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China's Wen leaves for Russia, Kazakhstan
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2008Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao embarked on a five-day tour of Russia and Kazakhstan on Monday which is expected to focus on the global financial crisis and energy security. Wen will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as part of the nations' annual prime ministerial meeting, the official Xinhua news agency said as it announced the premier's departure. In Kazakhstan, ... more China knew of tainted eggs in September: official 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2008Eggs tainted with the industrial chemical melamine were detected last month in the same northeast Chinese city from where contaminated ones sold in Hong Kong originated, an official said Monday. The safety inspector from Dalian city's food and drug department said tests were carried out on eggs for melamine in the wake of the scandal about the widespread use of the chemical in Chinese dairy ... more Police arrest eight after east China riot: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2008Police in east China have arrested eight security guards allegedly involved in a riot triggered by a dispute between a timber company and villagers, state media said Monday. The riot, which broke out Thursday last week in a disagreement over rent paid by a forestry company in Jiangxi province to farmers for their land, involved almost 200 people and 15 were injured, Xinhua news agency said. ... more Five Chinese Oil Workers Killed Says Sudan Govt 
Khartoum (AFP) Oct 27, 2008Tribal chiefs in central Sudan set out into the bush on Monday hoping to meet the kidnappers of nine Chinese oil workers for the first time and start negotiations for their release, a tribesman said. "Last night, the kidnappers asked representatives of the local leaders to meet them today," said Bishtana Mohamed Salem, from the Messeria, the dominant Arab tribe, who mediates on disputes with ... more China starts work on oil refinery in Niger 
Niamey (AFP) Oct 27, 2008China on Monday started building a billion-dollar oil refinery near Niger's second city of Zinder, public radio said. Niger President Mamadou Tandja presided over a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the construction of the refinery to process locally produced oil. With a capacity to process 20,000 barrels per day, the refinery which will be built over three years, is part of a dea ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Oct 24, 2008 China is going to play a major role in the global space exploration program. Soon a new center for space research may emerge in the Eastern Hemisphere and push the current players aside. China's achievements in science and technology, as well as its consolidation of space programs in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, which have a tremendous economic potential, will contribute to ... more NKorea extracted 30.8 kg of plutonium: report 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 24, 2008North Korea has told China, chair of six-party disarmament talks, it had extracted a total of 30.8 kilograms (68 pounds) of plutonium from its Yongbyon nuclear complex, a report said Friday. The Dong-a daily quoted an unidentified diplomatic source as saying that the North made the disclosure when it submitted a report on its nuclear facilities and fissile materials to China in June. ... more US sanctions firms for alleged sales of arms technology 
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2008The United States has imposed sanctions on companies from China, Russia, Venezuela and other countries for allegedly violating its ban on sales of technology that could help Iran, Syria or North Korea develop sensitive weapons systems. The State Department announced in the Federal Register that "13 foreign persons," meaning companies, "engaged in activities that warrant imposition of ... more Taiwan president assures countrymen he won't sell out to China 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 26, 2008Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Sunday sought to allay fears his government would sell out the island in negotiations with Beijing, following a mass anti-China demonstration. The Hong Kong-born politician defended his record of closer ties with China as he spoke at a gathering while visiting the northern city of Keelung. "Although I was not born here, I grew up eating Taiwan rice and ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2008China plans to improve the ability of schools to withstand earthquakes by revising a law in the wake of May's devastating quake that killed thousands of pupils, state media said Friday. The standards of earthquake-resistant design of densely-populated buildings such as schools and hospitals were to be improved under draft amendments of the Earthquake Precaution and Disaster Relief Law, the ... more Beijing Promises Better Food Standards As Crisis Spreads 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2008Premier Wen Jiabao pledged Saturday that China's food exports would meet international norms and win the trust of people globally, promising lessons would be learnt from the nation's milk scandal. Wen pledged Chinese food exports would "comply with the standards of importing countries," adding China would "seriously draw lessons" from the milk contamination scandal that led to the deaths of ... more China Sits Atop Two Trillion Dollars In Foreign Reserves 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 23, 2008 China is a true "island of stability" amid the raging financial crisis. Given its huge international reserves, assessed at $1.9 trillion, it can maintain its own stability, but it also can help developed countries overcome the crisis. Is it ready to offer the money? And will anyone take it? There are no prerequisites for a large-scale crisis in the Chinese ... more Russian minister says plans drawn for China oil pipeline: report 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2008Plans have been drawn up for a pipeline linking Siberian oil fields to China, a Russian minister was quoted as saying Sunday, in a sign of tightening ties between Russia and its energy-hungry neighbour. Russia's state-controlled pipeline monopoly Transneft has finished designing a spur from the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline to China, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin was ... more
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