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EchoStar Corporation and Asia Satellite Telecommunications have announced the formation of a joint venture for the delivery of a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service to Taiwan and other targeted regions in Asia. The satellite TV service will broadcast from AsiaSat 4, providing a wide variety of audio and video channels in an all digital format distributed directly to consumer ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2009Top Chinese and US diplomats discussed the North Korean nuclear crisis during talks in Beijing Friday, a US official said, but he gave no clues on the outcome of the meetings. US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi during a one-day stop in the Chinese capital following visits to Japan and Seoul. "We, the United States, had wide-ranging talks on Sino ... more
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Hong Kong (UPI) Jun 4, 2009 Shipbuilding experts from Eastern Europe have confirmed that the People's Republic of China will start to build its own aircraft carrier this year, as preparations for the project are complete. The experts had visited the No. 3 military dock of the Changxing Island Shipyard -- the new location of the Jiangnan Shipyard, known as the cradle of China's defense industry -- based in Shanghai ... more 
Seoul (AFP) June 4, 2009China's relations with its traditional ally North Korea have grown cooler since Pyongyang's nuclear test, a top US diplomat was quoted as saying Thursday. Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, according to a statement from the Seoul presidential office. "North Korea is failing to read changes in ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 4, 2009Leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising crushed 20 years ago appealed Thursday for democracy in China, with US lawmakers pledging support amid silence in Beijing on the anniversary. Nine of the top student leaders, who now live in exile, reunited at a Washington news conference where they observed a moment of silence for the hundreds, perhaps, thousands killed when the army sent in ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2009China blanketed Tiananmen Square with police and security forces on Thursday, blocking any attempt to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the deadly crackdown on mass democracy protests. The government again defended the decision to put down the demonstrations, which left hundreds and perhaps thousands dead, and firmly dismissed a US demand for a public accounting of the events of June 3-4 ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) June 3, 2009Taiwan is planning to halve the number of troops deployed on three island groups near China, a report said Wednesday, amid easing tensions between the once bitter rivals. The military is considering reducing the number of soldiers stationed on the Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu islands to fewer than 10,000, the Liberty Times said, citing unnamed top military officials. The move is aimed at ... more 
Berlin (AFP) June 2, 2009The global financial crisis is resulting in a "geopolitical metamorphosis" that is likely to boost China's standing in the world, the head of Germany's foreign intelligence service said Tuesday. "If China recovers more quickly than other (countries), its weight will increase in the region compared to other players," Ernst Uhrlau, head of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), told the ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 3, 2009Over 3,900 substandard milk collection stations have been shut down in China following a contamination scandal last year that left at least six children dead, state media said Wednesday. Song Kungang, head of the China Dairy Industry Association, said authorities had inspected all the nation's 20,393 milk stations between November 2008 and April this year, the official Xinhua news agency ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 3, 2009The chief US climate negotiator said Wednesday he would go to China to press the rapidly growing economy to commit to hard numbers on emission reductions under the next treaty on global warming. In the midst of climate negotiations in Bonn, US climate envoy Todd Stern said he would head Saturday to Beijing in the belief that any future agreement must include strong action by China. Stern ... more |
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