2010年8月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Taiwan parliament approves landmark China trade deal (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Taiwan's parliament passed a trade deal with Beijing on Tuesday, the most significant agreement between the political foes of 60 years and one that binds Taiwan's economy to China while opening doors to other countries.

China Techfaith 2Q profit rises 62 percent (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 04:00 PM PDT

AP - China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit climbed 62 percent as the Chinese cell phone designer's product sales rose.

China Digital 2Q profit rises (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:29 PM PDT

AP - China Digital TV Holding Co., a Chinese company which makes equipment for TV broadcasters, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit increased as demand rose for its smart cards.

China's economy as No. 2: How it's playing in Japan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 01:25 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - China finally overtook Japan and became the world’s second-biggest economy, according to data released this week in Tokyo, which showed minimal GDP growth in the land of the rising sun, while its huge neighbor continued its blistering rise.

Quarter of Chinese adults aware of smoking risk: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Only a quarter of Chinese people believe smoking tobacco increases the risk of cancer and anti-smoking campaigns are failing to influence them, a government survey released on Tuesday showed.

Summary Box: Australia mulls China investments (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 07:44 AM PDT

AP - FINE LINE: Australia opposition leader Tony Abbott says he would be "very careful" about China buying controlling stakes in Australian companies but will not change foreign investment laws if he wins elections this week.

Summary Box: Trade partners fear China slowdown (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 07:40 AM PDT

AP - FADING DEMAND: China's abrupt growth slowdown is sending a chill through Asian economies and as far away as Australia and Africa as its voracious demand for imports fades. Beijing is cooling its economy with lending and investment curbs after explosive 11.9 percent first-quarter growth fed fears of overheating.

China pips Japan but 'still a developing nation' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:43 AM PDT

File photo shows workers at a hi-tech factory in Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province. China insisted Tuesday it was still a developing nation despite overtaking Japan as the world's second largest economy, in the face of pressure to take on a greater role in global affairs.(AFP/File)AFP - China insisted Tuesday it was still a developing nation despite overtaking Japan as the world's second largest economy, in the face of pressure to take on a greater role in global affairs.


China tests space station module to launch in 2011 (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 04:10 AM PDT

AP - China has finished the first module of a planned space station and is testing its electronics and other systems before launching it into orbit next year.

Mudslides kill at least 15 in Sichuan quake area (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:54 AM PDT

A Chinese woman cries as rescue workers search for survivors of a flood-triggered landslide in Sichuan province in July 2010. At least 15 people were killed in yet more mudslides that hit Sichuan, state media said Tuesday, as rain wreaked more havoc on the nation.(AFP/File)AFP - At least 15 people were killed in mudslides that ploughed into an area of China that was devastated by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, state media said Tuesday, as rain wreaked more havoc in the nation.


China unlikely to satisfy US on military openness (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Chinese People's Liberation Army trucks loaded with missile launchers drive past the Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking China's 60th anniversary in Beijing. Beijing is unlikely to ever satisfy Washington's hopes for greater military transparency, and tensions between their armed forces will remain, Chinese scholars said Tuesday Aug. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)AP - Beijing is unlikely to ever satisfy Washington's hopes for greater military transparency, and tensions between their armed forces will remain, Chinese scholars said Tuesday.


36 killed, hundreds injured in new China flooding (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:38 AM PDT

In this Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 photo, a woman walks past a taxi trapped on a flooded street in Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan province. China regularly suffers devastating summer floods, but this year has been unusually severe. (AP Photo) **  CHINA OUT **AP - At least 36 people have died and 23 others are missing in fresh flooding from torrential rains in China's Gansu province, the latest in a string of natural disasters to strike China.


Foreign investment in China soars despite labor woes (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 12:06 AM PDT

Reuters - China drew 29 percent more foreign direct investment (FDI) in July than a year earlier, with global firms still flocking to the country to build factories and set up research centers despite a bout of labor unrest.

China slowdown sends chill through trade partners (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:25 PM PDT

In this Aug. 10, 2010 photo, a security guard cycles past cargo containers at a port in Nanjing, in east China's Jiangsu province. China's abrupt growth slowdown is sending a chill through Asian economies and as far away as Australia and Africa as its voracious demand for imports fades. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - China's abrupt growth slowdown is sending a chill through Asian economies and as far away as Australia and Africa as its voracious demand for imports fades.


China: Helping poor matters more than economy rank (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:22 PM PDT

A worker takes a break near a truck while loading packs of beer bottles in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. China's government said Tuesday it still is a developing country despite becoming the second-largest economy, reflecting its reluctance to take on new obligations on climate change and other issues. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China's government said Tuesday it still is a developing country despite becoming the second-largest economy, reflecting its reluctance to take on new obligations on climate change and other issues.


Taiwan urges US to sell island advanced weapons (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:06 PM PDT

AP - Taiwan's Defense Ministry urged the U.S. on Tuesday to sell the island advanced weapons systems, after a Pentagon report concluded that China's arms buildup is giving it a wider military advantage over Taiwan.

China strikes a worry but no strategy change yet: execs (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Labor disputes in China, the workshop of the world, are prompting global firms to review their China strategies, but are unlikely to deter them from doing business there since overall costs should remain contained, company executives say.

China launches global search for six panda keepers (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:52 PM PDT

A giant panda rests at a panda reserve in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. Pandas are viewed as a national treasure in China. A Chinese panda centre has launched a global search for six people who would spend a month looking after the endangered animals(AFP/File)AFP - A Chinese panda centre said Tuesday it had launched a global search for six people who would spend a month looking after the endangered animals, as part of an awareness and conservation campaign.


China fireworks factory blast toll up to 19 (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:03 PM PDT

A plume of smoke rises into the air following an explosion at a fireworks factory in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. The huge blast, which shattered the windows of buildings located one kilometre (half a mile) away, killed at least 19 people and injured more than 150.(AFP)AFP - The death toll from a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in northeastern China has risen to 19, with more than 150 others injured, state media said Tuesday.


China and IAEA sign nuclear security accord (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:41 PM PDT

Tthe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna. China and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to improve nuclear security in the region, the UN nuclear watchdog said, as its chief made his first visit to Beijing.(AFP/File/Joe Klamar)AFP - China and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to improve nuclear security in the region, the UN nuclear watchdog said, as its chief made his first visit to Beijing.


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