2011年5月15日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China-Pakistan alliance strengthened post bin Laden (AFP)

Posted: 15 May 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Tensions between the US and Pakistan over the killing of Osama bin Laden and a speedier US withdrawal from Afghanistan are likely to reinforce China and Pakistan's already strong ties, analysts say. When Chinese leaders welcome Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, pictured in April 2011, to Beijing this week, they will likely praise Sino-Pakistani AFP - Tensions between the US and Pakistan over the killing of Osama bin Laden and a speedier US withdrawal from Afghanistan are likely to reinforce China and Pakistan's already strong ties, analysts say.


Moderate quake hits China's Sichuan province (AFP)

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:50 AM PDT

A quake reading on a seismograph. A 5.0-magnitude tremor has hit the Chinese province of Sichuan, the US Geological Survey said, three years after a giant quake left 87,000 dead or missing in the region.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - A 5.0-magnitude tremor hit the Chinese province of Sichuan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, three years after a giant quake left 87,000 dead or missing in the region.


China gives press more freedom — for food safety (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:08 AM PDT

Chinese residents try to tell counterfeit cooking oil products from the real products during an event to promote awareness of economic crimes in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 15, 2011.  The headlines are unrelenting: toxic bean sprouts, filthy oil, drug-tainted pork. For months, Chinese media have been churning out a queasy-making multitude of stories about the dangers lurking in the nation's dinner bowls. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Toxic bean sprouts, filthy cooking oil, drug-tainted pork: The relentless headlines in Chinese media have churned up queasy feelings for months about the dangers lurking in the nation's dinner bowls.


China's Wu Peng out-duels Phelps once again (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2011 08:51 PM PDT

China's Wu Peng (pictured in 2010) surged past US Olympic star Michael Phelps in the final 50 meters to win the 200m butterfly at the Charlotte UltraSwim long course meeting. Wu won in 1:56.83, while Phelps settled for second in 1:58.22.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China's Wu Peng surged past US Olympic star Michael Phelps in the final 50 meters to win the 200m butterfly at the Charlotte UltraSwim long course meeting.


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