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Garmin Offers Map Data For Travelers To Beijing
Olathe KS (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Garmin International has announced that it is now offering City Navigator China NT 2008 -- just in time for tourists who plan on traveling to Beijing in August. "This new suite of digital maps helps tourists locate stadiums, hotels, restaurants, and more -- so they can spend their time being spectators instead of worrying about how to get there," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of ... more Typhoons Bury Tons Of Carbon In The Oceans 
Columbus OH (SPX) Jul 29, 2008A single typhoon in Taiwan buries as much carbon in the ocean -- in the form of sediment -- as all the other rains in that country all year long combined. That's the finding of an Ohio State University study published in a recent issue of the journal Geology. The study -- the first ever to examine the chemistry of stream water and sediments that were being washed out to sea while a ... more Four dead as rivers overflow in Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) July 28, 2008Heavy rain set off powerful floods and mudslides across western Japan on Monday, killing at least four people as rivers overflowed in major cities, officials said. The rain, which resulted from a powerful typhoon that pounded Taiwan and the Philippines, led authorities to urge some 70,000 people to evacuate in the historic areas of Kyoto and Kanazawa. A ferocious torrent gushed through ... more One dead after typhoon pounds Taiwan 
Taipei (AFP) July 29, 2008Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into Taiwan on Monday, unleashing strong winds and heavy rains that left one man dead, forced schools to shut down across the island and disrupted air travel. The typhoon made landfall on Taiwan's east coast early in the day, sparking flash floods in some areas and leaving more than 150,000 homes without power. Dozens of flights were cancelled, rail service was ... more Coastal evacuations in China as typhoon nears 
Beijing (AFP) July 28, 2008At least 500,000 people have been evacuated or returned to port in eastern and southern China as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the coast, state media reported on Monday. Xinhua news agency said the typhoon was expected to make landfall on the coast of China's Fujian province in the early hours of Tuesday after it left one dead and six injured in Taiwan. Authorities in Fujian had already ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) July 28, 2008The quest for a new global trade pact got further tangled on Monday as China demanded the United States scrap its cotton subsidies, fuelling a potentially damaging dispute between the two powers. China demanded that Washington end subsidies to its cotton producers after bluntly rebuffing US allegations that the Chinese were jeopardising precious steps towards a global free trade pact. ... more GE Turbine Technology Selected For Large Chinese Steel Complex 
Shanghai, China (SPX) Jul 29, 2008GE Energy's fuel-flexible turbine technology has been selected for the expansion of the world's largest COREX combined-cycle power plant at the Baoshan Iron and Steel Company (Baosteel) complex in Baoshan District, Shanghai, China. Fuel flexibility enables Baosteel to take advantage of a wider range of fuels helping to reduce overall energy costs. The Baosteel facility is the largest iron ... more China shifting focus from inflation to growth: analysts 
Beijing (AFP) July 28, 2008Recent statements from Chinese President Hu Jintao and other senior leaders suggest a subtle shift in policy focus away from inflation control and towards growth creation, analysts said Monday. The new thinking at the elite decision-making levels in Beijing comes amid an expanding body of evidence that growth in the world's fourth-largest economy is still hot -- but not too hot. "China ... more A Promising Grandson Of The H-Bomb 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 29, 2008One hundred hydrogen-fueled buses have arrived in China for the Olympics. Some people may be scared by association with the hydrogen bomb. After all, a hydrogen car could be considered an offspring of the H-bomb. Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles are rare, nevertheless, a hundred hydrogen-fueled buses are impressive. Daimler-Chrysler has found an excellent excuse to promote clean technologies. ... more |
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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 China allows quake-hit families to have more children 
Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2008Families whose children were left disabled in China's devastating earthquake will be allowed to have another baby, the government of the province worst hit by the disaster said. A new regulation adopted by the Sichuan government, posted on its website Saturday, also confirmed earlier reports that parents who had lost their children in the May 12 disaster could have another baby. ... more
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