2011年1月5日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

US downplays concern over Chinese stealth fighter (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:58 PM PST

Soldiers are seen walking under a Chinese national flag in Shanghai. A top US Navy official downplayed concerns about China's first stealth fighter on Wednesday but admitted America had been surprised by the pace of some of the Asian juggernaut's military development.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - A top US Navy official downplayed concerns about China's first stealth fighter on Wednesday but admitted America had been surprised by the pace of some of the Asian juggernaut's military development.

US hopeful of consensus on NKorea (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:25 PM PST

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, left, talks as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on during a meeting at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)AP - The United States is hopeful that it can reach agreement with China and other nations on the best way to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, amid efforts to revive stalled multinational talks with the reclusive communist government, the State Department said Wednesday.

U.S. downplays Chinese stealth fighter status (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:22 PM PST

Reuters - China is still years away from being able to field a stealth aircraft, despite the disclosure of images indicating that it appears to have a working prototype, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday.

White House: China must act to rebalance currency (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:55 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will press China on its currency policy during his upcoming meetings in Washington with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the White House said on Wednesday.

North Korea wants talks, U.S. wants end to provocations (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:58 PM PST

Anti-war activists hold a news conference demanding peace on the Korean peninsula, in front of the Foreign Ministry's main office in Seoul January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Truth LeemReuters - North Korea called on Wednesday for unconditional talks with the South but the United States suggested it must first stop provoking its neighbor, recommit to a 2005 nuclear pact and take responsibility for recent attacks.

China media report mystery stealth fighter photos (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:05 AM PST

Graphic on the key design characteristics of stealth fighter aircraft built to avoid radar detection(AFP Graphic)AP - Photos leaked online that appear to show a prototype of China's first stealth fighter jet were discussed in state media Wednesday â€" a move that supports claims the country's military aviation program is advancing faster than expected.

Checking cheats: China plans marriage database (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:30 AM PST

AP - China's exploding wealth has created a culture of secret mistresses and second wives. Now officials are putting marriage records online so lovers and spouses can check for cheaters.

Wozniacki beats China's Li in Hong Kong tennis (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:23 AM PST

Team Europe's Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays against Team Asia-Pacific's Li Na of China at the Tennis Classic 2011 in Hong Kong on January 5, 2011. Wozniacki beat Li 6-4, 6-3 in the exhibition contest.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - World number one Caroline Wozniacki crushed China's top player Li Na in straight sets on Wednesday, taking the Europeans to a 2-0 lead over Asia at Hong Kong's World Team Challenge.

US, Chinese companies partner in solar plant (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:31 AM PST

AP - A U.S. company said Wednesday it wants to start construction this year in China of one of the world's biggest solar power plants after forming a partnership with a major state-owned utility company.

Freeze wreaks havoc in southern China (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:11 AM PST

People play on a frozen lake at Shichahai near the Drum Tower in central Beijing on January 2, on the second of a three-day New Year public holiday in China. Frigid weather in south and central China has forced the emergency evacuation of about 58,000 people and caused 1.35 billion yuan (204 million dollars) in economic losses, the government said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Freezing weather in south and central China has forced the emergency evacuation of about 58,000 people and caused 1.35 billion yuan (204 million dollars) in economic losses, the government said Wednesday.

China faces tough fight against desertification (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:32 AM PST

A file picture shows a woman on her onion farm on the edge of the desert that threatens to engulf it in China's northwest Gansu province. Living on the route of the historic Silk Road, she is on the front lines of a national struggle against desertification, a problem that could take 300 years to reverse, according to state media. About 27 percent of China's mass land is considered desertified(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Population pressure, drought and climate change have made China the world's biggest victim of desertification and it could take 300 years to reclaim just one-fifth of desert land, state media said on Wednesday.

China likely to use stronger yuan to curb inflation (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:19 AM PST

Chinese customers shop at the vegetable section of a supermarket in Beijing on December 30. A stronger exchange rate is likely to be one of the tools China uses to curb inflation in the first quarter, a government economist said, as Beijing tries to stem a flood of liquidity.(AFP/File/Gou Yige)AFP - A stronger exchange rate is likely to be one of the tools China uses to curb inflation in the first quarter, a government economist said Wednesday, as Beijing tries to stem a flood of liquidity.

China completes stealth fighter prototype (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:31 AM PST

Soldiers are seen walking under a Chinese national flag in Shanghai. China appears to have completed a prototype of its first known stealth fighter, reports said Wednesday, highlighting Beijing's military modernisation days ahead of a visit by the US defence secretary.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China appears to have completed a prototype of its first stealth fighter, highlighting Beijing's military modernisation drive, but experts said Wednesday the jet will not be operational for years to come.

China to let yuan rise 5 percent in 2011: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:08 AM PST

Reuters - China will let the yuan rise about 5 percent against the dollar in 2011 to combat inflation, an official newspaper said on Wednesday, while a former central bank adviser said the country needs to free up the currency.

World Bank issues first yuan-denominated bond (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:39 PM PST

A bank teller counts stacks of Chinese 100-yuan notes in eastern China's Anhui province. The World Bank has issued its first yuan-denominated bond in a move that will help China as it tries to increase the use of its currency in global markets.(AFP/File)AFP - The World Bank has issued its first yuan-denominated bond in a move that will help China as it tries to increase the use of its currency in global markets.

Mother killed in China land protest (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:00 PM PST

A vehicle burns as hundreds of Chinese villagers battle police over a land seizure in Zhaotong, in southwest China's Yunan province in November 2010. Land seizures are frequently reported in China as officials and businesses seek to cash in on a property boom and forcibly remove residents to make way for new buildings or infrastructure projects.(AFP/File)AFP - A 38-year-old woman was killed by a digger while protesting against a construction project in China, state press said Wednesday -- the latest fatality linked to the nation's volatile land disputes.

Freezing weather leads to south China evacuations (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST

AP - Freezing temperatures have forced the evacuation of nearly 60,000 people from their homes and caused more than $200 million in economic losses in southern China, the government said Wednesday.

BYD auto firm fails to hit 2010 China sales target (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:47 PM PST

The logo of Chinese car manufacturer BYD is seen at a motor show. The firm, backed by US billionaire Warren Buffett, missed its adjusted 2010 car sales target of 600,000 by 13 percent, a report said Wednesday, as the company wrapped up a difficult year.(AFP/DDP/File/Sascha Schuermann)AFP - Chinese automaker BYD, backed by US billionaire Warren Buffett, missed its adjusted 2010 car sales target of 600,000 by 13 percent, a report said Wednesday, as the company wrapped up a difficult year.

China's Yellow River basin hit by serious erosion (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:31 PM PST

AP - A government report has found that 62 percent of China's Yellow River basin area has been seriously impacted by water and soil erosion, among the worst examples of erosion worldwide.

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