2010年11月5日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


U.S. fears nix China telecom firms' bids: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 04:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese telecom-equipment makers Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp (0763.HK) (000063.SZ) have been kept out of a large Sprint Nextel Corp contract over U.S. national security concerns, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Friday.

France, China urge balanced trade, reform (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 03:37 PM PDT

Reuters - France and China have reached a "real convergence" over the need to reform the global financial system after two days of talks between President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.

Sarkozy takes non-confrontational tone with Hu (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao, center, stands next to French Junior Minister for Veterans' affairs, Hubert Falco, left, and a military official as he pays homage after laying a wreath at the unknown soldier's tomb, at the Arc of Triomphe, in Paris, Friday Nov. 5, 2010. The three-day state visit by Hu Jintao marks a dramatic turnaround from the tense ties of two years ago, when Sarkozy threatened to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics out of anger about China's treatment of Tibet. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)AP - World leaders should avoid playing the blame game in discussions about how currencies such as China's undervalued yuan are affecting trade and the global economy, President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Chinese counterpart Friday during talks on the French Riviera.


Another Foxconn worker falls to death in China (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:44 AM PDT

Staff walk with in the compound at the giant Foxconn plant in Shenzen in May 2010. A male worker died Friday in an apparent suicide at a plant in southern China run by Taiwan's high-tech giant Foxconn, the firm and state media said -- the 11th such death this year at the factory.(AFP/Voishmel)AFP - A male worker died Friday in an apparent suicide at a plant in southern China run by Taiwan's high-tech giant Foxconn, the firm and state media said -- the 11th such death this year at the factory.


China, France join forces for world monetary reform (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 04:42 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) mingle with the crowd in the French riviera city of Nice. China and France joined forces Friday to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.(AFP/POOL/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - China and France joined forces Friday to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.


Beijing denounces Nobel prize as a Western tool (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:22 AM PDT

AP - The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a jailed democracy activist is a political attack on China, a Chinese leader said Friday, warning that countries acknowledging the honor would "bear the consequences."

Climate change hurting China's grain crop: report (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PDT

A farmer bundles dried stalks of wheat in a field in Cangzhou in 2009. Climate change could trigger a 10 percent drop in China's grain harvest over the next 20 years, threatening the country's food security, a leading agriculture expert warned in comments published Friday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Climate change could trigger a 10 percent drop in China's grain harvest over the next 20 years, threatening the country's food security, a leading agriculture expert warned in comments published Friday.


Japan investigating China collision video (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 04:49 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan on Friday was looking into how what appeared to be a coastguard video showing a Chinese fishing boat colliding with Japanese patrol vessels was released on the internet, a development that could snarl efforts to mend ties.

Retired Chinese, American generals hold talks (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:58 AM PDT

AP - Retired high-ranking generals from China and the United States held informal talks last month as part of efforts to build greater trust and communication following recent tensions.

Tokyo investigates video behind China-Japan clash (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:05 AM PDT

Japanese police officers guard at main entrance of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. Video footage purportedly showing a September collision between Japanese coast guard vessels and a Chinese fishing boat has been leaked on YouTube, and Japanese officials said Friday they were looking into its authenticity. The Sept. 7 collision sparked a high-level tiff with Beijing because it occurred in waters near a group of islands claimed by Japan and China in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Tokyo is investigating the possible leak of a video showing a collision between Japanese coast guard vessels and a Chinese fishing boat off disputed islands that spiked tensions between the Asian neighbors, Japan's foreign minister said Friday.


China passenger car sales surge in October (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:49 AM PDT

AP - China's passenger car sales surged in October from the year before despite a long holiday as government agencies stepped up end-of-the-year purchases.

Expo over, Shanghai in deal for Disney theme park (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:45 AM PDT

AP - Just days after Shanghai wrapped up its role as host to the World Expo, China's commercial capital is setting its sights on another big tourism draw, a long-awaited Disney theme park.

China says Fed bond move may hurt other countries (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:01 AM PDT

AP - China's central bank chief said Friday that the Federal Reserve's move to inject money into the U.S. economy is understandable because of its slow recovery but still might hurt the rest of the world.

China warns Europe on support for Nobel winner (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 11:14 PM PDT

Reuters - A senior Chinese diplomat warned European nations on Friday against supporting Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, saying it would be seen as an affront to China's legal system.

China says its car boom is ruining air quality (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:56 PM PDT

Chinese motorists get out of their cars to check on a massive traffic jam on the outskirts of Beijing on October 2, 2010. China's booming car sales have had a devastating effect on the environment, the national environmental watchdog has warned in its first-ever report on pollution caused by vehicle emissions.(AFP/File)AFP - China's booming car sales have had a devastating effect on the environment, the national environmental watchdog has warned in its first-ever report on pollution caused by vehicle emissions.


Disney's Shanghai theme park takes step forward (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:10 PM PDT

File photo shows a Chinese vendor selling Mickey Mouse bags and other products at the Disney flagship store in Shanghai. The Shanghai government and Walt Disney Co said they signed a cooperation agreement on Friday for a planned theme park in the city -- the next step in making the long-awaited project a reality.(AFP/File)AFP - The Shanghai government and Walt Disney Co said they signed a cooperation agreement on Friday for a planned theme park in the city -- the next step in making the long-awaited project a reality.


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