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Seoul (AFP) July 9, 2008A Chinese inspector sent by a US ship classification society to a South Korean shipyard has been arrested for allegedly stealing key technology, prosecutors said Wednesday. The 35-year-old unidentified man was arrested on June 27 and indicted for stealing technology to manufacture oil drilling ships and platforms, said the prosecutors' office in the southern port city of Busan. ... more Analysis: Asian navies -- Part 1 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 9, 2008 After 10 years of steady effort, both India and China have made significant qualitative changes in their navies, but in terms of submarine capabilities -- the construction of SSNs and SSBNs -- China is now far ahead of India, however. China has built two 094 class SSBNs and two 093 class SSNs, along with JL2 and JL1M submarine-launched ballistic missiles -- SLBMs -- that are ready to ... more Geologists Study China Earthquake For Glimpse Into Future 
Universoty Park PA (SPX) Jul 10, 2008The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced changes in stress. Around the world, earthquakes like the one in China are associated with triggered aftershocks that are very large. ... more China, India rise while US slips in Fortune company rankings 
Washington (AFP) July 9, 2008The number of US firms among the Fortune 500 list of top global companies slipped to the lowest level in over a decade while Chinese, Indian and Mexican firms gained, the magazine reported Wednesday. The business publication said that US-based Wal-Mart Stores remained at the top of the list of the world's biggest companies by revenue at some 378 billion dollars. But the number of US firm ... more China's auto sales growth slows on higher fuel costs: report 
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2008China's auto sales growth slowed in the first half of 2008 as higher fuel prices dampened buyers' enthusiasm, state media said Wednesday. The country sold 3.61 million passenger cars between January and June, up 17.07 percent from the same period last year, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The growth rate went down by 5.19 percent ... more |
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Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday. Researchers writing in the July/August issue of the journal Health Affairs predicted these rates would double by 2028 unless the Chinese government took action -- with the rest of the developing ... more Analysis: Controlling Tibet Part Three 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 The average load capacity of one Chinese train car is normally 60 tons, with about 20 cars in each cargo train. This would mean each train carrying troops and equipment to Chinese military forces in Tibet could transport 1,200 tons, and thus 11 trains traveling both ways would be enough for each day. In time of war, the actual number of trains running on the railroad could double to roughly 20 ... more China's economy to become world's biggest in 2035: study 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008China's economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by midcentury, a study released Tuesday by a US research organization concluded. The report by economist Albert Keidel of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said China's rapid growth is driven by domestic demand more than exports, and will sustain high single-digit growth rates well into the 21st ... more China facing electricity crisis, Beijing use hits record: report 
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2008Beijing's electricity use has hit an all-time high, state media reported Tuesday, raising the prospect of serious shortages in China this year as coal supplies at power stations drop to emergency levels. Country-wide power consumption was at its highest level in five years on Friday with Beijing alone draining a record 12.03 million kilowatts, Xinhua news agency said citing State Grid Corp ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2008GPS Industries has announced that its Asian distributor, GPSi Asia Pte has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for China with the Shanghai Hangying Culture Media Ltd. dba GPS Media. GPS Media, based in Shanghai and with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, is a GPS provider to golf courses in China with a unique business model that includes advertising on the GPS units. ... more Iran appears to debate international offer on nukes: US 
Washington (AFP) July 7, 2008Iran appears to be gripped in a debate over how to respond to an international offer to stop its sensitive nuclear work, a senior US official said Monday. Iran is sending mixed messages to a package of incentives from Germany and permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. It appears ... more Protesters blast plans for Taiwan freeway 
Taipei (AFP) July 6, 2008Environmental activists protested Monday against a government plan to build a freeway in eastern Taiwan, saying it could do irreparable environmental damage to an area known for its lush parks. About 20 demonstrators chanted slogans outside the cabinet office in Taipei, demanding that Premier Liu Chao-shiuan abandon the plan and threatening bigger rallies if he moves forward. On Sunday, ... more Shanghai faces blackouts as temperatures sizzle: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) July 7, 2008Parts of Shanghai faced blackouts Monday as the Chinese economic hub's power network struggles to meet soaring electricity demand boosted by scorching heat, state media said. The city sizzled over the weekend when the mercury hit 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, the hottest July 5 ever since records began, the Shanghai Daily said. "The city's electrical grid is fully ... more
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