2011年3月12日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Young migrants changing the face of China's cities (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PST

In this photo taken on Jan. 25, 2011, Li Biying sits inside her dormitory at the factory where she works in Dongguan in southern China's Guangdong province. An agrarian society for thousands of years, China is on the cusp of having more urban than rural dwellers for the first time. Of an estimated 150 million migrant workers in China, 90 million are under 30 and they are driving one of the most significant demographic shifts in the country's history. (AP Photo)AP - Li Biying's hands tell you she's left the farm behind.


China charges man with sedition over protest calls (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:27 AM PST

AP - A human rights group says an Internet activist has been charged with subversion for spreading calls on the Internet for Middle Eastern-style anti-government protests in China.

At least 19 killed in north China road collision (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:47 AM PST

AP - Chinese officials say 19 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in the country's northeast.

Wal-Mart apologizes for duck meat past expiry date in China (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:16 AM PST

Reuters - Wal-Mart , the world's largest retailer, has apologized for selling duck meat past its expiry date in a store in southwest China's Chongqing region, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

Minister: China pollution remains "very serious" (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:10 AM PST

AP - Pollution in China remains very serious as the country's rapid economic growth brings on new environmental problems, with nearly 1,000 contamination incidents in the last five years, a minister said Saturday.

Coal mine blast kills 19 in southwest China (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:38 PM PST

AP - Safety officials say a gas explosion from a coal mine in southwest China has killed 19 miners.

Bus plunges into ravine in western China, kills 16 (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 05:25 PM PST

AP - State media report that a bus has plunged into a ravine in western China, killing at least 16 people and injuring another 24.
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