2010年9月27日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China

U.S. business fears "downward spiral" in China trade (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Congressional passage of a bill to pressure Beijing to revalue its currency could further harm U.S.-Chinese trade relations already hampered by mutual mistrust and suspicion, U.S. companies invested in China said on Monday.

Jailed tycoon stages corporate showdown at China's GOME (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:32 PM PDT

Pedestrians walk in front of a branch of GOME in Beijing. GOME shareholders will vote Tuesday on whether to oust the company's chairman in a bizarre corporate showdown staged by the jailed tycoon who founded China's biggest household appliance chain.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - GOME shareholders will vote Tuesday on whether to oust the company's chairman in a bizarre corporate showdown staged by the jailed tycoon who founded China's biggest household appliance chain.

Summary Box: Can Russia be China's gas supplier? (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:37 PM PDT

AP - BIG SUPPLY: Russia has massive stores of natural gas and its economy needs a cash infusion from sales to get it through the economic downturn that has crimped oil sales.

U.S. sets duties on copper pipe from China and Mexico (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States on Monday set final duties ranging up to 61 percent on hundreds of millions of dollars of copper pipe from China in one of several disputes causing friction between the two countries.

DOJ: China Airlines agrees to plead guilty (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:29 AM PDT

AP - The Justice Department says China Airlines Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $40 million criminal fine in a price-fixing conspiracy.

Pentagon seeks to revive US-China military relations (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:04 AM PDT

US navy aircraft carrier USS Constellation sails into Hong Kong waters in 2001. A Pentagon official is holding talks in Beijing this week in an effort to revive US military relations with China and reduce tensions in the region, a defense spokesman said Monday.(AFP/POOL/File/Peter Parks)AFP - A Pentagon official is holding talks in Beijing this week in an effort to revive US military relations with China and reduce tensions in the region, a defense spokesman said Monday.

Japan seeks damages as China trawler row lingers (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan said it will ask China to pay for damage to its patrol boats suffered in a collision with a Chinese trawler, as Asia's top two economies continue to bicker over the affair.

China starts melanine register after milk scandal (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:38 AM PDT

A woman selects milk powder for her child at a supermarket in Beijing. China has moved to step up oversight of sales of a toxic chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a 2008 tainted milk scandal, ordering buyers to register their names, state media said.(AFP/File/Franko Lee)AFP - China has moved to step up oversight of sales of a toxic chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a 2008 tainted milk scandal, ordering buyers to register their names, state media said Monday.

Yuan rise could worsen China's imbalance: central banker (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT

Reuters - A rise in the value of the yuan may intensify expectations for further increases and could lead to a worsening of China's international payments imbalance, a regional central bank official said in comments published on Monday.

Japan, China test each other's diplomatic resolve (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Anti-Japan protesters hold war flags of the Japanese Imperial Army with 'Japan get out' written on them during a demonstration near the Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. China has reiterated its demand for an apology from Japan over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest plunged relations between the Asian neighbors to their lowest level in years. (AP Photo)AP - Tension between China and Japan bumped back up a notch Monday when Tokyo asked Beijing to pay for damages to patrol boats hit by a Chinese fishing vessel in disputed waters, countering China's demand for an apology over the incident.

China: U.S. move on yuan bill "redundant" (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:07 AM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. congressional panel's approval of a bill on China's currency is "redundant," China's vice commerce minister said on Monday, the latest salvo from China in the face of U.S. pressure on its currency policy.

Shippers say China slows handling of Japan goods (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Anti-Japan protesters hold war flags of the Japanese Imperial Army with 'Japan get out' written on them during a demonstration near the Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. China has reiterated its demand for an apology from Japan over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest plunged relations between the Asian neighbors to their lowest level in years. (AP Photo)AP - China has stepped up customs inspections of goods shipped to and from Japan, slowing trade, logistics companies said Monday, amid a spat over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain near disputed islands.

China automaker BYD gets visit from backer Buffett (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:29 AM PDT

American investor Warren Buffett, left, and Chinese tycoon, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu attend the news conference in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, Monday Sept. 27, 2010. Buffett's backing gave Chinese battery and automaking tycoon Wang Chuanfu a huge boost, and on paper represents at least a six-fold return on the investment. Beginning Monday, Wang's BYD Autos is launching a series of events in three Chinese cities meant to showcase the company's electric vehicles and energy strategy, and perhaps to reassure the billionaire investor from Omaha. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - Warren Buffett's backing gave Chinese battery and automaking tycoon Wang Chuanfu a huge boost, and on paper represents at least a six-fold return on the investment.

Russia wants to supply all of China's gas needs (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:11 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao raise their glasses for a toast during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday Sept. 27 2010 . (AP Photo/Kota Kyogoku, Pool)AP - China and Russia signed agreements Monday to boost energy cooperation, while Moscow said it wants to supply its energy hungry neighbor with all its natural gas needs.

China begins Tibet railway extension (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:49 AM PDT

A train passes through the mountains outside of Golmud on the first part of the Qinghai-Tibet railway in China's northwest Qinghai province, in 2006. China has begun building a 13.3-billion-yuan (two-billion-dollar) extension to the world's highest railway line, which links Tibet to the rest of the nation, state media has reported.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China has begun building a 13.3-billion-yuan (two-billion-dollar) extension to the world's highest railway line, which links Tibet to the rest of the nation, state media reported Monday.

House bill targeting yuan unfair: China state media (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:26 AM PDT

Chinese currency 100 Yuan notes. The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill opening the way for punitive measures against China for its undervalued currency, a top Democratic aide said Monday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Draft US legislation that would open the way for retaliation against China over the value of the yuan is "neither just nor fair", the state-run People's Daily said Monday in a commentary.

Russia, China fete completion of oil pipeline (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT

Visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) walks beside Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 27, 2010. The leaders of China and Russia celebrated Monday the completion of a cross-border oil pipeline, a symbol of growing ties between the two emerging economic powers, particularly in the energy sector.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The leaders of China and Russia celebrated Monday the completion of a cross-border oil pipeline, a symbol of growing ties between the two emerging economic powers, particularly in the energy sector.

Beijing firm investigated for running 'black jail' (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:03 AM PDT

AP - Police are investigating a Beijing security company linked to the unauthorized but lucrative practice of holding citizens in so-called 'black jails,' or illegal detention centers, according to state media.

China to stick with one-child policy (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:27 PM PDT

The population control law that limits many in China to one child in a bid to improve people's lives marks its own 30th birthday on Saturday, having been formally implemented in 1980.(AFP/File)AP - China will continue to limit most families to just one child in the coming decades, state media said Monday, despite concerns about the policy's problematic side effects, such as too few girls and a rapidly aging population.

Russia says to sign China gas deal by mid-2011 (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 10:47 PM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (centre) lands in Beijing on September 26, 2010. A deal for Russia to supply natural gas to China is expected to be signed by mid-2011, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin has said, calling cooperation in the area AFP - A deal for Russia to supply natural gas to China is expected to be signed by mid-2011, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said Monday, calling cooperation in the area "strategically promising".

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