2010年11月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China's Wen says price control measures on the way (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 03:38 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said his government is preparing steps to tame price rises, adding his voice to official efforts to reassure consumers irked by a rapid rise in the price of food.

Senate urged to pass China currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 01:24 PM PST

Reuters - A coalition of steel manufacturers and other business groups urged the Senate on Tuesday to pass legislation in coming weeks to pressure China to raise the value of its currency.

China's Xi in South Africa for minerals and investment (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 06:20 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping began a trip to mineral-rich South Africa on Tuesday aimed at securing resources for the Asian economic power, looking to extend its influence in the African continent.

China jails coal mine chiefs over deadly gas blast (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 05:22 AM PST

Chinese security guards surround the entrance to a mine as family members arrive to find out the fate of the miners, following a gas explosion in Pingdingshan, central China's Henan province on September 8, 2009. A Chinese court has jailed five coal mine managers over the deaths of 76 miners in the explosion, after finding they had ignored high gas levels in the shaft, state media reported.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - A Chinese court on Tuesday jailed five coal mine managers over the deaths of 76 miners in an explosion last year, after finding they had ignored high gas levels in the shaft, state media reported.


China sends patrol vessel to disputed waters (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 03:54 AM PST

Chinese fishing boats are moored along the coast in Jinjiang, in southeast China's Fujian province in September 2010. China has sent a helicopter-equipped fisheries vessel to patrol the disputed East China Sea, state media reported, just as the two sides appeared to be cooling sharp tensions over the area.(AFP/Str)AFP - China has sent a helicopter-equipped fisheries vessel to patrol the disputed East China Sea, state media reported Tuesday, just as the two sides appeared to be cooling sharp tensions over the area.


China's domestic plane industry forging ahead (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 02:45 AM PST

Workers prepare the banner besides a mock-up of Chinese-made C919 passenger airliner at the 8th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Zhuhai Airshow) in Zhuhai, southern coast of Guangdong province, China, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. The airshow will runs from Nov. 16 to Nov. 21, 2010.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - The Zhuhai air show is showcasing China's ambitions to create Asia's first successful commercial airplane business in a challenge to Airbus and Boeing's long-standing domination of the industry.


China law enforcers ordered to make no-beating vow (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PST

Members of a controversial law enforcement force in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou have been ordered to sign a pledge not to beat people up, state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Members of a controversial law enforcement force in a central Chinese city have been ordered to sign a pledge not to beat people up, state media reported Tuesday.


Fading fish stocks driving Asian sea rivalries (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

A worker unloads a fresh catch of tuna for export to the US and Japan. Maritime clashes have been sparked by regional competition for strategic sea routes and the search for oil, but fishermen from Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam are increasingly heading outside their own territorial waters - and into disputed areas - to earn a living.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AFP - Maritime incidents in the East and South China Seas, such as the one that sparked a major row between China and Japan, could intensify in a fight over dwindling fish stocks, experts say.


China to curb hot money inflows disguised as FDI (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 07:08 PM PST

Reuters - China will restrict hot money inflows disguised as foreign direct investment, Commerce Ministry spokesman Yao Jian said on Tuesday.
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