2011年7月13日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Chinese fugitive in Canada to remain in custody (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Reuters - China's most wanted man remained in custody in Canada on Wednesday, despite a determination by officials that he poses little risk of fleeing.

China says oil spills not fully controlled (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

AP - China has ordered ConocoPhillips to immediately halt output at two offshore platforms in the Bohai Bay off its northeast coast, saying recent oil spills were not fully under control.

Tibet leader urges crackdown on Dalai Lama (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Tibet Communist Party chief Zhang Qingli, pictured in 2007, urged police to crack down on the AFP - The leader of Chinese-ruled Tibet urged police to crack down on the "separatist" activities of the Dalai Lama in remarks published Wednesday, after the monk repeated his support for regional autonomy.


China quarterly growth tops forecast, boosts inflation fight (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:51 AM PDT

Reuters - China's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, easing fears of a hard landing and strengthening Beijing's resolve to fight persistently high inflation.

Wall Street ends higher; Moody's warning hits futures (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT

A flag flies on outside of the New York Stock Exchange building in New York May 6, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Stocks stopped a three-day slide on Wednesday, but the market is likely to get hit in the coming session after Moody's said it could cut the United States' prized triple-A credit rating.


China's economic growth eases amid rate hikes (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:32 AM PDT

Workers move piping at a construction site in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 13, 2011. China's rapid economic growth slowed in the latest quarter to a still robust 9.5 percent, easing fears of an abrupt slowdown and giving Beijing room to tighten controls to fight surging inflation.  (AP Photo)AP - China's rapid economic growth slowed in the latest quarter to a still robust 9.5 percent, easing fears of an abrupt slowdown and giving Beijing room to tighten controls to fight surging inflation.


China dating show bachelor detained in murder case (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:08 AM PDT

AP - On the surface, Liu Hao with his songbird voice seemed like the ideal candidate as a romantic partner on one of China's popular dating shows.

Nike, Adidas suppliers 'polluting China rivers' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:00 AM PDT

Fishing boats are tied along the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest and most economically important river. Environmental campaigners have accused suppliers to major clothing brands including Adidas and Nike of poisoning China's major rivers with hazardous chemicals linked to hormonal problems.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Environmental campaigners on Wednesday accused suppliers to major clothing brands including Adidas and Nike of poisoning China's major rivers with hazardous chemicals linked to hormonal problems.


China admits "long way to go" for citizens to enjoy human rights (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:41 AM PDT

Reuters - China still has "a long way to go" before its citizens can enjoy full human rights, a senior Chinese official said in a rare admission of the challenges ahead, pointing to social conflict and even rising house prices as stumbling blocks.

SE Asia walks tightrope amid sea spats with China (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:46 AM PDT

In this photo taken on May 23, 2011 and released by Malacanang Palace, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, right, welcomes Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie, at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines. While Liang was shaking hands with Aquino III and clinking wine glasses with Manila's military brass during the May 23 visit, three Chinese Navy ships were erecting a steel post about 290 kilometers (180 miles) offshore to fortify their claim to a reef in the disputed South China Sea, according to a Philippines military report. The Philippines and Vietnam accused Chinese ships of interfering with energy exploration efforts this year. (AP Photo/Malacanang Photo Bureau, Gil Nartea) NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - About the same time that China's defense chief was clinking wine glasses with Manila's military brass in May, three Chinese navy ships were erecting a steel post about 180 miles (290 kilometers) offshore to fortify their claim to a reef in the disputed South China Sea, according to a Philippines military report.


Ai Weiwei's firm granted hearing with tax agency (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:33 AM PDT

AP - Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm will use a closed hearing Thursday to challenge a $1.85 million tax bill delivered by authorities after the dissident was released from nearly three months' detention.

China says it is drawing up human rights plan (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:17 AM PDT

AP - China is drawing up a four-year plan to improve the country's human rights record, state media reported Wednesday, but it will likely focus on improving living standards rather than granting greater freedoms.

Big-name brands sourcing from polluting China firms: Greenpeace (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Some of the world's leading clothing brands rely on Chinese suppliers that pollute rivers with toxic, hormone-disrupting chemicals banned in Europe and elsewhere, environment group Greenpeace said in a report on Wednesday.

Exclusive: China to conduct first stress tests on brokerages (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:08 AM PDT

Reuters - China is preparing to conduct its first-ever stress test on the brokerage industry this year to ward off potential risks arising from a possible deterioration in the economic or market environment, three sources with direct knowledge of the plans told Reuters.

China economic growth eases to 9.5% in Q2 (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:58 AM PDT

Shoppers are seen at a supermarket in Hefei, eastern China. The country's economy grew at a slower pace in the second quarter, government data showed Wednesday, highlighting the difficult task for Beijing as it battles to bring inflation under control.(AFP/File)AFP - China said Wednesday its economy expanded at a slower but still robust pace in the second quarter as Beijing battles to bring politically sensitive inflation under control.


China orders US oil giant to halt rigs after spill (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:52 AM PDT

File photo of people riding past oil rigs in northern China's Hebei Province, near Bohai Bay. China National Offshore Oil Corporation -- recently accused of covering up a huge spill -- is cleaning up another slick after a breakdown at a rig off China's northeast coast.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China said Wednesday it had ordered US oil giant ConocoPhillips to immediately stop operations at several rigs in an area off the nation's eastern coast polluted by a huge slick.


China rejects Manila offer to bring dispute to UN (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:32 AM PDT

AP - The Philippines' top diplomat has criticized China's rejection of Manila's offer to bring their South China Sea territorial disputes to a U.N. tribunal.

Analysis: China to see bumpy patch, but no crisis, on local debt (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Reuters - However you slice and dice it, a sizeable chunk of China's local government debt will likely go bad over the next few years. But that will not be anything the world's second-largest economy can't muddle through.

China websites fall victim to new controls: study (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:26 PM PDT

A man surfs the web at an Internet cafe in Beijing. The number of Chinese websites fell dramatically last year after the government tightened controls, according to a new study by a leading state-run research institute.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The number of Chinese websites fell dramatically last year after the government tightened controls on the Internet, according to a new study by a leading state-run research institute.


China's Jiang "rested at home" during death rumors: report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin was resting at home last week as rumors swirled that he had died, prompting at least two media outlets to report he had in fact passed away, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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