2010年9月20日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Obama says China has not done enough on yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:57 PM PDT

A customer is served at a counter inside a foreign exchange store displaying a poster of various banknotes including the Chinese yuan or renminbi (RMB) in Hong Kong November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday that China has not done enough to raise the value of the yuan, keeping up tough American rhetoric on Chinese policy as U.S. lawmakers weigh new legislation to punish Beijing.


Water on Moon is bad news for China's lunar telescope (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT

The moon hovers in the sky over the north gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The discovery of water on the Moon could affect a telescope that will be installed on China's first lunar lander, scheduled in 2013, a Chinese astronomer was quoted as saying on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The discovery of water on the Moon could affect a telescope that will be installed on China's first lunar lander, scheduled in 2013, a Chinese astronomer was quoted as saying on Tuesday.


China's SAIC considering stake in GM: report (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Trees stand in front of the General Motors world headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. China's largest automaker, SAIC, is considering buying a stake in General Motors when it reverts to a public company in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday on its website.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)AFP - China's largest automaker, SAIC, is considering buying a stake in General Motors when it reverts to a public company in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday on its website.


Not yet clear if moves to pressure China legal: USTR (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration has not determined yet whether various proposals in Congress aimed at pressuring China to revalue its currency are legal under World Trade Organization rules, the top U.S. trade official said on Monday.

Apple to launch iPhone 4 in China on Saturday (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:15 AM PDT

A man looks at the iPhone 4 through a display in Taipei on early September 17. Apple on Saturday will launch the iPhone 4 in China and expand its presence in the world's biggest online and mobile market by opening two new stores in Beijing and Shanghai, the company said Monday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - Apple on Saturday will launch the iPhone 4 in China and expand its presence in the world's biggest online and mobile market by opening two new stores in Beijing and Shanghai, the company said Monday.


China province punishes officials for goofing off (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:58 AM PDT

AP - A northern Chinese province has punished more than 300 employees caught gambling, singing karaoke or otherwise neglecting official duties during work hours.

Typhoon knocks out power, transportation in Taiwan (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:35 AM PDT

Rescuers help survivors evacuate from a flooded area after Typhoon Fanapi hit the Guanzai area of Kaohsiung county, Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in southern Taiwan. The powerful typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Monday after ripping into Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transportation and shutting off power as thousands of residents fled mountainous areas prone to landslides. (AP Photo) ** TAIWAN OUT **AP - A powerful typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Monday after ripping into Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transportation and shutting off power as thousands of residents fled mountainous areas prone to landslides.


Japan calls for calm as China boat row escalates (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:58 AM PDT

Chinese protestors burn a Japanese paper flag in front of the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong on September 18. Japan has said it regrets China's decision to suspend high-level exchanges over Tokyo's arrest of a Chinese boat captain in disputed waters.(AFP/Antony Dickson)AFP - Japan said on Monday it regretted China's decision to suspend high-level exchanges over Tokyo's arrest of a Chinese boat captain in disputed waters, urging Beijing not to let the spat ruin their relationship.


7 arrested in China's latest tainted milk scandal (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:07 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese dairy company executive and six other people were arrested after authorities discovered 26 tons of milk powder tainted with a toxic chemical, the latest incident highlighting the country's enduring struggle with food safety, a report said Monday.

Nissan to double China capacity (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:44 AM PDT

A man walks past a logo of Nissan Motor Co at the company's headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, July 29, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Japan's Nissan Motor (7201.T) plans to double its capacity in China by 2012, joining a host of peers that have made similar recent moves to capture a bigger slice of the world's biggest auto market.


China media warn Japan over escalating sea row (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:57 AM PDT

A Chinese fishing boat is inspected by Japan Coast Guard crew members after it collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as the Senkaku isles in Japan and Diaoyu in China, September 7, 2010. REUTERS/Japan Coast Guard/HandoutReuters - Chinese media Monday warned Japan it risked intensified reprisals over a sea dispute and claimed that many back military force to settle a long feud over islands between Asia's two biggest economies.


China a beacon for foreign clean tech firms (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:10 AM PDT

A windfarm on the outskirts of Beijing. China's vast market, deep pockets and favourable policies for clean technology are attracting a growing number of foreign companies which face a severe funding shortage in their home markets due to the global crisis.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - In a laboratory in northern China, technicians are breeding billions of micro-organisms in test tubes to create enzymes -- proteins that can turn plant waste into clean-burning biofuels.


New Nissan plant boosts output capacity in China (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 12:20 AM PDT

AP - Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. inaugurated a new factory Monday in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, part of an expansion that will nearly double its production capacity in the world's biggest vehicle market by 2012.

After pummelling Taiwan, storm Fanapi hits China (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 11:40 PM PDT

Chinese security personnel inspect the port at the coastal town of Jinjiang, in China's Fujian province. China warned of flash floods and landslides as Typhoon Fanapi made landfall on the mainland Monday, one day after slamming Taiwan with heavy rains, leaving more than 100 injured on the island.(AFP/Str)AFP - China warned of flash floods and landslides as Typhoon Fanapi made landfall on the mainland Monday, one day after slamming Taiwan with heavy rains, leaving more than 100 injured on the island.


China's SAIC noncommittal on stake in GM IPO (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 11:27 PM PDT

AP - Chinese automaker and General Motors Co. partner SAIC said Monday it is paying close attention to GM's upcoming stock sale, but gave no hint over whether it plans to take a stake itself.

Seven held in China over new tainted milk find: report (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:24 PM PDT

Chinese officers check the dates on tins of milk powder at a shop in Tongzi on February 9. At least six babies died and 300,000 others were made ill by contaminated milk products in a scandal that rocked the country's dairy industry in 2008. Police in north China have arrested seven people suspected of producing powdered milk tainted with the same industrial chemical, state press said Monday.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Police in north China have arrested seven people suspected of producing powdered milk tainted with the same industrial chemical that killed at least six babies in 2008, state press said Monday.


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