2011年11月30日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China cuts bank reserves in policy shift to lift economy (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:49 PM PST

China's nation flag flies in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Soo Hoo ZheyangReuters - China's central bank cut reserve requirements for commercial lenders on Wednesday for the first time in three years, a policy shift to ease credit strains and shore up an economy running at its weakest pace since 2009.


China says HIV/AIDS cases are soaring (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST

Reuters - The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China is soaring, state media said on Wednesday, citing health officials, with rates of infections among college students and older men rising.

China drift toward more state control "troubling": U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:48 PM PST

Reuters - The United States on Wednesday criticized China for backing away from free market reforms and moving toward more state control of its economy as Beijing approaches the tenth anniversary of its entry into the World Trade Organization.

Excommunicated bishop joins in China ordination (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 11:12 AM PST

AP - An excommunicated bishop took part in an ordination ceremony in southwest China on Wednesday, an event likely to worsen relations between the Chinese state-controlled Catholic church and the Vatican, which had warned against his participation.

Summary Box: Johnson Controls Shanghai Plant (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:52 AM PST

AP - BATTERY ASSAULT: U.S. battery maker Johnson Controls is at odds with Shanghai's environmental regulator over tests the company says show it was not responsible for severe lead poisoning cases in children discovered earlier this year.

How a Chinese cave got listed on the U.S. stock market (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:14 AM PST

Reuters - A Chinese tourism company listed in the United States wants investors to pour their money down a dark hole. Literally.

China military condemns US-Australia military pact (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:16 AM PST

AP - America's strengthened military pact with Australia is a figment of "Cold War thinking" that will destabilize the Asia-Pacific region, China's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in Beijing's strongest criticism yet of a move widely seen as intended to counter China's rising assertiveness.

Johnson Controls: Shanghai plant not leaking lead (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:40 AM PST

This Sept. 15, 2011 file photo shows a man riding a motorcycle past a battery factory of Johnson Controls nearby Kanghua New Village, in Shanghai, China. The U.S. battery maker said independent tests show that its factory in Shanghai was not the cause of severe lead poisoning cases discovered earlier this year but point instead to a nearby recycling facility. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, file)AP - U.S. battery maker Johnson Controls is at odds with Shanghai's environmental regulator over tests the company says show it was not responsible for severe lead poisoning cases in children discovered earlier this year.


China eases lending curbs to shore up growth (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:35 AM PST

Workers in late afternoon sun walk on the scaffoldings surrounding a newly completed building at the Central Business District in Beijing, China, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. A top Chinese economics official pledged strong government support Sunday for the country's private businesses, in remarks likely to hearten a sector beleaguered by a credit crunch and downturn in exports. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China reduced bank reserve levels Wednesday to release money for lending and help shore up slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy as Europe's debt crisis and high U.S. unemployment hurt export demand.


China military denounces U.S.-Australia defense upgrade (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:18 AM PST

Reuters - China's military denounced the United States and Australia on Wednesday for upgrading military ties, warning that such moves could erode trust and fan Cold War-era antagonism.

China expects 48,000 new HIV cases this year (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:12 AM PST

Sun Ya from Henan, left, shows a copy of an official document on HIV-infected children as he and others speak to journalists inside a medical clinic near the Ministry of Finance in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. A handful of relatives of HIV or AIDS patients who contracted the virus through tainted transfusions planned to protest in front of the Ministry of Finance but abandoned the plan because of the tight security. China will have about 780,000 people infected with the AIDS virus by the end of this year, state media reported Wednesday, with most having contracted it through heterosexual sex. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China will have about 780,000 people infected with the AIDS virus by the end of this year, state media reported Wednesday, with most having contracted it through heterosexual sex.


China refuses to criticize Iran by name (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST

AP - China has refused to criticize Iran by name for the attack on British diplomatic compounds in Tehran but says the dignity of diplomatic missions should be protected.

China to execute Filipino drug trafficker Dec. 8 (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:56 PM PST

AP - A Chinese court has upheld the drug trafficking conviction of a Filipino man and set his execution for Dec. 8 despite appeals for clemency from the Philippine president, officials said Wednesday.

China's sway runs deep in Myanmar's ancient capital (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PST

Reuters - The stalls of Mandalay's biggest market are lined with Chinese-made clothes, appliances and cosmetics -- a clear sign of the grip Myanmar's giant neighbor has over the city.

China raises poverty line, boosting official poor (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:42 PM PST

AP - Even with its booming economy, China now has more poor people — at least officially.
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