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5.0-magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan province: seismologists
Beijing (AFP) Aug 7, 2008A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Thursday in southwest China's Sichuan province, an area rattled repeatedly by aftershocks following a massive tremor in May, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit 87 kilometres (54 miles) north of Mianyang city at a depth of 10 kilometres at 4:15 pm (0815 GMT), according to a statement on the USGS website. "The aftershock could be felt in many places ... more Study: China's hail storms are decreasing 
Beijing (UPI) Aug 7, 2008 U.S. and Chinese researchers say they've determined climate change might be responsible for a decrease in hail falling across China. Hail -- defined as precipitation of balls or irregular lumps of ice produced by storm clouds -- forms when liquid raindrops freeze at altitudes above a threshold called the "freezing level height," researchers said. If drops cannot be formed above the free ... more UN target of 2010 will not be reached by all: AIDS leaders 
Mexico City (AFP) Aug 6, 2008The UN goal of achieving "universal access" to anti-HIV drugs and care by 2010 is unlikely to be reached worldwide, two leading figures in the campaign against AIDS said here on Wednesday. Looking to the mounting bill for the drugs that keep millions of poor people alive, they also said China and other fast-advancing economies could shoulder more of their own burdens in the future, freeing ... more China's Sinochem secures exploration deal in Indonesia 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 7, 2008China's Sinochem Corp., a state-owned oil trading conglomerate, said Thursday it has entered into an agreement to explore oil and gas in two blocks in Indonesia. Sinochem has bought a 20-percent working interest in Merangin II Block and a 40-percent stake in Belida Block, both in oil-rich south Sumatra, from Pt. Sele Raya, a private oil firm, the Chinese firm said in a statement. The ... more Japan kept quiet on food scare at China's request: FM 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 7, 2008Japan's foreign minister said Thursday the government had withheld information about the latest health scare involving Chinese dumplings at the request of Beijing. Chinese authorities "asked us not to disclose it because it could become an obstacle to the police investigation," Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said. The foreign ministry said Wednesday it had been told by Beijing that ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2008China evacuated nearly 400,000 people and called thousands of vessels back to port as a severe tropical storm lashed its southern coast late Wednesday, state media and government agencies said. Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri made landfall in China's Guangdong province, packing strong winds, the local weather observatory was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency. There were ... more China inflation to ease to 5.5 percent: official 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 6, 2008China's consumer inflation is expected to ease to 5.5 percent in the third quarter and 4.5 percent in the last three months of the year, a senior official said Wednesday. The 2008 consumer inflation rate is likely to stand between six and seven percent, Xu Lianzhong, head of the National Development and Reform Commission's price office, wrote in an opinion piece in the China Securities ... more Quake kills three in China's Sichuan: report 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2008A 6.0-magnitude earthquake killed three people in southwest China's Sichuan province as the Olympic torch passed through the area on its final leg before reaching Beijing, state media said Wednesday. At least 22 people were injured in the quake on Tuesday, one of the strongest since a devastating tremor hit the region in May, the China News Service reported. The quake struck shortly ... more Technology Intelligence For Coal To Liquids Strategies 
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2008Coal has been used for energy for centuries and today fuels about forty percent of electrical production worldwide. Global demand for energy continues to increase with oil demand alone expected to increase forty to fifty percent by 2030. At the same time oil prices continue to rise and supplies are diminishing. Energy strategies are particularly critical for countries like the US, China ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2008A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit China's southwest Sichuan province on Tuesday, close to the area that was devastated by a quake in May, the US Geological Survey said. One person was killed and 23 others were injured in the tremor in Qingchuan County in Sichuan, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a local official. The quake's epicentre was 48 kilometres (30 miles) northwest ... more China sets up first environmental exchange 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2008China on Tuesday launched its first environmental exchange in Beijing, aiming to eventually provide a platform for emission quota trading, the parent company and state media said. The Beijing Environmental Exchange will be a trading platform for environmental protection technology as well as sulfur dioxide and chemical oxygen demand emission permits, the China Beijing Equity Exchange said in ... more GyPSii Social Networking Goes Mobile In China On Ramar Phones 
Salo, Finland (SPX) Aug 05, 2008GeoSentric Oyj's has announced an agreement with Chinese mobile handset company Ramar International Co. Ltd. Launching into one of the world's fastest growing mobile marketplaces, Ramar will embed the GyPSii location and social networking application on the forthcoming range of "amsam" Windows Mobile devices, delivering a new range of location-based features and services to consumers. ... more 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
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