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 Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 30, 2009 
A new satellite launch center is now under construction near Wenchang in China's southernmost island province of Hainan. Once completed, it will be the country's fourth satellite launch centre and replace the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (XSLC) for geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and other space launch missions. Yang Yong has more. Covering 20 square kilometers, the Wenchang Satellite Launch ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2009China will deploy a fresh naval convoy to the Gulf of Aden to protect vessels from Somali pirates, state media said Thursday, just 10 days after a Chinese cargo ship was hijacked by armed bandits. The flotilla setting sail Friday will consist of two missile frigates tasked with replacing two other Chinese frigates currently patrolling pirate-ridden shipping lanes in the gulf, the official ... more
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2009China has warned the country's battle against swine flu is "extremely grim" after infection levels spiked in some areas and a Beijing university student became the fourth person here to die of the virus. "There is a surge in patients in many parts of China, some schools have experienced clusters of cases, and some areas have entered the flu season," China's State Council, or cabinet, said in ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Oct 29, 2009The European Union on Thursday condemned China's execution of two Tibetans, voicing concerns over how their trials were conducted. "The European Union condemns the recent executions of two Tibetans, Mr Lobsang Gyaltsen and Mr Loyak," the Swedish EU presidency said in a statement on behalf of the 27-nation bloc. "The EU respects China's right to bring those responsible for the violence to ... more  
Frankfurt (AFP) Oct 29, 2009Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, said Thursday that third quarter profit plunged 85.7 percent on a 12-month basis but that it should still end the year in the black thanks to the Chinese market. VW said its third quarter net profit fell to 172 million euros (253 million dollars) while operating profit was down 81.3 percent to 278 million euros. The results were nonetheless slightly ... more |
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Yangon, Myanmar (UPI) Oct 29, 2009 Human-rights groups urged China to halt its investment in a Myanmar gas project over fears of abuses and unrest. The 609-mile Shwe gas pipeline project runs from Myanmar's Arakan state to China's Yunnan province. State-owned China National Petroleum Corp. holds a 50.9 stake in the project in partnership with the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise. The Shwe pipeline construction was ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 28, 2009Factories 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. ... 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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