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Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Opens Beijing Biodiesel Plant
New York NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2008Gushan Environmental Energy Limited, China's largest producer of biodiesel as measured by annual production capacity, announced that its Beijing plant has commenced production, adding 50,000 tons to the company's annual biodiesel production capacity. Annual capacity of the Beijing plant is expected to increase to 100,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2008 when additional expansion is completed. ... more Chinese Taikonaut Dismisses Environment Worries About New Space Launch Center 
Haikou, China (XNA) Jan 28, 2008Yang Liwei, China's first taikonaut, the Chinese term for astronaut, on Saturday dismissed worries about the environmental effects of a new space launch center to be built in the island province of Hainan, saying the launches will be non-toxic and do no harm to the local ecology. Yang, who is visiting the tropical island, said space and environment authorities had researched the impact of ... more China May Broadcast First Taikonaut Spacewalk Live 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 26, 2008China may broadcast its first ever spacewalk live when it launches its third manned space mission later this year, state media reported Friday. The spacewalk is expected to be carried out by the crew of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft, rocketing into orbit some time late this year, Xinhua news agency said. "The Shenzhou VII spacecraft is capable of live-broadcasting the walk," Yuan Jie, presid ... more Move Over US - China To Be New Driver Of World's Economy And Innovation 
Athens GA (SPX) Jan 25, 2008A new study of worldwide technological competitiveness suggests China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world's economy - a position the U.S. has held since the end of World War II. If that happens, it will mark the first time in nearly a century that two nations have competed for leadership as equals. The study's indicators predict that China will soon pass t ... more US subprime crisis could worsen China's bad loan problem: report 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 22, 2008Chinese banks will see their non-performing loans increase due to the US subprime mortgage crisis and domestic economic cooling measures enforced by the government, state media reported Tuesday. "The non-performing loan ratio in the banking industry and risks of volatility in the capital market are both rising," the Financial News reported, citing Zhong Wei, an economist with Beijing Normal ... more |
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Xi'an, China (XNA) Jan 21, 2008China is constructing a civil aerospace center in the Shaanxi Province capital, a further move to step up its industrialization of the sector following the launch of the initial Shanghai base last year. The National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base of Xi'an, set to cover 23 square km, will focus on developing satellites, new materials, energies, IT and other technologies for the benefit of ... more 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 |
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Taipei (AFP) Jan 14, 2008Tensions between Taiwan and rival China will ease following the pro-Beijing opposition's big win in parliamentary elections, but thorny political disputes will not be resolved overnight, analysts say. China will be comforted by the Kuomintang's landslide win over the party of President Chen Shui-bian, who has repeatedly angered Beijing with his pro-independence rhetoric and persistent drive ... more China media warn over defeated Taiwan ruling party 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2008China's state-run media warned Monday that Taiwan's pro-independence ruling party could still "cause chaos" despite a massive setback in legislative elections. The People's Daily said the Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, would stop at nothing to ensure victory in Taiwan's March presidential poll, including calling martial law or other emergency measures. "Some (DPP) authorities have ... more China warns US over Taiwan president's US stopover 
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
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