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Taiwan's defence minister apologises for scandals
Taipei (AFP) April 11, 2009Taiwan's defence minister Chen Chao-min Saturday apologised for a recent spate of corruption scandals and alleged crimes involving the island's armed forces. "I am very distressed over the military's recent performance and I would like to express my utmost apologies for letting the public down," Chen told reporters. His statement came after a retired lieutenant general and several other ... more China braces for Tiananmen tensions 
Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2009The 20th anniversary this week of reformist leader Hu Yaobang's death will kick off an ultra-sensitive period for China's communist rulers as they are forced to revisit the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. Wednesday will mark the beginning of a period of heightened tension and increased security in China that will last until June 4, the date in 1989 when soldiers were sent into Tiananmen Square ... more China pledges to improve human rights 
Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2009China pledged Monday to improve human rights throughout the country, in a highly publicised plan issued ahead of the 20th anniversary of the deadly crushing of the Tiananmen democracy protests. The "National Human Rights Action Plan," the first-ever such document to be issued and approved by the cabinet, promised Chinese citizens more legal protection, better livelihoods and greater politica ... more In "Africa Wax" war, Dutch take on China 
Paris (AFP) April 12, 2009A new trade war is unrolling across Africa: a battle between Chinese textile-makers and a colonial-era company from The Netherlands, original maker of the eye-catching "Dutch Wax" fabrics often known as "Africa Wax." Little known at home or anywhere else in Europe, the house of Vlisco is one of Africa's most-known brands, suppliers since 1846 of the bright cloths stamped with extravagant des ... more Global steel industry awaits China, US auto turnaround 
Paris (AFP) April 12, 2009Steel is on edge and the global industry is cutting back hard, hanging on for either a budget blast from China, new credit for vast Middle Eastern building schemes or resurrection of the US auto industry. Demand has dwindled and steelmakers, notably the giant of them all, ArcelorMittal, are damping down surplus furnace capacity while waiting for credit to flow, construction cranes to turn ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) April 9, 2009 China has sold three communications satellites to Nigeria, Venezuela and Pakistan that have military capabilities, a service life of 15 years and are equipped with C-band frequency and 18 channels of Ku-band frequency transmitters. The performance characteristics of all three of these satellites were basically the same, and all of them were to be launched by CZ-3B carrier rockets. ... more Major Powers Agree To New NKorea Sanctions 
United Nations (AFP) April 12, 2009Six major powers have agreed a draft statement calling for new sanctions against North Korea over its long-range rocket launch that is expected to be adopted by the full UN Security Council Monday, diplomats said. The non-binding statement was agreed Saturday in closed-door talks among the five permanent members of the council - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - plus ... more Chinese, Russian hackers probing US power grid: report 
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2009Chinese and Russian hackers are attempting to seed viruses in the US power grid that could one day plunge major cities into chaos, a report warned Wednesday. The report in the Wall Street Journal quotes intelligence officials saying that cyber-spies last year repeatedly gained access to the system powering everything from financial institutions to sewage systems. "The Chinese have attemp ... more World powers must accept a nuclear Iran: Larijani 
Tehran (AFP) April 12, 2009Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday world powers must accept the Islamic republic as a nuclear power as top officials vowed no let-up in Tehran's sensitive uranium enrichment drive. Larijani's comments came after the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - plus Germany offered to hold direct talks with ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) April 9, 2009Despite the economic slump that has battered the semiconductor business, a new player from the United States' Silicon Valley technology belt is investing billions of dollars in a bid to catch the next wave of growth. lobalFoundries, formed in March, will focus on making next-generation chips, which it hopes will accelerate competition in a global foundry market dominated by Taiwanese and Si ... more New, cheaper white light LEDs are created 
Changchun, China, April 9, 2009 Chinese scientists say they have developed a new type of light-emitting diode made from inexpensive, plastic-like organic materials. The researchers said their new LEDs can produce twice as much light as a normal LEDs - including the type of white light desired for home and office lighting. "This work is important because it is the realization of rather high-efficiency white emi ... more China says exports fell in March for fifth straight month 
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2009China's vital exports fell 17.1 percent in March, their fifth straight monthly decline, the government said on Friday, but the drop was not as sharp as the previous month. The customs bureau data could provide hope that the impact of the world financial crisis on China's key export sector may be easing, but it was still too early to make a firm assessment, analysts said. "It certainly sh ... more GM aims to double China sales 
Beijing (AFP) April 9, 2009Embattled US auto maker General Motors said Thursday that it was aiming to double its sales in China over the next five years and had "abundant cash" to finance production expansion to that end. "We are very confident that we can double our sales in five years, as we have got very good plans to introduce new products and (expand) production capacity," Sophia Luan, GM China's Shanghai-based ... more
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