2012年1月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Exclusive: Head of China's CIC tipped as next finance minister (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 03:09 PM PST

Reuters - The head of China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund is the front-runner to become the country's next finance minister, two independent sources said, a move in the country's broad leadership reshuffle that will culminate in 2013.

Analysis: China's trade surplus fades but imbalances persist (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:22 AM PST

Reuters - One of the biggest imbalances in the global economy could soon be a thing of the past: China's super-sized trade surplus is melting away.

China trade growth slows to 2-year lows in December (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 08:09 AM PST

Reuters - China's exports and imports grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in December as foreign and domestic demand ebbed, data showed on Tuesday, bolstering expectations of more policy action from Beijing to support the world's number two economy.

Geithner seeks Chinese support on Iran sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 06:05 AM PST

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is making Washington's case for stricter sanctions on Iran during a visit this week to China, the largest consumer of Iranian oil.

Geithner in Beijing faces uphill struggle on Iran (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 05:09 AM PST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, meets with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan before a dinner at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012.  (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)AP - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is visiting Beijing this week looking for support for U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil industry, but will likely be disappointed.


China's trade weakens; December surplus $16.5B (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST

AP - China's import growth showed an unexpectedly sharp drop in December in a new sign the world's second-largest economy is slowing.

China halts unapproved stem cell treatments (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 03:28 AM PST

AP - The Health Ministry ordered unapproved stem cell treatments stopped Tuesday as China tries to bring under control its growing but loosely regulated industry.

China stops unapproved stem cell treatments (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 02:52 AM PST

Reuters - China has ordered a halt to all unapproved stem cell treatments and clinical trials, state media reported on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to rein in the largely untested stem cell therapies now on offer across the country.

Thousands of China police hunt for wanted killer (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 02:32 AM PST

AP - Thousands of police officers have launched a massive hunt in eastern China for an uncommunicative loner and one-time policeman suspected in a series of slayings and robberies dating back to 2004, state media reported Monday.

China faces tough balancing act over Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 02:20 AM PST

Reuters - China faces more challenges than ever in its Iran policy this year as Washington and its allies move to impose tougher sanctions in an effort to rein in Tehran's nuclear activities, a former Chinese ambassador said.

Chinese rights lawyer in remote jail denied visits (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:30 AM PST

AP - Relatives of an outspoken human rights lawyer jailed after being secretly held by Chinese security agents were told Tuesday that he is undergoing a three-month "education period" and will be denied visitors for at least that much time, his wife said.

China top military paper warns U.S. aims to contain rise (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Reuters - The United States' new defense strategy focused on the Asia-Pacific region is directed at containing China's rise, the People's Liberation Army's newspaper said on Tuesday in Beijing's strongest warning yet against the new Pentagon stance.
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