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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 1, 2009 
Tanks rumbled through Beijing early Thursday as China geared up to mark 60 years of communist rule with a choreographed show of mass patriotism glorifying the nation's revival as a global power. Dozens of tanks thundered down locked-down avenues toward positions near Tiananmen Square ahead of a massive military parade and spectacular pageant depicting how the Communist Party has led China fr ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2009Internet users in China have found more and more online roadblocks and dissidents have reported increased surveillance as the authorities nervously prepare to celebrate 60 years of communist rule. China regularly cracks down on online activity and activists ahead of sensitive events, and this year's National Day on Thursday is no exception as the government plans to showcase its military mig ... more
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Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weigh
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Quang Nam, Vietnam (AFP) Oct 1, 2009Millions of flood-hit survivors of Typhoon Ketsana across Southeast Asia waited for aid and braced for a new super storm on Thursday as the disaster's death toll climbed to 383. One of the most destructive storms in recent years, Ketsana wreaked havoc in the Philippines at the weekend while still a tropical storm, then strengthened over the South China Sea to batter Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao ... more  
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 30, 2009China'a growing influence in Africa in recent years, initially welcomed with enthusiasm, has started to cause concern, with some experts speaking of the risk of neo-colonialism Chinese style. "Africa must not jump blindly from one type of neo-colonialism into Chinese-style neo-colonialism," cautioned Rene N'Guetta Kouassi, the head of the African Union's economic affairs department. This ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Shares in Australian agri-chemical firm Nufarm fell Tuesday after the company said it was in talks with China's Sinochem for a record 2.84 billion dollar (2.48 billion US) takeover. Nufarm Limited announced Monday it had received a non-binding offer from state-owned Sinochem Corporation to potentially acquire all issued ordinary shares in the chemical group. The deal, if completed, would ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2009China will celebrate 60 years of communist rule Thursday with lavish festivities showcasing the Asian giant's dramatic transformation from global pariah to diplomatic, economic and military power. The Communist Party, firmly in control since the founding of the People's Republic on October 1, 1949, will seize the moment to glorify its achievements and promote national unity at a time when so ... more 
Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Press rights group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday that a "paranoid" China had blocked tens of thousands of websites ahead of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic. The Paris-based group said that Chinese authorities had targeted Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and other ways that residents, including foreign reporters, used to circumvent controls on the Internet. The grou ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Sept 30, 2009World powers racked up the pressure on Iran ahead of crucial nuclear talks on Thursday, amid growing concern about the covert build up of Tehran's nuclear programme. European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana will conduct the talks with the top Iranian nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, along with senior officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States in t ... more |
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