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Factories in southern China are poisoning the Pearl River Delta, an area where almost one-third of the country's exports are made, Greenpeace said in a report Wednesday. The environmental group said it analysed 25 samples of wastewater discharge from several industrial sites and found a "diverse range of hazardous chemicals," including heavy metals associated with causing brain damage. ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2009China's Sinopec signed a preliminary pact with Kuwait to build a nine-billion-dollar refinery in southern China, the firm said Wednesday, after it was forced to move the plant due to environmental concerns. Asia's biggest refiner and Kuwait Petroleum International signed a memorandum of understanding with the Guangdong government on Monday, Sinopec said in a statement on its website. ... more
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Taiwan to skip WTO conference after labelled 'Province of China'
Asian stocks rise on Trump U-turn but unease sees oil bounce Spain PM Sanchez to visit China April 13-15 Middle East war: global economic fallout Press Release from Business Wire: Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Taiwan opposition leader says talks with Xi a 'bridge' to peace Iran defies Trump Hormuz ultimatum with naval mine threat China limits fuel price hikes as oil costs surge: govt New Hong Kong rules force people to give up passwords in security cases Stocks tumble, oil jumps on Trump's Iran ultimatum 
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2009China has given final approval for the construction of a nuclear power plant with two powerful French-built reactors in southern Guangdong province, French power operator EDF announced Wednesday. China's State Council, or cabinet, said last week that construction of the Taishan plant, which will have third-generation European Pressurised Reactors (EPR) from French nuclear group Areva, could ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2009While the rest of the world struggles to bounce back from the global financial crisis, China's billionaires are living large, snapping up luxury products at a breathtaking pace. Beijing's Jinbao Street is the must-visit address for billionaires with yuan to burn. Once a maze of alleys, the 800-metre (yard) stretch of road is now home to Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Gucci, Cartier, the ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2009Ford Motor Co., the number-two US automaker, said Wednesday it had tapped Chinese peer Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo Cars, its premium Swedish nameplate. Ford, which announced last December it wanted to sell the loss-making unit, said that it would step up negotiations with a consortium led by Zheijang Geely Group Holding, but stressed "no final decisions have been made." ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009China's top Communist Party leader in Tibet has said the fight against separatism remains "very serious" more than a year after deadly unrest rocked the Himalayan region, state media reported Tuesday. In a speech in the regional capital Lhasa, Zhang Qingli urged all levels of government, as well as the military, to step up efforts to ensure public order, the Tibet Daily reported. "Since ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009A top Chinese prosecutor has vowed to step up a crackdown on official graft, state press said Tuesday as a leading local lawmaker in the southwest went on trial for links to organised crime. "Currently on-the-job crime is rather serious, with some leading officials arbitrarily using their powers to accept and give bribes," the China News Service quoted the vice head of China's top prosecutor ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 China's role in the global energy market is on the rise, with its purchase of oil and gas supplies worldwide totaling an estimated $15 billion so far this year, double the amount of 2008, National Public Radio reported Tuesday. In early October Russia agreed to sell about 2.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas annually to China. That's almost the same amount that Russia sells to Europe ... more |
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