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EU quizzes Eutelsat on failure to transmit private Chinese TV
Brussels (AFP) Aug 18, 2008The European Commission has sought an explanation from a European satellite operator as to why a private Chinese channel's signal has not been broadcast for two months, an EU spokesman said Thursday. "We are aware of the matter and (EU Telecoms) Commissioner Viviane Reding has written to Eutelsat to ask it what exact is going on," the spokesman said. Employees of Chinese-language New ... more China sticks to Tibet luxury train project 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2008China still aims to launch "the most luxurious train in the world" from Beijing to Tibet despite riots that broke out in the Himalayan region this spring, railway officials said Thursday. "The plan hasn't been cancelled," said an official at the Railway Ministry who declined to be named. State-run Xinhua news agency reported in early March, just days before deadly riots broke out in Tibet ... more Canada, China grab jackpot on new global Monopoly board 
Paris (AFP) Aug 20, 2008Thanks to a popular vote, Canada and China are the most heavily represented nations in a new global edition of Monopoly being released next week that sees 22 cities up for grabs and offers green-friendly utilities and new forms of transport. Three cities each from the two nations are among 22 selected by more than five million fans of the game asked to vote online among 70 towns for the ones ... more China mulls major stimulus package: economist 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 20, 2008China is considering an economic stimulus package of up to 400 billion yuan (58.4 billion dollars) to boost growth, an economist said as hopes of such steps ignited a stock market surge Wednesday. "The top leadership is carefully considering an economic stimulus package of at least 200 billion yuan to 400 billion yuan, or one percent to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product," JPMorgan Chase ... more China hopes for stability in Pakistan after Musharraf quits 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2008China said Tuesday it hoped its traditional ally Pakistan would maintain political stability and economic development following Pervez Musharraf's resignation as president. "As a friendly neighbour, China sincerely hopes Pakistan will maintain its political stability and economic progress," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement posted on the ministry's website. ... more |
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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 China to launch Venezuela's first satellite: Chavez 
Caracas (AFP) Aug 18, 2008China is to launch Venezuela's first satellite in November which will serve to relay telecommunications data and television signals over Latin America, President Hugo Chavez said. The orbiter, named "Simon Bolivar" after a 19th century Venezuelan independence hero, was built under contract by a Chinese firm and will be sent into space on November 1, Chavez said in his weekly radio program on ... more China's First Lunar Probe Satellite Normal After Eclipse 
Beijing (XNA) Aug 19, 2008China's solar-powered lunar probe satellite Chang'e 1 stood the test of a partial eclipse on Sunday as scientists altered its orbit and temporarily turning off some facilities. Based on the signals sent by the satellite after the eclipse, the Chang'e 1 was operating as expected, Monday's Beijing News quoted Liu Junze, of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC), as saying. ... more |
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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 US, Japan, Taiwan launch WTO high-tech challenge against EU 
Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2008The United States, Japan and Taiwan have asked the WTO to settle their dispute against the European Union over its duties on certain high-technology imports, the US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said Monday. The US and the two Asian countries claim that EU is violating World Trade Organization rules by imposing duties on imports of certain products such as "cable boxes that can access ... more Two dead, 23 trapped in China coal mine blast: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2008A gas explosion killed two miners and trapped 23 others at a coal mine in northeast China, state media said early Tuesday. The accident happened at Baijiagou Coal Mine in Faku County, Liaoning Province, at 8:50am (0050 GMT) Monday, state Xinhua news agency said, quoting a provincial coal mine safety bureau official. Updating earlier figures, the agency quoted the official as saying 14 ... more
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