2010年12月13日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


WTO panel backs US tariffs on Chinese tires (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:46 PM PST

A woman walks by a rack of tires in Beijing 2009. The United States on Monday said it had won a major victory at the World Trade Organization, which AP - The World Trade Organization has ruled that Washington acted within its rights when it raised import taxes on Chinese tires to reduce their flow into the United States.


Senators press China on piracy, counterfeiting (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:40 PM PST

Reuters - Two senators, armed with a new report on piracy and counterfeiting in China, urged Beijing on Monday to step up efforts to protect American movies, software and other goods from illegal copying.

U.S. senators push for China currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:42 AM PST

Reuters - Two U.S. senators on Monday launched a last-ditch effort to get the Senate to vote on a bill to pressure China to raise the value of its currency, a move that would rankle Beijing ahead of top-level talks.

U.N. sleuths say China rights crackdown alarming (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:20 AM PST

A picture of this year's Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo is seen at an exhibition, that will open later on Friday, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo December 10, 2010. REUTERS/Berit Roald/ Scanpix NorwayReuters - UN human rights investigators said on Monday that activists in China were under growing pressure from the state, linking the crackdown to the Nobel peace prize award to dissident Liu Xiaobo.


U.S. hails "major victory" in tires spat with China (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 07:54 AM PST

Reuters - The U.S. government on Monday welcomed a World Trade Organization ruling that upheld President Barack Obama's controversial decision last year to slap duties on Chinese-made tires to protect U.S. workers from a market-disrupting surge in imports.

HK media group condemns attack on reporters in China (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:50 AM PST

File photo of pedestrians standing outside the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) in Hong Kong. The club on Monday condemned a violent attack by an angry mob on journalists in China and accused mainland police of failing to come to the reporters' aid.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong on Monday condemned a violent attack by an angry mob on journalists in China and accused mainland police of failing to come to the reporters' aid.


China's envoy: hopeful of free trade talks with India (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:32 AM PST

Reuters - China hopes to have free trade discussions with India during the Chinese Premier's visit to New Delhi this week, a signal of how the two Asian powerhouses may try to smooth tensions over their economic and border rivalries.

Mongolian activist likely released from China jail (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

AP - An activist who campaigned for Inner Mongolia's independence from China appears to have been released from prison after a 15-year term but is likely still being detained somewhere by state security, a relative said Monday.

Fate of key jailed China Mongol activist unclear (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:08 PM PST

A Free-Hada-Now.org-issued photo shows ethnic Mongol dissident Hada (C) posing with his wife (L) and his son at an office in Inner Mongolia. China's most prominent ethnic Mongol dissident has been reunited with his family after completing a 15-year prison term, a rights group has said, but authorities had yet to confirm his release.(AFP/HO/Free-Hada-Now.Org/File)AFP - China's most prominent ethnic Mongol dissident has been reunited with his family after completing a 15-year prison term, a rights group said Monday, but authorities had yet to confirm his release.


China defends its global rise (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:27 PM PST

People pass nearby a power station in Beijing. China has defended its rising global status, saying countries should view themselves as AFP - China on Monday defended its rising global status, saying countries should view themselves as "passengers in the same boat" and not fear Beijing's "peaceful" economic and political development.


China's Wen to visit India amid trade, land spats (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:23 PM PST

AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao travels to India this week as part of efforts to build trust between the rival neighbors amid lingering disputes over territory, trade and telecoms.

China uncovers 2,400-year-old soup: state media (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:05 PM PST

Chinese archaeologists carefully remove sand from around one of the newly discovered Terracotta Warriors at an archaeological site in northern China's Shaanxi province. Chinese archaeologists believe they have discovered a 2,400-year-old pot of soup, sealed in a bronze cooking vessel and dug up near the ancient capital of Xian, state press have said.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinese archaeologists believe they have discovered a 2,400-year-old pot of soup, sealed in a bronze cooking vessel and dug up near the ancient capital of Xian, state press said Monday.


China releases long-serving dissident from jail: group (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:42 PM PST

Reuters - China has released from jail one of its longest-serving dissidents, the ethnic Mongolian rights activist Hada, but his whereabouts are not known and he is likely still being detained, an exiled group said Monday.

American lawmakers press China ahead of talks (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 07:14 PM PST

In this Thursday Dec. 9, 2010 photo, construction workers push wheelbarrows past an energy-themed advertisement featuring a photo of U.S. President Barrack Obama depicted as Buddha displayed in Shanghai. American lawmakers are pressing China for action on currency and high-tech trade in talks this week, and an impending Washington visit by President Hu Jintao has raised expectations Beijing might offer concessions. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - American lawmakers are pressing China for action on currency and high-tech trade in talks this week, and a planned Washington visit by President Hu Jintao next month has raised hopes Beijing might offer concessions.


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