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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 23, 2009 
China slammed on Monday a US government report on its alleged spying activities as "full of prejudice," untrue and aimed at undermining warming ties. The report issued last week by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission warned that China was sharply stepping up espionage against the United States and becoming more sophisticated in recruiting spies. "The report takes no ... read more 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 23, 2009Japan is considering buying around 40 F-35 fighter jets as the future mainstay of the nation's air force, it was reported Monday. Japan has officially been pacifist since World War II but has been gradually expanding the role of its military, in part due to concern over nuclear-armed North Korea and China's continued military growth. The defence ministry will likely seek funds in the ... more
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Albuquerque NM (SPX) Nov 24, 2009Boeing in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). During the U.S. Air Force-sponsored tests at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, Calif., the Mobile Active Targeting Resource for Integrated eXperiments (MATRIX), which was developed by Boeing under contract to the Air Force ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Nov 23, 2009Chinese and North Korean defence chiefs have pledged to strengthen their military alliance -- dating back to the Korean War -- during talks in Pyongyang, state media said Monday. The move came after Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie arrived in North Korea for talks Sunday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Liang told a reception by Pyongyang's defence chief Kim Yong-Chun ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 23, 2009Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to step up efforts to ensure food safety following concerns over pesticide-tainted Chinese-made dumplings. Japanese Health Minister Akira Nagatsuma, his Chinese counterpart Chen Zhu and South Korean health chief Jeon Jae-Hee signed their first joint memorandum on food safety after a meeting in Tokyo, a statement said. ... more |
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Beijing (UPI) Nov 23, 2009 Poor management and inadequate safety precautions were blamed for a massive China coalmine blast that so far has claimed 104 lives, safety officials and investigators said. The blast that ripped through Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province Saturday started with a gas leak in one of the shafts, said Luo Lin, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, state news agency Xinhua ... more 
Washington (AFP) Nov 19, 2009A US government report warned Thursday that China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power invests in cyber warfare and grows more sophisticated in recruiting spies. "China is changing the way that espionage is being done," said Carolyn Bartholomew, the chair of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. In its wide-ranging annual ... more 
Taipei (AFP) Nov 21, 2009Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih has urged China to remove missiles targeting the island to pave the way for peace talks between the formal arch-rivals, a report said Saturday. Beijing needed to build deeper trust with Taiwan by removing the rockets as well as allowing the island greater space in the international community, Wu was quoted by the United Daily News as saying. "We can only begin ... more |
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