2010年8月11日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

American boy plans NKorea trip to pitch peace idea (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Jonathan Lee speaks during an interview in Beijing, China Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Lee, a 13-year-old American hopes to visit North Korea this week and perhaps meet leader Kim Jong Il to pitch his idea for a 'children's peace forest' in the demilitarized zone. Lee, who was born in South Korea and lives in Mississippi, is scheduled to fly to Pyongyang on Thursday from Beijing with his parents, the family told The Associated Press. They said North Korean officials in Beijing gave them visas Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - A 13-year-old American plans to visit North Korea this week and perhaps meet leader Kim Jong Il to pitch his idea for a "children's peace forest" in the demilitarized zone.

U.S. not immune to economic slowdowns overseas: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:31 AM PDT

Reuters - The White House said on Wednesday the United States is not immune to economic slowdowns that begin in other parts of the world, after China reported weaker economic data.

Air China's Shenzhen signs Airbus purchase (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:05 AM PDT

An unfinished Airbus A320 painted with the Shenzhen airlines logo is pictured in 2009. Air China subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines signed a deal with Airbus on Wednesday to buy 10 A-320 jets, the state news agency Xinhua reported.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Air China subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines signed a deal with Airbus on Wednesday to buy 10 A-320 jets, the state news agency Xinhua reported.

Summary Box: China's industrial growth slows (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:34 AM PDT

AP - SLOWING GROWTH: China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on a credit boom. Inflation spiked to its highest level this year as summer flooding wrecked crops but analysts say the increase will fade quickly.

China sentences to death two leaders of prostitution ring (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:01 AM PDT

Construction at a highrise building is seen in the early morning hours, in southwest China's Chongqing municipality in July 2010. A court in China on Wednesday sentenced to death two leaders of a prostitution ring which forced hundreds of women to work in brothels in the southwestern city of Chongqing, state media said.(AFP/File/Olli Geibel)AFP - A court in China on Wednesday sentenced to death two leaders of a prostitution ring which forced hundreds of women to work in brothels in the southwestern city of Chongqing, state media said.

China Kanghui shares rise after IPO raises $68.4M (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 08:37 AM PDT

AP - Shares of Chinese medical device maker China Kanghui Holdings slid early in their market debut Wednesday as the broader markets tumbled but regained ground before midday.

Rains threaten China mudslide disaster zone (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 08:35 AM PDT

A woman cries over the dead body of her child, wrapped in blankets amid the rubble of landslide devastation in Zhouqu in northwest China's Gansu province. Rescuers racing against a potential new deluge hurried to drain an unstable lake formed by China's worst mudslides in decades, as the death toll surged past 1,100.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Rescuers racing against a potential new deluge on Wednesday hurried to drain an unstable lake formed by China's worst mudslides in decades, as the death toll surged past 1,100.

Death toll in China landslides rises to 1,117 (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Rescue workers search for victims as a disinfectant crew spays the area after a mudslide swept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Entire communities in Gansu province's Zhouqu district were swallowed up when the debris-choked Bailong River jumped its banks Sunday, releasing wave after wave of mud and rubble-strewn water. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Heavy rains lashed a remote section of northwestern China as the death toll from weekend flooding that triggered massive landslides jumped to 1,117, although the fading hopes of rescuers got a boost late Wednesday when a survivor was found in the debris.

China's energy crackdown: more PR than big efficiency step? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:33 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Chinese government’s much-ballyhooed new pledge to close thousands of energy-guzzling factories seems more a public signal of its intent to boost energy efficiency than a concrete step.

Mugabe thanks China for steadfast support (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (centre) accompanied by his wife Grace attends Zimbabwe's Expo day at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on August 11. Mugabe thanked China for its steadfast support during the visit and called for help in reviving his country's shattered economy.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe Wednesday thanked China for its steadfast support as he visited the World Expo in Shanghai and called for help in reviving his country's shattered economy.

Japan debt safer than U.S. debt: China economist (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Reuters - China has been buying record amounts of Japanese government debt because it is less risky than U.S. debt, at least in the short term, a Chinese government economist said on Wednesday.

China's industrial growth slows, inflation jumps (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 04:05 AM PDT

A fruits seller, left in the background, plays chess game with a resident next to his tricycle cart loaded with various fruits in Beijing, China Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. China's inflation spiked up in July amid heavy flooding that disrupted food supplies, adding to pressure on the government to control rising living costs as rapid economic growth slows. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on a credit boom, fueling expectations it will ease monetary policy to shore up its economic expansion.

China's inflation up after devastating floods (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 02:13 AM PDT

A worker delivers bags of produce to a wholesale market in Beijing on August 10, 2010. China's consumer price index accelerated in July, the government said as the nation's worst floods in a decade wiped out crops and disrupted transport links, driving up food prices.(AFP/Franko Lee)AFP - China's consumer inflation accelerated in July, the government said Wednesday, as the nation's worst floods in a decade wiped out crops and disrupted transport links, driving up food prices.

Slowdown but no meltdown for China's economy in July (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 10:16 PM PDT

A worker walks past containers at the Longtan port in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, August 10, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Growth in Chinese investment and factory output slowed further last month as the government brought credit growth back to normal after a record lending spree in 2009 to counter the global financial crisis.

China's July inflation spikes up amid floods (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:31 PM PDT

AP - China's inflation spiked up in July amid heavy flooding that disrupted food supplies, adding to pressure on the government to control rising living costs as rapid economic growth slows.

Hawaii gov. plans China trip to promote tourism (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:34 PM PDT

AP - Gov. Linda Lingle says she'll likely travel to China in her final months of office to foster relations with tourism and government officials in the fast-developing Asian nation.

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