2011年1月28日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China's Li hopes for fairytale ending at Aussie Open (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:39 PM PST

Kim Clijsters will find herself cast in the role of villain for one of the few times in her career as she bids to prevent Li Na's Australian Open fairytale from having the perfect ending.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Kim Clijsters will find herself cast in the role of villain for one of the few times in her career as she bids to prevent Li Na's Australian Open fairytale from having the perfect ending.


Mass. woman gets prison for Chinese export charges (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:33 PM PST

AP - The manager of a Massachusetts electronics company has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges she conspired to export restricted products to Chinese military factories and research facilities.

China rating agency blames U.S. for "credit war" (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:09 PM PST

United States money printing plates are seen at the Museum of American Finance in New York October 15, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The ultra-loose monetary policy of the United States is setting the stage for "a world credit war," a Chinese rating agency said on Friday, in the latest warning against soaring debt burdens in developed economies.


ADL Condemns Racist Faxes Sent to California State Senator Leland Yee (PR Newswire)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

PR Newswire - SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned the racist and threatening faxes that were sent to California State Senator Leland Yee this week. The messages come on the heels of Senator Yee's criticism of Rush Limbaugh for making remarks about China's President Hu Jintao that played on stereotypes about Chinese people.

China star beats Oprah with five mln microblog fans (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:47 AM PST

Cao Guowei, CEO of Sina.Com, China's largest web portal, addressing the press in 2009. Actress Yao Chen on Friday became is the most-followed person on the microblog service of Chinese portal Sina becoming the first Chinese microblogger with five million followers.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Actress Yao Chen on Friday became the first Chinese microblogger with five million followers, even more than US mega-celeb Oprah Winfrey -- underlining the rapid growth of the platform in China.


Still no family visit for China's Nobel winner (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:15 AM PST

AP - The wife of China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was able to leave house arrest for a family meal while President Hu Jintao was visiting the United States last week but is still unable to visit her husband in jail, a rights group said Friday.

As China grows more assertive, US, Japan push back (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:38 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2010 file photo released by U.S. Navy, USNS Tippecanoe, center, refuels Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Escort Flotilla ships Ikazuchi, right, and Kongo as USS George Washington steams behind during 'Keen Sword' U.S.-Japan joint military exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Further U.S.-Japan drills are being held late January through early February in Japan. Even as American and Chinese leaders talked up the need for closer ties in two high-profile visits this month, the U.S. and its Asian allies are quietly boosting their defenses. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Spc. 3rd Class Charles Oki, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Here's the scenario: A southern Japanese island is under attack and American forces are coming to the rescue.


Family: Mongolian activist in China still not free (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:58 AM PST

AP - An activist who campaigned for Inner Mongolia's independence from China has met with family more than a month after he was supposed to be released from prison. His uncle says Hada is still being held and appears malnourished.

China's first property taxes kick in (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:43 AM PST

A woman walks past a complex of high rise residential buildings in Shanghai. China's long-awaited first property taxes took effect on Friday in Shanghai and the mega-city of Chongqing in the southwest, as the country tries to reform its booming real estate market.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China on Friday launched a long-awaited property tax in two of the country's biggest cities, but the mayor of Chongqing in the southwest warned the measure was not a cure-all for soaring prices.


China's Li Na hailed as 'pioneer' for first Slam bid (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:10 PM PST

Li Na of China prepares to serve during a practice session on the twelfth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Li said she was largely unaware of the huge excitement in China before her historic Australian Open final, despite dozens of messages from well-wishers and her best friend calling up in tears.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - China's tennis chief has hailed Li Na, the first Asian woman to reach a Grand Slam final, as a "pioneer" and national sports hero on a par with NBA great Yao Ming and star hurdler Liu Xiang.


Trial of activist artist in China ends; no verdict (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:36 PM PST

AP - The trial of a Chinese artist who led a daring march toward Tiananmen Square and was later accused of assaulting police ended Friday without an immediate verdict in a case his supporters say is revenge for his activism.

Lunar New Year highlights China labor issues (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:25 PM PST

Reuters - Among the millions crowding China's railways stations and airports in the annual Lunar New Year trek home are many workers who won't be coming back to their jobs in the workshop of the world.

Chinese journalist says he was fired for writings (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:21 PM PST

AP - A Chinese journalist known for being critical of the government said Friday that he's been fired by one of the country's most daring media companies for refusing to tone down his writing, the latest sign of China's tightening grip on press freedom.

US point man on Korea affairs meets China diplomat (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:44 PM PST

AP - Washington's point man on Korean affairs is visiting Pyongyang's ally China amid moves to cool soaring tensions on the peninsula.

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