2012年2月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Mystery surrounds fate of famed China police chief (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:39 AM 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 former top cop of a major Chinese city has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports he is seeking U.S. asylum following a quarrel with one of China's most powerful local politicians.

Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:03 AM PST

In this image made on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, from CCTV television, a 15-pound baby named Chun Chun, sleeps at Xinxiang Maternity Hospital, in Xinxiang city, Henan province, China. A mother in central China gave birth to the 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby on Saturday, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949. (AP Photo/CCTV via APTN) TV OUT, CHINA OUTAP - A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

Biden, China's Xi discuss agenda for U.S. visit (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:33 AM PST

Lobsang Sangay, right, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, stands next to a portrait of the Dalai Lama as he speaks after a prayer session to remember Tibetans who have died in Tibet and as a show of solidarity for those living in Tibet, in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chinese authorities, the head of Tibet's government-in-exile said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping discussed the agenda for Xi's visit to the United States next week that will include a range of economic, trade, regional and global issues, the White House said on Wednesday.

Canada inks China trade deals, hails investor pact (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 06:49 AM PST

Reuters - China and Canada on Wednesday signed a series of deals to boost modest levels of bilateral trade and finished negotiations on a foreign investment protection pact after 18 years of talks.

Chinese leaders promise pay hikes, more jobs (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:44 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 - China's government promised Wednesday to raise minimum wages by 13 percent a year through 2015 and to launch measures to generate 45 million new jobs.

Analysis: More than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in China (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:13 AM PST

Reuters - When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest Internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth before a $5 billion initial public offering, but the chances it will succeed look slim.

Chinese official takes "leave" in blow to ambitious Bo Xilai (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:57 AM PST

Reuters - The ambitious Communist Party chief of Chongqing in southwest China, Bo Xilai, was hit by a political storm on Wednesday after his deputy and long-time ally took "leave" amid rumors of infighting and even an attempted flight by the deputy to a U.S. consulate.

China leader-in-waiting carries heavy political baggage to U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:31 AM PST

Reuters - A Communist "princeling" fond of small town America and Hollywood war dramas, and brusque critic of Western pressure with a daughter at Harvard, Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping embodies his nation's contradictory ties with the United States.

Entrepreneur pushes Chinese role in global credit (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:05 AM PST

In this Monday Jan. 16, 2012 photo, Guan Jianzhong, chairman of Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., speaks to an employee at the company's office in Beijing, China. Guan is waging a one-man crusade to change the credit rating industry, arguing that China and other cash-rich developing nations shouldn't have to rely on ratings agencies in the deeply indebted United States, especially after they helped fuel the global crisis that plunged the U.S. and then Europe into economic turmoil. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Guan Jianzhong is waging a one-man crusade to change the global credit rating industry.

China sets target of average 13 percent annual minimum wage rise (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:59 PM PST

Reuters - The annual average growth of China's minimum wages should be at least 13 percent in the five years to 2015, according to a government job market plan for the period published on Wednesday.

Chinese police hunt for man who stabbed 2 students (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:05 PM PST

AP - Police in eastern China are hunting for a knife-wielding man who broke into a middle school Wednesday and stabbed two students before fleeing, local officials said.

China warns parents against Hong Kong birth tours (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:29 PM PST

AP - Authorities in south China's Guangdong province say parents can be fined or punished for having more than one child, even if the babies are born in Hong Kong.

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