2010年11月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Death toll rises to 58 in Shanghai fire (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 05:50 PM PST

The death toll in this week's apartment building fire in Shanghai has risen to 58, an increase of five, according to the city's government. A preliminary investigation has blamed Monday's spectacular blaze in a 28-storey block on careless work by unlicensed welders who ignited nylon netting surrounding the building, which was being renovated.(AFP/File)AFP - The death toll in this week's high-rise apartment building fire in Shanghai has risen to 58, an increase of five, the city government said.

Chinese woman sent to labor camp for retweeting (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 05:23 PM PST

AP - China has sentenced a woman to a year in a labor camp for "disrupting social order" by retweeting a satirical message urging Chinese protesters to smash the Japan pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, an international rights group said.

Shanghai fire probe finds bogus deals, cut corners (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:53 PM PST

A worker installs nylon nets around scaffolding at a construction site in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. Nylon nets helped spreading a Shanghai high-rise apartment fire sparked by unlicensed welders that killed 53 people. The fire was completely avoidable, China's top labor safety official said, blaming lax supervision and illegal work practices. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Investigators probing a fire that ravaged a downtown Shanghai high-rise apartment and killed at least 58 people say an energy-saving project that used illegal contracts, unsafe materials and unqualified workers is mainly to blame.

Air China announces 4.49 billion-dollar Airbus deal (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:41 AM PST

Air China is to buy 20 passenger planes from Airbus in deal worth 4.49 billion US dollars, the airline said in a statement filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Air China is to buy 20 passenger planes from Airbus in deal worth 4.49 billion US dollars, the airline said in a statement filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday.

China Telecom denies US web hijack allegations (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:01 AM PST

Cybersecurity analyists are seen here working in Arlington, Virginia. State-owned China Telecom on Thursday rejected US claims that its servers AFP - State-owned China Telecom on Thursday rejected US claims that its servers "hijacked" highly sensitive Internet traffic on American government and military websites earlier this year.

China defends Brahmaputra dam project amid Indian concern (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PST

A truck-full of Tibetan workers make their way across a bridge over the Yalungtsangpo river, which is also known as the Brahmaputra river as it flows into India, on the outskirts of Tsethang. China on Thursday defended its decision to build a dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, amid concerns it could disrupt water supplies downstream in India and harm ecosystems.(AFP/File/Chai Hin Goh)AFP - China on Thursday defended its decision to build a dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, amid concerns it could disrupt water supplies downstream in India and harm ecosystems.

Deadly Shanghai Fire Underscores Shortcuts in China's Building Boom (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:20 AM PST

Chinese motorists pass by an apartment building in the background, which was damaged by fire in the downtown area of Shanghai, east China on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Police detained unlicensed welders Tuesday for accidentally starting a fire that engulfed the high-rise apartment building under renovation in China's business capital that killed at least 53 as public anger grew over the government's handling of the disaster. (AP Photo)Time.com - A devastating fire in a Shanghai apartment tower this week has raised concernsabout the safety risks of China's ongoing building boom

Chinese woman jailed over Twitter post (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:09 AM PST

A Chinese woman has been sentenced to a year in a labour camp after she retweeted a Twitter post that mocked anti-Japanese protesters, according to human rights groups.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - A Chinese woman has been sentenced to a year in a labour camp after she retweeted a Twitter post that mocked anti-Japanese protesters, according to human rights groups.

Vatican in new dispute with China (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 05:46 AM PST

AP - The Vatican on Thursday warned China that efforts at reconciliation will be set back if bishops loyal to the pope are forced to attend the ordination of a bishop in the state-backed church.

China's SAIC buys $500m stake in General Motors (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:42 AM PST

The logo of American carmaker General Motors pictured at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, March 2009. General Motors will embark on one of the largest stock offerings in history Thursday, ending the government's stint as the beleaguered auto giant's top share holder.(AFP/File/Nicholas Ratzenboeck)AFP - China's leading automaker SAIC Motor Corp confirmed Thursday it had agreed to buy a stake in General Motors, as the US auto giant prepared for one of the largest stock offerings in history.

After food, China faces bigger inflation challenge (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:27 AM PST

In this photo taken on Nov. 11, 2010, a vendor unloads vegetable from a truck at a vegetable wholesale market in Beijing. The double-digit jump in food costs that Beijing vowed Wednesday to tamp down is a symptom of widespread, growing price pressures, rather than the cause, analysts said. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - After announcing steps to curb surging food prices that are stoking public anger, China's leaders face the challenge of curbing simmering inflation pressures throughout the economy without derailing its recovery.

China's SAIC buys nearly 1 percent stake in GM (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 03:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2006 file photo, the Chinese national flag stands near a branch office of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China at the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)AP - General Motors Co.'s main joint venture partner in China, SAIC Motor Corp., says it has bought a nearly 1 percent stake in the American automaker through its initial public offering.

Vatican warns China over bishop's ordination (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 03:30 AM PST

Reuters - The Vatican warned Beijing on Thursday not to force Catholic bishops loyal to the pope to attend the ordination of a bishop who is a member of the state-backed church that does not recognize the pontiff.

Policeman settles China hit-and-run case with cash (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 03:02 AM PST

AP - A Chinese police official whose name became national shorthand for anger over abuse of power after his son was accused in a deadly hit-and-run accident has paid more than $69,000 in compensation, the victim's father said Thursday.

Pakistan to arm fighter jets with Chinese missiles (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 12:06 AM PST

A visitor takes photos at a military museum in Beijing. Pakistan has confirmed it will buy Chinese missiles and flight systems to equip its 250 JF-17 Thunder jet fighters as it seeks to deepen military cooperation with Beijing, state media said Thursday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Pakistan has confirmed it will buy Chinese missiles and flight systems to equip its 250 JF-17 Thunder jet fighters as it seeks to deepen military cooperation with Beijing, state media said Thursday.

Chinese consumers blame US as prices spiral up (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:17 PM PST

Bags of garlic are unloaded at a market in China's central Anhui province. The Chinese government has criticised US moves to pump 600 billion dollars into the American economy, which Beijing warns could cause damaging fund flows into emerging economies such as China and fuel inflation.(AFP/File)AFP - At a bustling outdoor fruit and vegetable market in Beijing, Zhan Tiehui grumbles about rising prices for garlic, ginger and cabbage and points a stubby finger in the direction of the United States.

Aircraft carrier plan shows China naval ambitions (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:43 PM PST

Chinese J-10 fighter jets perfom in Zhuhai at the Airshow China 2010. China has a nuclear arsenal and the world's second-largest defence budget after the United States -- although experts believe China spends more than it reveals -- but its military capabilities beyond its borders are limited.(AFP)AFP - The new generation of combat aircraft China proudly showed off at the Zhuhai Air Show in the country's south this week could soon be taking off from a prestigious runway: an aircraft carrier.

Activist artist goes on trial in China (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:31 PM PST

Artist Ai Weiwei arrives to the Wenyuhe court to support fellow artist Wu Yuren during his trial in Beijing, China Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Wu was detained and charged after he helped organize protests near Tiananmen Square against some urban development schemes in the 798 artist area of Beijing earlier this year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - A Chinese artist who led a daring march toward Tiananmen Square has been brought to court over a scuffle with police, and supporters say the trial is revenge for his outspoken work.

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