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China 'seriously' considering building an aircraft carrier: spokesman
Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2008China will seriously consider building an aircraft carrier to ensure the nation's maritime security and safeguard the sovereignty of its coastal waters, a defence official said Tuesday. "An aircraft carrier is a symbol of overall national strength and a symbol of the competitiveness of the nation's naval force," defence ministry spokesman Huang Xueping told journalists. "The Chinese gov ... more China adds 32 deaths to dismal work safety statistics 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2008Thirty-two people died in two separate accidents in China Saturday, as explosives went off in a rural area while a lift crashed on an urban building site, highlighting the nation's poor work safety record. In the first of the incidents, a blast erupted at 1:12 am (1712 GMT Friday) in the village of Donggancheng, in central China's Henan province, the Xinhua news agency reported. "Fifteen ... more China celebrates 115th anniversary of Mao's birth: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2008China marked the 115th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary Mao Zedong Friday, with "long-life" noodles and a foot race in the iconic leader's hometown, state press said. Thousands of people gathered in Mao's birthplace of Shaoshan village to commemorate the "Great Helmsman," who founded the People's Republic in 1949 and served as China's leader until his death in 1976, Xinhua news agen ... more Chinese, Lebanese men among 13 dead in DR Congo crime wave 
Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 26, 2008A Chinese man and two Lebanese nationals were shot dead in a crime wave in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo that also left 10 Congolese dead this week, witnesses and officials said Friday. The Chinese man was shot dead in broad daylight in the town of Likasi late Friday, witnesses told AFP. In the city of Lubumbashi, near the border with Zambia, a Lebanese man was shot dead in h ... more Chinese dairy firms agree to pay compensation for melamine victims: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2008Chinese dairy firms whose products contained the toxic chemical melamine have agreed to pay compensation to the families of babies that died or fell ill from tainted milk, state media said Saturday. The 22 companies will pay a lump sum to victims of the melamine scandal, which has shocked China since it erupted in September and has left six babies dead while sickening nearly 300,000, the Xin ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2008Nine people were injured, two of them seriously, when an earthquake struck southwest China near the border with Myanmar early Friday, state media reported. The 4.9-magnitude quake struck at about 2020 GMT Thursday near the city of Ruili in Yunnan province, the Xinhua news agency said. The city's Party chief Yang Yueguo told Xinhua two villagers were seriously injured while the other seve ... more Analysis: Rivals in Africa -- Part 1 
Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 24, 2008 The People's Republic of China is increasingly challenging Russia in the African arms trade, offering lower prices on weapons that, ironically, are often made in China with Russian technologies. Chinese products are less expensive than Russian and Western systems. They are similar to the Russian systems that many African countries are familiar with, and they are also easy to maintain an ... more China detains 59 over 'subversive rumours' in Tibet: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2008China has detained 59 people accused of fabricating subversive rumours in Tibet, state media said Thursday, blaming forces allied to the Himalayan region's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama. Since unrest broke out in Tibet in March, police have cracked 48 cases of "rumour-mongering" and detained 59 people, the Chinatibetnews.com website said, citing Xin Yuanming, deputy chief of police ... more China encourages mainland companies to invest in Taiwan 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 25, 2008China on Thursday published guidelines for mainland companies to invest in Taiwan, in a bid to further strengthen ties with the long-standing rival that it considers part of its territory. A joint statement by China's National Development and Reform Commission and the Taiwan Affairs Office publicly outlined three criteria for companies registered on the mainland who wish to invest in Taiwan. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2008Japanese carmaker Toyota Friday began a recall of nearly 122,000 cars in China due to defects that could lead to steering failure, the Chinese government and the automaker said. The recall covers Crown, Reiz and Lexus models, said a statement posted on the website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. The company would contact car owners to have ... more Chinese state firms told to ease on job cuts in 2009: report 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 26, 2008Chinese authorities urged state-run firms to refrain from job cuts in 2009 even though they are likely to face a difficult year due to the global slowdown, state media reported Friday. "State-owned companies must keep stability of staff team and try not to cut jobs," the Xinhua news agency reported, citing Li Rongrong, chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commiss ... more China plans to avert US-style auto crisis: report 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 25, 2008China's top economic planning agency is drafting a stimulus package to save the automotive sector from a US-style crisis, state media reported Thursday. The National Development and Reform Commission is to send rescue plans to the cabinet by the end of the week, and if approved they are expected to be implemented in January, the Shanghai Securities News said, citing sources. Measures wil ... more China starts filling tanks at largest oil reserve: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2008China has started filling tanks at its largest oil reserve, taking advantage of tumbling world crude prices, state media reported Thursday. The facility's 10 tanks, which have a total capacity of 6.3 million barrels, are operated by China National Petroleum Corp., the nation's top oil producer, and are located in the northwest Xinjiang region, the Xinhua news agency said. This is just th ... more
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