2011年2月19日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China cracks down on call for 'Jasmine Revolution' (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:08 AM PST

AP - Chinese authorities cracked down on activists as a call circulated for people to gather in more than a dozen cities Sunday for a "Jasmine Revolution."

China central bank adviser calls for interest rate hikes (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 12:54 AM PST

Reuters - China needs to increase interest rates because real rates remain in negative territory, a central bank adviser said on Saturday.

China adopts heavy metal reduction plan (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 09:22 PM PST

Sun is seen rising over eastern Beijing's developing skyline amid a murky layer of pollutants hovering above the city. The government has set a target of reducing emissions of five metals -- lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium and arsenic -- by 15 percent from 2007 levels over the next five years, according to the China Daily.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China has adopted a plan to tackle heavy-metal pollution, according to state media, after more than 30 major poisoning incidents since 2009.


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