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China chemical factory cave-in kills 11: state media
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2009Eleven chemical plant workers died on Monday when the ceiling of their factory in southwestern China caved in, state media reported. The accident occurred in Chongqing municipality at the Jianfeng chemical factory, Xinhua news agency said, quoting local officials. The report said 11 bodies had been recovered, but that a 12th worker could also be buried. It gave no other details. Dead ... more China seeks volunteers for AIDS vaccine trials: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 21, 2009Chinese scientists are seeking volunteers to undergo a second phase of human trials on an AIDS vaccine, state media reported Saturday. China began research into an AIDS vaccine 13 years ago and conducted its first phase of clinical trials on 49 people aged between 18 and 50 in the Guangxi region of southern China in 2005, the Xinhua news agency said. "The recipients of the vaccine do not ... more Drug-resistant TB on the rise in Asia: WHO 
Manila (AFP) March 23, 2009World health chiefs stressed Monday the urgent need for countries to strengthen their health systems to tackle the spread of tuberculosis amid the growing threat of drug-resistant TB. The World Health Organisation's Dr. Pieter van Maaren told AFP that there were 112,000 new cases of drug-resistant TB in China alone in 2007 and figures for 2008 were likely to be similar. Van Maaren, WHO's ... more Province supplying Beijing water drying up: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2009A province in north China that supplies Beijing with much needed water is itself facing serious shortages of the resource, state media reported ahead of World Water Day on Sunday. Li Qinglin, director of Hebei's water conservation department, said water shortages had become a big problem for the province's social and economic development, the official Xinhua news agency reported late Saturda ... more Security tight in Tibetan protest town in China: witnesses 
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2009Security forces patrolled the streets of a Tibetan town in northwest China Monday after a weekend protest led to the detention of nearly 100 monks, residents and an activist group said. "Security patrols continue today and there are still very few people in the streets," a resident, who could not be named for fear of reprisal, told AFP by telephone. The woman said she was unsure about th ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2009China hit out at trade protectionism on Monday, a day after stressing its veto of Coca-Cola's bid for a local company does not mean it is hostile to foreign investment. Vice Finance Minister Li Yong called on the Group of 20 (G20) major economies to reject protectionism at next week's meeting in London, saying it could set back recovery from the economic slowdown. "Protectionism will ser ... more China's Wen urges innovation to fight crisis: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2009China's Premier Wen Jiabao has urged businesses to focus on upgrading and innovation to help ride through the global financial crisis, state media reported Sunday. "Chinese companies should focus on adjusting product structure, improving quality and upgrading technologies in the face of economic woes," Wen said during a visit to northeast China, the official Xinhua news agency said. Urgi ... more OECD expects world economy to shrink in 2009 
Beijing (AFP) March 20, 2009The world economy is likely to shrink in 2009 despite growth in Asian powerhouses China and India, the head of the OECD Angel Gurria said Friday, warning of a first global contraction in 60 years. "Now we are probably seeing a world which will go negative because even the positive growth of India and China is not going to be enough to offset the negative growth in (developed countries)," he ... more Siemens unveils 750-mln-euro Chinese train contract 
Frankfurt (AFP) March 20, 2009The German group Siemens said Friday it had won another Chinese contract for 100 high-speed trains worth 750 million euros (one billion dollars). Siemens "has secured five of the last six contracts on the high speed rail market over 300 kmh (188 mph)" in China, the Munich-based conglomerate said in a statement. The trains would be assembled in China from parts made in German, Austrian an ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009China plans to launch 15 to 16 satellites this year, Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project, said here Monday. "Though the global financial crisis is taking toll on world economy, it has no impact on China's space programs," Zhang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, told media. China is at present "batch-producin ... more Macao Donates 14 Million Yuan To Mainland Space Program 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009Macao people donated 14.46 million yuan (2.1 million U.S. dollars) to the China Space Foundation (CSF) at a ceremony in Beijing. The donation came from 49 Macao businessmen and the non-governmental Macao Foundation, said a statement from the CSF after the ceremony. Of the fund, 2.5 million yuan would go to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and 1.5 million to Xichang Satellite Launch Ce ... more Scholarships Established For Aerospace Research 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009China Aerospace Science and Industry (CASIC) announced on Sunday the establishment of a scholarship worth 5 million yuan (about 714,280 U.S. dollars) for aerospace research in five prestigious domestic universities. The five universities are Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University. ... more China 'aggressive' on sea: US commander 
Washington (AFP) March 19, 2009The commander of US forces in the Pacific on Thursday accused China of "aggressive" behavior after a showdown between the two nations' navies. The US military accused Chinese vessels of harassing the Impeccable ship in international waters of the South China Sea earlier this month. Beijing said the surveillance ship was engaged in illegal activities. Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the ... more
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