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Hong Kong cargo ship hijacked off Yemen coast
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 18, 2008A Hong Kong-registered cargo ship was hijacked on Tuesday by pirates off the coast of Yemen and was believed to be heading for Somalia, government and military officials said. The cargo ship Delight was carrying 25 crew members and 36,000 tonnes of wheat when it was attacked on Tuesday afternoon in the Gulf of Aden as it headed for the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, the Chinese state-run news ... more Protest in China flares over land dispute: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2008Up to 2,000 people attacked a local Communist Party headquarters in northwest China early Tuesday in protest over a land dispute, state media reported. The protesters smashed windows of the party building and nearby cars in Longnan city, Gansu province, in a dispute over the forced demolition of homes and eviction of tenants, Xinhua news agency reported. About 30 people protesting the ... more Beijing orders demolition of leading activist's home 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2008Beijing authorities have issued an order to destroy the home of one of China's leading rights activists, who has been in police custody for more than 200 days, her husband and lawyer said Tuesday. The plight of Ni Yulan is one of the highest-profile of the many so-called "land grab" cases in China, where city residents are evicted from their homes or farmers kicked off their lands to make ... more China condemns hijacking of fishing boat off Somalia coast 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2008China Tuesday condemned the hijacking of a Chinese fishing boat off the coast of Somalia and said it is working to rescue of the 24-man crew. "The relevant Chinese departments are actively conducting rescue work," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said, giving no further details. "We condemn all piracy and abduction at sea." The boat, which belongs to the Tianjin Ocean Fishing Company ... more Tibetan exiles review tactics against Chinese rule 
Dharamshala, India (AFP) Nov 18, 2008Tibetan exiles worked Tuesday to hammer out a new strategy for their fight against Chinese rule in the region, after the Dalai Lama called for fresh guidance from his followers. More than 500 prominent Tibetans have gathered at the government in exile's base in northern India to debate whether to ditch the Dalai Lama's push for "meaningful autonomy" in favour of a demand for full independence ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2008Thirty-two workers were rescued from a flooded coal mine in China on Tuesday after being trapped for nearly a day, while the boss was being probed for running an illegal operation, state media reported. The workers were lifted out of the flooded shaft in Henan province shortly after 6:00 am (2200 GMT Monday), almost 24 hours after the accident occurred, and all were in stable condition in ... more Chinese official asserts right to build carrier: report 
London (AFP) Nov 17, 2008A top Chinese military official asserted his country's right to build an aircraft carrier in a British newspaper interview Monday, without commenting directly on whether it had decided to do so. Major General Qian Lihua, director of the Foreign Affairs Office at the Chinese Ministry of National Defence, told the Financial Times that if China did build a carrier, it would only be used for ... more Physicist admits sending China technical US space data 
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2008A Chinese-born physicist Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to illegally exporting American military space know-how to China, US officials said. Naturalized US citizen Shu Quan-Sheng, admitted handing over to Beijing information on the design and development of a fueling system for space launch vehicles between 2003 and 2007, the Justice Department said. Shu, 68, pleaded guilty to ... more China says not sending troops to Afghanistan: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2008China has no intention of sending troops to Afghanistan, state media said Monday, downplaying recent reports quoting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as saying Beijing could do so. "Except the United Nations peacekeeping operations approved by the UN Security Council, China never sends troops abroad," the official Xinhua news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang as saying in ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2008China's demand for oil is falling sharply and inventories are surging as the global economic downturn is gradually being felt, said China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC). Production at the nation's top oil producer has been affected "adversely" as the international financial crisis has continued to take its toll on the country, according to a statement on the company's website. ... more Two China airlines to get govt aid: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2008The parent companies of China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines are expected to each get three billion yuan (440 million dollars) to tide them over hard times, state media reported Monday. The two carriers will likely get the money to offset the adverse impact of weakening demand and high fuel costs, the Shanghai Securities News said, citing unnamed sources, prompting a sharp spik ... more 33 workers rescued from flooded mine: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2008Rescuers saved 33 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China's Henan Province early Tuesday, nearly 24 hours after the accident, state media reported. The workers were lifted out of the flooded shaft at 6:03 am (2203 GMT), Xinhua news agency reported. One miner was found dead. The accident at the Gaomendong Coal Mine near Pingdingshan city happened at about 7:20 am on Monday ... more Australia, China agree to fast-track free trade deal: PM Rudd 
Sydney (AFP) Nov 17, 2008Australia and China have agreed to speed up work on a free trade agreement following discussions on the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said. Rudd, who met China's President Hu Jintao in Washington following G20 talks on tackling the financial meltdown, said no deadline for an agreement had yet been set. "We've agreed to adopt a fresh approach to speeding up the conclu ... more
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