2011年7月21日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Canada could deport China's most wanted man in days (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Lai Changxing, who has been called China's most wanted fugitive, listens to a translator during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia September 18, 2007. REUTERS/Andy ClarkReuters - China's most-wanted fugitive could be on a plane back home from Canada as early as Saturday unless a Canadian judge moves quickly to block his deportation, lawyers said on Thursday.


China sub makes first dive to below 4,000m (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:01 PM PDT

A surfer wades into the waters of the South China Sea. A Chinese submersible conducted the country's deepest manned dive ever Thursday in the latest milestone for China's deep-sea ambitions as it seeks to exploit the vast resources of the ocean floor.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A Chinese submersible conducted the country's deepest manned dive ever Thursday in the latest milestone for China's deep-sea ambitions as it seeks to exploit the vast resources of the ocean floor.


Canada could deport China's most wanted man in days (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:58 PM PDT

Reuters - China's most-wanted fugitive could be on a plane back home from Canada as early as Saturday unless a Canadian judge moves quickly to block his deportation, lawyers said on Thursday.

Lawyer says fugitive should not be deportated (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:44 PM PDT

AP - The lawyer for one of China's most wanted fugitives asked Canada's Federal Court on Thursday to stay his client's deportation, arguing he would not get a fair trial in his native country.

Spratly islanders fight boredom, not China worries (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:03 AM PDT

Photographed through the window of a closed aircraft, an aerial view shows Pagasa Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea located off the coast of western Philippines Wednesday July 20,  2011. China protested a trip made by Filipino lawmakers to disputed areas in the South China Sea to assert the claim of the Philippines. Ethan Sun, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Manila, said the trip scheduled was 'against the spirit' of a code of conduct signed by claimants to the areas in 2002. The Spratlys, believed to be rich in oil, mineral and marine resources, are also claimed in whole or partly by Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan.  (AP Photo/Roley Dela Pena, Pool)AP - This speck of a sun-splashed island in the turquoise South China Sea has little sign of the tensions that have consumed politicians and diplomats in distant Asian capitals.


Moody's China red flag report under scrutiny by HK regulator (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:52 AM PDT

Reuters - Rating agency Moody's may face regulatory action in Hong Kong for publishing a report on corporate governance at Chinese companies that sent some of their share and bond prices spiraling.

Entire Apple stores being faked in China (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:02 AM PDT

A man walks past windows of a shop masquerading as a bona fide Apple store in downtown Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan province, Thursday, July 21, 2011. China, long known for producing counterfeit consumer gadgets, software and brand name clothing, has reached a new piracy milestone - fake Apple stores. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUTAP - At first, it looks like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat to customers. Signs advertising the iPad 2 hang from the white walls. Outside, the famous logo sits next to the words "Apple Store."


Survey shows contraction in China manufacturing (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 02:12 AM PDT

AP - China's manufacturing contracted in July for the first time in a year as the government tightened controls to cool rapid economic growth, a closely watched monthly survey showed Thursday.

China factory sector shrinks, IMF finds world worried (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 01:26 AM PDT

Reuters - China's factory sector shrank for the first time in a year in July, a survey showed on Thursday, feeding worries among the country's main trading partners that its growth is unsustainable and could lead to a slump.

China manufacturing at 28-month low: HSBC (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:41 AM PDT

File photo of a Chinese worker stoking a giant burning cauldron at a steel mill in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province. Manufacturing activity in China contracted for the first time in a year in July and hit a 28-month low, early HSBC data showed Thursday, the latest sign tightening measures are impacting the economy.(AFP/File)AFP - Manufacturing activity in China contracted for the first time in a year in July to hit a 28-month low, early HSBC data showed Thursday, the latest sign monetary tightening measures are being felt.


IMF urges China to strengthen yuan (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:18 PM PDT

AP - China faces risks from inflation and a possible boom and bust in real estate prices and should allow its tightly controlled currency to rise to promote economic stability, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.

Vietnam: Tensions in South China Sea a challenge (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:46 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung is seen at the opening session of the new legislature in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, July 21, 2011. In a speech to the newly elected National Assembly, Hung vowed to protect the country's sovereignty and interests in the disputed South China Sea amid rising tension in the region. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh.)AP - Vietnam has vowed to defend the country's sovereignty and interests in the South China Sea amid a spat with China that has flared regional tensions.


IMF: China's trade partners worried about hard landing (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Reuters - China's big trading partners worry that its rapid economic growth cannot be sustained and it could suffer a "hard landing" that spreads damage around the world, according to an IMF report released on Thursday.

IMF says property bubble in China a concern (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it remains concerned with the potential for a property price bubble in China even though the country's elevated inflation rate may peak within the next month or two.
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