2011年4月22日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China

US, China to hold human rights talks (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:25 AM PDT

US Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner, pictured here at the UN Offices in Geneva, in 2010. Posner will head an inter-agency delegation to Beijing April 27-28 for the recurring US-China Human Rights Dialogue, according to the State Department.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, amid a Chinese crackdown on government critics that the US condemned.

China accuses restive Tibetan monks of lewd actions (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:59 AM PDT

A Tibetan Buddhist temple is seen in Beijing 2010. Chinese authorities have accused monks at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of using prostitutes, getting drunk and gambling, state media said Friday, amid a security crackdown sparked by unrest there.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Chinese authorities have accused monks at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of using prostitutes, getting drunk and gambling, state media said Friday, amid a security crackdown sparked by unrest there.

Elite Chinese student gets death for 'cruel' crime (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:06 AM PDT

A map of China. A Chinese court on Friday sentenced a music student to die for stabbing a woman to death after hurting her in a car crash in Xian, a crime that sparked a national debate over China's AFP - A Chinese court on Friday sentenced a music student to die for stabbing a woman to death after hurting her in a car crash, a crime that sparked a national debate over China's "rich second generation".

Truckers protest again over costs in China (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:04 AM PDT

A police officer stands guard near a port where a protest was held, Friday, April 22, 2011 in Shanghai. Truck drivers protested Friday for a third day over rising fuel costs and fees, disrupting the flow of goods in China's busiest port city. The protests that began Wednesday are the latest sign of rising public anger over surging inflation that communist leaders have failed to tame despite repeated promises. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Truck drivers protested Friday for a third day over rising fuel costs and fees, disrupting the flow of goods in China's busiest port city.

Torn pieces of ancient Chinese painting reunited (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:59 AM PDT

This undated photo released by the Taiwan National Palace Museum, Friday, April 22, 2011, in Taipei, Taiwan, shows the main portion of 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' by revered Chinese landscape painter Huang Gongwang. Two pieces of the torn 660-year-old Chinese painting held by Taiwan and mainland China will be reunited for the first time in centuries at an exhibit at Taiwan's national museum, in a sign of warming ties between the rivals. The other part of the 20-foot-long (6-meter-long) painting will be shipped from China's Zhejiang Provincial Museum for the 40-day exhibition opening June 2. (AP Photo/Taiwan National Palace Museum) NO SALES, NO ARCHIVES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Two pieces of a torn 660-year-old Chinese painting held by Taiwan and mainland China will be reunited for the first time in centuries at an exhibit at Taiwan's national museum, in a sign of warming ties between the rivals.

China to hold human rights talks next week (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:42 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States and China will hold talks on human rights in Beijing next week, including discussions on detentions, arrests and freedom of religion, the State Department said on Thursday.

Yuan continues climb to end at record; revaluation seen unlikely (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:14 AM PDT

Reuters - The yuan ended at a fresh record high on Friday as the central bank continued to allow the currency to rise to help fight imported inflation, but onshore traders remained convinced it would not resort to any one-off revaluation despite rumors overseas.

China bans foreigners from restive Tibetan areas (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:29 AM PDT

Reuters - China has banned foreigners from some restive, heavily Tibetan parts of southwestern Sichuan province, travel agents said on Friday, in an apparent attempt to close off a region shaken by recent clashes with the police.

China-US to hold rights dialogue amid crackdown (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:22 AM PDT

AP - U.S. diplomats will discuss recent disappearances and detentions of Chinese dissidents during human rights talks in Beijing next week, the U.S. State Department said.

Chinese student gets death for murder that sparked uproar (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:19 AM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese court sentenced a university student to death Friday for killing a waitress to cover up a hit-and-run accident, in a case that sparked uproar over the perceived indifference of the rich to the less well-off.

Third day of Shanghai strike threatens China exports (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:46 AM PDT

People walk along an unfinished road being used by truck drivers to park their container trucks near a port in Shanghai, April 21, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Striking truck drivers protested for a third day on Friday in Shanghai's main harbor district amid heavy police presence and signs the action has already started to curb exports from the world's busiest container port.

Defiant China church vows to hold Easter service (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:16 PM PDT

A Christian church is pictured here in Beijing. Leaders of a beleaguered Chinese evangelical church have vowed to defy Communist authorities and hold outdoor public services on Easter Sunday, raising the prospect of a confrontation with police.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Leaders of a beleaguered Chinese evangelical church have vowed to defy Communist authorities and hold outdoor public services on Easter Sunday, raising the prospect of a confrontation with police.

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