2010年4月14日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Quake in western China kills 589, buries more (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:14 PM PDT

Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Yushu county in western China's Qinghai province on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A series of strong earthquakes struck a far western Tibetan area of China on Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10,000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, trapping many more, officials said. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Soldiers and civilians used shovels and their bare hands to dig through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan region of China on Wednesday, killing at least 589 people and injuring more than 10,000.


U.S. business group welcomes China move on investment (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:42 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. business group on Wednesday said it welcomed China's plans to ease restrictions on foreign investment, in a sign that tensions over currency have not blocked progress on all other trade issues.

Chinese president arrives in Brazil for BRIC summit (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:23 PM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao, pictured on April 12, arrived in Brazil late Wednesday to participate in bilateral meetings with the leaders of other emerging economies and a BRIC summit on Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Brazil late Wednesday to participate in bilateral meetings with the leaders of other emerging economies and a BRIC summit on Friday.


China's economy grew 11.9 percent in first quarter: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Reuters - China's economy grew about 11.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, topping expectations and the fastest annual pace in nearly three years, according to two market sources.

China's GDP up about 11.9 percent year over year: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:49 AM PDT

Reuters - China's economy grew about 11.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, topping expectations and expanding at the fastest annual pace in nearly three years, according to two market sources.

Chinese official sentenced to death in mafia trial (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 04:59 AM PDT

Chinese police stand guard outside the court prior to the verdict on the trial of Wen Qiang in China's Chongqing municipality. Wen was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of sheltering criminal gangs in the southwestern city of Chongqing.(AFP/Str)AFP - A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced to death a former top police and judicial official convicted of sheltering criminal gangs who ran rampant for years in the southwestern city of Chongqing.


Former China police chief gets death in gang case (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 04:42 AM PDT

AP - A former Chinese police chief was sentenced to death Wednesday, state media said, in a sprawling gangland corruption case that has riveted the country.

China official sentenced to death in mafia trial (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:29 AM PDT

Chinese police stand guard outside the court prior to the verdict on the trial of Wen Qiang in China's Chongqing municipality. Wen was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of sheltering criminal gangs in the southwestern city of Chongqing.(AFP/Str)AFP - A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced to death a former top police and judicial official who was accused of sheltering criminal gangs in the southwestern city of Chongqing, a court official said.


Two men arrested in China snake attack (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:59 PM PDT

AP - Police say in southern China say they have arrested two brothers suspected of releasing poisonous snakes to seek revenge in a dispute with a local leader.
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