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China's economy 40 percent smaller than estimated: analyst
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2007China's economy is 40 percent smaller than most recent estimates, a US economist said Wednesday, citing data from the Asian Development Bank and guidelines from the World Bank. Albert Keidel, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former US Treasury official and World Bank economist, made the comments in a report published by the US think tank and in a com ... more China says key pollution indicators improve 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2007Two major pollution indicators have dropped in China for the first time in several years as steps taken to clean up the nation's devastated environment kicked in, the government said Wednesday. Emissions of sulfur dioxide, a key air pollutant, declined 1.81 percent in the first nine months of the year, while chemical oxygen demand, a measure of water pollution, was 0.28 percent lower, said Z ... more China's economy 40 percent smaller than estimated: analyst
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2007China's economy is 40 percent smaller than most recent estimates, a US economist said Wednesday, citing data from the Asian Development Bank and guidelines from the World Bank. Albert Keidel, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former US Treasury official and World Bank economist, made the comments in a report published by the US think tank and in a com ... more China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite 
Taiyuan (XNA) Nov 12, 2007China launched a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan III" Monday morning. The satellite was launched on a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 6:48 a.m. (Beijing Time). It entered the preset orbit 21 minutes later. The 2,700-kilogram satellite will be used for scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield est ... more China launches remote sensing satellite 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2007China on Monday launched a remote sensing satellite to carry out land resource surveying, just weeks after it sent off its first lunar orbiter. The "Yaogan III" satellite will also be used for collecting data for crop yield estimate and disaster prevention, Xinhua news agency reported. It was launched on a Long March carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launching Centre in the north ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 9, 2007Nineteen US lawmakers, nearly all of them from President George W. Bush's Republican party, have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives backing UN membership for Taiwan, a move that could anger China. It was introduced on Thursday at the House foreign affairs committee by 18 Republican legislators and one Democrat, with the move led by New Jersey Republican Representative Scott Ga ... more US voices opposition to Taiwan referendum 
Taipei (AFP) Nov 9, 2007The de facto US envoy to Taiwan on Friday reiterated Washington's opposition to President Chen Shui-bian's apparent determination to push ahead with a referendum on UN membership for the island. Independence-leaning Chen has vowed to press ahead with a referendum on whether to apply for United Nations membership under the name "Taiwan" despite opposition from ally Washington and rival Beijin ... more Analysis: Long-run wins for green Olympics 
Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2007 Beijing's efforts to meet clean-air standards in time for the 2008 Olympics are drawing increased skepticism as the August deadline approaches. Worst-case scenarios depict marathoners coughing their way through smog to the finish line, prompting the International Olympic Committee to suggest that some competitions may be delayed due to pollution. Yet even if Beijing fails to meet Olympic expec ... more China to scrap May Golden Week holiday 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 9, 2007China will scrap its Golden Week holiday held in May, one of three week-long breaks initially set-up to boost retail sales and bolster the national economy, officials said on Friday. Instead, days off for Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, will be granted. "Recently there have been repeated calls by political leaders and society in general for adjus ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2007China will open part of the country's second-stage moon mission projects for public tender, to attract participation of competent institutions and enterprises in the moon program, said a spokesman with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) here Wednesday. "They could include scientific research organs, universities and also private companies", Li Guoping, the spokesman for the CNSA, tol ... more Chang'e-1 To Start Lunar Probe In Late November 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2007China's first lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 will start its probing of the moon in late November when all the instruments aboard shall be put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said here Wednesday. "We expect the Chang'e-1 to send back the first lot of data and activate all its scientific instruments in late November," Li Guoping, the spokesman for CNSA, told a press confere ... more Gates reassures Hu on Taiwan 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2007US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday assured China's President Hu Jintao that the US government is "categorically" opposed to any moves by Taiwan towards independence. Gates met with Hu in Beijing's Great Hall of the People after two days of talks -- characterised by both parties as "candid but friendly" -- that raised US concerns about China's rapid military build-up and Iran's nucl ... more Trina Solar Named Fastest-Growing Company In Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2007 
Changzhou, China (SPX) Nov 07, 2007Trina Solar has announced that it has been ranked #1 in the prestigious "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2007" program. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China program focuses on the technology, media and telecommunication (TMT) industry, ranking the fastest-growing technology companies in China based on their revenue growth over the past three years. "We are delighted to be named the fast ... more
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