2012年2月9日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Report says 2 Tibetans killed by security forces (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 05:15 PM PST

AP - A U.S.-funded broadcaster is reporting that two Tibetan brothers on the run since taking part in anti-government protests have been shot dead in China's Sichuan province.

Summary Box: Holiday hits China Jan. auto sales (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST

AP - SALES DRAGGIN': Car sales in the world's biggest auto market fell 24 percent in January from a year earlier. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said that 1.16 million passenger cars were sold in January, down from a monthly record 1.5 million a year earlier.

Exclusive: U.S. squeezes French-led satellite maker over China (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST

Reuters - The United States has threatened action that could disrupt a French-led satellite maker's supply chain, spurred by suspicion that it illegally used U.S. know-how or parts in spacecraft launched by Chinese rockets.

Biden meets human rights advocates on China (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:46 AM PST

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden and a group of human rights advocates discussed the "deterioration" of the rights situation in China, the White House said on Thursday, signaling the issue is likely to figure in his talks with China's vice president next week.

China skirting African corruption in direct aid (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:59 AM PST

AP - China last month sent a senior official to symbolically hand over the keys to a nine-story twin tower to house Uganda's president and prime minister, a gift from Beijing.

China inflation spike pricks policy easing expectations (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:52 AM PST

Reuters - China's annual inflation spiked to a consensus-busting 4.5 percent in January as spending jumped during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday season, breaking a five-month softening trend and forcing a market rethink of policy easing expectations.

Holiday hits China auto sales in January (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:43 AM PST

In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 photo, workers handle parts in an auto factory in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province. China's government promised Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, to raise minimum wages by 13 percent a year through 2015 and to launch measures to generate 45 million new jobs. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUTAP - The year of the dragon rolled in with a whimper instead of a roar for China's auto industry. Car sales in the world's biggest auto market fell 24 percent in January from a year earlier, industry figures show.


China: Syria veto won't hurt cooperation with US (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:42 AM PST

AP - U.S. outrage over Beijing's veto of a U.N. Syria resolution won't affect cooperation on other international issues, a top Chinese diplomat said Thursday, as Beijing announced it had recently hosted a leading Syrian opposition figure.

China's buffeted and ambitious Bo Xilai stays afloat (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:31 AM PST

Reuters - A bizarre consular drama in southwest China is just the latest to buffet Bo Xilai, the suave politician angling to join the Communist Party's inner circle, but on Thursday residents of the city he runs fancied his chances of surviving.

US Embassy to improve processing visas to Chinese (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:26 AM PST

AP - The U.S. Embassy in China is promising to streamline visa requests and hire more people to process applicants as part of President Barack Obama's push to boost tourism to the United States.

China swats away trouble before Xi's U.S. trip (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:58 AM PST

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, hundreds of Tibetans gather on the side of a main street in Nangqian county, China's Qinghai province. Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said. (AP Photo)Reuters - China swatted away friction over Syria on Thursday to lay out an optimistic view of ties with the United States in the next decade when Vice President Xi Jinping, who visits the White House next week, is likely to lead the rising Asian power.


China says Syrian opposition visited, first such contract (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:46 AM PST

Reuters - China said on Thursday that a Syrian opposition delegation had visited the country this week and met a vice foreign minister, the first contact reported by Beijing in the wake of its veto in the U.N. of a draft resolution on the country.

China says Syria opposition delegation visited (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:19 AM PST

AP - China's Foreign Ministry says that a Syrian opposition delegation visited Beijing and met Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun.

US says missing Chinese top cop met US diplomats (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:07 PM PST

In this Oct. 21, 2008 photo, Chongqing city police chief Wang Lijun reacts during a press conference in the southwestern China city. Wang, the country's most famous policeman, has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports of a political scandal and a bid for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUTAP - The celebrity top cop relieved of his duties in a major Chinese city met officials at a U.S. consulate amid unconfirmed reports of an asylum bid, but then left the building, the U.S. State Department said. His whereabouts were unclear Thursday.


China's inflation rebounds in January to 4.5 pct (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:50 PM PST

A security guard stands in front of a hamburger advertisement outside a fast food restaurant in Beijing, China, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. China's inflation rebounded in January as food prices soared, renewing pressure on the communist government to control surging living costs while it tries to boost slowing economic growth. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China's inflation rebounded in January as food prices soared, renewing pressure on Beijing to control living costs as it tries to boost slowing growth amid warnings of a looming global downturn.


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