2010年9月22日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Congress to move on China currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. lawmakers may vote next week on legislation that would penalize China for keeping its currency artificially low, a touchy issue that has gained broader political support as congressional elections approach.

China's Wen threatens new action in Japan boat row (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:33 PM PDT

A Hong Kong activist stands on a boat as it gets ready to set sail from Cheung Chau Island near Hong Kong for the disputed island chain in the East China Sea. China's premier threatened AFP - China's premier threatened "further actions" if Japan fails immediately to release a trawler captain, as Beijing staged its highest-level intervention yet in a bitter row between Asia's biggest powers.


Clinton sends condolences to victims of typhoon Fanapi (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:08 PM PDT

A fallen electric pole lies across a street in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian province on September 20. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sent her condolences for the death of at least 35 people in typhoon Fanapi that hit southern China and Taiwan.(AFP/File)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sent her condolences for the death of at least 35 people in typhoon Fanapi that hit southern China and Taiwan.


House panel votes Friday on China currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Reuters - A key panel in the House of Representatives has scheduled a business meeting on Friday to vote on legislation pressuring China to revalue its currency, according to a committee notice.

China says US-Chinese ties linked (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:53 PM PDT

AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called Wednesday for improved ties between his country and the United States, saying that U.S.-Chinese business interests are "inextricably connected."

China's Wen threatens to step up Japan row (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during the opening plenary session of the World Economic Forum at the Meijiang Convention Centre in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin September 13, 2010. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao threatened more retaliation against Japan unless it releases a trawler captain whom Tokyo accuses of ramming with two Japanese coastguard ships near disputed islands.


U.S. wants China to "take thumb off" trade scale (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Wednesday urged China to end policies that discriminate against U.S. companies and brushed off "ridiculous claims" that the United States is protectionist.

Typhoon Fanapi kills 18 as it sweeps south China (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:56 AM PDT

Pedestrians shield from strong winds and rain as Typhoon Fanapi makes landfall along the coast in southeast China's Fujian province on September 20. Fanapi, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, has left 18 dead and 48 missing in devastating flooding and landslides in the nation's south, state press have said.(AFP/File)AFP - Typhoon Fanapi, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, has left 18 dead and 48 missing in devastating flooding and landslides in the nation's south, state press said on Wednesday.


China premier threatens Japan over boat dispute (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:24 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a meeting with representatives of Chinese nationals and Chinese Americans in the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 in New York. Wen warned that his country will take 'further actions' if Japan does not immediately release a ship captain at the center of a growing dispute between the two Asian powers. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yao Dawei) ** NO SALES **AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao threatened action against Japan if it does not immediately release a detained ship captain, in his first comments in a growing fight over disputed islands.


Typhoon flooding kills 18 in China, dozens missing (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:34 AM PDT

A Taiwanese woman is carried out from an amphibious tank by a soldier upon being rescued from her house in flooded Guanzai area after Typhoon Fanapi hit Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan, Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. The powerful typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Monday after ripping into Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transportation and shutting off power as thousands of residents fled mountainous areas prone to landslides. (AP Photo/Johnson Liu Sheng hsieh) ** TAIWAN OUT **AP - Heavy rains from the strongest storm to hit China this year continued to threaten the south Wednesday after causing flooding and landslides that have killed 18 people so far and left at least 44 missing, officials said.


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