2010年2月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Social, economic dilemma for China as home prices soar (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

Reuters - In the hard, exhaust-choked reality of his days trawling Longhua's clogged roads, taxi driver Zhang Bo's ambition to buy a small flat for his young family has slipped out of reach for now.

Obama, Dalai Lama meeting probably won't be public (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:13 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he prepares to begin the day's lecture at Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Patna, India. China urged the United States on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, to immediately cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama next week, warning the move could further hurt ties. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)AP - The Dalai Lama's chief envoy said Tuesday that President Barack Obama probably won't make a public appearance this week with the Tibetan spiritual leader during a White House visit that is already infuriating China.

China's golden couple Shen, Zhao eye family fortune (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:21 PM PST

Gold medalists Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao of China, seen here celebrating their victory in the 2010 Winter Olympics figure skating pairs competition on February 15, have surpassed their wildest expectations on the ice, and are now ready to focus on more personal ambitions by starting a family.(AFP/File/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - Chinese stars Shen Xue and Zhao Hongo have surpassed their wildest expectations on the ice, and are now ready to focus on more personal ambitions by starting a family.

China's holding of US Treasuries tumbles (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:12 AM PST

The US Treasury building in Washington, DC. China's holding of US Treasury bonds has tumbled, according to US Treasury data released Tuesday, after Beijing expressed concern over the swelling US deficit and amid new US-China tensions.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - China's holding of US Treasury bonds has tumbled, according to US Treasury data released Tuesday, after Beijing expressed concern over the swelling US deficit and amid new US-China tensions.

China braces for post-holiday travel rush (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:45 AM PST

A young Chinese girl prays in front of a Buddha statue at a temple in Shanghai during the Spring Festival. The Chinese have been celebrating Spring Festival, an important holiday marking the beginning of the Lunar New Year, during which families across the country reunite, sometimes for the first time in months.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China was Tuesday bracing for a massive travel rush as millions of people across the country started making their way home after spending the new year holiday with their families.

Shen, Zhao claim China's first figure skating gold (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Gold medalists Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao of China pose on the podium of the 2010 Winter Olympics figure skating pairs competition at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, on February 15.(AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo gave China their first ever Olympic figure skating title when they won gold in the pairs event in Vancouver while ending Russia's 50-year domination of the event.

China's economic rise has silver lining for Japan (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:14 PM PST

Weekend shoppers pass through Tokyo's Omote Sando shopping district. With the country's consumers keeping a tight hold on their purse strings, leaving the nation as reliant as ever on exports, big-spending Chinese tourists are a rare example of good news for the country's long-suffering retailers.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - China is on the verge of unseating Japan as the world's number two economy, but student Shi Minfei is one reason why Beijing's rapid growth is not all bad news for its deflation-hit neighbour.

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