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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 21, 2009 
Beijing's "unprecedented" arms buildup has raised concern in the region and underscored the need to promote dialogue between Chinese and US military leaders, a top US officer said on Wednesday. The United States is closely following China's military modernisation programme and wants to expand exchanges between each country's military to avoid possible tensions, Admiral Robert Willard, the ... read more 
New Delhi (UPI) Oct 21, 2009 India and China signed an agreement Wednesday to cooperate on ways to fight climate change and pledged to establish a group to exchange views concerning international negotiations on climate change. The agreement emphasizes that the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol are the most appropriate framework for addressing climate change. According to a ... more
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Chinese stocks, dollar rise before trade talks, Fed move
China's Xi lands in Moscow to beef up 'no limits' Putin partnership US, Chinese stocks up before trade talks, Fed move Hong Kong loosens rules for harbour reclamation Stocks mixed before Fed decision, China-US trade talks China vows to defend 'justice' in looming trade talks with US Asian stocks rise as China-US trade talks boost optimism China says 'concerned' by India strikes on Pakistan, urges restraint China's Xi heads to Moscow to beef up 'no limits' Putin partnership China's Xi aims to beef up 'no limits' Putin partnership 
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New York (AFP) Oct 20, 2009Dozens of members of China's Uighur minority including children remain unaccounted for more than three months after security forces rounded them up amid ethnic clashes, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The New York-based rights group said it has documented the disappearances of 43 men and boys in China's Uighur-dominated northwestern Xinjiang region, but that the real number was likely ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2009US President Barack Obama's administration wants progress in its first ministerial trade talks with China on issues such as copyright piracy and clean energy, officials said Wednesday. The meeting of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) next week "provides an important opportunity to engage China on trade concerns impacting American companies," Commerce Secretary Gary ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2009India and China put aside a diplomatic spat to sign a five-year agreement Wednesday to cooperate on climate change leading up to crucial talks in Copenhagen. The pact establishes a working group to exchange information on climate change ahead of a high-stakes summit in the Danish capital from December 7-18 where nations will attempt to clinch a treaty to reduce carbon emissions. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2009China said Tuesday it was "firmly opposed" to a planned visit by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian region at the centre of a border dispute with China. "China's position on so-called Arunachal Pradesh is consistent and clear and we firmly oppose the Dalai Lama's visit to the region," foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told reporters. "China is ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2009China vowed "all-out efforts" Tuesday to rescue a Chinese cargo ship hijacked in the Indian Ocean with 25 crew aboard, bringing to six the number of vessels currently in the hands of Somali pirates. This is the second time that a Chinese ship has been captured by marauding sea bandits in the area, after a fishing boat and its 24-member crew were held hostage for three months before being ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2009China's auto production topped 10 million units for the year Tuesday, the first time it has broken the mark, state media reported, as makers boost output to meet demand in the fast-growing market. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), said the only other countries to attain that mark were the United States and Japan, according to Xinhua news agency. The 10 millionth ... more |
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