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 Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 12, 2009 
China will launch a scientific research satellite into space in the near future from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province, a spokesman with the center said Wednesday. The satellite, "Shijian XI-01," would be carried by a China-developed Long March 2C rocket, he said. Both the satellite and the rocket were in good condition and preparations were ... read more 
Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 China's weekend pledge of $10 billion in low-interest loans to African nations, on top of its recent cancellation of some African debt, takes Beijing another step toward its long-term strategic goal of pulling the continent, with its vast mineral wealth, into its orbit. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's promise at the start of a summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in this Egyptian ... more
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Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weigh
Trump says has asked Xi to release Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges Chinese man who documented alleged Uyghur camps risks removal from US Daughter warns China not to make Jimmy Lai a 'martyr' China sanctions retired Japan general over Taiwan 'collusion' International reaction to Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai verdict Japan's only two pandas to be sent back to China Asian markets drop with Wall St as tech fears revive Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media 'troublemaker' in Beijing's crosshairs 
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2009Chinese scientists artificially induced the second major snowstorm to wreak havoc in Beijing this season, state media said Wednesday, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature. After the earliest snow to hit the capital in 22 years fell on November 1, the capital was again shrouded in white Tuesday with more snow expected in the coming three days, the National ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2009Rising temperatures will expose China's Yangtze River basin to extreme weather such as severe floods, drought and storms that could threaten cities such as Shanghai, a new report has said. In the coming decades, global warming will increase glacier melt in the Himalayan reaches of the Yangtze, diminish food production in the basin and lead to rising waters in coastal regions, said the World ... more  
Tawang, India (AFP) Nov 11, 2009The Dalai Lama said religious "duty" compelled him to make his visit to a Buddhist region near India's disputed Himalayan border with Tibet that has infuriated China. In an interview broadcast on India's Times Now news channel on Wednesday, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader regretted that his trip to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which has stoked tensions between New Delhi and ... more |
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Tawang, India (AFP) Nov 10, 2009The Dalai Lama on Tuesday held a second mass prayer meeting close to India's border with Tibet, as China took a fresh swipe at his week-long tour of the Arunachal Pradesh region. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told tens of thousands of devotees gathered in Tawang that Tibetan Buddhism faced great difficulties but that their "religion and culture would survive the challenges." ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Nov 10, 2009Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets. The Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), also agreed to provide "TSMC with other valuable consideration," TSMC said in a statement, without providing details. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2009The United States and China will work to keep their latest tit-for-tat trade spats from escalating into an all-out war, a top US official said Tuesday, just days before a visit by President Barack Obama. Robert Hormats, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, said "tensions, misunderstandings and frictions" were inevitable between major trade partners a ... more |
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