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China turns back African traders: diplomats
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2008China is stopping West African traders from entering the country's south, African diplomats said Tuesday, adding they were approaching Beijing authorities about the problem. Businessmen from Liberia, Nigeria, and some other West African countries had been denied entry into Guangzhou city in recent months even though they had valid visas, said Liberia Minister Counsellor Mohammed Kenneth. ... more Two killed in China temple blast: state media 
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2008A Tibetan Buddhist temple in an area of China wracked by anti-Chinese unrest earlier this year collapsed, killing two monks, after a powder used in religious rituals exploded, state media said Tuesday. Four other monks were hurt in the explosion and collapse of the Gonchen monastery on July 12 in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency said. The accident at the monastery ... more China says deadly bus blasts, Olympics not linked 
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2008China said Tuesday that no evidence of an Olympic terror link had been found in a pair of bus explosions that killed two people in a southwestern city. The mysterious blasts on Monday in Kunming have added to security tensions ahead of next month's Olympics because they followed repeated government warnings that terrorists were planning to attack the Beijing Games. Authorities have ... more Everphoton Plans To Set Up The First HCPV Power Plant In Asia 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Jul 24, 2008LED companies Everlight and Epistar are collaborating with Yee Fong Chemical and Everphoton to set up the first HCPV power plant in Asia by the end of 2008, with the plant to have an estimated initial capacity of 1MWp. The project is lead by Everphoton, a company located in Taiwan and dedicated itself to HCPV industry and engaged in developing and manufacturing of high efficiency modules ... more China's parliament warns of runaway inflation, calls for support for exports 
Shanghai (AFP) July 23, 2008China's parliament on Wednesday urged the government to do more to curb inflation, while also calling for more policy support for the export sector. "We must closely watch price trends to avoid overly high inflation causing severe damage to the domestic economy," the financial committee of National People's Congress said in a statement on its website. The committee warned China's economy ... more |
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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 |
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Geneva (AFP) July 18, 2008The World Trade Organisation on Friday said it had ruled against China in a complaint brought by the United States over Chinese import tariffs on car parts. The WTO's dispute settlement panel urged China to bring what it termed "inconsistent measures ... into conformity with its obligations." Beijing has a minimum local content requirement of 60 percent for home produced cars. If this ... more China Southern Airlines managers take paycut due to oil prices 
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
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