2010年10月20日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China braces for Typhoon Megi (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Chinese fishing boats are all tied down at Haikou harbour. Chinese authorities have ordered fishermen back to shore and halted rail services as Typhoon Megi, the strongest storm to hit the northwest Pacific since 1990, barrelled towards the mainland.(AFP)AFP - Chinese authorities on Wednesday ordered fishermen back to shore and halted rail services as Typhoon Megi, the strongest northwest Pacific storm since 1990, barrelled towards the mainland.

Administration pressures China on currency (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:52 AM PDT

AP - The Obama administration is increasing pressure on China to move more quickly with allowing its currency to rise in value against the dollar.

China paper blasts Western-style democracy (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:35 AM PDT

AP - China's ruling Communist Party called Wednesday for its members to reject Western-style democratic notions amid a brewing debate on the direction of future political reform.

Tibetan students protest use of Chinese in classes (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 06:28 AM PDT

In this Oct. 19, 2010 photo released by Free Tibet Wednesday Oct 20, 2010, Tibetan students march in protest on the streets of Tongren in western China's Qinghai province. Tibetan students in western China marched in protest of unconfirmed plans to use the Chinese language exclusively in classes, teachers said Wednesday, an unusually bold challenge to authorities that reflects a deep unease over cultural marginalization. (AP Photo/Free Tibet) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Tibetan students in western China marched to protest unconfirmed plans to use the Chinese language exclusively in classes, teachers said Wednesday, an unusually bold challenge to authorities that reflects a deep unease over the marginalization of Tibetan culture.

China prepares for first census in 10 years (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 06:20 AM PDT

Feng Nailin, director of China's National Bureau of Statistics' Population and Employment Statistics Department, talks about details of the upcoming population census during a press conference in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Counting up millions of migrant workers and overcoming people's privacy concerns are the biggest difficulties facing China as it prepares for the world's largest census-taking next month. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Counting millions of migrant workers and citizens' privacy concerns are among the biggest difficulties facing China as it prepares for the world's largest census next month, an official said Wednesday.

Concessions from next China leader unlikely: Taiwan (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:37 AM PDT

Taiwan's top security chief said on Wednesday that Xi Jinping, seen here in August 2010, is unlikely to make concessions on major issues such as sovereignty and territory. Xi is expected to become China's next president.(AFP/File/Adrian Bradshaw)AFP - Taiwan's top security chief said on Wednesday that Xi Jinping, who is expected to become China's next president, is unlikely to make concessions on major issues such as sovereignty and territory.

China's Private Airlines Face Tough State-Owned Rivals (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Time.com - When China threw open the doors of its airline industry in 2004, it was supposed be the private airlines who would lead the revolution in the skies. What happened, in the end, was more business as usual

China says in no rush to talk politics with Taiwan (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:58 AM PDT

Reuters - China is in no rush to begin talks with historic rival Taiwan over sensitive military or political issues, Beijing's top man in charge of policy toward the self-ruled island was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

China surprises with first rate rise since 2007 (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:44 PM PDT

Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Beijing, September 19, 2010. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - China's central bank surprised on Tuesday with its first increase of interest rates in nearly three years, a move that reflects concern about resurgent asset prices and could mark the start of a more aggressive phase of monetary tightening in the world's fastest-growing major economy.

Tibetans protest over Chinese-language rules: report (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 08:14 PM PDT

A Tibetan woman sticks out her tongue in a customary greeting while approaching a child in Rebkong, on the Tibetan plateau in northwest China's Qinghai province. Many Tibetans accuse China of a campaign to water down their culture in a bid to increase its control over the remote Himalayan region, where resentment against Chinese rule runs deep.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Thousands of Tibetan students have staged protests in northwestern China, angry at being forced to study in the Chinese language, a London-based rights group said.

China to launch national counterfeiting crackdown (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 08:05 PM PDT

Chinese police carry out a raid on a shop selling illegal DVDs in Beijing. China - home to the biggest counterfeit and piracy market in the world - has said it will launch a nationwide crackdown on fake goods in a bid to improve the country's image abroad.(AFP/File)AFP - China -- home to the biggest counterfeit and piracy market in the world -- has said it will launch a nationwide crackdown on fake goods in a bid to improve the country's image abroad.

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