2011年3月10日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China's February inflation steady at 4.9 percent (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:11 PM PST

AP - China's government says inflation held steady at 4.9 percent in February despite efforts to cool price rises.

25 dead as quake topples homes in SW China (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:22 PM PST

Rescue workers look for survivors in a collapsed building after an earthquake jolted Yingjiang county in southwestern China's Yunnan Province on Thursday, March 10, 2011. The earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket in China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar on Thursday. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - An earthquake toppled more than 1,000 houses and apartment buildings in China's southwest near the border with Myanmar, killing at least 25 people and injuring 250, the government said Friday.


Clinton sends condolences over deadly China quake (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:17 PM PST

Volunteers help to search for victims trapped in rubble after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Yunnan province. At least 25 people were killed and 250 injured in an earthquake that struck a remote area of southwest China near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, state media reported.(AFP)AFP - Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton offered her "deepest condolences" Thursday after an earthquake that struck a remote area of southwest China near the Myanmar border left at least 25 people dead.


China's cyber abilities worry U.S.: spy chief (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:14 PM PST

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington February 16, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - China's growing capabilities in cyber-warfare and intelligence gathering are a "formidable concern" to the United States, the top intelligence official told a Senate panel on Thursday.


25 dead, 250 injured in China quake (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:08 AM PST

Volunteers help to search for victims trapped in rubble after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Yunnan province. At least 25 people were killed and 250 injured in an earthquake that struck a remote area of southwest China near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, state media reported.(AFP)AFP - At least 25 people were killed and 250 injured in an earthquake that struck a remote area of southwest China near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, state media reported.


Japan's new FM pledges to improve ties with China (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:30 AM PST

Japan's new Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto holds a press conference after becoming the country's top diplomat in Tokyo Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Matsumoto, 51, a veteran lawmaker in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, took over as foreign minister after Seiji Maehara resigned for accepting illegal donations from a foreigner. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - Japan's new foreign minister pledged Thursday to reset strained relations with China and resolve diplomatic spats stemming from competing claims to islands in the East China Sea.


China welcomes Locke nomination for U.S. ambassador post (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:52 AM PST

Reuters - China Thursday presented open arms to U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the new ambassador to China, as the two countries try to strengthen their ties and nurture more mutual trust.

Consumers lay path to wealth for many Asian billionaires (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:45 AM PST

Reuters - Voracious consumers in Asia laid the path for many of the region's newcomers to the world's billionaire club.

China welcomes newly nominated US ambassador (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:51 AM PST

President Barack Obama center, walks Commerce Sec. Gary Locke, before announcing that Locke will be the next US ambassador to China, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House Wednesday, March, 9, 2011. Locke is replacing Jon Huntsman. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - China said Thursday it welcomes the nomination of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the next U.S. ambassador here.


China's biz jet-setters: no longer flying under the radar (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:43 AM PST

Reuters - Flanked by an entourage of assistants and advisors, Chinese mining tycoon Lian Guangming flitted from one luxury jet to another at the Asian Aerospace Expo in Hong Kong.

China returns to trade deficit in February (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:11 AM PST

A worker monitors shipping containers being loaded at a giant port facility in central China's Hubei province. The country has said it had returned to a trade deficit in February for the first time in nearly a year, in line with efforts to wean the world's number two economy off its reliance on exports.(AFP/File)AFP - China said Thursday it had returned to a trade deficit in February for the first time in nearly a year, as the world's number two economy tries to wean itself off reliance on exports.


China records surprise trade deficit (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:08 AM PST

In this March 3, 2009 photo, a load of containers await export at Yangshan deep-water port in Shanghai, China. January-February exports rose 21.3 percent over the same period a year ago to $247.5 billion while imports gained 36 percent $248.4 billion, data showed Thursday, March 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China reported a surprise trade deficit in February as surging prices for oil and other commodities pushed up its import bill.


China trade swings to largest deficit in 7 years (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:29 PM PST

A woman shops in the imported products aisle at a supermarket in Shanghai March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China swung to a surprise trade deficit in February of $7.3 billion, its largest in seven years, as the Lunar New Year holiday dealt an unexpectedly sharp blow to exports.


Clean energy firms eye Hong Kong IPOs: report (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:08 PM PST

People pass under a series of solar power panels in northeastern China's Liaoning province. Two Chinese clean energy firms are planning share sales in Hong Kong to raise a total of $1.1 billion as the country ramps up its use of renewable energy, a report has said.(AFP/File)AFP - Two Chinese clean energy firms are planning share sales in Hong Kong to raise a total of $1.1 billion as the country ramps up its use of renewable energy, a report has said.


China congress chief rules out multi-party system (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:05 PM PST

The National People's Congress meets at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10. China's parliament chief ruled out any shift to Western-style democracy in a speech that appeared to pour water on political reform hopes sparked by remarks from Premier Wen Jiabao last year.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China's parliament chief Thursday ruled out any shift to multi-party democracy in a speech that appeared to pour cold water on political reform hopes sparked by remarks from Premier Wen Jiabao last year.


China vows no Western-style political reforms (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:29 PM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, and National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo arrive for a session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Beijing Thursday, March 10, 2011. Wu said Thursday the country is determined never to adopt multiparty democracy or other Western-style political reforms that could challenge the Communist Party's grip on power. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China will never adopt multiparty democracy or other Western-style political reforms that could challenge the Communist Party's grip on power, the head of the country's national legislature said Thursday.


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