2010年8月4日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China mostly silent on latest school attack; 4 die (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:31 AM PDT

In this Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 photo, a woman mourns for a relative killed by a shovel loader worker at Yuanshi county, in north China's Hebei province. The drunken shovel loader driver went on a rampage in northern China, smashing into shops and vehicles and killing 11 people, a government spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - A man wielding a knife killed three children and a teacher in a kindergarten in eastern China, residents said Wednesday as the government muted information in a bid to allay public fears and forestall more school attacks.

Nearly 1,700 dead, missing in China floods (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Chinese women mourn relatives buried in a flood-triggered landslide in southwest Sichuan province's Hanyuan county on July 2010. The number of people killed or missing in devastating floods across China so far this year has risen to nearly 1,700, the government said Wednesday, warning the situation could still get worse.(AFP/File)AFP - The number of people killed or missing in devastating floods across China so far this year has risen to nearly 1,700, the government said Wednesday, warning the situation could still get worse.

China to invest 15 billion dollars in green cars (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Vehicles drive on the road through the central business district in Beijing. China plans to invest more than 100 billion yuan (14.8 billion USD) over the next decade to boost the development of energy-saving vehicles, state media reported.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China plans to invest more than 100 billion yuan (14.8 billion dollars) over the next decade to boost the development of energy-saving vehicles, state media reported Wednesday.

At least three dead in knife attack on China school (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:51 AM PDT

A man wielding a huge knife killed at least three children in a kindergarten in eastern China, state media said, in the latest in a wave of deadly school attacks that have alarmed the nation.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A man wielding a huge knife killed at least three children in a kindergarten in eastern China, state media said Wednesday, in the latest in a wave of deadly school attacks that have alarmed the nation.

Tap water in south China town contaminated (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:51 AM PDT

AP - Some 10,000 residents in a southern China town have been told not to drink tap water after tests showed it was contaminated by a heavy metal, a local official said Wednesday.

Chinese author to publish book critical of premier (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Chinese writer Yu Jie, adjusts his glasses during an interview in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Yu, the author of a book unusually critical of China's premier said Wednesday it will be published this month in Hong Kong despite police threats that he could be put in prison. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The author of a book unusually critical of China's premier said Wednesday it will be published this month in Hong Kong despite police threats that he could be put in prison.

Chinese luxury wannabes try to shake off "Made in China" image (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, often dubbed the Oracle of Omaha, has seen the future of fashion in the most unlikely of places, bearing a "Made in China" label better known for its cheap than chic.

Three dead in latest Chinese school attack (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:49 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese police have detained a man who stabbed three children to death after going on the rampage at a kindergarten in the east of the country, state media said on Wednesday, in a new outbreak of traumatic school violence.

Man detained after China school attack: state media (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:26 AM PDT

A man wielding a huge knife killed at least three children in a kindergarten in eastern China, state media said, in the latest in a wave of deadly school attacks that have alarmed the nation.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Police have detained a 26-year-old man who has confessed to killing at least three children at a kindergarten in eastern China, state media said Wednesday, confirming the attack for the first time.

U.S. urges China to act responsibly in South China Sea (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:14 AM PDT

USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Captain Rudy Lupton, the flagship of the United States Seventh Fleet, answers questions during a news conference at the rooftop deck of the USS Blue Ridge upon arrival at the North Harbor in Manila, August 4, 2010. REUTERS/Romeo RanocoReuters - China should act responsibly in disputed territories in the South China Sea to avoid political and security issues, the skipper of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet flagship said on Wednesday.

Floods in northern China collapse reservoirs (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:12 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday Aug. 3, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center, tours the flood-hit Yongji county in northeast China's Jilin province. Flooding has hit areas all over China this year. About 875,000 homes have been destroyed, 9.61 million people evacuated, and 22 million acres (8.76 million hectares) of crops ruined, according to the state flood control office.(AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Heavy rains hindered efforts by workers to repair reservoirs and place sandbags along breached riverbanks Wednesday as the death toll from China's worst flooding in a decade climbed above 1,000.

Celebrities film ads to boost China's global image (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:32 AM PDT

AP - Basketball star Yao Ming, movie director John Woo and piano prodigy Lang Lang are among dozens of celebrities who will appear in television commercials later this year in a bid by China to boost its image abroad.

China moves to further liberalise gold market (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Gold coins destined to be re-melted are seen at an Austrian gold bullion factory. China has moved to further free up the nation's gold market by allowing more commercial banks to import and export the precious metal, as rising prices for bullion and tumbling stock markets spur demand.(AFP/File/Joe Klamar)AFP - China has moved to further free up the nation's gold market by allowing more commercial banks to import and export the precious metal, as rising prices for bullion and tumbling stock markets spur demand.

S&P owner hits back at China criticism: report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:36 PM PDT

A broker rests his head in his hands at a broker's office in Hong Kong. The head of the company that owns global ratings giant Standard & Poor?s has hit back at accusations by a new Chinese credit agency that its Western counterparts caused the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - The head of the company that owns global ratings giant Standard & Poor?s has hit back at accusations by a new Chinese credit agency that its Western counterparts caused the financial crisis.

China mines still deadly, as bosses ordered below (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2010 photo, rescue workers are on standby outside the shaft of the Wangjialing Coal Mine in Xiangning county, in north China's Shanxi province. A month ago, China's premier ordered mining officials to go down into the shafts with their workers, but the step meant to improve safety in the world's deadliest mines hasn't saved lives. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - A month ago, China's premier ordered mining officials to go down into the shafts with their workers, but the step meant to improve safety in the world's deadliest mines hasn't saved lives.

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