2011年4月16日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China central bank chief: tightening to continue with yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 08:24 AM PDT

An employee seals a stack of yuan banknotes at a branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Huaibei, Anhui province April 6, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China's monetary policy tightening will continue for some time as inflation remains higher than the government is comfortable with, and the yuan will be one of the tools used to fight it, the central bank governor said on Saturday.


Man 'admits to China hammer killing spree' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:29 AM PDT

A Chinese man has admitted using a hammer to kill 10 people including his father, wife and son, state media say. The victims' bodies were found on Thursday at a bathhouse and a neighbouring car wash, Xinhua newsagency says.(AFP/Str)AFP - A man in China has admitted using a hammer to kill 10 people including his father, wife and son after he was refused a loan to prop up his struggling business, state media said Saturday.


China's Wang urges faster shift up export value chain (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese firms and government bodies need to accelerate a shift toward value-added products to seek a better balance in trade, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said in comments published on Saturday.

China sovereign fund 'seeks new Europe investment' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Pedestrians in Shanghai's financial district last September. China's $300-billion sovereign wealth fund is looking for investment opportunities in debt-hit Europe even though it is not very optimistic about the region's prospects, a media report says.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China's $300-billion sovereign wealth fund is looking for investment opportunities in debt-hit Europe even though it is not very optimistic about the region's prospects, a media report said Saturday.


China sovereign wealth fund eyeing Europe despite risks (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT

People look at a screen displaying stock prices in Tokyo March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Europe is likely to be hit the hardest among major economies by a potential global slowdown in 2012, but China's $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is still looking for investment opportunities there, its head said on Saturday.


China says monetary tightening to continue: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 11:07 PM PDT

Pedestrians and cyclists are seen here at an intersection in Beijing. China will continue to tighten monetary policy for some time as the world's second-largest economy tries to tame inflation, the central bank chief has been quoted by state media saying.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China will continue to tighten monetary policy for some time as the world's second-largest economy tries to tame inflation, the central bank chief was quoted by state media saying.


Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery standoff (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Reuters - The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a stand-off between security forces and Tibetans at a Buddhist monastery in southwest China, said to have been sparked by the self-immolation of a monk last month.

China renews promises of 'more flexible' yuan (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:55 PM PDT

AP - China's central bank governor has renewed promises to ease controversial exchange rate controls — but says change will be gradual.
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