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SKorean chief nuclear envoy heads for Beijing: officials
Seoul (AFP) May 13, 2008South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator will fly to Beijing later Tuesday to meet his Chinese counterpart, officials said, amid hopes that stalled talks with North Korea may soon resume. "Chief delegate Kim Sook is leaving for Beijing today and is expected to stay there for three days," a foreign ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "He is expected to meet with his Chines ... more China's new naval base triggers US concerns 
Washington (AFP) May 12, 2008China's new underground nuclear submarine base close to vital sea lanes in Southeast Asia has raised US concerns, with experts calling for a shoring up of alliances in the region to check Beijing's growing military clout. The base's existence on the southern tip of Hainan Island was confirmed for the first time by high resolution satellite images, according to Jane's Intelligence Review, a r ... more Analysis: China copter deal -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) May 13, 2008 The long freeze in Russia's enormously lucrative arms trade with China may be coming to an end as the Kremlin has agreed to sell Mi-171 transport helicopter assembly kits to Beijing. On May 12, Russia's official RIA Novosti news agency cited a report in the Moscow business newspaper Vedomosti that a manufacturing plant in southwest China had begun work on integrating Russian-designed Mi ... more Cleaning Up The Oceans With Wakame Waste 
Kobe, Japan (SPX) May 13, 2008Bacteria that feed on seaweed could help in the disposal of pollutants in the world's oceans, according to a new study by researchers in China and Japan. The discovery is reported in the International Journal of Biotechnology, an Inderscience publication. Shinichi Nagata of the Environmental Biochemistry Group, at Kobe University, Japan, working with colleagues at Shimane University and at ... more Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 14, 2008China's biggest earthquake for a generation left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under the rubble of broken communities Tuesday, unleashing a desperate nationwide relief effort. Troops and rescue teams struggled by air, land and water to reach areas of southwestern China hardest hit by Monday's massive 7.9-magnitude quake which demolished schools, homes and factories. ... more |
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Mianzhu, China (AFP) May 14, 2008The powerful earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province has killed 3,000 people in the city of Mianzhu alone, state media reported early Wednesday, significantly raising earlier figures. The local disaster relief headquarters said rescuers had been able to pull 500 people alive out of the debris of collapsed buildings. More than 10,000 people were injured in Monday's quake and ... more Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 13, 2008China's biggest earthquake for a generation left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under the rubble of crushed communities Tuesday, plunging the nation into an all-out aid effort. Troops and rescue teams struggled by air, land and water to reach areas of southwestern China stricken by the huge quake that demolished schools, homes and factories. Monday's 7.8-magnitude quake in ... more Strong China quake aftershock sends workers fleeing 
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2008A strong aftershock on Tuesday rocked the southwest Chinese province struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake, sparking fear among office workers who ran onto the street, state media said. The tremor, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, shook Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, at around 3:10 pm (0710 GMT), the Xinhua news agency said. The US Geological Survey measured the ... more Soldiers trek in as army leads China's quake rescue race 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 13, 2008Chinese soldiers and relief workers trudged through rugged terrain and driving rain on Tuesday in a frantic race to reach devastated communities cut off by a powerful earthquake. China's massive army is spearheading the desperate relief effort following Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the country's southwest, with more than 50,000 People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops sent into the ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 13, 2008GPS Industries announces that it has signed a Master Supply Agreement for sales in China with GPSi Asia, our exclusive Asian distributor. As a result of continued emergence of the China market, GPSI and GPSi Asia have agreed to terms whereby GPSi Asia will purchase 15 or more systems or up to 1,750 Inforemer HD Mobile Display Units ("MDU"). In accordance with the MSA, GPSi Asia has advance ... more Japan to allow military use of space: lawmakers 
Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2008Japanese lawmakers voted Friday to allow the military use of space, breaking a decades-old taboo in the officially pacifist country which has an increasingly ambitious space program. The move came during a rare fence-mending visit to Japan by President Hu Jintao of China, which alarmed Japan last year by conducting a test to shoot down a satellite. A lower house committee voted to reve ... more Taipei says China defence build-up to deter US intervention 
Taipei (AFP) May 12, 2008China is building up its military defences to deter US intervention in case of war with Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Monday. Beijing is focusing on developing long-range missiles "to strike at American bases and battle carrier groups stationed in the Asia-Pacific... so as to block the United States from coming to the rescue of Taiwan should war break out in the Taiwan Strait," ... more Breakdown of casualties in China quake 
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2008The following is a detailed list of locations in China where tens of thousands have been reported killed, missing or trapped under rubble since Monday's devastating earthquake in the southwest: ICHUAN PROVINCE -- Nearly 9,000 people have been confirmed dead, but China's official media have reported many more buried or missing. It is also not clear what figures from the following areas in Si ... more
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