2012年1月19日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Urban US Chinatowns wane as Asians head to suburbs (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:53 PM PST

The Old Chinatown Central Plaza is reflected in the window of a restaurant in the Chinatown section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. America's historic Chinatowns, home for a century to immigrants seeking social support and refuge from racism, are mostly fading as rising city costs, jobs elsewhere and a desire for wider spaces lure Asian-Americans more than ever to the suburbs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - America's historic Chinatowns, home for a century to immigrants seeking social support and refuge from racism, are fading as rising living costs, jobs elsewhere and a desire for wider spaces lure Asian-Americans more than ever to the suburbs.


China to again close Tibet during sensitive period (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:10 AM PST

AP - For a fifth straight year, China plans to close Tibet to foreign travelers during a sensitive period starting in mid-February, travel agents said Thursday.

Chinese hunker down for annual holiday travel rush (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:19 AM PST

Passengers queue up to board a train at Shanghai Railway Station, as millions of Chinese head home to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, in Shanghai, China on Thursday Jan. 19, 2012.    (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Desperate to return home for China's most important holiday, migrant worker Li Zhuqing lined up for six chilly days and nights at a train station ticket counter only to be told that all the seats were sold out.


Modest China slowdown as exports, housing drag: Reuters poll (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:51 AM PST

Reuters - China's 2012 economic outlook has dimmed because of weakening export demand and a faltering housing market, and its central bank will probably try to spur more bank lending to prevent a steeper slump, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.

Analysis: China as lender of last resort...more than just a loan (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:55 PM PST

Reuters - China is filling a lending vacuum in Asia as European banks limp home to preserve capital, and is making sure loans have spin-off benefits for Chinese manufacturers and exporters, even at the expense of the rates they offer.

China's Wen defends Iran oil, warns on nuclear aims (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:08 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao defended his country's extensive oil trade with Iran against Western sanctions pressure in comments published on Thursday, and yet also warned Tehran against any effort to acquire nuclear weapons.

Analysis: China has multiple choices to avoid hard landing risk (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:12 PM PST

Reuters - China faces what could be its worst year of growth in a decade with policy firepower that developed nations can only dream of.

China sentences activist to 10 years over writings (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:02 PM PST

AP - A court has sentenced a democracy activist in central China to 10 years' imprisonment for subversion, a family member said Thursday. It's the third lengthy jail term handed down to a dissident in less than a month.

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