2010年4月3日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


U.S. delays China yuan ruling ahead of Hu visit (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT

Employees deal with U.S. dollar and Renminbi yuan banknotes at a branch of Huaxia Bank in Shenyang, Liaoning province April 1, 2010. REUTERS/Sheng LiReuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday he was delaying an April 15 report on whether China manipulates its currency but pledged to press for a more flexible Chinese currency policy.


US delaying currencies report amid China dispute (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration is delaying a report to Congress on currency policies amid calls from some lawmakers that it should cite China as a currency manipulator harmful to the U.S. economy.

Oil spill pollutes tributary of China's Yellow River (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Water quality monitors detect traces of diesel in the Yellow River in January 2010. A tributary of China's Yellow River has been polluted by an oil spill, state-run media reported Saturday, in the latest environmental accident to threaten the nation's drinking water.(AFP/File)AFP - A tributary of China's Yellow River has been polluted by an oil spill, state-run media reported Saturday, in the latest environmental accident to threaten the nation's drinking water.


No signs of life as rescuers enter China flooded mine (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:54 AM PDT

Paramilitary police stand guard at the entrance to the Wangjialing coal mine near Xiangning in northern China's Shanxi province. A group of rescuers has entered the flooded mine where 153 workers have been trapped for six days, state media reported Saturday.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - A group of rescuers Saturday entered a flooded mine shaft in China where 153 workers have been trapped for six days but had so far failed to detect any signs of life, state media reported.


Two jailed Chinese Rio Tinto staff to appeal: lawyers (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:42 AM PDT

An employee of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto walks past a sign at the firm's Shanghai office. Two of the company's Chinese employees jailed for stealing trade secrets and pocketing millions in bribes have decided to appeal, their lawyers have said.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Two Chinese Rio Tinto employees jailed for stealing trade secrets and pocketing millions in bribes have decided to appeal, their lawyers said on Saturday.


Japan asks China for 'appropriate decision' on yuan (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT

Japan's finance minister on Saturday asked China to make an AFP - Japan's finance minister on Saturday asked China to make an "appropriate decision" on its foreign exchange policy but stopped short of telling it what to do.


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