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China Spending Billions To Build Up Military Capacity Part One
Moscow (UPI) Jun 23, 2008 Last year, the three nations with the world's biggest military expenses were the United States -- $547 billion, Britain -- $59.7 billion, and the People's Republic of China -- $58.3 billion. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute -- SIPRI -- published these figures in its 2008 annual report. There are other estimates, but they are not radically different. Many research or ... more Pandas facing enforced diet in China's quake zone 
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2008China's famed giant pandas are being forced to diet after last month's earthquake devastated large swathes of bamboo forest in the nation's southwest, state media and officials said. The May 12 8.0-magnitude quake, which left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing, damaged bamboo forests in five areas close to a research base, sharply reducing supplies of the panda's staple food, Xinhua news a ... more Hero porker survives 36 days in China quake rubble 
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2008A pig that survived for 36 days buried beneath rubble in quake-hit southwest China on a diet of charcoal has been hailed as a symbol of the will to stay alive, state press reported Monday. The pig, who weighed nearly 150 kilograms (330 pounds) at the time of the magnitude-8.0 earthquake on May 12, had lost two thirds of its weight when found last week, the Chongqing Evening Post said. ... more China orders weather forecasters to do better job: report 
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2008China's top weather official has urged forecasters to do a better job after torrential rain ripped through the nation's south with little warning, state media said Monday. Zheng Guoguang, director of the China Meteorological Administration, urged agencies across the country to provide more accurate forecasts, especially in areas prone to weather-related disasters, according to the China Dail ... more 43 officials punished over quake relief: state media 
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2008China has received more than 1,000 complaints about official misconduct in handling earthquake relief and has punished 43 officials, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Monday. Among the officials, 12 of the most serious offenders were removed from their posts, it quoted the country's top anti-graft official, Ma Wen, as saying. However, the nation's top auditor Liu Jiayi was quoted sayi ... more |
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Lhasa, China (AFP) June 22, 2008The steady flow of tourists to Lhasa has slowed to a trickle three months after anti-Chinese riots in the Tibetan capital, leaving hotels almost empty and shops struggling to make ends meet. As hand-picked spectators cheered the Olympic flame through the city in a seemingly trouble-free and tightly-controlled torch relay on Saturday, local businesses complained of slow trade since the riots ... more Oil higher in Asia as analysts mull China fuel price hike 
Singapore (AFP) June 20, 2008Oil prices rose in Asian trade Friday after sliding following China's surprise decision to hike fuel prices, but analysts differed on the move's longer term impact. The benchmark oil futures contract, New York's light sweet crude for July delivery, was 78 cents higher at 132.71 dollars per barrel. It had tumbled 4.75 dollars to close at 131.93 in US trade Thursday following China's announcement ... more China's fuel hike to stabilise supplies before Olympics: analysts 
Shanghai (AFP) June 22, 2008China's sudden move to raise fuel prices will prevent shortages before the Olympics, but it is unlikely to bring down world oil prices or slow down the country's manufacturers, analysts said. The Chinese government announced it would make petrol and diesel up to 18 percent more expensive just days before sending Vice President Xi Jinping to Sunday's gathering of oil producers and consumers ... more CSTV A-Sky-Net DTH Service Launches On NSS-6 For Australia 
The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 19, 2008SES NEW SKIES announces that it has been contracted by Chinese Satellite Communications to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for their A-Sky-Net direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service targeting the Australian Region. CSTV's A-Sky-Net DTH service currently offers a comprehensive mix of Chinese channels geared to cater to a wide range of ethnic Chinese viewers ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2008Relations between China and Japan have undergone "historic change", China's vice foreign minister said Thursday, a day after the two sides partly resolved a long-running spat on gas fields. "Speaking about China-Japan relations, particularly after President Hu Jintao's visit, a sea change has taken place, historic change, in my view," Wu Dawei told reporters. Speaking a day after China a ... more World Bank expects Chinese economic slowdown 
Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2008The World Bank said Thursday it expected China's economic growth to fall to single digits in 2008 for the first time in six years, while inflation would be higher than previously forecast. "China's economic growth has moderated to a more sustainable pace," the bank said in its quarterly report on China, adding it expected 9.8 percent expansion this year, down from 11.9 percent in 2007. ... more China improving air drop ability after quake setbacks: state media 
Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2008The Chinese military has begun drills to improve its ability to parachute into disaster areas after its troops struggled during last month's earthquake, state media reported. The training, the first of its kind in China, began Wednesday and involved eight large aircraft delivering soldiers, vehicles, radar and other equipment, the Xinhua news agency said. The People's Liberation Army has ... more Disasters raising new tests for telecoms: experts 
Singapore (AFP) June 19, 2008Disasters like the devastating earthquake in China have highlighted the need for countries to develop better emergency communications plans, experts say. With indications that the number of disasters may be rising around the globe, nations need to think seriously about how to deliver communication equipment to make rescue operations quicker and more efficient, they say. Telecommunication ... more
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