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China to provide clean water for 60 mln in 2009: state media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2009China plans to provide clean water for 60 million people in 2009, addressing one of the main public health issues facing the vast nation, state media said Wednesday. Currently, more than 200 million Chinese do not have access to safe drinking water, down from 379 million in late 2000, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing government data. Rapid economic growth has severely curtailed ... more Wen and Putin lash out at US over economic crisis 
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 28, 2009Chinese and Russian leaders Wen Jiabao and Vladimir Putin on Wednesday blamed the United States for causing the global economic crisis on a gloomy first day of the Davos forum. Both called for a new attitude by President Barack Obama, while deepening pessimism over the future of the global economy enshrouded the World Economic Forum. Chinese premier Wen said America's voracious appetite ... more Chinese premier defends forex policy at German talks 
Berlin (AFP) Jan 29, 2009Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao defended the yuan exchange rate as "reasonable and balanced" Thursday against US accusations Beijing was manipulating its currency to boost exports. Wen made the remarks after talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on the second leg of a European tour dominated talks on a response to the crisis ravaging global economies. "In light of the current economic situation ... more China confident of getting back onto fast track growth 
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 28, 2009China may face "severe challenges" now because of the economic crisis, but Premier Wen Jiabao and businessmen are confident the country will soon be on the fast-track to growth. Wen acknowledged at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the financial crisis has hit China hard with growth collapsing in recent months. He stressed that economic growth must hit 8.0 percent this year to stop ... more China's deadly coal mines kill fewer people in 2008: reports 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2009The number of people killed in China's notoriously dangerous coal mines dropped in 2008, the government and state media reported, indicating the total amount of fatalities was more than 3,200. Coal mine deaths dropped 15.1 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year, the official Xinhua news agency late on Tuesday quoted the country's State Administration of Work Safety as saying. The ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2009US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Tuesday for "a comprehensive dialogue" with China, saying president George W. Bush's administration focused too much on economic issues. "We need a comprehensive dialogue with China," Clinton told her first news briefing since she took charge of US foreign policy last week on behalf of President Barack Obama. "The strategic dialogue that was ... more Chinese premier ready to work with Europe 
Geneva (AFP) Jan 27, 2009Chinese premier Wen Jiabao signalled after a meeting with Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz Tuesday that China was ready to work with Europe to restore confidence on plunging global financial markets. "China is ready to cooperate with Europe and Switzerland in order to restore confidence on international markets," he said in remarks reported by the Swiss news agency ATS. The Chinese ... more China to begin projecting military around the world: analysts 
London (AFP) Jan 27, 2009China is likely to begin deploying its military increasingly further from its borders, analysts at a top thinktank said on Tuesday. The Asian power was also unlikely to constrain its defence budget because of an economic downturn that has left the World Bank forecasting the slowest pace of growth in China since 1990, the analysts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies said. ... more WHO says no evidence of China bird flu epidemic 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2009The World Health Organisation said Tuesday there was no evidence of a bird flu epidemic in China after a fifth person died of the disease this month, but urged caution over the Lunar New Year holiday. An 18-year-old man succumbed to the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus Monday, bringing to five the number of fatalities from the disease so far this year in China, compared to just three in the ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) Jan 27, 2009Switzerland and China on Tuesday agreed to examine a free trade deal and bolster protection for their investors, the Swiss government announced after a meeting with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. Wen and Swiss President and Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz also discussed the current global financial crisis as well as human rights and cooperation on science and technology, the Swiss federal ... more Honda slashes output again -- but boosts China 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 27, 2009Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it would roll back production further in Japan and North America but step up output in China, where demand is still growing despite the global economic crisis. Shares in Japan's second largest automaker rallied on the production news in China, soaring 9.3 percent in Tokyo to end at 2,125 yen, outperforming the benchmark Nikkei index's rise of 4.93 percent. ... more China's oil product imports more than doubled in 2008: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2009China's imports of oil products more than doubled last year as the nation's own producers were forced to scale down their activity, state media reported Tuesday. Beijing imported 14.7 million tonnes of oil products, including gasoline, diesel oil and kerosene, in 2008, up 107.4 percent from the year before, the Xinhua news agency said, citing the China Petroleum and Chemical Association. ... more China 'regrets' WTO ruling but vows cooperation on IPR 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2009China on Tuesday expressed regret over a World Trade Organisation ruling that backed the United States in a copyright protection dispute, but pledged to cooperate with other countries on the issue. "As we continually strengthen domestic intellectual property rights, we will continue to promote international exchanges and cooperation on IPR and promote the healthy development of global trade ... more
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