2010年8月8日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China to grow 10-11 percent this year: economist (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 04:49 PM PDT

Reuters - China's economy will enjoy a strong, stable second half, putting it on course for full-year growth of about 10-11 percent, a leading government economist said in comments published on Monday.

China mudslides leave 127 dead, 1,300 missing (AFP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Residents salvage their belongings at their damaged homes in Zhouqu, northwest China's Gansu province. At least 127 people were killed and nearly 1,300 missing Sunday after mudslides swept away homes and destroyed roads in northwestern China as the nation battled its worst flooding in a decade.(AFP)AFP - At least 127 people were killed and nearly 1,300 missing Sunday after mudslides swept away homes and destroyed roads in northwestern China as the nation battled its worst flooding in a decade.


Northwest wineries seek growing Chinese market (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:29 PM PDT

In this  Aug. 26, 2010 photo, Elizabeth Richardson pours wine for a tour group at the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, Wash. Hong Kong and mainland China are developing a strong thirst for wine and Washington and Oregon are hoping for a taste of those markets. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Hong Kong and mainland China are developing a strong thirst for wine, and Washington and Oregon are hoping for a taste of those growing markets.


No smoking in school: China fights against tobacco (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 09:47 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 2, 2010 file photo, pedestrians smoke outside an underpass in Shanghai. China has committed to banning smoking at public indoor venues by Jan. 9, 2011, in accordance with a global anti-tobacco treaty backed by the World Health Organization. But smoking is such a way of life that China is unlikely to meet the deadline. (AP Photo, File)AP - In China, tobacco companies sponsor schools. Almost half of all male doctors smoke. And one wedding dinner ritual involves the bride lighting cigarettes for each of her male guests.


Mudslides devastate China town (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 07:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Mudslides engulfed a town in northwest China on Sunday, killing at least 127 people and leaving nearly 1,300 residents missing as rescue teams dug out crushed homes and tried to blast away debris clogging a river.

127 dead, thousands missing in China landslides (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 06:07 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, buildings, vehicles and roads are hit by mudslides in Zhouqu county, in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday Aug. 8, 2010.  Rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China on Sunday, smashing buildings, overturning cars and killing at least 127 people. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gong Zhiyong)  ** NO SALES **AP - Rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China on Sunday, smashing buildings, overturning cars and killing at least 127 people.


China's savings rate 'to drop in coming decade' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 11:16 PM PDT

A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past a bank billboard in Shanghai, July 27, 2010. China's high savings rate is expected to fall substantially in coming years as its workforce shrinks, the population ages and social security spending increases, a BIS report shows.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China's high savings rate is expected to fall substantially in coming years as its workforce shrinks, the population ages and social security spending increases, a BIS report shows.


China Premier Wen travels to landslide-hit region (AFP)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 09:56 PM PDT

More than 70 have been injured in the landslides in a mainly Tibetan region of Gansu province late Saturday night, state television said, in the latest natural disaster to strike the nation.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - China's Premier Wen Jiabao is travelling to the country's northwest where landslides triggered by heavy rain have left over 80 people dead and more than 2,000 missing, state media said Sunday.


China mudslides kill at least 80, over 2,000 missing (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 09:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Mudslides that battered a town in northwest China killed at least 80 people on Sunday and more than 2,000 residents are missing, an official told Chinese state television news.

China car demand eases but future still strong (AFP)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 09:20 PM PDT

Pedestrians walk past a huge billboard advertising cars in Shanghai on August 6, 2010. China's auto sales are going to roar ahead for foreseeable future despite signs of cooling demand in the world's largest auto market.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China's auto sales are going to roar ahead for the foreseeable future despite signs of cooling demand in the world's largest car market, experts say.


Huge landslides in China leave at least 65 dead (AFP)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 06:35 PM PDT

More than 70 have been injured in the landslides in a mainly Tibetan region of Gansu province late Saturday night, state television said, in the latest natural disaster to strike the nation.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - At least 65 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rain in flood-hit China, state media reported Sunday, in the latest natural disaster to strike the nation.


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