2011年7月15日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Why China's Leaders Are Reviving Mao's Legacy and "Red Culture" (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:55 PM PDT

Time.com - Why China's Leaders Are Reviving Mao's Legacy

Fla. supply firm sues German company over drywall (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT

AP - A Florida building supply company is suing a German conglomerate for $100 million over defective Chinese drywall installed in tens of thousands of homes.

Chinese doctor sets out to 'cure' bad driving (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:53 AM PDT

In this May 30, 2011 photo, Dr. Jin Huiqing tries a driving simulator produced by his company in a lab of Anhui Sanlian University in Hefei, in central China's Anhui province. In China, where someone is killed in traffic every five minutes, Jin has an unusual approach for making roads safer: Treat bad driving like a disease you can diagnose before the driver even gets near a car. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - In China, where someone is killed in traffic every five minutes, one entrepreneurial doctor has an unusual approach for making roads safer: Treat bad driving like a disease you can diagnose before the driver even gets near a car.


Beijing to review Nestle bid for Chinese sweetmaker (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 04:19 AM PDT

Chinese candies by sweetmaker Hsu Fu Chi on sale at a supermarket in Nanjing, eastern China. Beijing says it will review a plan by Swiss food giant Nestle to buy Hsu Fu Chi, in what could be one of the biggest foreign takeovers of a Chinese company.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Beijing said Friday it will review a plan by Swiss food giant Nestle to buy a Chinese sweetmaker, in what could be one of the biggest foreign takeovers of a Chinese company.


US-Vietnam naval drill begins against China's wish (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:43 AM PDT

US Rear Admiral Tom Carney (left) and Vietnamese Navy Colonel Nguyen Van Lam pose with flowers during an official welcoming ceremony at Tien Sa port in Da Nang. Former enemies Vietnam and the United States have begun a joint naval drill, despite Chinese objections after weeks of escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea.(AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Former enemies Vietnam and the United States began a joint naval drill on Friday, despite Chinese objections after weeks of escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea.


Chinese artist was kept in tiny cell: sister (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:35 AM PDT

Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei speaks to reporters outside his Beijing studio in June 2011. Ai was kept in a tiny cell and watched constantly by two guards during the nearly three months he spent in detention, the sister of the dissident Chinese artist has told AFP.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Ai Weiwei was kept in a tiny cell and watched constantly by two guards during the nearly three months he spent in detention, the sister of the dissident Chinese artist revealed on Friday.


China oil spill six times size of Singapore: govt (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:13 AM PDT

The CNOOC global headquarters in Beijing. A huge oil spill off the Chinese coast has now contaminated an area around six times the size of Singapore, state media reported Friday, as the government said it may seek compensation for the leak.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A huge oil spill off the Chinese coast has now contaminated an area around six times the size of Singapore, state media reported Friday, as the government said it may seek compensation for the leak.


China to sell pork from stockpiles to dampen price (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:48 AM PDT

AP - China's government will sell pork from stockpiles to dampen inflation that pushed up the price of its staple meat by 57 percent last month, the Commerce Ministry said Friday.

China railway ministry vows to fix high-speed woes (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:02 PM PDT

In this June 27, 2011 photo, crew members check a China Railway High-Speed (CRH) train at the Beijing South Station after a test run on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway in Beijing. China's railways ministry has promised to fix problems with power outages and other malfunctions that have plagued the showcase new high-speed line between Beijing and Shanghai since it opened last month. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China's railways ministry has promised to fix problems with power outages and other malfunctions that have plagued the showcase new high-speed line between Beijing and Shanghai since it opened last month.


Growth in foreign investment in China slows (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:54 PM PDT

AP - Growth in China's foreign direct investment slowed further in June as the government tried to cool its overheated economy, data showed Friday.

Clinton to end Asia trip with Shenzhen, China visit (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:33 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smiles during a joint news conference with Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez (not pictured)at the foreign ministry in Madrid July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Andrea ComasReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will end a lengthy trip to Asia by meeting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo in Shenzhen, China on July 25, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.


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