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Yahoo! News: World - China

China's Hu to attend nuclear summit in Washington (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:15 PM PDT

File -- In a June 29, 2007 file photo China's President Hu Jintao smiles after arrival to Hong Kong airport. Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend a summit on nuclear security in the United States this month, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday, April 1, 2010, signaling an easing of strained relations between the countries. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung/file)AP - China's president will attend a nuclear security summit in Washington this month, signaling a fresh start between the superpowers amid a chill in relations over Beijing's unhappiness with U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting with the Dalai Lama.

China insists Iran nuclear crisis needs 'peaceful' answer (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:10 PM PDT

China on Thursday took a more prominent role in efforts to contain Iran's nuclear drive and announced President Hu Jintao, pictured in 2009, would attend a major anti-proliferation summit in Washington this month.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - China on Thursday took a more prominent role in efforts to contain Iran's nuclear drive and announced President Hu Jintao would attend a major anti-proliferation summit in Washington this month.

US pleased China will attend nuclear talks (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:31 PM PDT

China said Thursday that President Hu Jintao, pictured in 2009, would attend an international summit on nuclear security in the United States later this month, as both sides strive to ease months of tension.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - The White House Thursday welcomed the news that Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend an international summit on nuclear security hosted by the United States later this month.

White House welcomes China move on Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Reuters - The White House said on Thursday China's agreement to take part in serious negotiations with Western powers over new sanctions on Iran was an "important step" and it expected the international community would be able to put pressure on Iran this spring.

China, N.Korea plan Yalu hydropower dams: reports (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:34 AM PDT

A Chinese Navy patrol boat is seen on the Yalu River which separates China and North Korea in Dandong in northeast China's Liaoning province in 2009. China and North Korea will build two hydro-electric dams on the Yalu River that marks their border, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China and North Korea will build two hydro-electric dams on the Yalu River that marks their border, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

Bolivia, China team up on communications satellite (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales signed an agreement on Thursday that paves the way for the acquisition of a $300 million Chinese telecommunications satellite, the latest sign of deepening ties between the resource rich Andean country and commodity-hungry China.

China says Hu to attend nuclear security summit in US (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:15 AM PDT

China said Thursday that President Hu Jintao, pictured in 2009, would attend an international summit on nuclear security in the United States later this month, as both sides strive to ease months of tension.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - China said Thursday that President Hu Jintao would attend an international summit on nuclear security in the United States later this month, as both sides strive to ease months of tension.

China steps up rescue efforts at flooded mine (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Rescuers take a break at the Wangjialing mine in Xiangning county, northern China's Shanxi province. Authorities in north China on Thursday stepped up efforts to reach 153 workers trapped for four days in a flooded coal mine, an accident blamed on lax safety standards.(AFP/File)AFP - Authorities in north China on Thursday stepped up efforts to reach 153 workers trapped for four days in a flooded coal mine, an accident blamed on lax safety standards.

China says not to blame for shrivelling Mekong river (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:59 AM PDT

People capture the view while cruising down the Mekong River (or Lancang River in China) to Guanlei in 2005. China is moving to head off criticism of its proliferating dams ahead of a Mekong river summit, with a top official quoted Thursday saying they were not to blame for the waterway's record-low levels.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China is moving to head off criticism of its proliferating dams ahead of a Mekong river summit, with a top official quoted Thursday saying they were not to blame for the waterway's record-low levels.

12 dead, 32 trapped in latest China mine disaster (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Rescue workers walk near the entrance into the coal shaft of the Wangjialing Coal Mine to search for missing miners after water flooded the coal mine shaft in Xiangning township in Shanxi province, about 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of Beijing, Wednesday March 31, 2010. Four days after a flood trapped 153 miners in a coal mine, rescue officials in northern China held out hope that some of those stuck underground could be alive even though no contact had been made. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - A gas explosion at a mine in central China killed 12 workers and trapped 32 underground, state media said Thursday, the second major mine disaster in the country this week.

U.S. sees China progress on Iran sanctions drive (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Technicians prepare to wash the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, south of Tehran. China on Thursday took a more prominent role in efforts to contain Iran's nuclear drive and announced President Hu Jintao would attend a major anti-proliferation summit in Washington this month.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)Reuters - The United States on Thursday welcomed China's decision to join talks on imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program and said President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington this month could set the stage for tougher action on Tehran.

China won't confirm it's ready for Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi before a meeting at Foreign Ministry in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Jalili arrived Thursday for talks with Chinese officials, just after Beijing appeared to drop its opposition to possible new U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its uranium enrichment program. (AP Photo/Cathleen Chang)AP - China on Thursday would not confirm U.S. reports that it had dropped its opposition to possible new U.N. sanctions against Iran, as Tehran's top nuclear negotiator met with senior officials in Beijing.

Brewer Tsingtao rejects pollution report as 'outdated' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Hong Kong should force publicly listed companies to disclose environmental violations in their operations in China, a report said. Brewer Tsingtao on Thursday dismissed accusations that it violates Chinese pollution regulations, saying it had invested heavily to reduce its environmental footprint.(AFP/File/Chai Hin Goh)AFP - Brewer Tsingtao on Thursday dismissed accusations that it violates Chinese pollution regulations, saying it had invested heavily to reduce its environmental footprint.

Ford unit sales jump 84 percent in 1st quarter (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:53 AM PDT

AP - Ford Motor says sales in China by the company and its local partners jumped 84 percent in the first quarter, fueled by higher demand for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

China ready for Iran UN sanctions talks: US (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:08 AM PDT

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, is in China. China has taken a more prominent role in efforts to contain Iran's nuclear drive, with President Hu Jintao saying he will go to a major anti-proliferation summit in Washington this month.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - The United States heralded progress in bringing China to the table on Iran sanctions as Beijing on Thursday announced President Hu Jintao will go to Washington this month for a nuclear security summit.

Smurfs, Bollywood to give Shanghai Expo star power (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:00 AM PDT

People walk past a Smurf character during the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2007. The Smurfs, Bollywood stars, tenor Andrea Bocelli and the acrobats of Cirque du Soleil are part of a colourful diplomatic offensive to win Chinese hearts at the Shanghai World Expo which begins on May 1.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - The Smurfs, the Little Mermaid, Bollywood stars, tenor Andrea Bocelli and the acrobats of Cirque du Soleil are part of a colourful diplomatic offensive to win Chinese hearts at this year's World Expo.

China, Taiwan move closer to trade pact by June (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:50 AM PDT

Reuters - China and Taiwan moved closer to signing a landmark free trade-style deal by mid-year that would give a boost to $109 billion in annual trade between the once bitter political rivals.

China's BAIC wants to invest in Saab: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:09 AM PDT

China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. wants to invest in Saab after it failed to buy the Swedish car company.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. wants to invest in Saab after it failed to buy the Swedish car company, BAIC's chief said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday.

Chinese President Hu to attend Washington nuclear meet (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:06 AM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao in Zagreb on June 20, 2009. Hu Jintao will attend a multi-nation summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, ending uncertainty about whether he would attend. REUTERS/Nikola Solic/FilesReuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend a summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding to signs that tensions between the two nations are ebbing.

China drought leaves 24 million short of drinking water (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:02 AM PDT

A peasant farmer walks up a dusty track with spares for his broken-down tractor in Qixingcun in drought stricken Yunnan province in southwest China on March 24, 2010. In normally temperate Yunnan province the lack of significant rainfall since last September has turned vast areas into a parched environmental disaster zone of dwindling reservoirs and weakened rivers.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - China said Wednesday that more than 24 million people were short of drinking water because of a crippling drought, the worst to hit the country in a century.

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