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The Hinode satellite observing our sun captured images of the moon traversing the face of the sun during a solar eclipse this week. On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, a total eclipse of the Sun was visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow began in India and crossed through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After le ... read more 
Washington (AFP) July 28, 2009A Chinese official Tuesday thanked the United States for taking a "moderate" line on recent ethnic violence, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted that human rights remained a top priority. The United States and China pledged cooperation on issues ranging from fighting climate change to reining in Iran's nuclear program as they held two days of talks in Washington aimed at charting ... more
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China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastic imports from US, EU, Japan
Pakistan FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India over Kashmir Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, first outside China China, EU suspend Brazil chicken imports over bird flu China suspends chicken exports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak Nvidia plans China research centre as export curbs bite: report Asian markets stagger into weekend as trade rally runs out of legs Chinese EV giant BYD to open European centre in Hungary Trump says urged Apple to manufacture in US not India China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand 
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Beijing (AFP) July 29, 2009Rebiya Kadeer, a grandmother who was once one of China's most successful businesswomen, has earned Beijing's ire by calling for an end to the repression of her Muslim Uighur people. She is likely to arouse even more anger by her claim Wednesday that nearly 10,000 people "disappeared in one night" during ethnic unrest early this month in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region ... more  
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2009The United States and China pledged to work together on a raft of issues from climate change to free trade to Iran as they set the stage for an era of closer cooperation. The mood was upbeat as the Pacific powers wrapped up two days of in-depth talks Tuesday, with top Chinese officials playing at a news conference with a basketball signed by hoops-loving President Barack Obama. But even ... more 
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2009US lawmakers on Wednesday saw a new spirit of cooperation with China after top-level talks here, but some pointed to climate change as a looming dispute that could divide the Pacific powers. The United States and China this week held their first in-depth policy dialogue under President Barack Obama, who declared that the relationship between the biggest developed and developing nations would ... more |
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Alger (AFP) July 28, 2009A senior Chinese official on Tuesday accused unspecified countries and Western media of making mischief between Beijing and Muslim countries after recent ethnic violence in the Xinjiang region. "Outsiders and Western media as well as nongovernmental organisations (are) distorting the facts to make mischief and cause divisions between China and Muslim countries," APS news agency quoted Wu ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Jul 28, 2009 China's wind farms are facing difficulties earning a profit due to insufficient wind resources, weak grid infrastructure and low tariffs.The China Electricity Council said China's wind power capacity doubled to 12.8 gigawatts in 2008 from 6 gigawatts the year before. Yet the industry is encountering problems keeping up with the government's aggressive plan to increase China's ... more 
Washington (AFP) July 27, 2009US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan stressed cooperation in the battle against the global economic crisis at high-level talks Monday in Washington. Geithner praised China's "ambitious plans" to move its economy away from an export-led growth model, which has produced a huge trade surplus with the US, and spur consumer demand. A rebalancing of the ... more |
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