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Tokyo governor says NKorea best taken over by China
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 13, 2009Tokyo's outspoken governor Shintaro Ishihara said Tuesday that North Korea would be best taken over by China, allowing the impoverished hardline communist state to collapse peacefully. Ishihara, who often provokes controversy with hawkish remarks, said six-way talks spearheaded by the United States had made little progress in ending North Korea's nuclear weapons drive or integrating it into ... more China Picking Over The Pieces Of South African Arms Industry Part Two 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jan 13, 2009 Chinese manufacturers have engaged in active discussions with South Africa in hopes of acquiring TV video cameras and second-generation thermal imaging cameras used in Denel's Seeker II unmanned air vehicle surveillance system. The top military technology that China aspires to acquire from South Africa is without doubt the unmanned air vehicle. China's New Era Group Corp. had several r ... more Vietnam finds bird flu in chicken smuggled from China: report 
Hanoi (AFP) Jan 13, 2009Vietnam has detected bird flu in chicken smuggled from China as the illegal trade picks up ahead of the lunar New Year later this month, state media reported Tuesday. Eight out of 16 poultry samples tested by animal health officials in the northern border province of Lang Son were infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, said the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper. The provincia ... more Russia, China spur worldwide demand for wine: study 
Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2009With consumers in Russia and China developing a taste for wine, worldwide demand is expected to climb until 2012 despite the economic downturn, a French study said Tuesday. "We believe that the effects of the economic crisis will be limited" in the wine sector, said Robert Beynat, director of Vinexpo, one of the world's biggest wine fairs held annually in Bordeaux. Russia and China are e ... more Chinese foreign minister begins Africa tour: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2009Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Tuesday began a four-nation trip to Africa, the government said, kicking off a traditional visit to build China's relationship with the continent. Yang's tour of Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi and South Africa would last until Saturday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told journalists. "He will exchange views on bilateral issues, China-African cooperati ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) Jan 14, 2009China's major steel makers saw their earnings slump in 2008 as demand fell and raw material costs soared, state press reported Wednesday, citing company officials. The Shanghai Securities News, an official mouthpiece for China's securities regulator, cited an unnamed Shanghai Baosteel Group executive as saying the leading producer had a 2008 net profit of about 23 billion yuan (3.4 billion ... more Chinese Food Economy Benefits Small, Poor Farmers 
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 11, 2009One of the most significant changes in China's agricultural economy over the past fifteen years has been the rise of horticulture. During this same time period, modern supply chains have also emerged. A new study in the Review of Agricultural Economics reveals that the recent changes in China's food economy have contributed to an improvement in poverty reduction and betterment of small farmers. ... more World Bank urges China to raise water prices to counter crisis 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009The World Bank urged China Monday to raise water prices to encourage people to use less water and to promote efficiency in a bid to prevent a "severe water scarcity crisis." "To provide appropriate incentives for the adoption of water saving technologies and behaviours, water prices need to be allowed to rise to reflect its full scarcity value," the bank said in a report published Monday. ... more Tibet plans holiday for China's 'liberation of serfs': report 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009Tibet may introduce a holiday to celebrate the "liberation of millions of serfs", an official and state media said Monday, in an apparent reference to China's crackdown on a rebellion five decades ago. The legislature of the region, the Tibetan region's People's Congress, will meet this week to discuss a proposal for the holiday to be every year on March 28, according to a legislative spokes ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009The over-prescription and misuse of antibiotics in China is responsible for killing an estimated 80,000 people annually due to patients' adverse reactions, state press reported Monday. The estimate was reached after medical experts investigated the deaths of 200,000 sick people in 2005, concluding that 40 percent of the fatalities were due to the abuse of antibiotics, the China Youth Daily s ... more Recession got you down? Buy a hybrid 
Detroit, Michigan (AFP) Jan 12, 2009Auto makers are pegging their hopes for a recovery on electric and hybrid vehicles, with a large number of prototypes unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week. Daimler, Toyota and General Motors, as well as industry newcomer BYD of China showcased new electric vehicles, while several others announced plans for battery-powered cars and trucks by 2012. ... more Japanese retailers expand supplies from outside China: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 12, 2009Japan's major retailers are stepping up purchases from suppliers in Asia other than their traditional source, China, as labour costs there continue to climb, a report said Monday. The yen's appreciation has also prompted the companies to diversify their supply chains while consumers tighten their purse strings in the middle of the economic downturn, the business daily Nikkei said. Ito-Yo ... more China's exports fall for second month amid crisis: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2009Chinese exports extended their decline into a second month in December as the global crisis continued to hurt its heavily trade-dependent economy, state media reported Tuesday. Imports dropped even more sharply, leaving China with its second-largest trade surplus ever, according to customs figures published in the China Daily. Exports from the world's fourth-largest economy dropped 2.8 p ... more
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