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China, Russia finally fix long-disputed border
Beijing (AFP) July 21, 2008China and Russia signed an agreement Monday that ended a decades-long territorial dispute and finally determined their borders, in the latest sign of warming ties between the former Cold War foes. The protocol, signed by the two countries' foreign ministers in Beijing, added to an existing agreement on their 4,300-kilometre (2,700-mile) boundary, meaning all of the frontier is now set. ... more Asia's disaster response in spotlight at security talks 
Singapore (AFP) July 21, 2008Two years after Asia's top security forum vowed to develop guidelines for joint disaster relief, precious little has been done and hundreds of thousands more have died in calamities around the region. The Myanmar cyclone, China quake and Philippines ferry sinking have catapulted disaster preparedness back to the top of the agenda of the annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) talks in Singapore on ... more SKorea's Ssangyong plans shutdown as SUV demand falls 
Seoul (AFP) July 21, 2008South Korean smallest automaker Ssangyong Motor will shut down its plant for almost three weeks this summer because of sluggish demand for its gas-guzzling SUVs, union officials said Monday. Both management and union at the Chinese-owned carmaker have agreed to the shutdown from July 31 through August 17 at the plant in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometres (44 miles) south of Seoul, the union officials ... more 56 trapped in south China mine: state media 
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2008A flood in a south China coal mine has trapped 56 people underground, state-run media said Tuesday. Rescuers have yet to make contact with the miners at the Nadu mine in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Xinhua news agency said, citing the Guangxi Work Safety Administration. It is not clear what caused the flood, which occurred Monday afternoon. The State Administration of Coal Mine ... more China's Long March 2F Rocket Ready For Trip To Launch Center 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 21, 2008The Long March 2F rocket designed to carry China's third manned spacecraft into space will be sent to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest Gansu province in a few days, officials with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) said here Saturday. The rocket was coated in red, a color to show that it was ready to fulfill its mission, said Jing Muchun, chief designer of the ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) July 18, 2008China Southern Airlines said its management would take a 10 percent pay cut as part of a plan to reduce costs amid rising fuel prices and falling passenger numbers. The wide-ranging plan would save the nation's largest carrier by fleet size 1.3 billion yuan (190.3 million dollars) this year, it said in a statement. China Southern also plans to cut costs by reducing spending and fuel ... more Analysis: Is the future green for China? 
Beijing (UPI) Jul 20, 2008China recently overtook the United States as the world's biggest carbon polluter, but in a nation known for its dirty technology, a surprising business trend is emerging: green entrepreneurs. As China booms, the country has relied heavily on coal and other fossil fuels to push its economy into a whole different league. Rising energy demand has led to an increase in coal consumption ... more Chinese dissident arrested on secrets charges: wife 
Beijing (AFP) July 19, 2008Chinese dissident Huang Qi, who campaigns for the parents of children killed in the Sichuan earthquake, has been arrested for "illegal possession of state secrets," his wife said Saturday. Qi was detained in the Sichuan capital Chengdu on June 10 and has not been seen since. "Yesterday afternoon, his mother went to the police station in Wuhou district (of Chengdu) and was given the ... more China warns ExxonMobil to drop Vietnam deal: report 
Hong Kong (AFP) July 20, 2008China has warned US oil giant ExxonMobil to drop an exploration deal in the seas off Vietnam and said the project could threaten any future mainland contracts, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Sunday. Diplomats in Washington have contacted senior figures in the world's largest oil firm to protest the deal, which they say could be a breach of Chinese sovereignty, the Sunday Morning Post reported ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) July 17, 2008Taiwan said Thursday it would keep pushing for the procurement of self-defensive weapons from the United States despite Washington's recent decision to freeze arms sales to the island. "We'll step up communications with the United States," the island's leading arms supplier, defence ministry spokeswoman Chi Yu-lan told AFP without elaborating. Another defence ministry official who ... more Water cut in Chinese city after toxic spill: state media 
Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2008A spill of poisonous mining waste forced officials in a northeastern Chinese city to cut off water supplies earlier this week over safety concerns, state media said on Thursday. Water in Donggang, a city of 150,000 people, was cut off on Tuesday when a sluice pipe burst at a nearby mine, sending tailings containing poisonous cyanogen pouring into a reservoir, Xinhua news agency said. ... more Analysis: China dedicated to Nigerian oil 
Beijing, China (UPI) Jul 18, 2008China has committed $1 billion to the creation of a six-lane highway surrounding Nigeria's de facto oil capital, Port Harcourt, the latest indicator of Beijing's intent to become a leader in African oil extraction. The China Harbor Engineering Co. signed a deal this week with the African Finance Corp. for the 75-mile road that AFC officials said in a statement also would help improve ... more US calls on China to unlock WTO trade talks 
Washington (AFP) July 17, 2008The top US trade official said Thursday China is key to a breakthrough in World Trade Organization trade liberalization talks next week and has a "particular obligation" to make concessions. US Trade Representative Susan Schwab noted that China's benefits from the opening of their trade system amounted to "hundreds of billion of dollars. China has a particular obligation to give back ... more
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