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Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 2, 2008 Ukraine and China have been engaged in negotiations on the joint design of a large military transport aircraft, according to sources in Ukraine's Antonov Aircraft Co. The agreement was expected to be signed this month, with the aircraft project to begin soon afterward. According to a source in the Ukrainian military industry, the basic design concept of the aircraft already has been fin ... more Taiwan rules out signing peace accord with China any time soon 
Taipei (AFP) Dec 3, 2008Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday Taipei and Beijing would not strike a peace agreement any time soon because the two sides were concentrating on solving practical problems. "Over the last six months, we have aimed at issues which are relatively easier ones," Ma told a meeting of foreign journalists in Taipei. "As to signing a peace agreement, both sides have this issue in ... more New wealth stirs Chinese interest in horse-riding 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2008For Shi Qi, the 35-year-old owner of a Beijing door factory, there is one haven for peace and quiet in an otherwise stressful existence: horse-riding. When he visits his plant on the outskirts of the capital, which he does nearly every day, he also stops by the Equuleus Horse Riding Club to mount one of his three thoroughbreds. "Horses are a hobby for me, not an investment object," said ... more EU targets Chinese soy imports in new melamine scare 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 3, 2008The European Union (EU) decided on Wednesday to extend restrictions on Chinese food imports after high levels of the toxic chemical melamine were found in soya products. After banning Chinese milk products in September, the 27-nation bloc has now decided to prohibit imports of Chinese food containing soya that is destined for infants or small children, the European Commission said. ... more Dalai Lama not likely to visit Taiwan for now: President Ma 
Taipei (AFP) Dec 3, 2008Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday made it clear that Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is not likely to visit the island for now, as Taipei's ties with Beijing improve. "Religious leaders are welcome to visit Taiwan... but I think at the current moment, the timing is not appropriate for that," Ma told members of the Taipei Foreign Correspondents Club, without going into ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2008The United States said Tuesday it will refrain this week from signing a treaty in Norway to ban cluster bombs, because the document is too broad and endangers US soldiers. Some 100 countries will ban the use of such weapons when their delegates sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions on Wednesday in Oslo but major producers like the United States, China and Russia are shunning the pact. ... more Trust in Chinese food exports drops over milk scandal: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 2, 2008International confidence in Chinese food exports has dived since the scandal erupted over contaminated milk in China, with dairy items the worst affected, state press reported on Tuesday. China exported just over 1,000 tonnes of dairy products in October, down 92 percent from a year earlier, the China Daily reported, quoting figures from the customs administration. In September ... more US, China set to grapple with economic growth concerns 
Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2008The United States and China hold high level talks this week expected to be dominated by concerns whether China can maintain high growth rates at a time when global expansion has been dampened by financial turmoil. The two powers will hold their twice-yearly "strategic economic dialogue" on December 4-5 in Beijing, the last under the administration of President George W. Bush whose successor ... more China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite 
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 02, 2008China launched a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan IV" on Monday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite will be used for scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield estimate and disaster prevention and relief, according to its chief developer, China Academy of Space Technology. The satellite was launched on a Long March-2 ... more |
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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 PolyU Gears Up For Sino-Russian Interplanetary Space Mission 
Hong Kong (SPX) Dec 01, 2008The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is working closely with the well-established Russian Space Agency in designing a state-of-the-art space tool which will be carried onboard a Russian spacecraft for the Red Planet in the 2009 Sino-Russian Space Mission - the first strategic interplanetary collaboration between China and Russia. This historical mission also marks the first ... more China executes Taiwan spy: daughter 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2008China on Friday executed a scientist accused of passing information to Taiwan, his daughter told AFP, amid strong condemnation from the United States. Wo Weihan, a 59-year-old medical scientist, was executed Friday morning, his daughter Ran Chen, an Austrian citizen married to an American, said. "I found out through the Austrian embassy," a distressed Chen said by telephone. The Unit ... more
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