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Taiwan official expects smooth times with ChinaWashington (AFP) Feb 1, 2012 A Taiwanese official predicted Wednesday that China would maintain a conciliatory stance with Taipei, saying that likely next leader Xi Jinping has experience dealing with the self-ruling island. John Chiang, the vice chairman of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's Kuomintang party, said that Chinese President Hu Jintao has been the chief force behind a policy of "emphasizing carrots over sticks" with the self-ruling island. "I think these kinds of policies will continue to be there for wooing the s ... read more |
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  Brazil minister heads to India to improve defense ties Brazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim is to travel to India this week for talks on boosting bilateral military cooperation, his office announced. ... more | .. |
  India's air the worst, says study India has the worst air quality in the world, beating even its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States. ... more | .. |
  EU climate chief sees 'unpleasant' talks ahead EU climate chief Connie Hedegaard acknowledged Friday that "difficult and unpleasant" negotiations lay ahead with countries like India and China to agree a global framework to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. ... more | .. |
 India to reduce Iran oil imports Myanmar and South Korea set for business Salmond touts Norway green interconnector Japan firm unveils gesture controlling device "Social Network" writer to pen Steve Jobs film script Facebook feeds hungry IPO investors more shares Afghanistan to pump oil in five months: official |
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  China considers Google Maps request Chinese authorities say an application by Google for an online maps license, required for operating such services in China, is under official examination. ... more | .. |
  China police stop rights lawyer meeting Merkel A rights lawyer who has defended some of China's most prominent dissidents said Friday police prevented him from meeting the visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong 'locust' ad angers mainland netizens Chinese netizens voiced anger Thursday over a Hong Kong advert portraying mainlanders as "locusts", sparking a call for calm in a state newspaper after an increasingly bitter exchange of words. ... more | .. |
  Western diplomats press Russia, China over Syria The UN Security Council met Wednesday amid tense negotiations aimed at persuading Russia to back a tough resolution condemning violence in Syria. ... more |
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 "Dip Chip" Technology Tests Toxicity On-the-Go Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for LITENING G4 Targeting Pods Lockheed Martin's New Standalone Launching System Significantly Reduces Weapons Integration Costs BBN Technologies awarded intelligence funding for metaphor research The top issues at the NATO summit NATO leaders eye final two years of troubled Afghan war Pakistan clears way for NATO summit, supply routes NATO protesters arrested in Chicago before summit US restricts flights of F-22 jets over safety worries Hackers booby-trap foreign policy group websites NATO: The world's biggest defence alliance Israel's sub fleet buildup will cost $1.8B Outside View: When brother kills brother Congress panel backs higher arms buys | .. |
 Eight executives detained in China pollution case China has detained another company official, bringing the total to eight, over a massive river pollution case in the country's south, the government and state media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Norway blocking China's access to Arctic China's efforts to tap the natural resources and transportation routes of the arctic will continue to be frustrated by Norway, a diplomatic source says. ... more | .. |
  Wen says China has no intention to 'buy Europe' China's Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday the Asian giant had neither the ability nor the intention to "buy Europe", amid concerns over growing Chinese investment in debt-stricken eurozone economies. ... more | .. |
  Tullow Oil, Uganda sign asset sale deal Uganda on Friday signed production agreements with Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil, allowing the company to finalise a long-delayed $2.9 billion asset sale to France's Total and China's CNOOC. ... more |
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'Urgent' need to solve Europe debt crisis: China China's premier warned of an "urgent" need to solve the European debt crisis Thursday and said Beijing was looking at ways it could contribute to bailout funds, after talks with Germany's chancellor. ... more | .. |
  Portugal sells 40% of electric grid to China, Oman firms Bailed out Portugal said Thursday it will sell a 40 percent stake in the national electricity grid for 592 million euros ($775 million) to Chinese and Omani groups as part of its austerity programme. ... more | .. |
 Merkel seeks to ease eurozone fears in China German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to reassure Beijing over the crisis in the eurozone and urged China to press Tehran on its nuclear programme as she began an official visit on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Germany's Merkel holds talks with China's Hu German Chancellor Angela Merkel met China's president on Friday as she seeks to lift Beijing's confidence in Europe where the sovereign debt crisis threatens to tip the region into recession. ... more |
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 Wasted milk is a real drain on our resources Big-mouthed babies drove the evolution of giant island snakes 'Modern Portfolio Theory' optimizes conservation practices Ancient sea reptile with gammy jaw suggests dinosaurs got arthritis too UMD Finding May Hold Key to Gaia Theory of Earth as Living Organism Statistical Analysis Projects Future Temperatures In North America Tiny plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint Model Forecasts Long-Term Impacts of Forest Land-Use Decisions Wall art from France said world's oldest Amber preserves earliest pollination clue Lee makes 'landmark' visit to Myanmar Report details biodiversity concerns Libya's Belhaj quits military to enter politics EU issues warning to carbon tax rebels China, India | .. |
 PetroChina buys stake in Canada shale gas project State-owned PetroChina said it has agreed to take a 20 percent stake in a Canadian shale gas project owned by Royal Dutch Shell, China's latest acquisition of North American natural resources. ... more | .. |
 Abductions highlight danger to China's workers abroad Abductions in Sudan and Egypt highlight the dangers facing China's workers abroad and led Beijing to reassess a long-stated policy of non-interference as its foreign interests grow, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  US DoC Finds Massive Surge of Chinese Solar Imports The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), led by SolarWorld and supported by more than 150 U.S. employers of more than 11,000 workers, has recognized the U.S. Department of Commerce for ... more | .. |
  Bird flu claims second victim this year in Vietnam A woman in southern Vietnam has died after contracting the bird flu virus, health authorities said Thursday, in the country's second human death from the virulent disease in less than a month. ... more |
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 Monk who self-immolated 'called for Dalai Lama return' A senior Tibetan monk who self-immolated last month urged Tibetans to unite and called for the return of the Dalai Lama in a message recorded before his death, advocacy groups said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  N. Korea restricts Chinese currency in markets: reports North Korea has banned the use of China's yuan and other foreign currency in its markets, saying this was part of the last instructions of late leader Kim Jong-Il, according to a Seoul-based aid group. ... more | .. |
  Putin declines to host China's future premier: report Vladimir Putin has refused to host a top Chinese official tipped to become China's next prime minister due to his busy agenda ahead of polls putting a strain on bilateral ties, a newspaper said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Revolutions ahoy? Alas poor Marx, Engels and Lenin. After being entirely discredited and disproved by the collapse of the Soviet Union and its communist ideology and repudiated by China's embrace of market capitalism, perhaps they weren't necessarily wrong. Instead, perhaps they were simply a century too early in their revolutionary aspirations! ... more |
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 Japan enters commercial space race German Astronomers Finish Europe's Largest Solar Telescope On Tenerife Ariane 5 ECA rocket orbits JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 Mission accomplished Watching an electron being born New Space Station Crew in Orbit Solar Eclipse this Weekend JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House Space Systems Loral Provides High Capacity Broadband Satellite to Hughes NASA trains astronauts to land on asteroid Floating robots use GPS-enabled smartphones to track water flow Russia Does Not Rule Out Preemptive Missile Defense Strike American Hypersonic Weapons Are Threat To Russia Says Rogozin Hitting the wrong target with missile-interceptor Russia Repeats Iskander Deployment Threat | .. |
 Unwilling to upset China, West holds back on Tibet The international community is treading warily on the Tibetan issue, reluctant to antagonise an increasingly powerful China with whom it has growing economic and diplomatic ties, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 'Trained separatists' behind Tibetan unrest: China China has blamed "trained separatists" for a wave of unrest in Tibetan-inhabited areas last week that left at least two people dead and dozens injured, state press reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Hong Kong paper runs ad insulting mainland 'locusts' A group of Hong Kongers published a newspaper ad Wednesday insulting mainland Chinese as "locusts", amid seething resentment over rising mainland influence in the southern city. ... more | .. |
 Rebel China village takes first step in democratic vote Villagers in China whose rebellion against local officials last year grabbed the headlines kicked off a key process on Wednesday that will see them hold their first-ever open, democratic elections. ... more |
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 Chinese media blast officials over toxic river Chinese media on Wednesday blasted local officials for poor supervision after industrial waste in a southern river threatened the drinking water for millions of people. ... more | .. |
 Sudan rebels ask Beijing to pressure Khartoum Sudanese rebels holding 29 Chinese workers have asked Beijing to use its influence on Khartoum to help badly-needed aid reach the country's warzone, a spokesman for the insurgents said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 All 25 Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed China said Wednesday that 25 Chinese workers kidnapped by Egyptian Bedouins demanding the release of their Islamist relatives had been freed. ... more | .. |
 China's manufacturing rises again in January China's manufacturing activity improved in January despite weaker demand for exports, official figures showed Wednesday, raising hopes the world's second-largest economy is heading for a soft landing. ... more |
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