2011年8月9日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China's first aircraft carrier makes maiden sea trial (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Reuters - China's first aircraft carrier held its first sea trial Wednesday morning, in a step likely to stoke patriotic pride at home and jitters abroad about Beijing's naval ambitions.

First direct flight from China arrives in Honolulu (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 02:38 PM PDT

AP - The first regularly scheduled direct flight between China and Hawaii has arrived in Honolulu.

China backs global efforts on financial crisis (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 10:38 AM PDT

AP - China's Cabinet on Tuesday issued strong support for the latest global efforts to handle financial uncertainty and urged continued effort to reduce fiscal deficits.

Geithner, China's Wang discuss markets and global economy (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner discussed the global economy and the state of financial markets on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, the Treasury said.

Analysis:Chinese swagger over U.S. distress could sour relations (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 07:31 AM PDT

Reuters - America's debt troubles have triggered a burst of popular anger and swaggering self-confidence in China that, if unchecked, could complicate the broader U.S.-China relationship, making it harder for leaders to manage disputes from Tibet to Taiwan.

China's Wen urges global action to calm markets (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 07:17 AM PDT

Reuters - China's Premier Wen Jiabao urged nations to work together to stabilize turbulent financial markets on Tuesday as global stocks stumbled on fears that the world economy is headed for a downturn.

Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa in China as West turns up war crimes heat (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (front) inspects troops from an army vehicle in a parade during a war victory ceremony in Colombo May 27, 2011. Pictured with Rajapaksa are Navy chief Somathilake Dissanayake (L, obscured), Army Chief Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya (behind Rajapaksa, in dark uniform with red cap) and Defence Staff Air Marshal Roshan Gunetileke (R). REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa landed in China on Tuesday seeking tighter economic ties in a stormy financial world, and against the backdrop of an aggressive Western push for a probe into war crimes allegations.


China's July output cools while inflation stays hot (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:12 AM PDT

A shopper walks past a sign displaying prices for goods at a shopping mall in central Beijing August 8, 2011. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - China's industrial output grew at a slower pace in July while inflation unexpectedly quickened, putting the central bank in a bind as it tries to keep prices in check without dragging down an economy facing increasing threats from abroad.


Analysis: Don't bank on China to reprise 2008 global savior role (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:35 AM PDT

A man walks past an advertisement promoting China's renminbi or yuan ,US dollar and Euro exchange services at money exchange in Hong Kong, July 26, 2011. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuReuters - China is still nursing a hangover from its 2008 stimulus spending spree and may be reluctant to kick off another big round, leaving less potent options on the table should the global economy tilt toward a cliff.


GM launches low-priced Baojun sedan in China (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:36 AM PDT

Ron Bloom, President Barack Obama's top manufacturing adviser, speaks about the U.S. auto industry from the White House in Washington in this June 1, 2011 file photo. Bloom will step down at the end of August, a source familiar with the matter said on August 9, 2011. Bloom oversaw the restructuring of Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors helping restore their profitability after multibillion dollar taxpayer rescues in 2009 that saved them from collapse.       REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)AP - General Motors Co. on Tuesday launched a new low-priced sedan in China as part of a push to develop new business in untapped areas of the world's largest automobile market.


Taiwanese man sentenced on espionage charges (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:12 AM PDT

AP - Taiwan's High Court has sentenced a Taiwanese man to 18 months in prison for spying for China.

Land seizures in China's Kashgar fuel anger among Uighurs (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 02:06 AM PDT

An Uighur man carries the remnants of his old house during a demolition as part of a building renovation campaign in the old district of Kashgar, in Xinjiang province August 3, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Uighur merchant Obul Kasim carries emotional scars from his confrontation with an unbending government after he failed to save his 100-year-old mud-brick home from demolition, a victim of the urban renewal marching across the historic Silk Road.


GM rolls out new brand in China, targets small cities (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:19 AM PDT

Ron Bloom, President Barack Obama's top manufacturing adviser, speaks about the U.S. auto industry from the White House in Washington in this June 1, 2011 file photo. Bloom will step down at the end of August, a source familiar with the matter said on August 9, 2011. Bloom oversaw the restructuring of Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors helping restore their profitability after multibillion dollar taxpayer rescues in 2009 that saved them from collapse.       REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)Reuters - General Motors , the biggest overseas automaker in China, rolled out its first car under its newly created Baojun brand in the country on Tuesday.


China inflation rises to 37-month high in July (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:16 AM PDT

A fruits vendor waits for customers at a market in Beijing Tuesday, Aug 9, 2011. China's inflation rose to a 37-month-high in July as the overheated economy cooled. Consumer prices rose 6.5 percent over a year earlier, up from June's 6.4 percent, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing government data. (AP Photo)AP - China's inflation rose to a 37-month high in July, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders to cool living costs while keeping economic growth on track as the U.S. and European outlook worsens.


China vows to support Sudan after southern secession (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir speaks after the signing ceremony of a peace accord with Darfur rebel group Liberation Movement and Justice (LJM) in Doha July 14, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China will support Sudan to develop its oil sector and other industries, its foreign minister said on Sunday, after the highest-level talks between the two allies since South Sudan became independent.


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