2011年8月5日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China says debt financing unlikely 'to save' US, EU (AFP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:40 AM PDT

A mix of the Chinese currency the yuan, the US dollar and the euro are pictured in Beijing. China said that debt deals in the United States and in Europe would not be enough to save their economies and AFP - China said Friday that debt deals in the United States and in Europe would not be enough to save their economies and "concrete steps" must be taken to rebalance the global economy.


China evacuates 200,000+ ahead of typhoon (AFP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:15 AM PDT

Fishing boats take shelter in Zhou Shan in China's Zhejiang province today in preparation for Typhoon Muifa. China evacuated more than 200,000 people on its east coast and cancelled nearly 200 flights Friday in preparation for the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in years.(AFP)AFP - China evacuated more than 200,000 people on its east coast and cancelled nearly 200 flights Friday in preparation for the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in years.


China paying 'close attention' to Africa famine (AFP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Displaced Somalis receive food aid at a camp in southern Mogadishu's Bermuda neighbourhood on August 4. China said Friday it was paying AFP - China said Friday it was paying "close attention" to a disastrous famine in the Horn of Africa, after top US House Democrat Nancy Pelosi urged it to do more.


Experts question if China attacks planned abroad (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 06:39 AM PDT

An armed Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard on a street in Kashgar in China's far western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/David Wivell)AP - Chinese Muslim militants have been to Taliban-controlled parts of neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan, but there is scant evidence supporting Chinese government claims that they returned home to carry out recent terrorist attacks.


Joe Biden to visit China, Japan, Mongolia (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 06:32 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters after meeting with House Democrats about debt relief legislation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington August 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Vice President Joe Biden will travel to China later this month to help strengthen U.S. ties with Beijing in a trip that will also include stops in Japan and Mongolia, the White House said Thursday.


Japan arrests Chinese fishing boat captains (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 05:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan's Coastguard on Friday arrested two Chinese fishing boat captains whose vessels it said were operating without permission in waters Japan considers its exclusive economic zone.

China to continue supporting Europe despite crisis (AFP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 02:10 AM PDT

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi says his country has always had confidence in the eurozone and the euro. Beijing has said it will continue to support the currency, even as the region's deepening debt crisis threatens to engulf Italy and Spain.(AFP/File/Walter Astrada)AFP - China said on Friday it remains confident in the eurozone and will continue to support the currency, even as the region's deepening debt crisis threatens to engulf Italy and Spain.


Special report: The "shorts" who popped a China bubble (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT

Reuters - NEW YORK/SYDNEY (Reuters) -They are a rag-tag bunch, often working from home or tiny offices scattered round the world, from rural Texas to Beverly Hills and a suburb near Australia's Bondi Beach.

ICBC to buy stake in Standard's Argentine unit (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:27 PM PDT

AP - China's biggest lender is expanding its global reach by purchasing 80 percent of a bank in Argentina.

China's Olympic speed skater Wang dropped after brawl (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:42 PM PDT

China's three-time Olympic gold medal winning speed skater Wang Meng (pictured in 2010) has been dropped from the national team following a drunken brawl with the manager, the country's governing body for sport said. Wang, 26, violated codes of conduct and tarnished the team's reputation, the General Administration of Sport said in a statement on its website.(AFP/File/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - China's three-time Olympic gold medal winning speed skater Wang Meng has been dropped from the national team following a drunken brawl with the manager, the country's governing body for sport said.


China should let yuan "float": former central bank adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:02 PM PDT

Reuters - China should let the yuan "float" as soon as possible to halt a further build-up of China's foreign exchange reserves and avoid "destructive" losses in its dollar investments, a former central bank adviser said in comments published on Friday.

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