2011年4月17日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China showcases global muscle at auto show (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 03:43 PM PDT

A Chinese woman rides on the back of bicycle past a billboard outside the venue of the Shanghai Auto show in Shanghai on April 14. The world's top car makers head to China this week for the Shanghai Auto Show, where they hope to cash in as the sector reels from last month's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - The world's top car makers head to China this week for the Shanghai Auto Show, where they hope to cash in as the sector reels from last month's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.


China's yuan nearly "freely usable": central bank's Yi (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Reuters - China's yuan is close to being a freely usable currency, one of two key tests for it to be included in the International Monetary Fund's currency basket, the deputy governor of China's central bank said on Sunday.

Williams on form as Ding makes strong start (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 03:47 PM PDT

Ding Junhui of China, pictured in January 2011, is cruising towards the second round of snooker's World Championships in Sheffield after building a commanding 8-1 lead over Scotland's Jamie Burnett.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Welshman Mark Williams is hell bent on landing a third snooker world championship title after setting up a second-round meeting with Jamie Cope on Sunday after seeing off fellow Welshman Ryan Day 10-5.


Underground Beijing church members detained (AP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:29 AM PDT

A plain-clothes man and a uniformed police officer walk towards a police car near an area where members of an underground church had planned to gather for worship in Beijing Sunday, April 17, 2011.  At least two pastors from the church were in police custody and numerous other leaders remained under house arrest Sunday as part of a crackdown on the unregistered Shouwang congregation, a U.S.-based rights group said. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Nearly 50 members of an underground Beijing church were detained Sunday and its leaders were kept under house arrest as part of a crackdown on the unregistered congregation, a U.S.-based rights group said.


China raises bank reserves again (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:13 AM PDT

A customer (L) buys pork at a market in Beijing April 15, 2011. REUTERS/Soo Hoo ZheyangReuters - China raised banks' required reserves on Sunday for the fourth time this year, extending the fight against excessive liquidity and stubbornly high inflation in the world's second-largest economy.


China to raise bank reserve ratio requirement (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 04:07 AM PDT

A man walks past the People's Bank of China, also known as China's Central Bank in Beijing. The bank has announced that it will raise the amount of money that lenders must keep in reserve as official concerns persist over inflation and rising housing costs.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China's central bank announced Sunday it will raise the amount of money that lenders must keep in reserve as official concerns persist over inflation and fast-pace lending.


Automakers unveil new models at Shanghai auto show (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 10:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2010 file photo, customers open a car's engine hood to check interior parts at a used car market in Beijing. Global automakers are bringing their flashiest SUVs, luxury sedans and electric concept cars to Auto Shanghai, the country's biggest auto show of the year opening on April 21, 2011, as the industry reels from disruptions caused by Japan's tsunami. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)AP - Global automakers are bringing their flashiest SUVs, luxury sedans and electric concept cars to Auto Shanghai, China's biggest auto show of the year, as the industry reels from disruptions caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan last month.


China detains underground church followers: group (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

A crucifix is seen in a church. The top pastor of an underground Protestant church in China has been detained by police, a rights group said Sunday, as a widening crackdown on dissent appeared to spread to religious figures.(AFP/File/GREG WOOD)AFP - Police in Beijing rounded up dozens of followers of an underground Protestant church Sunday, a rights group said, as a widening crackdown on dissent appeared to spread to religious figures.


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