2011年2月8日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China raises rates to battle stubbornly high inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:39 PM PST

Chinese 100 yuan banknotes in Shanghai, January 17 , 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - China raised interest rates on Tuesday for the second time in just over six weeks, intensifying a battle in the fast-expanding economy against stubbornly high inflation that threatens to unsettle global markets.

UN: Drought endangers Chinese winter wheat harvest (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:44 PM PST

A mill worker grinds wheat in the Bosnian town of Banovici, 100 kms north of Sarajevo on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, where flour producers report that demand for their products has grown because people are increasingly turning to making their own bread to save money. Bread is a major component of the staple diet for most Bosnian people, but increases in the costs of grain products all over the world has had a dramatic impact on Bosnia, where around 50 percent of the household budget can be spent on food. The price of bread and bread products in bakeries around the country rose by between ten and 20 percent over the past few months. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - China's winter wheat harvest is at risk because of a drought that has also led to shortages of drinking water for people and livestock, the U.N. food agency said.

China hikes interest rates again to damp inflation (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2011, file photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a staff member counts bank notes at a rural credit union in Xinjiang County, north China. China's central bank is raising interest rates again in just over a month in a bid to tamp down the country's rising inflation. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gao Xinsheng, File) NO SALESAP - China's central bank raised interest rates for the second time in just over a month in a bid to dampen high inflation and guide blistering economic growth to a sustainable level.

China raises interest rates to tame inflation (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:05 AM PST

Skyscrapers in the central business district in Beijing, pictured last month. China's central bank has raised interest rates by 25 basis points as authorities ramp up efforts to curb borrowing and tame inflation.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates for the third time in four months, as authorities ramp up efforts to tame inflation amid fears it could trigger social unrest.

China's Olympic pollution cuts could reduce cancer (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:56 AM PST

Evening rush hour traffic comes to a standstill on a hazy and polluted day in Beijing. If China continued with pollution cutbacks implemented during the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing residents could see their lifetime lung cancer risk cut nearly in half, a study has suggested.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - If China continued with pollution cutbacks implemented during the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing residents could see their lifetime lung cancer risk cut nearly in half, a study suggested Tuesday.

Instant view: China raises rates by 1/4 point to 6.06 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:32 AM PST

Reuters - China's central bank raised interest rates by a quarter-point to 6.06 percent on Tuesday, its second increase in just over a month, intensifying its fight against stubbornly high inflation.

New Year celebrations cause 194 Beijing fires (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:57 PM PST

AP - State media are reporting that people celebrating the Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks in Beijing caused 194 fires in the Chinese capital, double the number from last year.

Taiwan recalls Manila rep over China deportation (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:19 PM PST

AP - Taiwan has recalled its representative to the Philippines over Manila's decision to extradite 14 Taiwanese citizens to face criminal prosecution in China.

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