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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 ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2009China's military is drawing up rules of engagement for anti-terrorist combat missions amid growing threats from within and outside the nation, state press reported Friday. It would mark the first time the People's Liberation Army had separate regulations governing anti-terrorism operations, the China Daily said. "The army is drafting an Ordinance for Anti-terrorism Combat Operations base ... more
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China factory output beats forecasts, weathering tariffs
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 
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Karachi (AFP) July 30, 2009China on Thursday delivered the first of four state-of-the-art frigates commissioned by nuclear-armed Pakistan from top ally Beijing, a naval spokesman said. "The first F-22P Frigate constructed for the Pakistan navy at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai was delivered to Pakistan on Thursday," said Lieutenant Commander Shakeel Ahmed. In keeping with contracts signed between China ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2009The "heaviest rains in 70 years" lashed Shanghai Thursday, flooding 3,000 homes and leaving nearly 2,000 travellers stranded at the city's airports, state media reported. Between 80 to 140 millimetres (three to 5.5 inches) fell in most areas of China's largest city, official news agency Xinhua reported, adding that vehicles had been damaged by falling branches. No casualties were reported. ... more  
Guangzhou, China (AFP) July 30, 2009A top Chinese official said Thursday 15 people have been arrested over a factory brawl that left two Muslim Uighur men dead and was a crucial trigger for deadly unrest in the Xinjiang region. Among those arrested were those believed to have killed the two Uighur workers, according to Wang Yang, the Communist Party secretary in southern Guangdong province, where the factory fight erupted. ... more |
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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  
Beijing (AFP) July 30, 2009Torrential rain and landslides have killed at least 66 people and left another 66 missing in south and central China since the beginning of June, state media reported Thursday. More than 30,000 people have been forced to relocate to avoid floods and landslides in the provinces of Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guizhou, and in the region of Guangxi Zhuang, the Xinhua news agency said. In sou ... more |
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