2011年3月4日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Wen acknowledges China discontent over prices, other issues (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PST

The Chinese government knows it has yet to solve a AFP - The Chinese government knows it has yet to solve a "number of issues" that have stoked public concern, including price rises, land grabs and corruption, Premier Wen Jiabao was to say Saturday.


China kicks off annual parliament session (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:21 PM PST

Female security personnel patrol on segway-type vehicles around Tiananmen, the location for the ongoing National People's Congress in Beijing. China opens its annual parliamentary session on Saturday with the Communist Party set to unveil a new economic growth model focused on boosting wages and narrowing a worrying wealth gap.(AFP)AFP - China opens its annual parliamentary session on Saturday with the Communist Party set to unveil a new economic growth model focused on boosting wages and narrowing a worrying wealth gap.


China urges exchange rate stability, US self discipline (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PST

A woman holds several euro and US dollar notes. China warned against exchange rate volatility Friday and, in an implicit swipe at the United States, urged AFP - China warned against exchange rate volatility Friday and, in an implicit swipe at the United States, urged "self-discipline" from countries issuing reserve currencies such as the dollar.


Double-digit rise for China's military spending (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:38 AM PST

Chinese soldiers train in northwest China's Xinjiang region. China has announced a renewed double-digit hike in military spending after funding slowed last year, but insisted the nearly $92 billion outlay posed no external threat despite concerns abroad.(AFP/File)AFP - China announced a renewed double-digit hike in military spending on Friday after funding slowed last year, but insisted the nearly $92 billion outlay posed no external threat despite concerns abroad.


China's deepening Arab ties: the dragon in the desert (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:24 AM PST

Reuters - A behemoth dragon-shaped shopping mall in the desert near Dubai has become a symbol of the deepening links between East Asia and the Middle East.

China to boost defense spending by 12.7 percent (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:09 AM PST

Li Zhaoxing, spokesman for the annual session of China's national legislature holds a press conference at the Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Friday, March 4, 2011. China will boost its defense spending by 12.7 percent this year, Li said Friday, while reiterating that Beijing's return to double-digit military growth after a dip in 2010 is not a threat to other countries.  (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China will boost its defense spending by 12.7 percent this year, a legislative spokesman said Friday, while reiterating that Beijing's return to double-digit military budget growth after a dip in 2010 is not a threat to other countries.


Bombardier gets jumbo credit deal from China (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:00 AM PST

Workers adjust presentation at a display area during a trade event in Geneva's International Airport. Canada's Bombardier, the third-largest aircraft maker in the world, says it has secured a financing deal worth up to $8 billion from a Chinese leasing firm.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Canada's Bombardier, the third-largest aircraft maker in the world behind Airbus and Boeing, says it has secured a financing deal worth up to $8 billion from a Chinese leasing firm.


China defense budget to stir regional disquiet (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:39 AM PST

A paramilitary policeman stands guard on the Tiananmen Square during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - China will beef up its military budget by 12.7 percent this year, the government said on Friday, a return to double-digit spending increases that will stir regional unease.


China setting up new rocket production base (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:45 PM PST

A Long March 3C rocket blasts off from the Chinese launch centre in Sichuan province. China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press has said.(AFP/File)AFP - China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press has said.


China reports rise in foreign students (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:57 PM PST

AP - China's Ministry of Education is reporting that the number of foreign students in the country reached a record high of more than 260,000 in 2010.

Vietnam protests Chinese military drills (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:08 PM PST

AP - Vietnam has protested Chinese military drills in a group of islands that both countries claim, calling them a violation of its sovereignty.

SKorean coast guard confronts Chinese fishing boat (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:30 PM PST

AP - South Korea's coast guard says a Chinese fisherman and a South Korean coast guard officer are being treated at a hospital after a confrontation off South Korea's west coast over illegal fishing.
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