2011年1月22日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


North Korea issues first report on Hu-Obama summit (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:56 AM PST

South Korean naval special forces carry out an operation to rescue crew members aboard the Samho Jewelry vessel in the Arabian Sea January 21, 2011. South Korea's navy has rescued all crew members aboard a South Korean chemical ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, President Lee Myung-bak said on Friday. Five pirates were captured, and eight were killed. The Samho Jewelry, en route to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates, was seized at the weekend. Aboard was a crew of eight Koreans, 11 Myanmar nationals and two Indonesians. Picture taken January 21, 2011.  REUTERS/South Korean Navy/Handout (CRIME LAW MILITARY BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - North Korea's official news agency has issued its first report on recent talks between President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.


Chinese groups criticize shrinking of fish reserve (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:46 AM PST

AP - Environmental groups in China are criticizing a decision to shrink a fish reserve on the Upper Yangtze River, saying it would allow the construction of a dam that could endanger rare fish species.

Chinese bank ICBC signs deal to enter US market (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:30 PM PST

Headquarters of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), pictured in Beijing. ICBC, the world's largest by market value, has signed an deal that will allow it to enter the US retail banking market, according to the Wall Street Journal.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Chinese bank ICBC, the world's largest by market value, has signed an deal that will allow it to enter the US retail banking market, the Wall Street Journal reported.


Beijing welcomes inter-Korean talks (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:55 PM PST

This file photo shows North Korea's and South Korean miliraty delegations during inter-Korean general talks at the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom, in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), in December 2007. Beijing has welcomed proposed new talks between military officers from North and South Korea, the first since a deadly artillery attack sent relations on the peninsula into a tailspin.(AFP/Pool/File/Jo Yong-Hak)AFP - Beijing has welcomed proposed talks between military officers from North and South Korea, the first since a deadly artillery attack sent relations on the peninsula into a tailspin.


In charm mode, China leader pledges US jobs (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:54 PM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao waves goodbye to his Chicago hosts at O'Hare International Airport. Chinese President on Friday basked in a warm welcome from young people in Chicago as he tried to show a more human side to the rising Asian power during an often contentious state visit.(AFP/Peter Wynn Thompson)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao promised to help create needed jobs in the United States as he basked in a warm welcome in Chicago at the end of an often contentious state visit.


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