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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2009 
China will overtake Japan to become the second largest economy in the next two years, giving Beijing greater clout on the world stage and boosting the ruling Communists' stature at home, analysts say. Figures to be released this week in Beijing are expected to show the economy expanded 9.5 percent in the third quarter, further narrowing the gap with Japan which may only post one percent grow ... read more
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2009A former university professor who frequently criticised the Chinese government and called for multi-party elections has been sentenced to ten years in prison, a rights group said Saturday. Guo Quan, founder of the independent New Democracy Party of China, was jailed Friday for "subversion of state power", Human Rights in China said in a statement. Calls to Suqian Intermediate People's Co ... more
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HRW warns new Macau security law open to government 'misuse'
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Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 16, 2009Brazil topped an anti-hunger scorecard on Friday followed by China where 58 million people have more to eat but India earned low marks in a new ActionAid index. The study, released on World Food Day, scores the efforts by 50 governments to fight hunger, with calls for more action with more than one billion people in the world already going hungry. "Some of the poorest countries in the wo ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Oct 18, 2009Taiwanese who back a planned trade pact with China and those who oppose it agree on one thing at least - the agreement will have a major impact on the island's labour market. While those in favour of the much-anticipated deal with Taiwan's giant neighbour say there will be massive gains, others fear it will wipe out jobs on a huge scale. No one knows for sure what the consequences will ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2009Eight workers were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in central China's Hunan province, state media reported Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday when the workers were underground at the Jiahe mine in the city of Chenzhou, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local coal industry officials, without providing further details. China has a notoriously poor record for wor ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) Oct 14, 2009Taiwan has carried out its largest-ever missile exercise, less than a fortnight after China showed off advanced ballistic weaponry in a massive National Day parade, local media said Wednesday. The missiles were launched on Tuesday from the secretive and tightly guarded Chiupeng base in southern Taiwan and could strike major Chinese cities, the United Daily News reported. President Ma Yin ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 15, 2009South Korea has deployed new longer-range cruise missiles that could reach not only North Korea but also parts of China and Japan, a news report said Thursday. Munhwa Ilbo newspaper said Seoul began mass-producing the "Hyunmu-3" missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) early this year. The paper, quoting US and South Korean government sources, said the missile was developed ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 14, 2009India raised the pitch of an increasingly testy row with China over disputed border areas Wednesday, warning Beijing about its involvement in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. "The Chinese side is fully aware of India's position and our concerns about Chinese activities," Indian foreign ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said in response to a Chinese statement that it would remain engaged in Pak ... more |
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