2011年5月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Pakistan PM hails China ties amid strains with US (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 02:31 PM PDT

Pakistani Islamists burn a US flag during a protest near the city of Quetta. Pakistan's prime minister declared China his country's best friend in an apparent dig at Washington as he began a visit to China on Tuesday with US ties tested over Osama bin Laden's killing.(AFP/File/Banaras Khan)AFP - Pakistan's prime minister declared China his country's best friend in an apparent dig at Washington as he began a visit to China on Tuesday with US ties tested over Osama bin Laden's killing.

China blocks U.N. report on N.Korea-Iran ties: envoys (Reuters)

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Reuters - China on Tuesday blocked the publication of a U.N. expert panel's report that suggests North Korea and Iran have been sharing ballistic missile technology in violation of U.N. sanctions, diplomats said.

China forex regulator says 'no need to fear' floating yuan (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 09:51 AM PDT

China has AFP - China has "no need to fear" allowing its yuan currency exchange rate to float freely, a senior foreign exchange regulator said Tuesday.

China AIDS sufferers being denied medical care (Reuters)

Posted: 17 May 2011 09:31 AM PDT

Reuters - People in China living with HIV and AIDS are routinely being denied medical treatment in mainstream hospitals due to fear and ignorance about the disease, according to a study released by the United Nations' International Labor Organization (ILO).

World's oldest panda dies in Chinese zoo at age 34 (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 21, 2009 and made available Tuesday May 17, 2011, Giant panda Ming Ming eats bamboo leaves at the Xiangjiang Safari Park in Panyu in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province. The Global Times reported Ming Ming died from old age and had kidney failure. The China Panda Protection Center in Sichuan province said in a statement she died May 7, 2011, but it was reported only Tuesday, May 17, in local media. More details on her were not available. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - Chinese state media say the world's oldest panda has died at the age of 34.

China's Forbidden City rules out plans for elite club (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 07:12 AM PDT

The entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing. Beijing's Forbidden City has scotched plans for an exclusive club inside the historic imperial palace complex that raised hackles at a time when China faces public anger over a growing wealth gap.(AFP/File/Olli Geibel)AFP - Beijing's Forbidden City has scotched plans for an exclusive club inside the historic imperial palace complex that raised hackles at a time when China faces public anger over a growing wealth gap.

Pakistan's Gilani visits ally Beijing amid US rift (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 06:29 AM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2011, a Chinese man walks past a magazine front page featuring Osama bin Laden at a newsstand in Beijing. Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani begins a visit to Beijing on Tuesday with old ally China looking more attractive after the U.S. killing of bin Laden further strained Islamabad's ties with Washington. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani began a visit to China on Tuesday with his country's old ally looking more attractive after the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden further strained Islamabad's ties with Washington.

Pakistan plays China card with Prime Minister's visit (Reuters)

Posted: 17 May 2011 06:16 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilan (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao before their meeting at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad December 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mian KhursheedReuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's visit to China from Tuesday allows Islamabad to show it has another major power to turn to just as relations with the United States have faced intense strain after the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Drought worsens China power supply crunch (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT

In this April 29, 2011 photo, part of the Yangtze River's river bed is exposed as water level lowered by drought, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Much of central China is enduring its worst energy crisis in years, with factories and residents facing power cuts as supply runs short of demand, a problem worsening as drought dries rivers, reducing hydroelectric capacity. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - Much of central China is enduring its worst energy crisis in years, with factories and residents facing power cuts as supply runs short of demand — a problem worsening as drought dries rivers, reducing hydroelectric capacity.

World's oldest panda, 34, dies in China (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 04:56 AM PDT

Shin Shin -- a giant female panda -- eats bamboo at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in April 2011. Chinese media has reported that Ming Ming -- the world's oldest panda -- has died of old age. She was 34.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Ming Ming, the world's oldest panda, has died of old age, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday. She was 34.

EU president calls for level field with China (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 03:02 AM PDT

European Union President Herman van Rompuy speaks at the Central Party School in Beijing, China, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The European Union president called Tuesday for a level playing field in commerce between China and Europe, warning the European public could turn to protectionism if they felt China wasn't playing fair.

Tencent buys stake in Expedia's China arm (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 02:28 AM PDT

A young woman surfs a wave close to the Chinese city of Sanya in China's southernmost Hainan province. Chinese Internet giant Tencent said Tuesday it had become the second-largest shareholder in travel booking site eLong, Expedia's Chinese unit, as part of its strategic investment drive.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Chinese Internet giant Tencent said Tuesday it had become the second-largest shareholder in travel booking site eLong, Expedia's Chinese unit, as part of its strategic investment drive.

EU seeks to ease China's euro zone fears (Reuters)

Posted: 17 May 2011 02:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Europe will not let the euro fail and European Union countries are committed to cutting deficits, the president of the European Council told Chinese officials on Tuesday, seeking to ease fears that the euro zone crisis could imperil China's investments.

China downplays UN report on NKorea missile export (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:48 AM PDT

AP - China downplayed a U.N. report saying North Korea remains "actively engaged" in exporting ballistic missiles, components and technology to numerous customers in the Middle East, saying Tuesday it was not an official Security Council report.

Taiwan protests 'province of China' WHO label (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:45 PM PDT

The building hosting the World Health Organisation headquarters is pictured in Geneva. Taiwan has formally protested to the global body after the United Nations agency referred to the island as a province of China, officials in Taipei said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Taiwan has formally protested to the World Health Organization after the United Nations agency referred to the island as a province of China, officials in Taipei said Tuesday.

China's exploding watermelons caused by chemical (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:21 PM PDT

In this May 13, 2011 photo, a farmer holds up the packaging for chemicals used on watermelons that had burst in Danyang city in eastern China's Jiangsu province. Watermelons have been bursting by the score in eastern China after farmers gave them overdoses of growth chemicals during wet weather, according to state media reports, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster is causing a rash of exploding watermelons in eastern China.

China plays down U.N. report on North Korea, Iran proliferation (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 08:46 PM PDT

U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth answers a reporter's question after his meeting with South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-lac at Foreign Ministry in Seoul May 17, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - China on Tuesday played down a United Nations report that pointed to it as a trans-shipment point for banned missile technology and other illicit trade between North Korea and Iran.

China, U.S. militaries seek greater harmony (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 05:22 PM PDT

China's Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Chen Bingde gestures to a U.S. journalist at the Ba Yi Building in Beijing in this January 14, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Andy Wong/Pool/FilesReuters - If their bands can make music together, can the U.S. and Chinese militaries strike a better note as well?

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