2011年1月2日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


`Coupon generation' wields consumer power in China (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:58 PM PST

In this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, people click on coupon machines to get discounts near a supermarket entrance in Beijing, China. More than a craze, discount shopping is becoming a way of life for young Chinese. Known as the 'coupon generation,' they are changing the way business is done in the world's second largest economy. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Ding Can is obsessed with bargains. Her purse is crammed with more than 30 shopper discount cards and dozens of coupons. Her apartment is packed with freebies, from cosmetic samples to key chains. She often lines up before dawn for tickets to discounted movies.


China Dec manufacturing eases on tightening moves (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:16 AM PST

Chinese people strike the Yongle Bell at a temple to celebrate the New Year, in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. Chinese people believe striking the bell at the beginning of the New Year will bring them best wishes. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's manufacturing boom eased off slightly in the last month of the year, a survey said, reflecting tightening policies taken by authorities to keep inflation in check.


China Premier Wen reiterates fight against inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:40 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed again to step up efforts to keep consumer inflation in check in 2011, state media reported on Sunday.

China to explore Mars with Russia this year (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:19 PM PST

People pass in front of models of Long March rocket at the Sichuan Science and Technology Museum in Chengdu, southwestern China. The country's first Mars probe is expected to be launched in October this year in a joint operation with Russia after a two-year delay, state media reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's first Mars probe is expected to be launched in October this year in a joint operation with Russia after a two-year delay, state media reported Sunday.


Beijing launches car quota to counter gridlock (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 06:07 PM PST

Chinese people strike the Yongle Bell at a temple to celebrate the New Year, in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. Chinese people believe striking the bell at the beginning of the New Year will bring them best wishes. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - For thousands of hopeful commuters in China's capital, 2011 started with a click, not a bang.


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