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the second hyperpower |
 Singapore (SPX) Jun 18, 2009 
Leveraging its global satellite fleet to meet growing demand for connectivity everywhere, SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES has announced at the CommunicAsia conference that IoGlobal has signed a multiyear agreement to create a new DVB IP platform on the NSS-11 satellite to keep NATO troops in Afghanistan connected with friends and family back home. IoGlobal's new Asia 9 platform on the China beam of ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2009China has started building a railway to a remote desert region known as "the sea of death", state media said Wednesday, a place once used as a test site for nuclear bombs. The 360-kilometre (225-mile) railroad from the China-Mongolian border to the Lop Nur area in the northwestern region of Xinjiang will help the nation in its quest for resources, the Xinhua news agency reported. It will ... more
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China Eastern says to buy 101 Airbus A320neo planes in $15.8 bn deal
Labubu maker Pop Mart's shares fall 23% despite surging earnings Japan says Chinese embassy break-in 'regrettable' China shipping giant Cosco says resumes bookings to some Gulf countries Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns Rights group warns of 'dystopian' Hong Kong after bookstore arrests CORRECTED: Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation US still deciding how to resume nuclear tests: official Iran, Israel trade strikes as push for talks intensifies 
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Moscow (AFP) June 17, 2009The leaders of China and Russia on Wednesday vowed to beat the economic crisis by bolstering strong ties, as they put a brave face on a slowdown that has seen bilateral trade plummet. The warm smiles and optimistic statements were aimed at emphasising the strength of Moscow-Beijing relations and how they have recovered from the Cold War when the main Communist powers eyed each other with ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2009China said Tuesday it would "earnestly" implement a UN resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test, but warned countries against action that could aggravate the situation. Foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang also refused to confirm or deny Japanese and South Korean media reports that North Korean heir apparent Kim Jong-Un and the nation's defence minister had visited ... more  
Paris (AFP) June 17, 2009A young dinosaur that fatefully wandered into a mudpool around 155 million years could help explain the mysterious evolution of birds, says the world's most famous fossil-hunter. A team led Xing Xu, a Chinese dino expert with scores of astonishing finds to his name, uncovered the fossilised remains of a small, exceptional dinosaur in the Shishugou Formation in western China's Junggar Basin. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2009China's top law official has warned social stability is under increasing threat from labour and business disputes in the midst of the global crisis, according to remarks published Tuesday. Senior Communist Party leader Zhou Yongkang said that in this situation China's security forces need to step up their efforts to quell unrest and protect people's lives and property. "We must clearly ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2009Officials in a northern Chinese city have clubbed 37,500 dogs to death since May to contain an outbreak of rabies, the local government said Wednesday, amid an online outcry over animal cruelty. Killing the dogs is necessary to rein in the epidemic, which has killed 13 people so far this year in the city of Hanzhong, said an official who works for the local agriculture department. "We've ... more  
Yekaterinburg, Russia (AFP) June 17, 2009Leaders from the world's top emerging economic powers on Tuesday delivered a warning-shot to the domination of the US dollar as their new forum flexed its muscle at a first ever summit. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China -- dubbed the BRIC nations -- called for a "more diversified" currency system after a meeting that came amid growing talk over the dollar's future as the global ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2009Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday the Asian giant's recovery was proceeding steadily, but efforts to reinvigorate the economy were at a critical stage, state media reported. "China's economic performance has started to show positive changes, favorable factors are increasing, and the overall situation has stabilised and is moving in a good direction," Xinhua news agency cited Wen as ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Jun 17, 2009 The biggest company in the world doesn't have its headquarters in the United States or Europe but, in a sign of the world economic tectonic shift, in Beijing. PetroChina, the China National Petroleum Corp.'s listed segment, began public trading in 2007 with an initial public offering of $8.9 billion. It recently topped a market value of $336 billion, passing U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil as ... more |
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Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to China
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