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Police find weapons in 11 Chinese monasteries: state media
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2008Police said they had seized weapons in 11 monasteries in a Tibetan-populated area of northwest China that was hit by unrest following violence in Tibet, state media reported on Wednesday. Officers reported uncovering six caches on Tuesday, followed by finds in five other monasteries in the same region the following day. "In the past two days, local police found three rifles, 571 bullets ... more China food costs soar, Philippines unveils plan 
Manila (AFP) April 16, 2008The Philippines announced Wednesday it would spend one billion dollars to increase rice production, while China said food prices were up 21 percent in the face of a deepening global food crisis. With public anger spilling over into unrest in some places, nations around the world have been urgently trying to limit the fallout from the soaring costs of basic items such as rice, a staple food ... more Ship with arms for Zimbabwe cleared by SAfrica customs 
Johannesburg (AFP) April 16, 2008A Chinese ship carrying a consignment of weapons destined for Zimbabwe was cleared through customs at the South African port of Durban on Wednesday, police and transport officials said. "There are arms on the vessel and the ship is on the outer anchorage of the port and it's been docked here since April 14," Nicholas Gunther of the police explosives unit in Durban told South Africa's SAPA ... more China's economic growth slows as food prices soar 
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2008The US subprime crisis and a bout of severe winter weather helped cool China's economy in the first quarter, but soaring food prices kept inflation near a 12-year high, the government said Wednesday. The cost of food was up 21 percent in the first three months from the same period a year ago -- a serious concern for the country's communist rulers, who fear that excessive price rises could ... more China to build airport in riot-hit Tibetan area: report 
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2008China will build a new airport in a Tibetan area hit by recent anti-government riots, state media reported on Wednesday. Estimated to cost 700 million yuan (100 million dollars) and ready in 2010, the airport will be in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, part of the northwestern province of Gansu, Xinhua news agency said. Gannan was the scene of recent unrest following anti-China ... more |
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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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