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US court blocks release of Uighurs from Guantanamo
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2008A US federal appeals court has blocked the release of 17 Chinese Muslim Uighurs from the Guantanamo Bay prison until more legal hearings are held in November. The men have been held at the US "war on terror" detention camp for more than six years without charges. A federal judge on October 7 had ordered the men released and brought to the US capital, home to a significant Uighur ... more Taiwan's Ma says no war with China while he's in office 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 21, 2008Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday he was confident there would be no war between the island and China during his first term in office, ahead of the expected visit of a top Chinese envoy. Government officials here have said Chen Yunlin, head of the quasi-official Chinese body that handles civil exchanges with Taiwan in the absence of formal relations, is likely to visit the island ... more CSIRO Recharges Energy Ties With China 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2008CSIRO joins an elite group to form a new strategic energy research alliance with PetroChina, one of the largest oil companies in the world. The alliance strengthens long-term cooperation and research into oil and gas exploration and production as well as wider energy technologies, reaffirming the 20 year relationship between CSIRO and the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and ... more China tries to shore up exports by raising tax rebates 
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 21, 2008China moved Tuesday to shore up its exports by increasing rebates on more than a quarter of taxable goods including textiles and toys, as falling demand threatens the economy. The move came a day after the publication of data showing China's economy expanded by nine percent in the third quarter, the lowest level in five years as the global credit crisis put a dent in China's booming economy. ... more CSIRO Technology Helps China Strike Oil 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2008CSIRO technologies are helping petroleum companies improve their exploration methods not only in Australia but worldwide. Chinese petroleum companies, including PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas producer use CSIRO technologies to improve predictions on the presence and quantity of oil to reduce the risk of drilling dry wells. CSIRO Petroleum's Chinese program coordinator and Project ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2008China wants domestic spending to make up for slowing exports, but it is by no means certain the nation's own consumers are willing or able to pick up the slack, analysts said Monday. The world's fourth-largest economy expanded by nine percent in the third quarter, the lowest level since the second quarter of 2003, the government said Monday, calling for a sharper focus on domestic sources of ... more 1,500 jobless as another China factory shuts: report 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2008A Hong Kong-listed appliance maker shut its southern China factory on Monday, state media reported, making it the latest victim of the world economic slowdown's impact on Chinese manufacturing. The closure of Bailingda Industrial Co.'s electrical appliance factory in the export hub of Shenzhen has left 1,500 employees jobless, Xinhua news agency reported. It follows the failure on Friday ... more Pakistan airstrikes kill 60 militants, hostage escapes: officials 
Islamabad (AFP) Oct 18, 2008Airstrikes by Pakistani jets killed 60 pro-Taliban fighters in the restive northwest while a Chinese engineer seized seven weeks ago escaped from his kidnappers, security officials said Friday. "Security forces destroyed a training camp and hideouts of militants in Peochar in Swat valley, killing 60 of them and injuring scores of others," a senior security official told AFP. Another secu ... more Analysis: Anti-Taiwan buildup -- Part 1 
Hong Kong (UPI) Oct 17, 2008 Despite the apparent easing of cross-strait relations between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan since Ma Ying-jeou assumed the presidency in Taipei, China's armed forces are not lightening up in their preparations for a military struggle against the island. On the contrary, preparations are moving ahead at an accelerated pace. Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Militar ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2008A 19-year-old man who hacked into a government website just after southwest China's devastating earthquake and warned of another huge tremor has been jailed for four years, a court said Friday. The court in Nanning, capital of the southern Guangxi region, convicted Chen Zhifeng of deliberately spreading false and terrifying news. Chen hacked into the website of Guangxi's seismological bu ... more China to help Pakistan build two more nuclear plants 
Islamabad (AFP) Oct 18, 2008Energy-hungry Pakistan said on Saturday that China had agreed to help it build two more nuclear power plants in a major boost to the country's long-term plans to end crippling electricity shortages. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced the deal after President Asif Ali Zardari returned from a four-day state visit to China which Qureshi said had been "very significant." ... more China's economy showing cracks amid global crisis 
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 19, 2008China's strong economy appeared to put the nation on the global high ground when the financial tsunami first struck last month, but as the storm continues to rage, that position is looking less sure. After five years of annual double digit economic growth, and with more than 1.9 trillion dollars in foreign reserves as well as a closed financial system that protected it from toxic US asset ... more China wants stable ties with US after election 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2008China is watching the US presidential election closely, and whether the winner is Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain, the priority for Beijing is to maintain stable ties with Washington. The strong interest of the Chinese, awed by US power yet irritated by lectures on human rights, is shown in extensive media coverage, new titles in book stores, and even opinion surveys on the ... more
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