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China military buildup changing balance in Asia: US
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2009China's pursuit of "disruptive" technologies for nuclear, space and cyber warfare is altering Asia's military balance, the Pentagon said in a report Wednesday. China has kept up major investments in its armed forces and made advances in hi-tech weaponry that outpaced other countries in the region, the Defense Department said in its annual report to Congress on Beijing's military. Chinese ... more US House gives Taiwan 'unwavering commitment' 
Washington March 24, 2009The US Congress on Tuesday pledged "unwavering commitment" to ensuring Taiwan's security, defying protests from China which claims the island. Congress reaffirmed its stance 30 years after the United States broke off relations with Taiwan, which recently has been reconciling with China but still counts on US guarantees of protection. The House of Representatives in a voice vote approved ... more China fights gerbil plague with 'the pill' 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2009Authorities in northwestern China have resorted to using a contraception-abortion pill to rein in a plague of gerbils which is threatening the local desert ecosystem, state media said Wednesday. Forestry officials in the city of Changji in the vast Xinjiang region began distributing the pellets last May to curb the exploding gerbil population, Xinhua news agency said. The gerbils' large ... more Dalai Lama envoy says China lying to Obama 
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2009The Dalai Lama's chief negotiator said Wednesday that China lied to President Barack Obama on Tibet and said the spiritual leader would set the record straight when he visits the White House. Obama, meeting this month with China's top diplomat, nudged Beijing gently over its treatment of Tibet and voiced hope for a renewal of talks with the Dalai Lama's representatives which broke down in No ... more China court accepts first milk scandal lawsuit: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2009A Chinese court has officially accepted the first lawsuit seeking compensation for last year's tainted milk scandal, state media said Wednesday, opening up the possibility of a flood of court actions. A district court in the northern city of Shijiazhuang decided on Wednesday that it would hear the suit filed against the Sanlu Group, the dairy firm at the centre of the poisoned milk controver ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2009Two of China's largest banks reported soaring profits for 2008, defying the global financial storm, but warned that this year could be much more difficult. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest bank by market capitalisation, said Wednesday it saw net profits rise 36 percent to 110.8 billion yuan (16 billion dollars) in 2008 from the year before. "In an extremel ... more China playing "stabilizing role" amid crisis: US 
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2009US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that China was playing a "very important" role in containing the current financial crisis that has slammed the brakes on global growth. "I think China is playing a very important stabilizing role in this financial crisis we're seeing globally," he said in an interview with financial network CNBC. He also said that the United States wa ... more Migrant worker unemployment in China rising: govt survey 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2009The global economic crisis has led to the unemployment of far more migrant workers in China than the 20 million estimated earlier, said a government survey published on Wednesday. The poll carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics estimated that of the 70 million migrant workers who returned home for the Chinese New Year holiday in January, some 25 million were without jobs. It di ... more Why So Many Spaceports 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 10, 2009Just last week it was reported that China would soon start construction of a new space launch center in the southernmost Hainan Province. Apparently, the State Council and Central Military Commission approved the new spaceport in late 2008. According to the report this new site will boast high capacity and low costs. One might think this new launch site is badly needed due to high launch ... more |
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Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2009In a band 1,000 kilometers above Earth, a growing collection of mechanical debris is accumulating. Old rocket boosters, retired satellites, and even pieces of an intentionally exploded Chinese satellite threaten to destroy millions of dollars worth of orbiting surveillance, weather, and telecom satellites that we increasingly rely on in our daily lives. A month ago, a first-ever collision ... more 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 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
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