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China's Tianjin building runway for Airbus test flights: report
Beijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2008Airport officials in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin are building a second runway to test Airbus A320 planes built at a plant in the city, state media reported Sunday. The new runway would be ready for May 2009 and would also allow Tianjin, which is about 110 kilometres (70 miles) east of Beijing, to serve as a backup for the Capital International Airport, the Xinhua news agency reported ... more Foundation Laid For China's Largest Astronomical Station 
Kunming, China (XNA) Aug 15, 2008China on Monday broke ground on construction of its largest astronomical observation station in Yao'an County in the southwest Yunnan Province. The station, scheduled to be complete by 2010, is in Xihuling (Westlake Hill). Following an assessment, CAS experts found Yao'an fulfilled all the requirements for an observatory to monitor days of clear skies and nights. ... more Durham Scientist Explores Sichuan Fault 
Durham, UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2008Durham University expert, Alex Densmore, is to explore the fault lines that caused the May 12th earthquake in China that killed 69,000 people. Dr. Densmore, Director of Hazards Research at the Institute of Hazard and Risk Research at Durham University, is the first UK scientist to visit the region to research the faults and the effects and causes of the Sichuan earthquake since the disaste ... more Evolution Solar To Open Green Technology Marketing Strategy 
Gilbert AZ (SPX) Aug 15, 2008Evolution Solar announces plans to implement a new "Green Technology Marketing Strategy," through its subsidiary, Synergy Design and Development, Evolution Solar Corporation's newly acquired Hong Kong-based R and D and Procurement Company. "Synergy has a seven-year history of professional services in research, development, and procurement in China," stated Robert Kaapke, CEO of Evolution S ... more AsiaSat Appoints New General Manager China 
Hong Kong (SPX) Aug 14, 2008Asia Satellite Telecommunications has announced the appointment of Mr. Zhang HaiMing as its new General Manager China. Mr. Zhang will oversee all AsiaSat's marketing, sales and customer relations activities inthe Mainland China market, leading a strong team to continue driving business development and strengthening service support to customers in China. AsiaSat's Chief Executive Offi ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Twenty people have died in southwest China in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain, and 10 are still missing, state media reported on Monday. The rain fell on parts of Yunnan province for four days from August 7, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting the provincial civil affairs office. More than 810,000 people were affected by the rain, and direct economic losses were ... more Taiwan to push ahead with US arms purchases: Ma 
Taipei (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Monday said his administration would push ahead with plans to purchase arms from ally Washington while trying to improve ties with traditional rival China. Ma, who was elected in a landslide in March and took office in May, has pledged better relations with China. The two sides launched regular direct flights for the first time in nearly six decades last month. ... more Trade surplus shrinks, inflation risk returns in China 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 11, 2008China's trade surplus has shrunk and factory gate inflation has soared to a 12-year high, official data showed Monday, as the country's stock market plunged 9.4 percent in two days. The benchmark stock index closed below the psychologically important 2,500 mark, reflecting serious concerns about where the economy was heading, observers said. "Investors were jittery over the economy ... more Applied Materials Awarded Multi-Year Solar Service Contract 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2008Applied Materials has announced that it has signed a five-year service contract with Green Energy Technology Inc. (GET) of Taiwan to support GET's Applied SunFab Thin Film Line for solar module manufacturing. Through its SunFab Performance Service program, the most comprehensive service offering in the solar industry, Applied will reduce operating costs while enabling a quick ramp to volume ... more |
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Detroit, Michigan (AFP) Aug 8, 2008General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to export its newest hybrid, a version of the Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle, to Europe, China and the Middle East. The hybrid powertrain boosts the Escalade's fuel economy by 50 percent in city driving and by 10 percent on the highway, GM officials said. Production of the new hybrid begins next week at an assembly plant in Texas and the ... more CTDC Launches New Website 
Hong Kong (SPX) Aug 11, 2008China Technology Development Group has announced that the Company unveiled a redesigned website. The newly redesigned site includes many resources and helpful information that were previously unavailable for both existing and prospective clients. The site has been revised and updated to offer dedicated content sections on the Company's products and technology, production facility and ... more Bush confident China's future to reflect universal aspirations 
Washington (AFP) Aug 9, 2008US President George W. Bush expressed confidence Saturday that China's future will reflect "the universal aspirations of mankind," despite criticism of a lack of freedom in the world' most populous country. "The China of the future will reflect its own culture and traditions, but it will also reflect the universal aspirations of mankind -- and there's no deeper human desire than liberty." ... more Australia to work with China to revive world trade talks: PM 
Sydney (AFP) Aug 8, 2008The Australian and Chinese trade ministers will work together to attempt to revive the global trade talks which collapsed last month, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday. The latest Doha round of World Trade Organisation negotiations, which saw emerging powers such as India, China and Brazil take centre stage, fell apart in July in a potentially devastating blow to millions of the world's ... more
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