2010年4月22日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Murphy edges past Greene, faces China's Ding (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Shaun Murphy, pictured in 2009, the 2005 winner, was living dangerously at the World Snooker Championship here Thursday before sealing a 10-7 win over Gerard Greene and a place in the second round.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Shaun Murphy, the 2005 winner, was living dangerously at the World Snooker Championship here Thursday before sealing a 10-7 win over Gerard Greene and a place in the second round.


Automakers showcase new models at Beijing show (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:14 AM PDT

Security workers guard Aston Martin cars to be shown at the Beijing auto show in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Automakers plan to unveil dozens of new models at the Beijing auto show this weekend as foreign producers look to surging China to drive slack global sales and local brands try to raise their profile following Geely's purchase of Volvo. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Daimler AG unveiled its new ultra-luxury Maybach sedan Thursday as automakers began a flurry of new vehicle launches at the Beijing auto show in a scramble for China's fast-growing market amid slack sales elsewhere.


China tycoon goes on trial for graft (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 06:23 AM PDT

Huang Guangyu, the former head of a top appliance chain who was once China's richest person, is seen here in 2006. Huang has gone on trial nearly two years after being detained on charges of insider trading and bribery.(AFP/File/AFP)AFP - The former head of a top appliance chain who was once China's richest person went on trial Thursday nearly two years after being detained on charges of insider trading and bribery.


Snow the latest challenge in China quake recovery (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:52 AM PDT

Tibetan monks talk before attending a mass prayer for earthquake victims in the quake-hit Gyegu town of Yushu county, Qinghai province April 22, 2010. The official death toll from the magnitude 6.9 quake that shook a remote, mountainous corner of Qinghai province last Wednesday has reached 2,183, with 84 people still missing, the official Xinhua news agency said. REUTERS/Kevin Zhao (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER RELIGION) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINAAP - Homeless earthquake survivors huddled in thin tents against strong winds Thursday while traffic slowed on ice- and snow-slicked roads, the latest challenges to recovery in mountainous far western China.


US, China announce anti-dumping steps (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:34 AM PDT

AP - The United States and China have announced new anti-dumping steps against each other over aluminum, nylon and optical fiber, possibly reviving strains over trade and currency that had eased in recent weeks.

China military paper spells out nuclear arms stance (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:38 PM PDT

Reuters - China must have a limited nuclear "second strike" force to deter foes from threatening it with atomic weapons, the nation's main military newspaper said on Thursday, in a rare account of Beijing's nuclear strategy.

Gales and snow hit China's quake zone (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:58 PM PDT

Trucks transport relief supplies in Jiegu, Yushu county. Fierce winds and heavy snow hit the quake zone on Thursday, state media said, complicating relief work and bringing more misery to survivors camped outside after their homes collapsed.(AFP/File)AFP - Fierce winds and heavy snow hit China's quake zone on Thursday, state media said, complicating relief work and bringing more misery to survivors camped outside after their homes collapsed.


China must end property bubble, even if painful: report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:31 PM PDT

Reuters - China must tackle its property bubble for the sake of economic health and social stability, even if the market feels some short-term pain in the process, an official financial newspaper said on Thursday.
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