2011年6月10日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Vietnam plans live-fire drill after China dispute (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:37 PM PDT

AP - A squabble over territory in the South China Sea escalated Friday when Vietnam announced a live ammunition drill in an apparent response to China's demand that the Vietnamese halt all oil exploration in the area.

Clinton warns Africa of China's economic embrace (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday warned Africa that China does not always have its interests at heart as economic ties expand, and offered the United States as an alternative.

Flooding in central China kills 41; 33 missing (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a woman walks on the rocks after the landslide hit Yueyang of central China's Hunan Province, Friday, June 10, 2011. A new round of flooding across central China has killed dozens of people, state media said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhao Zhongzhi) NO SALESAP - More flooding across central China has killed 41 people, state media reported Friday, bringing the total killed in seasonal flooding this year to at least 95.


China cracks the whip on affordable housing (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:05 AM PDT

View of Beijing's most expensive property, where flats have sold for 300,000 yuan ($46,000) per square metre. China's housing authorities has said construction of 10 million state-subsidised apartments must start by the end of November in order to meet this year's target, calling it a AFP - China's housing authorities said Friday construction of 10 million state-subsidised apartments must start by the end of November in order to meet this year's target, calling it a "political mission".


China's trade surplus widens to $13.05bn in May (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT

A worker monitors the loading of shipping containers at a port in Wuhan, China. China's politically sensitive trade surplus expanded to $13.05 billion in May from the previous month as the value of exports hit a new record high, government data showed Friday.(AFP/File)AFP - China's politically sensitive trade surplus expanded to $13.05 billion in May, data showed Friday, while strong imports eased fears of a slowdown in the world's number two economy.


China May trade gap smaller than expected (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:08 AM PDT

Reuters - China posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in May of $13.1 billion because of soaring imports and weaker global demand growth, giving mixed signals about how the economy fared when some of its best export customers faltered.

China's May imports accelerate, exports weaken (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:59 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Friday, June 3, 2011, a worker watches the milk tea bottling line at a factory by a Taiwanese food maker in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. China's import growth accelerated in May in a sign the world's second-largest economy might not be slowing as sharply as some fear, while exports weakened amid slower global demand. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - China's import growth accelerated in May in a sign the world's second-largest economy might not be slowing as sharply as some fear, while exports weakened amid slower global demand.


Future murky for China dissident freed from prison (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:49 AM PDT

AP - An activist who criticized China response to a 2008 earthquake was released from prison Friday but says he's unsure if he'll be kept under house arrest as other freed activists have been.

China floods kill 34 in drought-hit provinces (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:47 AM PDT

Rescue staff transfers residents to a safe area with a forklift in flooded Xiushui county, Jiangxi province June 10, 2011. Reuters/StringerReuters - Torrential rain in two drought-stricken central China provinces triggered landslides and brought down houses, killing at least 34 people and leaving 30 missing, state media said on Friday.


China quake activist freed from prison: wife (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT

A young mother (R) and her relative grieve over the death of her son outside a collapsed elementary school in Wenchuan county in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan in May, 2008. A prominent Chinese dissident who campaigned for the parents of children killed in the massive earth tremor has been released from prison after serving a three-year term, his wife told AFP.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A prominent Chinese dissident who campaigned for the parents of children killed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake was released from prison Friday after serving a three-year term, his wife told AFP.


Morgan Stanley launches China securities venture (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:21 AM PDT

Morgan Stanley Friday launched a securities joint venture in China, boosting its presence in the booming mainland market after selling its stake in China International Capital Corp last year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - Morgan Stanley Friday launched a securities joint venture in China, boosting its presence in the booming mainland market after selling its stake in China International Capital Corp last year.


Morgan Stanley, China partner launch brokerage JV (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT

A sign is seen on the exterior of the headquarters of investment bank Morgan Stanley in New York City, September 17, 2008. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Morgan Stanley and its China partner Huaxin Securities launched their joint venture on Friday, joining several other rivals looking to cash in on the country's booming investment banking business.


Pinera offers Chile as China business platform (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:59 PM PDT

AP - Chile's businessman president met with the Chinese vice president Thursday and offered his country as a platform for China to expand its business dealings in Latin America.

China's mental hospitals: a new push to quash dissent? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:20 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Zheng Ran felt that he had been unfairly denied a promotion at the branch of the Bank of Beijing where he worked, he decided to strike back.
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