2011年7月12日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China secures first top-level post at IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Reuters - China secured its first top-level management post in the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, in a move that recognizes Beijing's growing clout in the global economy.

Senior North Korean, Chinese officials meet (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:39 AM PDT

AP - A senior Chinese official has held talks with the head of North Korea's parliament as the two countries mark the 50th anniversary of a treaty of friendship.

China warehouse fire kills 12 (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Firefighters battle a blaze which tore through more than 1,000 square metres (10,760 square feet) of a warehouse at an industrial park in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. The fierce blaze killed at least 12 people who were trapped inside, state media and the local fire brigade said.(AFP)AFP - A fierce blaze ripped through a warehouse in central China on Tuesday killing 12 people -- including three children -- who were trapped inside, state media and the local fire brigade said.

China's CNOOC cleaning up second oil spill (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 07:31 AM PDT

File photo of people riding past oil rigs in northern China's Hebei Province, near Bohai Bay. China National Offshore Oil Corporation -- recently accused of covering up a huge spill -- is cleaning up another slick after a breakdown at a rig off China's northeast coast.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China National Offshore Oil Corporation, which was recently accused of covering up a huge spill, is cleaning up another slick after a breakdown at a rig off the northeast coast, officials said Tuesday.

Chinese bishops 'missing' ahead of state ordination (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 06:46 AM PDT

Chinese Catholics say three bishops have gone missing or been detained in an apparent attempt to force them to take part in a state-sanctioned ordination.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Chinese Catholics said Tuesday that three bishops had gone missing or been detained in an apparent attempt to force them to take part in a state-sanctioned ordination.

Jailed Chinese tycoon bids for HMS Ark Royal (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 06:46 AM PDT

HMS Ark Royal arrives at the mouth of the River Mersey for a visit to Liverpool, England in 2009. China's former richest man, who is serving a 14-year jail sentence for bribery and insider trading, is bidding for the decommissioned aircraft carrier.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - China's former richest man, who is serving a 14-year jail sentence for bribery and insider trading, is bidding for a decommissioned British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, his company said Tuesday.

China toddler who fell 10 stories wakes from coma (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 06:12 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese toddler who fell 10 stories and survived after being caught by a passer-by woke up from a 10-day coma and called out to her parents, state media reported Tuesday.

Emerging countries 'to improve medical access' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (L) speaks to a reporter after the first BRICS health minister's meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The BRICS group of emerging countries on Monday vowed to improve access to low-cost and high-quality medicine -- and called on developed nations to shoulder responsibility in helping the poor.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Four leading emerging countries on Monday vowed to improve access to low-cost and high-quality medicine -- and called on developed nations to shoulder responsibility in helping the poor.

Central bank says China's debt `controllable' (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:13 AM PDT

AP - China's central bank says risks associated with debts run up by local governments are controllable, in the latest effort to allay fears state-owned banks might face a wave of loan defaults.

China's forex reserves hit new record high (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:01 AM PDT

A bank teller counts stacks of US and Chinese currency notes at a bank in central China's Anhui province. China's foreign exchange reserves soared to a record $3.1975 trillion at the end of June, the central bank said, highlighting concerns over inflation in the world's second biggest economy.(AFP/File)AFP - China's foreign exchange reserves soared to a record $3.1975 trillion at the end of June, the central bank said Tuesday, highlighting concerns over inflation in the world's second biggest economy.

China Wen says to keep policies, warns over-tightening (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 04:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Beijing will continue to put taming inflation at the top of its agenda by keeping a prudent monetary policy stance, but it will try to avoid any big swings in economic growth caused by excessive tightening, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Tuesday.

Power failure hits China's new bullet trains (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:55 AM PDT

AP - China's showcase bullet trains linking Beijing and Shanghai were stopped by power failures for a second time Tuesday, less than two weeks after they launched.

China province seeks to ease 'one-child' policy (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:24 AM PDT

A mother shows her child pictures of former communist party leaders Mao Zedong (top L) and Deng Xiaoping (top R) in Ditan Park in Beijing in June 2011. Authorities in China's most populous province have asked Beijing to ease the one-child policy, a government official said Tuesday, amid growing concerns over gender imbalances and an ageing population.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China's most populous province has asked for permission to ease the one-child policy after more than 30 years, an official said Tuesday, as concerns grow over gender imbalances and an ageing population.

At least 12 killed in central China warehouse fire (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:47 PM PDT

AP - Chinese state media say at least 12 people have died in a warehouse fire in central China.

Chinese court jails six for role in Guangdong riot (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Reuters - A court in southern China has jailed six people for their part in a riot in southern province Guangdong last month, state media said on Tuesday.

China jails 6 over migrant workers' riot in south (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:22 PM PDT

AP - A Chinese court has sentenced six people to jail for their involvement in a three-day riot in the country's south by migrant factory workers enraged by the reported beating of a street vendor.

Analysis: China may lean on rate rises to fight inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Reuters - To date, China has been wary of leaning heavily on interest rate rises to combat inflation. But to tackle what Beijing just called its "most prominent" economic problem, that's likely to change.

China bank lending quickens; fans rate risk (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Reuters - China's bank lending and money growth expanded faster than expected in June as loan demand remained buoyant, adding to the case for further monetary policy tightening.

China's premier orders boost to pork supplies (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:14 PM PDT

A woman looks into her purse for cash to pay for pork she bought at a market in Beijing Tuesday, July 12, 2011. China's premier has ordered local leaders to boost pork production to help cool inflation that pushed up the price of the country's staple meat by 57 percent in June. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China's premier has ordered local leaders to boost pork production to help cool inflation that pushed up the price of the country's staple meat by 57 percent in June.

China's reserves rise to nearly $3.2 trillion (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

AP - China's foreign reserves have soared to nearly $3.2 trillion as Beijing intervened in currency markets to control its yuan despite pledges to allow more flexibility.

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