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Natural Disasters Hit Chinese Grain Output
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2007Floods and other natural disasters are hurting China's grain output, the government said Monday, raising the prospect of higher food prices with inflation already at uncomfortably high levels. "Agricultural production is facing various problems, including flooding, drought, typhoon, plant diseases and insect pests," the agriculture ministry said in a statement posted on its website. "Stabi ... more Regions Ignoring Beijing On Environment Goals 
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2007Local governments in China are continuing to invest in dirty, resource-intense industries, jeopardising Beijing's goals of saving energy and cutting pollution, state media reported Monday. Some regions are encouraging steel, cement and other heavy industries to boost economic growth despite demands from Beijing to rein in those sectors, the China Daily newspaper said, quoting a top development o ... more Taiwan Military Official In US To Seek Jets Purchase 
Taipei (AFP) July 23, 2007A top Taiwan army official is visiting the United States to seek to buy advanced fighter jets to help counter a mounting military threat from China, a report said Friday. Chief of General Staff Ho Shou-yeh led a delegation to Washington this week for talks with US defense officials, the China Times here said, quoting unnamed sources. Ho also hoped to meet "by chance" with US Defense Secretary Ro ... more China To Make Cuban Dengue Mosquito Killer 
Havana, Cuba (AFP) Jul 24, 2007China will mass-produce a Cuban pesticide effective against dengue-carrying mosquitos, Cuba's foreign ministry said Sunday. Cuban scientists developed and patented Bactivec, a biolarvicide which kills larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the dengue vector, the ministry statement said. According to the agreement, China will defray the cost of building the factory in China, and Cuban Labio ... more Tibetian Warming Trend Gaining Pace 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 23, 2007Tibet, the mountainous region whose snows and glaciers give birth to several of Asia's major rivers, is warming at an alarming rate, China's state media reported Sunday, citing a new survey. Average annual temperatures in Tibet are rising at a rate of 0.3 degrees Celsius (0.54 degrees Fahrenheit) every ten years due to global warming, Xinhua news agency said, citing a report by the Tibet Meteoro ... more |
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Beijing, China (Xinhua) Jul 19, 2007China's first taikonaut, or Chinese astronaut, in space Yang Liwei says the country is preparing to select a new intake of well-rounded and well-educated potential spacemen from its air force. China has a 14-strong astronaut team. Yang, one of the team and also deputy director of the China Astronaut Research and Training Center, said the number of new trainees will be no more than 14. "The prepa ... more Chinese Astronauts Begin Training For Spacewalk 
Beijing, China (Xinhua) Jul 19, 2007More than a year before China's third manned space mission, Chinese astronauts have begun training for their first spacewalk during the Shenzhou VII space flight mission. "As it's the first time that our astronauts will leave their capsule in space, the mission requires even higher physical, technical and psychological standards, so training is more intense than ever," said Yang Liwei, the first ... more Russia Ready To Consider Dismantling North Korea Reactors 
Beijing (RIA Novosti) Jul 19, 2007Russia is ready to discuss assisting in deactivating North Korea's nuclear facilities, a Russian envoy said Wednesday at six-party talks in China, aimed at pressing the Communist state to take further denuclearization measures. "Russian specialists are ready to discuss issues concerning the closing down of nuclear facilities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," said Vladimir Rakhmanin ... more Violent Thunderstorms Kill Dozens In China 
Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2007At least 32 people died as thunderstorms of unprecedented intensity rocked southwestern China, smashing rainfall records and paralysing transportation, state media reported Wednesday. Lightning struck more than 40,000 times in the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing during a frightening 16-hour downpour on Tuesday, the Beijing News reported. Heavy rains continued on Wednesday and were expect to rage ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2007Climate change is shrinking wetlands at the source of China's two greatest rivers and has already led to reduced water flows that could have an impact across Asia, state media reported Monday. The contraction of the wetlands, which serve a vital role regulating the flow of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, comes as China is already struggling to meet the increased water needs of a fast-expanding ec ... more Somali PM Says He Is Not Aware Of Oil Deal With China 
London, UK (AFP) Jul 17, 2007Somalia's interim prime minister said in an interview published Tuesday that he was not aware of a deal struck between Chinese energy companies and his government allotting them oil exploration rights. Ali Mohamed Gedi's comments were interpreted by the Financial Times as signalling a potential internal power struggle within the Somali government, reporting that it had seen a document signed by ... more North Korea Confirms Reactor Shutdown 
Seoul (AFP) July 15, 2007North Korea confirmed Sunday that it had shut down its Yongbyon atomic reactor under UN supervision, the first step in a process designed to rid the communist state of nuclear weapons. The closure of the facility, which produces plutonium for nuclear weapons, is the first step taken by Pyongyang toward ending its atomic programme since 2002, and the first phase of a six-nation disarmament deal r ... more Voracious China Gobbles Up Forests, Recycled Paper 
Washington (AFP) July 13, 2007China's soaring demand for paper on the back of rapid economic growth is threatening forests, even as it ramps up recycling of wastepaper from developed nations, a study showed Friday. The report by Washington-based Forest Trends, which conducts research on forestry trade issues, comes amid growing controversy over the influence of China's industry on the global market for paper and raw timber.< ... more
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