2010年11月9日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


British PM to urge more political freedom in China (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:32 PM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron reviews the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Cameron on Wednesday will call for AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday will call for "greater political opening" in China as its economy surges forward, as he ends a visit designed to drum up trade, his office said.


GE to invest more than $2B into China efforts (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:29 PM PST

AP - General Electric Co. plans to sink more than $2 billion into its efforts in China through 2012 as the conglomerate looks to tackle the country's pressing energy and infrastructure needs.

China bars lawyer from attending London conference (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:14 AM PST

AP - A renowned Chinese human rights lawyer whose firm is representing imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo said he was blocked from leaving Tuesday to attend a conference in London.

France says EU nations to attend Nobel peace award (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:40 AM PST

Reuters - European countries are planning to attend a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring dissident Liu Xiaobo, France said on Tuesday, rebuffing calls from China for its trade partners to boycott the event.

China raises expectations of more rate rises (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:03 AM PST

A man practices Tai Chi during an early morning session at the Bund, on the banks of the Huangpu River, following its reopening after a massive renovation for the upcoming Shanghai World Expo 2010 in Shanghai March 29, 2010. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - China signaled its intention on Tuesday to drain excess cash from its financial system by unexpectedly raising the yield on bills at a central bank auction and announcing new rules to curb hot money inflows.


China asks Japan not to attend Nobel peace award (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:05 AM PST

Reuters - China has asked Japan not to attend a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Japan's foreign minister said, in a move that could further strain Sino-Japanese ties after a recent territorial row.

Cameron focuses on business ties on big China trip (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron focused on expanding business ties as his country's largest ever official delegation visited China on Tuesday in the latest European drive to win foreign contracts and spur sluggish home economies.

Business is business in Japan's Chinatown (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:17 AM PST

Reuters - Even with festering strains between China and Japan, business is business, and in the Japanese city hosting a regional summit the bonds binding Asia's top two economies can be counted in pork buns and chestnuts.

ICBC expanding in Europe, Middle East (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:18 PM PST

Customers leave a branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in Beijing. ICBC, the world's largest by market value, is accelerating its global expansion with new branches in Europe and the Middle East, a newspaper reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest by market value, is accelerating its global expansion with new branches in Europe and the Middle East, a newspaper reported Tuesday.


China to rein in dioxin emissions to help air quality (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PST

Smoke rises from a chimmny in the northern port city of Tianjin in October 2010. China has said it aims to cut the intensity of dioxin emissions in key industries by 10 percent by 2015, as part of efforts by the world's top polluter to tackle ever-worsening air quality.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China has said it aims to cut the intensity of dioxin emissions in key industries by 10 percent by 2015, as part of efforts by the world's top polluter to tackle ever-worsening air quality.


Volcker says no quick way to cut US unemployment (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:37 PM PST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, right, meets with Paul Volcker, chairman of the U.S. Economic Recovery Advisory Board, in Beijing, China, on Monday Nov. 8, 2010.  (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xie Huanchi)  ** NO SALES **AP - Paul Volcker, a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, said Tuesday he sees no short-term way to reduce high U.S. unemployment and expects slow growth for the next year or more.


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