2010年3月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Rio Tinto trial to resume in China (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 06:18 PM PDT

Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese is seen leaving after a meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during the China Development Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 22. Albanese said that China's detention of four employees was of AFP - The diplomatically sensitive trial in China of an Australian executive with mining giant Rio Tinto was set to resume Tuesday, after opening with his admission that he had taken bribes.

Google reroutes China search, Beijing lashes back (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 06:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Google Inc closed its China-based search service and began redirecting Web searchers to an uncensored portal in Hong Kong, drawing harsh comments from Beijing that raised doubts about the company's future in the world's largest Internet market.

China's sandstorms blast Beijing with dust, sand (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:10 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Friday, March 19, 2010, a woman covers her mouth during a sandstorm that hit in Lanzhou in northwest China's Gansu province. China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - The dust works its way through keyholes and window frames, and smells like a filthy brew of dirt, smoke and metallic particles. The sky turns magenta and whole buildings disappear. Eyes tear up and throats get sore from coughing.

China media accuse Google of violating promises (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:46 PM PDT

AP - Reacting quickly to Google Inc.'s decision to stop censoring the Internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland, China is accusing the company of violating written promises.

Four Rio employees plead guilty on China bribes (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:52 PM PDT

Cars drive in to the Shanghai Number One Intermediate People's Court on the morning of Rio Tinto trail March 22, 2010. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Four Rio Tinto executives on trial in China, including Australian Stern Hu, pleaded guilty to taking bribes, while contesting the amounts, lawyers at the hearing said on Monday.

Google likely to announce China decision Monday: US (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:40 AM PDT

The Google logo on the rooftop of the Google China headoffice building in Beijing. Google announced Monday that it has stopped censoring its Chinese-language search engine Google.cn.(AFP/File)AFP - The United States said there were "strong indications" that US Internet giant Google would make an announcement later Monday on whether to remain in China after rows over censorship and hacking.

Rio Tinto exec admits to some bribery charges (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Tom Connor, Australia's Consul-General in Shanghai, center, speaks to journalists after the trial of an Australian citizen outside of the Shanghai's No. 1 People's Intermediate Court Monday, March 22, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian citizen Stern Hu and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining giant said his company was trying to resolve its troubles with China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto pleaded guilty Monday to taking bribes, lawyers and an Australian diplomat said, in an embarrassing case seen as part of a harsh new attitude toward foreign business in China.

China tells people to stay indoors during sandstorm (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:34 AM PDT

This combo shows photos of a clear day in Beijing (top) on March 17 before a sandstorm covered the capital city in yellow dust (bottom) on March 22. China warned people in northern areas of the country, including Beijing, to avoid going outside as a huge sandstorm continued to blanket cities in yellow dust.(AFP/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - China warned residents across a huge swathe of the country's north -- including the capital Beijing -- to avoid going outside Monday as a sandstorm blanketed the area in fine yellow dust.

CHINA: State Media Pushing for a Global Voice (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:12 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - BEIJING, Mar 22 2010 (IPS) - Expanded overseas bureaus, more Chinese and foreign-language editorial products reaching global audiences and now, a reformatting of the country’s most widely read English-language newspaper. These are signs of the expansion of China's state media, one that President Hu Jintao has described as an "increasingly fierce struggle in the domain of news and opinion".

US firms feel increasingly unwelcome in China (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:10 AM PDT

The American Chamber of Commerce in China asked 203 member companies if they felt unwelcome to participate and compete in China's market, with 38 percent saying they did, up from 26 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A growing number of American businesses feel unwelcome in China because of what they see as discriminatory government policies and inconsistent legal treatment, a survey released Monday said.

China pushes May meeting to ease strains with U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Reuters - A top-level meeting between China and the United States in May will be "very important" for defusing strains between the two big economies, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in conciliatory comments on Monday.

Beijing-bound Karzai seeks China help in peace push (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 06:03 AM PDT

Afghan police control the crowd during the celebration of the Afghan New Year (Nawruz) in Kabul, March 21, 2010. Afghanistan uses the Persian calendar, which runs from the vernal equinox. T REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will ask China to use its diplomatic clout to help rein in a growing insurgency when he arrives for a state visit on Tuesday, putting security concerns ahead of his economic wishlist.

More foreign firms feel unwelcome in China (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:45 AM PDT

AP - A growing number of foreign businesses in China feel shut out under new government policies promoting homegrown technology, according a survey released Monday.

Rio Tinto executive Hu pleads guilty in China trial (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:39 AM PDT

A police van arrives at the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court. An Australian executive with mining giant Rio Tinto has pleaded guilty to taking bribes at a politically-charged trial in Shanghai that has stoked concerns about doing business in China.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu pleaded guilty at a politically charged trial in Shanghai on Monday to taking bribes, a defence lawyer told AFP.

German exports to China up 7 pct in 2009 (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:58 AM PDT

AP - German data show that the country's exports to China rose by 7 percent last year despite an overall decline that saw it lose its status as the world's biggest exporter to the rising Asian power.

Rio Tinto exec Stern Hu to plead guilty: Dow Jones (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:09 AM PDT

A police van full of policemen arrives at the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court in Shanghai. Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and a Chinese fellow employee will plead guilty to bribe-taking at politically charged trial which opened Monday, a defence lawyer was quoted as saying.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Australian national Stern Hu and a Chinese fellow employee of Rio Tinto will plead guilty to bribe-taking at their trial in Shanghai, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday, quoting a defence lawyer.

Rio Tinto CEO says respectfully awaiting China trial outcome (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Rio Tinto Chief Executive Tom Albanese said he was respectfully awaiting the outcome of China's trial of four of the company's employees, which began on Monday.

Trial of Rio Tinto employees opens in Shanghai: court (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 06:50 PM PDT

Australian Consul-General Tom Connor declined to comment to reporters as he headed into the Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court but said he would speak to the media later.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The trial of four employees of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on charges of bribery and industrial espionage began in Shanghai on Monday, a court spokeswoman said.

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