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SES And YIMA Establish Project Office At Planned Coal Gasification To Chemicals Plant Site
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Synthesis Energy Systems and YIMA Coal Industry Group have announced the establishment of the joint project office responsible for developing their planned integrated coal gasification to transportation fuels and chemical intermediates plant (the "Plant") in Henan Province, China. SES and YIMA have jointly funded the project office and have assigned a team of experienced managers to oversee the ... more US, Russia, China in fierce battle to sell fighter jets in Asia 
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2008The United States is bracing for tough competition from Russia and China as cash-flush Asian economies look up to the trio for a new breed of fighter jets to beef up their air forces, experts say. Japan, India, Australia and South Korea are keen to have the most modern, fifth generation, jet fighters while Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia are reportedly eyeing fourth ... more Yahoo! denies posting web photos of Tibetan protesters 
Paris (AFP) March 22, 2008US Internet giant Yahoo! denied Saturday posting on its websites pictures of 19 people wanted by the Chinese authorities for protesting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. "Contrary to media reports, Yahoo! Inc. is not displaying images on its web sites of individuals wanted by Chinese authorities in connection with the recent unrest in Tibet," it said in a statement sent to AFP in Paris. ... more Analysis: Elite PLA units enter Lhasa 
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 21, 2008 Elite ground force units of the People's Liberation Army were involved in China's recent crackdown on Tibetan protesters in Lhasa. A substantial number of images show that the new T-90 armored personnel carrier and T-92 wheeled armored vehicles belonging to the elite ground forces appeared on the streets of Lhasa the same day the crackdown began. China has denied the participation ... more Defiant China rejects dialogue, vows to smash Tibetan protests 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China turned its back Saturday on appeals for dialogue with the Dalai Lama, vowing to smash anti-China forces in Tibet, where it said the death toll from recent unrest had risen to 19. A day after Beijing launched a manhunt for monks and others it blamed for violence in Tibet, an editorial in the People's Daily, mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist party, said opposition to Chinese rule in ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China stepped up its pressure on Tibetan protesters on Friday, releasing photos of wanted suspects who were captured on film in the worst rioting against Chinese rule in Tibet in nearly 20 years. But with security forces having been poured into Tibet and other Tibetan-populated areas of China, rights groups and activists warned of mass arrests and the possible torture of those taken into cus ... more Anti-China forces in Tibet will be smashed: People's Daily
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China said Saturday it would pursue its crackdown in Tibet to the bitter end in a bid to smash opposition to Beijing's rule in the remote region. Turning a blind eye to appeals for dialogue with Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the People's Daily, mouthpiece of the ruling communist party, said the "Dalai clique" must be shattered. "China must resolutely crush the conspiracy of sa ... more India woos Africa for resources, influence 
New Delhi (AFP) March 23, 2008India is wooing oil and mineral-rich Africa, seeking to match the clout enjoyed by China, as it seeks to fuel its energy-hungry economy and boost its global profile, analysts say. India's overtures to the continent include a business meeting in New Delhi last week where Indian businessmen mingled with delegates from 33 African nations to discuss potential deals worth 10 billion dollars. ... more Analysis: Iran and Turkmen gas 
Since the death of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006, foreign companies have been falling over themselves to acquire a piece of the country's vast natural gas reserves, estimated during the Soviet era to be between 10 trillion and 14 trillion cubic meters. Among Ashgabat's most ardent suitors are Russia, China, the United States and Iran. Fifteen months later, ... more |
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Dharamshala, India (AFP) March 21, 2008US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Chinese "oppression" in Tibet on Friday as thousands of Tibetan exiles cheered her arrival in this Indian hill town to meet the Dalai Lama. In a trip that angered Chinese officials, she flew into Dharamshala, seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, to pay the first high-level call on the spiritual icon after anti-Chinese riots erupted in Tibet nearly ... more China says 19 killed in Lhasa unrest 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China said Saturday that Tibetan rioters killed 18 "innocent" civilians and one police officer during protests against Chinese rule in the region's capital Lhasa, updating a previous official toll. "Eighteen civilians and one police officer were confirmed dead by Friday night in the unrest that rocked Lhasa last week," reported Xinhua, the state news agency, citing the Tibet regional governm ... more Behind the chants, Tibet monks bristle at China
Kumbum Monastery, China (AFP) March 21, 2008Nestled on a hillside not far from where the Dalai Lama was born, the Kumbum monastery, with its chanting monks, Tibetan pilgrims and burning incense, appears a picture of Buddhist harmony. It is an image that China's atheist Communist rulers are keen to promote as proof of the religious freedom they say is granted to minority groups. But monks here simmer with resentment at Chinese cont ... more China attacks Dalai Lama, says areas hit by unrest returning to normal
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2008China launched another broadside Sunday against Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, while state media said Tibetan areas rattled by lethal unrest were slowly returning to normal. A lengthy opinion piece carried by the Liberation Army Daily, the People's Daily and most other major newspapers, warned the "Dalai Lama clique" would inevitably see defeat for its alleged project of ... more
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