2011年5月21日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Chinese, South Korean leaders visit Fukushima (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 12:06 PM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) shakes hands with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak (R) and China's Premier Wen Jiabao during a photo session at the state guest house in Tokyo May 21, 2011. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Chinese and South Korean leaders chatted with evacuees and tasted local produce in Japan's battered northeast on Saturday, in a show of support for a nation struggling with a humanitarian and nuclear crisis set off by a deadly earthquake and tsunami in March.


Pakistan says wants China to build naval base (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 11:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan said on Saturday it wanted China to build it a naval base, in the latest sign of moves to strengthen ties with Beijing as relations with Washington falter.

Mystery North Korean visitor in China veiled by security (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 07:50 AM PDT

A vehicle convoy believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il leaves the train station in Changchun, Jilin province, China May 21, 2011. Picture taken through window. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - A train from North Korea headed through China on Saturday on secretive journey that may be a mission by leader Kim Jong-il's to shore up ties with Pyongyang's sole major supporter.


NKorea's Kim said to be on 3rd China visit in year (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:22 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from right, leaves a hotel in Mudanjiang in northeastern China Friday afternoon, May 20, 2011. Kim Jong Il, who rarely travels abroad, made an unusual third trip in just over a year Friday to his country's main ally and benefactor, China, news agencies reported. The trip set off a media frenzy because many initially reported it was his son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un, who had crossed the border, a reflection of the difficulty of getting information from or about North Korea. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEAP - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was said to have visited an industrial city in northeastern China on Saturday and appeared headed to Beijing by train on the second day of a mysterious trip to his country's most important ally.


N. Korean leader 'may be bound for Beijing' (AFP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:14 AM PDT

This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KNS) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (centre) inspecting a farm in South Hamgong province. A special train carrying Kim has passed through China's Shenyang city heading southwest, raising speculation of a summit in Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported.(AFP/KCNA via KNS/File/Kns)AFP - A special train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il passed through China's Shenyang city on Saturday heading southwest, raising speculation of a summit in Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported.


China alleges huge tax evasion by artist Ai Weiwei (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 09:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2010 file photo, artist Ai Weiwei arrives at the Wenyuhe court to support fellow artist Wu Yuren during his trial in Beijing. China alleged Friday, May 20, 2011 Ai's company evaded a huge amount of tax in the government's clearest disclosure yet about its investigation of the activist detained more than six weeks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - A company that China says is controlled by artist Ai Weiwei was accused of massive tax evasion in the government's clearest disclosure yet about its investigation of the activist detained for more than six weeks.


2 killed in explosion at China electronics plant (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 09:27 PM PDT

AP - Two people died in an explosion at a factory in southwestern China belonging to electronics maker Foxconn Technology Group, a company official and state media reported.

Apple probes blast at Chinese plant linked to iPad (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:22 PM PDT

Reuters - Apple Inc is investigating an explosion that killed two people, injured 16 and forced a production halt at a Foxconn International Holdings Ltd factory in China said to produce the popular iPad 2.
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