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Taiwan won't deploy longer-range missiles: report
Taipei (AFP) Sept 1, 2008Taiwan's China-friendly government has decided not to deploy missiles capable of hitting Shanghai, in yet another sign of warming ties between the rivals, a report said Monday. Taipei has begun deploying its Hsiung-feng 2E cruise missiles, which have a range of 600 kilometres (360 miles), the Taipei-based China Times said. "The military had planned to further the range to 1,000 kilometre ... more China rushes troops to quake zone as toll rises 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2008China deployed more than 8,000 soldiers and military reservists to help search and rescue efforts in the southwest Monday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that left 40 people dead, state press said. The weekend quake, in a mountainous region spanning the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, destroyed or damaged more than 392,000 homes and injured nearly 675 people, according to the Xinhua news ... more Death penalty for murderer of six Shanghai policemen: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 1, 2008A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old man to death for killing six policemen at their station in Shanghai, state media reported. Yang Jia was convicted of premeditated murder, the Xinhua news agency quoted the Shanghai No. 2 People's Intermediate Court as saying. No other details were immediately available. Yang's trial began on August 26 and was closed to the media. ... more China aiming to make world's fastest rail link: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 1, 2008China is aiming to make a high-speed rail line linking Beijing and Shanghai the world's fastest when it opens in 2012, state media reported Monday. Chinese-designed trains capable of speeds up to 380 kilometres (236 miles) an hour will make the 1,300-kilometre journey in about four hours, the China Daily quoted Zhang Shuguang, the Ministry of Railways' deputy chief engineer, as saying. ... more Sino-American Silicon Invests In Silfab 
Padova, Italy (SPX) Sep 02, 2008Silfab announced this week that SAS' Board has approved to invest in Silfab an amount of 30 million euros equity, Sino-American Silicon Product, a Taiwanese manufacturer of polysilicon wafers for use in both photovoltaic and semiconductor industries. According to Franco Traverso, Silfab Chairman and CEO, Silfab will use the funds from the investment to build its initial polysilicon ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2008Chinese police killed six people and arrested three others during a clash in the restive Muslim northwest region of Xinjiang, state media reported on Saturday. Police carried out an operation late Friday in Kashgar prefecture in the far west of Xinjiang against a group of people suspected of involvement in an attack on August 12 in which three security guards were killed, the Xinhua and ... more Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 15: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2008Fifteen people were killed and six injured when a blast rocked a fireworks factory in northern China, state press reported Sunday. The explosion occurred on Saturday morning in Inner Mongolia's Sijiazi township, destroying 50 workshops at the Xinxin Fireworks Plant, Xinhua news agency said. The blast occurred as workers at the plant were weighing and mixing ingredients for making the ... more China's former richest man gets jail for illegal logging: report 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2008A Chinese businessman once listed as the richest in the country has been jailed for more than ten years for illegal logging, state media said Friday. Luo Zhongfu, 57, chairman of real estate company Fuhai Fuyingshi New Materials Technology Development Co, was found guilty of clearing a forest to make way for a resort development, the Beijing Youth Daily said. A court in Qingzhen city in ... more 32 dead or missing after China quake: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2008At least 32 people were killed or reported missing and about 258,000 homes destroyed in a powerful earthquake in southwest China, state media said Sunday. More than 460 people were injured in Saturday's 6.1-magnitude earthquake, which rocked Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs and local agencies. Most of those killed ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2008A "five-star" train from Beijing to Tibet will not begin service in September as earlier indicated, state media reported on Saturday. Xinhua news agency reported in early March, just days before deadly riots broke out in the Himalayan region of Tibet against Chinese rule, that the train would go into service on September 1. "There is no detailed schedule yet, but I can confirm it won't ... more Chinese airlines fly into headwinds in Olympic year 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 31, 2008It was supposed to be Air China's year: the airline heralded a new era in Chinese aviation by joining Star Alliance, became the Olympics official carrier and expected big passenger numbers to follow. However, disasters, a shaky economy, rising fuel costs and falling demand bedevilled Air China and other Chinese carriers, turning a year that began with optimism into one filled with turbulence ... more China's tallest tower aims to take Shanghai higher 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 29, 2008The dizziness strikes within the first steps onto the world's highest public walkway as the view of fast-changing Shanghai unfolds from more than 100 storeys up. China's tallest building, the 492-metre (1,614-foot) Shanghai World Financial Centre, opens to the public on Saturday with the aim of providing unparallelled views of the city. The 1.4-billion-dollar bottle opener-shaped ... more Russia missile test heightens stand-off with West 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 28, 2008Russia on Thursday tested an inter-continental missile, heightening tensions with the West as France said the European Union could impose sanctions on Moscow over the Georgia conflict. Russia also sought international support at a summit with China and Central Asian nations. The missile test in northern Russia came barely a week after the United States completed an accord with Poland on ... more
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