2011年5月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China eases trade rules, allows U.S. fund sales (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:27 PM PDT

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (3rd L) and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan shake hands after participating in a signing ceremony for a Reuters - China on Tuesday pledged easier access for U.S. companies to key sectors of its economy by removing barriers to its huge market in government contracts and offering a foothold to U.S. mutual funds.

China's Jiayuan has date with Wall Street (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Founder of internet dating site jiayuan.com, Gong Haiyan, poses beside a poster in her Beijing office in 2010. China's top online dating site, Jiayuan, is seeking to raise nearly $78 million with an initial public offering on Wall Street on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's top online dating site, Jiayuan, is seeking to raise nearly $78 million with an initial public offering on Wall Street on Wednesday.

Geithner sees "promising shifts" in China's policy (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are pictured during closing statements at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Interior Department in Washington, May 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that China has taken key steps to level the playing field for U.S. firms in the Chinese market, including delinking government procurement from indigenous technology requirements.

U.S. says China agrees market-opening steps (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:03 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (3rd L) and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan shake hands after participating in a signing ceremony for a Reuters - China has agreed to steps to open its government procurement market to more U.S. companies and let U.S. banks sell mutual funds in the country, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Tuesday.

Clinton sees progress in candid U.S.-China talks (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosts a roundtable lunch with China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo along with business leaders during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meeting at Blair House in Washington, May 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday the United States and China had made progress in candid Washington talks that touched on both economic disputes and nagging irritants such as Beijing's human rights record.

China landslide toll up to 14, eight missing: Xinhua (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 10:24 AM PDT

Rescuers remove a body of a victim in Luojiang village, near the tourist city of Guilin in southwest China's Guangxi region on May 9. The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide at a quarry in south China has risen to 14, and rescuers say they have seen no signs that eight others still missing are alive, state media said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide at a quarry in south China has risen to 14, and rescuers say they have seen no signs that eight others still missing are alive, state media said Tuesday.

China reassures U.S. on government contracts (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 10:02 AM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan shake hands after participating in a signing ceremony for a Reuters - China sought to reassure the Obama administration on Tuesday that it would not use government technology purchases to support Chinese firms at the expense of American companies.

High-speed Beijing-Shanghai railway to run trials (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 09:42 AM PDT

A highspeed train runs on tracks near the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China Tuesday May 10, 2011. A long-anticipated high-speed railway between Beijing and Shanghai is due to begin trial operations Wednesday, May 11, 2011, as China persists with its lavish rail spending boom despite recent losses and scandals. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - A long-anticipated high-speed railway between Beijing and Shanghai is due to begin trial operations Wednesday, as China persists with its lavish rail spending despite recent losses and scandals.

China trade surplus surges, fuel for yuan critics in U.S. talks (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 07:53 AM PDT

A worker walks past containers at a port in Shanghai May 10, 2011. China posted its biggest trade surplus in four months in April, swinging from a trade deficit in the first quarter, as exports hit a record on stronger global demand despite initial signs of a pinch from Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China stormed back to post a hefty trade surplus in April as exports hit a record while imports eased more than expected, weighed down by sustained monetary tightening and high commodity prices.

China's First Space Station: A New Foothold in Earth Orbit (SPACE.com)

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:00 AM PDT

SPACE.com - China's state-run news outlets report that preparations of the country's first space station module, called Tiangong-1, are in full swing for a launch in the second half of this year and will be followed by an unpiloted spacecraft.

China claims 'victory' in rebuilding quake zone (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:38 AM PDT

A Chinese labourer works at a railway construction site in Suining, Sichuan province. China has spent nearly 800 billion yuan ($123 billion) to rebuild areas in the southwest that were devastated by a massive earthquake three years ago(AFP/File)AFP - China has spent nearly 800 billion yuan ($123 billion) to rebuild areas in the southwest that were devastated by a massive earthquake three years ago, senior officials said Tuesday.

China's April trade surplus jumps to $11.4 billion (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:12 AM PDT

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, left, China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are seated for a group photo during a joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, at the State Department Monday, May 9, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - China reported an unexpectedly large April trade surplus, likely fueling U.S. pressure over currency controls and market access as American and Chinese officials hold high-level talks in Washington.

China auto sales fall for first time over 2 years (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:09 AM PDT

A cleaner sweeps the floor in a Beijing luxury showroom. China's auto sales dipped 0.25 percent in April in their first on-year fall in more than two years, data shows, the market's clearest sign yet that it is cooling.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China's auto sales dipped 0.25 percent in April in their first on-year fall in more than two years, data showed on Tuesday, as the market's explosive growth showed its clearest sign yet of cooling.

First Solar, Chinese partner to develop projects (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:50 AM PDT

AP - First Solar Inc., a U.S. maker of solar power equipment, and a Chinese power company say they will collaborate on developing solar power projects.

China urges US to lift controls on hi-tech exports (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:49 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, gives remarks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, during a dinner for the joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the State Department Monday, May 9, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - China is using high-level meetings to urge the United States to allow more technology exports into the booming Chinese economy as a way of balancing trade.

Chinese girls born in single body with 2 heads (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:48 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, May 9, 2011, medical workers attend to conjoined twin babies with a single body and two heads born on May 5 in a hospital in Suining city in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The local Huaxi Metropolis Daily says the twins weighed nine pounds (4 kg) and measured 20 inches (51 centimeters) and have two spines, two esophaguses and shared other organs. Doctors were quoted as saying it would be nearly impossible to separate them.(AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - A hospital in southwestern China says conjoined twin girls with a single body and two heads have been born at its facility.

China's April trade surplus balloons to $11.4 bn (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:16 AM PDT

An employee works the metal at a steel mill in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province. China's politically-sensitive trade surplus ballooned to $11.4 billion in April and exports hit a record monthly high, data shows, as Washington pressures Beijing for a stronger currency.(AFP/File)AFP - China's politically-sensitive trade surplus ballooned to $11.4 billion in April and exports hit a record monthly high, data showed on Tuesday, as Washington pressured Beijing for a stronger currency.

China landslide death toll rises to at least 12 (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:15 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, May 9, 2011, rescue workers search for victims of a landslide at a quarry in Quanzhou county in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The landslide buried more than 20 workers in a makeshift dormitory at a quarry Monday in southern China where heavy rain fell over the weekend, state media reported. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - State media say the death toll in a landslide that swamped a dormitory at a quarry in southern China has risen to 12 with 10 others presumed dead.

On China's Streets, Grisly Attempts to Cover-up Traffic Accidents (Time.com)

Posted: 10 May 2011 02:25 AM PDT

Time.com - In recent months the Chinese public has been shocked by multiple cases of drivers killing accident victims in hopes of evading legal responsibilities

Report: China auto sales growth slows in Jan-April (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:04 AM PDT

AP - China's auto sales climbed 6 percent in the first four months of the year, slowing sharply from the double-digit growth seen in past years, an industry group reported Tuesday.

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