2010年9月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

U.S. and China not headed for currency war: Geithner (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:57 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, seen here on September 29. The White House said Thursday the cost of the 700-billion-dollar bank bailout launched at the height of the financial crisis was much lower than expected, at under 50 billion dollars.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Hoffman)Reuters - The United States and China can manage differences over Beijing's currency policies without starting a trade war that damages both sides, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday.

Key senator to press China over yuan on trip (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 01:36 PM PDT

Reuters - A senior U.S. senator said on Thursday he would press Chinese officials to take "meaningful" steps to reform the Asian nation's currency policies when he travels to China the week of October 10.

White House keeps pressure on China over yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:29 AM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles before a meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in New York on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Pool, Spencer Platt)Reuters - The White House kept pressure on China Thursday over the valuation of its currency but gave no clear sign whether President Barack Obama supports a House bill that threatens to penalize Chinese goods.

Japan demands China release detainee (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan answers a question at the National Diet in Tokyo. Kan on Thursday called on China to free a remaining Japanese detainee held in a bitter row between the two nations, hours after the release of three Japanese nationals.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday called on China to free a remaining Japanese detainee held in a bitter row between the two nations, hours after the release of three Japanese nationals.

Banks not participating in Fla. drywall case (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:46 AM PDT

AP - At least four banks that own some of the Florida homes containing faulty Chinese drywall are refusing to join a class-action lawsuit brought by other homeowners.

Sinochem seeks to mount rival Potash bid: report (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:25 AM PDT

The BHP Billiton logo is seen at the company's Melbourne headquarters. China's Sinochem Group is struggling to mount a rival offer to thwart BHP Billiton's hostile 40 billion US dollar hostile takeover bid for Canada's Potash Corp, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - China's Sinochem Group is struggling to mount a rival offer to thwart BHP Billiton's hostile 40 billion US dollar hostile takeover bid for Canada's Potash Corp, a report said Thursday.

China warns US bill on yuan could hurt trade ties (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:31 AM PDT

US and Chinese flags are raised in Beijing. China has rejected US legislation seeking to punish Beijing for allegedly manipulating its currency, warning that pressure on the yuan issue could AFP - China on Thursday rejected US legislation seeking to punish Beijing for allegedly manipulating its currency, warning that pressure on the yuan issue could "severely damage" trade ties.

China releases 3 Japanese but isle dispute lingers (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:28 AM PDT

Junichi Iguchi (C), one of four Japanese citizens detained by China, arrives at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai September 30, 2010. China released three Japanese citizens on Thursday whose detention had added to tensions between Asia's two top economies, but a fourth remains in custody in a sign that the row is not yet over. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China released three Japanese citizens on Thursday whose detention had added to tensions between Asia's two top economies, but a fourth remains in custody in a sign that the row is not yet over.

China's Second Moon Probe to Launch This Weekend (SPACE.com)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:16 AM PDT

SPACE.com - China plans to launch its second lunar probe this weekend, possibly as early as Friday (Oct. 1), according to the nation's official Xinhua news agency.

3 Japanese freed by China as dispute winds down (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:09 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, Japanese Coast Guard vessel Kudaka, top, and a Chinese fisheries patrol ship sail side by side in the waters near disputed Senkaku islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan's major newspapers, reported the Chinese ship that patrols Chinese fishing boats has been spotted since Sept. 24 in the water about 22 kilometers (13.75 miles) outside the Japanese territorial water in the East China Sea according to the Japan's Maritime Safety Agency. (AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Kanji Tada) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - China on Thursday released three Japanese detained after allegedly entering a restricted Chinese military zone, as tensions over a maritime dispute began to unwind.

Stuxnet 'cyber superweapon' moves to China (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:29 AM PDT

The Stuxnet computer worm has wreaked havoc in China, infecting millions of computers around the country, state media have reported.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - A computer virus dubbed the world's "first cyber superweapon" by experts and which may have been designed to attack Iran's nuclear facilities has found a new target -- China.

China mine boss given suspended death sentence (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:41 AM PDT

AP - A mine boss in north China was given a suspended death sentence Thursday for bribery, illegal trade in explosives and other crimes linked to a landslide of iron ore waste that swept through a village, killing 277 people, state media said.

China experts design gel to protect women from HIV (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:38 AM PDT

Reuters - Scientists in China and Hong Kong are designing a gel containing an experimental drug which they hope can reduce HIV infections in women.

China curbs lending in move to cool housing market (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:50 AM PDT

AP - China has tightened limits on mortgage lending and plans to roll out a new tax on home sales, acting once again to cool a property market that some fear is frothing into a bubble.

China warns US currency bill might harm ties (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:15 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 photo, a cashier counts Chinese currency notes for workers at a office in Rizhao in east China's Shandong province. China on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 rejected a measure passed by U.S. lawmakers to allow sanctions over currency manipulation as protectionist and a violation of global free-trading rules. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Beijing warned Washington on Thursday that economic ties might be damaged after American lawmakers escalated the conflict over China's currency controls, inching the two economic giants closer to a trade war.

Chinese teen allegedly beaten to death at camp (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:27 AM PDT

A person uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe in Beijing. In August last year, the beating death of a teenage boy enrolled by his parents at an Internet addiction camp provoked outrage across the country.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A Chinese teenager was allegedly beaten to death at a boot camp for troubled youths that his mother had lured him to attend by promising he was going to study IT, state media said Thursday.

US yuan pressure will 'severely damage' ties (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:13 AM PDT

US and Chinese flags are raised in Beijing. China on Thursday rejected US legislation seeking to punish Beijing for allegedly manipulating its currency, warning that pressure on the yuan issue could AFP - China said Thursday it "firmly opposes" a bill passed by US lawmakers targeting Beijing for allegedly manipulating its currency, warning any pressure on the issue could "severely damage" trade ties.

Gates, Buffett talk to China wealthy about charity (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:43 PM PDT

Bill Gates, left, and Warren Buffett, center, talk with some of China's richest people to promote philanthropy during a dinner and reception Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010 in Beijing. Although the two have said they will not be asking China's newly minted millionaires to give up their fortunes, there have been reports some invitees were reluctant to attend because they did not want to be pressured. Because of that concern, Gates and Buffett, who have campaigned to persuade American billionaires to give most of their fortunes to charity, issued a letter earlier this month saying they won't be pushing anyone to give up their fortunes but wanted to promote philanthropy. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Pang Xingdong) NO SALESAP - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Thursday they were impressed by the passion they saw among China's super rich for giving back to society during a dinner for Chinese millionaires. The American businessmen said they will try to hold a similar event in India next year.

China to launch second lunar probe this weekend (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:24 PM PDT

AP - China's space ambitions are forging ahead with plans to launch the country's second unmanned lunar probe this weekend.

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