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Poisonous algae bloom threatens giant Chinese lake
Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2008A pollution-linked algae bloom has reappeared in China's third-largest lake, prompting renewed fears for the drinking water supplies of millions of residents, state press said Tuesday. Taihu Lake in eastern China has seen a re-emergence of algae growth that last year forced authorities to cut water supplies to 2.3 million residents of the nearby city of Wuxi last May, the People's Daily said ... more China demands CNN apology over analyst's 'vile' comments 
Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2008China on Tuesday denounced comments by a CNN analyst who called China a "bunch of goons and thugs" and demanded an apology for what it called "vile" remarks. "We are shocked by and strongly condemn the malicious attacks on the Chinese people by CNN's (analyst Jack) Cafferty," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. "We demand CNN and Cafferty himself take back his vile ... more Dalai Lama wraps up Seattle visit, prepares for US talks 
Seattle, Washington (AFP) April 15, 2008The Dalai Lama wrapped up a five-day visit to Seattle here Tuesday ahead of talks with a US envoy next week on the situation in the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's homeland. The saffron-robed leader completed his involvement in the "Seeds of Compassion" conference with a talk at the University of Washington, where he appeared with fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. ... more China surpasses US as top carbon polluter: study 
Los Angeles (AFP) April 15, 2008China has already surpassed the United States as the world's largest carbon polluter, the authors of a California study said Tuesday. "Our best forecast has China's CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions correctly surpassing the United States in 2006 rather than 2020 as previously anticipated," said the study by researchers at the University of California. The report, written by economic ... more Nigeria says China, India to build it oil refineries 
Abuja (AFP) April 15, 2008China and India have agreed to build oil refineries in Nigeria rather than buying crude from it for export, a Nigerian official said on Tuesday. "What we have agreed with the Chinese is that we will now have a greenfield refinery located in the Niger delta," head of Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources, Tony Chukwuemeke, said in the federal capital Abuja. Three prominent Chinese ... more |
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Shanghai (XNA) Apr 15, 2008China launched a new space tracking ship on Saturday, expected to serve the Shenzhou VII spacewalk mission scheduled for autumn, said a spokesman of the maritime space surveying and controlling operation. The new space tracking ship was the sister ship of the Yuanwang-5, which was put into use in September, said the spokesman, adding the two vessels would play a key role in the Shenzhou VII miss ... more US push for new security mechanism irks Southeast Asia 
Washington (AFP) April 13, 2008US-led moves to turn a forum grappling with the North Korean nuclear crisis into a permanent security mechanism are frustrating Southeast Asia's bid to become a key player in regional security, experts say. The United States is pushing for the six-party nuclear talks, also involving China, Russia, Japan and the two Koreas, to be transformed into a permanent Northeast Asian mechanism for ... more US forces chief in Japan says China's military intent unclear 
Tokyo (AFP) April 14, 2008The United States' top military commander in Japan on Monday called for greater military transparency from China, saying the reasons for its rising defence spending remained unclear. Transparency "is extremely important in terms of building trust, building confidence and preventing miscalculation and misunderstanding," said Commander Edward Rice Jr., who assumed the top post in February. ... more Taiwan-China meet started to 'thaw the ice': president-elect 
Taipei (AFP) April 14, 2008Weekend talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Taiwan's vice president-elect have started to "thaw the ice" in ties between the rivals, the island's incoming president Ma Ying-jeou said Monday. The landmark meeting on Saturday between Hu and Taiwan's Vincent Siew on the sidelines of a regional forum in Hainan, southern China, "has started to thaw the ice across the strait," Ma told ... more |
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Washington (AFP) April 14, 2008Democratic White House runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fired off fresh economic salvos against China Monday as they wooed blue-collar voters reeling from foreign trade competition. Clinton accused the Bush administration of failing to protect American workers, and called for better trade enforcement, as she campaigned in gritty Pennsylvania, which holds a Democratic primary on April ... more China uncovers thousands of illegal land grabs: report 
Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2008Chinese authorities uncovered 31,700 cases of illegal land grabs in four months in a crackdown on one of the major factors behind rising social unrest across the country, state media reported on Monday. The unlawful land grabs were discovered between September 15 last year and January 15, and led to 2,864 people being punished, Xinhua news agency quoted Zhang Pu of the Ministry of Land and ... more China mine spill blackens river with toxic slurry 
Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2008A large spill of toxic slurry from a mine has turned part of a northern Chinese river black and fouled it with dangerous chemicals, state media said Monday. The accident occurred Friday in Shaanxi province when the sides of a catchment basin for toxic tailings, or mining debris, at a vanadium mine collapsed after heavy rain, the Shaanxi-based Chinese Business View reported. The collapse ... more China bids to keep higher industrial tariffs at WTO 
Geneva (AFP) April 14, 2008China on Monday sought to persuade the World Trade Organisation to let it keep higher tariffs on industrial goods in any global trade deal, sparking fierce opposition from developed countries. China, which joined the WTO in 2001, wants to be able to charge tariffs above the 23 percent level proposed for developing countries, citing its status as a "recently acceded member," trade officials a ... more
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