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Defense Focus: High-tech limits -- Part 3
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2008 The United States, Russia, China, France and Britain have all found that pushing their high-tech capabilities too far has sometimes given them weapons systems that are turkeys instead of eagles. Because the U.S. defense industry sector is the largest and most technically advanced in the world, we focused far more on both its successes and failures than on those of other nations. But in ... more Security Council divided on response to Myanmar cyclone 
United Nations (AFP) May 8, 2008The UN Security Council was divided Thursday on how to respond to Myanmar's cyclone emergency with Western members urging strong pressure on Yangon to allow foreign relief aid while China warned against politicizing the issue. Britain's UN Ambassador John Sawers said London looked to the Yangon regime "to take the necessary measures to allow humanitarian relief in." "They have taken some ... more West presses Myanmar on aid, China says don't play politics 
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2008Western powers stepped up the pressure on Myanmar's rulers Thursday to quickly allow foreign aid into the cyclone-ravaged country, as China warned against politicizing the disaster. The United States led calls for improved cooperation from Yangon and even weighed dropping food and aid into the worst affected parts of Myanmar. It did not rule out doing so even without approval from the countr ... more China virus death toll hits 30 as number of infections soars 
Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2008The number of children confirmed to have died as a result of a highly contagious virus in China rose to 30 on Thursday as the number of infections soared by the thousands, state media said. Two children in the southern island province of Hainan died of hand, foot and mouth disease, boosting the grim total, Xinhua news agency reported. Xinhua did not say when the deaths occurred but it ap ... more China aims to keep grain output above 500 mln tonnes in 2008: report 
Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2008China has vowed to keep grain output above 500 million tonnes in 2008 as the world's largest producer and consumer of rice struggles to cope with rising global grain prices, state media said Thursday. "We will strive to stabilise full-year grain output at more than 500 million tonnes," said Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai, according to the China Securities Journal. In 2007, China prod ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) May 6, 2008China's national economic planner said Tuesday grain reserves were sufficient to ensure domestic supplies, adding the rise in global grain prices would only have a limited impact on the country. The supply and demand of grain is basically in equilibrium with adequate state reserves and restrictions on grain exports in place, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement ... more Analysis: Venezuela, China near oil deal 
Miami (UPI) May 7, 2008 China is reportedly preparing to sign a new petroleum deal with Venezuela, this time pledging to invest $2 billion in Venezuela's oil industry. As part of the deal, China's largest oil producer, PetroChina Co., and Venezuela's state-run PDVSA will work together to build a refinery in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Further details about when the refinery would likely go onli ... more China officials hike wages, threatening boost to inflation: economists 
Beijing (AFP) May 7, 2008South China's Guangdong province is the latest area in the nation to unveil plans to raise wages, state media said Wednesday, a move economists worry runs counter to efforts to rein in inflation. Guangdong provincial labour authorities said in a 2008 plan that they aimed to establish a regular salary increase system and raise wages of all employees in the region by 12 percent or more this ye ... more China defends maritime rights, but silent on nuclear sub base report 
Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2008China on Tuesday refused to comment directly on reports it was building a major underground nuclear submarine base, but defended its right to protect its maritime and territorial interests. "We have a vast territorial sea, and it is the sacred duty of the Chinese army to safeguard our security on the sea, the sovereignty of our territorial waters, and maritime rights and interests," foreign ... more |
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London (AFP) May 2, 2008China is building a major underground nuclear submarine base on the southern tip of Hainan Island, defence group Jane's said Friday. Jane's Intelligence Review, a respected defence periodical, said satellite images of the base from imagery provider DigitalGlobe were the first confirmation of its existence. Although Beijing is displaying no overt aggression, the base could mean an increase ... more Beijing latest victim of China virus outbreak: state media 
Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2008A deadly viral outbreak that preys on children has appeared in Olympic host city Beijing, and the number of infections in China has grown to more than 9,000, state media reported Monday. The latest reported death occurred in eastern Zhejiang province, where a person died of hand, foot and mouth disease, the state-run Zhejiang Online news site said, without giving further details. ... more China steps up efforts to curb grain smuggling: official media
Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2008China has stepped up efforts to curb illegal wheat and rice exports as traders try to smuggle out grain to take advantage of record high global prices, state press reported Monday. The problems with the smuggling comes as China is trying a range of measures to keep its domestic grain supplies stable amid soaring inflation that has seen sharp price rises for nearly all food products since ... more Beijing working to clear the air 
Beijing (UPI) May 2, 2008 Chinese officials said anti-pollution efforts are helping clear the air in Beijing, with 86 days of fairly good air quality reported so far this year. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection said the number of so-called "blue sky" days is up from 67 during the same period last year, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday. The Chinese news service said ... more
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