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Strong quake hits northwest China
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2008A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck northwest China's Qinghai province on Monday, shaking buildings hundreds of kilometres away and sending people running into the streets, officials said. The quake hit at 9:22 am (0122 GMT) in a sparsely populated area about 150 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of the major Qinghai city of Golmud, the US Geological Survey said. The quake occurred ... more EU nations want cooperation with China on Africa: ministers 
Brussels (AFP) Nov 10, 2008EU foreign ministers on Monday backed proposals for cooperation with China on Africa, where Beijing's growing economic clout has caused unease in Europe. "It would seem advantageous to coordinate the EU's and China's efforts more closely around priorities which reflect Africa's needs," the ministers said in a joint statement released as they met in Brussels. "This trilateral dialogue ... more Oil prices rise on hope China's stimulus will stoke demand 
New York (AFP) Nov 10, 2008Crude oil prices extended last week's rally Monday, with sentiment boosted by hopes that China's huge economic stimulus package will lift energy demand. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light sweet crude for delivery in December rose to 62.41 dollars a barrel, a gain of 1.37 dollars from its close Friday. In London, Brent North Sea crude for December climbed 1.73 dollars to settle ... more China sees second violent cabbie strike in a week 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2008More than 200 taxi drivers in southern China smashed cars and besieged a government office in the country's second such strike in a week, an official and state media said on Monday. The cabbies gathered at the government headquarters in the city of Sanya on Hainan island early Monday to protest contract terms and competition from unlicensed cab drivers, a city official told AFP by phone. ... more UN panel criticises Chinese secrecy over torture questions 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 10, 2008A UN panel investigating torture allegations criticised China on Monday for its secrecy and lack of transparency on the issue. Felice Gaer, the UN Committee Against Torture's rapporteur on China, said she was frustrated at a lack of information, details or statistics on individual cases of rights abuses. She said she was "concerned not so much about an absence of statistics, but an ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 7, 2008Police in China are investigating two egg exporters after the toxic chemical melamine was discovered last month in their exports to Hong Kong, state media reported Friday. Investigators have been sent to Jingzhou Shuanggang Poultry Breeding and Processing Co. Ltd. and Jingshan Pengchang Agricultural Product Co. to track down the source of the contamination, the Beijing Times said. ... more Calm returns to southern Chinese city after anti-police riot 
Shenzhen, China (AFP) Nov 8, 2008Calm was restored to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Saturday after thousands of rioters attacked police to protest the death of a motorcyclist, witnesses said. Anger flared when Li Guochao, 31, crashed into a lamppost after a local official threw a walkie-talkie at him as he sped away from a checkpoint, the city's public security bureau said in a statement. Protests, led by Li' ... more Singapore not ready for non-ethnic Chinese leader: PM 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 9, 2008Singapore, a multi-cultural state of over 3.5 million people, is not ready for a non-ethnic Chinese premier in the near future, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in remarks published Sunday. Lee made his remarks Saturday during talks with members of the local Malay community in response to a question of whether Barack Obama's election as the first black US President could be mirrored in Si ... more China's media workers not in good physical shape: report 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 7, 2008Almost all of China's media workers are suffering from less than ideal health, largely due to heavy smoking, irregular meals and sleep, and sedentary lifestyles, state media reported Friday. About 97.5 percent of China's media workers had "sub-optimal health," meaning that their general physical condition was poor even though they had no specific diseases, the Xinhua news agency said. ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) Nov 7, 2008 Alongside their military deals, the People's Republic of China and the South American nations of Venezuela and Brazil have been cooperating extensively in the oil industry. In May 2008 the Venezuelan News Press reported that China Petrochemical Corp., or Sinopec, was signing a billion-dollar contract with Venezuela's state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela -- PDVSA. The contract provides for ... more China's fiscal stimulus package good news for Australia: PM 
Sydney (AFP) Nov 10, 2008China's massive financial stimulus package, which will pour more than half a trillion dollars into its economy, was good news for Australia and the region, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday. Beijing Sunday announced a four trillion yuan (586 billion dollars) deal to counter the global financial crisis, which involves tax cuts and increased spending and is equal to some seven percent of g ... more Markets cheer Chinese economic stimulus plan 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 10, 2008Asian stocks surged in early deals Monday, lifted by a Wall Street rally, a Chinese economic stimulus plan and a pledge by major economies to do what it takes to fight the financial crisis. Hopes were growing that world leaders would take further steps to ward off a deep global recession and calm months of market turmoil when they meet in Washington for an emergency summit at the weekend. ... more China's air show saw four bln dollars in deals: report 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2008China's biennial air show saw 16 deals signed with a total value of four billion dollars and involving 102 aircraft, state media reported on Monday. The seventh Airshow China closed on Sunday in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai with increased deal-making across the board despite the global financial crisis, the People's Daily said. During the previous staging of the airshow in 2006, ... more
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