2011年6月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Trio of China banks ranked in global top 10: study (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Three Chinese banks are now in the world's top 10, underlining the dramatic growth of the country's financial industry in recent years, according to a new study released on Thursday.

Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train makes debut (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:04 PM PDT

This photo taken on June 27 shows a train driver operating a high-speed train heading to Shanghai during a trial run from Beijing. High-speed trains linking China's two main cities Beijing and Shanghai make their commercial debut Thursday -- a step seen as vital to ease pressures on the country's overloaded transport system.(AFP/File)AFP - High-speed trains linking China's two main cities Beijing and Shanghai make their commercial debut Thursday -- a step seen as vital to ease pressures on the country's overloaded transport system.

China rolls out red carpet for Sudan's Bashir (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir (left) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Bashir -- who is wanted on genocide charges -- was given a red-carpet welcome by Hu and guarantees of financial support from his key ally.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges, was given a red-carpet welcome Wednesday by Chinese President Hu Jintao and guarantees of financial support from his key ally.

China lambastes Japan after Taiwan boat confrontation (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 07:46 AM PDT

Reuters - China's Foreign Ministry lambasted Japan on Wednesday after a confrontation between a Taiwanese fishing boat and a Japanese coast guard vessel near a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei appeals tax bill, fines (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, June 23, 2011 file photo, activist artist Ai Weiwei opens the gate to talk to journalists gathered outside his home in Beijing, China. Liu Xiaoyuan, a close friend of Ai said Tuesday, June 28, 2011, Beijing's tax authorities are seeking nearly $2 million in back taxes and fines from the government critic who was recently released from detention. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm on Wednesday challenged the $1.85 million tax bill delivered by authorities shortly after Ai was released from nearly three months in detention, a lawyer for the company said.

Special Report:China migrant unrest exposes generation faultline (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:46 AM PDT

Migrant workers make jeans in Dadun village in Zengcheng near the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou June 20, 2011, one week after militia fired tear gas in this factory town to quell rioting over the abuse of a pregnant street hawker who became a symbol of simmering grassroots discontent. Picture taken June 20, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - In a backstreet pool hall in southern China's factory belt, young migrant workers gather around the tables, their eyes flitting between the worn green baize and the anti-riot police patrolling the grimy alleys.

China says its naval drills no cause for alarm (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:19 AM PDT

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's guided missile frigate FFG Zhoushan docks at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Emmanual KwitemaReuters - Recent drills by the Chinese navy are routine and not connected to tension over the disputed South China Sea, the country's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, calling for people to view the exercises in a "rational" way.

As China Communist Party turns 90, a debate erupts (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:51 AM PDT

Employees of a real estate development company dressed as communist Red Army soldiers sing Red Army songs during a gathering to celebrate upcoming 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Party in Yan'an, in northwestern China's Shaanxi province, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Yan'an is celebrated as the birthplace of China's communist revolution. Communist forces led by Mao Zedong, ousted from bases in the south, retreated to Yan'an during the Long March and from there plotted the revolution that brought them to power in 1949. China marks the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party on July 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China is marking the 90th birthday of the Communist Party with its typically over-the-top celebrations and an unusually rancorous debate about whether the government needs a major change in direction to sustain the country's resurgence.

Sudan's president reassured of Chinese investments (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:36 AM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir arrive at the signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, June 29, 2011. China rolled out the red carpet Wednesday for a state visit by Sudan's president, who is wanted on an international warrant that accuses him of war crimes. (AP Photo/Liu Jin, Pool)AP - Sudan's president, wanted on a war crimes warrant, won pledges Wednesday from China and its state-owned energy firm they will continue investing in his country after its resource-rich southern region becomes independent next month.

West queries China over Pakistan atom ties (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Western nations pressed China at closed-door nuclear talks to provide more information and help address concerns about its plans to expand an atomic energy plant in Pakistan, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.

China's army develops 'online war game' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:49 AM PDT

After setting up its own cyber-warfare team, China's military has now developed its first online war game aimed at improving combat skills and battle awareness, state press said on Wednesday.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - After setting up its own cyber-warfare team, China's military has now developed its first online war game aimed at improving combat skills and battle awareness, state press said Wednesday.

China's Buffett-backed BYD says profit down 84 pct (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:26 AM PDT

AP - Chinese auto and battery maker BYD Co. said Wednesday its profit fell 84 percent in the first quarter, mainly due to a slowdown in car sales and rising costs.

Top US military officer to visit China in July (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:51 AM PDT

AP - Chinese state media say top U.S. military officer Adm. Mike Mullen will visit China next month.

Buffett-backed BYD's profit tumbles 84% (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:32 AM PDT

US billionaire Warren Buffett (front, L) arrives on stage at the BYD M6 electric vehicle launch ceremony in Beijing, September 2010. Chinese car maker BYD, backed by Buffett, said Wednesday that first-quarter net profit shrank 84 percent because of increased costs and falling auto sales.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Chinese car maker BYD, backed by US billionaire Warren Buffett, said Wednesday that first-quarter net profit shrank 84 percent because of increased costs and falling auto sales.

South China Sea sovereignty 'indisputable': China (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:14 AM PDT

File photo of Chinese built structures on Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly islands stragtegically located in the South China Sea. China on Wednesday reiterated that it has AFP - China on Wednesday reiterated that it has "indisputable sovereignty" over islands in the South China Sea after the United States pledged to help the Philippines, which has its own claims in the area.

China's admission spotlights Three Gorges woes (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Such incidents are hardly news in Badong, where the scars of frequent landslides are sprinkled throughout the city, and local residents blame seismic changes wrought by China's giant and controversial Three Gorges Dam project.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Last October, a huge chunk of hillside broke free in this city on the Yangtze River, and the deafening landslide nearly knocked Wang Songlian's home and a dozen others into a deep ravine.

China's Hu meets Sudan's Bashir in Beijing (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir listen to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 29, 2011.(AFP/Pool/Liu Jin)AFP - Visiting Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, met Wednesday with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing.

Chinese mother gets 5 years for killing twin sons (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:16 PM PDT

AP - A Chinese court has sentenced a mother to a "lenient" five years in prison for murdering her paralyzed twin sons who needed full-time care, in a case that aroused public sympathy, state media reported Wednesday.

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