2010年9月24日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China hits back at Japan after boat captain returns (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A Chinese fishing boat is inspected by Japan Coast Guard crew members after it collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as the Senkaku isles in Japan and Diaoyu in China, September 7, 2010. REUTERS/Japan Coast Guard/HandoutReuters - China on Saturday demanded that Japan apologize for holding a Chinese boat captain, showing little immediate sign of giving ground in a dispute between the two Asian powers after Japan released him.


Summary Box: China targeted in currency bill (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:40 PM PDT

AP - CHINA CURRENCY: The House Ways and Means Committee approves a bill that would give the government the power to impose economic sanctions on China and other countries found to be manipulating their currencies to gain trade advantages.

Obama, Asian leaders discuss South China Sea (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders called on Friday for a peaceful resolution to territorial disputes in the South China Sea, an issue China warned Washington to stay out of this week.

China targeted in bill on currency manipulation (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:38 PM PDT

AP - A bill that would give the U.S. government the power to impose economic sanctions on China and other countries found to be manipulating their currencies to gain trade advantages has won approval from a key House committee.

Critics urge pressure as China one-child policy hits 30 (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:33 PM PDT

A Chinese school girl stands at the door of a classroom in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on September 20. Critics of China's one-child-only law appealed for greater global pressure as the policy turns 30 on Saturday, saying that millions of women have suffered indignities in the most intimate part of their lives.(AFP/File)AFP - Against a backdrop of the US Capitol, lawmakers and activists were joinedCritics of China's one-child-only law appealed for greater global pressure as the policy turns 30 on Saturday, saying that millions of women have suffered indignities in the most intimate part of their lives.


Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:29 PM PDT

File - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Zhan Qixiong, center, the 41-year-old Chinese captain of a Chinese fishing boat, is led by Japan Coast Guard personnel to disembark from a coast guard boat at a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan. Japanese prosecutors said Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 they will release the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel involved in a collision near disputed islands. (AP Photo/Okinawa Times, Karii Matayoshi, File) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES **AP - Japan on Saturday morning released a Chinese fishing boat captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the Asian neighbors in years.


House panel cranks up pressure on China currency (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT

President Obama gestures alongside China's Premier Wen Jiabao before their bilateral meeting at the United Nations in New York, September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - A congressional panel turned up the pressure on China over the yuan on Friday, approving a bill that would let the United States slap duties on goods from countries with undervalued currencies.


Typhoon Fanapi death toll hits 70 in China: state media (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT

A fallen electric pole lies across a street in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian province on September 20. The death toll from Typhoon Fanapi, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, has reached 70, state media reported Saturday, after rescuers uncovered more than a dozen bodies.(AFP/File)AFP - The death toll from Typhoon Fanapi, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, has reached 70, state media reported Saturday, after rescuers uncovered more than a dozen bodies.


US backs Japan move to end row with China (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara(2nd R) listens to US Secretry of State Hillary Clinton(2nd L) during their meeting at a hotel in New York on September 23. The United States on Friday backed US ally Japan's decision to release a Chinese ship captain and end its row with China, expecting the move will AFP - The United States on Friday backed US ally Japan's decision to release a Chinese ship captain and end its row with China, expecting the move will "significantly reduce" tension in the region.


Japan trading firms say China blocked rare earths exports (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:16 AM PDT

A truck pulls a trailer loaded with a China Shipping container in August 2010. China blocked rare earth exports to Japan days before Tokyo's decision Friday to free a Chinese boat captain whose detention sparked the worst diplomatic row between the sides in years, traders said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - China blocked rare earth exports to Japan days before Tokyo's decision Friday to free a Chinese boat captain whose detention sparked the worst diplomatic row between the sides in years, traders said.


On 30th Anniversary of China's One-Child Policy, Former Tiananmen Square Leader Chai Ling Calls for End to Gendercide and Forced Abortions with Ne (PR Newswire)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT

PR Newswire - New non-profit organization reveals injustice of the One-Child Policy and restores value to girls and mothers in China

Special report: BRIC breaking: Brazil's China syndrome (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:08 AM PDT

A Brazilian worker makes soles during a shoe-making process at a factory in Novo Hamburgo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul August 4, 2010. REUTERS/Nacho DoceReuters - Even among emerging market powerhouses, Brazil and China stand out.


Banks sell $2 billion worth of China Mobile stake: report (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Joint bookrunners Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley and UBS have sold about $2 billion worth of their remaining positions in China Mobile Ltd (0941.HK) after a $6.5 billion block sale failed to clear the market at the first attempt, IFR reported on Friday.

Beijing faces worsening traffic gridlock (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:01 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo, a commuter sleeps inside a double-decker bus in a traffic jam during rush hour in Beijing, China. Beijing is now recording its worst traffic jams in years. An average of 1,900 new cars were sold each day this year, bringing the number of vehicles in Beijing to 4.5 million as of July.  (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - It was a dubious record of sorts: Last week, it took taxi driver Liu Chunwang two hours to drive his passenger 4 miles (7 kilometers).


China panda keeper finalists begin training (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:06 AM PDT

Pandas eat bamboo shoots at the Panda Base in Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province. Twelve finalists in a worldwide contest to be a panda keeper in Chengdu for one month have begun their training, learning to feed and study the endangered animals, organisers said on Friday.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Twelve finalists in a worldwide contest to be a panda keeper in China for one month have begun their training, learning to feed and study the endangered animals, organisers said on Friday.


China steps up efforts to reverse 'Brain Drain' (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:56 PM PDT

AP - Having worked for two years at a tech company in Japan and picking up the language, Qiu Zhaohua has decided to return to China, lured by a job in the eastern tech hub of Dalian that pays as much 200,000 yuan a year, or about $29,000 — a handsome starting salary by China's standards.

China says 4 Japanese filmed military targets (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:01 PM PDT

AP - China is investigating four Japanese suspected of illegally filming military targets and entering a military zone without authorization, state media reported amid a tense diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo over a fishing boat collision near disputed islands.

Traders: China halts rare earth exports to Japan (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:40 PM PDT

AP - Japanese trading company officials say China's exports to Japan of rare earth elements — which are crucial for advanced manufacturing — have been halted.

Japanese quizzed in China as maritime row escalates (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 06:38 PM PDT

Chinese paramilitary police are seen outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing. China is investigating four Japanese nationals over claims they filmed sensitive military installations, state media said Thursday, in an escalation of a damaging row between the two countries.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China is investigating four Japanese nationals over claims they filmed sensitive military installations, in an escalation of a damaging row between the two countries.


Japan confirms 4 nationals detained in China (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 06:34 PM PDT

Reuters - A Japanese foreign ministry spokesman confirmed Friday that four Japanese nationals had been detained in China on suspicion of violating Chinese law regarding the protection of military facilities, as tensions rise between Asia's two biggest economies.
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