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China says it has brought 'golden age' to Tibet
Beijing (AFP) April 8, 2008Tibetans are enjoying a "golden age" under Chinese rule, while the Dalai Lama aims to drag the region back to the "dark ages" of feudal serfdom, China said on Tuesday. "I believe you can see clearly that the economic, social and cultural development of Tibet are in a golden age," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. She spoke after defending Chinese rule by listing polic ... more Human infects human with bird flu in China: study 
Paris (AFP) April 8, 2008A 24-year old man in China probably infected his father with the H5N1 strain of bird flu before dying, renewing concerns that the disease could one day spread easily among humans, according to a study released Tuesday. The case is one of a handful over the last four years in which the H5N1 virus is suspected to have spread from one person to another, according to lead researcher Yu Wang of t ... more Growing anti-China protests underscore clout of Tibet lobby 
Washington (AFP) April 7, 2008Spontaneous anti-China protests disrupting the Beijing Olympic torch relay underscore the growing clout of the Tibetan exile lobby, which has strategically galvanized support of civil society groups, experts say. The lobby has forged links at diverse levels, ranging from colleges, universities and monasteries to human rights and media groups to the real centers of power and the rich and famo ... more China's Avant-Garde Agrarian Policies Provide Fresh Impetus To Its Biofuel Market 
Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 09, 2008China's quest for renewable energy options has opened new avenues for its biofuel market. The country has been intensifying efforts to find suitable solutions to address its energy concerns, and biofuels have emerged as an obvious solution, as they do not exhibit the detrimental climate changing effects associated with fossil fuels. New analysis from Frost and Sullivan, Strategic Analysis ... more US says Central Asian bloc not turning into military alliance 
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2008The United States said Tuesday a Central Asian bloc dominated by Russia and China was unlikely to turn into a military alliance but expressed concern over Iran's potential membership. The six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) -- comprising China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- seemed to have returned to its original goals of mostly improving border ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) April 7, 2008Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has insisted that the nation was capable of feeding itself and that grain reserves were expected to meet demand despite tight global supplies, state media reported Monday. "The Chinese people completely have the capacity to feed themselves," the official Xinhua news agency quoted Wen as saying during an inspection tour in the northern part of the country. ... more China Slams US House Resolution On Tibet And Growing Chorus Of Condemnation 
Beijing (AFP) April 8, 2008International condemnation of China's crackdown in Tibet was "a typical example of confusing right with wrong," Chinese state media said in a commentary published early Tuesday. Mentioning by name US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who slammed China's "oppression" in Tibet, the article said: "The Lhasa riots were violent acts premeditated, organised and masterminded by the ... more Dyslexia in Chinese, English speakers is different: study 
Chicago (AFP) April 7, 2008Chinese- and English-speaking dyslexics have different neurological deficits, according to a study released Monday which suggests that dyslexia may be different brain disorders in the two cultures. English speakers with the reading disability typically have functional abnormalities in posterior parts of the brain associated with reading and possibly less gray matter in these areas also. ... more China, NZealand sign free trade pact 
Beijing (AFP) April 7, 2008New Zealand signed a free-trade agreement with China on Monday, making it the first developed economy to enter such a pact with the Asian giant, officials said. The agreement, which will eventually all but eliminate tariffs between the two nations, will also have positive effects in other areas, said New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, who attended the signing ceremony in Beijing. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) April 7, 2008China's top official in Tibet, rejecting a demand of activists around the world, has insisted that the Beijing Olympics torch relay will pass through the Himalayan region as planned. The iconic flame was Sunday carried through London, where demonstrations against the Chinese crackdown in Tibet saw 35 protesters arrested, but the Dalai Lama urged Tibetan exiles not to disrupt events leading ... more China reports fresh Tibetan unrest, police fire warning shots 
Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2008China on Friday reported a fresh outbreak of violence as it sought to contain the biggest challenge to its rule of Tibet in decades, saying police were forced to fire warning shots to quell "rioters." One local official was seriously wounded during the "riot," which took place in a Tibetan-populated area of Sichuan province in southwest China on Thursday evening, the official Xinhua news ... more Taiwan's vice president-elect headed to China: official 
Taipei (AFP) April 6, 2008Taiwan's vice president-elect will head to China this week and could meet with President Hu Jintao, his spokesman said Sunday, amid optimism about improving ties between the cross-strait rivals. Vincent Siew will head on Friday to Hainan island in southern China for the Boao Forum for Asia, a gathering of business people and officials focused on greater trade cooperation in Asia, his ... more Analysis: S. Korea eyes C. Asia energy 
Washington (UPI) Apr 06, 2008Record-high energy prices have provoked a global scramble among nations dependent on energy imports to lock in their requirements, in Asia none more so than China and Japan, the world's second- and third-largest oil importers, with daily imports of an estimated 7 million and 5.4 million barrels per day respectively. East Asia's third economic giant, South Korea, is also involved in the ... more
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