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Banned Chinese GM Rice Protein Found In Dutch Shipment To Cyprus
The Hague (AFP) June 20, 2007The Dutch food safety authorities reported Wednesday that a banned genetically modified rice protein was found in a shipment sent to Cyprus in March. The so-called BT63 rice is genetically modified to be resistant to certain bacteria but there are concerns about for the safety of the rice for human and animal consumption, the Dutch authorities said. In March Cyprus reported that it had ... more Human Noses To Sniff Out Pollutants Across China 
Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2007A dozen people with professional "noses" are set to help in the battle against pollution in southern China by sniffing out dangerous chemicals in the air, state media said Wednesday. The team will be employed by an environmental monitoring station in Guangzhou city to detect noxious gases released by chemical and rubber factories, as well as from rubbish dumps and sewers, the China Daily said. ... more Ceradyne Opens First China Solar Energy Ceramic-Related Factory In Tianjin 
Costa Mesa CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Ceradyne has announced the opening ceremonies for its new 98,000 square foot factory in Tianjin, China. This newly constructed factory will produce high purity ceramic crucibles for the forming of large polysilicon ingots for use in the manufacturing of photovoltaic silicon solar cells. The opening ceremonies were attended by local and other officials as well as customers, vendors and key ... more Deli Solar USA Raises Another Round Of Private Financing 
New York NY (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Deli Solar, a substantial seller of hot water and space heating devices in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), has announced that on June 14, 2007 it raised $2.75 million in a private placement from the sale of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants with Barron Partners L.P. as the lead investor investing $2.55 million. The investors purchased an aggregate of (i) 1,774,194 shares of ... more China Slave Labour Scandal Widens Amid Rampant Labour Abuses 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 19, 2007China's slavery scandal widened Tuesday with the state-run press reporting that young girls had been forced into prostitution at a brickyard work camp where abuse and beatings were routine. The latest reports come as the slavery ring that was initially reported only in Shanxi and Henan provinces in north and central China had in fact been operating elsewhere around the country for as long as a ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Jun 18, 2007China plans to launch in September the third earth resources satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil, said Sun Laiyan, director of the China National Space Administration here Thursday. Satellite 02B will be soon moved into a space environment simulator and go through a number of tests, said Sun. Before returning to China in April this year, the satellite underwent a series of tests at ... more Japan Plants Coral To Save Sinking Territory 
Tokyo (AFP) June 18, 2007Japan has begun planting baby coral on a remote Pacific atoll in a multi-million-dollar project to save sinking islets and defend a territorial claim disputed with China, officials said Monday. Japan regards the rocky isles of Okinotori, 1,700 kilometres (1,060 miles) south of Tokyo, as the southernmost point of its territory, letting it set its 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone around ... more China Committed To Peaceful Use Of Outer Space 
Vienna (XNA) Jun 18, 2007China will as always continue to make its contributions to the peaceful uses of outer space, said Tang Guoqiang, head of the Chinese Delegation at the 50th Session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) hel during early June in Vienna. China will support and participate in the work of the committee under various items, said Tang, who is also the Chinese permanent ... more US Pushed Hard Against Taiwan NukesIn 1970s 
Washington (AFP) June 15, 2007The United States pushed aggressively to discourage suspicious nuclear research in Taiwan in the 1970s, though Taipei is an ally, newly declassified documents show. The documents, published Friday by the independent National Security Archive, "shed new light on the challenges of persuading a government, in this instance a dependent ally, to abandon suspect nuclear activities even in their early ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2007A program to develop gas deposits in East Siberia and the Far East will require 2,400 billion rubles (about $92 billion) in investment by 2030, an official of Russia's industry and energy ministry said Friday. At its meeting June 15, the government commission for the fuel and energy complex discussed a program to create a single system of gas production, transportation, and supply in East ... more Hewlett-Packard E-Cyclers Are Gold Miners Of The Internet-Age 
Roseville (AFP) California, June 15, 2007In a vast warehouse in a scorching valley near California's capital, Hewlett-Packard workers mine for Internet-age gold while diverting toxic electronic waste from landfills. The company is ramping up operations in the sleepy California town of Roseville, where its shredders and chippers rip up everything from mobile telephones to copy machines and salvage usable scraps. ... more China Oil Refinery Threatens Costa Rica Environment 
San Jose (AFP) June 16, 2007An oil refinery would jeopardize Costa Rica's environment as planned by a Chinese company known as a polluter, environmental groups said Saturday. Oilwatch Mesoamerica and other groups warned that recent agreements between China and Costa Rica included a refinery built by China Petroleum Corporation. "We are studying the history of this company, which has little concern for the ... more China Criticises Irresponsible Comments By Pentagon Official 
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2007China on Thursday criticised what it called "irresponsible" comments by a US defense official who said the nation's military transformation should raise alarm bells overseas. Pentagon official Richard Lawless had said Beijing's lack of military transparency was forcing the United States to "prepare for the worst" and was causing unease over China's intentions towards its rival Taiwan. ... more
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