2011年2月15日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Mantega: US, Brazil not collaborating over China (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:05 PM PST

AP - Brazil's finance minister says the South American country and Washington are not working together to persuade China to let its currency rise in value.

China January inflation stays high at 4.9% (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:45 AM PST

A diner eats lunch in a restaurant in Beijing. Inflation, particularly related to food, has a history of sparking unrest in China. China said Tuesday its inflation rate stayed stubbornly high at 4.9 percent in January, sparking analyst predictions that the government would take further aggressive fiscal steps to cool prices.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China said Tuesday its inflation rate stayed stubbornly high at 4.9 percent in January, prompting analysts to predict further steps by the government to cool prices.


GM head vows to focus on China (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:14 AM PST

General Motor Co. Chief Executive Daniel Akerson pauses during a media conference in Beijing Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. China will play a much bigger role in GM's plans as it moves to capitalize further on the world's largest auto market, Akerson said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China will play a much bigger role in General Motors Co.'s plans including clean energy vehicles as it moves to capitalize further on rapid growth in the world's largest auto market, the company's CEO said Tuesday.


China inflation data adds to tightening case (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:10 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese inflation hit a lower-than-forecast 4.9 percent in January, but price pressures excluding food were their strongest in at least a decade and will force the central bank to keep tightening monetary policy.

US admiral: Carrier killer won't stop US Navy (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:55 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, military vehicles carrying the Dong Feng 21D missiles parade past Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking China's 60th anniversary in Beijing.  Known among defense analysts as a 'carrier killer,' the missile has been described as a game-changer in the Asian security environment, where U.S. Navy aircraft carrier battle groups have ruled the waves since the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)AP - A new "carrier killer" missile that has become a symbol of China's rising military might will not force the U.S. Navy to change the way it operates in the Pacific, a senior Navy commander told The Associated Press.


China tech giant leaves US deal's fate to Obama (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:53 AM PST

A Huawei tablet computer pictured a technological event in Barcelona. The Chinese firm has refused to back down after a US Congress panel voiced security concerns about the tech giant's acquisition of US computer technology, shunting the issue to President Barack Obama, a report said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Josep Lago)AFP - China's Huawei said Tuesday it would not back down after a US panel voiced security concerns about the firm's acquisition of US computer technology, shunting the issue to President Barack Obama.


Chinese shoppers struggle with spiraling prices (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:33 AM PST

A woman selects vegetables on a store inside a market in Beijing, China Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011.  A jump in food prices pushed China's inflation higher in January, adding to pressure on Beijing to control surging living costs.  (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Spiraling prices have made the grocery store a scary place for Chu Yun, a 27-year-old office clerk.


GM to add over 20 new, upgraded models in China: CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:36 PM PST

GM Chief Executive Daniel Akerson pauses at a news conference in Beijing February 15, 2011. General Motors Co will add over 20 new and upgraded models in China, Akerson said Tuesday, as the U.S. automaker looks to use its leading position in the world's biggest car market to reclaim the No.1 carmaker spot from Toyota Motor Corp. REUTERS/Jason Lee(CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT PROFILE)Reuters - General Motors Co will add over 20 new and upgraded models in China, its CEO said Tuesday, as the U.S. automaker looks to use its leading position in the world's biggest car market to reclaim the No.1 carmaker spot from Toyota Motor Corp.


China auto imports nearly double in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:21 PM PST

Vehicles stop at an intersection Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 in Shanghai, China. A research group said Monday China's passenger car sales slowed in January as tax breaks for energy-efficient cars lapsed and cities began tightening curbs on vehicle use to help combat traffic congestion and smog. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's imports of foreign cars nearly doubled last year, with Japanese and German models most in favor among buyers looking to upgrade their vehicles, an industry association said Tuesday.


China limits smoking in films, TV shows (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:27 PM PST

AP - China is ordering makers of films and TV shows to limit the amount of smoking depicted on-screen, the latest effort to curb rampant tobacco use in the country with the largest number of smokers in the world.

Instant view: China Jan inflation weaker than expected (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 06:55 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese inflation was lower than expected at 4.9 percent in the year to January, though price pressures continued to build and will force the central bank to stick to its course of monetary tightening.
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