2011年4月7日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


US senator tweets Ai Weiwei demand for Hu (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:32 PM PDT

A US senator charged Thursday that Chinese President Hu Jintao had cast detained artist Ai Weiwei, pictured in 2010, into a AFP - A US senator charged Thursday that Chinese President Hu Jintao had cast detained artist Ai Weiwei into a "dungeon" and demanded to know where he was being held.


China warns world not to interfere in artist case (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT

China on Thursday warned the international community it had AFP - China on Thursday warned the international community it had "no right to interfere" in the case of outspoken artist Ai Weiwei, who has been detained for investigation of unspecified economic crimes.


China says famed artist faces economic charges (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:53 AM PDT

Human rights protesters hold a rally, carrying the picture of Ai Weiwei, one of its most famous contemporary Chinese artists with Chinese written 'Release Ai Weiwei'  outside the China Liaison Office in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Chinese police called more people in for questioning Tuesday as they expanded their investigation into avant-garde artist Ai Weiwei, who has not been heard from since being taken into custody over the weekend, friends said.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - China confirmed Thursday that it has detained a renowned artist who had been missing for four days but insisted his case involves "economic crimes" and not human rights.


Chinese artist-activist Ai "suspected" of economic crimes (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:35 AM PDT

A supporter of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei holds a picture of him at Weiwei's art studio to protest the demolition of the place by the government in Shanghai November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - The Chinese government said on Thursday detained artist and activist Ai Weiwei was being investigated for "suspected economic crimes," while his family said he was the innocent victim of a political witchhunt.


Airbus expects A380 sales to rise in China (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 12:43 AM PDT

An Airbus worker is seen inspecting an Airbus A380 engine. The Europe-based airplane-maker expects to sell more A380 aircraft in China in the coming years, despite only one Chinese carrier ordering the superjumbo so far.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Airbus expects to sell more A380 aircraft in China in the coming years, despite only one Chinese carrier ordering the superjumbo so far, the plane maker's China president said Thursday.


Chinese ministry, WHO warn of antibiotic overuse (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:03 PM PDT

AP - Drug-resistant forms of diseases such as tuberculosis are on the rise in China because of the overuse of antibiotics and urgent action is needed to reverse the problem, the Health Ministry and the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
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