2011年2月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China scraps death penalty for some crimes (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:06 AM PST

A group from Amnesty International protests over the death penalty in Hong Kong in 2009. China on Friday eliminated capital punishment for some economic crimes, as it moved to curb use of the death penalty in a country believed to execute more people than the rest of the world combined.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - China on Friday eliminated capital punishment for some economic crimes, as it moved to curb use of the death penalty in a country believed to execute more people than the rest of the world combined.

China activists charged over 'Jasmine rally' call (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:00 AM PST

Police keep watch along the Wanfujing shopping street in Beijing after protesters gathered on February 20. Police have levelled subversion charges against several top activists who urged Middle East-style protests in China, in what appears to be a severe crackdown on dissent, rights groups said Friday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Police have levelled subversion charges against several top activists who urged Middle East-style protests in China, in what appears to be a severe crackdown on dissent, rights groups said Friday.

U.S. envoy's name blocked in latest run-in with China (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:45 AM PST

Reuters - China has blocked a microblog search of the Chinese name of the U.S. ambassador after he was seen near a pro-democracy gathering, the latest in a series of run-ins between a possible U.S. presidential candidate and the Communist Party.

China's Web police block US ambassador's name (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:07 AM PST

AP - China widened its Internet policing after online calls for protests like those that swept the Middle East, with social networking site LinkedIn and searches for the U.S. ambassador's name both blocked on Friday.

Volvo to invest $10-11 billion in next 5 years (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:04 AM PST

Li Shufu, chairman of China's Geely Holding Group, gestures as he speaks during an interview before a Volvo press conference on their development strategy in China at a hotel in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Volvo Cars says it plans to invest $10-$11 billion worldwide over the next five years in an ambitious expansion following its acquisition by a Chinese owner. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Volvo Cars said Friday it will invest $10-$11 billion worldwide over the next five years in an ambitious expansion following its acquisition by a Chinese automaker.

Best Buy, Home Depot find tough times in China (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:02 AM PST

Security guard personnel stand guard as many people line up outside one of the Shanghai outlets Best Buy closed earlier this week to complain or seek help with customer service Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Minneapolis-based Best Buy opened its flagship store and other outlets in Shanghai just a few years ago, to great fanfare. This week it closed all nine of its brand name stores in China, stunning employees and customers. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Home Depot is no longer open for home improvements in Beijing. Best Buy Inc. decided its brand name electronics stores were not best for China.

China drops death penalty for some economic crimes (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:54 AM PST

AP - China dropped the death penalty for more than a dozen nonviolent crimes Friday and banned capital punishment for people over the age of 75 in largely symbolic moves that are not expected to significantly reduce executions.

Volvo to invest $11 bn in next five years (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:03 AM PST

A vehicle manufactured by Chinese car firm Geely is seen at the company's headquarters in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Swedish car maker Volvo, which was bought by the Chinese group last year, hopes to become a global luxury brand and turn China into a major manufacturing base by investing $10-$11 billion over the next five years, a report said Friday.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinese-owned car maker Volvo said Friday it hopes to become a global luxury brand and turn China into a major manufacturing base by investing $11 billion over the next five years.

China railway minister dismissed amid graft probe (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:37 AM PST

AP - China's railway minister was dismissed Friday, following reports that he was being investigated by the Communist Party's corruption watchdog.

Drought rattles farmers in eastern China (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST

Villagers are seen carrying bottled drinking water in a drought-blighted region of China. A widespread record drought in the east of the country is threatening to send global food prices even higher as China's key wheat crop falters.(AFP/File)AFP - Yu Ruicheng's weathered face creases with worry as she stands on her dry wheat field in eastern China, where a record drought is threatening to send soaring global food prices even higher.

China sends navy ship to protect Libya evacuees (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:08 AM PST

AP - China is taking the unprecedented step of dispatching a navy ship to protect its citizens being evacuated from conflict-ridden Libya — underscoring the navy's growing capabilities and Beijing's need to protect its citizens abroad.

China says over 2,400 dead in coal mines in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:59 PM PST

A family member grieves over the body of a dead miner at a coal mine northern China's Shanxi province. A total of 2,433 people died in coal mine accidents in the country's notoriously dangerous collieries in 2010, a senior work safety official has said.(AFP/File)AFP - A total of 2,433 people died in coal mine accidents in China last year, a senior work safety official said Friday, vowing to beef up safety in the nation's notoriously dangerous collieries.

"Jasmine" protests greet Chinese envoy in Taiwan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:22 PM PST

Reuters - Taiwanese protesters threw flowers at a motorcade carrying China's top envoy to the island and tried to deliver plastic jasmine flowers and jasmine juice to him as he visited Taiwan's strongly pro-independence south.

Young migrants commit third of China crimes: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:13 PM PST

Migrant workers are seen here carrying their belongings as they walk up an overpass near a railway station in Beijing. Young migrant workers committed a third of China's crimes last year, a leading think tank said, reflecting growing discontent among the nation's underprivileged members of society.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Young migrant workers committed a third of China's crimes last year, a leading think tank said, reflecting growing discontent among the nation's underprivileged members of society.

LinkedIn says access blocked in parts of China (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:58 PM PST

The logo of LinkedIn is displayed on a laptop screen in San Anselmo, California. The career networking site has said its service had been blocked in parts of China, after the launch of an online campaign for Middle East-style rallies that has triggered official unease.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Career networking site LinkedIn said Friday its service had been blocked in parts of China, after the launch of an online campaign for Middle East-style rallies that has triggered official unease.

China's Huawei seeks US government probe (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:47 PM PST

A Huawei Technologies touch-screen tablet device is seen on display at the 3GSM World congress in Barcelona. Deputy chairman of the firm Ken Hu has said Huawei's business in the US has been impacted by AFP - Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Friday urged the US government to investigate the company, arguing "unfounded accusations" and "falsehoods" had jeopardised its operations in the United States.

Chinese official urges struggle against Dalai Lama (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:53 PM PST

AP - A top Chinese Communist Party official has called for a renewed struggle against the Dalai Lama's influence, as well as strengthened controls over Tibetan Buddhism, state media reported Friday.

More Chinese evacuated from Libya arrive home (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:08 PM PST

AP - A second planeload of Chinese citizens evacuated from Libya has arrived in Beijing.

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