2011年7月4日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China pledges to boost restive west's development (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT

AP - The governor of China's restive western region wants to boost its economy by further opening it up to external trade and investment, state media said Monday, the eve of the second anniversary of the region's worst ethnic violence in over a decade.

Japan, China FMs call for better ties amid rows (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:27 AM PDT

AP - Japan's and China's foreign ministers tangled over territorial disputes Monday even as they appealed for steadier relations between the Asian rivals.

Bus crash kills 23, injures 29 in south China (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:23 AM PDT

AP - A speeding truck rear-ended a tourist bus stopped in a highway emergency lane, and the bus flipped and burst into flames, killing at least 23 people and injuring 29 in south China early Monday, state media said.

Gas cleared, search for 19 Chinese miners resumes (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:17 AM PDT

AP - Rescuers managed to clear toxic gas and resume their search Monday for 19 miners in a collapsed coal mine in south China while rescuers in a neighboring province raced to reach 23 people trapped by flooding in another mine, state media said.

China road accident kills 23 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:56 AM PDT

A man grieves at the site of a road accident near Xiantao, in central China's Hubei province. Twenty-three people were killed and nearly 30 others injured when a long-distance bus flipped over and caught fire after being shunted by a truck, state media reported.(AFP/Str)AFP - Twenty-three people were killed and nearly 30 others injured in central China on Monday when a long-distance bus flipped over and caught fire after being shunted by a truck, state media reported.


China ordination raises tensions with Vatican (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:55 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI is "deeply saddened" by the ordination of a bishop in China without his approval, the Vatican said Monday, attacking the latest unilateral act by China's state-controlled Catholic church in its standoff with Rome.

China presses Japan over sea row as Tokyo voices concern (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT

Reuters - China said on Monday it had complained to Tokyo about Japanese fishing boats near disputed islands in the East China Sea, while Japan urged talks on the row and voiced concern about its neighbor's maritime activities.

China central bank says to stick to prudent monetary policy (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Reuters - China's central bank pledged on Monday to keep its "prudent" policy to wrestle inflation under control, but signaled some concerns over slowing growth by stressing policy "stability."

China complains to Japan over fishing boats (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:32 AM PDT

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto (L) meets Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing. China lodged a formal complaint with Japan about fishing boats plying waters off a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, even as the nations' foreign ministers vowed to pursue warmer ties.(AFP/Ng Han Guan)AFP - China lodged a formal complaint with Japan on Monday about fishing boats plying waters off a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, even as their foreign ministers vowed to pursue warmer ties.


Radiohead tests China's tightly controlled web (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:31 AM PDT

British singer Thom Yorke performs at the Coachella festival in California in 2010. Yorke's band Radiohead, which has been critical of China's human rights record, appears to be testing the country's censored Internet by opening a Chinese microblog account.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Buckner)AFP - The outspoken British rock group Radiohead, which has been critical of China's human rights record, appears to be testing the country's censored Internet by opening a Chinese microblog account.


Subway seeks rapid growth in China (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:22 PM PDT

Sandwich maker Subway aims to more than double its number of stores in mainland China by 2015, a company executive told state media on Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - Sandwich maker Subway aims to more than double its number of stores in mainland China by 2015, a company executive told state media on Monday.


China races to find 40 missing miners: state media (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Chinese miners are seen amid a search for survivors in central China's Hunan province. Rescuers in the south of the country have been racing against time to reach over 40 coal miners trapped underground at the weekend in two flooded pits, state media has said.(AFP/File)AFP - Rescuers in southern China were racing against time on Monday to reach more than 40 coal miners trapped underground at the weekend in two flooded pits, state media said.


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