2010年9月25日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China lets banks sell loans to each other (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT

People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan answers a question during a press conference in March 2010. China has begun allowing banks to sell loans to each other, in a move designed to reduce financial risks and help banks meet stricter capital requirements, the central bank said Saturday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China has begun allowing banks to sell loans to each other, in a move designed to reduce financial risks and help banks meet stricter capital requirements, the central bank said Saturday.


China rises and rises, yet still gets foreign aid (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:53 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 23, 2010, a security guard stands guard outside a luxury shopping center in downtown Beijing. China, now the world's second largest economy, spent tens of billions of dollars on a dazzling Beijing Olympics in 2008 and has sent astronauts into space. Yet it also remains a major recipient of foreign aid, a fact that a growing number of taxpayers and lawmakers in donor countries are questioning. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China spent tens of billions of dollars on a dazzling 2008 Olympics. It has sent astronauts into space. It recently became the world's second largest economy. Yet it gets more than $2.5 billion a year in foreign government aid — and taxpayers and lawmakers in donor countries are increasingly asking why.


Ford to open new engine plant in China (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:08 AM PDT

AP - Ford and Chinese partner, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd., plan to build a $500 million engine plant in China.

China renews compensation demand in skipper's arrest (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Released Chinese boat captain Zhan Qixiong flashes a V-sign on the tarmac at the airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian province, on September 25, after arriving back in China following his detention in Japan. Beijing demanded an apology and compensation from Tokyo over the AFP - Beijing on Saturday made a second call for an apology and compensation from Tokyo over the "unlawful" detention of a Chinese trawlerman, demanding "practical steps" to resolve the diplomatic row.


Group urges Nobel award for Chinese dissident (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 05:04 AM PDT

AP - A group of scholars, writers and lawyers in China is urging that this year's Nobel Peace Prize be awarded to a Chinese dissident jailed for drafting a major call for political reform.

Japan rejects China's demand for apology (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 03:20 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese fishing boat captain Zhan Qixiong reacts as he leaves Ishigaki airport, Okinawa, Japan early Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 on a charter flight sent by China. Japan on Saturday morning released the captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the Asian neighbors in years. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Jianli) ** NO SALES **AP - Japan strongly rejected a Chinese demand on Saturday that it apologize for detaining a Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest after a collision near disputed islands plunged relations between the two Asian powers to their lowest level in years.


Apple launches iPhone 4 in China (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:25 PM PDT

People queue for the launch of the iPhone 4 outside Apple's flagship store in Beijing, on September 25. Apple launched the latest version of its iPhone in China and boosted its presence in the world's biggest Internet and mobile market by opening another two stores in Beijing and Shanghai.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Apple on Saturday launched the latest version of its iPhone in China and boosted its presence in the world's biggest Internet and mobile market by opening another two stores in Beijing and Shanghai.


House Panel OKs Bill Vs. China's Yuan (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:26 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Democrats plan to end their pre-election legislative push this week with votes to penalize China for its cheap currency as well as hike taxes on firms shifting business overseas.
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