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 New York (AFP) Sept 22, 2009 
Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama made his global debut Monday with a message of reconciliation to China, asking President Hu Jintao to work together for an EU-style East Asian community. Less than a week in office, Japan's new center-left leader flew to New York for the UN General Assembly. He plans to meet world leaders here and at the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh. ... read more 
New York (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 As the U.N. summit on climate change was set to open today in New York -- the largest gathering of world leaders on the issue -- India and China were still standing firm against setting binding targets on emissions. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has characterized the summit as "the defining challenge of our time." It leads up to the December climate change conference in Copenhagen ... more
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges
Chinese man who documented alleged Uyghur camps risks removal from US Daughter warns China not to make Jimmy Lai a 'martyr' China sanctions retired Japan general over Taiwan 'collusion' International reaction to Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai verdict Japan's only two pandas to be sent back to China Asian markets drop with Wall St as tech fears revive Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media 'troublemaker' in Beijing's crosshairs What we know of Jimmy Lai's national security verdicts Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges in Hong Kong 
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United Nations (AFP) Sept 22, 2009The leaders of China and Japan pledged Tuesday to take stronger action to fight climate change, but US President Barack Obama warned prospects for a global warming deal faced tough political realities. Leaders of some 100 nations huddled at the largest-ever climate summit, as the clock ticks to a high-stakes December conference in Copenhagen meant to draft a successor to the landmark Kyoto ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Sept 22, 2009Chinese archaeologists have discovered a new section of the Great Wall, showing that it stretched at least 11 kilometres further east than previously thought, state media said on Tuesday. The newly discovered section, built during the Qin (221-206 BC) and Han (206 BC to 220 AD) dynasties, was found in northeastern Jilin province, Xinhua news agency said. A state-sponsored study team ... more 
United Nations (AFP) Sept 22, 2009Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday pledged to curb the growth of China's carbon dioxide emissions by a "notable margin" by 2020 from their 2005 levels. But Hu also did not put a figure on the cuts, telling the UN General Assembly that the curbs would be measured by unit of Gross Domestic Product, in line with China's concerns about preserving its rapid economic growth. "We will ... more |
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Beijing (UPI) Sep 18, 2009 "Made in China" is the theme for this year's national day parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic, the national news agency has reported. Weapons on display and in the march-past will include sophisticated radar, unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite communication devices of the People's Liberation Army, Lt. Gen. Fang Fenghui, general director of the parade ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2009China's wild panda population has remained stable despite last year's Sichuan earthquake that damaged key areas of the endangered species' habitat, state press said Saturday. A recent survey in Sichuan province concluded that the deadly May 12 tremor did not lead to significant fatalities in the panda population, the Chengdu Evening News said. "The panda has a strong capacity to adapt ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2009China has temporarily banned knife sales in Beijing after two stabbings, major retailers said here Monday, in the latest sign of official security fears ahead of National Day on October 1. Staff at foreign and domestic retailers in the capital, including Wal-Mart and Carrefour, said the ban was issued over the weekend, as Beijing clamps down to prevent disruption to festivities marking ... more |
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