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China-Made Satellite Navigation System Monitors Dangerous Chemical Transport
Beijing (XNA) Jan 21, 2008China has begun use of a domestically-developed monitoring system to oversee dangerous chemical transport based on the country's Beidou satellite, its management center announced on Thursday. The system provides all-day data on dangerous chemical transport to the Beidou navigation satellite, which in turn gives corresponding operational order, according to experts who researched and develo ... more US Has An Ally In Azerbaijan For Energy Supply 
Washington (UPI) Jan 18, 2008In retrospect, 2007 will be remembered as the high-water mark of Washington's attempts to develop the Caspian's post-Soviet hydrocarbon riches. If early 2008 is any indication, then the one remaining friend that America has in the Caspian basin is Azerbaijan. Neither Iran, subject to ongoing U.S. sanctions, nor the Russian Federation have evinced the slightest interest in sharing their oil ... more China investment giant gets invite from British PM 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 18, 2008China Investment Corp., the nation's huge sovereign wealth fund seen as a tool to project Beijing's economic clout, was invited Friday by Britain's prime minister to set up its first overseas office. Gordon Brown extended the welcome on his maiden visit to China as his nation's leader, in sharp contrast to a more guarded response in the United States and other nations to the rise of sovereig ... more China Solar and Clean Energy Solutions Acquires Shenzhen PengSangPu Solar Industrial Products 
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 21, 2008China Solar and Clean Energy Solutions has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shenzhen PengSangPu Solar Industrial Products Corporation ("Shenzhen PengSangPu"). The acquisition of Shenzhen PengSangPu will enable China Solar to immediately begin leveraging its technology and engineering capabilities and expertise, and will significantly expand China Solar's custo ... more Multi-nationals in China face sharp rise in salary demands: survey 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 17, 2008Multi-nationals in China face more serious challenges than anywhere else in Asia, paying more to attract talent but facing the region's worst turnover levels, a survey said Thursday. Across all sectors of China's roaring economy, 32 percent of employers said job seekers expect salary increases of at least 20 percent over their previous position, a report by human resources firm Hudson said. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2008Beijing chided Washington on Monday for allowing Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to make a travel stopover in the United States, calling him a "destroyer of peace". "Chen Shui-bian is a destroyer of peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and a troublemaker in Sino-US relations," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a statement on the ministry's website. "We demand the US not ... more Very few Chinese migrant workers are happy: report 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2008Less than eight percent of China's 200 million migrant workers are happy with life in the city, as most complain of discrimination, overwork and low salaries, state press said Monday. Some 68 percent of 30,000 migrant workers in major Chinese cities said they faced discrimination from urban residents who do not "fully accept" them, according to a survey by Shanghai's Fudan University, the Ch ... more Analysis: China, Taiwan strategies 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jan 11, 2008 China, Taiwan and Singapore all share the Chinese language and culture. Yet due to their different positions in the international sphere and the capabilities of their respective military industries, the three have chosen very different military strategies and weapons systems. It is interesting to compare the three approaches. First, in terms of military strategy, China is now gradually ... more China's richest love swimming, BMWs and France tours: survey 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 10, 2008Swimming, driving BMW cars and holidaying in France are among the preferred lifestyle choices for China's wealthiest people, according to an annual survey released on Thursday. Swimming edged out travelling as the favourite form of recreation for the 660 Chinese US dollar millionaires interviewed, said the fourth report of the Preferred Lifestyle and Brands of China's Richest. Golfing ra ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2008The life expectancy of China's 1.3 billion people is on the rise, thanks partly to increased spending on health care, state media said Monday. China's average life expectancy rose from 71.4 years in 2000 to 73 in 2005, Xinhua news agency said, citing a report issued by the Ministry of Health. Other health indicators have also shown marked improvement in recent years, including the infant ... more Taiwan fears braindrain as professionals head for rival China 
Taipei (AFP) Jan 6, 2008Taiwan's place at the top of the industrial food chain is being threatened by a braindrain as professionals head to China for better career prospects amid political turmoil and economic slowdown at home. Taiwanese businessmen have invested in tens of thousands of Chinese factories that provide white-collar jobs such as accounting, management, production planning and quality control to their ... more China Solar Energy Industry Research And Forecast For 2008-2010
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jan 07, 2008Research and Markets has announced the addition of China Solar Energy Industry Research and Forecast, 2008-2010 to their offering. Solar is one of the fastest growing energy technologies in the global economy and in the cleantech universe. As is envisioned by the U.S. space program, future solar energy power plants will be placed on an orbit of about 6,000 km above the earth, from which electric ... more China Reports Fourteen Potential Astronauts In Training For Three Seats 
Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 03, 2008Up to fourteen astronauts, including China's first three astronauts, are reported to be competing for places on the nation's third manned space mission currently slated for October 2008. Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut, and Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, who flew China's second mission as a dual mission, are said to be be in training along with eleven other potential astronauts Xinhua News r ... more
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