2011年1月4日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


3 Chinese police officers killed in rare shootout (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:07 PM PST

AP - A state-run newspaper in China says a pair of murder suspects went on a shooting and carjacking spree, when police tried to detain them, killing three officers and wounding six others.

U.S. stresses need to reduce China trade imbalance (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST

REFILE - CLARIFYING SECOND REFERENCE TO DATE U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he talks with reporters on Air Force One after departing Honolulu in Hawaii January 3, 2011. Picture taken January 3, 2011.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - President Barack Obama's national security adviser pressed for efforts to reduce U.S.-China trade imbalances and also discussed ways to rein in North Korea in talks on Tuesday with China's foreign minister.


Obama meets Chinese foreign minister: WHouse (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST

President Barack Obama met Tuesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, pictured here in 2010, who was in Washington to prepare for an upcoming visit by China's President Hu Jintao, the White House said.(AFP/File/Omar Torres)AFP - President Barack Obama met Tuesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi who was in Washington to prepare for an upcoming visit by China's President Hu Jintao, the White House said.


Geithner, Chinese envoy meet ahead of Hu visit (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:22 PM PST

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with China's top diplomat Tuesday in Washington as part of preparations for the upcoming state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with China's top diplomat Tuesday in Washington as part of preparations for the upcoming state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao.


U.S. issues final ruling that China dumping pipe (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:30 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. Commerce Department issued a final ruling on Tuesday that China was selling steel drill pipe at unfairly low prices in U.S. markets.

China economy 'grew 10% in 2010': central bank (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:31 AM PST

A waitress walks past a New Year billboard at a restaurant in Beijing last week. The Chinese economy likely grew by around 10 percent in 2010, the head of China's central bank said in comments published on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The Chinese economy likely grew by around 10 percent in 2010, the head of China's central bank said in comments published Tuesday, but it was unclear whether it is back on a normal trajectory again.


China nuclear breakthrough 'boosts energy security' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:27 AM PST

A water-cooling tower emits a cloud of steam from a coal-fired power station in Beijing. Chinese scientists say they have developed nuclear fuel reprocessing technology that could effectively end uranium supply concerns, according to state media, as Beijing strives for energy security.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The feat by the China National Nuclear Corporation -- announced Monday with much fanfare on state television -- has already been achieved by other nations, and it remains to be seen whether it can be done on an industrial scale.


China c.bank sees 2010 GDP growth at around 10 percent (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:01 AM PST

Reuters - China's central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan said the Chinese economy likely grew around 10 percent in 2010.

GM China sales hit record high in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:39 AM PST

A General Motors concept car on display in Shanghai last April. The US auto giant says its sales in China, the world's largest car market, increased 28.8 percent year-on-year in 2010 to a new annual record of 2.35 million vehicles.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - US auto giant General Motors said Tuesday that its sales in China, the world's largest car market, increased 28.8 percent year-on-year in 2010 to a new annual record of 2.35 million vehicles.


China's CNPC 'to invest in city hit by oil spill' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:26 AM PST

Workers collect oil from the water outside a dock in Dalian, China, lat July following an oil spill. China National Petroleum Corp will invest in the northeastern port city, averting paying direct compensation to local fishermen, state media say(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China National Petroleum Corp will invest in a northeastern port city hit by an oil spill last year at facilities it owned, averting paying direct compensation to local fishermen, state media said.


Skype's partner says it is legal in China (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:08 AM PST

Reuters - Skype's partner in China, TOM Group, said the web-based calling service is complying with Chinese law, even as a crackdown on illegal Internet telephone providers could complicate Skype's operations in the country.

Chinese website selling iPad2 cases, ordered to remove ads (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:02 AM PST

A customer (R) checks an iPad at the Apple store in Shanghai. Protective cases for the second generation iPad are being sold on Chinese e-commerce website Alibaba -- even before Apple has launched the new device -- and suggest the next model will have a camera.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Protective cases for the second generation iPad are being sold on Chinese e-commerce website Alibaba -- even before Apple has launched the new device -- and suggest the next model will have a camera.


China provinces spurn Beijing, target sizzling growth (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:24 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese provinces, from northeastern Heilongjiang to southwestern Yunnan, have set ambitious growth targets for this year and into the future, challenging the central government's goal of reshaping the economy along more sustainable lines.
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