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China cracks two terrorist groups: state media
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2008China has cracked two terrorist groups in its heavily Muslim west that were planning attacks aimed at the Beijing Olympics, the nation's security ministry said Thursday. "The terrorists, who numbered 45 in all, had attempted to carry out sabotage to undermine the Beijing Olympic Games," the official Xinhua news agency quoted Public Security Ministry spokesman Wu Heping as saying. In one ... more Taiwan's incoming VP readies for possible Hu meeting 
Taipei (AFP) April 10, 2008Taiwan's vice president-elect flies to China on Friday for a forum that may include talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, in what would be the highest-level contact ever between Beijing and Taipei. Any meeting between Vincent Siew and Hu would likely help smooth political tensions that have hamstrung relations despite the ever closer economic links tying the island to China, analysts say. ... more China revises up 2007 economic growth to 11.9 percent: govt 
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2008China on Thursday revised up its economic growth figure for last year to 11.9 percent from 11.4 percent, putting it closer to overtaking Germany as having the world's third biggest economy. Based on the new calculations, China's economy was last year worth 25.0 trillion yuan, the National Bureau of Statistics said, or about 3.6 trillion dollars (about 2.27 trillion euros) based on current ... more China's foreign direct investment up 39.6 percent in March: govt 
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2008Foreign direct investment into China continued to rise in March, up 39.6 percent from a year ago to 9.3 billion dollars, the government said Thursday. In the first three months of the year, foreign enterprises invested 27.4 billion dollars in China, jumping 61.3 percent from the same period in 2007, the commerce ministry said in a statement on its website. The sharp growth this year has ... more Qatar signs deals to provide LNG to China 
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2008China and Qatar on Thursday signed deals for the purchase of five million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a year from the oil-rich Gulf state, the two sides said. PetroChina, the listed arm of China's largest oil and gas producer, signed a deal in Beijing with Qatargas and Shell under which the Chinese firm would buy three million tonnes of Qatari LNG per year for 25 years, according ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) April 10, 2008BHP Billiton on Thursday said it knew nothing about any move from Chinese authorities to acquire a multi-billion dollar stake in the world's largest miner. Responding to a query from the Australian Securities Exchange, BHP said: "BHP Billiton is not aware of a proposed acquisition by Chinese authorities of a substantial stake in BHP Billiton." BHP's shares soared more than five percent W ... more Three Rocketeers For Shenzhou 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 09, 2008In just a few months, China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft will lift off on a mission to perform China's first spacewalk. The mission is exciting, but the media silence is deafening. We know almost nothing about the spacesuit, or how the astronaut will be connected to his spacecraft. Trying to work out what's happening behind closed doors requires a bit of deductive reasoning. In my previous 2008 ... more China Goes Berserk In Russian Arms Bazaar Up Part Two 
Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Apr 09, 2008 The lack of significant new arms orders for Russia from China could be caused by its efforts to further develop its own arms industry, dissatisfaction with delays on outstanding orders, or disappointment with the quality of Russian weapons delivered in recent years. Despite this, China is still rumored to be interested in the Russian offer of Su-33 and Su-35 combat aircraft for use on ... more Tibetan task force seeks talks with Beijing 
New Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2008A Tibetan exile group set up by the Dalai Lama to push for greater autonomy for the Himalayan region on Wednesday offered to travel to Beijing to resume a dialogue about their homeland's future. "We want to reopen the talks to resolve the Tibetan issue through the process of dialogue and whenever it is convenient for the Chinese authorities, our special envoys could travel to Beijing," said ... more |
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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
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