2010年5月6日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


North Korea confirms Kim's visit to China (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:49 PM PDT

Chinese people watche a heavily guarded vehicle which is believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Ill, driving into the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, Thursday, May 6, 2010. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il met with Chinese president and was expected to meet with the premier Thursday for talks aimed at securing economic aid in exchange for his country's return to international nuclear negotiations, reports said. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - North Korea's state news agency has confirmed that secretive leader Kim Jong Il made a five-day trip to China.


N.Korea's Kim says ready to rejoin nuclear talks: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:43 AM PDT

A screen grab from NHK shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il (C) at a hotel in Dalian, China on May 3, 2010. Kim has told President Hu Jintao on a rare trip to China he is ready to return to stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations, a media report said Thursday.(AFP/NHK)AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il told President Hu Jintao during his secretive trip to China that he is ready to return to stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations, a media report said Thursday.


African, Chinese interests in step: Meles (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Reuters - China's interest in investing in Africa makes sense for both partners and should transform economies long reliant on commodity exports, Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday.

Einstein's E=mc2 on display at Shanghai Expo (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:04 AM PDT

An employee prepares an exhibition showcasing the original manuscript of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity at the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem in March 2010. Two pages of the original manuscript of Albert Einstein's famed AFP - Two pages of the original manuscript of Albert Einstein's famed "General Theory of Relativity" were unveiled Thursday at Shanghai's World Expo, state media reported.


At least 39 dead as tornado, storms hit southern China (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 08:50 AM PDT

A villager tries to salvage his belongings after his home was damaged in a tornado in Chongqing. At least 39 people were killed after a tornado, hail storms, gale-force winds and torrential rains hit southern China, damaging thousands of homes and destroying crops.(AFP)AFP - At least 39 people were killed after a tornado, hail storms, gale-force winds and torrential rains hit southern China, damaging thousands of homes and destroying crops.


29 dead after tornado, storm in southwestern China (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Map locating Chongqing in China where a tornado has left 23 people dead and more than 160 injured Thursday.(AFP/Graphic)AP - A tornado and strong winds swept through southwestern China early Thursday, killing at least 29 people and injuring nearly 200, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.


McDonald's aims to expands franchise trial in China (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:25 AM PDT

Reuters - McDonald's Corp , the world's biggest fast-food chain operator, is looking for new franchise partners in China, expanding a six-year-old trial program in its fastest growing market, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.

One baby with syphilis born every hour in China: study (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:06 AM PDT

One child was born with syphilis every hour in China in 2008, researchers said Thursday, as new money from the country's growing economy fuels the world's fastest-growing epidemic of the disease.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - One child was born with syphilis every hour in China in 2008, researchers said Thursday, as new money from the country's growing economy fuels the world's fastest-growing epidemic of the disease.


Peugeot, China's Changan sign joint venture deal (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:54 PM PDT

The logo of French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is seen in Paris. The firm has said it will soon issue a statement on its long-awaited joint venture with Chinese auto maker Changan Automotive Group amid reports the two have signed the deal.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - France's PSA Peugeot Citroen and China's Changan Automotive Group said Thursday they had signed an initial agreement to set up a joint venture to produce vehicles in the world's top auto market.


Police detain 2 in separate threats on children (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:35 PM PDT

AP - Police said Thursday they have detained two men suspected of threatening children following a wave of attacks at schools in China that prompted orders for police and security guards to watch over students as they enter and leave schools.

1 Chinese baby born with syphilis every hour (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:28 PM PDT

AP - Every hour a baby is born in China with syphilis, as the world's fastest-growing epidemic of the disease is fueled by men with new money from the nation's booming economy, researchers say.
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