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 Taipei (AFP) Nov 24, 2009 
Taiwan Tuesday urged the United States to sell the island F16 fighter jets to ensure its security, as a senior American envoy said a deal could not be ruled out during the Barack Obama administration. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou made the case for the aircraft in a meeting with Raymond Burghardt, a top US policy maker on Taiwan, amid growing concern here that the balance of power with ... read more 
Berlin (AFP) Nov 24, 2009German police raided on Tuesday the flats of four Chinese men suspected of spying for the Beijing government on Munich's 500-strong Uighur community, Spiegel magazine reported on its website. Prosecutors confirmed to AFP that the flats of four individuals had been searched on suspicion on spying on the Uighurs for a foreign power, but declined to give details. The men were not arrested. ... more
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China says to welcome EU chiefs Costa, von der Leyen for visits
Dollar recovers some losses, stocks mixed as traders eye tariff deals China slams CIA recruitment ads as 'naked political provocation' China says to welcome EU chiefs Costa, Von der Leyen for visits Philips turns in a profit but China, tariffs weigh Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals Traditional culture, fancy dress meet at Hong Kong's raucous bun festival 10 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state media 'Bombshell' OPEC+ output hike hits oil price 9 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state media 
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Moscow (AFP) Nov 24, 2009North Korea has no alternative but to reopen negotiations over its nuclear programme, the president of Russia's upper house of parliament Sergey Mironov said Tuesday. "There is no real alternative to the negotiations," Mironov was quoted as saying by the Itar-Tass news agency. North Korea quit six-party talks with South Korea, China, Russia, Japan and the United States in April, a month ... more  
Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2009US President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to boost hopes of a landmark deal at the Copenhagen climate summit, as a new report showed the crisis facing the planet is deeper than previously thought. Obama said the world was "one step closer to a successful outcome in Copenhagen," as he hosted key developing nation India at the White House a week after returning from top global polluter China. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2009China executed two men on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal last year that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said. Zhang Yujun and Geng Jinping had been sentenced to death earlier this year by a court in the northern city of Shijiazhuang for producing and selling toxic ingredients that ended up in the infant milk ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2009China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernise its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy. Authorities in Beijing have made methane capture a government priority both in the name of safety, as the gas is responsible for many of the deadly blasts in China's dangerous mines, and environmen ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 23, 2009China 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 ... 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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