2010年7月13日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China's wars, rebellions driven by climate: study (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:25 PM PDT

A woman sweeps snow off the steps of a temple in Beijing. Two millennia of foreign invasions and internal wars in China were driven more by cooling climate than by feudalism, class struggle or bad government, a bold study released Wednesday argued.(AFP/File/Stephen Shaver)AFP - Two millennia of foreign invasions and internal wars in China were driven more by cooling climate than by feudalism, class struggle or bad government, a bold study released Wednesday argued.

China's AgBank set for massive stock debut (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 03:22 PM PDT

A man walks away from a branch of the Agricultural bank of China after using an ATM in Shanghai on July 7. Agricultural Bank of China debuts on the Shanghai stock market Thursday, completing a great leap from peasant policy bank to capitalist darling in what is expected to be a world record IPO.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Agricultural Bank of China debuts on the Shanghai stock market Thursday, completing a great leap from peasant policy bank to capitalist darling in what is expected to be a world record IPO.

107 dead in China rainstorms and floods: state media (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:38 AM PDT

A Chinese man walks pass a damaged car after a landslide in China's Yunnan province. Torrential rains and severe flooding have left 107 people dead and 59 missing in ten Chinese provinces, mostly along the Yangtze River following recent storms, state media said Tuesday.(AFP)AFP - Torrential rains and severe flooding have left 107 people dead and 59 missing in ten Chinese provinces, mostly along the Yangtze River following recent storms, state media said Tuesday.

17 dead, 44 missing as landslides hit China towns (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:08 AM PDT

Villagers search for items near a turned-over van after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Xiaohe, Qiaojia county, in southwest China's Yunnan province, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Landslides slammed into three mountain hamlets in western China early Tuesday, killing 17 people and leaving 44 missing, while crews drained a fast-rising reservoir in another part of the country following heavy rains. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Landslides slammed into three mountain hamlets in western China early Tuesday, killing 17 people and leaving 44 missing, while crews drained a fast-rising reservoir in another part of the country following heavy rains.

China official warns more food safety scares likely (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:15 AM PDT

A Chinese man selects milk powder at a supermarket in Beijing on July 9. China, which has seen a string of food safety scares in recent years, is likely to experience similar problems in the future due to the country's vast size, a top official was quoted Tuesday as saying.(AFP/File/Franko Lee)AFP - China, which has seen a string of food safety scares in recent years, is likely to experience similar problems in the future due to the country's vast size, a top official was quoted Tuesday as saying.

China's elderly population leapt in 2009: state media (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Elderly residents exercise in a park in the early morning in May 2010. China's elderly population grew at its fastest pace ever last year and the country's rapid ageing poses a AFP - China's elderly population grew at its fastest pace ever last year and the country's rapid ageing poses a "huge challenge", state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.

China's Zijin defends handling of pollution spill (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Workers drain away polluted water near the Zijin copper mine in Shanghang. China's top gold producer on Tuesday defended its handling of a toxic pollution spill that killed off vast numbers of fish, saying heavy rains were to blame, as the company's shares slumped.(AFP/File)AFP - China's top gold producer on Tuesday defended its handling of a toxic pollution spill that killed off vast numbers of fish, saying heavy rains were to blame, as the company's shares slumped.

Tiny, toxic mushrooms kill hundreds in China (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Robert Fontaine, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about the Trogia mushroom, seen at right, believed to be the cause of decades of Sudden Death Syndrome in southern parts of China during a presentation in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. After a five-year investigation, teams of medical detectives from China's Center for Disease Control, where Fontaine served as a senior advisor, believe they have pinpointed the cause of the mysterious deaths. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Every summer during the height of the rainy season, villagers of all ages in a corner of southwestern China would suddenly die of cardiac arrest.

China landslides leave 17 dead, over 40 missing (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 07:56 AM PDT

Chinese rescuers search for survivors after a landslide in Qiaojia township, southwest China's Yunnan province. Seventeen people were confirmed dead and 44 others were missing after torrential rains sent landslides crashing into villages in southwestern China on Tuesday, officials and state media said.(AFP)AFP - Seventeen people were confirmed dead and 44 others were missing after torrential rains sent landslides crashing into villages in southwestern China on Tuesday, officials and state media said.

China seeks to reduce Internet users' anonymity (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:06 AM PDT

AP - A leading Chinese Internet regulator has vowed to reduce anonymity in China's portion of cyberspace, calling for new rules to require people to use their real names when buying a mobile phone or going online, according to a human rights group.

China, Argentina agree $10 billion in rail deals (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:55 AM PDT

Photo illustration shows a man walking along train tracks at a railway station in Tianjin. China and Argentina on Tuesday agreed contracts for an array of projects in the rail sector totalling 10 billion dollars, Argentine Transport Minister Juan Pablo Schiavi told AFP.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China and Argentina on Tuesday agreed contracts for railway projects in the South American country totalling 10 billion dollars, Argentine Transport Minister Juan Pablo Schiavi told AFP.

Southwest China landslides kill 17 (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:28 AM PDT

A view of damaged houses after flash floods hit Xiaohe township of Qiaojia County, southwest China's Yunnan province July 13, 2010 in this photo released by China's official Xinhua News Agency. REUTERS/XinhuaReuters - Torrential rains in southwestern China triggered landslides that have killed 17 people and left 44 missing, Chinese media reported on Tuesday, with forecasts for more heavy rains in the days ahead.

China promises tougher action on toxic dairy (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 03:01 AM PDT

AP - China must do more to track down hidden caches of dairy laced with the toxic chemical melamine after large batches turned up recently in two provinces, a Chinese Health Ministry official said Tuesday.

China to fight price manipulation with heavy fines (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 12:52 AM PDT

Reuters - China will fine companies up to 2 million yuan ($295,400) for sending misleading or fake information about price increases, according to a new draft regulation by China's economic planning agency.

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