2011年4月4日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Britain and Germany urge China to free Ai Weiwei (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei throws porcelain sunflower seeds into the air as he poses with his installation Reuters - Britain and Germany called on Monday for the release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, a prominent critic of the ruling Communist Party who was detained by police as he was about to board a plane to Hong Kong.


Police remain silent on Ai Weiwei detention (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:28 PM PDT

Police in Beijing have refused to explain why they detained outspoken Chinese artist and social critic Ai Weiwei, pictured in 2010, his wife said Monday, amid fears that authorities are expanding a crackdown on dissent.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Police in Beijing have refused to explain why they detained outspoken Chinese artist and social critic Ai Weiwei, his wife said Monday, amid fears that authorities are expanding a crackdown on dissent.


China's Minmetals eyes bid for Australian miner (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Photo illustration of copper cathode sheets being loaded onto a truck in Shanghai. China's Minmetals Resources has said it would offer Can$6.3 billion ($6.5 billion) for copper miner Equinox Minerals, in what would be the biggest Chinese takeover of an Australian resources firm.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - China's Minmetals Resources has said it would offer Can$6.3 billion ($6.5 billion) for copper miner Equinox Minerals, in what would be the biggest Chinese takeover of an Australian resources firm.


US urges China to release dissident Ai Weiwei (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei poses in the courtyard of his home in Beijing in 2010. The United States called on China Monday to immediately release Ai Weiwei, saying his detention was inconsistent with the fundamental rights of all Chinese citizens.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - The United States called on China Monday to immediately release artist and activist Ai Weiwei, saying his detention was inconsistent with the fundamental rights of all Chinese citizens.


China's sympathetic response to Japan's crisis eases tensions (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 06:10 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Behind the often raucous chatter on the Chinese Internet, a steady drumbeat of anti-Japanese sentiment has long provided insight into one of the strongest currents of local public opinion.

Artist missing after blocked from leaving China (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2010 file photo, artist Ai Weiwei arrives at the Wenyuhe court to support fellow artist Wu Yuren during his trial in Beijing. China blocked Ai Weiwei, one of its most famous contemporary artists from taking a flight to Hong Kong on Sunday, April 3, 2011 and police later raided his Beijing studio, the man's assistant said. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - One of China's most famous contemporary artists remained missing Monday, more than a day after he was blocked from leaving the country and police raided his home, his wife said.


China's Minmetals offers $6.5 billion for Equinox (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Minmetals Resources (1208.HK), China's biggest metals trading firm, on Monday offered $6.5 billion to buy Equinox Minerals , chasing the target company's copper assets in Zambia and Saudi Arabia.

"No information" in disappearance of China dissident (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:59 AM PDT

Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei speaks during an interview at his studio in Beijing in this March 1, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Grace Liang/FilesReuters - Chinese artist Ai Weiwei remained out of contact on Monday after police prevented the combative critic of the ruling Communist Party from boarding a plane.


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