2010年8月10日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


AP Interview: Stealth expert's son vows appeal (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:59 PM PDT

AP - The son of a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer who was convicted of selling military secrets to China is vowing an appeal.

Rescue hopes dwindle in mud-deluged Chinese town (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:53 PM PDT

Residents mourn their missing relatives in the landslide-hit Zhouqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province August 9, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - Chen Daochen knows he will never see his father or elder brother alive again. Yet still he digs through the thick yellow mud that cascaded through their home, killing four members of his family.


China mudslide death toll tops 700 (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:08 PM PDT

Residents carry their belongings along difficult walkways made of rocks and gravel between water and mud created from the devastating landslide and flood in Zhouqu. The death toll from China's worst mudslides in decades more than doubled to 702, officials said Tuesday, as hopes faded that rescuers would find many of the 1,000 people still missing.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Hopes of finding survivors of China's worst mudslides faded Wednesday as the death toll reached 702 with more than 1,000 people still missing under waves of rock and sludge.


US Senator: China must be 'pushed' on currency (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Shipping containers pile up in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. China's nearly 30-billion-dollar July trade surplus, fed by record-high exports, shows Beijing must be AFP - China's nearly 30-billion-dollar July trade surplus, fed by record-high exports, shows Beijing must be "pushed" to address charges it keeps its currency artificially low, a US senator said Tuesday.


China's July exports up but import growth weakens (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:45 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Aug. 5, 2010, a container is loaded onto a cargo ship at the Tianjin port in China. China's exports grew strongly in July but import growth fell as its rapid economic expansion cooled, possibly hurting global demand, the customs agency reported Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's exports grew strongly in July but import growth fell as its rapid economic expansion cooled, possibly hurting global demand.


China trade surplus soars as domestic demand flags (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 04:40 AM PDT

A worker walks past containers at the Longtan port in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, August 10, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China's trade surplus surged unexpectedly in July to an 18-month high of $28.7 billion as exports beat forecasts, but a government-induced slowdown in investment took a toll on imports.


China's trade surplus balloons to $28.7 bln (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:33 AM PDT

File photo shows a Chinese worker at a garment factory in Pinghu near Shanghai. China's trade surplus ballooned to 28.7 billion dollars in July as exports hit a record high, government data showed Tuesday, which is likely to intensify pressure on Beijing for a stronger yuan.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China's trade surplus ballooned to 28.7 billion dollars in July as exports hit a record high, the government said Tuesday -- data likely to intensify pressure on Beijing for a stronger yuan.


China zoos in 'barbaric' animal abuse: report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 01:00 AM PDT

A Siberian tiger stares at visitors in Harbin, northeast China. Zoos and safari parks in the country treat their animals AFP - Chinese zoos and safari parks treat their animals "barbarically," including abusing them to perform tricks and depriving them of proper food and shelter, an animal welfare group said.


18 miners trapped in flooded shaft in China (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:55 AM PDT

Chinese paramilitary police walk in the mud left by floodwaters in northeast China's Jilin province on August 1, 2010. Rescuers in Jilin were racing Tuesday to reach 18 miners trapped underground after torrential rain flooded the shaft in which they were working, state media said.(AFP/File)AFP - Rescuers in northeast China were racing Tuesday to reach 18 miners trapped underground after torrential rain flooded the shaft in which they were working, state media said.


News Corp. sells stakes in China TV businesses (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:47 AM PDT

AP - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is selling a controlling stake in three of its TV businesses in China to a government investment fund as the media conglomerate scales down its ambitions in a market where foreign investors have struggled to succeed.

China orders milk powder probe over baby breasts (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:04 PM PDT

File photo shows a child drinking milk from a bottle outside his home in Beijing. China's health ministry said Tuesday it had ordered food safety authorities in central Hubei province to investigate claims that milk powder has caused infant girls to grow breasts.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China's health ministry said Tuesday it had ordered food safety authorities in central Hubei province to investigate claims that milk powder has caused infant girls to grow breasts.


China mining giants to align rare earth prices (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 09:02 PM PDT

File photo of Chinese miners at work. Two Chinese mining giants are set to align their prices for light rare earths nationwide in a move that will give China more influence over international markets, state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Two Chinese mining giants are set to align their prices for light rare earths nationwide in a move that will give China more influence over international markets, state media reported Tuesday.


News Corp sells stakes in Chinese TV channels (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:43 PM PDT

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it will sell a controlling stake in three Chinese TV channels to a fund backed by China's number two broadcaster, marking a major retreat after years of difficulties.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it will sell a controlling stake in three Chinese TV channels to a fund backed by China's number two broadcaster, marking a major retreat after years of difficulties.


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