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Nine dead, 91,000 flee homes in east China floods: state media
Beijing (AFP) Aug 4, 2008Nine people have died and more than 91,000 forced to flee their homes after torrential rain lashed eastern China causing severe flooding, state media reported Monday. The downpours killed nine people in Anhui province and affected 2.6 million others there, the Xinhua news agency said. The flooding hit the Chuhe River valley in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces with water levels in some areas ... more No need for more economic tightening in China: report 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 4, 2008China's macroeconomic control policies are taking effect and there is no need for more measures to slow down growth, state media reported Monday, citing a ranking policy-maker. "The macroeconomic control policies are basically in place," said Liu He, a senior official at the central finance committee under the State Council, or cabinet, in an interview with the People's Daily. "There is ... more Sustainable Electricity Think-Tank Established 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Symposium chair, CSIRO scientist Dr Geoff James, said the decision to form the Working Group was a major outcome of the three-day specialist conference on sustainable electricity. "This think-tank of 22 leading academic and industry specialists from China and Australia will work together to develop better ways to utilise and distribute electricity," Dr James said. "Recognising the ... more Imperial Energy admits takeover approach after Sinopec report 
London (AFP) Aug 4, 2008British oil and gas explorer Imperial Energy said on Monday that it had received a second takeover approach from an unnamed party, reported to be Chinese energy giant Sinopec. "In response to further press speculation, the board of Imperial confirms that it has received another approach in relation to a possible cash offer for the company," Imperial said in a statement. "There can be no ... more China To Release 700 Hours Of Chang'e-1 Data 
Beijing (XNA) Aug 04, 2008China will release over 700 hours of data sent back by the Chang'e-1 satellite to domestic authorized users and the European Space Agency, according to the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) on Friday. As of 2 p.m. on Friday, the country's first moon probe satellite had sent back more than 700 hours of data to two ground receiving station ... more |
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Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) Aug 3, 2008Police in Nepal said Sunday they have detained at least 300 Tibetan protesters outside the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu. The protesters were quickly bundled into waiting vans as they tried to march towards the main gate of the embassy shouting "China liar, Free Tibet," an AFP reporter at the scene said. "We have rounded up more than 300 Tibetans," Ramesh Thapa, a senior police officer ... more China mine death toll rises to 30: report 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2008The death toll from a flooded mine in southern China has risen to 30 after search teams recovered more bodies, state media reported Sunday. The teams have now found 23 bodies of the 29 miners still missing in the Nadu coal mine in Guangxi Zhuang region, press agency Xinhua reported, citing rescue officials. Seven people had been previously confirmed dead and 21 people were rescued when ... more Hu says China to keep seeking high growth 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 1, 2008President Hu Jintao warned Friday that China is facing challenges in a world economy marred by uncertainty, but his government will still seek high growth and has not stopped worrying about inflation. Hu was speaking in a rare group interview with foreign reporters, at a time when the world's fourth-largest economy is facing growing pressure from a weakening global economy. ... more Carbon Capture Milestone For CSIRO In China 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 04, 2008Just weeks out from the Olympics, the CSIRO and its Chinese partners have officially launched a post-combustion capture (PCC) pilot plant in Beijing that strips carbon dioxide from power station flue gases in an effort to stem climate change. The project represents another first for the CSIRO PCC program - the first capture of carbon dioxide in China using a PCC pilot plant. It begins the ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2008Five people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern China, state media reported Thursday. Four people were found dead in eastern Jiangsu province, while one person died and four were still missing in the southern province of Guangdong, Xinhua news agency reported. The storm has caused a trail of devastation across the ... more China's Export Trade Impacts Climate 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Carnegie Mellon University's Christopher L. Weber argues that China's new title as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter is at least partly due to consumption of Chinese goods in the West. As the world's greatest athletes prepare to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, there is increasing concern from some athletes about the growing pollution caused by smoke and smog from ... more Miners At Risk As Coal Demand Spikes 
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2008Workers in China's main coal-producing region, under pressure to meet nationwide shortages, are facing increased safety hazards as mines exceed normal capacity, state media said Thursday. Many mines in northern Shanxi province are exceeding certified capacity to meet soaring demand, threatening efforts to improve safety conditions, the China Daily said, citing Wang Shenzhen, head of the ... more Spire Enters Multi-Year Contract With Trina Solar 
Bedford MA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Spire has announced that it has entered into a multi-year, multi-system contract to provide key module line equipment to Trina Solar of the People's Republic of China. Spire will provide Trina Solar with multiple Spi-Sun Simulator 4600 Single Long Pulse (4600 SLP) systems. The 4600 SLP is the world's leading solar simulation system. It is unique as it is the choice in research ... more
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