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Aftershocks threaten swollen China 'quake lake'
Chengdu, China (AFP) June 10, 2008Powerful aftershocks continued to threaten the stability of a swollen "quake lake" in southwest China Monday, amid urgent efforts to drain its rising waters to prevent a flood downstream. A 5.0-magnitude aftershock rattled the area of quake-devastated Sichuan province where the lake is located on Monday, US seismologists reported. An aftershock of the same strength struck the region on ... more Quake babies bring joy amid China's tragedy 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) June 9, 2008Liu Dongmei's road to motherhood ended with a heavily pregnant shuffle down the middle of a five-lane highway and through the flaps of a white tent. About an hour later, a nurse emerged cradling her infant son Xie Zhongde, bringing giddy smiles to a group of relatives in a community that has had precious little to celebrate since China's devastating earthquake. "He's so fat. That's very ... more Chemical spill threatens drinking water for Chinese city: report 
Beijing (AFP) June 9, 2008A poisonous chemical spill was Monday threatening drinking water supplies for more than 200,000 people in a city in southwest China, state media reported. A truck carrying 33.6 tonnes of crude phenol overturned on Saturday and spilled the caustic chemical into the Zhesang river, which feeds a dam serving Baise city in Guangxi province, Xinhua news agency said. The chemicals entered the ... more Aster Images Sichuan Earthquake In China 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 10, 2008The Sichuan earthquake in China occurred on May 12, 2008, along faults within the mountains, but near and almost parallel the mountain front, northwest of the city of Chengdu. This major quake caused immediate and severe damage to many villages and cities in the area. Aftershocks pose a continuing danger, but another continuing hazard is the widespread occurrence of landslides that have ... more US second to China in illegal wildlife trade: official 
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2008The United States is second to China as the biggest market for illegal wildlife and wildlife parts, with demand fueled by interest in traditional medicine, a US official said Monday. "The biggest market for illegal wildlife and wildlife parts is China," according to Assistant Secretary of State for Environment, Claudia McMurray. "But the number two market is the United States." ... more |
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Lagos (AFP) June 9, 2008Tuareg and Tubu rebels in Niger denounced an oil deal signed between Niger and China, warning there could be reprisals if the agreement is followed through, in a message posted on their website Monday. The FARS Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara -- a tribal Tubu rebel group allied with the Tuareg rebellion -- said it would hold "the government of Niger and Chinese society responsable ... more China calls on mines to increase coal output: state media 
Beijing (AFP) June 10, 2008China has called on its coal mines to "take effective measures" to increase output, state press said Monday, as parts of the country run low following last month's devastating earthquake. Beijing said mines forced to close for safety reasons after the tremor should strive to resume operation as soon as possible, but making sure there was no danger to life, Xinhua said. It said that ... more China defends oil price controls: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) June 10, 2008The Chinese government defended itself against corporate criticism of oil price controls, saying they were good for the national economy, state media reported Tuesday. Ensuring social and economic stability required moving slowly on oil product price reform, the China Securities Journal reported, citing Zhang Guobao, the head of the State Energy Bureau. His remarks came after rising inte ... more Heyuan City Buys To Get New Police Geographic Information System 
Shenzhen City, China (SPX) Jun 09, 2008China Information Security Technology, Inc. has been awarded a contract to construct the Police Geographic Information System for Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, China, with a total contract value of $2.68 million. The contract is estimated to be completed within 2008. This contract win further builds on the Company's dominant market position in Guangdong Province and expands the Company ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2008China has sent medics to offer reverse sterilisation operations to women who lost children in last month's Sichuan earthquake but want to give birth again, state media reported. Under China's one-child family planning policy, parents are allowed only one child in most cases and mothers are often encouraged to have sterilisation surgery after giving birth. However, a medical team is being ... more Walker's World: Are the BRICs crumbling? 
Washington (UPI) Jun 2, 2008 The Chinese media is reporting that Beijing's financial authority, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has instructed Chinese mutual funds, on pain of "administrative punishment," to shore up falling stock prices and prevent a deeper slump. Three weeks ago the regulators appealed to the mutual funds to buy on patriotic grounds, to avoid a stock market plunge after the earthquake ... more Solar Thin Films And Singyes Holding Building 100MW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility In China 
Dix Hills NY (SPX) Jun 09, 2008Solar Thin Films has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Singyes Holding Limited to build out 100MW of module manufacturing capacity in China. Under the MOU, Solar Thin Films will supply equipment, technology and general engineering and design support, and retain certain rights outside of China to market and distribute building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products. ... more G8, Asian powers urge oil production hike as prices soar 
Aomori, Japan (AFP) June 8, 2008Eleven nations that guzzle nearly two-thirds of the world's energy called Sunday for an urgent hike in global oil production as host Japan warned the world could plunge into recession. Energy ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) industrial powers met in the northern Japanese city of Aomori with officials from China, India and South Korea in the wake of a record spike in oil prices. ... more
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