2012年2月21日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Summary Box: China carmaker plant in Bulgaria (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:29 AM PST

AP - CHINA ARRIVES: Great Wall Motors launched operations in Bulgaria on Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese automaker to assemble cars in the European Union.

Chinese carmaker opens plant in Bulgaria (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:53 AM PST

AP - Great Wall Motors launched operations in Bulgaria on Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese automaker to assemble cars in the European Union.

China, Turkey signs currency swap deal (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:39 AM PST

Uighurs living in Turkey set on fire a Chines flag as they stage a demonstration outside a hotel where Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is staying, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. The protesters waved the blue flag with a white star and a crescent representing Eastern Turkistan to protest China's crackdown on the minority group. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - China and Turkey on Tuesday set aside differences on how to deal with the raging violence in Syria and signed a three-year currency swap deal worth $1.6 billion (euro1.2 billion) to enable bilateral trade in local currencies.


Famous faces help boost animal rights in China (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:35 AM PST

An Animals Asia Foundation worker adjusts a laptop while an image of an injured bear is projected on a screen during the group's press conference in Beijing to promote a campaign against bear farming in China, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. The rights group says animal welfare is becoming an increasingly trendy concern among ordinary Chinese as celebrities like basketball star Yao Ming speak out against shark fin soup and bear bile tonics. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Celebrities like basketball star Yao Ming have helped energize China's animal rights movement by speaking out against shark fin soup and bear bile tonics, an animal welfare group said Tuesday.


Blast at steel plant in NE China kills at least 13 (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:38 PM PST

AP - At least 13 people have been killed and 17 hurt in a blast at a steel plant in northeastern China.
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