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Pentagon official charged in China espionage case
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2009A Pentagon official with "top secret" security clearance has been charged with conspiracy to pass classified information to an agent of China, officials said Wednesday. Retired air force Lieutenant Colonel James Wilbur Fondren, a deputy director of the US Pacific Command's Washington Liaison Office, became the fourth person targeted after a Chinese espionage ring was unmasked last year. ... more China deploys secure computer operating system: report 
Washington (AFP) May 12, 2009China has installed a secure operating system known as "Kylin" on government and military computers designed to be impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said the existence of the secure operating system was disclosed to Congress during recent hearings which included new details on how China's government is preparing to ... more Analysis: Gitmo inmates for Germany? 
Berlin (UPI) May 12, 2009 Because of security concerns and diplomatic anxieties, German politicians are increasingly uneasy about accepting inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Washington has asked Germany to take in nine inmates belonging to a Muslim minority from China. The request came after German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier had signaled a general willingness to help the United St ... more China arrests 1989 student protest leader: brother 
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2009A student leader of the 1989 democracy protests in China has been arrested on fraud charges, his brother said Wednesday, as authorities brace for the 20th anniversary of the demonstrations. Zhou Yongjun was a leader of the Beijing Students' Autonomous Union, one of the most visible groups in the protests at Tiananmen Square, which ended on June 4, 1989 in an army crackdown that killed hundre ... more Foreign media spar with authorities in China quake zone 
Beijing (AFP) May 12, 2009As China marks the first anniversary of the devastating Sichuan quake, foreign reporters say they are being obstructed by authorities keen to keep a firm lid on any embarrassing coverage. Journalists trying to interview residents -- including parents of children who died when schools collapsed like packs of cards -- have been accosted and shooed away by officials in a series of incidents in ... more |
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London, UK (SPX) May 13, 2009Increased competition and the global economic crisis have cast clouds upon the Western European solar energy market. Falling polysilicon and solar module prices have the potential to cement China's role as a solar manufacturing hub. In terms of installed capacity, the United States is playing a greater role as more and more states are putting the renewable energy standards into existence. ... more US lawmakers target China currency policy 
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2009Firing angry remarks at China, US lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a plan to retaliate against countries that allegedly manipulate their currencies to snare an edge in international trade. "The time has come for Congress to stand up for American workers and not allow China to run roughshod over the American economy. With this legislation we will finally force China to stop cheating and level ... more Signs in China of weakening just temporary: economists 
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2009Chinese industrial production growth eased in April, according to figures out Wednesday, as personal consumption also showed weakness despite government moves to boost the economy. However, economists argued that the data was just a short-term slowdown before more robust growth would be recorded later in the year. Industrial output -- a main gauge of activity in plants across China -- ro ... more China focus on boosting domestic demand sees success 
Beijing (AFP) May 12, 2009China's efforts to boost domestic demand to fight the global financial crisis showed strong signs of success Tuesday, with investment in infrastructure rising as exports fell. Analysts said the impact of a four-trillion-yuan (580-billion-dollar) package unveiled in November to stimulate demand at home had started to be felt as China moves towards an investment-heavy growth model. Exports ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2009China's massive reconstruction effort after last year's earthquake helped offset the disaster's impact on the economy and has brought massive investment to a traditionally poor area, analysts say. Homes are being rebuilt and plants put back on line in a government-funded burst of activity in the southwestern province of Sichuan that has even meant some relief from the global financial crisis ... more HSBC says profits rise, sees 'robust' growth in China 
London (AFP) May 11, 2009Global banking giant HSBC said on Monday that profits were rising strongly on the basis of first-quarter data and it saw "robust" growth in China and India, while remaining cautious for the year. First-quarter pre-tax profits were "well ahead" of the figure for the same period of last year, the bank said, bouncing back despite the world financial crisis. The group gave a cautious outlook ... more GE makes large donation to US Shanghai Expo efforts 
Shanghai (AFP) May 11, 2009General Electric has given US efforts to raise the 60 million dollars needed to ensure a national pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo a massive boost, organisers said Monday. Fundraising problems have meant the United States is one of only three countries -- along with Andorra and Colombia -- that have diplomatic relations with China but have not confirmed participation at next year's ... more Chinese hurt in PNG nickel mine attack: reports 
Port Moresby (AFP) May 11, 2009Several Chinese staff were injured in a rampage by Papua New Guinea mine workers who trashed vehicles and equipment at a major nickel project, reports and management said Monday. The violence on Friday halted construction work at the 1.37 billion US dollar Chinese-run Ramu mine's Basamuk refinery site in Madang on the northern coast of the Pacific nation. "There was a lot of damage cause ... more
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