2011年6月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


UN panel presses China on Tibetan monks (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT

AP - A U.N. human rights panel asked China on Wednesday to disclose the fate of more than 300 Tibetan monks, whose whereabouts it said are unknown since they were allegedly arrested in April.

Man gets death in China case sparking Mongol unrest (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Japan-based Mongols protest outside the Chinese embassy in Tokyo in May 2011 in support of demonstrations in Inner Mongolia. A court in north China sentenced a coal truck driver to death Wednesday after he ran over and killed an ethnic Mongol herder, sparking protests across the restive Inner Mongolia region.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)AFP - A court in north China sentenced a coal truck driver to death Wednesday after he ran over and killed an ethnic Mongol herder, sparking protests across the restive Inner Mongolia region.


China floods kill 52 as 100,000 flee homes (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:56 AM PDT

Chinese rescuers evacuate villagers from their homes after heavy rain caused flooding in Haikou, southern China's Hainan island last October. Floods triggered by torrential rain in southern and central China have killed 52 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, state media report.(AFP/Str)AFP - Floods triggered by torrential rain in southern and central China have killed 52 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, state media reported Wednesday.


China's new independents tap social media to challenge Communist party (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As local government elections get underway nationwide in China, a new breed of independent would-be politician is emerging to challenge the ruling Communist party’s near total stranglehold on political power.

Moderate earthquake rocks northwestern China (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:32 AM PDT

AP - China's state media say a magnitude-5.3 earthquake has sent rocks crashing down onto a road in the country's northwest and caused car crashes that left five injured.

Chinese sentenced to die for Mongol herder's death (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:27 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese truck driver was sentenced to death Wednesday for killing an ethnic Mongol herder by dragging him under his truck in a case that triggered Inner Mongolia's largest demonstrations in 20 years.

Military chief 'confirms first China aircraft carrier' (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:42 AM PDT

The Varyag aircraft carrier berthed in the northeast Chinese port city of Dalian in May 2002. A top Chinese military official has confirmed that Beijing is refurbishing the ship, marking the first acknowledgement of the its existence from China's secretive armed forces. Its construction was interrupted by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.(AFP/File)AFP - A top Chinese military official has confirmed that Beijing is building an aircraft carrier, marking the first acknowledgement of the ship's existence from China's secretive armed forces.


China floods kill 52, force 100,000 to evacuate (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Heavy rain drenched a drought-ravaged swathe of southern and eastern China, killing 52 people and forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate, state media reported on Wednesday.

China plans 'cash for clunkers' to beat weak sales (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:51 AM PDT

AP - China has announced a plan to pay up to nearly $2,800 for old vehicles headed to the scrap heap, in a move aimed at perking up slumping sales in the world's largest auto market.

Lagarde in China on campaign for IMF top job (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:43 AM PDT

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde gestures during a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. India's Finance Minister said Tuesday that the managing director of the International Monetary Fund should be chosen on merit and not nationality as Lagarde visited New Delhi to canvas for the job. India and other emerging nations have called for an end to the convention that requires the IMF head to be from Europe. However, they have not come together with a common candidate to head the IMF. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde tried to drum up support in China on Wednesday in her campaign to head the International Monetary Fund after a stop in India failed to produce a public endorsement for her candidacy.


China's Chinalco sets up rare earths processing firm (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:15 AM PDT

Soil containing various rare earths are loaded on to a ship at a port in Lianyungang, eastern China's Jiangsu province, September 2010. Chinalco, China's largest alumina producer, has set up a company in the country's east that will separate highly profitable rare earths from crude ores, a spokesman said Wednesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinalco, China's largest alumina producer, has set up a company in the country's east that will separate highly profitable rare earths from crude ores, a spokesman said Wednesday.


China wind energy firms back subsidy move: report (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Motorcyclists pass by wind turbines developed by the state-owned China Energy Conservation Investment Corp in Hebei province. China's wind energy turbine makers have said scrapping subsidies for the domestic sector will have little impact, even as US manufacturers hailed the move as a victory, state media reported Wednesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's wind energy turbine makers have said scrapping subsidies for the domestic sector will have little impact, even as US manufacturers hailed the move as a victory, state media reported Wednesday.


US group: Taiwan should bolster US trade ties (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. business group said Wednesday that Taiwan should bolster its trade ties with the U.S. to avoid becoming overly dependent on the Chinese market.

Protesters clash with police in southern China (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:04 PM PDT

Photo illustration of police in China's southern Guangdong province. The number of labour disputes in China has risen in recent years as migrant workers employed in thousands of workshops and factories across the country increasingly demand better pay and conditions.(AFP/Illustration/Peter Parks)AFP - Hundreds of people battled police and destroyed cars in southern China after a factory worker was wounded in a knife attack over a wage dispute, authorities and media said Wednesday.


China's Buffett-backed BYD to start IPO roadshow (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:02 PM PDT

AP - BYD Co., a Chinese car and battery maker backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, is moving ahead with a share offering meant to raise cash for a major expansion.

China probes officials for possible leaks: report (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:51 PM PDT

Photo illustration of the central business district in Beijing. Chinese authorities are investigating several officials at key economic departments for possibly leaking government data, state media reported Wednesday.(AFP/Illustration/Liu Jin)AFP - Chinese authorities are investigating several officials at key economic departments for possibly leaking government data, state media reported Wednesday.


Chinese student executed: hit-and-run, stabbing death of woman (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Reuters - A 21-year-old Chinese college student has been executed for stabbing to death a woman after the car he was driving struck and injured her, a case that has transfixed and outraged the nation.

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