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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2009 
Barack Obama will make his first presidential visit to China in November to bring fresh impetus to relations between the United States and the Asian giant, Washington's new ambassador said Saturday. John Huntsman told reporters Obama "is going to be visiting in the middle of November". "By the end of the year, after the president has been able to sit down with many of the good leaders ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 23, 2009The worst drought to hit parts of north China in six decades has left nearly five million people short of water, while officials warn of another dry spell further south, state media reported Sunday. A total of 4.6 million people and 4.1 million head of livestock face difficulty accessing drinking water in the north, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing the State Flood Control and Drought ... more
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Beijing (UPI) Aug 21, 2009 Taiwan's government is receiving strong criticism over its untimely and disorganized rescue efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot, which lashed Taiwan from Aug. 7-9. Public dissatisfaction could hurt the ruling Kuomintang Party in December's local elections and beyond. As of Tuesday, official figures on known damage caused by the typhoon were 127 deaths, 307 missing and 45 injured, as ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2009Clean-cut 23-year-old design graduate Chen Chuang sprayed a whitewashed wall in central Beijing in broad daylight with big jagged blue letters -- his clan's signature -- before scurrying away. "It's not really against the law," said his friend Liu Yuchen. Chen quickly added: "But once you get caught, it can be very serious." Chen and Liu are members of a small but growing group of ... more 
Taipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2009Taiwan's leader arrived at Hsiaolin to comfort typhoon survivors but instead was confronted by angry villagers who alleged that a massive government water project had contributed to mudslides which killed hundreds. The southern village of Hsiaolin, a symbol of Typhoon Morakot's devastation, has opened a new front in the political storm facing President Ma Ying-jeou with charges that the ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) Aug 19, 2009Warming relations between Beijing and Taipei have made it easier for the US and other countries to offer aid to typhoon-hit Taiwan, but the shadow cast by China remains highly sensitive, analysts said. When news broke this week that US military helicopters were coming to reinforce rescue efforts after Typhoon Morakot, it offered a rare ray of hope amid images of flattened villages and angry ... more 
Taipei (AFP) Aug 19, 2009Taiwan's political storm surrounding Typhoon Morakot gained force Wednesday as the defence minister and cabinet secretary offered to resign over the government's slow emergency response. A new poll suggested 46 percent of people had no confidence in the government's ability to handle reconstruction efforts as President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating dropped to a near record low of 29 percent ... more 
Richland WA (SPX) Aug 21, 2009New research shows that air pollution in eastern China has reduced the amount of light rainfall over the past 50 years and decreased by 23 percent the number of days of light rain in the eastern half of the country. The results suggest that bad air quality might be affecting the country's ability to raise crops as well as contributing to health and environmental problems. The study links ... more |
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