2010年5月24日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China, US to wrap up key talks on economy, N.Korea (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 02:16 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks about the situation on the Korean peninsula during a press conference in Beijing. The United States and China were to wrap up key talks Tuesday aimed at smoothing out differences on currency and trade issues, as Washington hopes to persuade Beijing to get tough on North Korea.(AFP/Pool/Saul Loeb)AFP - The United States and China were to wrap up key talks Tuesday aimed at smoothing out differences on currency and trade issues, as Washington hopes to persuade Beijing to get tough on North Korea.

China taking tough line as dialogue with US begins (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, third right, stands alongside U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, second left, during a family photo with U.S. and Chinese officials at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday May 24, 2010, during the start of the second round of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue. (AP Photo/Saul LOEB, Pool)AP - China showed its growing assertiveness Monday as it launched high-level talks with Washington, saying it will carry out currency reform at its own pace and calling for an end to U.S. curbs on high-tech exports.

Youngest Everest climber wants others to 'go big' (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 09:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo provided by the Romero family, Jordan Romero, 13, Jordan Romero poses at the Carstensz Pyramid summit, Oceania's highest peak at 16,024 feet, making Jordan the youngest person to summit. Romero, a 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. A spokesman for Romero says the boy's team called by satellite phone from the summit of the world's highest peak on Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Romero family, File) ** NO SALES **AP - For Jordan Romero, the 13-year-old American who became the youngest climber to summit Mount Everest, it all began with the desire to dream big.

Japan court rejects China poison victims' claim (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 07:08 AM PDT

AP - A Tokyo court rejected compensation claims Monday by a group of Chinese plaintiffs over the death and the sickening of 44 people after construction workers broke open several barrels of World War II poison gas abandoned by Japanese troops.

Marriott plans to double presence in China by 2015 (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 04:28 AM PDT

AP - Marriott International Inc. said Monday it plans to double the number of hotels it runs in China in about five years.

GM China joint venture to boost capacity 50% by 2012 (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:44 AM PDT

The Chevrolet Spark on display at a previous auto show in Detroit. The small hatchback is currently the only passenger vehicle made by SAIC-GM-Wuling, which now focuses on Wuling-branded vans and pick-up trucks.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - General Motors' main Chinese commercial vehicle joint venture said Monday it would raise its production capacity by nearly 50 percent to 1.31 million units by the second half of 2012.

Hu says China to hold firm on yuan policy (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:56 PM PDT

A Bank of China employee counts five-yuan bank notes in Beijing. Critics of China's currency policy say it keeps the yuan artificially low to make its exports cheaper and more attractive than those of its trading rivals.(AFP/File/Frederic Brown)AFP - China will adjust its exchange rate policy at its own pace, President Hu Jintao said Monday at the start of talks with the United States over the Chinese currency and other sensitive trade issues.

Buses collide, killing 10 in China (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 08:57 PM PDT

AP - A head-on collision between two buses in southern China killed 10 people and injured an additional 43 early Monday in the second major bus accident in two days.

Clinton: US, China must act together on NKorea (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 08:39 PM PDT

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, third right, stands alongside U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, second left, during a family photo with U.S. and Chinese officials at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday May 24, 2010, during the start of the second round of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue. (AP Photo/Saul LOEB, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged China on Monday to work with the United States to coordinate a response to the sinking of a South Korean warship, which has been blamed on North Korea.

China state planner takes cautious stance toward tightening (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 08:04 PM PDT

Reuters - China should be particularly cautious in introducing new tightening measures, as the global and domestic economies still face uncertainties, a state planning official said on Monday.

China says U.S.-China talks to promote global growth (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:58 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said the goal of U.S.-China talks that got under way in Beijing on Monday is to promote strong, sustainable global growth.

Geithner says sees global economy improving (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:51 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2nd L) speaks next to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during the opening ceremony of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Frederic J. Brown/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)Reuters - The global economy has been strengthening faster than expected, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday during talks with China in Beijing.

China, US open high-level talks in Beijing (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:44 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, greets dignitaries upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport. The US and China on Monday opened two days of high-level talks due to cover a wide range of issues including tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship, blamed on Pyongyang.(AFP/Pool/Saul Loeb)AFP - The United States and China on Monday opened two days of high-level talks due to cover a wide range of issues including tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship, blamed on Pyongyang.

Geithner urges U.S., China cooperation on freer trade (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:39 PM PDT

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday the United States and China need to work together to reduce trade barriers and develop a more balanced global economy.

China urges the U.S. to lift export restrictions (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:26 PM PDT

Reuters - China urged the United States to lift restrictions on exports to China as early as possible, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said ahead of talks between the two countries in Beijing.

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