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 Beijing, China (XNA) Aug 04, 2009 
Future Chinese astronauts must be close to perfection to meet the standards set for the men and women who will lead China into outer space. They have to be scar-free from head to toe, have no history of serious illnesses and be unmarred by bad breath or dental cavities. Officials from the No 454 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, said ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2009Two children of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer have blamed her for deadly ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said Monday, but a spokesman for her group said their letters were fakes. It was not possible to immediately ascertain the authenticity of the two letters purportedly from Kadeer's son Khahar and daughter Roxingul, as well as her younger brother Memet, which were widel ... more
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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 China urges a 'more fair' business environment in France 
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Yixian, China (AFP) Aug 4, 2009The river has dried up, the well yields only dust, and Li Yunxi is hard pressed to irrigate his plot of land, even though he lives right next to the largest water project in history. The elderly farmer watches in despair as his corn crop wilts under the scorching northern China sun, knowing that a fresh, abundant stream is only a stone's throw away. "We ordinary people don't dare use tha ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Aug 4, 2009Russia will boost monitoring at its border with China following an outbreak of pneumonic plague in a neighboring north-western region, Russia's top sanitary doctor said Monday. "Control over people crossing this border will be stepped up, including both Chinese and Russian nationals," Gennady Onishchenko said as quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency, adding that the region was fairly remote ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 4, 2009The Chinese government has decided to cancel summer camps in areas affected by swine flu after recent outbreaks sickened children, parents and teachers, state media said Tuesday. Student activities such as summer camps should be held "only when necessary," and in areas with a high incidence of A(H1N1), they should not go ahead at all, the China Daily reported, citing the health ministry. ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) Aug 4, 2009China's banking regulator is considering tighter rules on domestic banks' derivative operations after some companies and lenders suffered heavy losses last year, local media said Tuesday. The China Banking Regulatory Commission is studying plans to discourage lenders from trading complicated overseas derivative products, the China Business News reported, citing unnamed sources. It may al ... more
Geneva (AFP) July 31, 2009China on Friday asked the European Union for talks under the first stage of a World Trade Organization disputes procedure over EU measures on imports of Chinese-made screws and bolts. A source close to the WTO confirmed that the global trade watchdog had been notified of the request. The move marked an escalation in the dispute following a final European Commission decision in January to ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2009More than 500 people have been sickened by pollution from a chemical plant in central China that has also been blamed for two deaths, state media reported Monday. Health checks on nearly 3,000 people living near the plant in Liuyang county, Hunan province, revealed 509 had excessive levels of cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, Xinhua news agency said, quoting Zhou Mengde, a local official investi ... more |
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