengers furious about delays at Baiyu airport in Guangzhou vented their frustration by attacking about two dozen employees, according to Chinese state media. Torrential rain in the southern city in May has wreaked havoc on flight schedules, triggering 35 incidents at the airport, which has left 23 employees with minor injuries.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Passengers furious about delays last month at a major Chinese airport vented their frustration by attacking about two dozen employees, state media said Thursday.


Another Foxconn worker dies, family blames overwork (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:31 PM PDT

Newly installed nets to prevent workers from jumping to their deaths are pictured outside one of the Foxconn's factory buildings in the township of Longhua, in southern Guangdong province June 2, 2010. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - A worker at iPhone maker Foxconn's southern China manufacturing hub, the scene of a string of employee suicides this year, died late last week from what his family said was overwork, a claim the company denied.


China 'not very optimistic' on cutting emissions (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:18 PM PDT

China, the world's top source of the toxic gases blamed for global warming, has said that it is AFP - China, the world's top source of the toxic gases blamed for global warming, said Thursday it was "not very optimistic" that its efforts to slash emissions were working.


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