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Walker's World: Building with BRICs
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2008 The concept of the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank. This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. They convene with an agenda that includes the issue of biofuels, food ... more Analysis: China copter deal -- Part 2 
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2008 Why has Russia changed its long-established policy and agreed to sell Mi-171 military transport helicopter assembly kits to China? The Moscow business newspaper Vedomosti gave an important reason for the Kremlin's significant policy shift on the issue Tuesday when it said that some Russian analysts thought it was preferable to let the Chinese make Russian helicopters in the framework of ... more China Rejects Foreign Rescuers As Japan Shares Satellite Data 
Beijing (AFP) May 14, 2008China rebuffed international offers of sniffer dogs and search-and-rescue experts to help in its huge earthquake relief operation, but countries still sent cash and prayers on Wednesday. Despite whole towns being flattened in Sichuan province, burying thousands, Australian expertise was Wednesday politely declined and frustrated Japanese teams were forced to turn around at the airport. ... more Beijing confirms first virus deaths: report 
Beijing (AFP) May 14, 2008China on Wednesday confirmed the first two deaths in Beijing from hand, foot and mouth disease, bringing the national death toll to 42 children, state media reported, citing health officials. One child from Beijing, host of this year's Olympics, died on Sunday, Xinhua news agency said citing city health department spokeswoman Deng Xiaohong. Another child from Hebei also died in the ... more PLA rides to the rescue again in China quake 
Beijing (AFP) May 14, 2008The People's Liberation Army dropped food and paratroopers into quake-shattered areas of China on Wednesday, the latest in a long history of disaster-relief missions by the world's largest armed force. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake which struck on Monday, devastating a wide area of southwestern China, has given rise to familiar scenes: Chinese people at nature's mercy and the PLA marching to ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 15, 2008A dam near the epicentre of a powerful earthquake that hit southwest China is "structurally stable and safe", officials told state media Wednesday, denying earlier reports of dangerous cracks. Foreign media reports quoting Chinese state media had said that 2,000 soldiers had rushed to repair Zipingpu dam, which is upriver from the quake-hit city of Dujiangyan, due to "extremely dangerous" ... more DR Congo cautiously approves China deals 
Kinshasa (AFP) May 14, 2008The Democratic Republic of Congo's government gave its cautious approval on Tuesday to a controversial set of construction and mining deals with China, but appealed for possible "adjustments" later. "The National Assembly has acknowledged the collaboration agreement with the Chinese businesses but suggests watching out for the country's interests when an assessment takes place" a year from ... more GreenHunter Energy Announces First Wind Energy Development Project In China 
Grapevine TX (SPX) May 15, 2008GreenHunter Wind Energy is pleased to announce its first wind energy development project outside of the United States, located south of Shanghai, China. Once fully constructed, the project has the potential to generate up to 300 MW of power and will be developed in partnership with two other parties, Chem-Energy, Inc., a U.S. based developer and a Chinese based wind turbine manufacturer ... more China slow in meeting WTO commitments: US study 
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2008China has been slow in meeting commitments it made when joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) more than six years ago, according to a US Congress-commissioned report Wednesday. "Our analysis revealed that China's progress in resolving compliance issues appears to be slowing over time, especially since 2003 and 2004, when most progress was made," said the study by the Government ... more |
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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 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 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 China says foreign aid offers 'welcome' 
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2008China said Tuesday it "welcomed" the offers of aid that have come in from around the world following a devastating earthquake that has caused nearly 10,000 confirmed deaths so far. "After the earthquake, the international community offered its support and sympathy to China. China and its people express their thanks and their welcome toward that," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. ... more
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