2010年9月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Obama adviser Summers to visit China September 4 (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Reuters - The White House said on Thursday that President Barack Obama's top economic adviser will visit China from Saturday for three days of meetings.

Pension fund approached on Potash bid (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:36 PM PDT

AP - The head of a major Canadian pension fund says a Chinese sovereign wealth fund is interested in making a joint-bid with a Canadian pension fund for fertilizer-maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

China census highlights growing rights awareness (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 photo, a migrant worker walks past a board calling for citizens to support the population census in Beijing, China. Cloth banners strung up in communities across China right now are calling for citizens to 'actively support the population census.' It's a reminder of the monumental task facing the government: counting every person in the most populous country in the world. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Census takers counting China's more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it's getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update.

EU's Ashton urges China on trade, Iran (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) in Beijing. Ashton urged China Thursday to create a better investment environment for European businesses and maintain a joint stand on the Iranian nuclear issue.(AFP/POOL/Feng Li)AFP - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged China Thursday to create a better investment environment for European businesses and maintain a joint stand on the Iranian nuclear issue.

US officials to visit China for talks (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:07 AM PDT

US National Economic Council chairman Larry Summers, seen here in 2009, will visit China next week for talks on bilateral relations, China announced Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - US National Economic Council chairman Larry Summers will visit China next week for talks on bilateral relations, China announced Thursday.

China landslides kill eight, 40 missing (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:17 AM PDT

A Chinese man walks along a flooded street in Shenyang, in northeast China's Yunnan province on August 22. At least eight people died and 40 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck a community in southwestern China, state media has reported.(AFP/AFP)AFP - At least eight people died and 40 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck a community in southwestern China, state media reported on Thursday.

A Dearth of Work for China's College Grads (BusinessWeek)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:08 AM PDT

BusinessWeek - The job hunt came as a shock. The 23-year-old job seeker graduated in June from a good school -- Beijing University of Technology -- with a bachelor's degree in materials science, a subject he figured would appeal to employers. Yet he had to go through scores of interviews and comb the online job sites endlessly before landing a job at a local trading company. Happy ending? Barely. The pay, $368 a month, is meager by Beijing standards, so he has had to move back in with his parents and he's too ashamed about the outcome of his job search to give his name. ...

Bumper-to-bumper as epic China traffic jam returns (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:40 AM PDT

Vehicles grind through Beijing's central business district. A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120 kilometres (75 miles) has reappeared in northern China, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, state media said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120 kilometres (75 miles) reappeared in northern China Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, state media said.

South China landslide kills 4, leaves 44 missing (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:52 PM PDT

A resident carries a bag of food as he walks along a flooded road in Gulouzi township of Dandong, Liaoning province August 23, 2010. In northeastern China on the North Korean border, more than 250,000 people have been evacuated after the Yalu River broke its banks following heavy rain. At least four people have died. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)AP - Rescuers were searching for 44 people missing Thursday after a landslide hit a village in southern China and killed at least four people.

China coal miner digs down to dodge housing costs (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:16 PM PDT

A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, state media reported. Needing more room for his family but priced out of a soaring market, Chen Xinnian, 64, has spent four years digging out the subterranean chamber under his tiny house in the city of Zhengzhou.(AFP/File/RAUL ARBOLEDA)AFP - A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, state media reported on Thursday.

China auto sales rebound to grow 56 percent in Aug (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:38 PM PDT

AP - Auto sales in China, the world's biggest car market, rebounded in August as subsidies for energy-efficient vehicles and a stronger currency spurred demand, while sales in the U.S. faltered.

China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Reuters - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.

European firms in China urge level playing field (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:20 PM PDT

The German (L), Chinese (C) and European Union flag are seen in Berlin. European companies in China have called for greater market access and a level playing field with Chinese rivals amid growing frustration among foreign firms over perceived unfair treatment.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - European companies in China on Thursday called for greater market access and a level playing field with Chinese rivals amid growing frustration among foreign firms over perceived unfair treatment.

Group: China failing to keep WTO access pledges (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:52 PM PDT

AP - China has failed to honor promises to the World Trade Organization to open its oil and phone markets, a European business group said Thursday, adding to complaints of worsening conditions for foreign companies.

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