2010年11月21日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Flood in China coal mine traps 28 workers (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:27 PM PST

AP - Rescuers were racing Monday to reach 28 people trapped while doing safety work in coal mine in southern China, the latest accident in the world's deadliest mines.

China mine flood traps 28 in southwest: report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 11:43 AM PST

Reuters - An underground flood on Sunday trapped 28 miners in southwestern China, the Xinhua news agency said, in the latest accident involving the country's mines, considered the deadliest in the world.

Tens of thousands mourn at scene of Shanghai fire (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:53 AM PST

A woman (centre) -- pictured on November 21 -- carries a photo of her mother as she and her family members attend a mourning ceremony for victims who were killed in a huge high-rise fire in Shanghai on November 15. Tens of thousands of people laid flowers Sunday at the blackened shell of the apartment where a fire left 58 dead, as the city marked the peak of the traditional mourning period.(AFP)AFP - Tens of thousands of people laid flowers Sunday at the blackened shell of a Shanghai high-rise apartment where a fire left 58 dead, as the city marked the peak of the traditional mourning period.


China seeks to boost farm output to curb inflation (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:37 AM PST

A Chinese farmer tends to the crops at Ji Yunliang's organic farm in the outskirt of Beijing in June. The State Council, China's Cabinet, has ordered local governments to boost agricultural production, stabilise supplies and reduce prices.(AFP/File/Olli Geibel)AFP - China on Sunday announced a further series of measures to rein in rising commodity prices as it steps up efforts to combat rapidly rising inflation, state media said Sunday.


Tens of thousands mourn China high-rise fire dead (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 AM PST

A woman mourns for victims, who were killed in a fire accident on an apartment building in Shanghai, east China Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010.  Thousands of somber Chinese marked a traditional day of mourning Sunday for 58 people killed in the high-rise fire in a gathering closely watched by police. (AP Photo)AP - Tens of thousands of Chinese swarmed Sunday to the site of a high-rise fire that killed 58 people to mourn and quietly cricitize a system that allowed illegal contracting and unsafe materials in the heart of China's most modern city.


Flood traps 28 in China mine (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 03:35 AM PST

An elderly coal miner pictured in the Changyuan mine, the last one to shut down in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, December 2009. Rescuers were trying to free 28 people trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China Sunday, in the latest incident to hit the country's notoriously dangerous mining sector.(AFP/File)AFP - Rescuers were trying to free 28 people trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China Sunday, in the latest incident to hit the country's notoriously dangerous mining sector.


China chemical factory blast kills four (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 12:32 AM PST

An explosion at a chemical factory in northern China has killed four and injured 37, state media reported Sunday, citing local authorities.(AFP/File)AFP - An explosion at a chemical factory in northern China has killed four and injured 37, state media reported Sunday, citing local authorities.


Report: Japan plans to send troops to islands (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:44 PM PST

AP - Japan plans to send troops to its southernmost islands to better monitor Chinese activity near islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, a top business daily reported Sunday.

Mob violence leaves nine dead at China mine (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:17 PM PST

Paramilitary police guard the entrance to a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province. Police have arrested 10 people, including rival coal mine owners, after mob violence that left nine dead and 48 injured in southwest China, state media reported.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Police have arrested 10 people, including rival coal mine owners, after mob violence that left nine dead and 48 injured in southwest China, state media reported.


Japan plans troop deployment near disputed islands: Nikkei (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:32 PM PST

Reuters - Japan plans to send non-combat troops for the first time to its westernmost island in response to Chinese naval maneuvers in the East China Sea, a move which could infuriate its giant neighbor, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

China should tighten its monetary policy: central bank advisor (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:30 PM PST

Reuters - China should tighten monetary policy to staunch liquidity, and more measures should follow next year, an advisor to the central bank said in remarks published late on Saturday.

Campaign to keep jailed Nobel winner in spotlight (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 07:17 PM PST

A human rights activist holds a portrait of jailed Chinese Nobel prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo during a rally in Hong Kong. Rights groups are determined to keep the Nobel Peace Prize winner in the international spotlight despite China's efforts to stop the detained activist getting recognition.(AFP/File/Antony Dickson)AFP - Rights groups are determined to keep Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo in the international spotlight despite China's efforts to stop the detained activist getting recognition.


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