2011年6月27日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China says Sudan split on agenda as Bashir visits (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir walks out from his plane as he arrives at Beijing International Airport June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Liu Jin/PoolReuters - Senior Chinese officials will take up the secession of south Sudan during talks with Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who began a state visit to his country's powerful patron on Tuesday after a delay to his arrival.


Sudanese leader Bashir arrives late in China (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 04:09 PM PDT

Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir (second row, R) walks out from the airplane as he arrives at Beijing International Airport. Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, arrived in Beijing Tuesday, a day late for a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, arrived in Beijing Tuesday, a day late for a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao.


US Senate deplores China action in South China Sea (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:35 PM PDT

A general view shows a Chinese surveillance vessel, the Haixun 31, docked at the Singapore cruise centre after passing through the South China Sea in Singapore on June 22. The US Senate on Monday unanimously approved a resolution that AFP - The US Senate on Monday unanimously approved a resolution that "deplores the use of force" by Chinese vessels in territorial disputes in the strategic and resource-rich South China Sea.


Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir arrives in Beijing: AFP (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir (second row, R) walks out from the airplane as he arrives at Beijing International Airport. Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, arrived in Beijing Tuesday, a day late for a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Omar al-Bashir, wanted for war crimes, arrived in Beijing early Tuesday, according to an AFP photographer, a day after the Sudanese leader was originally due in China to meet President Hu Jintao.


Sudan president arrives in China after 1 day delay (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:12 PM PDT

In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, talks, during a meeting with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, rear, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 26, 2011. A portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini hangs on the wall. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Sudan's president arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials on Tuesday, a day after his plane was forced to turn back over Turkmenistan because of flight itinerary problems.


How China's Public Officials Stole $120 Billion and Fled (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Time.com - A report by China's central bank found that thousands of Chinese government officials have smuggled billions out of the country and fled, mainly to the U.S. and Canada

US opposes Sudan leader's planned China visit (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Chinese Special Envoy for Sudan Liu Giujin meets with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on June 11 in Khartoum. The United States signaled opposition to a visit to China by al-Bashir, who is accused of war crimes.(AFP/File/Ebrahim Hamid)AFP - The United States on Monday signaled opposition to a visit to China by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is accused of war crimes.


Germany says it will talk trade as well as human rights with China's Wen Jiabao (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - China’s Premier Wen Jiabao will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel for dinner Monday night as part of his three-stop European tour, and he is likely to get a warm welcome.

China's Wen calls for greater democracy, reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Premier Wen Jiabao called on Monday for freedom and real democracy in China, even though Beijing has clamped down on dissent this year following scattered online calls for a "Jasmine" revolution similar to uprisings in the Arab world.

Airbus set for multi-billion China order: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Reuters - China could order dozens of Airbus jetliners during a visit by Premier Wen Jiabao to Berlin according to sources, but the deals are clouded by a spat between Beijing and Europe over aviation carbon tariffs.

China to launch panda census (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:08 AM PDT

A giant panda cub plays at the enclosure at the Giant Panda Research and Conservation Centre in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province in March 2011. China is set to launch its once-a-decade panda census, state media reported, as it tries to determine how many of the endangered animals live in the wild amid efforts to boost numbers.(AFP/File/Lilian Wu)AFP - China is set to launch its once-a-decade panda census, state media reported Monday, as it tries to determine how many of the endangered animals live in the wild amid efforts to boost numbers.


China: Military action won't solve Libyan crisis (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, shakes hands with China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, right, at his official residence, 10 Downing Street, in central London, prior to their meeting, Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Military action alone won't resolve the Libyan crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday in a warning to nations conducting the NATO-led air campaign in Libya.


China's Wen signals doubt inflation goal can be met (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signaled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 percent inflation target this year, underlining expectations that interest rates will rise further even as economic growth slows down.

Sudan's Bashir arrival in China delayed on flight path (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:44 AM PDT

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses supporters in Port Sudan, capital of Red Sea State June 21, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir failed to show up on time on Monday in the Chinese capital for talks with his country's most powerful patron, a problem attributed to a change in the flight plan of his aircraft.


Sudan's Bashir forced to reroute China flight (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:42 AM PDT

A meeting between President Hu Jintao and Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir, pictured in January 2011, who is accused of war crimes, was cancelled Monday after Bashir's arrival in Beijing was delayed, the Chinese government said.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)AFP - President Omar al-Bashir, who is accused of war crimes, had to fly back to Iran and reroute his trip to China, the Sudanese foreign ministry said on Monday, delaying his controversial visit by a day.


China's Wen, Cameron sign trade deals worth £1.4bn (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:56 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) reviews a guard of honour at the Foreign Office in central London, before a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. Wen and Cameron unveiled trade deals worth £1.4 billion at a summit Monday, but their efforts to boost closer bilateral ties were undermined by differences on Libya and human rights.(AFP/POOL/Andy Rain)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and British Prime Minister David Cameron signed trade deals worth £1.4 billion at a summit on Monday as Wen batted away questions about his country's rights record.


Freed China critic says wants to resume activism (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:42 AM PDT

Prominent Chinese dissident Hu Jia wants to resume his activism but he is weighing up the impact on his family, according to his first reported comments since being released from prison at the weekend.(AFP / File/AFP/ HO / File)AFP - Prominent Chinese dissident Hu Jia wants to resume his activism but he is weighing up the impact on his family, according to his first reported comments since being released from prison at the weekend.


China cities owe $1.65 trln, some 'may default' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:38 AM PDT

The pace of construction remains rapid in this Chinese city. Chinese local governments held $1.65 trillion in debt by the end of 2010, the state auditor said on Monday, warning that there was a risk that some could default.(AFP/File/Olli Geibel)AFP - Chinese local governments held $1.65 trillion in debt at the end of 2010, the state auditor said Monday, warning there is a risk some could default amid fears that bad loans will harm the economy.


Berlin, Beijing to talk euro (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:18 AM PDT

A sculpture showing the euro currency sign is seen in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, August 18, 2010. REUTERS/Alex DomanskiReuters - Germany and China will discuss the euro and world currency system reforms during a visit by Premier Wen Jiabao, a German government source said, as Berlin said it would welcome more Chinese firms as long-term investors.


China denies safety lax on high-speed rail link (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:04 AM PDT

A high-speed train prepares to leave the station in Beijing on Monday for a trial run to Shanghai. A top railway official tried to ease safety concerns over the high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai, just three days ahead of the line's much-anticipated official launch.(AFP/Str)AFP - A top Chinese railway official tried Monday to ease safety concerns over a major high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai, just three days ahead of the much-anticipated formal launch.


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