2010年3月15日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Lawmakers press for action on China currency (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 03:18 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama faced growing congressional pressure on Monday to get tough with China over its currency practices, one day after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao brushed off accusations that Beijing was undervaluing its currency for an unfair trade advantage.

China TechFaith posts jump in 4Q profit (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 02:57 PM PDT

AP - Chinese cell phone designer China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. said Monday it tripled its fourth-quarter profit, helped by a jump in revenue and a rise in value of derivative securities on its books.

Sino-U.S. ties good despite some differences: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Reuters - The White House said on Monday that relations between the United States and China were in "good shape" but acknowledged some differences between the two countries.

US lawmakers attack China ahead of Nov. elections (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 10:14 AM PDT

AP - China is once again the country Congress loves to hate.

Google says China talks continue, but pullout signs grow (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Google said on Monday it remained in talks with the Chinese government about censorship of its Chinese-language search portal, despite mounting signs the company could soon shut the site.

China investigating zoo over dead tigers (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 06:09 AM PDT

A file photo of a Siberian tiger. Authorities are investigating a Chinese zoo where three dozen animals including 13 rare Siberian tigers died recently, amid charges it was harvesting their parts, state media said Monday.(AFP/DDP/File/Uwe Meinhold)AFP - Authorities are investigating a Chinese zoo where three dozen animals including 13 rare Siberian tigers died recently, amid charges it was harvesting their parts, state media said Monday.


Britain looks to China to pressure Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 05:22 AM PDT

Reuters - China and Britain agree on pressing Iran about its nuclear activities while seeking engagement, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday at the start of a visit to China that is likely to focus on the dispute.

Miliband says Security Council on same page on Iran (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 05:15 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband gestures as he delivers a speech in front of the nearly completed United Kingdom pavilion at the 2010 World Expo site in Shanghai. Miliband was in China, making a quick stop in Shanghai before heading to Beijing for talks likely to focus on Iran's nuclear programme.(AFP/Str)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on a visit to China Monday that the veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council were on the same page on how to tackle Iran.


China drug list seen boosting Western firms' sales (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 04:47 AM PDT

Bottles of Plavix shown on display at a pharmacy in North Aurora, Illinois July 24, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff HaynesReuters - Chinese plans to broaden the list of medicines eligible for a rebate from July will benefit Western drugmakers such as AstraZeneca and Sanofi-Aventis, according to Morgan Stanley analysts.


94 people in SW China found to have lead poisoning (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 03:50 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, March 14, 2010, 60-year-old Peng Wengao who has abnormally high blood lead level holds up a mask he use when he works for Zhongyi alloy company near Yujian town in Longchang county of southwestern China's Sichuan province. Chinese authorities have ordered the closure of the lead ingot factory in the country's southwest after 94 people, including 88 children, in nearby villages were found to have lead poisoning. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - At least 94 people living near a lead factory, most of them children, have tested positive for lead poisoning, state media said Monday, prompting authorities to order the closure of the plant. Hundreds more people are still waiting for test results.


China's BYD sees profit soar on strong auto sales (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 03:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2009 file photo, a visitor looks at vehicles at a BYD dealership in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province. BYD, the Chinese automaker with backing from billionaire Warren Buffett, says its net profit more than tripled last year as the company's F3 sedan topped the country's list of best-selling autos. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)AP - BYD, the Chinese automaker with backing from billionaire Warren Buffett, says its net profit more than tripled last year as the company's F3 sedan topped the country's list of best-selling autos.


Britain's Miliband visits China amid rancor (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 03:25 AM PDT

AP - Britain's foreign secretary is visiting China to lobby for further nuclear sanctions on Iran and will seek to smooth rancor with Beijing over climate change talks and the execution of a British drug smuggler thought to be mentally ill.

China arrests man who allegedly kept graft diary (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:27 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese government official has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes a month after a series of steamy diary entries he allegedly wrote appeared online describing casual sex, drinking parties and under-the-table payments.

Chinese automaker BYD plans massive expansion (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:06 AM PDT

The logo of Chinese car manufacturer BYD at an international motor show. The firm has said it had massive expansion plans this year and would consider building a plant in the United States, a day after announcing annual profits had tripled.(AFP/DDP/File/Sascha Schuermann)AFP - Chinese automaker BYD Co. said Monday it had massive expansion plans this year and would consider building a plant in the United States, a day after announcing annual profits had tripled.


China official arrested in sex diary scandal: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Han Feng, 53, was removed from his post as a tobacco bureau division chief in the southwestern Guangxi region and placed under arrest for allegedly accepting bribes totalling 482,000 yuan (71,000 dollars), the China Daily newspaper said.(AFP/Str)AFP - China has sacked and arrested an official who became an online sensation after his alleged diary detailing sexual high jinks and bribery was splashed across the Internet, state media reported Monday.


China to ramp up investment in restive Xinjiang (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:25 PM PDT

File photo of pedestrians walking past shops in a street in Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang region. China will sharply increase investment in Xinjiang in hopes that higher living standards for ethnic Uighurs in the restive region can quell long-standing unrest, state press said Monday.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China will sharply increase investment in Xinjiang in hopes that higher living standards for ethnic Uighurs in the restive region can quell long-standing unrest, state press said Monday.


Australia welcomes China report on failed Chinalco bid (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 06:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean on Monday welcomed a report that China had cleared Rio Tinto and the Australian government of blame for the collapse of a $19.5 billion tie-up between Chinalco.

Australia welcomes China report failed Chinalco deal (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 06:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia on Monday welcomed a report by China clearing Rio Tinto and the Australian government of blame for the collapse of a $19.5 billion tie-up between Chinalco and Rio Tinto last June.

China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 05:45 PM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao gestures during his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China sought Sunday to deflate rising pressure from the U.S. and other powers over Chinese economic policies and growing assertiveness in world affairs, with its prime minister promising cooperation to bolster the global recovery.


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