2010年12月9日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Chinese group awards own alternative 'peace prize' (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 05:40 PM PST

Tan Changliu, chairman of the Confucius Peace Award committee, reacts to reporters' questions during a press conference to name their awardee former Taiwanese Vice President Lien Chan in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. The Chinese group awarded its own version of a peace prize Thursday, a move apparently intended to counter the Nobel committee's decision to honor imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - A Chinese group has awarded a peace prize to a Taiwanese official too surprised to travel to Beijing to accept the award apparently created to counter the Nobel prize honoring an imprisoned dissident.

Empty chair left for jailed Chinese Nobel laureate (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:51 PM PST

A worker installs a banner outside the Nobel Peace Center for Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo Thursday Dec. 9, 2010 in Oslo, Norway. A day before the Nobel committee honors Liu, an imprisoned Chinese dissident with its peace prize, China ratched up the rhetoric calling the award 'an interference' in its internal affairs. The exhibit is called 'I Have No Enemies.' (AP Photo/John McConnico)AP - When ambassadors, royalty and other VIPs take their seats in Oslo's modernist City Hall on Friday for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, there will be one chair left empty — for this year's winner.

Nobel head: Liu's prize based on "universal values" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:32 PM PST

Protesters hang postcards of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo with yellow ribbon outside the Chinese liaison office during a protest to urge the release of Liu in Hong Kong December 5, 2010. An empty chair will represent Liu at the December 10 awards ceremony and symbolise China's policies to isolate and repress dissidents, a top Nobel official told Reuters on Friday. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuReuters - The Nobel Peace Prize panel on Thursday defended its award to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo as based on "universal values," rejecting Beijing's accusation that it is trying force Western ideas on China.

U.N. rights chief calls on China to release Liu (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 08:32 AM PST

Reuters - The top United Nations human rights official Thursday called on China to release jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo and voiced concern that authorities had curtailed the movement of 120 people, including his wife.

China Catholics pick leaders amid Vatican tensions (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:38 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2010, a village boy shows a leaflet with picture of Bishop Guo Jincai, which he received from a worshiper after the bishop ordination ceremony at the Pingquan Church in Chengde city, northeastern Hebei province, China. China's government-backed Catholic church on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, elected new leaders, including a prelate unrecognized by the Vatican to head its bishops' council, in a move likely to worsen often uneasy relations with the Holy See. Ties between China and the Vatican already were strained because of a dispute over the Nov. 20 ordination of Rev. Joseph Guo Jincai as bishop without papal approval. The Vatican says only it has the right to name bishops, and the question of their appointment has been the main stumbling block in resuming relations with the government in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - China's government-backed Catholic church elected new leaders on Thursday, including a prelate unrecognized by the Vatican to head its bishops' council, in a move likely to worsen often uneasy relations with the Holy See.

Nobel award 'not a prize against China': chairman (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:29 AM PST

Norwegian Nobel Committee chief Thorbjoern Jagland speaks during a press conference in Oslo. Jagland insisted this year's choice of peace laureate -- jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo -- was not AFP - The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee insisted on Thursday that this year's choice of peace laureate, jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, was not "against" Beijing.

Special Report: After U.S. failure, HSBC pushes into China (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:48 AM PST

The HSBC building is seen in the Canary Wharf business district, in East London September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - Edward Chow remembers the nervous days of the early 1990s in Hong Kong, when tens of thousands of people left the then-British colony, fearful of what would happen when Chinese rule returned.

Chinese bishops elect leaders amid Vatican tensions (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:36 AM PST

Youngsters stand in front of the historic St. Joseph's Catholic Cathedral in Beijing. China's state-sanctioned Catholic Church says its bishops have elected a new leadership amid a spike in tension with the Vatican, which has criticised a controversial recent ordination.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's state-sanctioned Catholic Church said Thursday bishops had elected a new leadership amid a spike in tension with the Vatican, which has criticised a controversial recent ordination.

China auto sales jump 27 percent in November (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 02:13 AM PST

AP - China's auto sales powered ahead in November, jumping 27 percent to 1.7 million vehicles as car buyers rushed to beat expected increases in license plate fees in some cities.

Singapore's GIC doubles stake in China's CICC (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:41 AM PST

Singapore's imposing business district is seen by night. The city state's government investment corporation has said it has more than doubled its stake in Beijing-based China International Capital Corporation.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) said Thursday it has more than doubled its stake in Beijing-based China International Capital Corporation (CICC).

China video site Youku soars on Wall Street debut (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:47 PM PST

Youku.com executives ring the bell of the New York Stock Exchange after the website went public on December 8, 2010. The firm's Wall Street debut saw trading in the firm end at 33.44 dollars from their 12.80 initial pricing, completing a 203 million-dollar initial public offering.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)AFP - Shares in Chinese online video company Youku.com's soared 161 percent on their first day of trading on Wall Street -- the strongest New York Stock Exchange debut in more than five years.

Special Report: The Chinese consumer awakens (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:23 PM PST

Customers bargain with a vendor over a quilt at an open-air market on the outskirts of Rizhao, Shandong province December 7, 2010. China's consumption has lagged well behind other major economies, because the country was mainly focused on investment and exports. But that is beginning to change, as incomes rise and China rebalances its economy. Picture taken December 7, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - XIAHE, China (Reuters)- In the Tibetan monastery town of Xiahe, Gyelyanjia is visiting for a festival and taking the opportunity to do some shopping.

Bayer's investment expansion plans in China (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:08 PM PST

Germany's Bayer Group said Thursday it would spend one billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) over five years to expand its high-tech materials business in China to capitalise on the growing economy.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Germany's Bayer Group said Thursday it would spend one billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) over five years to expand its high-tech materials business in China to capitalise on the growing economy.

China's property bubble getting worse: state media (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:50 PM PST

The foundations of a new property project are laid in Beijing. A Chinese government think tank has warned the country's real estate bubble is getting worse, with property prices in major cities overvalued by as much as 70 percent, state media reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A Chinese government think tank has warned the country's real estate bubble is getting worse, with property prices in major cities overvalued by as much as 70 percent, state media reported Thursday.

China drinks maker wins legal battle with PepsiCo (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:33 PM PST

Bottles of Pepsi drinks are displayed at a shop. A Chinese soft drinks maker has won a lawsuit against the local unit of PepsiCo over claims it had illegally used its recipes and business secrets, state media said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - A Chinese soft drinks maker has won a lawsuit against the local unit of PepsiCo over claims it had illegally used its recipes and business secrets, state media said Thursday.

China's top diplomat meets North Korea's Kim (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:21 PM PST

An ethnic Korean at the Chinese border town of Tu Men. Communist allies North Korea and China have proclaimed their unity as the North's leader Kim Jong-Il held his first meeting with a senior Chinese envoy since the region's worst crisis in years erupted.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)Reuters - China's top diplomat, State Councilor Dai Bingguo, met North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua said.

Top Chinese leader meets North Korea's Kim (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST

AP - A top Chinese leader has met with North Korea's Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang amid the continuing military crisis on the Korean peninsula.

Defense chief Gates to visit China next month (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:39 PM PST

Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit China next month, as the world's two largest economies try to repair a relationship that has been battered by arguments about military exercises and Taiwan.

Rights group slam Philippines' Nobel boycott (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 05:21 PM PST

AP - Human rights activists have slammed the Philippines for aligning with China in boycotting the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

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