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YouTube confirms website blocked in China
San Francisco (AFP) March 24, 2009YouTube confirmed Tuesday its website was being blocked in China, although the California firm offered no explanation for why Chinese authorities were barring access to the popular video-sharing service. "YouTube has been blocked in China since yesterday," company spokesman Scott Rubin said. "We do not know the reason for the blockage, and we're working as quickly as possible to restore ... more Greenpeace urges China's Hu on climate change 
Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2009The environmental campaign group Greenpeace China called Tuesday on President Hu Jintao to push China to the forefront of the fight against global warming. It urged Hu to attend a key conference in the Danish capital Copenhagen in December at which nations are hoping to draw up a new agreement on minimising climate change to replace the Kyoto Protocol. "As the largest global greenhouse ... more Contagious disease spreads among China infants: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2009Thousands of children in east and central China have been sickened with hand, foot and mouth disease, a highly contagious illness that is sometimes fatal, the government and state press said Tuesday. Two children died of the disease, also known as enterovirus, over the weekend in Heze city in the eastern province of Shandong, the provincial medical department said on its website. Accordi ... more China raises petrol, diesel prices: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2009China will increase its benchmark retail prices of petrol and diesel as of midnight on Tuesday, state media said, reversing earlier cuts in the second fuel price adjustment this year. The benchmark retail price of petrol will go up by 290 yuan (42 dollars) per tonne and diesel by 180 yuan per tonne, the Xinhua news agency reported late Tuesday. The National Development and Reform Commiss ... more Australia denies Chinalco link to free-trade delay 
Melbourne (AFP) March 24, 2009Australia on Tuesday denied its hesitation over a state-owned Chinese company's major investment in mining giant Rio Tinto had stalled talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Beijing. Trade Minister Simon Crean said neither Canberra or Beijing were linking the free-trade talks with Chinalco's 19.5 billion US dollar bid. Australia has deferred a decision on whether to approve the investmen ... more |
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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 confirms intent to build aircraft carrier: reports 
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2009China will develop an aircraft carrier in line with its status as a major global power, state press Monday reported the nation's defence minister as saying. The comments by Liang Guanglie, which come shortly after a spike in tension when Chinese vessels confronted a US naval surveillance ship, are the latest high-level confirmation that Beijing is beefing up its military. Liang told visi ... more 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 |
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Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2009China's controversial choice as the second highest Tibetan spiritual leader has called on people in the Himalayan region to support the leadership of the communist party, state media said Sunday. Gyaincain Norbu, the 11th Panchen Lama, said "the hard-earned happy life of today's Tibetans should be greatly cherished," the official Xinhua news agency reported. His comments, to be published ... more China wants to restructure auto industry 
Beijing (AFP) March 21, 2009China said Saturday it wanted to boost its auto industry by reducing the number of companies in the sector through mergers and promoting two or three carmakers to become the dominant players. The government's plans for auto industry reform were unveiled two months after it approved stimulus measures including tax cuts and subsidies to help carmakers survive the global economic downturn. ... more China to be flexible at Doha talks: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2009China will be flexible on issues at the Doha Round of global trade talks in order to help negotiations that have been stalled for years, state media said Monday. "China will show flexibility on issues (such as agriculture) to facilitate the completion of the multilateral world trade system," Commerce Minister Chen Deming said, according to the China Daily. He added that China was prepare ... more China officials hit out at protectionism, reject Coke fears 
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
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