2011年9月29日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Exclusive: Justice Department probing Chinese accounting (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:26 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, said an official with the Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting criminal charges may be brought in addition to civil proceedings.

U.S.-listed Chinese firms drop after news of DOJ probe (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese companies fell on Thursday after a top securities regulator said U.S. criminal authorities are investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

China successfully launches "Heavenly Palace" space craft (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:59 AM PDT

A 3D animation of China's Tiangong-1 space module is shown in this still image taken from video released September 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre/HandoutReuters - China successfully launched an experimental craft on Thursday paving the way for its first space station amid a blaze of national pride, bringing the growing Asian power closer to matching the United States and Russia with a long-term manned outpost in space.


China launches module for space station (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:57 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Long March-2FT1 carrier rocket loaded with Tiangong-1 unmanned space lab module blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. China launched the experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Jianmin) NO SALESAP - China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power over the coming decade.


China's great space station leap (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:13 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - China launched an experimental space lab into orbit Thursday night, successfully installing the first building block in its planned space station and underscoring its progress in space technology.

Special Report: "Rats" and "black mouths" gnaw at China stocks (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:35 AM PDT

Wang Jianzhong listens to his verdict at the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court, August 3, 2011, in this photo distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. W REUTERS/XinhuaReuters - Even before China's great stock market bull run of 2006-2007, Wang Jianzhong had become known as China's "god of stocks" for his prescient picks.


Exclusive: Lockheed lobbies anew for new Taiwan F-16s (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:45 AM PDT

A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-16 flies during an air display at the Farnborough International Air Show, Hampshire, July 19, 2004. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Lockheed Martin Corp is helping arm U.S. lawmakers for a renewed push to sell its new F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, not just the Obama administration's planned $5.3 billion upgrade of old ones.


Signal maker: Not to blame for Shanghai rail crash (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:17 AM PDT

A  passenger looks at the notice board for the alternative ways to reach destinations at the closed Laoximen Station of Metro Line 10, located near Tuesday's subway collision Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. A crash on one of Shanghai's newest subway lines is the latest stumble in China's rush to roll out modern services, often sacrificing safety for fast results. (AP Photo)AP - The China-based maker of signaling systems for the Shanghai subway line where two trains crashed this week, injuring 284 people, said Thursday that its equipment was not at fault.


China's Tiangong 1 Space Lab: Questions & Answers (SPACE.com)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:15 AM PDT

SPACE.com - China is launching its first space laboratory module Tiangong 1 today (Sept. 29) on a critical test flight to demonstrate the vital docking technology required for a future space station.

Taiwan police say 800 arrested over phone scams (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:06 AM PDT

AP - Taiwanese police said Thursday they have arrested 800 suspected phone scammers in raids coordinated with police in China and seven Southeast Asian countries.

Chinese group halts homegrown 'peace prize' (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:15 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese alternative "peace prize" that was awarded in bizarre fashion last year in an apparent attempt to counter the Nobel Peace Prize that went to a jailed dissident has been abruptly canceled.

China's runaway bosses spotlight underground loan market (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:37 PM PDT

Reuters - A string of Chinese entrepreneurs have gone into hiding to avoid repaying loans, according to state media reports, highlighting a credit squeeze on private firms and the dangers of steep interest rates in China's vast and growing informal lending market.

China grain prices to rise despite bigger harvest (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:34 PM PDT

AP - China's grain harvest will post its eighth consecutive increase this year but consumers will still face moderate price rises as supplies struggle to keep pace with growing demand.

Official: China expels South Korean journalists (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 10:33 PM PDT

AP - A South Korean official says China has expelled a group of South Korean journalists and researchers it detained last week near the border with North Korea.

Insight: Velvet glove trumps iron fist in south China land riot (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 09:37 PM PDT

Reuters - It was an unusual scene for a Chinese riot -- there was not a single policeman in sight.

Rocket Fueled for China's 1st Space Lab Module Launch Thursday (SPACE.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 08:15 PM PDT

SPACE.com - China is readying the rocket that will carry the country's first prototype space laboratory into orbit Thursday (Sept. 29).

Australia: Not nervous about China's rising power (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:24 PM PDT

AP - A top Australian official says the country is not nervous about China's rising power despite the government's launching of an in-depth review of Asia's growing influence.

China's debate on the death penalty becomes increasingly open (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:01 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Li Changkui, a southern Chinese farmer charged with raping and murdering a teenage girl before killing the girl’s 3-year-old brother, was tried for the third time in a Chinese court late last month. Both the evidence and charges against him were virtually the same as those of his previous trial, but this time he was sentenced to death.
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