2011年7月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China extends access for Canada canola (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Reuters - China has agreed to continue accepting Canadian canola, while the two countries work on a long-term solution to a nearly two-year-old trade dispute, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said on Tuesday.

China's online protest movement (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:12 AM PDT

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Catholic priest says denied entry to China (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Father Franco Mella leads a hunger strike protest outside the Hong Kong's Legislative Council building on July 20. Mella said Tuesday he has been denied entry into China due to an escalating row between the Vatican and Beijing over the ordination of bishops.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - An outspoken Hong Kong Catholic priest said Tuesday he has been denied entry into China due to an escalating row between the Vatican and Beijing over the ordination of bishops.


China seeks to muzzle reporting on train crash (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Workers prepare the wreckage of a high-speed train carriage for transportation, two days after a fatal collision, in Shuangyu, on the outskirts of Wenzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. China has ordered its media not to probe a deadly high-speed train crash that has triggered public anger and raised questions over the rush to develop the rail system, reports said Tuesday.(AFP)AFP - China has ordered its media not to probe a deadly high-speed train crash that has triggered public anger and raised questions over the rush to develop the rail system, reports said Tuesday.


Nissan to invest $7.8 billion in China by 2015 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Nissan Motor (7201.T), the largest Asian automaker in China, plans to invest 50 billion yuan ($7.8 billion) there by the end of 2015, as it accelerates its expansion in the world's largest auto market.

Chinese sub reaches new depth milestone (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:10 AM PDT

The sun rises behind clouds over the Pacific Ocean. A Chinese submersible conducted the country's deepest manned dive Tuesday in the latest technical milestone for China, which theoretically puts most of the ocean floor's vast resources within its reach.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - A Chinese submersible conducted the country's deepest manned dive Tuesday in the latest technological milestone for China, which theoretically puts most of the ocean floor's vast resources within its reach.


China launches safety campaign after train crash (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:03 AM PDT

Rescuers carry out rescue operations after two carriages from a bullet train derailed and fell off a bridge in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province July 24, 2011. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China's rail minister, facing public outrage over Saturday's deadly train crash, has ordered a two-month safety review of railway operations and apologized for the accident which killed 39 people, state media reported on Tuesday.


Nissan and China partner Dongfeng to invest $8 bln (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:57 AM PDT

A model poses with a vehicle manufactured by Chinese auto firm Dongfeng. Nissan and partner Dongfeng are set to invest 50 billion yuan ($8 billion) and launch around 30 vehicle models in China over the next five years, the Japanese auto giant has said.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Nissan and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Co. will invest 50 billion yuan ($8 billion) and launch around 30 models in China over the next five years, the Japanese auto giant said Tuesday.


China bars HK activist priest as Vatican tension (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:12 AM PDT

Reuters - China blocked a Hong Kong Catholic priest and rights activist from entering the mainland last week in what he said may have been a show of unhappiness with the Vatican for excommunicating two bishops recently ordained by Beijing.

Nissan announces $8 billion China expansion (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:10 AM PDT

AP - Nissan announced an $8 billion expansion plan for China on Tuesday as part of a global strategy to focus on faster-growing emerging markets and reduce reliance on the United States.

Underground church pastor sent to China labor camp (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 03:27 AM PDT

AP - An underground Protestant leader has been sentenced to two years in a labor camp as China cracks down on unapproved churches that are getting bolder in confronting government religious policy, a U.S.-based monitoring group said Tuesday.

China's New Dictionary: Agricultural Cooperative Is Out, Hair Gel Is In (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Time.com - The latest edition of China's best-known dictionary shows how the country has changed -- and not changed. Terms included for the first time include TV show and migrant worker. The word firewall is not

China eyes world's deepest dive in manned submersible by 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese scientists aim to complete the world's deepest dive in a manned submersible in 2012 by going to 7,000 meters (22,966 ft) beneath the sea after a successful test dive in the Pacific Ocean, state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.

China orders safety inspections after train crash (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:16 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a bullet train passes a viaduct from which carriages fell after Saturday's crash near Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Monday, July 25, 2011. Doubts about China's breakneck plans to expand high-speed rail across the country have been underscored by a bullet train wreck that killed dozens of people. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xing Guangli) NO SALESAP - The Chinese government on Tuesday ordered a two-month, nationwide safety campaign for its railway system after a collision between two bullet trains killed at least 39 people.


Chinese submersible makes its deepest test dive (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT

AP - A manned Chinese submersible successfully reached its lowest-ever depth Tuesday and can explore more than 70 percent of the world's sea floor, China's oceanic institution said.

China philanthropist hires gymnast-turned-beggar (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:32 AM PDT

In a spectacular reversal of fortune, former champion Chinese gymnast Zhang Shangwu (pictured) who was forced into stealing and begging after an injury ended his career, has landed a job with one of the nation's richest men.(AFP/File)AFP - In a spectacular reversal of fortune, a champion Chinese gymnast who was forced into stealing and begging after an injury ended his career has landed a job with one of the nation's richest men.


Dalai Lama not serious about talks with Beijing: report (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is not serious about talking with Beijing, but the government will never make any compromises with him to get him back to the table, a major Chinese newspaper said on Tuesday.

HK utility buys 17 pct stake in China nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:34 PM PDT

AP - Hong Kong utility CLP Holdings Ltd. said Monday it has bought a 17 percent stake in a nuclear power plant in southern China for 4.8 billion renminbi ($745 million).
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