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China suggests UN role in solving Georgia crisis
Beijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2008China suggested Thursday for the first time that the United Nations could play a role in solving the Georgia crisis, saying the world body should consider the interests of all parties. "If the United Nations adopts any kind of action, it must be conducive to promoting a resolution through dialogue and consultations," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told journalists. "(It should) ... more US envoy leaves for North Korea nuclear talks in Beijing 
Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2008A US envoy left here Thursday for talks in Beijing with his Asian negotiating partners to try to determine whether North Korea had begun to rebuild its nuclear plant, officials said. The White House and State Department said they hoped that envoy Christopher Hill's meetings on Friday with top diplomats from China, South Korea and Japan would yield clarity about Pyongyang's intentions. ... more Greenpeace occupies timber export ship in PNG 
Port Moresby (AFP) Sept 4, 2008Greenpeace said Thursday that its activists had boarded a logging ship in Papua New Guinea to stop it exporting timber to China, in a move labelled a smear campaign by the company involved. Greenpeace Australia Pacific said four activists climbed on a loading crane aboard the ship Harbour Gemini at Paia Inlet on PNG's southwest coast to stop logs being loaded. Greenpeace argues the ship ... more Hong Kong considers ban on fishing trawlers: report 
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 4, 2008Hong Kong is considering banning fishing trawlers in its waters to save fish stocks, a report said Thursday. The drastic proposal comes as annual catches were estimated to be 30 percent above sustainable levels, the South China Morning Post said, citing a consultation paper from the Food and Health bureau. "Most Hong Kong waters are fish spawning and nursery grounds," said the ... more Flooding risk for decades in China quake zone: expert 
London (AFP) Sept 4, 2008Up to 20 million people living in southwest China's Sichuan Basin could be at risk of flooding for decades following the devastating earthquake there in May, a British expert said Thursday. Ongoing landslides triggered by the deadly 8.0-magnitude quake in China's Sichuan Province will dump rocks and sediment into the river beds, said Alex Densmore, director of hazards research at Durham ... more |
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San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 05, 2008PowerGenix has announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with PowerEagle, the leading manufacturer of electric bicycles in China. Under the agreement, PowerGenix will supply its NiZn cells for pack fabrication into the entire product line offered by Veloteq, PowerEagle's North American sales and distribution partner, beginning in 2009. PowerGenix's power systems will be feature ... more Fiat plans to boost ties with China, India: reports 
Milan (AFP) Sept 4, 2008Italian car maker Fiat is in talks with Chinese companies about possible partnerships and is considering further tie-ups in India, Italian media reported Thursday, citing the company's chief executive. Fiat is in discussions with "a certain number" of potential partners in China, chief executive Sergio Marchionne said, cited by Italian media on the sidelines of a car show in New Delhi. ... more Fake police officer in China fools even his own wife: report 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2008A former security guard in central China passed himself off as a police officer for three years before being caught, fooling even his wife, state media reported Thursday. Zhang Haitao, 28, a resident of the central city of Zhengzhou who had seen his boyhood dreams of becoming a cop frustrated by lack of education, started posing as one in 2005, the China Daily said. Zhang obtained police ... more Coca-Cola deal major test for China's new anti-monopoly law 
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 4, 2008The fate of Coca-Cola's proposed takeover of China's Huiyuan Juice Group is now in the hands of Chinese regulators in the first high-profile test of Beijing's fledgling anti-monopoly law. If approved by authorities, analysts say Coca-Cola's 2.4-billion-dollar purchase would be the largest takeover of a Chinese company by a foreign firm. Coke officials are saying little about how long it ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 3, 2008Taiwan called Wednesday for expansion in cooperation on oil exploration and development with China amid warming ties between the two rivals. The CPC Corp., Taiwan, the island's state-run oil refiner, said it has proposed to work with China's CNOOC Ltd. to explore possible oil reserves in the East China Sea. "We have expressed the willingness to CNOOC to work together in the East China ... more Wal-Mart confident China goods-sourcing stable despite inflation 
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 3, 2008US retail titan Wal-Mart Wednesday said soaring production and commodity costs would not damage its ability to source goods from China, and it even expected an improvement in the product standards. Vicente Trius, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Asia, said that China had been a stable source of products and would remain so in the coming years. "The economic downturn or ... more Gazprom Neft Looks To Send Crude To China Via Kazakhstan 
Monaco (RIA Novosti) Sep 04, 2008Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, plans to apply for permission to ship crude oil to China via Kazakhstan in the fourth quarter of this year and in 2009, the company CEO said on Monday. "We are the only company that has a direct contract with China Oil," Alexander Dyukov said. It was earlier reported that Gazprom Neft had not been included in the schedule for ... more China to launch third manned space flight in September: report 
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 2, 2008China has brought forward the launch date of its third manned space flight to late September, a report said Tuesday. The launch of Shenzhou VII is now expected to take place between September 17 -- the end of the Beijing Paralympics -- and China's National Day on October 1, Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po said, citing unnamed sources. The period offered the best launch window for Shenzhou ... more
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