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UN ministerial meeting on Iranian nuclear program
New York (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Ministers from the six nations involved in talks over Iran's nuclear program will meet Tuesday at the United Nations with representatives of several Arab countries, diplomatic sources said Monday. The so-called P5-plus-1 -- Germany and permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- will join Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ... more Bush: World must be 'firm and patient' on NKorea 
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 15, 2008US President George W. Bush said Monday that he hoped Washington's partners in North Korean nuclear disarmament talks will stay "firm and patient" with the secretive regime. Fresh talks last week failed to yield a formal verification mechanism for ensuring North Korea tells the truth about its nuclear programmes, after the communist state refused to sign up to a Chinese-drafted proposal. ... more SKorea says energy aid to NKorea to continue 
Seoul (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Nations negotiating nuclear disarmament with North Korea will continue providing energy aid in coming weeks despite the failure of the latest round of multilateral talks, South Korea said Monday. Russia is pushing to provide 50,000 tons of fuel oil and China plans to deliver 99,000 tons by the end of January to complete their shares of the assistance, said foreign ministry spokesman Moon ... more China and Taiwan celebrate launch of direct flights 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 15, 2008China and Taiwan launched direct daily flights, postal and shipping services on Monday in a historic move hailed by both sides as cementing a new era in warm ties between the long-time rivals. The direct links ended the tedious and costly delays of having to go via a third party's air space or territorial waters, while also providing one of the most tangible benefits of a dramatic ... more Angola president off to China in search of investment 
Luanda (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos flew to China on Monday in search of further financial investment for his oil-rich southern African state, a government official said. Dos Santos' trip to China, his second in five months to one of Luanda's top economic partners, comes as Angola is being forced to re-evaluate its budgetary plans following the drop in oil prices. "The president is ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2008The United States asked China Monday to comply promptly with a WTO ruling that Beijing's tariffs on car part imports fell foul of global trade rules. US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said the ruling by the Geneva-based global trade watchdog confirmed that China's treatment of US and other imported auto parts was "inconsistent" with its WTO obligations. China lost an appeal against a ... more Macao's University To Analyze Data From China's Moon Probe 
Macao (XNA) Dec 15, 2008The Macao University of Science and Technology (MUST) Friday unveiled its lab of applied research of moon and planetary exploration science, which will analyze the data obtained by China's first moon probe Chang'e-1. The lab is co-established by MUST and the National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC). Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist for China's moon exploration ... more China To Launch New Remote Sensing Satellite 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 15, 2008China is scheduled to launch a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan V" on Monday at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The satellite is to be launched into the space on a Long March-4B carrier rocket "at an appropriate time", China News Service reports on Sunday. At present, both the rocket and the satellite were in good condition and the preparation ... more Airlift The Key To True Superpower Capability Part One 
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2008 In the world of superpowers, it's military airlift capability that separates the world's two heavy hitters -- the United States and Russia -- from all the wannabe second division powers. India and China are both building world power military forces with major air forces and navies. Both countries also are working hard on expanding their military industrial sectors. But both are still ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2008China's state-run press launched a stinging attack Friday on French President Nicolas Sarkozy nearly one week after he met the Dalai Lama, showing Beijing's anger over the encounter had not subsided. Several state-run newspapers accused France -- and particularly Sarkozy -- of having deeply hurt China by defying repeated warnings not to hold talks with Tibet's spiritual leader. ... more As China slams on brakes, commodity countries left reeling 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 14, 2008When China hits the brakes, commodities exporters half a world away have to shift to a lower gear, as the rapidly deteriorating fortunes of the copper sector shows. The global financial crisis has impacted China's copper-wired construction industry, machine makers and electric appliance producers at an amazing speed, with demand at home and abroad crumbling abruptly. Just as precipitously ... more Oil-rich Angola launches direct flight to China
Luanda (AFP) Dec 13, 2008Angola has launched a flight linking it to China, which has sent thousands of citizens to work on the reconstruction of the continent's fastest growing economy following its a 27-year civil war. The first direct 14-hour flight from Luanda's Fourth of February Airport to Beijing's Capital International Airport left on Saturday. "The flight will run twice a week on a Boeing 777-200 ER," ... more China's inflation to weaken further in December: senior official 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2008China's inflation will weaken further in December as the economy continues to slow, a key policy maker said Saturday, while also confirming next year's economic growth target will be eight percent. The producer price index, PPI, will retreat "markedly" this month, increasing the possibility of deflation, said Liu Mingkang, chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission, according to Xinhua ... more
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