2011年7月30日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China lawyers 'told not to take rail crash cases' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Legal authorities in China ordered lawyers not to take on cases from the families of victims of last weekend's fatal train crash, it emerged Saturday, as judicial officials apologised for the move.(AFP/Str)AFP - Legal authorities in China ordered lawyers not to take on cases from the families of victims of last weekend's fatal train crash, it emerged Saturday, as judicial officials apologised for the move.


China needs 'three aircraft carriers': general (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 03:06 AM PDT

China needs at least three aircraft carriers to defend its interests, a general said, days after the state media broadcast footage of its first carrier in a rare public mention of the project.(AFP/Str)AFP - China needs at least three aircraft carriers to defend its interests, a general said, days after the state media broadcast footage of its first carrier in a rare public mention of the project.


Families of China crash victims take compensation (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 12:45 AM PDT

AP - China's state news agency says 10 families of the victims of a high-speed train crash have agreed to accept compensation from the government.

Rail operator apologises for Shanghai signal fault (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:23 PM PDT

This file photo shows an oncoming train at a subway station in Shanghai. Shanghai's subway operator has apologised for a signalling error that saw a train take a wrong turn during peak hours, less than a week after a similar fault killed 40 people on a high-speed line.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Shanghai's subway operator has apologised for a signalling error that saw a train take a wrong turn during peak hours, less than a week after a similar fault killed 40 people on a high-speed line.


Chinese banks could survive 50% property slide: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:09 PM PDT

An employee of a real estate agency is seen next to a display of properties listed for sale in Shanghai. Chinese banks could withstand a worst case scenario of a 50 percent drop in home prices, according to stress tests conducted by regulators, a state media report claimed.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Chinese banks could withstand a worst case scenario of a 50 percent drop in home prices, according to stress tests conducted by regulators, a state media report claimed.


Phelps win as 'Missile' explodes in China (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT

US swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the final of the men's 100-metre butterfly final at the world championships in Shanghai. Phelps won the 100m butterfly in convincing fashion to prove he is far from a spent force in swimming.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Michael Phelps eased his world championships heartache with a 100m butterfly win Saturday as 16-year-old Missy "Missile" Franklin exploded onto the scene with another two gold medals in Shanghai.


China denies destroying evidence after fatal rail crash (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Reuters - China's state news agency Xinhua has denied widespread rumors that railway authorities tried to conceal evidence by burying carriages damaged during a high-speed rail crash that killed at least 40 people last weekend.

China paper castigates "irresponsible" U.S. debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:46 PM PDT

Reuters - The mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party has castigated the United States' handling of its debt crisis as "irresponsible" and "immoral," saying in a Saturday editorial that the U.S. democratic system was to blame for the "farce."
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