2011年7月22日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


As UK sells old aircraft carriers, China buyers circle (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Reuters - As it sells off its flagship aircraft carriers over a government website, Britain is finding enthusiastic interest from an unexpected group -- Chinese businessmen potentially keen enough to outbid any other rivals.

China bus blaze 'kills 41' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:29 AM PDT

The burnt wreckage of the bus that was carrying hazardous goods when it caught fire on a highway in Xinyang, in China's Henan province.(AFP)AFP - A fire on an overcrowded bus carrying flammable materials killed 41 passengers in central China on Friday, state television reported, in one of the country's worst road accidents this year.


Insight: Fake Apple store cuts to core of China risk to brands (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:51 AM PDT

Reuters - A fake Apple store in China, made famous by a blog that said even the staff working there didn't realize it was a bogus outlet, is probably the most audacious example to date of the risks Western companies face in the booming Chinese market.

China considers ordaining 7 more bishops amid rift (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:37 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, a village woman shows a leaflet with a picture of Bishop Guo Jincai, which was distributed by worshipers after the bishop ordination ceremony at the Pingquan Church in Chengde city, northeastern Hebei province, China. The state-run China Daily newspaper reported Friday, July 22, 2011, China's state-controlled Catholic church is preparing to ordain seven more bishops in spite of a deepening rift with the Vatican over the recent ordinations lacking papal approval. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's state-controlled Catholic church is considering ordaining seven more bishops, a senior official said Friday, in spite of a deepening rift with the Vatican over recent elevations lacking papal approval.


China makes nuclear power breakthrough (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:01 AM PDT

China said Friday it had hooked its first so-called AFP - China said Friday it had hooked its first so-called "fourth generation" nuclear reactor to the grid, a breakthrough that could eventually reduce its reliance on uranium imports


41 killed in bus fire in central China (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:48 AM PDT

AP - An overloaded double-decker bus burst into flames on a highway in central China early Friday, killing 41 people on board and injuring six, state media said.

China hails Canada decision to extradite fugitive (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:05 AM PDT

Reuters - China welcomed a Canadian court's decision to extradite the nation's most-wanted fugitive, but lawyers and rights activists expressed doubt on Friday that he would receive a fair trial back home.

China to ordain more bishops amid Vatican spat (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:14 PM PDT

File photo of worshippers a Catholic Church in China's southwestern municipality of Chongqing. China's state-controlled Catholic church plans to ordain at least seven more bishops, a top church official said Friday, after a series of such ordinations worsened already tense Vatican ties.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China's state-controlled Catholic church plans to ordain at least seven more bishops, a top church official said Friday, after a series of such ordinations worsened already tense Vatican ties.


Canadian judge: Chinese fugitive is not a refugee (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:40 PM PDT

AP - A Canadian judge Thursday upheld the deportation of one of China's most wanted fugitives, calling him a "common criminal."

Canada court rules against China's most wanted man (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:41 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 - A Canadian court cleared the way on Thursday for the extradition of China's most wanted man, dismissing concerns that he could be tortured or executed back home.


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