2010年11月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Summary Box: China widens anti-inflation effort (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:55 PM PST

AP - WHAT'S HAPPENING: China's government ordered a crackdown on commodity speculators.

Cuba deal boosts China's Latin American oil plans (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:43 PM PST

Reuters - China is taking another great leap forward in its Latin American energy plans, raising Cuba's energy importance in the process, with a deal to lead a $6 billion refinery expansion project on the communist island, experts said this week.

Vatican denounces China for bishop ordination (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:28 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI gestures as he is framed by bishops during his weekly general audience, in Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. The Vatican on Wednesday denounced China for ordaining a bishop without papal consent, accusing the government-backed church of gravely damaging the faith, and warning that the bishop himself risked excommunication. Pope Benedict XVI learned of the ordination of Rev. Joseph Guo Jincai 'with deep regret'' as it constituted a 'grave violation'' of church law and hampered reconciliation efforts that have been a priority for the papacy, the Vatican press office said.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The Vatican on Wednesday denounced China for ordaining a bishop without papal consent, accusing the government-backed church of gravely damaging the faith and warning that the bishop risked excommunication.


Former Mao translator, diplomat Huang dies at 97 (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:50 AM PST

AP - Huang Hua, a former translator for Mao Zedong who oversaw China's formation of diplomatic ties with the United States in 1979, died Wednesday at age 97.

PBOC gets ready to slow China money, loan growth (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:20 AM PST

Reuters - The People's Bank of China will use all the policy tools at its disposal to steer money and credit growth back to normal, Hu Xiaolian, a deputy central bank governor, said in remarks published on Wednesday.

Vatican condemns China over bishop's ordination (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:11 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to lead his weekly audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoReuters - The Vatican condemned China on Wednesday for naming a bishop without the pope's approval, calling the episode a "painful wound" hampering dialogue between the Holy See and Beijing.


China turns up heat on Taiwan to talk politics (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:53 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese officials are mounting pressure on Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to move toward political agreements as he shrugs them off despite a recent easing of tension after decades of hostility, analysts say.

China cracks down on speculators to cool prices (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:33 PM PST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a staff member counts renminbi at a bank in Liaocheng, north China's Shandong province, on Saturday Nov. 20, 2010. China ordered its banks Friday to hold more money as reserves in a new move to curb lending and rising inflation that communist leaders worry might stir unrest. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Xianju)  ** NO SALES **AP - China's government is widening its anti-inflation campaign, Wednesday ordering a crackdown on speculators it accuses of illegally pushing up commodity prices.


China expected to raise 2011 inflation target (AFP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:16 PM PST

Chinese customers check prices at a supermarket in eastern China's Anhui province. Inflation pressures are growing in China, a senior central bank official said, because of flows of capital into the country and expectations of a revaluation of the yuan.(AFP/File)AFP - China is likely to raise next year's official inflation target and tighten monetary policy, state media said Wednesday, amid expectations for consumer prices to continue rising.


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