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Threatening Taiwan With Annihilation Part Two
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 25, 2008 In the area of advanced multirole fighters alone, the People's Republic of China imported 100 Su-30MKK/MK2s over the past eight years, whereas Taiwan did not purchase any new combat aircraft. Nor did it procure any surface warships or submarines, except for one retired Keelung Class DDG from the United States. Taiwan virtually wasted the whole of eight years in its military development. ... more Chinese farmers' income rises: report 
Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2008Chinese farmers' income in the first half of 2008 rose 10.3 percent in real terms from a year ago, state media said Sunday, signalling some success for policies to improve life in the countryside. By contrast, people in the cities saw a more modest 6.3 percent rise in incomes after deducting inflation, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing the National Bureau of Statistics. ... more Taiwan battens down against oncoming typhoon 
Taipei (AFP) July 27, 2008Workers mounted sandbag barriers and fishing boats returned to port as Taiwan braced for a pounding from Typhoon Fung-wong, which forecasters said was picking up momentum. Taiwan is still reeling from storms earlier this month which left 20 people dead and six missing, and the Central Weather Bureau warned residents to take extra precautions against the oncoming typhoon. Schools, offices ... more Baby boom at China panda centre: state media 
Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2008Four giant panda cubs have been born within just 14 hours in China, giving a rare boost to the population of the endangered species, state media said Sunday. Nine-year-old Qiyuan gave birth to a pair of twin female cubs late Saturday at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre in southwest Sichuan province, the Xinhua news agency said. Little more than an hour later, eight-year-old Che ... more Tiananmen massacre photo slips into China paper 
Beijing (AFP) July 25, 2008A leading state-run Chinese newspaper has published a photo of victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, breaking a long-standing order for China's media to avoid the highly sensitive issue. The photo, showing bloodied victims being rushed away on bicycles, was published in the Beijing News on Thursday as part of the interview of Liu Xiangcheng, a photographer who had documented changes in Chi ... more |
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Sherathang, India (AFP) July 27, 2008Guo Ting stands patiently in the drizzling rain hoping to sell her wares, about half a dozen blankets wrapped in plastic, but only a few shoppers show up and nobody is buying. "Business is not good as the market is too small," says Guo as she waits for custom at the Sherathang mart, about five kilometres (three miles) from the ancient Nathu La border crossing between India and China. ... more China's largest oil and gas producer cuts jobs: state media 
Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2008China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's largest oil and gas producer, is to cut 5 percent of its workforce as it seeks to control costs after a fall in profits, state media said Saturday. The parent company of PetroChina employed 1.67 million people last year, the state-run China Daily said, which brings the number of job cuts to 83,500. AFP was unable to confirm the group's ... more China going back on its WTO promises: diplomat 
Geneva (AFP) July 27, 2008China has warned WTO trading partners it will not open its markets for three key agricultural products, provoking a sharp response from several developing countries, a diplomat said. "China is becoming a major problem. It is going back on a lot of its promises," said a diplomat on condition of anonymity. On the seventh day of trade liberalisation talks in Geneva, Chinese delegates warned ... more Shenzhou's Spacesuit Showdown 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2008China will fly two different types of extravehicular spacesuits on the upcoming Shenzhou 7 mission. This has now been confirmed by Chinese media reports. The announcement adds a curious and unexpected twist to China's saga of planning its first spacewalk. Over the course of 2008, Chinese media sources have struggled to explain the preparations for the spacewalk, expected in October. They ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 24, 2008 In terms of Taiwan's general strategic posture, the military machinery that the Kuomintang -- Nationalist Party -- inherited after winning the general election recently is, in fact, in a state of crisis. Taiwan's military buildup has been neglected for eight years, with military spending decreasing year by year except for a slight increase in 2008. Over the past eight years the only ... more Chinese Earthquake Provides Lessons For Future 
University Park PA (SPX) Jul 25, 2008The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large. Analysis of the area, however, now shows that topographic characteristics of the highly mountainous area identified the mountain range as active and could have pointed to the earthquake hazard. Topographic analysis can help evaluate other, similar fault areas for seismic risk, according to geologists from Penn State and Arizona State ... more Vietnam signals it wants ExxonMobil deal despite China warning 
Hanoi (AFP) July 24, 2008Vietnam on Thursday signalled it wants to continue with a joint oil exploration project with ExxonMobil in disputed waters, despite a warning from China to the US energy giant to drop the deal. Vietnam -- without mentioning the specific contract, a preliminary co-operation pact with state-run PetroVietnam -- reasserted its claim over parts of the South China Sea that are the subject of a ... more China's Astronauts To Wear Domestic, Russian-Made Suits
Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2008China has two types of space suits-- one domestic, one from Russia -- for three "taikonauts" in the third manned launch, reportedly scheduled for October, a senior scientist has said. The taikonaut who would do the space walk might wear a domestic suit, designed according to local standards, including the seaming technology, said Zhao Changxi, general technologist with the Beijing Satellite ... more
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