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Floods in eastern China kill six: state media
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Torrential rains and flooding in eastern China have killed six people and destroyed more than 1,200 homes, state media reported Tuesday. Three days of heavy rain in Anhui province over the weekend left one person dead, forced the evacuation of more than 1,200 people and destroyed more than 21,600 hectares (53,400 acres) of crops, Xinhua news agency reported. Five people were killed in ... more China sees brisk growth in auto imports, exports slow: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 19, 2008China's auto imports grew rapidly in the first half of 2008, underlining its increasing importance as a market for carmakers, but export growth slowed, state media said Tuesday. China imported 212,000 vehicles in the first half of this year, up 53.2 percent from a year earlier, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing data from the China's customs administration. The growth rate was 18.3 ... more EESTECH And China's Datong Coal Sign Clean Coal Energy Agreement 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008EESTECH and China's Datong Coal Mine Group have signed an exclusive agreement to undertake a feasibility and project development program that will use methane and waste coal to supply power for the mining operations. The program, which will be based on EESTECH's Hybrid Coalmine Gas Technology (HCGT), uses methane and waste coal to produce clean energy. The advantage of this process ... more China to raise wholesale power tariffs by five percent 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 19, 2008China said Tuesday it will raise average wholesale power tariffs by five percent to help coal-fired power generators offset losses from rising coal prices. The country will raise average on-grid price by 0.02 yuan per kilowatt hour, or 20 yuan (2.9 dollars) per megawatt hour, starting Wednesday, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement. The higher prices will ... more 18 miners dead in China accident: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Eighteen miners are confirmed dead after a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northeast China, the State Administration of Work Safety said Tuesday. The accident happened Monday at Baijiagou Coal Mine in Faku county, Liaoning province, the safety agency said in a brief statement. It said 81 miners were in the mine at the time of the blast, with 56 escaping unhurt and seven still ... more |
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Ottawa (AFP) Aug 18, 2008Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper blundered by not attending the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing, his predecessor said Monday, lamenting a relapse in ties with China. "You know, they have a collective memory there that is very important," said ex-prime minister Jean Chretien in a speech to the Canadian Bar Association. "It is the second-biggest economy in the world. In 50 ... more China's top lawmakers to review food safety law: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2008China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will debate a proposed food safety law next week, state media reported, after a series of industry scandals. The five-day session, which begins Monday, will review a raft of proposed legislation, including laws on patents, recycling and insurance, Xinhua news agency reported. However, the law on food safety ... more China to launch controversial maglev extension in 2010 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 18, 2008China plans to launch a controversial project to extend Shanghai's magnetic levitation train in 2010 after deferring it for years amid radiation concerns, reports by state media said. The project, linking Shanghai to Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang province, appeared on a list of construction plans of the provincial government, the Shanghai Securities News reported Monday. ... more China to hike export tax on coke, coking coal: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2008China will raise export taxes on coking coal and coke from Wednesday, the government said, in the latest attempt to address growing domestic energy shortages. Export taxes on coking coal will be doubled to 10 percent while taxes on coke will be raised to 40 percent from 25 percent, the finance ministry said in a statement. China will also levy a temporary 15 percent tax on aluminium ... more |
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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
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