2010年9月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Lawmakers press USTR on legality of China yuan bill (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 01:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Opposition lawmakers on Friday pressed the Obama administration's top trade official to quickly clarify whether proposed legislation to force China to revalue the yuan is legal under global trade rules.

White House: Obama to meet China's Wen in NY next week (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:33 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Connecticut Attorney General and Democratic candidate for US Senate Richard Blumenthal in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Blumenthal is running in the Nov. 2 general election to fill the seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York next week, the White House said on Friday.

US hopes China, Japan resolve row peacefully (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:45 AM PDT

US Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy, pictured here on February 2010, on Friday voiced hope that China and Japan peacefully resolve a worsening territorial dispute and urged all nations to respect international rules.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - The United States on Friday voiced hope that China and Japan peacefully resolve a worsening territorial dispute and urged all nations to respect international rules.

China says gas field activity 'legal' as Japan row brews (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:44 AM PDT

A group of anti-Japan protestors wave Taiwanese flags as they protest near the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong over the continued diplomatic dispute between Tokyo and Beijing over an archipelago. Beijing said Friday that its activities in an East China Sea gas field also claimed by Japan were entirely legal, as a diplomatic row between the Asian giants escalated.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Beijing said Friday that its activities in an East China Sea gas field also claimed by Japan were entirely legal, as a diplomatic row between the Asian giants escalated.

Technology helps China brace for population growth (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:26 AM PDT

China's first cloned pig, stuffed and displayed, is seen in front of a researcher working at the Beijing Genomics institute in Shenzhen July 23, 2010. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuReuters - Chinese geneticist Du Yutao peers at an ultrasound monitor scanning the underbelly of a pregnant sow -- one of China's latest technological tools to feed its people better.

China's yuan strengthens after US anger (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:09 AM PDT

China's yuan rose slightly against the dollar after a blunt call from US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, pictured, for Beijing to attack trade distortions by letting the currency strengthen.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - China's yuan rose slightly against the dollar on Friday after a blunt call from US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for Beijing to attack trade distortions by letting the currency strengthen.

US-born panda gives birth to eighth cub (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Hua Mei, the first overseas-born giant panda to return to China, is pictured in 2004. Hua Mei gave birth to her eighth cub Friday, a rare feat for the endangered species, which has been notoriously difficult to breed, Chinese state press reported.(AFP/File)AFP - A giant panda born in the United States gave birth to her eighth cub Friday, a rare feat for the endangered species, which has been notoriously difficult to breed, Chinese state press reported.

China 'aims to lead world' in eco-friendly cars (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:39 AM PDT

A Chinese-made Geely electric car on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April. China is drawing up a new plan to become a leader in eco-friendly cars that could include forcing foreign automakers to share key technologies for access to its market, the Wall Street Journal says.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China is drawing up a new plan to become a leader in eco-friendly cars that could include forcing foreign automakers to share key technologies for access to its market, a report said Friday.

Crowds turn out for iPad's China launch (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT

The first customer to buy an iPad celebrates outside the Apple store in Shanghai, on September 17. Apple officially launched its iPad in China -- a sure-fire winner, analysts say, even though Chinese customers have been able to buy the tablet computer on the grey market for months.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Hundreds queued up Friday for the first official iPads sold in China, the world's biggest Internet market, after months of grey-market action among avid buyers unwilling to wait for the Apple tablet.

Japan says China working on disputed gas field amid row (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 10:04 PM PDT

Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (pictured on September 16), before stepping down in a cabinet reshuffle Friday, confirmed Japan had witnessed Chinese ship transports several days ago and repeatedly inquired about them through diplomatic channels.(AFP/JijiPress/File/Jiji Press)AFP - Japan said on Friday that China had shipped drilling equipment to a disputed gas field in the East China Sea amid the worst diplomatic row between the Asian giants in years.

China approves Taiwan bank branches (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 10:01 PM PDT

AP - China has given approval to four Taiwanese banks to set up branches on the mainland, a major step toward financial cooperation between the sides.

China's BYD buys stake in Tibetan lithium miner (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 10:00 PM PDT

AP - Chinese battery and autos maker BYD Co. said Friday it has agreed to buy an 18 percent stake in a Tibetan-based lithium and boron miner, moving to secure a strategically vital asset for its future growth.

China must confront risks of yuan rise: China economist (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 05:44 PM PDT

Reuters - China risks "negative shocks" if its yuan currency appreciates, threatening a "hollowing out" of export-driven industry, a Chinese economist said in an official newspaper on Friday, following rising pressure from Washington.

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