2010年6月15日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


US wants China to clarify Pakistan atomic reactor deal (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Birds sit on a replica of Chaghi mountain where Pakistan held it's first nuclear explosive tests, in Islamabad. The United States said Tuesday it had sought clarification from China on the sale of two civilian nuclear reactors to Pakistan, saying the deal must be approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group.(AFP/File/Farooq Naeem)AFP - The United States said Tuesday it had sought clarification from China on the sale of two civilian nuclear reactors to Pakistan, saying the deal must be approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group.


US companies slam China's innovation policies (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 01:24 PM PDT

AP - U.S. business groups on Tuesday criticized China's government for recent proposals that could discriminate against U.S. software, computer and clean energy companies.

China's US govt debt holdings hit 2010 high: Treasury (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 11:33 AM PDT

The Washington Monument can be seen past the US Treasury Department building in Washington, DC. China's holdings of US debt climbed to the highest level this year, the US Treasury said Tuesday even as Beijing stepped up attacks on the United States for its burgeoning debt.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - China's holdings of US debt climbed to the highest level this year, the US Treasury said Tuesday even as Beijing stepped up attacks on the United States for its burgeoning debt.


Labor updating petition on China workers' rights (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Workers react as they stand by a fence during a strike at a Honda Motor vehicle manufacturing plant in Zhongshan, Guangdong province June 10,2010. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuReuters - Amid reports of increased unrest among workers in China, the largest U.S. labor group is considering asking President Barack Obama's administration to investigate whether China gains an unfair trade advantage by denying workers' rights, a top union official said on Monday.


Greece signs commercial agreements with China (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:14 AM PDT

AP - Greek and Chinese companies signed 14 commercial deals, including for the construction of cargo ships and the export of olive oil, during a visit by Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang, officials said Tuesday.

Hong Kong: Small leakage at Chinese nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:14 AM PDT

AP - A nuclear power plant in southern China that supplies electricity to Hong Kong suffered a small radiation leak last month that was contained, the government said Tuesday.

China eyes milk test after melamine deaths scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Researchers in China, where at least six children died in a tainted milk scandal in 2008, have identified seven stable molecules in cow's milk that they hope to use to create a test to identify tainted dairy products.

Honda strike over, China PM sounds worker alarm (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 01:07 AM PDT

The Honda Lock factory in the southern province of Guangdong was one of a string of factories in China -- and the third in the Honda family -- hit by a wave of industrial unrest in the so-called AFP - Striking workers at a Honda factory in China resumed their duties Tuesday as Premier Wen Jiabao called for better treatment of migrant workers, highlighting growing concern over a wave of labour unrest.


Dozens dead, missing in China landslides (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 12:23 AM PDT

Landslides triggered by heavy rain have left at least 24 people dead and another 23 people missing in southern China, state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Landslides triggered by heavy rain have left at least 24 people dead and another 23 people missing in southern China, state media reported Tuesday.


China orders police to resolve conflicts early (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 11:59 PM PDT

AP - China has ordered police to identify and resolve conflicts before they boil over as part of a "strike hard" campaign aimed at social tensions blamed for a recent wave of violent crime.

Honda Lock says Chinese strikers return to work (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 09:26 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday June 9, 2010, workers walk in a group at the Foshan Fengfu Autoparts Co., a supply factory to Honda Motor's joint-ventures in Foshan in south China's Guangdong province. Production at two Honda Motor car assembly plants in China remained stalled Thursday due to a lack of parts because of labor disputes, though the company said a strike at one supplier factory was over. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - A Honda Motor parts supplier in southern China was operating at full capacity on Tuesday as striking workers returned to their jobs while wage talks continued, a company spokesman said.


China mulls first animal protection law (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 09:17 PM PDT

A pair of lions are seen in a zoo enclosure. Ethically questionable practices, such as paying to see a live goat ripped apart by lions, at zoos around China have contributed to the government producing the nation's first draft animal protection law.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - At a wildlife park outside Beijing a dozen lions battle over a live chicken thrown into their enclosure by a tourist -- who has paid four dollars for the privilege.


Small leak at Chinese nuclear plant: HK govt (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 08:42 PM PDT

File photo shows people looking at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in China's southeast Zhejiang province. A nuclear plant in China's southern Guangdong province has recorded a small leak, the Hong Kong government has said, after the incident was exposed by a US-based radio station.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A nuclear plant in China's southern Guangdong province has recorded a small leak, the Hong Kong government said Tuesday, after the incident was exposed by a US-based radio station.


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