2011年3月5日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China's Wen pledges to address 'great resentment' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PST

A plainclothes paramilitary guard listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers his annual work report at the opening session of the National People's Congess inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Wen acknowledged AFP - Premier Wen Jiabao acknowledged "great resentment" in China over growing income disparity, corruption and other problems, and vowed his government would work harder to meet public demands.


China's growing sway felt in north Japan ski town (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PST

In this Feb. 3, 2011 photo, skiers stand atop the summit of Hanazono ski course in Niseko, northern Japan. Foreign tourists and investors have flocked to scenic Niseko in recent years, giving this rural region a badly needed economic jolt. It is a rare success story that, if replicated, could help lead Japan out of two decades of stagnation. Australians were the first to arrive in the early 2000s, followed by skiers from Hong Kong, Singapore and elsewhere in Asia. Mainland Chinese, while still relatively few, are the latest — and potentially the biggest — wave. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) PART OF A NINE-PICTURE PACKAGEAP - A new language can be heard on the slopes of this popular ski resort in northern Japan: Chinese.


China should consolidate rare earths: Minmetals (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PST

Reuters - The head of China Minmetals Corp, the country's biggest metals trading firm, called on Saturday for the government to consolidate the rare earths industry to foster competitive domestic firms, state media said.

China says it will tackle inflation, boost incomes (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 03:30 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center prepares to deliver the government report at the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 5, 2011.  China's government vowed Saturday to clamp down on inflation and urgently raise incomes as it pushes to spread the benefits of economic growth at a time when living standards are rising but so are popular calls for greater change. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China's government called Saturday for higher social spending, controls on inflation and measures to urgently close a divisive rich-poor gap, betting that rising living standards, better services and heavy policing will dampen growing public expectations for change.


China paper blasts Middle East protest movements (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:29 AM PST

AP - A Chinese Communist Party-run newspaper on Saturday attacked anti-government protest movements in the Middle East and dismissed the possibility of something similar happening in China.

China internal security spending jumps past army budget (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:13 AM PST

A security officer keeps watch inside the Great Hall of the People during the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 5, 2011. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China's spending on police and domestic surveillance will hit new heights this year, with "public security" outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls.


Last group of Chinese flown home from Libya (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:11 AM PST

AP - State media say the last batch of Chinese workers in Libya has been flown home safely.

China pledges 'green' push over next five years (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:56 AM PST

Chinese hostesses pose on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing. Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday pledged that China, the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases, would work harder to save energy and clean up the air as it revamps the economy over the next five years.(AFP/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday pledged that China, the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases, would work harder to save energy and clean up the air as it revamps the economy over the next five years.


Wen says China set for five more fat years of growth (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:52 AM PST

China's Premier Wen Jiabao gestures as he delivers his government work report during the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 5, 2011. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China is on course for another five years of robust growth, but inflation threatens social stability and must be tamed, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday.


China state paper warns against 'Jasmine rallies' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:48 PM PST

A PLA soldier is seen standing guard ahead of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Authorities have ramped up security in Beijing ahead of China's upcoming parliamentary session, and amid ongoing calls for anti-government protests, state media and rights groups said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's state media warned citizens to ignore calls for weekend anti-government rallies in major cities, saying that similar protests across the Middle East had created "chaos".


China's 'Two Suns' Video Unexplained By Science (SPACE.com)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:15 PM PST

SPACE.com - Weeks after a story shot across the Web claiming that the imminent explosion of a nearby star would result in the appearance of a second sun in the sky – a story that was later debunked – two suns were caught on camera yesterday in China. The suns – one fuzzy and orange, the other a crisp yellow orb – appeared side-by-side, one slightly higher than the other.

Reining in prices is China's 'top priority': Wen (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:43 PM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao (right) talks with Premier Wen Jiabao as they leave after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 3. China's parliament opens its annual session in the most tense climate in years, after unrest in the Middle East highlighted social issues that have jangled nerves in Beijing.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Reining in prices is China's "top priority" in 2011, as it strives for more balanced eight percent economic growth, Premier Wen Jiabao said in a speech to open the annual session of parliament.


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