2010年5月7日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Namibia judge sends China graft case to High Court (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2010 12:45 PM PDT

The case of a Chinese national and two Namibians accused of graft worth millions of dollars involving Nuctech, a firm linked to the son of China's President Hu Jintao was referred to the high court Friday.(Nuctech)AFP - The case of a Chinese national and two Namibians accused of graft worth millions of dollars involving a firm linked to the son of China's President Hu Jintao was referred to the high court Friday.


At least 58 killed in southern China storms (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2010 07:31 AM PDT

A villager tries to salvage his belongings after his home was damaged in a tornado in Chongqing. The death toll from fierce storms and torrential rains that ravaged southern China this week has risen to at least 58 people with tens of thousands left homeless.(AFP)AFP - The death toll from fierce storms and torrential rains that ravaged southern China this week has risen to at least 58 people with tens of thousands left homeless, state media reported on Friday.


Chinese efforts have 'cooled property market' (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2010 04:03 AM PDT

Newly-built apartment buildings in Beijing. A top Chinese official said recent measures to rein in soaring property prices have been effective in stabilising the real estate market.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's recent measures to rein in soaring property prices had been effective in stabilising the real estate market, a top housing official said on Friday during a rare online chat with Internet users.


China's embrace of North Korea's Kim irks neighbors (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 03:52 AM PDT

A North Korean soldier at the border town which separates the Korean peninsula in Panmunjom. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has vowed during a visit to China this week to try to revive stalled nuclear disarmament talks, Beijing media said in its first confirmation of the secretive trip.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)Reuters - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il won a warm embrace from China on a visit this week that prompted an icy response from other regional powers who had hoped Beijing would help tame the isolated state.


China think tank calls for flexible yuan (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:21 PM PDT

The shadow of a visitor falls across a projected 100 Yuan note at an art gallery in Beijing. An influential Chinese government think tank has urged policymakers to adopt a more flexible exchange rate and predicted the growth in the world's number three economy would slow in the second quarter.(AFP/File/Franko Lee)AFP - An influential Chinese government think tank has urged policymakers to adopt a more flexible exchange rate and predicted the growth in the world's number three economy would slow in the second quarter.


Kim vows to work to revive N.Korea nuclear talks: Xinhua (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2010 12:52 PM PDT

A TV grab from CCTV shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (L) shaking hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting in Beijing. Kim has vowed to try to revive stalled nuclear disarmament talks, Beijing media said in its first confirmation of the secretive trip.(AFP/CCTV)AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il vowed during a visit to China this week to try to revive stalled nuclear disarmament talks, Beijing media said Friday in a first confirmation of the secretive trip.


N.Korea's Kim: committed to denuclearisation (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:33 PM PDT

The North Korean flag flies over its embassy in Beijing on May 6. Kim Jong-Il has told Chinese President Hu Jintao in talks this week in Beijing that he remained committed to ending his country's nuclear drive, Chinese state media has said.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il told Chinese President Hu Jintao in talks this week in Beijing that he remained committed to ending his country's nuclear drive, Chinese state media said Friday.


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