2010年3月10日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Just One Hitch in Choosing China's First Women Astronauts (SPACE.com)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 04:15 PM PST

SPACE.com - China has selected two military air transport pilots as its first female astronauts, the country's state media reported Wednesday. The only hitch? The women had to be hitched – as in married – to make the cut.

China's troublemakers bond over 'drinking tea' (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 09:48 AM PST

In this picture taken March. 3, 2010 show Chinese protesters are escorted away by Police official after trying to approach the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Police have long tried to shush and isolate potential activists, usually starting with a low-key meeting, a warning and perhaps a drink or a meal. But now the country's troublemakers are openly blogging and Tweeting their stories about 'drinking tea' with the cops and bonding like never before. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Like the United States, China is having its own tea party movement, but this one has a very different agenda.

China editor says punished over bold editorial (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 09:12 AM PST

A man reads the news at a stall in Shanghai in 2009. A Chinese editor involved in authoring an unusually bold editorial that demanded reform of a controversial household registration system says he and others have suffered retaliation.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - A Chinese editor involved in authoring an unusually bold editorial that demanded reform of a controversial household registration system says he and others have suffered retaliation.

China chooses first women astronauts (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:57 AM PST

China's Shenzhou VI manned mission into space carrying two astronauts, lifts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, in China's Gansu province in 2005. China has selected its first two women astronauts to serve on a team that will undertake future missions launched by the nation's burgeoning space programme, state media reported Wednesday.(AFP/Xinhua/File)AFP - China has selected its first two women astronauts to serve on a team that will undertake future missions launched by the nation's burgeoning space programme, state media reported Wednesday.

China environment worsening, may miss energy goals (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:26 AM PST

Smoke billows from several chimneys at a factory in Jilin in northern China. China's environment is AFP - China's environment is "still deteriorating", a senior official said Wednesday, as the booming nation burnt record amounts of coal and lagged behind in meeting its energy-saving goals.

High stakes in China's big dig (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:22 AM PST

Labourers work at the construction site of a metro in Shenyang, Liaoning province March 10, 2010. When exports collapsed last year due to the global financial crisis, China unleashed an infrastructure investment frenzy to make up the shortfall. More than 30 cities from Shenyang in the north to Guangzhou in the south are building or expanding metro systems. REUTERS/Sheng LiReuters - In a tunnel deep beneath Shenyang's busy streets, Lu Ze flicked a switch and a lone light bulb revealed a cluttered concrete floor.

UN expert concerned about missing Chinese lawyer (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 07:51 AM PST

AP - A U.N. torture investigator said Wednesday he is very concerned about the fate of missing Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng and believes he has been severely tortured.

China Mobile buys 20% stake in mainland bank (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 07:26 AM PST

Phone giant China Mobile said Wednesday it will pay about 5.8 billion US dollars for a 20 percent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank as part of its bid to enter the wireless banking market.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Phone giant China Mobile said Wednesday it will pay about 5.8 billion US dollars for a 20 percent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank as part of its bid to enter the wireless banking market.

'Little hope' of resolving Tibet issue: Dalai Lama (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 07:14 AM PST

Tibetan protestors chant anti-Chinese slogans as they stage a protest march at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising. The Dalai Lama has admitted there is AFP - The Dalai Lama admitted on Wednesday there was "little hope" of the current Chinese government compromising on the issue of Tibet, after years of vain attempts to win autonomy for his homeland.

China February exports jump 45.7 percent (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 06:24 AM PST

In this photo taken Friday, March 5, 2010, a truck runs at Yangshan deep-water port in Shanghai, China. China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise. Exports were up 45.7 percent in February over a year earlier, the Chinese customs agency reported Wednesday, beating analysts' forecasts of 35 to 40 percent growth. Imports surged 44.7 percent, the agency said, reflecting growing demand in China as it emerges from the global crisis. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise.

China tells US to do more on climate change (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:39 AM PST

In this photo taken March 8, 2010, a view of Waigaoqiao No. 3 power station in Shanghai, China. China told the United States on Wednesday to make stronger commitments on climate change and provide environmental expertise and financing to developing nations. China, the world's largest emitter of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, has said it will cut its 'carbon intensity' — a measure of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of production — by 40 percent to 45 percent by 2020, compared with 2005 levels. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China told the United States on Wednesday to make stronger commitments on climate change and provide environmental expertise and financing to developing nations.

China exports growth extends into February (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 02:48 AM PST

Workers assemble phone handsets at a factory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. The country's trade surplus reached 7.61 billion dollars in February, customs authorities said Wednesday.(AFP/File)AFP - China said Wednesday its exports soared for the third straight month in February and at their fastest pace in three years, which analysts said could leave Beijing more open to a stronger yuan.

Strong China trade data point to rise in yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 01:41 AM PST

Employees count yuan banknotes at a branch of Bank of China in Changzhi, Shanxi province February 24, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Chinese exports and imports grew faster than expected in February, underlining the momentum behind the world's third-largest economy and reinforcing the case for a rise in the yuan.

Petition filed at UN over missing Chinese lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 01:04 AM PST

Protestors call for the release of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng during a rally in Hong Kong. A global team of prominent lawyers has petitioned the United Nations to condemn the detention of the high-profile legal activist as a violation of international law.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - A global team of prominent lawyers has petitioned the United Nations to condemn the detention of high-profile Chinese legal activist Gao Zhisheng as a violation of international law.

China plans new trade office as global disputes grow: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:25 AM PST

Reuters - China is setting up a new agency to help streamline its trade negotiating bureaucracy as the world's third-largest economy faces a growing number of commercial disputes.

Tibet security tight for anniversary: residents (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:15 AM PST

Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol past the Potala Palace in Lhasa in Tibet. China has beefed up security in the Tibetan capital as the region marks the sensitive anniversaries of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule and bloody 2008 riots, residents have said.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China has beefed up security in Tibet's capital as the region marks the sensitive anniversaries of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule and bloody 2008 riots, residents said Wednesday.

China's Geely secures financing to buy Volvo: report (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 11:40 PM PST

Visitors look at a car at a Geely flagship store in Hefei, Anhui province February 5, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The parent of China's Geely Automobile (0175.HK) has secured financing to buy Ford-owned Volvo cars for about 15 billion Swedish crowns ($2.10 billion), a Swedish business daily reported on Wednesday.

China World Cup mascot factory defends itself (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PST

Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, poses for a photo. A Chinese factory ordered to stop producing the World Cup mascots has defended itself against allegations of sweatshop conditions.(AFP/DDP/File/Lennart Preiss)AFP - A Chinese factory ordered to stop producing mascots for the World Cup due to allegations of sweatshop conditions defended itself Wednesday, saying its facilities were among the best in China.

Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:45 PM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, March 4, 2010, a scavenger searches for metal material to sell at a demolished traditional houses where new apartment will be built in Shanghai, China. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting home purchases out of reach for white collar workers and professionals. Young Chinese are finding their aspirations thwarted by an overheated property market that is enriching already wealthy speculators, local officials and other Communist Party allies. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting home purchases out of reach for white collar workers and professionals.

China to boost food safety measures after scandal (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:21 PM PST

AP - China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the country's countless small farms, an agriculture official said Wednesday.

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