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Chinese sailors fend off Somali pirates amid fresh attacks
Mogadishu (AFP) Dec 17, 2008Chinese sailors fought off Somali pirates trying to hijack their ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday in a new wave of attacks that saw three other vessels captured. The high-seas drama heightened after the UN authorised land operations against the sea bandits who are currently demanding ransoms for a Saudi super-tanker, an arms-laden Ukrainian freighter and other ships. China said it ... more Three human traffickers sentenced to death in China: state press 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 17, 2008A court in southwest China has sentenced three leading members of a trafficking ring to death for kidnapping and selling 88 women and a child, state press said Wednesday. The 29-member ring kidnapped the women with the lure of jobs on a tea plantation, before selling them as brides to impoverished areas in the provinces of Shanxi, Fujian and Zhejiang, the Xinhua news agency said. ... more China dismisses EU concern over activist arrests: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 17, 2008China Wednesday dismissed EU concerns over the recent arrest of rights campaigners including leading activist Liu Xiaobo, state media reported. "China is a country under the rule of law and handles relevant issues strictly in accordance with laws," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. "We oppose foreign countries interfering in China's ... more Troubled automaker GM opens new plant in China 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 17, 2008Beleaguered auto giant General Motors opened a new joint venture factory in northeast China Wednesday, as it sharply cut back capacity in the United States due to the rapid economic downturn. The joint venture plant in Shenyang city, inaugurated as the iconic American brand is fighting for its life amidst the global crisis, will mass produce the compact Chevrolet Cruze from the second ... more Sunrise Solar Completes Successful Asian Mission 
San Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2008Sunrise Solar has announced the successful completion of its first Asian mission. The Company's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Jun Kim, met with executives of solar partners and suppliers in Korea and China setting the foundation for the Company's future growth. "We expect the relationships we have established with these key industry partners to provide a base from which we will successfully ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) Dec 16, 2008North Korea is set to remove inoperative foreign companies from a faltering special economic zone, officials said Tuesday, following a report that some Chinese firms have already been told to leave. South Korea's unification ministry said the North in October conducted a probe into companies that exist only on paper but do not invest in the Rajin-Sonbong zone. The zone was created in ... more China defends censoring websites that break rules 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008China defended Tuesday the blocking of websites it said violated Chinese law and urged Internet companies to respect its legal system. "The Chinese government conducts necessary management over the Internet. It is the same with other nations," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told journalists. "You cannot deny, some websites actually contain content that violates China's laws." ... more China celebrates, and suffers, in 2008
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008China entered 2008 with high hopes of basking in an Olympic glow, but the past 12 months were a rocky and traumatic ride that showed its path to global superpower status would not always be smooth. Even as the world's most populous nation continued its seemingly inexorable economic rise, violence in Tibet and a devastating earthquake in the southwest were just some of the crises that left it ... more China still open to Tibet dialogue: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008China said on Tuesday it was still open to dialogue with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, after the United Nations chief urged Beijing to continue the talks. But, repeating its long-held position, China insisted that making headway in the negotiations was up to the Dalai Lama. "The Chinese government... always expresses sincerity towards the contacts and ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos arrived in Beijing Tuesday on a trip to drum up funds for his oil rich African state. Dos Santos starts the four-day tour with talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said. The trip, the president's second in five months to one of Angola's top economic partners, comes as the west African nation is being forced ... more Key Challenges And Issues Facing The US Nuclear Energy Outlook 
New York NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2008Nuclear power plays a major role in the US energy industry as the country, after coal and natural gas, produces its maximum amount of electricity from nuclear power plants. Oil and hydropower are the next biggest sources of energy. But the US heavily depends on imported uranium for its nuclear power industry. And with China, India and Russia planning for massive deployments in nuclear ... more China regrets WTO decision on auto parts 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008China expressed regret Tuesday over a World Trade Organisation ruling that its tariffs on imported car parts were not in line with global rules, and refrained from saying it would comply. Commerce ministry spokesman Yao Jian said Beijing welcomed sections of the WTO ruling on imported car kits, but was unhappy its appeal on imported parts was turned down. "We express our regret over the ... more China outlines plan to fight global economic crisis 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao outlined Tuesday his government's plan to fight the global economic downturn and spur growth, in a meeting with the visiting World Bank chief, the government said. "Our efforts to expand domestic demand are being linked up with overall economic growth, social development and the improvement of living standards," the foreign ministry quoted Wen as saying in ... more
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