2010年7月7日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China AgBank's massive IPO highlights cash squeeze (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:13 AM PDT

Customers walk in and out of a branch of Agricultural Bank of China in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Beijing-based Agricultural Bank, also known as ABC, expects to reap up to US$23.2 billion in the world's largest share listing. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Agricultural Bank of China's $22 billion initial public offering is making headlines as potentially the world's biggest. It is also underlining the cash squeeze Chinese banks are facing after a massive lending binge.

Obama: will use every tool to ensure fair play for U.S. trade (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would fight to ensure U.S. exporters had a level playing field to compete for world trade, and named China as a vital market where Americans were keen to sell.

Pakistan president woos Chinese energy investment (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:47 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, second right, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, shake hands while Zardari's daughters stand beside at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari appealed Wednesday to Chinese business leaders for help in developing his country's ailing energy sector, pointing to nuclear power as one area of growth but making no public mention of a deal with China that has alarmed the U.S. and others. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, Pool)AP - Pakistan's president appealed Wednesday for Chinese help in developing his country's stagnant energy sector, pointing to nuclear power as one growth area but making no public mention of a deal with China that has alarmed the U.S. and others.

China won't dump U.S. Treasuries or pile into gold (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 05:06 AM PDT

National flags of U.S. and China wave in front of an international hotel in Beijing in this February 4, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China on Wednesday ruled out the "nuclear" option of dumping its vast holdings of U.S. Treasury securities but called on Washington to be a responsible guardian of the dollar.

China says foreign reserves not political `weapon' (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:52 AM PDT

AP - China tried Wednesday to allay concern about the political impact of its $2.5 trillion foreign reserves, saying they are not a "nuclear weapon" to control other nations and its vast holdings of U.S. Treasury debt "should not be politicized."

China's mega AgBank IPO seen as vote of confidence (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:07 AM PDT

A branch of the state-owned Agricultural Bank of China is seen in western China's Gansu province. Agricultural Bank of China said on Wednesday it raised 68.5 billion yuan (10.1 billion US dollars) from the Shanghai portion of its initial public offering.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Agricultural Bank of China's massive initial public offering is on track to set a world record and reflects continued confidence in the world's third largest economy, analysts said Wednesday.

China pumps billions into Canada's oil sands (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:01 AM PDT

An aerial view of an oil sands mine near the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta Province, Canada. Energy-hungry China, once stung in its efforts to secure access to resources in North America, is making a more subtle push into Canada's oil sands, and the new approach is paying off, experts have said.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Energy-hungry China, once stung in its efforts to secure access to resources in North America, is making a more subtle push into Canada's oil sands, and the new approach is paying off, experts say.

Fears aside, Taiwan to allow solo Chinese tourists (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 12:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Taiwan plans to let tourists from China travel on their own on the island, government officials said on Wednesday, a boost to the service sector as suspicions over spying and illegal immigration fade and relations improve.

China: gold not key to foreign currency investment (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 12:47 AM PDT

A Chinese model shows off a gold bar in Hefei, eastern China. Gold will not be a key investment for China's massive foreign exchange reserves, its foreign exchange regulator has said, noting poor returns from the precious metal in the past 30 years.(AFP/File)AFP - Gold will not be a key investment for China's massive foreign exchange reserves, its foreign exchange regulator said Wednesday, noting poor returns from the precious metal in the past 30 years.

China executes Chongqing justice official (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:28 PM PDT

AP - China executed the former top justice official in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Wednesday — the highest ranking person caught in a massive crackdown on violent gangs and corrupt officials who protect them.

Google: still waiting for China licence decision (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 10:59 PM PDT

A woman is seen working at an office in Beijing. Web giant Google's application for a renewal of its licence to operate in China, the world's largest Internet market, is still under review, a company spokeswoman and a government official said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Google's application for renewal of its licence to operate in China, the world's largest Internet market, is still under review, a company spokeswoman and a government official said Wednesday.

China executes official at heart of graft trials (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Chinese police stand guard outside the court where the trial of mafia kingpin Wen Qiang was held in southwest China's Chongqing municipality in April 2010. China on Wednesday executed the former top police and justice official at the centre of the huge graft and organised crime scandal that riveted the nation, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.(AFP/File)AFP - China on Wednesday executed a former top police and justice official at the centre of a huge graft and organised crime scandal that riveted the nation, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

China on heatwave alert as temperatures soar (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 10:32 PM PDT

A giant panda enjoys a shower to cool off in the summer heat at a zoo in Beijing on July 5, 2010. The temperature in China's capital has reached 40 degrees celcius.(AFP)AFP - China issued a fresh heatwave alert Wednesday as soaring temperatures -- some of them record highs -- were again forecast for large swathes of the nation, sparking concerns about power shortages.

US urges China to free geologist 'immediately' (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 06:45 PM PDT

File photo shows military police standing guard at the entrance to the Number 1 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing. The United States is stepping up pressure on China to free a US geologist given an eight-year sentence on state secrets charges, dismissing Beijing's insistence that the case was an internal affair.(AFP/File/Frederic Brown)AFP - The United States is stepping up pressure on China to free a US geologist given an eight-year sentence on state secrets charges, dismissing Beijing's insistence that the case was an internal affair.

Not time for China to exit loose policy: official (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 06:35 PM PDT

Reuters - China should not yet stand down from its active fiscal and loose monetary policies, but it needs to gradually prepare expectations for an orderly exit, a senior central bank official said.

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