2012年2月18日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China supports Arab League's proposals for Syria (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:35 PM PST

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun speaks to the media in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.  Jun said China was 'extremely concerned' about the escalation of the crisis in Syria. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - China said Saturday that it supports the Arab League's proposals for ending the violence in Syria, a striking show of support just two weeks after Beijing vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing the league's plans.


China to crank up credit as lending, economy slow (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:10 AM PST

Reuters - China's central bank cut the amount of cash banks must hold in reserves on Saturday, boosting lending capacity by an estimated 350-400 billion yuan ($55.6-$63.5 billion) in a bid to crank up credit creation as the world's second-biggest economy faces a fifth successive quarter of slowing growth.

China cuts bank reserve ratio to spur growth (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:37 AM PST

AP - China's central bank will lower the ratio of funds that banks must hold as reserves in a move that frees tens of billions of dollars for lending and aims to help spur slowing economic growth.

Groups report another Tibetan self-immolation (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:10 AM PST

AP - Another Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in western China amid a wave of such protests against China's handling of the vast Tibetan areas it rules, overseas groups said Saturday.

Chinese political scandal sees further twists (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:14 PM PST

AP - A city in southwest China at the center of a brewing political scandal has appointed a new police chief and renewed a controversial campaign against organized crime.

Did America Bond with China's Heir Apparent, Vice President Xi Jinping? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:20 PM PST

Time.com - On Friday, China's Vice President Xi Jinping will wrap up his five-day trip to the U.S., his first visit since emerging as China's heir apparent

China concert seating collapse injures 64 (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:20 PM PST

AP - A seating section has collapsed at a concert by Hong Kong pop star Wang Fei in southwest China, injuring 64 people.
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