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US asks China to pull back arms shipment to Zimbabwe
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2008The United States has asked China to withdraw a cache of its weapons destined for Zimbabwe and to halt further arms shipments to the increasingly isolated African regime, the State Department said Tuesday. Beijing was told "to refrain from making additional shipments and, if possible, to bring this one back," department spokesman Tom Casey said, referring to a Chinese ship loaded with arms ... more Activists tackle tuna fishers in Pacific 
Sydney (AFP) April 22, 2008Ship-borne activists said Tuesday they had targeted fishing boats from South Korea, Taiwan and the United States in high-seas protests against the "plundering" of tuna in the Pacific. In the latest confrontation, crew from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza boarded a Taiwanese boat, the Nian Sheng 3, to inspect their catch, a spokesman said. The captain of the tuna boat, which also contained ... more Contaminated blood thinner from China is in 11 countries: report 
New York (AFP) April 22, 2008A contaminated blood thinner from China linked to 81 deaths in the United States is present in drug supplies in 11 countries, the New York Times said Tuesday, citing federal regulators. The US Food and Drug Administration Monday sent a warning letter to Changzhou SPL, the Chinese plant identified as the source of contaminated heparin sold by Baxter International in the United States, the ... more Chinese ship with arms for Zimbabwe headed to Angola: CNN 
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2008A Chinese ship carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe headed to Angola after a South African court barred its cargo from being transported overland to the border, CNN reported Saturday. Local media had reported that the vessel, An Yue Jiang, left the South African port of Durban late Friday after the Durban high court barred its cargo from being taken to landlocked Zimbabwe, which is gripped by ... more Analysis: Chinese spies in Western cities 
Hong Kong (UPI) April 21, 2008 China's intelligence agency has reinforced its infiltration activities in Europe, North America, Japan and Russia in recent years. An analysis of numerous cases leads to the conclusion that China has shifted its tactics in recruiting citizens of Western countries. Beijing has abandoned the traditional approach of ideological persuasion, turning instead to the use of blackmail, women and ... more |
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Washington (AFP) April 18, 2008The United States on Friday declined to echo ally Japan's warning to China that Tibet's unrest was now an international issue, but said Washington wants conditions there to improve. "I don't think we try to characterize it as a national issue or an international issue. I don't think that's the point of it," White House spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters. "The point of it is that there ... more Beijing Auto 2008 opens amid boom in car sales 
Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2008The world's top car-makers descended on China in force Sunday for the eight-day Beijing Auto Show 2008, which is expected to attract up to 600,000 prospective buyers. Top manufacturers are hoping to cash in on China's booming market which rose by 20 percent to 1.85 million vehicles in the first quarter of 2008 as sales around the world slumped, organisers said. Nearly 900 cars will be on ... more Analysis: India, China to aid Nigeria oil 
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Apr 21, 2008India and China have decided to help Nigeria build new refineries rather that continue to buy crude oil for export from the petroleum-rich West African nation. According to Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources, three major Chinese petroleum companies agreed this week to build a refinery in the delta, while India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. also announced it will construct a delta ... more China seeks to boost farm output amid soaring food costs 
Beijing (AFP) April 17, 2008China on Thursday announced new duties on fertilizer exports in a bid to boost farming output, after Premier Wen Jiaobao said greater efforts were needed to tackle soaring food prices. Wen said more must be done to help the nation's agriculture sector after data was released on Wednesday showing food prices in China surged 21.0 percent in the first quarter, driving inflation to 8.0 percent. ... more |
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Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2008With the global shortage in polysilicon, the key raw material used in the production of solar wafers, to reach its peak in 2008, China's emerging manufacturers are working to tap into that demand. "There are currently four Chinese companies producing polysilicon," explains Susan Gordon, an analyst at THT Research who provides consulting services to corporate and investor clients on China's solar ... more Foreign powers mull 'incentives' for Iran during nuclear talks 
Washington (AFP) April 16, 2008Talks in China on Iran's nuclear program are focusing on possible "incentives" rather than purely punitive measures against Tehran, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters Wednesday. Representatives for the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany, China and the European Union are -- "following up on the recommendations of the foreign ministers to look at the incentive ... more 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
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