2011年1月30日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - China


CNOOC to buy 33 pct of a Chesapeake Energy project (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST

AP - China's state-owned offshore oil and gas company is intensifying its search for oil in the western United States.

ICBC leads charge as Chinese banks go global (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:52 PM PST

Banking customers using the automated teller machine as pedestrians walk past a branch of ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) in Beijing. ICBC, the world's largest bank by market value, is proving the most aggressive Chinese bank in expanding abroad, serving Chinese firms that are increasingly active globally after the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - ICBC, the world's largest bank by market value, is proving the most aggressive Chinese bank in expanding abroad, serving Chinese firms that are increasingly active globally after the financial crisis.


China's CCTV news report was 'Top Gun' scene (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:47 PM PST

The new CCTV headquarters (C) rises out of the central business district in Beijing on January 13. China's state broadcaster is facing questions after Internet users spotted that footage in a report on air force manoeuvres in a national newscast was taken from the 1980s Hollywood film AFP - China's state broadcaster is facing questions after Internet users spotted that footage in a report on air force manoeuvres in a national newscast was taken from the 1980s Hollywood film "Top Gun".


China policeman's son gets 6 years for hit-and-run (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:14 PM PST

A policeman directs traffic in central Beijing. A man who attempted to exploit his father's senior police rank to flee a fatal road accident reportedly dared bystanders to take action against him, shouting AFP - A Chinese court sentenced a man who attempted to exploit his father's senior police rank to flee a fatal road accident to six years in jail on Sunday, state media reported.


China central bank says inflation still high (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:44 AM PST

A Chinese woman cooks meat at a street food stall in Shanghai on January 25. China's central bank governor has warned that inflation is higher than expected and that banks' reserve ratios could be tightened further to soak up excess liquidity in the economy.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China's central bank governor warned on Sunday that inflation is higher than expected and that banks' reserve ratios could be tightened further to soak up excess liquidity in the economy.


China central bank says Fed easing ineffective and dangerous (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:01 AM PST

Reuters - Quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and other central banks cannot address fundamental economic problems but may lead to excessive global liquidity and competitive currency depreciation, China's central bank said on Sunday.

China: Smooth Lunar New Year travel season so far (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:50 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, Chinese board a train at a railway station in downtown Beijing. Transportation officials in China say Lunar New Year holiday travel has been generally smooth ahead of the biggest travel days of the year. About 230 million people, more than the entire population of Brazil, are expected to take part in the world's biggest annual human migration. For many, it's the only chance they get to visit home all year. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)AP - Transportation officials in China say Lunar New Year holiday travel has been generally smooth ahead of the biggest travel days of the year.


China authorities seek maximum fine for Carrefour (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:21 AM PST

Shoppers stand in front of a French supermarket Carrefour in Beijing. China price regulators are seeking to fine French retail giant Carrefour 2.5 million yuan ($380,000) -- the maximum fine for overcharging customers, state media reported.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China price regulators are seeking to fine French retail giant Carrefour 2.5 million yuan ($380,000) -- the maximum fine for overcharging customers, state media reported Sunday.


China policeman's son gets 6 years for hit-and-run (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:02 PM PST

AP - The son of a senior police official in northern China was sentenced Sunday to six years in prison for his role in a deadly hit-and-run that stoked public anger over abuse of power by the country's elite, a lawyer said.
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