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Monsoon intensity driven by Earth's orbit: study
Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2008The monsoon rains that drench tropical and subtropical Asia from June through September vary in duration and intensity in keeping with tiny wobbles in Earth's orbit as it circles the Sun, according to a study released Wednesday. These cycles wax and wane every 23,000 years, said the study, based on the breakthrough use of stalagmites from a cave in central-eastern China to measure changes in ... more Lawmakers urge EU to pressure China over Africa policy 
Brussels (AFP) Feb 27, 2008EU parliamentarians urged the European Union Wednesday to step up pressure on China to end its arms exports to African nations whose leaders are deemed responsible for wide human rights violations. The lawmakers, in a report adopted by the European Parliament's development committee, urged the 27 nation bloc to uphold its arms embargo against China, citing notably Beijing's role in Sudan and ... more Darfur: Beijing envoy says world can do more 
Khartoum (AFP) Feb 27, 2008China's special envoy to Darfur on Wednesday urged the international community to step up peace efforts in the war-torn region and advised its ally Sudan to do more to cooperate with world powers. Liu Giujin was wrapping up a three day visit to Sudan undertaken amid a growing international outcry over China's alleged reluctance to use its influence on Khartoum to end the bloodshed in Darfur. ... more Toyota expects to produce 11.3 mln cars by 2012: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Toyota Motor Corp. expects to produce 11.3 million of its own brand vehicles by 2012, up about 30 percent from 2007 amid rapid growth in Russia, China and other emerging markets, a report said Wednesday. Toyota forecasts that its annual output, excluding affiliates Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., will continue to grow by 600,000 vehicles a year, the Nikkei business daily reported ... more Rice urges China to use maximum influence on North Korea 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday urged China to use all its influence with North Korea to ensure the reclusive Stalinist state moved ahead quickly with nuclear disarmament. With the clock running down on the Bush administration, Rice used her trip to China and a meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to call for a renewed push to end a two-month impasse with North Korea ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008China's heavily-polluting and energy-intensive companies will be forced to make full disclosures of their environmental impact, state media reported Tuesday. All companies, not just those seeking to list on the stock market, will be required to make the disclosures, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a regulation released by the State Environmental Protection Administration. The government ... more Polluting Chinese bosses face steep salary cuts: report 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Bosses of Chinese companies who pollute waterways could be docked half their salary, state media reported Tuesday, in the latest proposal to tackle the country's environmental problems. "Enterprise heads directly responsible for causing severe water pollution incidents and others with direct responsibility would be fined up to half of their income in the previous year," Xinhua news agency ... more China, New Zealand to sign free trade package in April: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The Chinese government said Tuesday that it would sign a free trade agreement with New Zealand in early April, marking the Asian giant's first free trade package to be reached with a developed country. "The free trade agreement will be signed in early April when Prime Minister Clark visits China," a commerce ministry official who was involved in the bilateral negotiations told AFP. "The ... more China To Launch Chang'e-2 Lunar Probe Around 2009 
Beijing (XNA) Feb 26, 2008China plans to launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, around 2009, according to a top satellite scientist. Ye Peijian, chief commander and designer of China's first moon probe satellite system, revealed the plan during an interview program on CCTV, China Central Television. However, Ye did not elaborate on the plan with more details. He said Chang'e-1, the country's first lunar ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2008China hopes to launch its second moon-orbiting satellite in 2009, state media reported Friday, as the country steps up its space programme. The news came after scientists regained contact with the country's first lunar satellite Chang'e-1 following a four-hour blackout, Xinhua news agency said. Ye Peijian, the chief commander of Chang'e-1, did not elaborate on his announcement ... more Bush's successor asked to beef up military, trade ties with Taiwan 
Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2008US President George W. Bush's successor should move to beef up Taiwan's military and forge a bilateral free trade pact as part of a common agenda to mend souring ties, an expert study said Friday. The report was prepared by a 11-member American group led by ex-State Department and Pentagon officials and comprising experts from the business, human rights and other fields. The current "bro ... more Rice wants full NKorean disclosure on uranium, proliferation 
Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on the eve of an Asia tour, pressed Friday for North Korea to disclose not only its nuclear weapons programs but also its alleged proliferation activities. Rice said she would meet officials from South Korea, China and Japan to boost North Korea's disarmament but appeared to rule out any breakthrough when she said it would not be "useful" for her to ta ... more Killing NROL-21 Part Two 
Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2008 The U.S. success in shooting down USA 193, also known as National Reconnaissance Office launch 21 spy satellite, from a decaying orbit Wednesday looks unlikely to worsen the space arms race between the United States and Russia. Both nations were and remain dependent on orbiting satellites for essential intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance and communications capabilities. China ... more
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