2011年2月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Lawmakers to relaunch China currency bill Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:36 PM PST

Reuters - A bipartisan group of lawmakers plan to begin a new drive on Thursday for China currency legislation that was approved last year by the House of Representative but failed in the Senate.

China prepares for 'severe, long-lasting drought' (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:40 AM PST

Reserve army soldiers fire artillery shells in an attempt to create precipitation to ease drought conditions in Luoyang in central China's Henan province Wednesday Feb. 9, 2011.  China is sending relief teams to eight drought affected provinces that grow more than two-thirds of the country's wheat. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - Chinese officials said Wednesday they were preparing for a severe, long-lasting drought in several parched provinces, causing wheat prices to spike on the prospect of the world's largest consumer putting pressure on a global supply that's already squeezed.


China to spur rice output as drought shrivels wheat (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:27 AM PST

A Chinese farmer harvests wheat in 2008. China has said it will spend nearly $1 billion to battle a drought plaguing huge areas of its north, as wheat prices continued their climb and the UN warned of serious consequences for the winter harvest.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China called Wednesday for higher rice output to offset damage to its wheat crop in the drought-stricken north and pledged $1 billion in spending to battle a problem the UN warned could be "very serious".


GM says January sales in China hit monthly high (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:11 AM PST

General Motors introduces the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the Chicago Auto Show in Chicago, Illinois. Automakers pitched performance and luxury at press previews for the Chicago auto show Wednesday where raw horsepower and speed sideswiped their recent emphasis on green vehicles.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)AP - General Motors Co. says its vehicle sales in China, the world's largest auto market, hit a monthly record high of 268,071 in January, though year-on-year growth was sharply lower.


Taiwanese general detained on spy charges (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:07 AM PST

In this April 25, 2008 photo, Lo Hsieh-che, a major general in charge of the Taiwan army command's communications and information office, is pictured in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan has detained Lo on charges of providing classified military information to rival China, the highest-ranking officer involved in alleged espionage in decades. (AP Photo) TAIWAN OUTAP - Taiwan has detained a major general on charges of providing military secrets to China, the defense ministry said Wednesday. Analysts said he may have compromised a vital military communications network that uses U.S. technology.


China raises rates to battle stubbornly high inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:37 AM PST

Chinese 100 yuan banknotes in Shanghai, January 17 , 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - China raised interest rates on Tuesday for the second time in just over six weeks, intensifying a battle in the fast-expanding economy against stubbornly high inflation that threatens to unsettle global markets.


China to stick to gradual tightening despite risk: Reuters poll (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST

Reuters - China's central bank is poised to raise benchmark interest rates twice more in the first half of 2011 for a total tightening of 50 basis points, before keeping them steady for the remainder of the year, a Reuters poll on Wednesday showed.

General Motors China sales up 22.3% in January (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST

Traffic is seen on the congested streets of Beijing. General Motors said Wednesday that its sales in China, the world's largest car market, jumped 22.3 percent year-on-year in January to set a new monthly record.(AFP/File/Olli Geibel)AFP - General Motors said Wednesday that its sales in China, the world's largest car market, jumped 22.3 percent year-on-year in January to set a new monthly record.


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