2011年7月5日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Audit watchdog, SEC plan Beijing visit (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. regulators, reeling from a series of scandals over U.S.-listed Chinese companies, will head to Beijing to discuss launching audit inspections while regulators in Canada announced a probe of foreign issuers.

WTO rules China curbs on raw material exports illegal (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Reuters - China broke international law when it curbed exports of coveted raw materials, the World Trade Organization ruled Tuesday, in a landmark case threatening Beijing's defense for similar export brakes on rare earths.

China's export restrictions on raw materials illegal: WTO (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Miners push carts containing coal at a mine in Qianwei county in China's southwestern province of Sichuan. The World Trade Organisation ruled Tuesday against China's export restrictions on raw materials, in a case that could have a bearing on Beijing's moves to tighten its grip on rare earths.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The World Trade Organisation ruled Tuesday against China's export restrictions on raw materials, in a case that could have a bearing on Beijing's moves to tighten its grip on rare earths.

China probes ConocoPhillips over oil spill (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:15 AM PDT

A worker's feet are stained with oil following a crude spill in China's northeastern Liaoning province in 2010. An oil spill off China's eastern coast kept hidden from the public for weeks has caused long-term environmental damage that will hurt the area's fishing industry, state media reported on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China said Tuesday it was investigating US oil giant ConocoPhillips' role in a spill off its eastern coast that authorities kept hidden from the public for nearly a month.

One dead, 20 hurt at Beijing metro station: state media (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Chinese police cordon off the entrance to a subway station after an accident in Beijing. A 13-year-old boy was killed and over 20 others injured Tuesday when an escalator in a Beijing underground station suddenly reversed direction during the busy rush hour, state press said.(AFP)AFP - A 13-year-old boy was killed and over 20 others injured Tuesday when an escalator in a Beijing underground station suddenly reversed direction during the busy rush hour, state press said.

China's New Wave of Digital Political Sex Scandals (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Time.com - It's not just disgraced former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner: philandering Chinese politicians are being caught out online too. Exposed in naked chat rooms and saucy blogs, they remind Chinese of ... Bill Clinton

WTO rules against China on raw materials (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:57 AM PDT

AP - The World Trade Organization ruled Tuesday that China was unfairly protecting its domestic manufacturers by limiting the export of nine raw materials that are used widely in steel, aluminum and chemical industries.

U.S. hails victory in raw materials case versus China (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:02 AM PDT

Reuters - The Trade Representative's office on Tuesday welcomed what it called a "significant victory" in a World Trade Organization dispute over Chinese export restrictions on raw materials used for a variety of industrial products.

China silencing Uighurs two years after protests: Amnesty (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:48 AM PDT

Reuters - China has jailed dozens of ethnic Uighurs in the far western region of Xinjiang for speaking out about riots in the regional capital two years ago, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, part of a broader campaign against voices of dissent nationwide.

China probing ConocoPhillips' role in oil spill (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:44 AM PDT

AP - China's State Oceanic Administration said Tuesday it is investigating ConocoPhillips' role in a recent oil spill and still assessing possible damage to the environment.

Chinese local debt understated by $540 billion: Moody's (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:44 AM PDT

A Chinese national flag can be seen hanging down a deserted hutong, Chinese for small alley, near Beijing's Tiananmen Square July 1, 2011. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - China's local government debt burden may be 3.5 trillion yuan ($540 billion) larger than auditors estimated, putting banks on the hook for deeper losses that could threaten their credit ratings, Moody's said on Tuesday.

Filipino officials ban Chinese diplomat amid spat (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:34 AM PDT

Police officers watch in the background as protest leader Elly Pamatong burns a mock Chinese flag during a brief Fourth-of-July protest at the US Embassy on Monday July 4, 2011 to call for US support in the Philippines' claim of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea. The Spratlys, a chain of barren, largely uninhabited islands, reefs and banks in the South China Sea are claimed wholly by China, Taiwan and Vietnam and partly by the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. The islands are believed to be atop vast oil and gas deposits. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Philippine officials have banned a senior Chinese diplomat from meetings for alleged rude behavior, in the latest fallout from a feud over the potentially oil-rich Spratly Islands, officials said Tuesday.

China to pour $9bn into Brazil this year: report (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:48 AM PDT

A port employee walks past Chinese containers in Rio de Janeiro. China is expected to pour $9 billion into the latin American country's economy this year, with half for investment in the high-tech sector.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - China is expected to pour $9 billion into Brazil this year, with half for investment in the country's high-tech sector, state media said Tuesday, citing a senior Brazilian trade official.

GM's China first-half sales rise 5.3% (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:24 AM PDT

A General Motors Buick minivan (front center between bus and taxi) drives during morning rush hour traffic along in Beijing in 2009. General Motors said Tuesday its sales in China, the world's largest auto market, rose 5.3 percent on-year in the first half of 2011 to a record 1.27 million vehicles.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - General Motors said Tuesday its sales in China, the world's largest auto market, rose 5.3 percent on-year in the first half of 2011 to a record 1.27 million vehicles.

China understating local govt debt: ratings agency (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:19 AM PDT

China may have understated the debt burden of local governments by as much as $541.6 billion, and the proportion of bad loans could be higher than previously forecast, ratings agency Moody's said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China may have understated the debt burden of local governments by as much as $541.6 billion, and the proportion of bad loans could be higher than previously forecast, ratings agency Moody's said Tuesday.

Amnesty slams China on Xinjiang riot anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:40 AM PDT

Armed Chinese paramilitary police officers are seen on guard in Urumqi. Amnesty International has slammed an ongoing crackdown on mainly Muslim Uighurs in the region, as authorities vowed stability two years after deadly riots in the area.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Amnesty International on Tuesday slammed an ongoing crackdown on mainly Muslim Uighurs in China's far-western Xinjiang, as authorities vowed stability two years after deadly riots rocked the region.

General Motors says 1H China sales up 5.3 pct (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:28 AM PDT

A General Motors Buick minivan (front center between bus and taxi) drives during morning rush hour traffic along in Beijing in 2009. General Motors said Tuesday its sales in China, the world's largest auto market, rose 5.3 percent on-year in the first half of 2011 to a record 1.27 million vehicles.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AP - General Motors Co.'s ventures in China sold a record 1.27 million vehicles in the first half of the year, the company says, though growth slowed sharply from the double-digit pace of recent years.

Analysis: China tries to shine a light on "shadow" loans (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese regulators are playing a game of hide and seek with the country's lenders, trying to uncover deals struck with the intention of evading official loan restrictions.

Man arrested in Shanghai supermarket bombing (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:31 PM PDT

File photo shows a court security official standing guard outside a courtroom in Shanghai. Police in China said Tuesday they had detained a man accused of detonating a remote-controlled bomb in a supermarket in the city, destroying several lockers but causing no injuries.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Police in China said Tuesday they had detained a man accused of detonating a remote-controlled bomb in a Shanghai supermarket, destroying several lockers but causing no injuries.

Analysis: Natural resources face brunt of China stocks scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Reuters - The accounting troubles and short-seller attacks plaguing Chinese companies have spared few industries, though one sector appears to be a common target.

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