2010年2月24日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Tibetans, Han ignore politics to build uneasy ties (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:14 PM PST

Reuters - Tibet's troubled politics may have grabbed headlines for decades, but the relationship between Tibetans and the dominant Han Chinese is far more complex and multifaceted than the bitter public arguments suggest.

Losing Google would hit Chinese science hard (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:03 AM PST

Reuters - More than three-quarters of scientists in China use the search engine Google as a primary research tool and say their work would be significantly hampered if they were to lose it, a survey showed on Wednesday.

China mulls defence industry subsidies: state media (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:09 AM PST

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recruits undergo weapon training at a camp in Hefei, east China's Anhui province in January 2010. China would give subsidies and preferred treatment to companies that manufacture products for national defence under a draft law now under review, state-run Xinhua news agency said Wednesday.(AFP/File)AFP - China would give subsidies and preferred treatment to companies that manufacture products for national defence under a draft law now under review, state-run Xinhua news agency said Wednesday.


China's Hu says tackling climate change 'urgent' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:05 AM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao, pictured in 2009, has said the country must urgently confront climate change and make it a central part of the government's development strategy, state media said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has said the country must urgently confront climate change and make it a central part of the government's development strategy, state media said Wednesday.


Israel to push China to support Iran sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:49 AM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to journalists after a news conference in Tehran February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer flew to China on Wednesday to urge Beijing to back tough sanctions against Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons project.


China's Hummer buy may take private equity route (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 03:40 AM PST

FILE - In this photo June 3, 2009 file photo, customers check Hummer vehicles in a parking lot of an auto market in Beijing, China. The planned purchase of General Motors Co.'s Hummer line by a heavy equipment maker appears stalled by Chinese regulators, but that hasn't stopped investors from setting up a fund to invest in the deal.   GM and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. extended the deadline for Hummer's sale until Feb. 28 pending approval by the Chinese government. With just days to go, there was no sign Wednesday, Feb.24, 2010,  of any movement on the deal at the Ministry of Commerce or two other agencies concerned.  (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)AP - The planned purchase of General Motors Co.'s Hummer brand by a Chinese heavy equipment maker appears stalled by regulators, but that hasn't stopped investors from setting up a fund to invest in the deal.


Google scraps China leg of Nexus One event (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:49 AM PST

Reuters - Google Inc has scrapped the China leg of a regional event to show software developers its first smartphone, the Nexus One, in Beijing, its second such move following its threatened pull-out from the country.

China's Tengzhong to address Hummer fate Sunday (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:53 PM PST

Chinese company Tengzhong has said it will divulge the fate of its bid to buy the iconic Hummer brand from General Motors this weekend.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - Chinese company Tengzhong said Wednesday it would divulge the fate of its bid to buy the iconic Hummer brand from General Motors this weekend.


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