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Some 100 countries to sign cluster bomb ban in Oslo
Oslo (AFP) Dec 1, 2008Some 100 countries will ban the use of cluster bombs with the signing of a treaty Wednesday in Oslo but major producers such as China, Russia and the United States are shunning the pact. The treaty, agreed upon in Dublin in May, outlaws the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions which primarily kill civilians. "It's only one of the very few times in history that a ... more China scraps price control on foods 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2008China's top economic planning agency Monday removed price controls on grain and other food products that were imposed early this year when inflation was a bigger concern. Caps on the prices of grain, edible oil, meat, dairy products and eggs were lifted with immediate effect, the National Development and Reform Commission said on its website. Requirements on enterprises to submit price-r ... more China says 294,000 children fell ill from tainted milk 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2008China said Monday that a total of 294,000 children had fallen ill from consuming dairy products tainted with the industrial chemical melamine, with 154 of them still in serious condition. In a statement on its website, the health ministry also indicated the number of dead may rise from the four previously announced, saying that six deaths since September 10 may be linked to the consumption o ... more Dalai Lama calls for dealing firmly with China 
Prague (AFP) Dec 1, 2008Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Monday called on the world to stand firm when dealing with China, while recognising that the Asian economic giant could not be ignored. "I'm always telling my friends that a good, a close relationship with a huge country like China is very essential, and not only for the economy," he said at a press conference during a private visit in Prague. ... more 15 dead in China coal mine accident: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2008Fifteen workers died after an explosion at a coal mine in northeast China, state media reported on Monday. The blast occurred on Sunday afternoon at a legally run mine in Qitaihe city, Heilongjiang province, according to the Xinhua news agency, which said the cause of the accident was still being investigated. Twenty-five workers were in the mine when the explosion happened, with 10 mana ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2008China's unprecedented decision to cancel a summit with the European Union over Tibet shows an increasing willingness for Beijing to flex its ever-strengthening global muscle, analysts said Thursday. The China-EU summit, due to take place on Monday in France, was called off at the last minute by the Asian giant, which said it was unhappy at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet the ... more Taxi drivers strike in south China: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2008Hundreds of taxi drivers went on strike in two southern Chinese cities, state media reported Friday, in the latest work stoppage by cabbies this month. The taxi drivers had rallied in Chaozhou and Jieyang in the southern province of Guangdong for at least two days, demanding the government crack down on unlicensed cabs, the official Xinhua news agency reported. In Chaozhou, where drivers ... more Oil prices climb after China cuts rates 
New York (AFP) Nov 26, 2008World oil prices rebounded Wednesday after Chinese and European moves to fight the global economic downturn eased fears of a deeper crisis that cuts energy demand. The market was also supported by the prospect of a possible OPEC output cut when the crude exporters' cartel meets this weekend in Cairo. Light sweet crude for January climbed 3.67 dollars to close at 54.44 dollars a barrel on ... more Shanghai set to begin building China's tallest ever tower 
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 27, 2008Construction is set to begin Saturday on a 632-metre Chinese scroll-shaped glass tower that will be the country's tallest, in what officials are calling a symbol of hope in a time of financial crisis. The 14.8-billion-yuan (2.2-billion-dollar) "Shanghai Tower" is expected to be completed by 2014 in the city's Pudong district, Gu Jianping, president of the Shanghai Tower Construction and ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2008China has postponed talks on finalising a deal with Airbus for 150 passenger planes after Prime Minister Wen Jiaboa scrapped his visit to France, a spokesman for the European aircraft maker said Thursday. But the spokesman said there were no indications that Beijing would back out of the contract for the 110 A320 medium-haul planes and the bigger 40 A330s carriers. China, angry over ... more China losing competitive edge amid crisis: President Hu 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2008President Hu Jintao has warned China's economy is losing its competitive edge amid the ongoing global financial crisis, state media reported Sunday. Hu made the downbeat remarks Saturday at a meeting of the Communist Party's elite Political Bureau, according to party mouthpiece the People's Daily. There is a clear slowdown in global economic growth, with a marked weakening in external ... more Bank of China opens private bank business in Geneva 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 28, 2008Bank of China on Friday said it has opened a private bank and institutional asset management arm in Switzerland, marking the group's first step in the private banking business abroad. Kenneth Ge, who chairs Bank of China (Suisse) SA, told reporters in Geneva that BOC had only begun offering private banking services in China last year, but the group was now already looking at expanding abroad ... more Stocks rise but grim economic news pours in 
London (AFP) Nov 27, 2008Massive stimulus efforts to stave off a global recession steadied stock markets on Thursday but grim outlooks in China and elsewhere indicated that the economic crisis still has a long way to run. London and other stock markets rallied a day after the EU unveiled a 200-billion-euro (260 billion dollar) stimulus package and China announced its biggest interest rate cut in a decade. China ... more
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